e>an rowe
Happy Birthday, dad! #fb http://twitpic.com/1260eo
FebruaryFeb 9 Tuesday Tue 10
The mediocrity of this pasta makes an excellent case for some teriyaki basted BBQ chicken and rice for dinner tonight
FebruaryFeb 8 Monday Mon 10
Happy Birthday, dad! #fb http://twitpic.com/1260eo
FebruaryFeb 7 Sunday Sun 10
I can hear my tax dollars flushing down the toilet every time my neighbor calls the ambulance because she can't afford her medication. Rage.
Holy crap, classic Rolly Derby on Comcast Sports Net is one of the most amazing things on television.
FebruaryFeb 6 Saturday Sat 10
I would just like to thank Lincoln for making popular what was an already fantastic song by The Church #fb
FebruaryFeb 5 Friday Fri 10
Youth in Revolt was surprisingly better than expected. Perfect for a night at your local theater pub #fb
FebruaryFeb 4 Thursday Thu 10
When we get bored, @ashlynn004 and I sit on the couch and make ridiculous faces at each other. We are way cooler than you. #fb
Attempts to explain the basic principles of economics and trade to @maebizzle are met with blank stares and glances toward her food dish.
FebruaryFeb 3 Wednesday Wed 10
Modest Mouse dance party
New blog post: More of the Same >> http://bit.ly/boaBD0 #fb
More of the Same
A small little mom and pop cable and internet provider named Comcast (perhaps you’ve heard of them?) made an announcement today that they’re rolling out a company-wide rebrand starting next week. Which would be great if they hadn’t chosen to trade their name and mark in for something even more uninspired and cliche than what they already have. Ladies and gentlemen, I give unto you, XFINITIY™. No, I’m not kidding. And yes, all caps are required when it’s spelled out.
I don’t need to launch into my typical lengthy diatribe about why I think this is a mistake, except to say that it is a futile exercise in swapping out one bland identity for another. To be fair, the mark itself isn’t all that terrible (albeit boring), but the name sticks out as a half-baked attempt at being awesome and dangerous and futuretastic all at once. It seems to be a classic case of “What will consumers think is really cool?”
Annoyingly, this will actually probably resonate with a good number of folks because it will undoubtedly fit right into their idea of what is “really cool.” This bothers me on a certain level, mainly because I like to think people generally know better than to buy into obvious pandering, but I am positive there will be people who are totally on board with this. Not that it matters, of course; in the end they’re still the same company, and my personal struggle with them as the purveyor of something I feel I deeply require but whom I don’t completely trust, will continue.
If you are feeling compelled to punish yourself and want to know more, feel free to mosey on over to the post on Comcast’s blog (linked below). I got about halfway through it before nausea set in and I had to stop reading.
Via [Gizmodo] and [The Official Comcast Blog]
More of the Same
A small little mom and pop cable and internet provider named Comcast (perhaps you’ve heard of them?) made an announcement today that they’re rolling out a company-wide rebrand starting next week. Which would be great if they hadn’t chosen to trade their name and mark in for something even more uninspired and cliche than what they already have. Ladies and gentlemen, I give unto you, XFINITIY™. No, I’m not kidding. And yes, all caps are required when it’s spelled out.
I don’t need to launch into my typical lengthy diatribe about why I think this is a mistake, except to say that it is a futile exercise in swapping out one bland identity for another. To be fair, the mark itself isn’t all that terrible (albeit boring), but the name sticks out as a half-baked attempt at being awesome and dangerous and futuretastic all at once. It seems to be a classic case of “What will consumers think is really cool?”
Annoyingly, this will actually probably resonate with a good number of folks because it will undoubtedly fit right into their idea of what is “really cool.” This bothers me on a certain level, mainly because I like to think people generally know better than to buy into obvious pandering, but I am positive there will be people who are totally on board with this. Not that it matters, of course; in the end they’re still the same company, and my personal struggle with them as the purveyor of something I feel I deeply require but whom I don’t completely trust, will continue.
If you are feeling compelled to punish yourself and want to know more, feel free to mosey on over to the post on Comcast’s blog (linked below). I got about halfway through it before nausea set in and I had to stop reading.
Via [Gizmodo] and [The Official Comcast Blog]
It's really weird seeing repeat visitors to my site that get there by googling my name…like, on a regular basis
Brilliant idea: Microsoft should give you an achievement for 1000G every time your 360 RRoD's. Because really, you just beat the Xbox. #fb
FebruaryFeb 2 Tuesday Tue 10
RIP Xbox360. You've been good to me.
FebruaryFeb 1 Monday Mon 10
Would anyone know why my #Drupal site would showing images stored in 'sites/default/files' without warning or change?
Lots of new stuff up on the Portfolio. http://www.evan-rowe.com #fb
Penguin infestation.
RT @parhamr: ODD MONDAY IS ODD
ATTENTION COWORKERS: YOU WILL LISTEN TO KANYE WEST FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL MINUTES AND YOU WILL LIKE IT. That is all.
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{i used to engage in narcissism professionally but now it's just become more of a hobby}
{i enjoy identifying fonts used on menus and in various stores and restaurants, with roughly a 92% accuracy rate}
{i spend my free time experimenting with letterforms and individual character metrics}
_FILMS THAT ROCK_
Kill Bill, The Big Lebowski, Gladiator, Minority Report, Pulp Fiction, Snatch, Reservoir Dogs, Scarface, There's Something About Mary, Memento, Fight Club, Shawshank Redemption, Bottle Rocket, V for Vendetta, Sin City, The Life Aquatic, Zoolander, Office Space, Donnie Darko, Star Wars, Die Hard, Die Hard 3, Top Gun, Wedding Crashers, The 40 Year Old Virgin, Christmas Vacation, Garden State, Little Miss Sunshine, Children of Men, A Scanner Darkly, The Departed, 300
_MUSIC THAT'S NEAT_
AC/DC, Anberlin, The Beatles, Bloc Party, Bon Jovi, Cake, The Darkness, David Bowie, The Decemberists, The Eagles, Eve6, Foreigner, Fort Minor, Gorillaz, Green Day, Guns n Roses, Incubus, Journey, The Killers, Led Zeppelin, Lyle Lovett, Motion City Soundtrack, The Postal Service, Seu Jorge, Snow Patrol, The Sounds, Steve Miller Band, Sting & The Police, Tears for Fears, Tenacious D, Third Eye Blind, Tom Petty, U2, The Village Green, The White Stripes, The Who
_I WATCH THESE_
24, Lost, The Venture Brothers, The Sopranos, Arrested Development, The Office, Scrubs, Aqua Teen Hunger Force, Sealab 2021, Family Guy, Conan O'Brien, South Park, Futurama, Cowboy Bebop, Battlestar Galactica, Firefly, Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip, The Daily Show, The Colbert Report, Samurai Pizza Cats, Heroes
_I'VE READ THESE_
The Stranger, 1984, Brave New World, Hamlet, Catcher in the Rye, Angels & Demons, The DaVinci Code, Lord of the Rings, the John Rain novels, Emotion as Promotion
_STUFF I DO_
freelance design, nerding, exercising, terrorizing the elderly, pushing people down stairs
_THINGS I LIKE_
movies, music, gaming, soccer, singing, guitar, frisbee, racquetball, food, photography, kicking ass, graphic design,