Month: April 2005

I Offer You A Dead Mouse, Master

One of my cats decided to leave a trophy on my front porch today. A dead mouse. He was sitting right next to it, waiting for me to step outside. As I did step out, he proudly puffed out his chest, as if to say, “Here is a token of my love for you, master,…


SotW – The Laws Have Changed

I’ve been in an 80’s music frame of mood this week, so it’s appropriate that this song of the week’s selection has a bit of an 80’s/new wave feel to it. The New Pornographers’ song, The Laws Have Changed, comes from their Electric Version album. I discovered this song from the fantastic selection of free…


Why I Hate Designing Websites

Don’t get me wrong, I love designing websites, but providing the service to random strangers is what I hate. While talking to Erik (kartooner.com) about why we do what we do, and building standards-compliant designs, I realized a few things about my attitude about designing websites for pay. I killed Designtopia, my site offering my…


SoTW – When The Night Feels My Song

Sorry about missing last week for the song of the week, so here’s a special one from Bedouin Soundclash, fusing rock and reggae with When The Night Feels My Song. It’s the perfect song when you’re smashed on some booze, and are looking for a nice fail-safe groove that feels good. Here’s the bio on…