At the end of last October (2008), I blogged about the begginings of some home-brew wine. Christina’s father gave her a row from the vineyard to try her hand at some wine making. Pinot Noir to be specific. Christina (sort of) followed the guidelines she read online and got from the local winemaker supply store: [...]

That’s right, this saturday.
I’ll post some photos of items I’m selling on my twitter and facebook.
If you want to sell some stuff with us, let me know.

Hey dudes, I’ve got something to show you.
It’s hot, sexy, costs about $30, and it goes on your chest. Yea, dude, you know you want it. Mmmmm.
WHAT?! No, it’s a T-shirt you dirty jerks. It’s a T-shirt that will change your life. Forever. And ever.
Many, many moons ago when the world wasn’t plagued with economic [...]

Link: I  ♥ NYLE
As many of you know, I have a mildly popular Wordpress theme called ThreatToCreativity. It’s a mixture of my total nerd-dom and my more ethereal, irreverant side. It’s a disorderly homage to random colors and obnoxious tastes. I expected some humorous aknowledgement. What I didn’t expect was a ground-swell of people who [...]

Link: http://www.isthisyourluggage.com/
A friend sent me this site. It’s a really odd and funny collection the guy has going. His self-admitted voyeurism is curious, however I can’t help finding myself falling into it when viewing these photos. The stories behind these bags. Where was the person going? Where did they come from? Why do they [...]

Meet Larisa.
Larisa is unemployed. Larisa is also a college graduate with a Business degree. Undoubtedly, like me, Larisa has student loans or some sort of credit accumulated during the acquisition of said degree. Now Larisa faces the torture of Craigslist scouring, corporate ass-kissery, business card palm greasing, Taco Bell , and daytime TV. Yea, she’s [...]

Link: http://watchmenmovie.warnerbros.com/
I read Watchmen a few years ago now. I was kind of late coming into it, as I had read Kingdom Come (Alex Ross rules) and Earth X previously. Of course Watchmen is undoubtedly the best independent superhero universe graphic novel.
The movie should be excellent. Just check out the website for now. A wonderful [...]

I recently obtain an Obtlieb Messenger Bag Classic backpack by way of Christina. It was too tall for her to ride with on her back and I couldn’t resist giving it a try. As my friends know I have a small collection of backpacks and messenger bags along with a continuing desire to find [...]

The guys who handle the Wordpress.org Extend Theme Directory approved my theme today!
It’s available at http://wordpress.org/extend/themes/threattocreativity‘
Go, check it, download it, rate me!
Thanks folks.
*ThreatToCreativity now available with a natural color feel and En Espanol. Muchas Gracias to Sandra Mora of caipocha.com!
EDIT 9-26-2009
I’ve also come to realize that I don’t have A LOT of time to work [...]

Threat To Creativity is released for general use!
This is a small project I worked on between work hours. Work has me pumping at Wordpress MU depolyed themes all day and this theme is a sample of the types of PHP and CSS I’ve been using with those deployed themes. It’s also an homage to my [...]

Although I am personally confused with why a large PepsiCo brand would make a move into a design identity between mid-90’s video game packaging and local reprographics ad posters, I do quite enjoy the blur usage. I really hope blur is coming back into major design.
But who am I.

There comes a time in every persons life, where the length of your handlebars extends greatly beyond your needs. The reasons to require a slimmer profile on your bars are many.  You may be a gram-concerned nerd, the fragrantly fashion-committed, or perhaps even just a bored bike buff (me). Any which way you read it, [...]

I was leisurely IMing with my buddy Jon this morning and it came upon me to ask him to redesign my blog. He is more of a designer than me and I figured anything he could draw up, I could build in Wordpress. Well, his response was saddening…”perhaps” he said. Perhaps? PERHAPS? Talk about being [...]

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I’ve been moving into the new house and haven’t had too much free time. However I seemed to have had enough time to piece together the newest member of my stable. She’s a beaut. With a 9speed sprocket set in back, I can rip the raceways and mash hills without hesitation. Just a little more [...]

link: http://www.youtube.com/user/forrestfire101
HIGHLY RECOMMEND: Lego Batman & Indiana Jones Movie 3
ForrestFire101 is definatley in the newest batch of YouTube celebrity. He’s also a teenager, barely.
Get in on the fad, before it passes you up and becomes another Retardid Policeman.

