Well, it finally happened: the faithful Apple Powerbook that I’d been using for 4 1/2 years finally died last week. It took me through countless gigs, travelled with me all over the US and Canada, and was my main tool for all of my artistic output.
Now that it’s dead (bad motherboard, I think), I’ll be […]
Dredge, photo 1
Originally uploaded by chromedecay.
There haven’t been any new chromedecay photos on Flickr lately (due to a dead, but soon-to-be-replaced digital camera), but in the interim, enjoy this shot of an abandoned dredge, taken around this time of year in the Upper Peninsula of […]
Longtime chromedecay friend Shawn Johnson has updated his site, in.something, with his latest paintings. Especial favorites are “an emotional record of the sound of a carriage” and “a new life” (an older work). Kudos, Shawn.
I’ve decided to split my Internet presence into two halves: “business” (chromedecay.org) and “personal” (billvanloo.com).
To that end, I’ve set up this new domain, billvanloo.com, to host all my personal stuff - info about me, my personal blog, and family photos. This site is very much a work-in-progress at the moment, but will be added to […]
My good friend (and the lifeblood of our office at work) Raquel has opened a business selling cakes. And, oh, what cakes they are.
Here’s her site: sugar’s.
I can personally vouch for how amazing her cakes are, both from eating them all the time at work (mmm, birthdays!) and from a customer’s perspective, too - […]
2004 in review
Personally, 2004 was a great year for me in many ways. It saw the birth of my daughter, Hannah Elaine, another year of marriage to my wife Sarah, and my son Collin starting kindergarten. I also became more and more involved and active in my church, especially running live sound for both regular […]
There have been a huge number of posts I’ve read regarding the recent tsunami disaster in Asia, and I feel that I need to add my voice to the mix in crying out about the loss of life and livelihood.
Please help. Donate, pray, and encourage others to do the same. The money you spend […]
For Paul Ford’s Ftrain.com, a site featuring some really great writing.
A few favorites:
Memoir Of The New Economy (glad those days are pretty much over…)
Interview Extension (I like anybody who calls their own ideas “Didactic hoo-ha”).
Bryan Bickel passed away last night after a long and valiant battle with cancer.
I’m not in any state to write at the moment, or perhaps I’m just not willing to let it all flow out right now, so instead I’ll simply point to Rob’s writing, and try to capture something similar myself when I have […]
I’m reading “Bird by Bird” right now, by Anne Lamott, and I’m struck by the parallels between the process of writing as she describes it and the other creative processes I’m engaged in, whether it be interface design, music or persona development. I’m not sure if that’s an especially profound observation, but I thought I’d […]