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ahem… correction… *waiting* for Amazon Unbox for the first time. Lame that it can’t buffer and start playing almost immediately.
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Trying out Amazon Unbox on Tivo for the first time while the mother-in-law is here.
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getting photo taken outside the ‘plex for Gmaps Street View
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photoshopping my heart out
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Consistency (in design, and by design) means something different for every person.
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Teak oil finish does wonders on fading patio furniture. Also causes a buzz for about an hour, then a pounding headache.
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hanging out in template hell. sometimes i miss static pages.
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wondering how we ever did all this without style sheets, and just a few years ago too
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browsing wordpress themes (yes, wordpress), finding my own designs already there
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@mezzoblue – sink in bedroom (not in bath) sometimes common in old hotels, but 2 bedrooms without doors, odd
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@codepo8 appears to work well in Opera too (at least v9.27/Mac – not enough ram to boot up Fusion right now)
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css geek moment: just realized that 3 decimal places for line-height are actually useful in making baseline grids consistent across browsers
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After a week of design, getting my hands dirty in code again building a personal site from scratch… feels so good.
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Finally working on personal site
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Using Safari/Win for the first time, noting it feels nothing like a Windows app, and wondering if that’s good or bad?
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Quick review: Fleming’s Steakhouse, Palo Alto – basic steakhouse, more expensive than it should be. Town in San Carlos beats it hands down.
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attempting to fend off a cold, not being very successful
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liking daylight savings in the evening, not so much in the morning
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too early to be at airport – goodbye austin, it was fun to see everyone
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leaving heather gold show to join british booze up
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drinks b4 dinner b4 20×2 b4 british booze up
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designeye: get to the design already
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“they say virtual communities don’t make a difference in the real world. but they do, everyday.”
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bbq + @jmspool and his magic = fun lunch
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our last day in Austin, thinking bbq lunch at IronWorks is in order. meet outside ballroom A ~12:45 if you’re in
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cursing the wired & wireless network at the Courtyard Marriott and needing caffeine injections
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Almost didn’t get let in to the Blogger party. No badge, no flyer, no biz card. Blue Shield ins card barely gets us in.
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finally got to meet @dooce in person, despite having all kinds of mutual friends
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waiting for the announcement of Mighty Dooce
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watching zuckerberg in the overflow rm, trying to ignore his awkward hand gestures
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waiting for @jmspool and his magic talk, sitting toward the back because it’s still to early
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having pre-dinner drinks at the Hilton bar
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made appearance at G party, but alraedy too packed. Anyone up for a smaller dinner within the next 30-60 mins?
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wondering what the technical term for ‘fear of ponies’ is, so I can describe myself more accurately
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listening to opening remarks – thinking about the impact of geotagging + Johnson’s Outside-In + Google Maps Street View
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waiting for lindsey’s “filching design” – I reminded him of c.moll’s good designers copy, great designers steal
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relieved that our panel on Respect is done. thanks to @zeldman for inviting me to be a part of it.
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huevos rancheros at las manitas. mmm.
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wife says hotel towells feel like sandpaper – I told her to think of them as exfoliates.
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arrived in Austin last night – dinner at Fogo de Chao beside the convention ctr is a must for non-vegetarians.
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Today’s shortsighted quote: “Everything that can be invented has been invented.” –Charles H. Duell, official @ US Patent Office, 1899
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Heard Scott Stowell from Open talk about the design of Good
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Just finished listening to Khoi Vinh talk about Control. Or did he converse about it?
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Waiting for the screening of Helvetica to start at the AIGA conf in Denver
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Just back from the (mt) AEA closing party at Thirsty Bear – thanks Chris!
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Finished Scale preso earlier this morning @ AnEventApart SF. Good to speak to an audience again.
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Listening to Dan’s interview with Brent Simmons… http://tinyurl.com/yttgdx
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wondering about Mix07… anyone else going? (besides Tantek & Molly)
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@dan Rubin: I already have a draft started…
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up way too early for our flight back to sfo. time to head home, play with dog, and rest off sxsw.