The 2nd Blue Beanie day is upon us. For those super-nerds, you know exactly what this day is. For the rest of you, here’s the skinny:
Friday, November 28, 2008 is the day thousands of Standardistas (people who support web standards) will wear a Blue Beanie to show their support for accessible, semantic web content.
It’s [...]

I love “It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia.” I love it a lot. Some may say I love it more than I should. And as one who doesn’t watch much TV, loving a TV show is a big thing for me. I just wanted to highlight some of my favorite It’s Always Sunny moment. Some are [...]

Link: http://now.sprint.com
The most incredible widget cloud of aggregated data has risen out of an unlikely place. Sprint’s “Now” widget cloud, hosts more than 40 separate widgets that do everything from pong to population growth to current videos being watched online. While all widgets in this cloud feel active, only about 15 are aggregating live [...]

Every couple of weeks I check in on some of my independent contracting clients, just to see what they are up to on their sites and so on. I always get a kick out of inspecting their use of their websites, seeing if they are getting their moneys worth, and just browsing around what they [...]

With Halloween approaching in three days, I thought I could help some of you less sexually fortunate people enjoy the holiday. Everybody talks about Halloween as a fun, costumed night of candy collecting and scary stories. But the truth is obvious. Halloween is just another holiday to try and look cool enough to get a [...]

Gallery: http://maxisnow.com/photos/making-wine/
I hear a lot of complaints about Salem,  Or. Of course, I didn’t grow up there or have to spend much time in the city itself. When I’m there it’s normally for a reason. Working at Cubanisimo Vineyards has been the main one. But this time, while still being at the vineyard, it was [...]

I really don’t know much about this concept racing bike. I just know that it looks more stupid than anything I have ever seen. ever.
Hopefully this is just a joke the Specialized designers thought up. If not, I’m going to be looking into a new hobby.

Link: http://www.picnik.com
While wondering around my Flickr earlier today, I found this awesome Flickr extension to Picnik. It seems, right underneath my nose, someone has developed a really nice online photo editing package. Picnik basically does what all those popular photo management programs (iPhoto, Picasa, etc) do, except this one is a part of the data [...]

America, the Bike VS Lamborghini Murcielago
If you ask me, America, the Bike wins every time.

*I was not parked in the handicap spot. And only one can of Diet Pepsi was harmed for this photo shoot.

DIGI CAMO
Camo sucks. It always has. I like it once in my life. When I was 14. I also smoked more pot that year then most people will in their lives.
Coincidence? I think not.

Digi Camo (Digital Camouflage) was a welcomed replacement of the military issued fashion. It made something that was totally unattractive into something [...]

Thanks to Jeremy for finding this gem.

Link: http://www.maxisnow.com/hiphugger
I love it. I made it. Sort of. Well, I assembled and decorated.
Special thanks to the US Military.

For Christina/Bonnie’s dual birthday party, I constructed a fine homemade salsa with half the produce from my Farmer’s Market adventure. It was a hit. While I wish I had some left to taste out for others, I’m glad it got honored on the taste-buds of the party.
Max’s Radical Salsa ingredients:

6 Early Girl Tomatoes (2 diced, [...]

My new 1981 Gazelle Champion Mondial.
Spec: 531 Reynolds double-butted tubing, Shimano 600 group, Campy Record hubs,Campy Record double crankset, Wolber box rims, San Marco Rolls saddle, & one he’ll of a paint-job.

Found this mildly amusing. “I’m going to pound the farts out of you” is defiantly my term of choice.
I find the flow chart component of this much more compelling than the pseudo-sexual content.
Fuck.

Link: http://www.wzzm13.com/news/story.aspx?storyid=98361&catid=2
This is a pretty funny story about a local businessman cleaning a public bathroom.
However, the best part of the story is Kirk Harrier, City Manager. Is this dude not awesome? That pompadour, that suit, that job title. It’s like 1955 in Saugatuck, MI.
Watch the video in the upper-right corner to see Kirk Harrier in [...]

Link: http://www.cybergata.com/anim.htm
My new favorite website.
Incidentally, also my mom and her friends’ favorite as well.

The new job is going good. I like it.
I came in early today. And was treated to a beautiful sunrise.

Sometimes I think having female roommates will be different.
Then those females email bukkake christmas card ideas.