The Rosetta Stone

For those of you who don't know what the Rosetta Stone is, it's a big freakin' rock etched around 196 B.C.E. and found by some French guy in the 1700s. Basically, it's a stone with three different types of hieroglyphs chiseled into it, one translating the other before it.

Why am I schooling you guys? Well because, I found a kickass rub of it somewhere in the abyss that is the internet. Trust me guys this is a deal; it's the best look you can get of it without pressing your face against museum glass. Check it out here.

BOOK: The Abandoned

I've actually had this graphic novel for a while but for some reason it took me...oh I dunno...a year to decide to write about it. That's a year's worth of ADD folks. Anyway here it is:

The abandoned

Here's the jist: Somewhere near Savannah, Georgia there's some kids working in a creepy ice cream shop (mind you everything about Georgia is a little creepy, I know I share a state line with those guys) when a hurricane blows through and suddenly all the town folk are all kinds of zombie-fied. Don't know why. When it comes to Tokyo Pop it's usually best not to ask questions. Either way, the art is kickass, the gore is satisfactory, and the characters look like real people as opposed to tweaked-out big-eyed 90 pound sticks with tits. Yay zombies.

WHAT'S UP: Micro Buttons

Ever wondered what the hell kinda font people have been using for those tiny 'link to' buttons? Well, out of absolute boredom I figured it out. All hail the almighty Google blah blah blah.

These tinies are called 'micro buttons'. Though they are not for the visually inept they do provide a good bit of linky information in a stylish manner and they take away very little of the site's design. Hell often times they add to the site's design. Here are the specs for making your own:

• The standard micro button size is 80x15.


• The universal font used for them is Silkscreen by Jason Kottke.


• Most of the time these buttons have a small white cut to the left to display initials or whatever, but they come in all styles.

Happy button making and remember: Uncut Columbian is only uncut if you're in Columbia.

Movie: Dead Leaves

So I was flipping channels the other night and the Sci-fi Channel was running Blood: The Last Vampire. Whatever. I've seen enough emo vamp paraphernalia in my day. I flip back about 30 minutes later and I was slapped in the face by this:






Dead Leaves. I never cought why it was called that because i was too busy being captivated/stunned and holding my sides from the laughter. I've seen a lot of weird movies in my day but this one takes the cake. I couldn't look away. The whole thing has something to do with the two main characters, Pandy and Retro, breaking out of a prison on the moon. And you know I couldn't help but notice that the guy with the T.V. on his head (Retro) was really friggin' hot. I don't even have to ask if there's something wrong with me.

WATCH IT!!

HTML: Crash Course

This post is all about tags. I'm sure a lot of you are damn tired of having 'Hosted by Photobucket' appear at the bottom of every picture you link to, so I'm gonna tell you how to bypass the sickening commercialism attached to all of your hosted photos. Your dead dog shouldn't be hosted by Photobucket.

Copy the direct link url located below your image on the Photobucket website. Navigate to the place where you want to place your image and follow these steps:

Insert this short code and paste the url you copied in place of (url):

<img src=" (url) ">

When you're done, you should have something like this:

<img src="http://www.photobucket.com/image.jpg">

Same goes with linking text instead of just slapping a long ugly link down. This is what you write:

<a href="http://www.google.com">This is a link.</a>


This is what you get: This is a link.

For a while you'll have to reference the code and c/p it, but eventually you'll memorize it and be able to toss those brackets around like hotcakes. Practice is key to mastery, grasshopper.

Phenomenal Piece

You absolutely have to see this. Scroll in to see all the action. Mad props to the creators.

Click here.

Martina Strobel: Vector Artist

StumbleUpon can be a very beautiful thing when it comes to finding artists like this. Martina Strobel is a vector artist who, in my opinion, utilizes every ounce of potential vector drawing can provide. Her placement is flawless, her shading is superb, and her concepts are phenomenal. Props to Martina Strobel (cool last name by the way).

Check out her website here.