December 2009
132 posts
Paste’s “best books of the decade” should be renamed, 20 books we read this decade: http://bit.ly/2mGRCK
1971 Woolowrth commercial for a LPs & 8-track is pretty rad:http://bit.ly/5bR96n I think it was done by The Electric Company’s animators
Just used the word ‘Apps’ three times in a sentence. Don’t try this at home folks, I’m a professional.
November 2009
47 posts
An Unhappy 25th on World AIDS Day →
Even after developing campaigns since the mid-’80s for some dozen or so organizations created in AIDS’ name, it’s been nearly five years since I’ve worked on any HIV/AIDS advertising. It’s…
Forbes: MN 8th best state for women earners →
Minnesota is the eighth best state for women’s earnings, according to a report released earlier this month by Forbes.com
The iPhone Is an Affront to Language [IPhone] →
I dislike capital letters. I dislike exceptional capital letters even more. The iPhone, and indeed most Apple products, suffer from “camel case,” as the NYT’s On Language calls it. “Steep…
The CIA magic book →
The Boston Globe has a slideshow with a few examples from the now-declassified Official CIA Manual of Trickery and Deception. Here’s the associated article. One could imagine a Mad…
Is Team Edward Enabling Domestic Violence? →
For at least a year now, we’ve been hearing complaints about Stephenie Meyer’s Twilight series and how creepy the relationship between Bella and Edward is—keeping in mind that while Edward…
I’m not a fan of Axe’s (the body spray) ad campaigns in general, but these print ads for the UK are just plain creepy: http://bit.ly/73qGdm
Any author who uses “it is what it is” (or any derivation) in their work owes me $3 for continuing on in the face of such hackneyed bullshit
Good news? Ruby’s home. Bad news? She’s not fixed. Ironic news? My free inspection suggests I fix all the things I took Ruby in to get fixed
So angry. Dropped Ruby off at Tires Plus on Friday for a tune up. It’s Sunday & all they did was change the oil. Are you fucking kidding me?
Here’s my advice: Avoid Tires Plus like the plague. They won’t fix your car. At all. In fact, it will take them 3 days just to look at it.
I just generated my #TweetCloud out of a year of my tweets. Top three words: time, love, book - http://w33.us/zbj
Pissed. Ruby’s still in the shop. Dropped her off @ Tires Plus yesterday & their 1-2 hour estimate is now 48 hours? Fuckers should call.
Singin’ in the Rain, the movie not the activity. I have the sudden desire to start calling people dopes. It has more charm than ratbastard.
I love when the Tibbles play chess. http://twitpic.com/rbw2c
The Tibbles invaded Supergenius HQ. One is on a gameboy, one is on an iPhone, and one is under headphones listening to MIchael Jackson.
So cute it’ll make you barf alert! Three tiny Tibbles on the floor playing Legos and singing along to Cheap Trick’s Surrender
The Art of Typewriter Collecting →
Writer Matthew Solan describes his hobby of acquiring replicas of typewriters used by the literary greats. .
The bad news? Ruby’s in the shop (still). The good news? Elf is on!
Kelli’s kind of a complainer, I’m encouraging her to go stay with the Kimballs.
We have shamed my mother by being very bad at Yahtzee.
99 Most Essential Tchaikovsky Masterpieces for $1.99? I say hell yes, http://bit.ly/65lvNc
Not entirely sure Respect was ever meant to be played by a marching band. Not a good show there Kentucky band.
I’m thankful I have children in my life who introduced the awesomeness of Yo Gabba Gabba into my life. I love the little green one
Ben Gibbard, good; Jay Farrar, good; Jack Kerouac, the suck; can the goodness overpower that bad? Inquiring minds want to know.
RT @Ericka: Today is International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women http://is.gd/53kzU
Excited to get in bed with the Nick Hornby book, which is weird because I’m not really a fan of his novels.
For my next trick I will attempt to make beer cheese soup. If this turns out I will be amazed.
Thinking I should double my rates when I have to copyedit (which is 88% less fun than copywriting).
Greg Olear offers a thoughtful comment on my review that kinda dissed his book. It’s awesome when authors aren’t whiny: http://bit.ly/91qRar
Off to Southdale to pick up the traditional Godiva cheesecake. Pray for me. #piecansuckit
the cable guy’s revenge →
Neva in Berkeley was looking to kill time between classes with some trashy TV when she noticed this teaser for an episode of Rock of Love. “The description did not match the episode at all,” Neva…
25 most requested wedding songs of 2009 in Minnesota http://bit.ly/4HarFZ (via @largeheartedboy)
Whenever I hear Eddie Vedder’s voice I instantly feel 22 again (watching Pearl Jam on Austin City Limits)
I finished the book with the annoying Point of View (an it turned out better than expected). I win!
Not sure what it is about Joe Lieberman, but every time I see him I want to punch him in the throat.
When I’m bitching about not being able to sleep tonight remind me of how I decided it was a good idea to take a nap at 4 in the afternoon.
Relating too well to a Nick Hornby character with a fansite for an obscure rockstar.
Stores need to stop putting super-special stuffing stuff on the top shelf, but was happy to help 3 old ladies get their stuff.
Between the Amazon $5 download sale & Threadless $12 t-shirt sale, I am going to go broke.
Goodnight Keith Moon: http://bit.ly/7eh47Z
The Copy Editor’s Lament. I’m a big fan of songs about grammar & how impact is not a verb. http://bit.ly/7gL7X7 (via @dbrauer)
Tobias Wolff On Short Stories →
“(T)he only real people left who write short stories now are people who write literary short stories, if you will. And they are a little more demanding than the average novel; they don’t tend to…
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2009-11-22) →
Mike Doughty (20)
Midlake (15)
Jackson Browne (9)
Tom Waits (3)
Jeff Tweedy (2)
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