my mug
Dave Coustan
extraface@gmail.com
(570)4TOOFIS
aim: greentwos
I'm Gaylord Perry years old.

about | blog | projects
www.flickr.com
extraface's photos More of extraface's photos

Author Archives: Dave Coustan

What To Get For The Giant Eddie Murphy Head That Has Everything

Previously: I still enjoy looking at this.

…And The Winner Is…

Congratulations Jeremy P! You won the Palpatine action figure with firing force lightning. I’ll have it on its way to you shortly. Thanks to everyone who entered for helping me test out Rafflecopter. It was extremely easy to administer.

Enter To Win A Palpatine Action Figure And Help Me Test Rafflecopter

Help me test the Rafflecopter giveaway widget and enter to win a Palpatine of your very own.

Affect The Quality Of The Day

When I think about doing work that strives to affect the quality of the day, I try to bring my mind back to this project and its (now historical) context, and what Shepard Fairey did with such a simple gesture. This is Shepard Fairey’s initial well-known public work, a Buddy Cianci sign where I grew [...]

Forming Like Voltron at Voce

I’ve read, and written, my share of “I’ve accepted a new job” blog entries over the years, and I always cringe a little when they invariably sound a bit over-earnest or too dramatic. I’m aiming to keep this one on an even keel. I’m thrilled to announce that today is my first day as Vice President, Content Strategy and Planning at Voce.

File Under Unanticipated iCloud Quirks: Google Sync and iCloud Contacts Don’t Play Nice

Not a huge deal, but in case you are converting over from MobileMe to iCloud today, and also use Google Sync, you might want to know this: It only matters for me because I use an Android phone (and an iPad, and a Mac Mini) and have built all of my sync stuff to date [...]

I hate a goose egg month

So to avoid a goose egg in the archives for August ’11, I rescued some photos from my phone. Here’s a shot from the making of the birthday week spinner I created for Molly: Max annoying my dad, who is trying to get down to some serious solitaire on the iPhone: This one feels like [...]

Staff developer and accountant Max takes a break

This has been a tough year for Max. Throughout the winter and spring we were racing to identify some kind of autoimmune disease that put his health at great risk. After numerous tests and an exploratory surgery, we’re resigned to the fact that he’s going to be on steroids for the rest of his life [...]

A Little Bit Of Soul: Turntable.fm

(Update: I think they need to put that /down screen back up. It’s still super buggy. *Seems* to be working again.) There’s been a lot fun and human about Turntable.fm, right down to the lovable, JIT, slapdash maintenance screen they just flipped on. It makes a big difference in terms of how I bond to [...]

A Minimum Viable Good Day

Seems that my best days lately have all included at least the following ingredients: Coffee in the morning Yogurt or steel-cut oats for breakfast A run at some point Lunch 409 King’s Tea in the afternoon (out of a trip buddy usually) Music An episode of Back To Work with Merlin Mann and Dan Benjamin

Running on WordPress | Extraface theme is developed on top of Sandbox, by Toofis and Max.