I caught this clever ad for a Midwestern sub shop chain:
Head on over to the campaign’s website to see the making-of video as well.
Archive for September, 2007
T-Shirt Animation
Sunday, September 30th, 2007Lesson Learned
Friday, September 28th, 2007So this morning I changed my theme. Yup.
I noticed, though, that I had hardly any hits to my site at all today. Somehow, I failed to connect the dots…(see, it’s a joke, because the ellipses uses dots)
Each theme has its own set of PHP files for the pages; specifically, there’s a different header file for each theme, and that’s where I’m supposed to paste the reference to Mint.
I finally fixed it, so I should be happily (obsessively) checking my stats again.
Visual Chefs
Friday, September 28th, 2007I think Layer Tennis is a lot more like Iron Chef then a sport for the visually creative.
Perpetual Change
Friday, September 28th, 2007So as you may notice, I’ve changed my blog theme…again…and back to one I’ve used before.
I did this for two reasons:
1. While the previous Mac-centric design was clever, it was really only clever for like a week. VERYPLAINTXT is much cleaner.
2. My previous theme wasn’t wide enough in the main column. I was tired of referencing images that were too big…basically anything more than ~475 pixels. Sure, I could have spent some time resizing images myself, but I’d have to wait until I got home to use Photoshop, and I prefer to post on the fly rather than waiting until everything is ready. Well, most of the time, anyway.
So yeah, that’s the deal. I’m wimping out again by changing to another theme instead of just buckling down and building my own. I hope, at least, this is easier on the eyes for a while.
The White Stripes’ drummer is a nine-year-old girl.
Friday, September 28th, 2007The Non-Expert delivers a hilarious, musical entry today.
Moo if you like Business Cards
Thursday, September 27th, 2007We are funded largely through arms deals and inheritances passed down from long-dead Balkan royalty.
Thursday, September 27th, 2007I ordered some pizza, but instead McSweeney’s delivered a heaping helping of humor.
Hotel Chevalier
Wednesday, September 26th, 2007Wes Anderson’s Hotel Chevalier is a 13-minute short film that sets the stage for Jason Schwartzman’s character in the upcoming feature, The Darjeeling Limited.
This feature “premiered” at four Apple stores around the country last night and was supposed to be available as a free download on iTunes today. At the time of this writing, however, you cannot find the short easily in iTunes – certainly not using a simple search for “chevalier.” For those of you who can’t find it, however, I have a link, so you can download it through iTunes here. And in case you didn’t know, it’s NSFW because of some brief nudity.
After two viewings I’m intrigued by the backstory that’s ever so slightly revealed in the short. Clearly Schwartzman’s character has some recent relationship issues that seem pretty severe, and Natalie Portman’s character apears to be the cause. I look forward to seeing this fleshed out further in The Darjeeling Limited.
The Brute Squad
Wednesday, September 26th, 2007I’m a little anxious about a particular house-related task coming soon to a weekend near me…
This Saturday morning, my buddies Jake, Dave, and Chris are coming over to help me remove all the radiators from the house…
I’ve been borrowing a reciprocating saw (a genuine Milwaukee Sawzall, at that!) from my friend James, and just about all the radiators are cut free from their connections, ready to be hauled slowly and gingerly down stairs and out of the house.
Oh yeah, these beasts are cast iron, too. FREAKING HEAVY. I’m expecting even the smallest to way near 200 pounds. I’m planning to first purchase some moving straps or something similar to help get a hold of the awkwardly shaped/sized radiator, and then we’ll haul everything out of the house and off to a scrap yard.
It’s gonna be a long, hard Saturday morning, and I pray my back survives…
DeLuca Gelato
Tuesday, September 25th, 2007I’m shocked I didn’t write about DeLuca Gelato on 9/16 when I first visited.
Tonight Valerie and I had dessert at this fantastic gelateria for the second time. I can tell you, having eaten the real deal in Italy, that these folks really know what they’re doing. It’s the first authentic Italian ice cream I’ve eaten in Virginia, and completely obliterates the little competition put up by Gelati Celesti.
One of the best parts of DeLuca is that they have a huge selection of sorbetto as well as gelato. For those of you unfamiliar, sorbetto is like a non-dairy gelato, or sorbet. This gelateria had some of my favorite flavors from Italy as well, like frutti di bosco (mixed berries), fragola (strawberry), and limone (I sure hope you can guess that one). They also have plenty of flavors I’ve never tasted such as cocco (coconut), lampone (raspberry), and mirtillo (blueberry). And that’s just the sorbetto! I’ve also tasted the nocciola (hazelnut), cannolo (like cannoli filling, with shell pieces!), and the tartufo al bacio which tastes just like Perugina’s Baci candy.
It’s obvious from tasting the various flavors that real craftsmanship goes into the preparation of the gelato. I could taste the hint of nutmeg in the cannolo, and Valerie’s menta (mint chocolate chip) clearly contained high quality mint oil.
I’ve definitely found one of my new favorite places to eat in the greater Richmond area, even if it IS in the Gayton Crossing shopping center.