Patrick Micka

I’ve finally gotten somewhat settled into my new house. Here’s another doodle, also from the fridge, that was once acompanied by a somewhat passive-agressive note that read “If you eat food that isn’t yours, you are a communist.” It makes me laugh, and my milk was thereafter safe.

I can’t recall when it was that I first ran across these typographic representations of film clips. Recently though, I discovered a few more videos, non film related, that really grab me with the way the type is used to express moods and ideas. Here’s a playlist:

Bonus: Also, I don’t know if there is a video of this, but I found this via StumbleUpon a while back. Don’t Think Twice, It’s Alright

As I prepare to move to my new apartment I’m trying gather all my little doodles and drawings which seem to have skattered throughout the house over the past year. I’ll try to post more as I prepare for the move.

The past few days here have been wet and gray, so here’s a short list of some of my favorite web games (-10 to productivity). I was feeling nostalgic after spending an hour playing Line Rider, which is as far as I can tell, endless fun. So, I decided to revisit a few of my favorites. Each is relatively simple, some taking less than five minutes to complete, some, with no actual objective could be played for hours. Enjoy.

flOw

This game is beautiful. You control a small aquatic creature through the ocean as it eats other creatures and evolves to become more complex.

Cursor* 10

This is a sort of puzzle where the secret to unlocking the 16th level is to “cooperate with yourself”. It can be a little frustrating at first.

Fly Guy

I’m convinced that this is one of the coolest and most relaxing games on the web. The art and the sound effects are great.

Untangle

In this flash-based game the goal is to untangle each puzzle. I’m still working on this one.

Line Rider Beta

The original Line Rider game was perfect. If you haven’t played it yet, beware, it will suck you in.

Powder Game

This java-based phyiscs toy could keep me entertained for hours. Its simple interface invites you build a volcano or a vacum cleaner.

At Your Convenience. This muxtape is the second in an ongoing series of posts, the eight songs I chose are ones that I feel represent a sort of slowed and relaxed state that I tend to find myself in. Otherwise, it’s a relatively unorganized collection of good music. Enjoy.

Radiohead - Like Spinning
PlatesPortishead - Silence
Beirut - Scenic World
Bowerbirds - Hooves
Menomena - The Pelican
Gotye - Hearts A Mess
Beasts and Superbeasts - If I Was A House
Moby - Now I Can Let It Go

Muxtape Monday is a bi-monthly feature in which I provide a musical playlist containing a selection of music that has to do with various themes, ideas, etc. The framework established by the creators of Muxtape allows only twelve songs to be uploaded at any one time, therefore, each playlist will only be available for 2 weeks.