My name is James. James Del actually. I work at a place called Gawker Media, something I find myself explaining to my parents every time I see them. They’ll get it one day. I don’t believe in Twitter, but I do believe in Facebook and LinkedIn. There’s a Myspace page out there too, but never mind that. Questions, concerns, and comments can be directed to James, At-Sign Gawker, Period Com.James Del, LTDTumblr (3.0; @jdel)http://jamesdel.com/Wanna do us a favor? Huh, do ya?ohyeahfacts: Well, if so, you could RECOMMEND OhYeahFacts for the educational section of the...http://jamesdel.com/post/439166372http://jamesdel.com/post/439166372Wed, 10 Mar 2010 10:58:59 -0500yurztruly: PS22 Chorus “FIREFLIES” Owl City (via...<object width="400" height="336"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/JA2f7ZEbQZg&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/JA2f7ZEbQZg&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="400" height="336" allowFullScreen="true" wmode="transparent"></embed></object><br/><br/><p><a href="http://yurztruly.tumblr.com/post/433122888/ps22-chorus-fireflies-owl-city-via">yurztruly</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JA2f7ZEbQZg">PS22 Chorus “FIREFLIES” Owl City</a> (via <a href="http://youtube.com/user/agreggofsociety">agreggofsociety</a>)</p> </blockquote> <p>WARNING: CUTE OVERLOAD.</p>http://jamesdel.com/post/433135541http://jamesdel.com/post/433135541Sun, 07 Mar 2010 16:49:29 -05001001 Rules for Your Teenageryoungmanhattanite: #4: Never read the whole book. Become proficient at dissecting a single scene...http://jamesdel.com/post/425053190http://jamesdel.com/post/425053190Wed, 03 Mar 2010 19:15:40 -0500karion: katieschenk: The internet has come full circle today...<img src="http://29.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kympenF0cI1qz7y4vo1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://karion.tumblr.com/post/420876609/katieschenk-the-internet-has-come-full-circle">karion</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><a href="http://www.katieschenk.com/post/420822001/the-internet-has-come-full-circle-today-for-all-of">katieschenk</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>The internet has come <a href="http://www.katieschenk.com/post/420123768/will-leitch-my-roger-ebert-story">full circle</a> today for all of the right reasons.</p> </blockquote> </blockquote> <p>This straight up gives me chills. An amazing article, Mr. Leitch. I’m glad RE is a forgiving man.</p>http://jamesdel.com/post/421047325http://jamesdel.com/post/421047325Mon, 01 Mar 2010 21:17:26 -0500Animal, Neon Trees Gonna be big.<object width="400" height="336"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/qY--Yu4kzz0&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/qY--Yu4kzz0&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="400" height="336" allowFullScreen="true" wmode="transparent"></embed></object><br/><br/><p><i>Animal</i>, Neon Trees</p> <p>Gonna be big.</p>http://jamesdel.com/post/420796854http://jamesdel.com/post/420796854Mon, 01 Mar 2010 19:16:03 -0500kateism: Today’s my Gawkerversary.Feels like it was just...<img src="http://27.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kymmjt3MyO1qz9m97o1_400.png"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://kateism.tumblr.com/post/420707508/todays-my-gawkerversary-feels-like-it-was-just">kateism</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Today’s my Gawkerversary.<br/><br/>Feels like it was just yesterday that I trekked through last winter’s worst snowstorm on my first day, nervous and intimidated as all hell.  (That was an awful snow last year BTW.  Remember??  You probably rolled over, looked out your window, and said fuck that.)  Anyway, I cannot explain with real words how excited I was (and still am!) to become a part of this company.  The experiences I’ve had and people I’ve met have been amazing, hilarious, unbelievable, mortifying, and unbelievably hilarious amazing.  I have learned more than I EVER did in college (isn’t it always so) about this industry and can’t wait for what’s to come with my interest, career, and life in Media & Gawker.   <br/><br/>Cheers, y’all (James!)