October 2008
35 posts
September 2008
58 posts
Tales from the phone bank
My current favorite call from phone banking at the Democratic Party was with a lovely septuagenarian woman named Connie. Connie is an enthusiastic Obama supporter and was very upset that she couldn’t volunteer this year. Her husband is very sick and, of course, she needed to stay with him. Still, when in what spare she calls her friends and neighbors to talk about the election and sparks...
WANT! →
SloaneCrosley.com →
Sloane Crosley’s website where she has, no joke, pictures of diaoramas she made of three of the essays from her book.
I just finished “I Was Told There’d Be Cake” by Sloane Crosley. It’s a great set of dry, witty, real essays. The one that really hit me was The Ursula Cookie when she talks about hiding in the bathroom at her first post-collegiate job. I understand that,hell, I’ve done that. You’d be surprised how comforting cold tile and steel can feel when you don’t...
Tech geek in training
I played around with writing my own tumblr theme code tonight. Hope you like it.
Much thanks to Novembird and Liam Cook, whose theme’s inspired much of mine.
Attorney/Member: Isn't there a committee meeting today?
Me: No, it was last week.
A/M: Are you sure?
Me: Yes.
A/M: What day is it today?
Me: The 12th.
A/M: Are you sure?
Me: Yes.
A/M: Really? It's the 12th already? Are you sure?
Me: I have no motivation for lying here.
A Complete Guide to Watching Your Favorite Shows... →
Gizmodo.com made up a comprehensive listing of various channels’ online offerings.
File that under "Things I Don't Understand"
Since I joined tumblr I’ve spent a lot of time exploring, reading other blogs. One thing I’ve come across that I just can’t wrap my brain around are blogs that consist soely of reblogs from other blogs with snarky comments added. I can understanding reblogging once, maybe even twice a blog you find especially offensive, but creating an entire site? That’s like,...
I think someones car is getting booted in front of my office. I feel like I should do something, but what? I don’t even know who owns that car.
Just when you thought you'd seen eveything the web... →
StumbleUpon is a internet browsing tool. You sign up, download the tool bar and select topics you’re interested in. Then, as you surf the web, hit the “I like it” icon in the tool bar to share sites you like. When you need a diversion, hit one of the channel icons (websites, pictures, videos, friend’s favorite stumbles) and you will be taken to a new websites that...
Jackson Pollock by Miltos Manetas →
Ever wonder if you might be as talented as an artist like Jackson Pollock if only you had the supplies, the space to create and didn’t have to clean up the mess? Well, now you can find out.