continuing on the review of restaurant interiors and graphics, our recent trip to new york produced some nice food for thought. paling around in brooklyn, we happened upon a great bar HUGS, had no problem finding a place for a late night confection (called Parlour? their treats were infused with greek flavors, even, as with [...]
we had a lovely time in chicago. there was pie, quimby’s, a new bookmark, lots of neutra (or almost neutra), and naps in the park! the ferris wheel wasn’t quite terrifying enough for me, but I was pretty excited to see some nifty things in the basement of the art institute of chicago, and have [...]
this is the pithy introduction to some of the wonderful things I discovered at sxsw. more profound thoughts are to follow, of course, but why not begin with some fun things seen, observed, heard, etc.
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Due to some overcrowding at the keynote talks, and the promise of podcasts for any seminars missed, Alyssa (friend [...]
and get a lovely dose of nostalgic ski area delight at powder mountain.
lots of snow, open areas, and very few folks to share the mountain with.
cat runs at $10 a pop, plenty of untracked snow, and a prairie schooner theme meal completes the picture of our exciting trip to eden, utah. more photos here.
and… I saw [...]
It is 2008. I am ready to be excited about the internet again.
I have impulsively bought a ticket to south by southwest in march. Opening remarks will be by Henry Jenkins, Jim Coudal will deliver “A General Theory of Creative Relativity”, and a bunch of other exciting events are going on. Including the “Screenburn” [...]
The gastronomic capital of South America is Lima! The navel of the world is Cusco! We spent two weeks (primarily above 10,000 feet) and have lots of photographs to show for it… Viewer beware: our digital camera finked out before we reached Macchu Picchu, so our digital inventory does not feature the lost city of [...]