http://www.davidstagg.com/v2 Ride with the top down so I'm closer to God. Thu, 22 Jan 2009 19:21:11 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Campbell Brown, the anchor of CNN's No Bias, No Bull, just can't seem to sit up straight. I end up watching a ton of her show on mute at the gym. You know, you get on the treadmills ellipticals and always forget your headphones so you're stuck watching a ... http://www.davidstagg.com/v2/2009/01/22/cnns-campbell-brown-constantly-on-a-tilt/ Before we get started, if you haven't already seen the FinallyFast.com commercial, you're going to need to check it out for the sake of this post: I don't know if you've seen it or not; I'm not too sure of where it's played or if it's just a regional thing. However, ... http://www.davidstagg.com/v2/2009/01/03/on-why-the-finallyfastcom-commerical-is-awesome/ I have to give credit to my roommate Zane for the idea for this one. He IMed me at work and just went off on any number of songs and pretty soon we decided it was great Top 5 material. It was an incredibly long list so we had obviously ... http://www.davidstagg.com/v2/2008/12/12/top-5-best-songs-with-melodies-that-arent-words/ I know I've been a little absent lately, and for that, I apologize. However, I wanted to just drop a quick note saying I've been working on a re-design and that's been the reason for the hiatus. However, that being said, I'm going to drop some other things that've been ... http://www.davidstagg.com/v2/2008/11/23/new-blog-coming-soon/ It's always been a dream of mine to grow a full-on mustache. However, these days, if you're a mid-'20s young adult and you start to grow one you're all of a sudden a pedophile. It only makes sense that I start to grow one for the kids. Mustache for Kids is a ... http://www.davidstagg.com/v2/2008/11/10/mustaches-for-kids-i-grow-the-stache-for-charity/ In honor of Obama's win (and before you jump to conclusions, this is by no means a political post or designed to show my support for a candidate), as a designer, I've been to his Web site a number of times. It's an incredibly good piece of work. His campaign ... http://www.davidstagg.com/v2/2008/11/05/the-easter-egg-on-barack-obamas-web-site/ The Legend of Zelda These are the types of video games when you realize after you've spent four consecutive hours on the couch without moving that you need to get up and do something else. The types where you probable thought, "I would have been better off if I had never ... http://www.davidstagg.com/v2/2008/10/22/top-5-video-games-i-spent-more-time-on-than-i-care-to-admit/ Alright, everyone's seen the FedEx logo. I know you have. It's almost as ubiquitous as Coke or the golden arches. And just as a reminder, here you go: Normal, right? Not so. Never was. Best design "easter egg" ever. I've got to give credit to BadAssIdeas.com for opening my eyes: That picture ... http://www.davidstagg.com/v2/2008/10/09/fedex-provides-me-with-the-biggest-revelation-ive-had-in-a-long-time/ If you know me at all, you'll know I absolutely love horror/scary/suspense/thriller movies. The campier, the better. Much to my mother's dismay, I still watch them all the time, originally went to school to make them, and am one of the few people who saw Black Christmas and liked it. This ... http://www.davidstagg.com/v2/2008/10/06/twenty-five-days-of-horror-movies/ If Ice Cube were a motivational speaker (motivational rapper?), he would already have a good foundation to go on. Circa 1990, he already gave us a number of reasons to have a good day: Ice Cube - It Was A Good Day [audio:itwasagoodday.mp3] He woke up that morning The dogs that typically bark in ... http://www.davidstagg.com/v2/2008/10/04/reasons-why-according-to-ice-cube-that-i-should-be-having-a-good-day/