February 2008
43 posts
The Scientology E-Meter of the Future! Bid now! →
(via Gawker)
Our entire office smells like maple syrup. →
skidder:What the hell?
Petition to Add a "Bike There" Feature to Google... →
doree: gillianmae: My buddy Erin Nicole started a petition to ask the good folks at Google to add a “Bike there” feature to their mapping program. The feature would help bikers navigate certified bicycle lanes and automatically plan a route, possibly providing the cyclist options for either the most direct route, or the most bicycle-friendly (safest) route. According to the petition, there are...
Julia Allison's Birthday
Fake Nick Denton, I don’t know who you are, but you are a LITERARY GENIUS. If you’re not employed by Gawker Media already, please present yourself to us immediately so we can shower you with love and affection. nickguidodenton: If by some off chance you haven’t yet heard, Julia’s birthday is upon us. I’ve given much thought as to what would be an appropriate gift for this occasion,...
No, It's Not All Bad
nicknoyes: jdel: Sorry! Sorry these things got reposted. Reason #243 Tumblr blows ass. Yes, Tumblr has some serious limitations. In fact, I’d add to his list the inablity to track clickthrough rates on items in displayed in the the dashboard, plus I’d also like the ability to see how many people are listening to the songs that I post. On the other hand the dashboard and reblogging system are...
Sorry!
Sorry these things got reposted. Reason #243 Tumblr blows ass.
Chris Mohney
This is the latest and most amazing thing ever via the Real (fake!) Nick Denton’s tumblr. nickguidodenton:Each night before drifting off to sleep, he douses his loins with canola oil and wanks himself silly to a photo of Alex Balk’s naked, hairy ass, a photo that he clandestinely procured with a cell phone camera that time Balk passed out with his pants around his ankles in the men’s room...
Crisis Averted!
Skidder: OMGOMGOMG
jdel: who found it?
Skidder: no idea, but when she said
Skidder: "is it a swiss army backpack?"
Skidder: my heart fluttered
jdel: not jansport
Skidder: not jansport!!!!!!!
Well, That Was Fun →
If anyone is interested, you can check out photos from last night’s NYAMBL (not to be confused with NAMBLA) kick off, courtesy of photo-genius Nick McGlynn. Gawker’s team finished with a veritably pathetic record of 0-3, though kudos to Blakeley for being the only other person on the team to break 100 (besides me, of course). Here are some favorites (these likely won’t appear in...
Quite the Stir
Well apparently my Wonkette post thoroughly pissed the people at SurveyU off. Here’s an email they sent to their entire network tonight:Hey James, Recently, you participated in a survey that explored the sensitive issue of race, gender and politics. We appreciate your participation and fully understand that we were poking around in some sensitive places. As researchers, we detach...
RNC, or just academia racism?
The company that issued the survey below emailed me, claiming to be simply doing independent research, not affiliated with the RNC. They passed on examples of academic surveys that use similar language towards race and sex. To quote: The survey questions consisted of commonly used protocols developed within academia. I’ve attached the sources of the questions that we asked on race and gender....
seriously - this is disgusting. →
(via andrewdkeller) I personally think it sounds delish, but that’s just me.
"So you're saying the N-word is out?"
alexbalk:“The Republican National Committee has commissioned polling and focus groups to determine the boundaries of attacking a minority or female candidate, according to people involved. The secretive effort underscores the enormous risk senior GOP operatives see for a party often criticized for its insensitivity to minorities in campaigns dating back to the 1960s.”
BREAKING!
Sam S, former co-worker and cubicle mate at RepNation Media, has just put in his 2 weeks notice. He claims to be leaving for a higher paying job in email marketing (there’s a TON of money in spam), but really he just can’t stand to work there without me around. By the end of next month, I’m expecting at the very least two more people realize they miss me and either a) quit or b)...
Starring Amy Adams!
Anybody interested in being my +1 for the pre-release screening of Miss Pettigrew Lives For A Day at Soho House? Nobody?
