January 2009
60 posts
25 things: facebook edition
1. if i ever have something really important to do, i put it off by filling out the 25 things about me list from facebook.
2. i put off paying bills until the last possible day, even when i have the cash to pay them weeks earlier. i think it’s a commitment/responsibility issue.
3. i’ve listened to at least one animal collective song every day since my freshman year of college.
4. in...
Bud Embeds Links In Super Bowl Spots →
Three mil. is a hefty toll for a 30 second spot this Sunday. Naturally, brands want to get the most bang for their buck. In 2009, that means digital. Digital extends the spot via promotions or…
wavves - so bored
this song sounds like smells...
Kurt Vonnegut's 8 rules for writing fiction.
wfflkngbtch:
kyndollwood:
Use the time of a total stranger in such a way that he or she will not feel the time was wasted.
Give the reader at least one character he or she can root for.
Every character should want something, even if it is only a glass of water.
Every sentence must do one of two things — reveal character or advance the action.
Start as close to the end as possible.
Be a...
bird names - people should get more aware
best...
bird names
probably going to this show tonight. bird names are from chicago and apparently they sound “like the beach boys, but crazier” (thanks billy). since ac are skipping atlanta during their world tour, i guess this will have to satisfy my freakfolk fix.
“It is kind of like going from an Xbox to an Atari”
– Obama spokesman Bill Burton, as “Obama Staff Arrives to White House Stuck in Dark Ages of Technology:” washingtonpost.com (via somethingchanged)
grrrrrr...
i go way back with this band. freshman year of college, i think it. i remember seeing them tear it up at cafe paridiso when they opened up for mates of state. ahhh, college nostalgia. i wonder if people in urbana still go to cool rock shows in tiny coffee shops. i doubt it, based on what i’ve heard about urbana turning into a 24/7 coke-fueled incestuous orgy. but i guess you can’t...
this is the feel good hit of the winter.
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“the kate moss tumblr memes need to end.”
– a wise old man
Watchzomg
Indie Design Collectives Way of the Future →
Web developer, Brian Warren of Be Good Not Bad, has some seriously positive energy to share, particularly with people like him who freelance, consult or work in small agencies. Don’t get me wrong….
Frothy Milk as Ad Medium →
Internet-based travel provider Expedia was offering consumers in Germany some great flight deals to Italy and wanted to publicize them in a subtle and low-cost way. There are few things more…