</p> </blockquote> <p>YAY! You know your replacement is a keeper when she does your job better than you did it. It’s been a dream having you on board, here’s to many more years at this wacky company together!</p>http://jamesdel.com/post/420783073http://jamesdel.com/post/420783073Mon, 01 Mar 2010 19:08:46 -0500Well played, Facebook. Curious if they’re targeting my...<img src="http://27.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kyl8nhZK0j1qz8sd7o1_250.png"/><br/><br/><p>Well played, Facebook. Curious if they’re targeting my company, my background, or both.</p>http://jamesdel.com/post/419282000http://jamesdel.com/post/419282000Mon, 01 Mar 2010 00:30:53 -0500Foster's ridiculous post intros actually turned up something positive!I just got this Facebook message from a girl named Nina. I saw your name mentioned in a...http://jamesdel.com/post/419102519http://jamesdel.com/post/419102519Sun, 28 Feb 2010 23:02:10 -0500Not gonna lie, I got a little teary eyed writing my goodbye comment to Foster.<a href="http://gawker.com/comment/19939689">Not gonna lie, I got a little teary eyed writing my goodbye comment to Foster.</a>http://jamesdel.com/post/419047836http://jamesdel.com/post/419047836Sun, 28 Feb 2010 22:37:17 -0500iknowitseemslikewehateeachotherbutwe'resecretlyfriendsi thinkOh, come on Facebook. I try to call home once a week.<img src="http://27.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kyknhwRCtU1qz8sd7o1_250.png"/><br/><br/><p>Oh, come on Facebook. I try to call home once a week.</p>http://jamesdel.com/post/418354656http://jamesdel.com/post/418354656Sun, 28 Feb 2010 16:53:55 -0500Rachel Ray shared her exercise secrets. One of them probably isn't "smoke a fuckload of cigarettes," which I hear she does. For the record, this is also part of the Gawker Media fitness diet. Seriously. I think we're equity partners with Phillip Morris or something. HEY YO DEL, you and Batty should get on this shit. I'm talkin' a full fuckin' banner ad with flash or whatever, and it's just a single Parliament light, and it burns down from left to right while you're reading the page, and when it gets to end of the cigarette, it reminds you: TIME TO STEP OUTSIDE, AND TAKE A MOMENT FOR YOURSELF. PARLIAMENT LIGHTS: THE SMOKE OF PROFESSIONAL BLOGGERS. Hey Phillip Morris, call me.fek: The final weekend has started. If you’ve ever wanted to be published on this website, now...http://jamesdel.com/post/417878649http://jamesdel.com/post/417878649Sun, 28 Feb 2010 12:35:31 -0500blakeley: gawkertv: Here at Gawker.TV, we love our readers...<img src="http://30.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kygvyuKQSh1qa2os4o1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://blakeley.tumblr.com/post/413880040/gawkertv-here-at-gawker-tv-we-love-our">blakeley</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><a href="http://gawkertv.tumblr.com/post/413877661/here-at-gawker-tv-we-love-our-readers-that-go-the">gawkertv</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Here at <a href="http://www.tv.gawker.com">Gawker.TV</a>, we love our readers that go the <a href="http://tv.gawker.com/tag/tvparty/">step above</a> and comment with insights and general snark; Kristina Lucarelli has started combing the comment forest for the best and brightest each day. Get to commenting and perhaps Luca will include you in her awesome feature each week.</p> <p>(Via <a href="http://tv.gawker.com/5481027">Gawker.TV</a>)</p> </blockquote> </blockquote>http://jamesdel.com/post/413918613http://jamesdel.com/post/413918613Fri, 26 Feb 2010 16:32:28 -0500leitch: Woody Allen, Louise Lasser, Howard Cosell. Ha, was...<object width="400" height="336"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/3lLDdwhOPGg&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/3lLDdwhOPGg&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="400" height="336" allowFullScreen="true" wmode="transparent"></embed></object><br/><br/><p><a href="http://leitch.tumblr.com/post/407868939/woody-allen-louise-lasser-howard-cosell">leitch</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Woody Allen, Louise Lasser, Howard Cosell.</p> </blockquote> <p>Ha, was just watching this too.