New: Astral Fish - tiny songs for your phone.Tumblr (3.0; @em)http://erikmallinson.com/<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lwc2zfKkCb1qz4vm7o1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>I want an iPhone case that feels natural (leather, wood come to mind) and doesn’t cover too much of the front. The <a href="http://www.freshfiber.com">Fresh Fiber</a> case is 3D printed nylon and feels a lot like paper.</p> <p>Unfortunately only a few months after I took this picture the corners cracked off. I would not recommend them.</p>http://erikmallinson.com/post/23297477971http://erikmallinson.com/post/23297477971Fri, 18 May 2012 13:30:02 -0400iphonehardwarecase<embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://assets.tumblr.com/swf/audio_player_black.swf?audio_file=http://www.tumblr.com/audio_file/23274193314/tumblr_m479q61fjg1qz4vm7&color=FFFFFF" height="27" width="207" quality="best" wmode="opaque"></embed><br/><br/><p><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lily_the_Pink_(song)">Lily the Pink</a> - by <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Scaffold">The Scaffold</a></p> <p>A drinking song about <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lydia_Pinkham">Lydia Pinkham</a> performed in part by Paul McCartney’s brother Peter Michael McCartney.</p> <p>Easily the best song about menstrual and menopausal pains.</p>http://erikmallinson.com/post/23274193314http://erikmallinson.com/post/23274193314Thu, 17 May 2012 23:58:54 -0400music<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m46z061g5q1qz4vm7o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Identical pizzas except for cheese. Pesto and spinach with dough from same batch. On the left: Narragansett Creamery Mozzarella. On the right: Calabro Whole Milk Mozzarella. (Taken with <a href="http://instagr.am">instagram</a>)</p>http://erikmallinson.com/post/23258901384http://erikmallinson.com/post/23258901384Thu, 17 May 2012 20:07:18 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m1pho7TzW31qz4vm7o7_r1_500.png"/><br/> Desktop view<br/><br/> <img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m1pho7TzW31qz4vm7o6_r1_400.png"/><br/> Mobile view<br/><br/> <img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m1pho7TzW31qz4vm7o1_r2_400.png"/><br/> Mobile menu<br/><br/> <p>A month or so back I updated my website. Here are a few screenshots in case you missed it (and for reference when things inevitably get redesigned). I did a lot of work adapting the layout for mobile browsers.</p>http://erikmallinson.com/post/23235797375http://erikmallinson.com/post/23235797375Thu, 17 May 2012 13:15:18 -0400designrecent workcsshtml“If you want to be a writer, you must do two things above all others: read a lot and write a lot. There’s no way around these two things that I’m aware of, no shortcut.”<br/><br/> - <em><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/quotes/show/312517">Stephen King</a> (I just realized this applies to other fields as well, e.g. design)</em>http://erikmallinson.com/post/23231077406http://erikmallinson.com/post/23231077406Thu, 17 May 2012 11:29:30 -0400Stephen Kingwritingdesign<blockquote>Attention<br/><br/> The Special Fraud Unit of The Metropolitan Police is in possession of funds gotten from fraudsters who perpetrated acts of fraud. Your name seems to be one of the victims, and we are repaying those who lost their funds. Provide details of money lost to these nefarious acts and and identity of whom it was sent to for our verification before carrying out repayment.<br/><br/> Yours sincerely,<br/><br/> Brian Martin<br/> Investigator-in-charge<br/></blockquote> <p><em>“…in possession of funds gotten from fraudsters who perpetrated acts of fraud.”</em></p>http://erikmallinson.com/post/23227704497http://erikmallinson.com/post/23227704497Thu, 17 May 2012 09:40:43 -0400funnyspam“Every game that I play inspires me in some way. It could be an elegant solution to a third person auto camera or the worst driving physics ever created – even the mistakes have something to teach us.”<br/><br/> - <em>American McGee</em>http://erikmallinson.com/post/23173487724http://erikmallinson.com/post/23173487724Wed, 16 May 2012 14:07:34 -0400American McGeegame design<embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://assets.tumblr.com/swf/audio_player_black.swf?audio_file=http://www.tumblr.com/audio_file/23171996005/tumblr_lxihmszSzn1qz4vm7&color=FFFFFF" height="27" width="207" quality="best" wmode="opaque"></embed><br/><br/><p>Jon Sheffield’s <em>It’s Been So Long Since I’ve Seen The Ocean</em> is one of my favorite albums. There’s so much atmosphere, these gigantic samples that I cannot get my head around.</p>http://erikmallinson.com/post/23171996005http://erikmallinson.com/post/23171996005Wed, 16 May 2012 13:25:00 -0400Jon Sheffieldmusic<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m44cfawKdp1qz4vm7o1_500.png"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m44cfawKdp1qz4vm7o2_500.png"/><br/> <br/><p><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Questprobe">The Hulk</a>. It took a long time for me to figure out how to get out of that chair. BITE LIP.