Every now and then, a mass email hits the blogosphere like a game of Chinese Whispers. Like any fake but accurate story, the themes remain the same while details change constantly. So, is the company fifteen years old (as seen on Bablublog) or is it twenty-eight (Rottie)? Does it really matter? Memes like these exist… Continue reading this entry
It’s a sign of greater experience (and age) when one comes to the realization that in fiction, every story has been told. The series finale for the revived Battlestar Galactica proves that, if but a little. Experiencing fictional archetypes can be disappointing, but only if the details and delivery seem hackneyed, hurried and patronizing towards… Continue reading this entry
I want the President to fail in enacting his policies and agenda, which I know are not good for the country. Not only are his economic policies damaging to our general prosperity as a nation, but they are so transformative that the success of those policies would transform the very nature of our country. The… Continue reading this entry
Then when I was working on the first episodes of the series, he needed to have something in his refrigerator. What does he have in his refrigerator? Well, we know he likes yogurt. And then the writer of the second episode, Alfredo Barrios, thought that was funny and so he threw a yogurt into his… Continue reading this entry
The blogosphere has grown, and its collective memory has shortened, in such a manner that were I to bring up a blogfight as recent as three weeks ago, my readers would be lost without a large number of supporting links. There has been a grand discussion on the nature of language, and peoples’ability to redefine… Continue reading this entry
I’ve been anticipating the release of Parcbench since it was a gathering buzz on Facebook, and today, they have launched the site. It’s basically a daily e-zine. From the email release announcement: Parcbench will appeal to an upcoming generation of contributors and activists and will cover everything from movie reviews and celebrity gossip to the… Continue reading this entry
From a co-worker, an MTV ad that traces the chain of Madonna’s shagging, through the years. It’s a great ad; though after careful study, the chain doesn’t include consecutive dudes. For a gay icon, it’s interesting to see that her web of trysts doesn’t include one.
After months of bewilderment, I must admit that it was my best friend’s invite that signed me on to Twitter. I’ve been having fun so far; it’s curious, though, how someone can follow six thousand contacts. Take the guy in the following screenshot: Seriously? Don’t you, um, have work?
In the first episode of Boston Legal, Season Two, Alan Shore’s defense of a murder suspect hinged on our general, delicious desire to enjoy the suffering of others: Shadenfreude. From the German words, Schaden and Freude, damage and joy. It means to take spiteful, malicious delight in the misfortune of others. We used to dismiss… Continue reading this entry
I consider myself a relatively laid-back, patient kind of guy, but, considering today’s state of transaction technologies, writing out a check at Costco, at the end of a workday when you have at least five other people waiting for you to get over and done with, is just a tad inconsiderate.