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Regrettable Foods

2011-09-21T07:24:00.000-07:00

What the what?

Ham and banana hollendaise

Microwaveable Spotted Dick

All via x-ray delta one's awesome Regreattable Food Flickr set.

Egg Timer

2011-08-24T07:15:00.000-07:00

via Kitschy Living. Anyone have a credit for this?

Alphabattle: J, E, L, F, H, T, P

2011-01-02T14:47:00.000-08:00

I made good progress on these during my holiday break.

Fa la la la la la la la la

2010-12-23T22:44:00.000-08:00

Happy Holidays!

Alphabattle: D, Dolphin

2010-09-26T16:28:00.000-07:00

I struggled with this one. The tail is not perfect, somehow. Any suggestions?

How to Make a Long Commute More Productive and More Enjoyable

2010-07-22T06:34:00.000-07:00

To keep my one-hour Los Angeles commute from feeling like a monotonous or frustrating routine, I occasionally take a longer, scenic route and I always listen to music, podcasts, audiobooks, satellite radio or NPR. Sometimes I cannot wait to get back into the car and hear the rest of something that I am really enjoying. Below is a roundup of my favorite commute listening material.

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Podcasts • free

Design Matters (about 1 hour)
Debbie Millman (President of AIGA, etc, etc, etc.) interviews big names in graphic design. I love getting a glimpse into the personalities behind the work I have been studying and admiring for years. I fiendishly episode-binged Design Matters and was sad when I ran out of new episodes. I feel like they were an important part of my design education and I am forever grateful for them. Debbie has taken a short sabbatical from Design Matters but will return in the Fall of 2010 with her SVA Masters of Branding students (I know one of them, I feel so connected). I can't wait!
2005–2009
[ iTunes ] [ Design Observer ]
2009–2010
[ iTunes ] [ Design Observer ]

This American Life (approx. 1 hour)
Hosted by Ira Glass, This American Life delivers "Stories that are like movies for radio." It is not surprising that this podcast wins all of the major broadcasting awards. I am happy to be sucked in to one of these gems every week.
[ iTunes ] [ thisamericanlife.org ]

Savage Love ( about 30–45 minutes)
Sex advice columnist, Dan Savage answers sex and relationship questions from callers. The show is funny, sexual, blunt and vulgar. The opening tune is "If you’re stuck in a relationship quandary or if you’re looking for sexual harmony, well, there’s nothing you can’t ask on the Savage Lovecast." It took a few episodes before I started to really love this podcast, but now I am hooked. If I ever had a bad day, I listen to this podcast because it often makes me laugh-out-loud.
[ iTunes ] [ RSS ]

The World in Words (usually less than 30 minutes)
The World in Words covers language and linguistics with a global perspective.
[ iTunes ] [ RSS ]

The Moth (about 15 minutes)
The Moth features "stories told live without notes." Sometimes the stories are funny, sometimes sad and sometimes thought-provoking.
[ iTunes ] [ RSS ]

Stuff You Should Know (under 1 hour)
Stuff You Should Know is published by HowStuffWorks.com that features quick overviews on topics you might wonder about or learned in grade school and forgot. A few recent topics were: "How do butterfly wings get their color?," "How Food Cravings Work?" and "President Obama's Health Care Plan: Soup to Nuts."
[ iTunes ] [ RSS ]

A Prairie Home Companion's News From Lake Wobegon (15–20 minutes)
Garrison Keillor makes me laugh. Enough said.
[ iTunes ] [ RSS ]

Radiolab (about 1 hour)
Brilliantly edited, Radiolab features excellent music entwined with thought-provoking ideas, stories, and information.
[ iTunes ] [ RSS ]

Onion Radio News (about 1 minute)
I love these sarcastic-funny episodes. Unfortunately, my iPod/car dock setup does not allow me to cycle through episodes without undocking. These episodes are so short that it is rather inconvenient (and probably dangerous) for me to be docking/selecting/redocking/etc. I listen to this at a computer. If your set up allows you to shift through episodes, I highly recommend this one for a good laugh.
[ iTunes ] [ RSS ]

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Audiobooks • $$ varies

My father-in-law generously added me as the second user on his audible.com account. This allows me to download any of his archives and use any of his built up credits for new books. Lucky me! I love listening to audiobooks, especially when I find a good one. When I get a really good one, I cannot wait to get in my car each day to listen.

I usually read nonfiction, but I have found myself enjoying humor, fiction, and chick-lit in audiobook format. I have also found that the voice delivering the audiobook is almost as important as the content. A monotonous or whiney voice can kill a good book. I particularly enjoy listening to author-read unabridged books. Below are a selection of audiobooks that I have enjoyed.

