I wrote tonight for the first time in what was probably about a month. It wasn’t a lot. But it was good. Some revisions and new material. Again, not a lot. But good. I felt guilty and I felt tired. By the end of writing I wanted to cry. That was a drag. Writing feels […]
The Sampo Method (Match all: Last Played is in the last 7 days, Date Added is in the last 2 weeks, Genre does not contain Mix; Limit to 10 songs selected by most often played) Interpol “Evil” Interpol “Take You On A Cruise” Interpol “Length of Love” Interpol “Not Even Jail” Interpol “C’mere” Interpol “Fog […]
As a vampire family, it’s hard to keep everyone in line. I’ve managed somehow to temporarily emerge during the daylight and hold a barbeque. My wife and her son are not vampires but they’re necessary to keep up the front and live in this neighborhood. Not sure how much longer we’ll be able to keep […]
Via Gizmodo via Boing Boing: Akihabra News article “2nd hand electronics sales will soon be illegal in Japan”: So from April 1st 2006, ALL electronic products sold in Japan before 2001 will be prohibited from the 2nd hand market! Instantly brings to mind Gibson’s line from Neuromancer re: “…in Japan, cash had been illegal for […]
Recently picked up a copy of Midwest Product‘s album “Specifics” and have been enjoying it pretty thoroughly. Probably would have never picked up on it had I not seen it mentioned in Urb like 3 years ago. But for whatever reason it stuck out in my mind (maybe it’s the “???” name or the “that’s […]
If you [tag]work[/tag] (and who doesn’t?), you’re probably forced to attend [tag]meetings[/tag]. And if you’re like me, your skin crawls at the very idea of having more than three people in a room at the same time. Thus do I suggest this [tag]43 Folders[/tag] article: 9 tips for running more productive meetings – – you’ll […]
Via Boing^2: Crazy Taco Bell Automated Ordering photos on Flickr. Wow! In my perfect world, ALL retail would be like this.
I can see the newspaper articles now… In a stunning act of generosity, Objectivists worldwide donate over 40,000 copies of Atlas Shrugged and The Fountainhead to the New Orleans public library system.
Variations on a theme: Phrases from trapped (thank you Akismet!) comment spam re-packaged as search haiku: Memorize corner Poker is your game of choice Just letting you know Tournament double Table will create table Black, white, cool-blooded Right grass will destroy When chair destroy perception Black gnome becomes black Idea stolen (sort of) from synaptic-clog. […]
28 Days Later. About as expected zombie-ish flick with a twist. Decent premise and a whole lot of suspense (though a bit over the top at times). Take that animal rights activists. Hidalgo. Better than expected but still glad I didn’t catch it in the theater. Half-blood late-19th century cowboy tears ass across the Arabian […]