jazzsequence

  • for valentine’s day

    as today is yesterday was valentine’s day, and also, coincidentally for some, the traditional day of rest and reaffirming their faith in their chosen higher deity, i thought it would be appropriate to take a minute to ponder the origin of the holiday.  partially, this was influenced by @KarinaAllrich‘s tweet earlier today that “Valentine’s Day…

  • Free Valentines Blogger Template: Love is all you need

    This quilting inspired Blogger template is full of sweet and heart  just in time for Valentines Day (and any other day you want a little pink on your blog).  It incorporates fabric textures and stitching along with pretty and colorful patterns to celebrate V-day. Dress up your blog in this sweet and inviting expression of…

  • lull

    the blog’s been quiet for a reason. it’s RPM season, which means that in addition to being already busy with clients and projects and our special [ap] side project we were planning to work on this month (ed note: doesn’t look like it’s happening this month :/ ), i’m also trying to get 35 minutes…

  • the flophouse

    1 shot white rum a splash strawberry (or some other ridiculously saccharine berry) daiquiri mix approx 8oz cherry coke zero serve chilled and sloppy (which is to say, with no ice cubes) a variation to the flophouse is the slum lord which is the same thing without the daiquiri mix…

  • Google Voice: The Good, The Bad, and the Ugly

    google voice is one of the latest in beta systems and software and may be the harbinger of goog’s plan to take over your phone.  the skinny is that google voice is sort of a layer on top of your normal phone service.  it’s a free system that offers voice mail (that transcribes your voice…

  • Free Desktop Wallpaper: Clockwork Decay

    I’ve been wanting to play with a steampunk-themed design for a while. So, I made that the goal of this month’s design. I started out with some watch pieces and I added in some grunge textures and played with the color palette. I really like the way the end result looks like rust, and has…

  • gwoździec – more happiness — full album now available on bandcamp

    gwoździec – more happiness — full album now available on bandcamp

    gwoździec – more happiness buy the album and get all the source files in one download, or just download everything for free from the bandcamp site.  really happy to have this out there for people to enjoy as a full album as opposed to individual tracks. [clear]

  • Clive Thompson in Praise of Online Obscurity | Magazine

    Clive Thompson in Praise of Online Obscurity | Magazine. Wired mag article on the benefits of not having tens of thousands of followers on Twitter.  It’s interesting to see these articles, posts, and reviews cropping up now.  This time last year, it was all about amassing the biggest following on Twitter that you could, but…

  • gwozdziec: pounding the last nail in

    i’ve decided to call the gwozdziec album done.  it’s been almost a year since i first started the project, and it hasn’t moved an inch for several months.  my goal was to produce 10-12 tracks for the album, but rather than trying to drag out a project i sort of lost interest in, i’m quitting…

  • fondue season

    the wheel of gruyere that i found in the produce section during our last trip to whole foods reminds me that it’s fondue season, which reminds me that once upon a time i had resolved to write more about food on this blog, and reminds me of the number of times people asked me what…