So, the GOP has a brand new site, eh? It’s a pretty slick design with plenty of righty-tighty propaganda. But I couldn’t help notice the similarities with another fairly well-known site:
Art Director: “I know, let’s just take a proven political site and slap some red on there.”
Client: “Brilliant. And make sure the ‘Donate’ button is all shiny and glossy.”
Art Director: “I like where you’re going with this.”
So, now that the election is over and all, I guess the GOP felt it was high-time to join the whole Web 2.Whatever/Social Media/UGC bandwagon and flex its contemporary design muscles – with the help of a bit of cut and paste.
In a matter of moments (10/20/09 @ 11am MDT), Tony Stewart will sit attached to a real polygraph and spill the beans on his feelings about Whoppers. And, while he’s at it, he’ll answer a slew of visitor-submitted questions. And he’ll have to do all of this truthfully. Watch Tony under real pressure: TruthAboutTony.com.
Mom sent along a shot of their new puppy, which they’ll pick up on Nov 1. He is absolutely adorable, and I know he will get away with murder. I’m not sure if Mom and Dad have thought of names yet, but based on the photo, I’m casting my vote for “Theodore Rudolf Goodwin III, GBE”. That’s the most formal and blue-blood puppy pose I’ve ever seen.
The front range has bee gorgeous every day this fall, and I managed to grab this shot on my evening commute earlier this week. This state is beautiful in the fall.
And in Advertising news, Pfizer has put the Viagra account up for review. Finally. I’m so sick of the thousands of e-mails I get every day for V!agra and I can’t believe it took Pfizer so long to pull the plug on McCann’s shenanigans.
I did read, also, that if the account stays up for review for more than 4 hours, they’ll have to consult a doctor.
In case you missed it, here’s Letterman’s incredible confession and his recount of the grizzly extortion story. Pretty remarkable stuff for network (you see this kinda stuff on cable all the time – haha).
My buddy Andrew posted this link, and I thought I’d share the vid here. It’s Carl Sagan’s videos auto-tuned on top of an audio track. The whole thing is pretty oddly poetic. Oh Carl, you were the best!!
I have pretty much decided that I need a new hobby. After all, who can be satisfied with photography, hiking, traveling, MINI Cooper worship and Playstation alone? Exactly! What a boring lifestyle I’ve been leading! So, a couple months ago, Julie and I somehow ended up buying a brewing kit. Actually, we were sold a brewing kit in a moment when neither of us was entirely sober. Nevermind, we allowed our gut to make the exciting decision for us. Brewing would be our kitchen’s new purpose!
Fortunately for Julie, it hasn’t quite been like that. All one needs is a few hours on a Saturday or Sunday in the kitchen to do the actual brewing and the rest of the fermentation and conditioning can happen tucked away out of sight in a closet or bathroom.
We’ve been working our way through the first batch – a concoction which I don’t believe came out exactly as planned. Our original instructions were a bit hazy and, as such, we’ve got a fairly sweet, fairly uncarbonated, light and brown brew which isn’t bad, it’s just not the thick porter we were going for. If we’d been shooting for a flat brown ale, we would have hit the mark dead on.
In doing loads of reading and online research, I think I’ve pretty much figured out where I went wrong, and with past mistakes in mind, I set out to make a second batch over the weekend. This time I used a recipe and purchased all the ingredients separately (as opposed to the kit we had last time) from our local home brew shop (a place full of, perhaps, the most knowledgeable stoners I’ve ever met). The recipe I pulled was a Black Butte Porter clone. (If you’ve never tried the Deschutes black gold, go out and grab a six pack – you won’t be let down.) I have no idea how it’ll work out, but early indications suggest I have the right color and sugar content to end up with something in the neighborhood.
