BrumBrum http://chrisbrummel.com The personal journal of Chris Brummel, who is currently evaluating his pizza-in-a-cup options. Wed, 03 Dec 2008 02:48:19 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 en hourly 1 12.02.08 http://chrisbrummel.com/120208 http://chrisbrummel.com/120208#comments Wed, 03 Dec 2008 02:48:19 +0000 Chris Brummel http://chrisbrummel.com/?p=162 Rolando for the iPhone
Tags: videogames iPhone
Ohh! I want! Looks like a puzzle game in the mold of World of Goo and Braid. Keep 'em coming, game-creating wizards…

2009 Calendar Print
Tags: Design

This is going to go on my Christmas list..

The Plan
Tags: Comedy

Plans for what it would take for Jack Handey's bank robbery to work.
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Tags: Comedy
Plans for what it would take for Jack Handey's bank robbery to work.

Why the Drudge Report is one of the best designed sites on the web - (37signals)
Tags: Design

37 Signals takes a look at the design of one of the ugliest news sites on the web.

Finger lickin’ tofu: KFC goes vegan
Tags: Vegan

WTF?! That's the craziest fucking thing I've ever heard.
]]> http://chrisbrummel.com/112208/feed Now I’ve Got Time To Read That Magazine Article I’ve Always Wanted To… http://chrisbrummel.com/now-ive-got-time-to-read-that-magazine-article-ive-always-wanted-to http://chrisbrummel.com/now-ive-got-time-to-read-that-magazine-article-ive-always-wanted-to#comments Tue, 11 Nov 2008 02:58:22 +0000 Chris Brummel http://chrisbrummel.com/?p=152 So, once again, I am a free agent. It’s now official: FOR HIRE.

I’ve recently been laid off by CultureMob.com. I was an employee of a company where a weak economy shows it’s head much sooner than I expected. The company’s current revenue source is from investors; and the market suddenly became a tougher place for investment (which is too bad, because we were beating all our projections).

For those confused on how I could be laid off from a company that I co-created, I never invested in the company financially as some of the other members had; and therefore never had “co-founder” status. With my primary role in the company being the designer, my position wasn’t as necessary as some of the others (which makes sense to me).

Now, that being said, I’ve been enjoying my time off so far. I’ve taken the time to get my portfolio in working order. I’ve taken in a couple freelance gigs and will start to evaluate what offers are out there. I still wish the best to the folks at CultureMob and am rooting for them to make a great product even better. In under a year on the market, we were able to come close to feature parity while giving the competition a 5 year head start.

So, if you’ve got a great lead for me, by all means, toss it my way. I’d appreciate it.

]]> http://chrisbrummel.com/now-ive-got-time-to-read-that-magazine-article-ive-always-wanted-to/feed Obama Loves Comics! http://chrisbrummel.com/obama-loves-comics http://chrisbrummel.com/obama-loves-comics#comments Wed, 05 Nov 2008 20:51:23 +0000 Chris Brummel http://chrisbrummel.com/?p=143 Rutu Modan, author of last year’s great Exit Wounds, just finished up her 17-part strip in the New York Times Funny Pages, the Murder of the Terminal Patient.

the Murder of the Terminal Patient

Earlier this year, I consolidated Dan Clowes’ 20-page entry for the Funny Pages into a single PDF file; and now I’ve gone back and complied single PDFs for all of the NYT Funny Pages’ past strips. Enjoy:

NOTE: These are highly compressed, so there are slight visual artifacts. Their natural file size would be in the 40 - 80 MB range.

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Tags: Web Comedy
OHHHH!!!! SOO CUTE!!! I NEED A BABY TO DRESS!!!

The Near-Fame Experience of Being a Bravo Reality Star
Tags: TV

Great look at what happens after you win Project Runway.

Interview with Noam Chomsky
Tags: Politics

He talks about the economy and how thin the differences between Obama and McCain really are.
]]> http://chrisbrummel.com/102208/feed 10.12.08 http://chrisbrummel.com/101208 http://chrisbrummel.com/101208#comments Mon, 13 Oct 2008 07:11:44 +0000 Chris Brummel http://chrisbrummel.com/?p=137 WIRED Interviews John Hodgman
Tags: Comedy Books TV
LONG article talking about his next book, "More Information Than You Require" (Oct 21st) and convincing Bruce Campbell to let him publish his book.

Rolling Stone on D’Angeleo from 2000
Tags: Music

A great look at the classic soul album, Voodoo. Yodas and treats. I've been thinking about heavily swung beats lately as being drunk, and apparently that's exactly how they talked what they were trying to do on Voodoo.

