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Friday, June 19th, 2009
12:09 pm	rerepost-ery magic I really like the photoblog This Isn't Happiness. It collects image ephemera from the web and reposts them in a simple, scrolling, single-viewing-ish format and, in my opinion, does a great job of being critical and honest about the modern world while at the same time allowing for a sense of joyful wonder. That said, there have been a lot more pinup shots in the past few weeks (maybe he's lonely?). [Note: the site's lack of solid linking is irritating. The DeNiro letter might shift around a bit to later pages.] Anyway, this found letter to "Mr. DeNiro" is the funniest, saddest thing I've seen in a long time. It really made my day, like the irony filters came off for just a bit. Current Music: Frankenstein - New York Dolls (1 Comment |Comment on this)
Thursday, June 18th, 2009
2:15 pm	shocking isn't the word... Today clearly didn't get its full share of terrible, because here's the worst thing I've ever read. (2 Comments |Comment on this)
Sunday, May 10th, 2009
9:18 pm	So on any other day, the new Star Trek would have clearly been the best film I'd seen. Nothing against the slick, drop-dead gorgeous newcomer (no, really, fucking amazing), but I've got to hand it to all those film buffs out there who swear by Metropolis - it is the real deal. Sure, the metaphors are heavy-handed and the animation looks like something out of adult swim, but there's such a clarity to the emotions involved and a driving pace that it's impossible not to get lost in it. This is the second black and white silent film in as many weeks to completely floor me; The Patsy, starring Hearst mistress Marion Davies is the sweetest, most charming movie I've seen in a long time. Marion's gushing over her clueless beau is as over the top as anything from silent film, but it's so hard not to be disarmed by how honest it feels. Sucks that she got such a bad rap from the studios later on in life (thank TCM for running the Marion Davies story back-to-back with the film). Go see Star Trek! Go watch Metropolis! Go Caps! (Comment on this)
Tuesday, April 7th, 2009
1:09 pm	and now, Vermont (Comment on this)
Tuesday, March 24th, 2009
12:01 am	BSG Shit sandwich (4 Comments |Comment on this)
Wednesday, February 25th, 2009
6:44 pm	Stupid question I got a jury duty questionnaire in the mail a little while ago, but now I have no idea where it is. What am I supposed to do? (5 Comments |Comment on this)
Friday, February 20th, 2009
12:51 am	I'm happy Conan is finally geting his chance at the big time with the Tonight Show but I'm still upset that Late Night is no longer going to be with Mr. O'Brein. I grew up with this show. I watched almost every day from 8th grade through 11th grade and have been hooked. I tune in whenever I can (though honestl, I haven't caught much in the last few years... busy busy busy, as my line goes), and am never disappointed. He shaped my sense of humor more than any other source and I'll miss his fully-free format. Good luck to you out west, sir! (Comment on this)
Wednesday, February 18th, 2009
3:38 pm	Jackson Frank is really amazing. Big, melancholy country-blues. Current Music: Jackson Frank - Tumble in the Wind (2 Comments |Comment on this)
Friday, February 6th, 2009
8:54 pm	LJ no longer works at work... boo! Also, from the lesser sirkman just now: "Don't you just wish you could kill Al Roker through the television?" (Comment on this)
Friday, January 23rd, 2009
1:51 pm	Big Win! Finally, some real stem cell testing will begin in the US! While not directly due to the new administration, we all know this wouldn't have gone through with Bush or McCain in office. Obama's first few days have been action-packed! It's so weird to feel good about politics, I'm not sure how to do it. (Comment on this)
Tuesday, January 20th, 2009
12:47 pm	This is so relieving, it felt like Bush was president forever. (Comment on this)
Wednesday, December 24th, 2008
4:25 pm	For those of you who don't read BoingBoing A Visit From St. Nicholas in the Earnest Hemmingway Manner Happy holidays all! (Comment on this)
Friday, December 5th, 2008
8:18 pm	Happy 75th anniversary of the repeal of prohibition everyone! My thanks to FDR for keeping the US consistently, legally soused. Drink up! (Comment on this)
Wednesday, December 3rd, 2008
7:04 pm	The Butterfly Effect What's in a name? Early 20th century madness = early 21st century goldmine. Kinda puts an odd spin on my first Fed submission, too. This is one of the best random Wikipedia nuggets I've seen in a while, though I feel like I must be the last to know. Oh, and Fallout 3 is ruling my life something fierce. So much Shiskebab, so few radroaches. (Comment on this)