Today's Nugget of Racism Brought to You by...
cajunboy: from a story in today’s ny post about texas hispanics gathering to watch last night’s democratic debate… Clinton’s debate performance last night wowed a group of Hispanic voters who gathered for tacos, enchiladas and a political TV battle.
i don't really get this...
andrewdkeller:… at all, but i’ve joined because of my snarky friend james “i work for gawker so being snarky is my job” del. i may use this. i may not. For those of you who are still unclear, Tumblr is a stream-of-conciousness-ish blog. It allows me to post short rants, photos, videos, audio, links and transcripts really fucking easily. Then I can see what other stupid shit people are posting....
WatchMetroStation video premier. I want an invite next time, Keller, you fuck.
BREAKING!
Billy Joel just announced a second show at Shea, and now I need to question my own severe douchiness.
FOO!
I’m scouring craigslist for Foo Fighters tickets right now, and I came across this little gem. Enjoy! UPDATE: Jess, if you’re going to pick up my story, a thank-you email is always nice. IDOLATOR Follow-Up: Jess thanked me in the post after all. I’m just a douche.
WTF
Tumblr sucks on national holidays. My Dashboard hasn’t updated all afternoon.
WatchJust watch, this brings back fond memories of middle school history class.
Phew, et al.
Sorry for the missive on Friday night. My problem with Macs stems from the fact that they make YOU, the user, incapable of fixing anything. So incapable in fact that they don’t even put their computers together with screws…you literally need a special Apple tool and treasure map to get a Macbook apart. Not to mention, doing so completely voids the warranty (which I suppose is true for...
It's Still Rock and Roll to Me
Billy Joel is playing the last concert at Shea Stadium, before they knock the fucker down. Even though it KILLS me that a Yankee fan is going to be the last artist to play in Shea, I’m fucking STOKED that I get to see Billy Joel again. So what, he’s old fat and bald…he’s a good show. And trust me…I’m not one of those types that you’ll find in a Long Island...
Random wisdom.
alexbalk: “People think it’s weird that Sid found a freak like Nancy but New York is filled with these balls-to-the-wall Jewy broads who want you to know YOU are the star of the show and everyone else in the band is a piece of corn in your shit.” [Via]
The Fallout
So a day after my Julia Allison/Dunkin Donuts/Gawker shenanigans went down, I got a flurry of IMs, texts, Facebook messages, and emails. Most consisted of either, “How cool! You’re famous!” or “Hey ass, way to be Gawker’s bitch.” Many thanks. But my favorite email came at 5:30am, when my darling mother awoke for work. I swear to god, this is what she sent me:...
Deep Undercover, With A Buttered Croissant →
And the fruits of my deceit pay off. Julia, if you’re reading this, I apologize for lying to you for a half an hour, to your face. Seriously. In fairness, I do go to NYU and I once wrote an article for the WSN. But in terms of doing good by your client (in this case, Dunkin’), Gawker will generate much more interest in their new breakfast menu than a shitty student article in a daily...
Pottery Time!
This is what my freshman year roommate and I would call sex. Actually, not just sex…anything sexual really. If you needed a tug, it was pottery time! If a girl was coming over, pottery time! This was all in theory, mind you. We came up with it before moving in together, but we never actually used it. Great concept though.
What's snew with you?
It’s snowing out in New York, which is easily my least favorite place in the world for snow. I’m not going to bother explaining why…anybody who lives here understands that it’s an icy hell on earth. Pair that with my pre-war tenement-style apartment and my inability to keep gloves longer than a month before losing them, and you have straight up agony. But it is so pretty!
Welcome back, me!
So this is my first foray back into blogging since August of 2005. Pardon if I’m a bit rusty, but the blogscape has changed considerably since I left off. Here’s what I remember from senior year of HS… The best posts are about teachers doing stupid things. Posting a link in your AIM profile with a Dashboard Confessional quote guarantees pageviews. Blogging a relationship is a...