tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-71081132024-03-07T02:48:48.345-06:00BLOG|tamashiia bit of random by terry tollesonUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger170125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7108113.post-71905251194243651762007-10-02T10:08:00.000-06:002007-10-02T10:32:12.443-06:00many moonsit has been a long time since i have made a post here on this blog. unfortunately, the frequency at which posts occur will not increase here. mostly because this blogging thing has become a bit of a “meh” thing for me. well, i’m lying… but not really… you see, that whole “i am jealous” thing has my blogging focus by the short hairs and doesn’t look like it will let up anytime soon. speaking of…Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7108113.post-72829748906398994012007-08-18T18:15:00.000-06:002007-08-18T18:20:57.600-06:00set onei got a button maker for my birthday. finished the first go of it last night. i have plans for these little guys. more on that later.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7108113.post-22925823617699117932007-07-18T22:51:00.000-06:002007-07-18T23:06:28.177-06:00for abbymy 10 year old kitty, the sister of allie, a forever kitten, passed away today. the mouse entered the bedroom earlier this evening to find her at the foot of the bed.she never grew up. she played like a kitten every day. she made you smile the instant she walked into a room. she had the most beautiful purr. she was incredibly soft. she was my baby kitten and she kept her promise to always be a Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7108113.post-12842679728618357852007-07-06T15:19:00.000-06:002007-07-06T15:23:32.389-06:00i am jealoustrying a new thing i began last friday. it started out as a joke/compliment to a thread made in a forum i frequent quite a lot. specifically to an announcement by daniel davis that he had released his new book, klawberry. he’s a talented fellow and self publishes his work. i do wish i had the patience and talent to pull such a thing off, but i simply don’t right now. so as a way to say “congrats!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7108113.post-62103986621919009942007-06-13T10:21:00.000-06:002007-06-13T10:36:21.270-06:00mentalism drunkso mr. kersey is making another go of his online project: scoab. in so doing, he’s asked me to also get specks back up and running. admittedly, i have been sorely lacking on the motivation needed to do any side projects; specks included. but this is my year of design (or so i’ve tried to tell myself). i am doing more things design related outside of work and specks should actually be on the top Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7108113.post-20618769232983583472007-05-16T22:04:00.000-06:002007-05-16T22:17:35.682-06:00i, heroesso… the last time i posted, i hadn’t run 3.1 miles for elvis loving taco eaters. since then, i participated in an annual 5k race put on by elvis loving taco eaters. it was my first “organized” run that i’ve ever done (outside of middle school) and it was actually rather fun. hey… fancy that. guess that’s why they called it a “fun run.” anywho, i ran it in 29'33". i wasn’t doing the timed race andUnknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7108113.post-82967517014161034342007-05-10T15:53:00.000-06:002007-05-11T13:35:35.743-06:00my fortunaiconbuffet is really kicking it up a notch with their new ibid feature. this little gem allows a member to display a good assortment of badges on their website/blog to advertise sets, profiles and even grab referrals. as you will notice, i have already included two versions of the available badges on this blog. the first is my profile at a glance (vip status, number of points, avatar) and will Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7108113.post-59076178371649162752007-05-01T14:52:00.000-06:002007-05-01T14:55:11.392-06:00iconic promotionmake me an iconbuffet god!sign-up now!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7108113.post-64304072940451981082007-04-30T07:57:00.000-06:002007-04-30T07:59:29.956-06:00--Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7108113.post-59411324425041420982007-04-26T14:25:00.000-06:002007-04-26T15:00:37.966-06:00100 deathsthis past weekend, i attended the design ranch. i truly regret not going to any of the previous 6. a complete retreat/camp for designers; totally worth every penny (and a pretty one at that – for me). this year is my year of finally getting off my ass and being a designer and not just playing one on tv. so far, i think i am doing pretty well at meeting that goal.i had been interested in the Unknownnoreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7108113.post-67848194787220329452007-03-29T21:27:00.000-06:002007-03-29T21:40:25.977-06:00smile athenawikipedia’s daily featured article really sucks today. but that’s my plan for these haikus, so… here goes.one diva’s powerwould wipe alexander’s ruleottoman too slow---post title“smile” lily allen (smile)“athena” dj tiesto (parade of athletes)Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7108113.post-42328922615745124232007-03-28T15:32:00.000-06:002007-03-28T15:39:19.956-06:00young velveteenwhile not officially a part of the motodiva birthday haiku challenge, i thought i’d slap some words together. using the subject of wikipedia’s daily featured article:with pashtun prowessshe attacks another yearnot a scratch on her---post title:“young lust” – pink floyd (the wall)“velveteen” – yoko kanno (ghost in the shell - stand alone complex o.s.)Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7108113.post-84535973454671157182007-03-21T16:45:00.000-06:002007-03-28T15:40:55.529-06:00murder 3000a quick post to talk about the new link in the sidebar over there. the one for iconbuffet.i have been a member of the free delivery service for as long as i can remember the “service” being put into action. the fine chefs over at ib have since come up with a new system and site to accompany. it looks really great. works cleaner. uses ajax. seems more community-centered. free delivery is a fun Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7108113.post-26335477955007094052007-03-12T22:42:00.000-06:002007-03-12T23:11:17.346-06:00sxsw – day 04some kick-assery panels today. i can tell, however, that the conference is winding down. they’re starting to lose their luster.i did end the day with likely one of the best experiences from the event: getting strangled by douglas sarine. that’s right. a ninja. but not just any ninja. the ninja. he so looks forward to killing all of us soon, i had no choice but to oblige. who knows how many Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7108113.post-52503940356769497662007-03-11T23:11:00.000-06:002007-03-11T23:32:33.287-06:00sxsw – day 03just a real quick post for now. gave out a good collection of buttons today (in no particular order):jay west (was actually last night while in line – staff photographer for sxsw)dave amosmaximo stephaniemily peppermandan cederholmjohn marstallbrian brashercameron adamspaul mckeystuart constantinebrian fitzgeraldian lloydpatrick laukeon a side note, i had a really great talk with brian and john Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7108113.post-66591039239803395232007-03-11T03:03:00.000-06:002007-03-11T03:28:39.896-06:00sxsw pics - day 02none of these pictures are posting worth a damn. at all. so... uhm... just imagine the pictures with my ever so helpful descriptions of them.me. zeldman. motorola startac.the masterful, kevin cornell.flat hicks. i forget why he couldn’t show, but damn if this wasn’t the funniest thing to see on stage during a panel (which was jason santa maria’s and rob weychert’s panel on inspiration -- note: Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7108113.post-43378109628565610232007-03-10T16:06:00.000-06:002007-03-11T03:03:50.210-06:00sxsw - day 02day 2 here at south-by. much better. incredibly better. the panels are really working for me here. first one at 10am: writing, better. great tips, advice, general knowledge on what one can do to just write better. i really felt like i got something from this panel.next up: after the brief. another really informative panel. there is a lot i need to do to improve getting inspiration. some great Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7108113.post-13773892195247949982007-03-09T17:59:00.000-06:002007-03-09T18:12:07.723-06:00sxsw - day 01friday is day one for the interactive festival portion of sxsw. so far, it's kinda boring. maybe because the actual "party" doesn't get started until tomorrow (all the panels that have the important people start saturday). i mean, this is just the sign-in/registration day, after all, right?so, i made some buttons (it's my thing) to pass out at the event. mostly to yh!ers and those whom are part Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7108113.post-77962927971539190152007-02-21T15:47:00.000-06:002007-02-21T16:12:12.207-06:00space angeliconfactory is one of the kewlest icon sites around, pwning just about anyone on mac interface design. they have icons, desktops and even software available for your consumption. i was overjoyed to finally get a copy of iconbuilder and i dare say i haven't disliked a software package coming from their ingenius workers. enter frenzic – the first game from iconfactory and artis software.“a freneticUnknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7108113.post-37798468394885737292007-01-29T23:54:00.000-06:002007-01-30T00:10:01.455-06:00herculean angelwow... 4 stories i haven’t posted the links to. man, i suck at blogging. used to, i would blog every day. sometimes twice a day. just to throw something new up. either i’ve become very boring or blogging isn’t as exciting as the multitude of other websites i visit in a day. like the daily monster.Monster 70Monster 71Monster 72Monster 73uhm, that’s it for tonight. i’m going with i’m boring. i haveUnknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7108113.post-16861238211465210392007-01-26T00:14:00.000-06:002007-01-26T00:45:14.860-06:00battle soulwhat does that title mean? well, i decided to play a little experiment. at the beginning of generating this post, i selected to randomly shuffle through a personal smart playlist in itunes (songs with 3+ stars, limited to 60 minutes and no song played within the last 3 days). the first song to play was "battle without honor or humility" by tomoyasu hotei (of kill bill fame). using the first word Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7108113.post-50353831943561207942007-01-24T00:43:00.001-06:002007-01-24T00:43:58.333-06:00quick stopmonster 67Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7108113.post-33118187364289612802007-01-22T13:39:00.001-06:002007-01-23T01:26:22.563-06:00super typomonster 66 gets a tale.---on feb. 6, 2005, i made a post titled super bowel. the ‘e’ in bowl was intentionally added to describe my thoughts on the year’s commercial offerings (being that the super bowl is supposed to be the king of commercials). i thought i was being clever. as it turns out, at least once a week, i have someone do a search on the super bowel. however, they mean bowl. they Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7108113.post-81457517812092232252007-01-21T14:57:00.000-06:002007-01-21T15:01:04.011-06:00tardy talesfailed to post monster 64’s story yesterday, but posted it today along with monster 65’s.back to work.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7108113.post-28167485785179631542007-01-20T00:35:00.000-06:002007-01-20T00:51:25.165-06:00two-fermonster 62’s story went up late last night with monster 63’s just being posted (imagine this post isn’t some 45 minutes into the 20th).i am seriously considering what it would take to get me to design ranch this year. my wife says i should go. stefan bucher even has a presentation and workshop this year. my first “boss” might even be there — he did create the thing, afterall.twitterific seems oddUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0