Neckdeep.net was launched February 6, 2001 as an online journal and sometime design project. This design amounts to a relaunch after a short hiatus (with Blogger filling in).
Currently based in Portland OR, the site tends to be updated every few days...or when I have time. The name neckdeep was taken from a line in a Converge song entitled, Color Me Blood Red.
I had heard about a car show that took place near 12th and Hawthorne in Portland every year on the Saturday before Mother's Day. I had also heard it was sponsored by a locla transmission dealer and started EARLY in the morning. However, when I 'Googled' the damn thing nothing came up. Well, one criptic blog entry came up...that's it. Clyde picked me up at ten to six (yes, am) any way and I was stunned to find the area packed with cars. And not just american rods, but with multiple Porsches and other various euros as well. Without a doubt the best show of the year.
The car pictured above might have been my favorite. Early 30's Ford rod, very rusty, solid metal wheels, 50's boat steering wheel, no interior. Perfect really. Although I love my Porsche I really think my next purchase will be a similiar Ford. The more beat up the better. I took tons of photos of all the cars, click here to view.
It's rare that I run across a web site / app that I can use on a daily basis, but oSkope fits the bill. A dynamic, visual search tool...oSkope lets you search Amazon, eBay, Flickr, fotolia, Yahoo! and You Tube using the same, clean, simple interface. It's a bit hard to discribe but you should certainly click the link and take it for a test drive. Great example of successful web design.
Design is a plan for arranging elements in such a way as best to accomplish a particular purpose." - Charles Eames
May 5, 2008 : 8:39pm Emory's Turd
I'm on the Portland Porsche Club email list and every once in a while one comes in that is worth reading. In this case it was a link to photos taken at a Porsche 'Breakfast' that happened this weekend. I wasn't there but I wish I was...just to be able to see the car pictured above. After checking out a few images in all it's brown primer glory I dropeed a line to the photographer asking about the car's background...his response:
"Actually, that 911 belongs to Gary Emory. It's his "driver". He calls it "Turd". Ask him about it and you'll get a good story!"
I'm sure that among his cars this might be considered a 'Turd' but it's gold to me. You never see Porsches with this look. If he ever sells it...I'm in.
+ And just in case you think gas prices couldn't get any worse...check it.
May 3, 2008 : 1:34pm Unfulfilled
Seems like Walter Schreifels is bringing back his third band Rival Schools for a new album and tour. Ignore the fact that he really needs to reunite Quicksand (as he already did the Gorilla Biscuits tour) and this could be something to look forward to. Maybe. And remember little Sammy played drums as a grown up in Rival Schools. So there's that. And in case you forgot what they sound like...
Just do a Quicksand tour already...the world is ready.
May 1, 2008 : 11:20am Here We Go Again
Yet another redesign and launch of this damn thing. Why? Hell if I know. I guess I just thought since I'm starting yet another gig this month I would relaunch and compress everything into one place. Besides all the riff raff should be gone by now. Maybe? Plus, if the comments on my blogspot page are any guage I'm doing this mostly for myself any way...which is fine by me. I've taken the time to archive everything from the forementioned site so if you check the archives it's all there...so there's no gap in the action.
+ The weather here in Portland is unreal right now. Still cold and rain in May? What the hell? I sort of can't believe I'm still here. Time will tell.
+ I've been sick for an entire month. Yup, it's true. At this point I've coughed
enough to pull / tear the muscles on the left side of my chest. Makes most things pretty painful.
+ The image above is taken from the packaging of the new Flight Of The Conchords album. iTunes may be killing CD sales overall but packaging like this illustrates why I still prefer to buy a hard copy of an album in most cases. All kinds of nice die-cuts and clever folds. It's a LITTLE close to Evan Hecox's work in some cases...but I'll let that slide.
