Sam Brown from explodingdog.com gave an entertaining talk at Vassar last night on how he came up with his idea for the website. The concept is simply picturing texts. Visitors send in their titles and Sam draws stick figures based on his interpretation. He spent first half hour talking about the history of the site and spent the rest answering questions and drawing as the same time. It was an enjoyable experience. For those who haven’t been to his site, check it out for an archive of amusing drawings.

Want to turn your sleepy eyes into glamorous eyes? Proceed with caution (actual surgeon photos) Upper Eyelid Asian Blepharoplasty. I think my piggy eyes are looking just fine.

Chai Vang (sounds like a Vietnamese name) killed 5 hunters. He is out of his damn mind.

The misuse of Photoshop could be quite hurtful. Via Song Vinh.

The Anal Massage straight from Target for $35.96. What a perfect gift! In case the link breaks, here is the screenshot

Saturday morning with nothing to do, I hopped on the train to NYC for the reopening of MoMA. Despite the wet weather, the free admission (worth $20) attracted tons of viewers. The line was ridiculously long so there was no way for me to stand in and wait. As I walked away with disappointment, I spotted this beautiful waterfall view. It’s a great spot for reading, eating, and chatting. Speaking of eating, I was craving for my favorite Chinese lunchbox (Roast Duck/Roast Pork with Rice) so I took the subway to Chinatown. After a 4 bucks meal, I decided to head back to Poughkeepsie because the rain poured harder. While at Grand Central station, I stopped for a few minutes to enjoy an underground breakdance. Michael Jackson’s impersonator was the only performer the last time I was there. This time he recruited an impressive crew with him. Even on a dreary day, NYC still has tons of activities. It’s definitely a city that never sleeps.

Just received an autographed copy of Steven Aimone’s Design! A Lively Guide to Design Basics for Artists & Craftpeople. Many thanks to Steve and Katherine Aimone for this invaluable book. Beside writing, they also provide art workshops, classes, and lectures. For more information on their work, check out Aimone Art Services.

Looking at this young, full of life, and adorable face takes me back to the joyful days I spent with Samantha. The last time I went back to Lancaster for the weekend, she did something that I could never forget.

After I kissed her soft baby cheek goodbye, she grabbed my arm and sadly said, “Where are you going, cau Doanh (uncle Donny)?” I told her softly, “I have to go home, honey.” She immediately replied, “But your home is up there” as she pointed to my old room. I busted out laughter with happy tears. I held her tight and didn’t want to leave.

Visualgui.com is restyling once again. Obviously, there are bugs to kill, especially with these beautiful flowers, but I am not going to sweat them. Holla if ya feel me.

The controversial Eminem takes his stand on political campaign. His latest video “Mosh” produced by GNN is pretty damn wicked.

Just made a minute and a half presentation in front of about 15 Vassar’s Trustees including Meryl Streep (class of ’67) and Lisa Kudrow (class of ’85). I had to briefly describe the design process behind Community Works and Powerhouse websites.

The presentation turned out fine since I made it as short and concise as possible. I am glad it was done and over it. I hate public speaking ever since I was a freshman in college. I wanted to be a communication major, what was I thinking? Public Speaking was the most stressful class I ever had in college. After that course, I immediate changed my major to Digital Arts & Multimedia Design so that I can just let my arts do the talking for me. Well, I can now breathe normal again. Have a fantastic weekend everyone.

Is my navigational element provoked some curiosities? The arrangements of types are visually playful. It’s a bad choice in web design but I am sick of sticking with the straight forward and “don’t make me think” approach. I want you to look at them for a bit and try to figure out what the heck they are supposed to be. Obviously I am a color guy as well. As you can see I used many colors in my design. By the way, I also took out other sets of GUI styles. No reason, just not interested anymore.

Is Talib Kweli’s Beautiful Struggle struggling that bad? Didn’t cop the album but heard a couple of tracks. While his lyrical content is impressive, his delivery isn’t so convincing. He can’t flow to the beat the way Pac did. Speaking of Pac, Beautiful Struggle makes me appreciates Me Against The World even more. It’s a fantastic album with beautiful lyrics, blazing flows, and bomb-ass beats. The way Pac dropped his verse was amazing.