Archive for April 2009
ashes, ashes, we all fall down; or: hysteria much?
Forbidden love originally uploaded by hambox One great thing about the culture of fear we’re perfecting in these United States is that we spring fully into panic mode without missing a beat. Good job, everybody! Pat yourself on the back, but DON’T TOUCH ME! EW! Here’s the playlist from Ken Freedman’s show on the ever-excellent…
Read Morei’ll expect your tin or aluminum gifts shortly
(The traditional 10th anniversary gift is tin or aluminum. I really need some foil!) Futureme.org is a pretty fun way to freak yourself out — you can send yourself emails anytime in the future. I don’t recall sending one to myself — but I did! I just received it a couple days ago, reminding me…
Read Morelost … my mind! har. um.
The perils of watching an entire television series in a compressed period of time, facilitated by Netflix: Developing a involuntary addiction, even if the show isn’t that good Listening to the DVD commentary by jackasses that blow plotlines for future episodes, even seasons Having to plug one’s ears and go la-la-la when anyone discusses the…
Read Moresay hey to your peeps
Kinder Surprise Eggs are wonderful and they remind me of Easter — at least, after the nightmares go away: [direct link] I was on my way to the Professor’s annual “Pre”aster party when I stopped at my favorite Middle Eastern/Argentinian deli in Ventura. There was a very friendly, laid-back teen girl working the counter. I…
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I have no idea why the microphone caught my eye today as I was working, but there it was, a nice studio mic that I use to record narration for the podcasts I produce. I don’t remember when I started singing into it, or when I started playing it back, and singing along to myself,…
Read Moreweighing in on the social networking hub-bub part 2: facebook
Some of us can remember the script from previous plays in which we acted — Friendster, Tribe.net, MySpace. Flavor-of-the-whatever online communities that captivated us for a while — then, just as quickly, lost its vibrancy (like that delicious Trader Joes gum with the criminally short taste-lifespan, the one in the green box). Most of us…
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