Tivo: The HawlendRion Chronicles

Oh how I love Monday nights ever since the fall TV season started up recently. I get my triple dose of action via idiot box in the form of Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles, Prison Break, Heroes and One Tree Hill. TV on DVD has certainly spoiled me but the new seasons are great so far. I think Wednesday, Friday and Saturday are the only nights Tivo isn't overloading. Tomorrow night is Fringe, an awesome sci-fi show from my favorite creator/producer JJ Abrams. Wednesday is a night to spend time with my loved ones, my computer... Thursday is The Office, Grey's Anatomy, and It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia and Sunday stars my favorite superhero- Dexter. All the while I'm still trying to find time to watch The X-Files. 30 Rock starts up soon enough, so let's throw that in there somewhere while we're at it. Lest we forget the classics that are always lighting up Tivo red, Seinfeld, King of Queens, The Colbert Report, Everybody Loves Raymond and probably a few others. I heart Tivo. I believe Tivo will eventually become Skynet. You heard it here first folks. Beware.

It's Always Hilarious In Philadelphia

A new show I just got in to recently is It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia. Holy jeez, it's effin brilliant. It's like Seinfeld on crack after shooting up some Family Guy then smoking a bowl of Curb Your Enthusiasm. It's quite a party. The plot and subject matter of each episode is so far out there for a live action show it's hard to believe. For example, the gang finds a baby in the dumpster and instead of calling the cops they decide to profit from it by making it into a Gerber Baby only to find out that white babies are no longer selling, that in fact, Latin and black babies are the current trend. So they decide to take it to a tanning salon only to be turned away but in the end they try to paint the baby's skin with shoe polish before child services shows up. I think my heart almost stopped beating on a few episodes from laughing so hard. I bought the first 3 seasons on DVD and cranked those out in a few days. Season 4 just started last week on FX. I give it 3 thumbs up.

UPS Really Stands For Ultimate Photon System

Today's Photoshop fun. As you can see, my friend Chris and I get a lot done at work. He makes the corrugated robot suit and I make him all powerful in Photoshop. Slow day at work equals awesome picture. I decided to post the "before" (slightly grunged up in Lightroom) and the "after."

Noir Graphic Design Studios Site Launched

As of yesterday, my new online portfolio is now available to view online at http://www.noirgraphicdesign.com/. It contains samples of my work from various fields of design including print advertisements, logo design, packaging, and photography.

In college I learned web design but have long since forgotten most of it. Well that's not entirely true. I can design the hell out of a website but I cannot program it. I've forgotten about HTML and CSS style sheets which is the boring parts of the whole process which is why I've never truly dedicated myself to that aspect of design. It really turned me off to the whole thing. That is until...wait for it...I've discovered a badass photoshop plugin called Site Grinder 2. It allows designers like myself to be just that- a designer. Not a programmer. I can focus on building a website entirely in Photoshop. By simply naming layers with certain tags, Site Grinder builds your site with minimal to no knowlege of web design. It takes care of all the HTML coding and even implements CSS to your site without ever looking at code. It's a no brainer and a life saver. Check out the site and let me know what you think.