December 2009
6 posts
Monday rant
I seem to be catching a lot of heat lately for being as hard as I am on people’s resumes. Apparently this is a sensitive subject. Which I totally understand, I’d hate to think that someone was going to judge me based on whether I put one space after my periods or two.
But I’m not being that picky, really. This is, in large part, a technical writing position. You have to be...
Gravity plays favorites, I know it cuz I saw
There’s a definite conspiracy going on with fitness centers. They cover all their walls with these mirrors that make you look 20 pounds thinner than you actually are just so that you’ll continue to pay your membership and show up to look at a completely unrealistic image of yourself that perpetuates the delusion that this workout regimen you’ve set is actually doing something...
An open letter to everyone who has ever asked me...
I’m pretty sure this isn’t the first time that I’ve mentioned this. But after spending 3 hours last night helping someone install, configure and use Autohotkey, I feel it bears repeating.
I. Am. Not. A computer nerd. I’m not saying I’m not a nerd, because I wear that title proudly. I play computer games, I wear glasses, I spend more time on the internet than I do...
12/7/09
isgossipgirlnewtonight:
YES.
This is going to be a problem, since the second half of Alice is on SyFy at the same time.
I’m really turning into That Girl, the one who sits at home watching TV every night to receive some kind of emotional experience from an imaginary world because she has no life and even if she did it’s too cold to go outside to experience it.
Hell video is UP!!! (and, um, WEBCAST TOMORROW!...
amandapalmer:
the AWESOME karaoke verité video i made for the new tegan and sara song “hell” is NOW ONLINE!!!! it was posted today by both spin.com and gothamist.com and we’ve added it to the AFP youtube channel. i filmed it the day before the burlington vermont show, while i was practicing with nervous cabaret in preparation for the tour (the one i just finished). it was me, michael fucking...