http://www.atomic-house.com/Sporeblog/ en-us Copyright 2007 Thu, 16 Feb 2006 21:58:51 -0500 Sun, 22 Jul 2007 12:11:40 -0500 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.01D http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss But first, the question: How may hearts are there in the Cupid Pic below? The answer is fifty-three.... http://www.atomic-house.com/Sporeblog/archives/2006/02/and_the_answer.html http://www.atomic-house.com/Sporeblog/archives/2006/02/and_the_answer.html Thu, 16 Feb 2006 21:58:51 -0500 How's this for a holiday time-waster? The first three folks who e-mail me the correct number of hearts in this pic will receive an actual, unretouched, mostly-clean sporeboy! T-shirt--moss green and any size you want, so long as you want... http://www.atomic-house.com/Sporeblog/archives/2006/02/contest.html http://www.atomic-house.com/Sporeblog/archives/2006/02/contest.html Fri, 10 Feb 2006 16:15:33 -0500 Ever wonder why fate has made you such a loyal friend? headstrong and determined? itchy in all the wrong places? Well, forget the Zodiac--it's really your color sign! That's right, there's "a personal color that corresponds to the real you"!... http://www.atomic-house.com/Sporeblog/archives/2006/02/colorstrology.html http://www.atomic-house.com/Sporeblog/archives/2006/02/colorstrology.html Wed, 08 Feb 2006 17:09:02 -0500 The ole sporeboy! site is looking like an orphan these days. Except for consulting the sporacle on important business matters, I haven't so much as looked at it in months. The whole idea when I launched the re-design was I... http://www.atomic-house.com/Sporeblog/archives/2006/01/time_warp.html http://www.atomic-house.com/Sporeblog/archives/2006/01/time_warp.html Thu, 26 Jan 2006 10:38:22 -0500 Here in the states, 'global outsourcing' is an issue making top headlines. Most reports cover technology jobs: programming, tech support and the like. But given how closely aligned creative services and technology are these days, it was only a matter... http://www.atomic-house.com/Sporeblog/archives/2005/01/a_quick_look_ah.html http://www.atomic-house.com/Sporeblog/archives/2005/01/a_quick_look_ah.html Fri, 21 Jan 2005 11:36:56 -0500 Growing up, I ate a lot of the artificial canned meat... But this is about Spam of the 'blog-comment' variety. I had a mini-attack over the past couple of days. Nothing major, but I had to wipe a few comments.... http://www.atomic-house.com/Sporeblog/archives/2004/11/spam_spam_spam.html http://www.atomic-house.com/Sporeblog/archives/2004/11/spam_spam_spam.html Sun, 07 Nov 2004 13:41:21 -0500 Paraphrasing an old sailor: for sheer unmitigated misery, I heartily recommend vertigo. Not the U2 ditty. The condition. Dizziness in moderation is a bit of fun. Having the room pitch and reel when you're quite sure you're still goes from... http://www.atomic-house.com/Sporeblog/archives/2004/11/vertigoagogo.html http://www.atomic-house.com/Sporeblog/archives/2004/11/vertigoagogo.html Mon, 01 Nov 2004 18:41:37 -0500 I've got a blog. You know, a Web Log. Somewhere online I can write anything I want. And anyone can read it. You know, a blog... O.K. now what? I feel a lot like a guy who's never seen a... http://www.atomic-house.com/Sporeblog/archives/2004/08/woo_hoo_i_have.html http://www.atomic-house.com/Sporeblog/archives/2004/08/woo_hoo_i_have.html Mon, 02 Aug 2004 14:22:27 -0500 Today is the third anniversary for sporeboy.com! It's sporting a new look, some new content and more bile green than ever! The first incarnation of the site elicited some positive feedback and saw some decent traffic, but it was fairly... http://www.atomic-house.com/Sporeblog/archives/2004/07/happy_birthday.html http://www.atomic-house.com/Sporeblog/archives/2004/07/happy_birthday.html Mon, 26 Jul 2004 15:58:35 -0500 I'm so lame. I used up my allotment of 'good ideas for the week' trying to fix a toilet. So I pulled some words out of the archive so the brandy-new blog wouldn't be empty. Lame or empty--still not sure... http://www.atomic-house.com/Sporeblog/archives/2004/07/old_stuff.html http://www.atomic-house.com/Sporeblog/archives/2004/07/old_stuff.html Fri, 23 Jul 2004 22:50:43 -0500 [ original post: 9/02 ] Is there a more optimistic piece of propaganda you could stick under a designer's nose than a "Call for Entries?" All the year's projects spring immediately to mind, dancing circles, doing cartwheels, all saying "pick... http://www.atomic-house.com/Sporeblog/archives/2004/07/in_print_1.html http://www.atomic-house.com/Sporeblog/archives/2004/07/in_print_1.html Mon, 19 Jul 2004 23:48:56 -0500 [ original post: 7/03 ] One of the sad realities of today's design biz is the dominence of "royaly-free", digital stock photography. Like every other designer on earth, I spend hours or days looking for "just the right image" only... http://www.atomic-house.com/Sporeblog/archives/2004/07/the_world_accor.html http://www.atomic-house.com/Sporeblog/archives/2004/07/the_world_accor.html Mon, 19 Jul 2004 23:42:25 -0500 [ original post: 9/01 ] The following is a kind of 'reprint' from an e-mail sent to seniors graduating a design program. A whole lot of hooey (love that word) disguised as words of wisdom. But it's not like you... http://www.atomic-house.com/Sporeblog/archives/2004/07/advice_to_senio.html http://www.atomic-house.com/Sporeblog/archives/2004/07/advice_to_senio.html Mon, 19 Jul 2004 23:31:31 -0500