Eat, Pray, Love: One Woman's Search for Everything Across Italy, India, and Indonesia (12 hours and 49 minutes)
By Elizabeth Gilbert
Narrated by: Elizabeth Gilbert
I am happy that I listened to this book in audiobook format, but it is likely a good book in written form as well. Elizabeth Gilbert chronicles her post-divorce journey of self discovery as "she eats (in Italy), prays (in India), and finds love (in Indonesia)." (© AudioFile, 2006) This was the first audiobook I listened to and I was so completely hooked.
[ audible ] [ iTunes ] [ amazon(CD) ]

When You Are Engulfed in Flames (9 hours and 3 minutes)
By David Sedaris
Narrated by: David Sedaris
I find David Sedaris to be hilarious both in written and audiobook form. When You Are Engulfed in Flames is the first author-read audiobook I have listened to by Sedaris, and I found it so funny that I will go back and listen to all of his books that I have previously enjoyed reading.
[ audible ] [ iTunes ] [ amazon(CD) ]

The Devil Wears Prada (14 hours and 4 minutes)
By Lauren Weisberger
Narrated by Bernadette Dunne
This is totally indulgent chick-lit at its finest. It made my commute seem so short.
[ audible ] [ iTunes ]

The Bedwetter: Stories of Courage, Redemption, and Pee (5 hours and 42 minutes)
By Sarah Silverman
Narrated by: Sarah Silverman
I think this book is best delivered in audiobook format. It was full of snarky, self-deprecating humor. It is not as funny as Sarah's on-air comedy, but I still had a few lol moments so it was totally worth it.
[ audible ] [ iTunes ] [ amazon ]

Lake Wobegon Summer 1956 (6 hours and 28 minutes)
By Garrison Keillor
Narrated by Garrison Kielor
If you enjoy Garrison Kielor's podcast, there are plenty of his books to listen to. Lake Wobegon Summer 1956 is a good/funny one.
[ audible ] [ iTunes ]

Linchpin: Are You Indispensable? (8 hours and 27 minutes)
By Seth Goodin
Narrated by Seth Godin
Seth Godin talks about how to become a Linchpin—someone who is an indispensable, proactive leader/connector/inventor. Someone who draws their own map from any level within an organization.
[ audible ] [ iTunes ]

Kitchen Confidential: Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly (8 hours)
By Anthony Bourdain
Narrated by Anthony Bourdain
Humorous and full of interesting foodie info.
[ audible ] [ Tunes ]

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Audiobooks • free

There are also free audiobooks sites like Podiobooks and LibriVox. I have not listened to anything from these sites, but I may someday and will report back with the best of what I find.

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SIRIUS Satellite Radio • about $13 per month

My car came with a 3-month free SIRIUS membership and I listened primarily to news and to Howard Stern. I enjoyed Howard Stern so much that I often sat in my car at home to finish listening. I intend on renewing if I ever run out of podcasts and audiobooks that interest me.
[ sirius subscription packages ] [ hardware ]

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Thoughts?

What are your favorite podcasts and audiobooks?

Earthquake Preparedness Junk Food

2010-07-13T06:24:00.000-07:00

Wash down your canned peanut butter and jelly sandwich with a canned pancake flavored milkshake.

Alphabattle: O, Octopus

2010-07-05T17:57:00.000-07:00

Sneak preview. Now I'm following wherever my momentum is and going out of order. I still plan to do all of them. J and D are almost done. Stay tuned!

Alphabattle: C, Crab

2010-03-18T21:58:00.000-07:00

I'm on a roll with these.

Alphabattle: B, Butterfly

2010-03-16T07:05:00.000-07:00

I made this letter B for LetterCult's Alphabattle.

Mmmm, Chicken

2010-03-13T16:25:00.000-08:00

This chicken illustration makes me smile. It was created by Sara Wood, a student at University of the Arts. It was created for an assignment where she was asked to visually respond to the word mortality. I look forward to seeing more work from Sara.

Alphabattle

2010-02-27T17:51:00.000-08:00

I made this letter A for LetterCult's Alphabattle.

Meat and Potatoes

2010-02-14T12:00:00.000-08:00

I am proud to announce that I am the newest full-time designer for Meat and Potatoes, a super fun mom-and-pop design studio in Burbank, CA. Thank you, Disney, for all of the connections and valuable experience.

Love you Like a Fat Kid Loves Cake

2010-01-04T06:34:00.000-08:00

This poster by Erin Jang made me smile. From Erin's blog:

This is a poster I designed for a bride who wanted to surprise her husband on their wedding day. She commissioned this because he loves cakes, cookies and all things sweet. She had the poster framed and displayed beside their wedding cake at the reception to surprise him!

10 Ridiculous Kitchen Gadgets

2009-11-08T18:40:00.000-08:00

I love watching infomercials because they are a reminder of how complicated our lives have become. They leave me wondering how humanity has survived without such useful inventions as the battery-powered battery charger and the bottom wiper? For this post, I am specifically focusing on the gadgets that were designed with the intention of making our lives easier in the kitchen.