Friday, November 7th, 2008
11:32 am	hairless mammal thing! Oh My God, this baby pygmy hippo might be the most adorable thing I've ever seen. It's a chubby, twitchy-eared, hairless (you know what I mean) mammal-thing. When are they going to start breeding them as pets?!?! Current Music: Shattered - The Rolling Stones (1 Comment |Comment on this)
Friday, October 31st, 2008
1:03 am	So a question: does one really good episode make up for a whole lot of shitty ones? The last Heroes was great, if only the episodes that set it up weren't completely ridiculous. I think a Phantom Edit could fix it, though. Maybe reduce the running time of the first episodes of the third season to make it tighter (like getting rid of the whole thing with Bubbles), or at least watchable (none of this "I'm more special"). (2 Comments |Comment on this)
Thursday, October 23rd, 2008
11:02 am	j-rock can rescue the world (in case you didn't know) So once again we've been musically outdone by the Japanese. Not only is Electric Eel Shock the best rock band in the world, but Polysics is clearly the best new wave band: In case you need more evidence. (Comment on this)
Saturday, August 9th, 2008
2:19 am	Party! I'm clearly on the wrong side of the pond (1 Comment |Comment on this)
Tuesday, August 5th, 2008
1:46 am	Geting around this thing... OUTLOOK 2003 To set up your Outlook 2003 client to work with Gmail: Enable IMAP in Gmail. Don't forget to click Save Changes when you're done. Open Outlook. Click the Tools menu, and select E-mail Accounts... Click Add a new e-mail account, and click Next. Choose IMAP as your server type by clicking the radio button, and click Next. Fill in all necessary fields to include the following information: User Information Your Name: Enter your name as you would like it to appear in the From: field of outgoing messages. Email Address: Enter your full email address (username@gmail.com) Google Apps users, enter your address in the format username@your_domain.com. Server Information Incoming mail server (IMAP): imap.gmail.com Outgoing mail server (SMTP): smtp.gmail.com Login Information User Name: Enter your full email address (including @gmail.com or @your_domain.com) Password: Enter your Gmail password Click More Settings... and then click the Outgoing Server tab. Check the box next to My outgoing server (SMTP) requires authentication and select Use same settings as my incoming mail server. Click the Advanced tab, and check the box next to This server requires an encrypted connection (SSL) under Incoming Server (IMAP). Check the box next to This server requires an encrypted connection (SSL) under Outgoing Server (SMTP), and enter 465 in the Outgoing server (SMTP) box. Click OK. Click Test Account Settings... After receiving Congratulations! All tests completed successfully, click Close. Click Next, and then click Finish. Download the latest updates for Outlook from Microsoft. This will help prevent the most common Outlook errors Gmail users see. Check our recommended client settings, and adjust your client's settings as needed. Congratulations! You're done configuring your client to send and retrieve Gmail messages. ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// OUTLOOK 2007 To set up your Outlook 2007 client to work with Gmail: Open Outlook. For new setups, select 'Do not upgrade.' Select 'Yes.' Enter display name, email address (including '@gmail.com'), and password. Google Apps users, enter your full email address, e.g. 'username@your_domain.com.' Click 'Manually configure...' Select 'Internet E-mail.' Settings: name, full email address (including '@gmail.com' or '@your_domain.com') Select IMAP; use given incoming/outgoing servers. Username should be full Gmail address, including '@gmail.com' or '@your_domain.com.' After this screen, clicking 'Next' takes you to the end of the setup. Select Tools > Options > Mail Setup. Under 'Email Accounts,' click 'E-mail Accounts.' Select account, and click 'Change' above the list of accounts. Click 'More Settings,' then the 'Advanced' tab. Incoming server must be 993, and must use SSL encryption. Outgoing server can use 587, TLS encryption. Click 'Outgoing Server.' Make sure that 'My outgoing server (SMTP) requires authentication' is selected. The radio button 'Use same settings as my incoming mail server' should also be selected. Click 'OK' > 'Next' > 'Finish' > 'Close' > 'OK.' Check our recommended client settings, and adjust your client's settings as needed.   (7 Comments |Comment on this)
Friday, June 20th, 2008
12:38 am	my day, made Let's Bring in a Consultant (2 Comments |Comment on this)