</p> <p>You can download it from <a href="http://www.abandonia.com/en/games/24652/Questprobe+Featuring+The+Hulk.html">Abandonia</a>.</p>http://erikmallinson.com/post/23165023439http://erikmallinson.com/post/23165023439Wed, 16 May 2012 10:12:59 -0400QuestprobeThe Hulktext adventure<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m3vjbecFbO1qz4vm7o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Landscape (Taken with <a href="http://instagr.am">Instagram</a> at MIT Zesiger Sports And Fitness Center)</p>http://erikmallinson.com/post/22853847520http://erikmallinson.com/post/22853847520Fri, 11 May 2012 15:54:50 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m3v3zmqlR71qz4vm7o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Home Inspection notes (Taken with <a href="http://instagr.am">instagram</a>)</p>http://erikmallinson.com/post/22841054043http://erikmallinson.com/post/22841054043Fri, 11 May 2012 10:23:46 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m3oriuRrM11qz4vm7o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>“You’re in the prime of your life! Happy 2nd, 3rd, 5th, 7th, 11th, 13th, 17th, 19th, 23rd, 29th, or 31st birthday!” … Would have been a great card but apparently Alissa is not any of those this year. (Taken with <a href="http://instagr.am">instagram</a>)</p>http://erikmallinson.com/post/22636296358http://erikmallinson.com/post/22636296358Tue, 08 May 2012 00:08:54 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m3iiklRUOm1qz4vm7o1_500.png"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m3iiklRUOm1qz4vm7o2_500.png"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m3iiklRUOm1qz4vm7o3_500.png"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m3iiklRUOm1qz4vm7o4_500.png"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m3iiklRUOm1qz4vm7o5_500.png"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m3iiklRUOm1qz4vm7o6_500.png"/><br/> <br/><p><em>What’s on my iPhone.</em></p> <p>I am not minimal about what I cram into my little pocket computer. I do a lot on it - <a href="http://erikmallinson.com/tagged/Adobe-Ideas">draw</a>, make <a href="http://astralfish.com">ringtones</a>, read, write, and play games.</p> <p>For music I have a toolbox - some apps are instruments, others are music sequencers or perform a specific task. Games, reading/watching material are all sorted on to their own pages as well. Finally I was trying to learn japanese and kept those apps on their own page.</p> <p>Nanostudio is a new edition to my dock, I love this app and I want to write more music, so it goes down there. Only time will tell.</p> <p>Oh, and my <a href="http://stuffpoint.com/minecraft/image/526-minecraft-creeper-wallpaper.jpg">Minecraft wallpaper</a> terrifies me.</p>http://erikmallinson.com/post/22394341563http://erikmallinson.com/post/22394341563Fri, 04 May 2012 15:23:00 -0400iPhone<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m3cwh8GPMc1qz4vm7o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>I have <a href="http://minecraft.net">Minecraft</a> on the brain.</p>http://erikmallinson.com/post/22203243677http://erikmallinson.com/post/22203243677Tue, 01 May 2012 14:24:00 -0400minecraft<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m2qso6h5T91qz4vm7o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Taco Shells (Taken with <a href="http://instagr.am">instagram</a>)</p>http://erikmallinson.com/post/21392857714http://erikmallinson.com/post/21392857714Thu, 19 Apr 2012 15:55:18 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m2oujlYsbY1qz4vm7o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>ERIMA (Taken with <a href="http://instagr.am">instagram</a>)</p>http://erikmallinson.com/post/21333422675http://erikmallinson.com/post/21333422675Wed, 18 Apr 2012 14:40:00 -0400recent worknotebookERIMAink<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m2ouhcbi5O1qz4vm7o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Weiqi Revival (Taken with <a href="http://instagr.am">instagram</a>)</p>http://erikmallinson.com/post/21333366638http://erikmallinson.com/post/21333366638Wed, 18 Apr 2012 14:39:00 -0400recent workinkweiqinotebook<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m2ouaon7Vg1qz4vm7o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://coacalina.org/">Coacalina</a>. (Taken with <a href="http://instagr.am">instagram</a>)</p>http://erikmallinson.com/post/21333202976http://erikmallinson.com/post/21333202976Wed, 18 Apr 2012 14:35:00 -0400Coacalinainknotebookrecent work<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m2ou8njgWr1qz4vm7o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Sad Sumo (Taken with <a href="http://instagr.am">instagram</a>)</p>http://erikmallinson.com/post/21333158486http://erikmallinson.com/post/21333158486Wed, 18 Apr 2012 14:33:00 -0400sumojapaneseinknotebookrecent work<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m2ou5sZPEi1qz4vm7o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>My life, in a nutshell. (Taken with <a href="http://instagr.am">instagram</a>)</p>http://erikmallinson.com/post/21333095343http://erikmallinson.com/post/21333095343Wed, 18 Apr 2012 14:32:00 -0400gamesfoodinknotebookrecent work