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WTF Wednesday: Bless This Mess

Hello and welcome to this week’s special edition of “WTF Wednesday.” What a treat we have for you today! As the saying goes, “I wasn’t born in Texas, but I got here as fast as I could.” One of the many charms of this great state is how polite folks can be—even when they’re insulting…

WTF Wednesday: Words? We don’t need no stinkin’ words.

They say a picture is worth a thousand words, which is a good thing, because I forgot to write today’s post. So, without further ado, I give you “Wordless WTF Wednesday.” Sometimes there really are no words…

Tuesday’s Type Tip: Double Trouble

Okay folks, this one’s going to annoy some of you… You must stop double spacing after periods. Period. The practice of putting two spaces at the end of a sentence is a throwback to the days of the typewriter. For those of you born after 1975, this is a typewriter: Most of us over a…

New Feature: “What the hell did I do last night?”

So last night I attended the Statesman/Mashable Social Media Day TeckKaraoke party at the Cedar Door in downtown Austin, Texas. There’s a rumor that my doppelganger made an appearance with the inimitable Kate Buck Jr. to sing “Bust a Move” in front of 300 social media nerds. I wouldn’t know because I wasn’t there.

WTF Wednesday: The Mess with Texas

Howdy folks. I’m writing this post while on a drive back from Houston, Texas—the Dutch oven of our fair state. Don’t worry, I’m not actually doing the driving. I leave that up to Mr. Weenie and Wally the Poodle (whose foot keeps hitting the space bar). As I stare off across picturesque fields of grazing…

Graphic Design Nightmare

This past weekend my sister and I headed down to San Antonio for a little R&R. We stayed at the Hyatt on the Riverwalk, where we enjoyed lots of Mexican food, shopping and even a foot massage. The highlight of my trip was coming across the following monstrosity. It’s as if spa management handed over…

The WeenieReview, Part Deux: Which poster sucks less?

Hello again, and welcome to Part 2 of the “Which poster sucks less?” series. Before viewing the video, I must issue a warning: No, I was not in an unfortunate tanning bed incident. While trying to make myself look a little less like the undead, I added a bit too much makeup. Therefore, I shall…

WTF Wednesday: Seek, and ye shall find.

That’s right—it’s everybody’s favorite day of the week—“WTF Wednesday!” Photo credits: Creative Commons: ecastro, adactio, Clearly Ambiguous

Tuesday’s Type Tip: Tracking vs. Kerning

It’s not that Tracking and Kerning have it out for each other; they’re just different breeds of the same species. While kerning refers to the adjustment of space between two specific letters, tracking deals with space between multiple letters in a word, line or paragraph of text. Tracking is the drunk sorority girl of typography,…

The Weenie Review: Which poster sucks less?

Howdy folks! IleenieWeenie here. I’m still practicing this video thing, so please excuse the amateurish presentation that follows. I haven’t learned how to edit or use an external microphone, which will become crystal clear momentarily. This post is dedicated to two of my favorite followers, “Newbie” and “Mom.” (No really–my mom.) Newbie is an online…