July 2008
Tracing a drawing in Adobe Illustrator (PDF) →
A tutorial on using the pen tool in Adobe Illustrator published by UMASS Office of Information Technologies.
NMNH Paleobiology: Illustration Techniques →
An 11 page article on Paleontological Illustration (navigation on top right) by the Dept. of Paleobiology at the Smithsonian.
YTMND - I'm a pimp... and pimps don't commit... →
YTMND - You got RADON TEST KIT →
Database down
Twitter should be slang for “is currently down.” I know it’s free and popular and all that but I find myself tired of this particular brand of disappointment.
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Cast a Deadly Spell - Wikipedia →
Oh man! I remember seeing this movie on HBO when it came out. I thought, though definitely a b-movie it was an awesome concept. Essentially it’s a noir detective film that takes place in the 40’s in a universe where everything else is the same but magic is real.
Apparently (I didn’t know at the time) it’s “indirectly” based on HP Lovecraft’s work… even...
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Maihaugen Gallery: MIT Libraries →
The Maihaugen gallery is a new MIT gallery that showcases the old and rare treasures of MIT’s Institute Archives. Among that featured now are the lab notebooks of Harold Edgerton and a first edition of Walt Whitman’s Leaves of Grass.
eatsleepdraw: Submit →
Oh snap! I didn’t know anyone could submit to eatsleepdraw!
Erik's El Guapo Taco
Recipe By: Erik
Serving Size: 3
Ingredients:
8 corn tortillas
12 ounces butter beans
1 cup rice
1 cup lettuce
hot sauce, to taste
1 1/2 cups cheddar cheese
1 tablespoon olive oil
Directions:
Chop lettuce.
Start rice per rice instructions. Halfway through cooking heat up butter beans in can juices. Preheat skillet at medium heat.
When beans are ready pour olive oil in skillet...
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Things I'm Into: July 2008
Arkham Horror board game
Bocce
solid color polo shirts
Sherlock Holmes
illustration
Lego Indiana Jones
Are bookmarking services really useful?
I have been wondering, do I really need to use a bookmark service at all? Do they even resemble bookmarks? When I read a book I use a bookmark to keep track of the page I am on; I do not insert a new bookmark every time I come to a stop.
Along with keeping track of pages you may want to revisit you can also share those pages with friends, assuming you have friends who are into that sort of...
Free Online Calendar PDF - Year on a Page →
Creates a simple one page calendar as PDF.
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“Dear Pizza Hut: The reason a complicated calendar of pizza deals is necessary is...”
– Latest tweet, hole in one.
WATCHMEN TRAILER! →
“Disney World is made from characters and robots. And pins.”
– Brad, summing up the Disney experience.
Disney pin trading - Wikipedia, the free... →
Brad got into “Pin Trading” on our first day of Disney vacation (yesterday we went to Blizzard Beach where pins aren’t around).
Time Travel Is Dangerous from I Have Opinions.
“Reputation, Posterity and Cool are traps. They’ll drain the life from your...”
– Patton Oswalt’s commencement address at his old high school in VA. Read the whole thing; it’s really good. (via merlin)
“When we are unable to find tranquility within ourselves, it is useless to seek...”
– LA ROCHEFOUCAULD… To which Brad added, “Except for party cake.”
“Look up Crazy Monkey Games… Google it I should say.”
– Brad, issuing orders, while on the “throne.”
Porter Square Books Blog →