</p>http://jamesdel.com/post/407881214http://jamesdel.com/post/407881214Tue, 23 Feb 2010 19:14:35 -0500Boris Of UzbekistanWhen I first started blogging back in 2002, this is how I wrote. I excessively used the words...http://jamesdel.com/post/392079102http://jamesdel.com/post/392079102Mon, 15 Feb 2010 22:54:58 -0500peterfeld: pleasedontsqueezetheshaman: Bob wants you to be his...<embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://jamesdel.com/swf/audio_player.swf?audio_file=http://www.tumblr.com/audio_file/389240278/tumblr_kxue5c8rN51qzqtrx&color=FFFFFF" height="27" width="207" quality="best"></embed><br/><br/><p><a href="http://peterfeld.tumblr.com/post/389234921/pleasedontsqueezetheshaman-bob-wants-you-to-be">peterfeld</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><a href="http://pleasedontsqueezetheshaman.tumblr.com/post/389228507/bob-wants-you-to-be-his-valentine-love-minus">pleasedontsqueezetheshaman</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Bob wants you to be his Valentine.</p> <p><b>Love Minus Zero - Bob Dylan</b></p> </blockquote> </blockquote>http://jamesdel.com/post/389240278http://jamesdel.com/post/389240278Sun, 14 Feb 2010 12:43:45 -0500Backstory: This is the opening to Fred Penner’s Place, a...<object width="400" height="336"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/4frIsSEp03E&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/4frIsSEp03E&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="400" height="336" allowFullScreen="true" wmode="transparent"></embed></object><br/><br/><p>Backstory: This is the opening to Fred Penner’s Place, a show I cherished as a child. I had totally forgotten about it until recently, but couldn’t figure out the name for the life of me. Yesterday, I stumbled across this clip and realized the show is just about a homeless musician in the woods with a guitar. I emailed my mother in protest.</p> <blockquote>From: James<br/>To: Marion<br/>Subject: How did you let me watch this as a child??? <p>As far as I can gather, this show was about a homeless musican who lived in a tree: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4frIsSEp03E&feature=related">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4frIsSEp03E&feature=related</a></p> </blockquote> <p>Her response was brilliant.</p> <blockquote> <p>From: Marion<br/>To: James<br/>Subject: RE: How did you let me watch this as a child???</p> <p>Yep and you loved it sooo much you used to put your little chair on your back making believe it was a backpack. So I guess you aspired to be a homeless musician who lived in a tree. You and Fred both had sweat pants, too. He couldn’t handle zippers either.</p> </blockquote>http://jamesdel.com/post/382506184http://jamesdel.com/post/382506184Wed, 10 Feb 2010 17:32:33 -0500So I pretty much spent the entire weekend in my rental car...<img src="http://26.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kxl0jjrCbr1qz8sd7o1_400.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>So I pretty much spent the entire weekend in my rental car driving across the great state of Florida. Besides experiencing minor back spasms, I also listened to a week’s worth of Stern in 3 days (in fact, I listened over and over!). I am now addicted to Stern, and just purchased a Sirius/XM subscription.</p>http://jamesdel.com/post/380119935http://jamesdel.com/post/380119935Tue, 09 Feb 2010 11:02:07 -0500heynowWOOOOOO!<img src="http://27.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kxi7f24yOO1qz8sd7o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>WOOOOOO!</p>http://jamesdel.com/post/377350355http://jamesdel.com/post/377350355Sun, 07 Feb 2010 22:05:36 -0500Ok, apologies everyone, last picture from the Super Bowl. What a...<img src="http://29.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kxi8jlVr141qz8sd7o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Ok, apologies everyone, last picture from the Super Bowl. What a game!</p>http://jamesdel.com/post/377391643http://jamesdel.com/post/377391643Sun, 07 Feb 2010 22:05:36 -0500TOUCHDOWN!<img src="http://29.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kxi1kybUAr1qz8sd7o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>TOUCHDOWN!</p>http://jamesdel.com/post/377129623http://jamesdel.com/post/377129623Sun, 07 Feb 2010 20:31:04 -0500