This is a promo video I created for the new Chicago Home + Garden redesign (May/June 2009 Issue). New logo, new look, better magazine.

I have to share one more animation that I thought was too awesome to keep to myself.
Firekites – AUTUMN STORY – chalk animation from Lucinda Schreiber on Vimeo.

A Lull “Skinny Fingers” from A Lull on Vimeo.

Stir sticks and coffee stirrers are inadequate utensils. Each time I grab a cup of Joe from my local coffee shop, I always ask myself the same question: Why am I not allowed to pour sugar into my coffee and stir it with a regular spoon? Ok, sure, spoons cost more. I get it. But I’m 100 percent willing to use a pre-used spoon just so I can adequately mix my morning beverage.

I attended the opening dedication of the new Holocaust Museum in Skokie today for MakeItBetter.net. The ceremony was full of hopeful and gracious speeches by former President Bill Clinton, Holocaust survivor Elie Wiesel, Rabbi Herman Schaalman and others.

All of the presenters talked about using education to prevent further genocides and atrocities from happening again. Here are a few quotes from the day:

Frequenters of elizabethnicoleriley.com will notice that the site looks unusually bright and different from its previous look. I woke up this morning and realized that my site didn’t represent my personality, so I sought to change that. I hope you enjoy the update. And those of you who actually know me, I hope you think this new theme is an adequate representation of me, Elizabeth Nicole Riley.

Thanks to my good friend Jenn, I’ve now been informed of the following Web site: www.japanesebirdcookingspaghetti.com
Since I’m a lover of all things random, I decided this photo had to be posted immediately.

Swedish musician The Tallest Man on Earth (Kristian Matsson) is playing at Schuba’s tomorrow night. It’s a sold-out show, to which I don’t have a ticket, but I wanted to share his music anyway. He’s pretty bad-A.