Occasional Thoughts

vlynx: On tumblr / deviantart Ghibli Illustrations

Tue, 30 Apr 2013 18:00:32 -0400

On tumblr / deviantart

Ghibli Illustrations

iPhone naming: when simple gets complicated

Sun, 07 Apr 2013 16:59:25 -0400

iPhone naming: when simple gets complicated:

Ken Segall:

My (meaningless) vote is that the next iPhone should be christened iPhone 6, not iPhone 5S. If it’s worthy of being a new model, it’s worthy of having its own number.

I agree. What constitutes an “S” update versus a numbered update increasingly seems a bit arbitrary. Yes, even if the device looks the same.

I still think it’s crazy that Apple named the second iPhone “3G” and the sixth “5”.

ze-tarts: Done doing these so here they all are in one place!...

Wed, 03 Apr 2013 10:26:55 -0400

ze-tarts:

Done doing these so here they all are in one place! Fully Dressed Redesigns of Superheroines.

Point of this: An exercise in character design, attempting to clothe the heroines nearly all the way and not making them painted-on, while still keeping the look of their original costumes in some way. Hopefully keeping them looking as iconic as the originally were. Just showing what can be done with a costume breaking outside the barrier of the norm.

NOT the point of this: some moral code I’m trying to push on you

Sorry if there was a character you wanted me to do that I didn’t get to!

itswalky: siphersaysstuff: chaosd1: obscuruslupa: Take my...

Sun, 17 Mar 2013 11:53:48 -0400

itswalky:

siphersaysstuff:

chaosd1:

obscuruslupa:

Take my money now.

Seriously, this needs a viewing party, stat.

I’m legit not sure how I feel about this. I mean, if he learned NOTHING from Birdemic 1, then, oh, by all means.

I especially hope there was no learning about how walking works.

I don’t know what to hope for, here. Deliberate attempts to be “so bad it’s good” pretty much never succeed.

From interviews, the people involved seem decent, so I’ll just wish them success.

Lisa + Dave in Dumbo!

Tue, 05 Mar 2013 10:47:16 -0500

threephotographers:

kellysue: wasabasscoburlesque: swimsuit Well there you go. My...

Sun, 24 Feb 2013 15:32:39 -0500

kellysue:

wasabasscoburlesque:

swimsuit

Well there you go. My summer shopping is done.

Wait, how does that stay on?

andykhouri: hellogiggles: Cups - Anna Kendrick <3

Fri, 22 Feb 2013 19:10:58 -0500

andykhouri:

hellogiggles:

Cups - Anna Kendrick

<3

thingsamylikes: pokemonmasterkimba: OH MY GOD Is this the...

Tue, 19 Feb 2013 19:05:30 -0500

thingsamylikes:

pokemonmasterkimba:

OH MY GOD

Is this the dirtiest thing ever said in a cartoon? Because it’s bloody fantastic :D

That somehow seemed less dirty at the time.

Casual fans Internet fans I had forgotten about that joke. Wreck-it Ralph was pretty great.

Tue, 19 Feb 2013 10:51:28 -0500

Casual fans

Internet fans

I had forgotten about that joke. Wreck-it Ralph was pretty great.

Photo

Tue, 12 Feb 2013 20:53:13 -0500

kateordie: artoftabby: Some close ups of SOME of my Adventure...

Tue, 12 Feb 2013 11:57:06 -0500

kateordie:

artoftabby:

Some close ups of SOME of my Adventure Time Valentine cards~

Amazing.

So here’s a dumb thing that happened to me this weekend. Last night, I got an e-mail from...

Sun, 03 Feb 2013 15:09:29 -0500

So here’s a dumb thing that happened to me this weekend. Last night, I got an e-mail from Amazon’s MP3 store that said I had received a $2 credit that would expire on March 7. I followed the link to get the credit, and while I was there I saw that Tegan and Sara’s album Heartthrob was on sale for $5. I already gotten one of the songs free from Starbucks, so I figured I might as well get the rest of the album. I did the 1-click purchase, downloaded the MP3’s, and went to bed.

Late at night, I apparently got an e-mail from Amazon saying that I had not provided valid payment and that they were canceling the order. (Keep in mind, I already had the MP3s.) When I checked my mail this afternoon, I saw this and went to Amazon to see what was going on. Apparently, when I used 1-click, they had tried to get payment from an old credit card of mine that was no longer valid (my bank got hacked and had to give everyone new cards). I went to try purchasing it again, but the $2 credit seemed to be gone and the website kept warning me that I had already made the purchase.

So I contacted Amazon’s customer support, who called me pretty quickly and I think we’ve sorted things out. I don’t have to do anything, since I already have the files. I assume they’ll charge the $3 difference to my current card; I’ll have to check my statement.

The moral, if any: Make sure your payment information is up-to-date before you use Amazon’s 1-click purchase.

Nothing to see here, folks

Wed, 23 Jan 2013 14:03:55 -0500

While I may end up doing something with this, for now you should probably check out my website. Or, if you prefer something that I update more than once per decade, my twitter feed.