NYC, Here We Come

May 27, 2004 Improv No Comments

Mister Diplomat has been accepted into the Del Close Marathon!

Beyonce, Your Mix Tape Sucks

May 27, 2004 Friends No Comments

Mr. Dan Kois is ranting in the Slate, and he’s spot on. Beyonce, Your Mix Tape Sucks.

Are You Afraid of Clowns?

May 27, 2004 Oddities No Comments

You should be.

Biggity Bam

May 27, 2004 Technology No Comments

A buddy used my article on viruses with his clients, and he said it helped them a lot. As a reward, he hit me with an iTunes gift certificate. BAM! Awesome. I’ve used it for no good, buying the new exclusive Liz Phair ep, which is only moderately good.

Reptile House, Part 2

May 27, 2004 Education No Comments

I mentioned a little earlier that LEARN is home to reptiles now that we’ve moved into the new offices. And I learned a new fact today… baby copperheads are the most dangerous copperheads, because their venom is so potent. How did I learn this? Well, it came up in casual conversation when Dorothy noted that after heavy rains, we get baby cooperheads in the building!

Apparently there are now two lizardy friends hanging around. Here’s the small one:

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Spam of the Day

May 27, 2004 Technology No Comments

Remember in Pattern Recognition, the footage was released in no particular order, and the web enthusiasts were assembling them into their own edits? I felt like I was reading an edit when this arrived in my inbox today.

But this was a long road, and should I walk down it, I might never come back. (I’m loving the way you walk with me so quietly, contentedly.) Thick walls are important. We’re going to regret this, my friend said.

I’m cold, you said, staring at the continuation we had to feel through yesterday. There’s something I should tell you. There were many examples of animals all around. Sounds good to me, I said.

I was just thinking. How embarrassing. I’d seen many of the same things I’ve seen before. Love what you do and do what you love

I don’t know how he found that place. Suddenly, he disappeared. I wished so deeply for the change to come about. Thick walls are important. I was just thinking.

Sadly, the message was spam from “Great Car Rates.” There were two images in the e-mail, both broken, but I’m sure that they were hyperlinks to some spam shit. Bah.