Category: ramblings

8 Ways to Take Control of Your Finances in 2008:

> “The new year is a time for goals and resolutions. If one of your goals in 2008 is to take control of your money (instead of letting it keep control of you), this crash course in financial basics can help guide the way. Here’s a summary of everything I’ve learned about personal finance.”

(Via Get Rich Slowly.)

For whatever reason, I had some Red Bull sitting in my fridge, so I decided to make something palatable out of it. It’s still not all that palatable, but here’s the “Golden Bull.” The rum gives it some bite, which is balanced out by the honey sweetness of the Barenjäger:

– 1 oz Jamaican Rum (brand doesn’t matter so much here, as the Red Bull taste is pretty overpowering)
– 1/2 oz Barenjager (Honey Liquer)
– 3 oz Red Bull

Put everything in an old fashioned glass on the rocks, and give to someone who really likes Red Bull, because as much as I tried to tart it up, it still has that awful Red Bull flavor.

*Enjoy!*

[PixFix: How Bob Staake Creates His Art](http://www.bobstaake.com/pixfix/index2.shtml)
> In 1995, Bob Staake started creating his illustrations digitally using Adobe Photoshop 3.0.

> In 2008, he still exclusively uses the program — with the help of a mouse, a 17″ monitor, and a standard keyboard.

That’s right— not CS3, but *3.0*. Nice work.

There are four time-lapse videos on his site, but here’s one to whet your appetite:

(Via [Macenstein](http://macenstein.com/default/archives/1013).)

Apparently, Seagate needs a grammar checker.

1. Green
2. Purple
3. Blue
4. White
5. Orange