A Newbie Review of SXSW Interactive 2011

….mostly in pictures. Aww. Come on. It was my vacation, and I was a tourist. I can’t help it – I get snap happy. As we approach Panel Picker time again, I think it’s time I finally post about my first time attending SXSW Interactive. Hell, it was my first time in Texas. Crazy exhausting crazy fun and impossible to do everything, so don’t even try. I heard attendance double since last year, and also that it was the most slutilicious (Is that a word?)... Read More

To make: album wall

Everyone and I mean everyone should have an album wall. Music art is a fantastic visual representation of sound. Plus, you can switch it up. This is what mine currently looks like. And here it is from an angle. Raleigh designer JT Moore has a pretty nifty one at his place too. He used a 2 x 5 pattern. You can see it his take on it from these photos from the left and from the right. And if I ever have a long hallway, I’m going to hang them 2 x 2 all the way down. (Maybe I’ll... Read More

Monday Summer Fun in Chicago – DAY 1

This post is part of a series of posts that highlight some of the fun and inexpensive ways to explore your metropolis and absorb a bit of culture in the process. Although these activities are specific to Chicago, it will give you some great ideas of what to look out for in your own city. So you are unemployed, you are a recent graduate with no cash flow or you have a job but no money because you are saving as much as possible in the event of the L-word (layoffs) infects your... Read More