Tuesday, May 31, 2011
List-Related: Springpad
Remember when words were separate things?
Anyway, Springpad is a list organizer I'm trying out for keeping lists on my phone and my computer. I call it ListPhoneComputer.
I'm pretty sure it's going to be a keeper. I like the interface, so far it is easy to use, and it will be a better place to keep stuff to be accessible from my phone, home computer and work computer, than as draft emails.
Anyway, Springpad is a list organizer I'm trying out for keeping lists on my phone and my computer. I call it ListPhoneComputer.
I'm pretty sure it's going to be a keeper. I like the interface, so far it is easy to use, and it will be a better place to keep stuff to be accessible from my phone, home computer and work computer, than as draft emails.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJOhBLFLoOFRS52LHp1rGzkfUmUMfQqFp758my58peqO99kbYAneDovElhUd0WGcyiQ0SorXydU8mmf5inwj2iLYY5P5wVbW_xIMSTd_MZL5-sEZ5b2gt_XnInKASK2ZKw5pb_PgTWQvU/s400/springpad.jpg)
Saturday, May 28, 2011
5 Things for Introverts to Do in Memphis This Weekend
- Friday Night: Stay in and catch up on your DVR'd shows while recovering from a week of talking to people.
- Saturday Morning: Drink a leisurely cup of coffee as you read the week's magazines.
- Saturday Afternoon: Visit 1 friend.
- Saturday Night: Watch a movie with your sweetie in your own house, with some take-out.
- Sunday: Do some things around the house. Take a walk around the block.
- Monday: Memorial Day - Bonus! You've had 2 days of limited outside interaction, and are feeling social again. Have a barbecue with friends!
Friday, May 27, 2011
List-Related: Listgeeks
Two people sent me information about this. One more and I'd have a list!
Listgeeks is "a socially-oriented platform for creating, sharing and comparing lists of things."
It's cute. Wish I'd thought of it
.
Listgeeks is "a socially-oriented platform for creating, sharing and comparing lists of things."
It's cute. Wish I'd thought of it
.
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Summer Syllabus by Richard Alley
My brother made this great list of things to do this summer in his column, Because I Said So, in the Memphis Commercial Appeal.
- First, take your school pants, the ones with the knees that are frayed and worn thin, and rip the legs off there at those knees. This is your summer uniform.
- Next, go outside and stay there until called in. And then complain that the day is over.
- Catch fireflies.
- Explore the woods.
- Build a fort.
- Tear it down and build another.
- Spend an entire day reading comic books.
- Have your fill of snow cones.
- Learn the names of the birds in your backyard.
- Drink from a hose.
- Track down kids in your neighborhood and get to know them.
- Read “Tarzan, the Ape Man” beneath your largest tree.
- Spread wildflower seeds around your neighborhood.
- Build a sand castle.
- Laugh at the tide the next day when that castle is gone.
- Build a kite.
- Fly a kite.
- Use chalk to make a sidewalk mural an entire block long.
- Go barefoot. Everywhere.
- Learn new songs and sing them.
- Draw a picture of your house every day and color it a different color each time.
- Camp in your backyard.
- Write a story.
- Write a poem.
- Plant a garden.
- Wash your neighbor’s car.
- Go whole days without putting a shirt on.
- Play in the rain.
- Shoot 20 baskets in a row.
- Eat new foods on a blanket on the lawn.
- Drink lots of lemonade.
- Make your own popsicles.
- Eat a popsicle for breakfast.
- Read your parents’ old encyclopedias; they were the first Google.
- Conduct a census of the squirrels.
- Climb trees.
- Oil a baseball mitt.
- Dig a hole.
- Read the funny papers.
- Watch a Marx Brothers film.
- Forget where you put your video game.
- Roast marshmallows.
- Count the stars.
- Lie in the grass and listen to the cicadas; you’ll be adults the next time they sound like that.
- Make mud pies.
- Operate a lemonade stand.
- Nap in a hammock.
- Run through a sprinkler.
- Visit the zoo.
- Stay up all night and watch the sunrise.
- Tell ghost stories.
- Build a birdhouse.
- Ride your bike farther than you ever have before.
- Swing on a rope.
- Find some shade.
5 Reasons I Should Not Have Been Awake at 5:40 AM
- It was 5:40 AM.
- I woke up at 5:40 AM yesterday, so I already knew it was ridiculous.
