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LOST: The Complete Series

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Dec 21 1

Sarah and I have big plans for Christmas. We’re going to get lost in Lost.

Okay, I know that was cheesy, but that’s our plan. We had many invitations from really wonderful folks in our congregation, and from some friends in the area, to spend Christmas with them and their families. And while we would have had a great time with any of them, we’ve decided to lay low this Christmas season.

I’m not sure exactly what Christmas is going to be like, but I’m guessing that it’s going to be hard. Hard with the expectations that we were going to be very pregnant at this point in the year. Hard because we are getting just that much closer to our due date, and the day in which we were going to begin our lives with Micah and Judah.

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FlashForward: A Show about Fate and Free Will

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Sep 26 5

FlashForward

I watched the series premiere of FlashForward this afternoon – and I’m very hopeful that this is going to be a really great TV series. Here is the premise in a nutshell: for 2 minutes and 17 seconds, the entire world blacked out and gets a glimpse of their future. Obviously – once the 2 minutes and 17 seconds are up, the world is in mass chaos, people are dead, injured and it seems that everyone had a flash forward to the exact same moment in time about 6 months in the future.

Already there are some major issues as some people see themselves in relationships with different people, some don’t have any flash forwards (does that mean they are dead in 6 months) and others are now beginning to try and piece together how this could have happened. And for you Losties out there, there is one scene in the show where you can see a billboard advertising for Oceanic Airlines. Whether that means there is some sort of crossover to Lost, or ABC just did it for fun…who knows.

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Helvetica

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Feb 8 15

I watched Helvetica the other day, at the recommendation of my good friend Adam. It’s a documentary about the typeface, Helvetica – one that is familiar to all computer users (Mac & PC) and everyone else in the world. Helvetica has always been a font I’ve avoided using because it looks so boring. However, it was really interesting watching this film and hearing perspectives about Helvetica from designers, its creators and severe critics of the typeface. There are some really great interviews in the documentary, including one with German typographer and designer, Erik Spiekermann, in which he talks about how he just loathes Helvetica (it’s quite humorous).

After watching the film, I started to see how Helvetica really can be a beautiful font if used well, and I hope to get a chance to try it out in some future designing. It also inspired me to be on the lookout for Helvetica used around the city. I went to New York City yesterday for the afternoon, and got a chance to photograph Helvetica in action. I’m pretty sure that all of the images in this Helvetica photoset are using Helvetica, but if you notice one that’s not, please let me know.

What about everyone else? Anyone seen the film? Anyone really like or dislike Helvetica?

Andy Konigsmark Advances to Top 8 in American Gladiators

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Jan 15 0

In case you didn’t watch American Gladiators last night, but my buddy Andy Konigsmark kicked ass last night and advanced on to the Top 8. He was behind in points until the Eliminator, which he got the fastest male time for yet (2:04) and beat his opponent, even though his opponent had a 4 second head start. For more details on what else happened in the episode, check this out.

My favorite part of the show was just seeing a guy I have spent time with and gotten to know pretty well on TV. Andy is a hilarious guy with a great personality, and he was showing the real thing on the air, and not putting on some show. I think that was easily seen when he was getting interviewed after winning it, and his opponent Sharaud finally made it through the course, and Andy pointed and said, “Hey that’s my boy Sharaud…hey give it up for Sharaud.” It was also fun to watch Hulk Hogan and Laila Ali, the hosts, try to fit in all the religious one-liners they could, hearing Hulk calling Andy “Rev”, making a reference to getting baptized if he fell in the water, and hearing him referred to as the preacher man.

Anyway – keep your eye out for Andy as he’s still in and will be in the Top 8.