• this is how we watch soccer

    It starts at 11:30 AM with an email chain from Paris to DC. It’s my brother asking if the US v. Netherlands friendly will be broadcast live. more

  • september swim

    The beach was largely abandoned now, only a handful of stray surfcasters bothered to come down at this time of day during the last month of the season. more

  • in praise of cassettes

    A road trip reveals fundamental truths about Neil Young and the value of a good cassette tape. more

Category Archives: creative

oscarama/logorama

By davidconnell | Published: March 9, 2010
via underconsideration.com One of the most interesting moments of Sunday’s Oscar’s was the best short animated film category. Mostly, because they provided the most visually interesting clips of the entire night. Under Considerations’ “Brand New” blog has a rundown on the winner Logorama. Also, visually interesting: The look on smug ahole James Cameron’s face [...]
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wordpress.com fail, back to wordpress.org

By David Connell | Published: February 28, 2010
post summary: After using the wordpress.com platform for three months, I am switching back to a hosted wordpress.org environment. Wordpress.com’s lack of support for video embed codes made it very difficult to integrate with my posterous account. At the end of November I decided move aquariumdrinker off of a self-hosted wordpress.org environment and onto the free [...]
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i just spent 4:36 watching an ad on youtube

By David Connell | Published: February 26, 2010
And you should watch it too, because it’s really well-done; interesting and; although it doesn’t tell anyone who’s a web professional anything they don’t already know, it’s always good to have a reminder — especially when it’s clever and entertaining. (Hat tip, John Haydon, via EpipheoStudios)
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september swim

By David Connell | Published: January 31, 2010
The beach was largely abandoned now, only a handful of stray surfcasters bothered to come down at this time of day during the last month of the season. They stood like sticks of driftwood spiked into the surf every 100 yards or so. There was a young family. The daughter and son-in-law of homeowners here with [...]
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morning sunrise, winter

By David Connell | Published: January 7, 2010
Taken with an iPhone and run through camera bag filter “Lolo.” Posted via email from davidconnell on posterous
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