- It wasn't 7:00 AM.
- Didn't go to sleep until midnight.
- Sleeping is my favorite.
Thursday, May 26, 2011
What I Saw in Sacramento, Part 2
1. Tiny drawings by Don Moyer
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV16xnIbWGpQKx4jCK7apmU-XF76zOkM3_6QPkrGxosvVHy9pIfBFcrpBGfmdvy4gm3TURHl9g0F9N12krO8A6J-wdwl9AMH5aiFzlz5gWHBAHxdBlhBRDiRvHSv5deZqTmV0dpLaw-Ik/s400/IMAG0543.jpg)
2. This crazy awesome sculpture by Luis Jimenez
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEcQ7wy-YI3_UIPJ067OuYWjnbaO-IYlBvzCWO4B-om8FT2Wr9GdV1-cMKmkfFEXtZTsKZU29PVjgcDyBPNFJgYke7PFe5_Dq0wdHXmrsneY_oMVgcvR3ZSKhpL95y69UM5RiDblR0ruc/s400/IMAG0544.jpg)
3. Thiebaud!
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfcb-bU7Xp0c-5okIiZc9B2XHGJGgJdUMm0Y6we17WKK68FKEzWvUA8N9Mr3GOWavVEKApOgK_cnB8mJbNdX7-kBjCW1-xtyBqQZFsq4c7DVU6BzylQotK-eIf00Q6aJ_mqub60bL4a3k/s400/IMAG0546.jpg)
4. Sacramento River
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJN328Q9-rjrU2ucBl5e8M2mxGzM5QNXm70egdV3uZqVN-P8Oo8x7MDhNVGZQIzWGPCx5mHxb8OhPGj4iUppbNKIFYysL3xRPAF4huzNKpN8mouGd6MJEyZAkVPnA0ikLQbXTc0cGz4Ys/s400/IMAG0547.jpg)
5. Yellow bridge
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2. This crazy awesome sculpture by Luis Jimenez
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEcQ7wy-YI3_UIPJ067OuYWjnbaO-IYlBvzCWO4B-om8FT2Wr9GdV1-cMKmkfFEXtZTsKZU29PVjgcDyBPNFJgYke7PFe5_Dq0wdHXmrsneY_oMVgcvR3ZSKhpL95y69UM5RiDblR0ruc/s400/IMAG0544.jpg)
3. Thiebaud!
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfcb-bU7Xp0c-5okIiZc9B2XHGJGgJdUMm0Y6we17WKK68FKEzWvUA8N9Mr3GOWavVEKApOgK_cnB8mJbNdX7-kBjCW1-xtyBqQZFsq4c7DVU6BzylQotK-eIf00Q6aJ_mqub60bL4a3k/s400/IMAG0546.jpg)
4. Sacramento River
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJN328Q9-rjrU2ucBl5e8M2mxGzM5QNXm70egdV3uZqVN-P8Oo8x7MDhNVGZQIzWGPCx5mHxb8OhPGj4iUppbNKIFYysL3xRPAF4huzNKpN8mouGd6MJEyZAkVPnA0ikLQbXTc0cGz4Ys/s400/IMAG0547.jpg)
5. Yellow bridge
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwY7GOGT0cdtvvN5GbTdzNx7Y3UnqAvaJ6CLrqGc8vF99XJ7AYRhfXAIV7htiMNW5N-qdS1SztyUA71DOSPCjttl29rvZUvJCso-d0RYj3uQGOqFufPj_jvXPMdHCN5J1YagjrM8sE1cA/s400/IMAG0550.jpg)
Wednesday, May 25, 2011
What I Saw in Sacramento, Part 1
1. Myself, wearing a GIANT name tag, courtesy of the conference I went to
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMP_E2rjVq8mbdZMo9ZUHZ4hCAXbgqWz6onlekbMYWQbVIReN0nm5X0V4XjdulDXpOcXR9OMuPXiZuwYo9Gw7jXr6LtJQR8BYQERLQyyhRoQJC3_C3Wk3FhlzW0VyvGfjjmoS6dkqLcKQ/s400/IMAG0536.jpg)
2. A giant suspended sculpture by Alice Aycock in the Sacramento Convention Center
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8hXhI85lTUVFWFH5AOMq0l9AAp7iILSYJelUhxPrMoQJRVGJ4Pu_xKUoaepVMPEyHeGM7GJNuD0Borc3jTaL_UqwNCI-MDEuyusykJCkDWQ-WvRTLPTvl0QE0kXNn6pOPIPvVoHknqUg/s400/IMAG0538.jpg)
3. Orange trees. Those are oranges. Just growing in the trees.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggvHOL0RW48rr0zovYIFi1nfthSyq0bAAYeVpwQpTnEBvVsC96_ZqPCbvLFRDSFwX0ucV2yoXi9H7eKDwr0ZlfCVS-X2CCitZcWmPjQEvX_kLKPFP86nyWIQ4pn6hGwww_MjzZRVLcegw/s400/IMAG0539.jpg)
4. My own sketch of the capitol building
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj19qMBhgHniYuwKmAeP7WsKSzD078x8-Z7ilBL5SBvSmYhXJhEEimQMuJhECLfTagDfLmPSHu9sbnipOLbzLRODqqxuqS13KFuARBL7WbgvMN5oZLzkAHXzh0BnMaaC4QJBD-P2vPiKM0/s400/IMAG0540.jpg)
