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For My Jens
Saturday, June 28th, 2008
The Single Greatest Video on YouTube
Thursday, April 3rd, 2008I hate YouTube. I have the attention span of a gnat when it comes to watching videos, and I find most of the comments crass and juvenile.
But I have watched this video at least 100 times since Sergio showed it to me last week. I love everything about it - the song itself, the cinematography, the out-of-focus moments, the ill-timed close-ups. It’s just fantastic.
Oh boy. My first YouTube post.
The Mysterious Explore
Sunday, February 3rd, 2008I had my 50th photo make it into flickr’s “Explore” today. For those of you who don’t know, Explore is flickr’s way of tracking a particular day’s 500 most interesting photos. The rankings change constantly, so a photo’s ranking can change or drop out of Explore altogether within a few hours.
Some people really stress out about how to get a photo into Explore. It wasn’t so long ago that I was thrilled to have one of my photos make it, but considering how screwy the system is, I’ve lost a bit of respect for it.
For instance, the 50th photo that made it? This one. 11 views, 1 comment. It was taken the same day and posted at the same time as a photo with 37 views, 4 comments, and 1 favorite that didn’t make Explore. Yeah.
The Cure!
Monday, November 19th, 2007While pretending that I don’t have to work today, I ran across this product from magneticpoetry.com. It’s a “Writer’s Remedy” version of (duh) magnetic poetry to “cure” writer’s block.
There is exactly one word visible amongst the hundreds of words that are touted to relieve the frustration and anxiety of not being able to find the perfect way to say what you want.
That word? “With.” Yeah.