Banksy’s Pet Store
Tags: Art

Animatronic pets designed by Banksy in their own storefront in New York City for October '08 only. See it while it lasts.
]]> http://chrisbrummel.com/101208/feed 09.25.08 http://chrisbrummel.com/092508 http://chrisbrummel.com/092508#comments Thu, 25 Sep 2008 22:00:32 +0000 Chris Brummel http://chrisbrummel.com/?p=133 What Happened To Muxtape
Tags: Web Music
An interesting read as to what happened to the short-lived mix-tape service.

EW Asks Stewart & Colbert
Tags: Comedy Politics

COLBERT: "After the 2006 Correspondents' Dinner [in which Colbert gave a scathing satirical speech about Bush with the President right in front of him, earning some hardcore Beltway backlash], Jon said, ''You touched it. You got close enough to touch it, and it got on you.'' Then more than a year passed, and I got kicked off the ballot in South Carolina during my brief presidential run. I had actually been on the phone with people in South Carolina, telling me I was gonna be fine. People were on the phone lying to me. And I called Jon and said, ''I touched it…again.'' That was disappointing. I thought I could put myself all the way in it and not feel it, but I did. I realized, ''I understand, maybe, why people end up not being so good.'' Because they get lied to a lot."

Dave Eggers Interviews Chris Elliott
Tags: Comedy

32 minutes of good anecdotes. I get the impression that the recent Rolling Stones article on him took heavily from this interview.
]]> http://chrisbrummel.com/092508/feed 09.18.08 http://chrisbrummel.com/091808 http://chrisbrummel.com/091808#comments Fri, 19 Sep 2008 06:09:41 +0000 Chris Brummel http://chrisbrummel.com/?p=131 Jean Grae Will Do Original Verses..For $$$, lol.
Tags: Music
Ha! Jean Grae, hip-hop MC queen & frequent Herbaliser collaborator, will do 16 measures to your beat for $800 and posted her ad on Craigslist. She's great. This is going to be crazy.

Andrio Abero | 33rpm
Tags: Design Music

One of my favorite poster designers just happens to live down the street from me (I think).

Cabin Man : Rolling Stone Does Chris Elliott
Tags: Comedy

10 pages of why Chris Elliott is a genius (beep!). The only thing they didn't mention is Action Family, which I consider to be the funniest thing ever made.
]]> http://chrisbrummel.com/091808/feed I’m A Geek For Jamie and Janelle http://chrisbrummel.com/im-a-geek-for-jamie-and-janelle http://chrisbrummel.com/im-a-geek-for-jamie-and-janelle#comments Wed, 17 Sep 2008 16:08:07 +0000 Chris Brummel http://chrisbrummel.com/?p=113 Jamie and JanelleI’ve found I’m a big sucker for the whole Motown revival and tracing back the trend points to the Daptone Records; but as far as I can tell, the first out of the UK to notice wasn’t Amy Winehouse, but Jamie Lidell with “Multiply” a year before her “Back To Black“. The last “revival” album that I really geeked out over was Lidell’s “Jim” back in April.

Little Bit Of Feel Good - Jim:

In May, I saw that he was coming stateside and made sure that I caught him. The show was good, but not great. I feel a kinship to a dorky white guy who can’t help but express his honest love for soul music. What I didn’t like is that his backup band was a little thin to get the full effect I’d like for the sound: A single guy alternating between playing guitar and bass and a single sax player in the place of a horn section.

Good news/Bad news: He’s back for a second US tour. I was hoping that he’d grew in stature from his first “Jim” tour and now had a larger band, but it doesn’t appear so.

BUT, I just found out that his opening act is the *new* artist that I’m geeking out over: Janelle Monae. She’s part Outkast, part P-Funk, part electro-funk-punk, part Erykah Badu. Her recently re-released Fritz Lang inspired EP has been on HEAVY rotation anywhere I can play it.

Sincerely, Jane - Metropolis:

As much as Jamie is representing the past with a little bit of future, she’s representing the future with a little bit of past. They’ll be performing together October 3rd at the Showbox.

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Tags: Politics
Taking the Washington Post graph for McCain - Obama tax plans and adjusting it to account for scale. Pretty crazy…

NYT on Tim & Eric
Tags: Comedy TV

Pretty good write up. Apparently John C. Reilly's "Steve Brule" character is getting a spin-off series.

Quick, Slick Online Voter Registraion
Tags: Politics

If you've moved since the last time you've voted, make sure you've registered. Takes just a moment to check, or about 3 minutes to register online.
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