Octodog Hot Dog Shaper
If you are not skilled with a knife, the Octodog will help you squish a tube of subpar porker parts into a shape resembling an octopus.

Spaghetti Ice Cream Maker
If 8-legged frankfurters do not persuade your kid to eat, surely transforming ice cream into the shape of spaghetti, lasagna or asparagus will do the trick. The Spaghetti Ice Cream Maker, which appears to be a re-branded pasta maker, will disguise your cold sweets to appear hot and savory.

Twirling Spaghetti Fork
Hog Wild, the makers of the Moo Mixer, have come up with a solution for the strenuous work that is required to eat spaghetti.
Please note: To install the batteries, you will have to unscrew the lid from the battery compartment with a twirling motion. If this task is cumbersome for you, you may need to enlist the help of a friend.

Banana Guard
Safely transport your banana in this phallic plastic carrying case. From the banana guard website:

Remarkably this device fits over 90% of commercially available bananas. How? Highly curved bananas can be straightened slightly to fit into upper curve and very straight bananas can be bent ever so slightly to fit into the mold.

Just remember to eat the banana quickly after smooshing it in the case because it is likely to bruise.

Battery Powered Flour Sifter
For those of you who cannot be bothered with turning a crank, but are okay removing the batteries come cleaning time, the battery powered flour sifter is sure to make your life easier.

In-The-Shell Electric Egg Scrambler
Let's face it, whipping an egg is hard work, so the folks at Ronco have introduced an Electric In-The-Egg Scrambler. At first, I didn't understand how this product worked, but this video explained it all. If you have trouble getting the whipped egg to drool out the hole, the next tool is for you.

Mechanical Egg Cracker
If you have the patience to clean this contraption, but cracking an egg is a real nuisance for you, then you will love this Egg Cracker.

Handy Peel Instant Peel Gloves
The days of peeling veggies will be far behind you if you purchase these easy-to-clean spud exfoliators.

The Magic Bullet
This simple, 21-piece, single serve blender contraption, will certainly make your life easier. The magic bullet "does ANY job in 10 seconds or less," and only costs $99.

Solid Flavor Injector
For four easy payments of $39.95, you can get the solid food injector, which will save your fingers from the labor of pushing a garlic clove into meat.

This article was originally posted on technorati.com by yours truly.

Audiovox Earbudeez Packaging

2009-10-28T20:44:00.000-07:00

How freakin'cute are these earbud packages? Made me smile.

Gecko Stickers: Decal Home Decor

2009-10-09T06:30:00.000-07:00

Leo from Gecko Stickers sent me the above photos of his new product line. I love the clever use of decals on acrylic to create side tables, lamps, and candlesticks. This will fit in nicely with the decor I have in mind for my future studio.

Yummy Ice Cream Packaging

2009-10-03T14:44:00.000-07:00

Love this scrumptious ice cream packaging concept from Joao Ricardo Machado.

Originally posted on The Dieline:

"This is a project for an ice cream identity and package family for kids. It was a final college project created for the Graphic Design Project class in the College of Arts and Design Caldas da Rainha, Portugal. The faces expressions interacts with the kids by showing how fun and delicious is to eat ice cream and turn the package into a collectible and reusable object for kids fun. Particularly, i always feel like laughing when i look at theses happy faces."

Pigs

2009-09-18T10:46:00.000-07:00

I am in New York visiting a friend. Here are two funny pig items I spotted in SoHo. Pig Mug and Pig Cooking Lid.

Amputee Support Group

2009-08-09T15:34:00.000-07:00

Made me smile. By Brett Weber (flickr).

The Refined

2009-08-08T10:37:00.001-07:00

Big thanks to the folks at The Refined for selecting Old Glutton as one of six "Refined Blogs." The Refined is a new blog that showcases refined design and ideas. My favorite posts so far: relieving the knots and Uniqlo blowing me away again. I look forward to more posts from them.

Etsy Find: Nana Company

2009-07-28T10:45:00.000-07:00

Check out these cute fruit inspired vintage cases available from Nana Company (Etsy).

Sweet! Affordable Art

2009-07-27T07:00:00.000-07:00

This limited edition Donut Print is available from Japan LA for $24. It was created by 64 Colors. You can see more of their super fun food inspired artwork here.

I would love to have some of these prints for my future design studio.

Slab Sheriff

2009-07-26T08:06:00.000-07:00

I love the name of this font.

Capital One Custom Card

2009-07-22T07:05:00.000-07:00

It is old news that you can customize a capital one card, but I finally got around to personalizing mine with this photo of mine. I got tired of looking at the swooshy blue one. Now at least their ugly logo is confined to the upper left corner, but I still wish I could remove it all together.