5. The state capitol, from my hotel room. Hi, Governor Moonbeam!
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMP_E2rjVq8mbdZMo9ZUHZ4hCAXbgqWz6onlekbMYWQbVIReN0nm5X0V4XjdulDXpOcXR9OMuPXiZuwYo9Gw7jXr6LtJQR8BYQERLQyyhRoQJC3_C3Wk3FhlzW0VyvGfjjmoS6dkqLcKQ/s400/IMAG0536.jpg)
2. A giant suspended sculpture by Alice Aycock in the Sacramento Convention Center
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8hXhI85lTUVFWFH5AOMq0l9AAp7iILSYJelUhxPrMoQJRVGJ4Pu_xKUoaepVMPEyHeGM7GJNuD0Borc3jTaL_UqwNCI-MDEuyusykJCkDWQ-WvRTLPTvl0QE0kXNn6pOPIPvVoHknqUg/s400/IMAG0538.jpg)
3. Orange trees. Those are oranges. Just growing in the trees.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggvHOL0RW48rr0zovYIFi1nfthSyq0bAAYeVpwQpTnEBvVsC96_ZqPCbvLFRDSFwX0ucV2yoXi9H7eKDwr0ZlfCVS-X2CCitZcWmPjQEvX_kLKPFP86nyWIQ4pn6hGwww_MjzZRVLcegw/s400/IMAG0539.jpg)
4. My own sketch of the capitol building
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj19qMBhgHniYuwKmAeP7WsKSzD078x8-Z7ilBL5SBvSmYhXJhEEimQMuJhECLfTagDfLmPSHu9sbnipOLbzLRODqqxuqS13KFuARBL7WbgvMN5oZLzkAHXzh0BnMaaC4QJBD-P2vPiKM0/s400/IMAG0540.jpg)
5. The state capitol, from my hotel room. Hi, Governor Moonbeam!
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHqgH4HCEfvMtD03lNd2FMVwBB9GrG1BiAGNP-gmQJe4HaehnTSysM3bQj5L46Z8V8zboCethT9Rm__TVpPe8_93UanT7uLEXBQ_AqAQsHINXJUI_lb_e0R3YxI7ogVL528wBA_qf2Sok/s400/IMAG0542.jpg)
Tuesday, May 24, 2011
Southern Comfort, or A Few Reasons I Love the South
- biscuits
- grits
- old ladies call you "puddin'"
- people say "y'all"
- dogwoods
- azaleas
- crepe myrtles
- the Mississippi River
- the Tennessee River
- talking to strangers just to be friendly
- people open doors for you, and you open doors for them
- fried chicken
- catfish
- thunderstorms
Monday, May 23, 2011
Art Words Used at a Technical Writing Conference
- curate: I hear this one all the time everywhere. Not sure how I feel about it.
- foundry: as a place where fonts are made?
- medium: not like a size, but as a choice of material such as oil paint, watercolor, etc., or in this case: video, audio, tutorial-based, flash, simple text, forum, or screen capture
Friday, May 20, 2011
I'm Singing! I'm on a Blog! And I'm Singing!
If I could sing,
- I would want to sound like Mavis Staples.
- I would probably sound like Catherine Ireton from the God Help the Girl album.
- that would be awesome, but I actually sound like 2 cats fighting in a garbage can.
Friday, May 6, 2011
Inspiration from the Internet
Because I really just look at the pictures.
1. This tiny orange clock from How About Orange
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJY-rdYaL5n0hMVU_Ermx14Gbonwxl03zvVI4N7pyiwbgahm9Utzb0LKgdmtORDdDoB5gThA5Hpq2dTALRoykMEYQ-l4d1fKWB0kkugbWVO6ucy5TZa4Lo7CvsPb8gGd2KzZjqgd53aPo/s320/tiny+orange+clock.png)
2. The way this Urban Sketcher divided a sketchbook page into panels
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGtf9uZPujVThUQct0OKk7sCY8uR3bKVju-_CnqVKxfVpq7bzYE-W3X-mAcpmX33JVkA8E6XDA3rkXbia1MZzfJRyzkU8DnwBp0ZskCPBSFMrM58VCQqC3KlraZSVeiFZjFfubPvuErOE/s320/84.jpg)
3. This sentence from Lost in Cheeseland: "I moved to France with a wardrobe that was black, brown, blue and grey, with the accent color of mustard yellow."
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyuOZnqTN9nrYIBJJr04LcSMviLAAZIsxwbZIcxNvJDMkBYXWvwJaL_XkYvaQ1P2I2mMT-65ak7ySnmCFxp58Ml0BfVZU2vrnG7y_Ote4XVXj0jNwQF7TrNsP2K7hU_uclftTBbKSDRkg/s320/pretavoyager-sacrecoeur.jpg)
4. Ze French Cuff from Garance Dore
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSNMdvG77zOHWFuh5dIREL0PTQ0JCldeSm0MMyZz8NocI7zlgQF-7IcdYKmBtH-vvy9O5BYcG6khuYu8woWb30rRylJ1y9RP7pWX6tRfSLm0V7LJST3tXGO52-l3WfJShe_ycrv-WXGzk/s320/french-cuff.jpg)
5. The bedside table/lamp combo (top image) from sfgirlbybay
1. This tiny orange clock from How About Orange
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJY-rdYaL5n0hMVU_Ermx14Gbonwxl03zvVI4N7pyiwbgahm9Utzb0LKgdmtORDdDoB5gThA5Hpq2dTALRoykMEYQ-l4d1fKWB0kkugbWVO6ucy5TZa4Lo7CvsPb8gGd2KzZjqgd53aPo/s320/tiny+orange+clock.png)
2. The way this Urban Sketcher divided a sketchbook page into panels
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGtf9uZPujVThUQct0OKk7sCY8uR3bKVju-_CnqVKxfVpq7bzYE-W3X-mAcpmX33JVkA8E6XDA3rkXbia1MZzfJRyzkU8DnwBp0ZskCPBSFMrM58VCQqC3KlraZSVeiFZjFfubPvuErOE/s320/84.jpg)
3. This sentence from Lost in Cheeseland: "I moved to France with a wardrobe that was black, brown, blue and grey, with the accent color of mustard yellow."
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyuOZnqTN9nrYIBJJr04LcSMviLAAZIsxwbZIcxNvJDMkBYXWvwJaL_XkYvaQ1P2I2mMT-65ak7ySnmCFxp58Ml0BfVZU2vrnG7y_Ote4XVXj0jNwQF7TrNsP2K7hU_uclftTBbKSDRkg/s320/pretavoyager-sacrecoeur.jpg)
4. Ze French Cuff from Garance Dore
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSNMdvG77zOHWFuh5dIREL0PTQ0JCldeSm0MMyZz8NocI7zlgQF-7IcdYKmBtH-vvy9O5BYcG6khuYu8woWb30rRylJ1y9RP7pWX6tRfSLm0V7LJST3tXGO52-l3WfJShe_ycrv-WXGzk/s320/french-cuff.jpg)
5. The bedside table/lamp combo (top image) from sfgirlbybay
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjN3wmnDHAj7UgBMH4ngXKK4aIVdHI_BAOBuhdTxfsJWLqAdjvTWhvtsZakxiqZqt400zf9ZBEXB8TOtoezgcWx_cyAd666SIDLktoqM2yEVXwiVW15WJVur83GkjonWIgFRXSxflq1hQA/s320/covet.jpg)
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