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. var sc_project=3472721; var sc_invisible=1; var sc_security="52885236"; Tumblr (3.0; @jdel)http://jamesdel.com/<img src="http://30.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lz3guyPEJm1qzsbbao1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://mbyhoff.tumblr.com/post/17281087205/this-is-the-lone-reaction-to-a-1-000-word-article">mbyhoff</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>This is the lone reaction to a <a href="http://www.buzzfeed.com/mckaycoppinsandzekemiller/in-chicago-and-boston-machines-prepare-for-war">1,000 word article on Buzzfeed</a> about how the Obama and Romney campaigns will be a dogfight. </p> <p>If the users don’t understand the content, then what’s the point?</p> </blockquote>http://jamesdel.com/post/17305253376http://jamesdel.com/post/17305253376Wed, 08 Feb 2012 23:38:26 -0500<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lyj0wdcj751qz8sd7o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>LOL just kidding.</p>http://jamesdel.com/post/16653623353http://jamesdel.com/post/16653623353Sat, 28 Jan 2012 15:57:49 -0500archiveshigh school<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lyj0rg7C7r1qz8sd7o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>For those of you following along at home, Tara and I both got exponentially more attractive as we approached college.</p>http://jamesdel.com/post/16653463634http://jamesdel.com/post/16653463634Sat, 28 Jan 2012 15:54:00 -0500archiveshigh schoolI scrapped this essay and went with something a little more narrative about a week before my...http://jamesdel.com/post/16648376080http://jamesdel.com/post/16648376080Sat, 28 Jan 2012 14:22:11 -0500archiveshigh school<img src="http://30.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lyivvbNnzq1qz8sd7o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>This picture, taken exactly 11 years ago, summarizes the last 11 years pretty damn well, in retrospect.</p>http://jamesdel.com/post/16647669488http://jamesdel.com/post/16647669488Sat, 28 Jan 2012 14:09:11 -0500archivesmiddle schoolOver the last 4 weeks, my Tuesday and Thursday afternoons have been spent in the same place. While...http://jamesdel.com/post/16644521105http://jamesdel.com/post/16644521105Sat, 28 Jan 2012 13:10:41 -0500archiveshigh schoolGemineye1600: so its really ova u guys arent even friends Simmerdown nowDC: barely...http://jamesdel.com/post/16643708373http://jamesdel.com/post/16643708373Sat, 28 Jan 2012 12:55:27 -0500archivesmiddle schoolxOxScOrPiOnQTxOx: hey xOxScOrPiOnQTxOx: wuts up xOxScOrPiOnQTxOx: ? xOxScOrPiOnQTxOx:...http://jamesdel.com/post/16643203411http://jamesdel.com/post/16643203411Sat, 28 Jan 2012 12:45:00 -0500archivesmiddle schoolWriting “serious” songs wasn’t working (WONDER WHY), so I changed gears and...http://jamesdel.com/post/16640016368http://jamesdel.com/post/16640016368Sat, 28 Jan 2012 11:43:00 -0500archiveshigh schoolOh, another gem from my brief foray as a freshman songwriter. The makeup (A6) The hair (A4) The...http://jamesdel.com/post/16639517435http://jamesdel.com/post/16639517435Sat, 28 Jan 2012 11:33:12 -0500archiveshigh school<img src="http://29.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lyiofpxSSe1qz8sd7o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>An impossibly young me (I had to be in 8th grade when this pic was taken) watching two impossibly young girls kiss for the first time. They later admitted to be “faking it” (I’d hear that one all throughout high school and college), but the look on my face is utterly priceless. It was moments like these that made up for being called a fag for being in the drama club all those years. The cast parties always consisted of about two dozen girls with absent fathers…and me. Seemed like a no brainer.</p> <p>Also, I just deleted a folder on this hard drive that I’m pretty sure had pictures of one of my high school exes in various states of undress…I didn’t check so I’m not entirely sure, but the folder was called “Roller Coaster Tycoon.” I never played Roller Coaster Tycoon, but was notorious for creating fake game folders to hide things. DELETE.</p>http://jamesdel.com/post/16639301039http://jamesdel.com/post/16639301039Sat, 28 Jan 2012 11:28:37 -0500archivesmiddle schoolNot sure if you guys were even around for this shit, but when Facebook groups hit their nadir, there...http://jamesdel.com/post/16638612892http://jamesdel.com/post/16638612892Sat, 28 Jan 2012 11:13:00 -0500archivescollegeMy 9th grade songwriting skills were not up to par in any definition of the word. And A7 is not an...http://jamesdel.com/post/16637773407http://jamesdel.com/post/16637773407Sat, 28 Jan 2012 10:55:00 -0500archiveshigh schoolFound an old hard drive that has my Compaq from HS backed up on it, so instead of doing laundry this...http://jamesdel.com/post/16637282564http://jamesdel.com/post/16637282564Sat, 28 Jan 2012 10:43:41 -0500archives<img src="http://29.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ly60bzRH5J1qz8sd7o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Orell and Del Slay Manhattan, coming this fall to BravoHD</p>http://jamesdel.com/post/16243001942http://jamesdel.com/post/16243001942Sat, 21 Jan 2012 15:16:00 -0500<img src="http://30.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ly4lk9bqhH1qzemxyo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://thebecky.com/post/16201838202">beckyshmecky</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><strong>thefridaynightstudent.</strong></p> <p>procrastinating - a night like any other. i don’t take this photo out of vanity, but mere curiosity i know i’ll feel in the future. it’s strange to see the pictures i took on here months and months ago. years, even.</p> <p>i’ve been rekindling friendships. i guess i’m feeling nostalgic. i guess i finally have time to feel nostalgic. there are some things i never want to go back to. and when i swear to myself not to think about it, i open the box of evil and it plagues my mind.</p> <p>it used to bother me…being left at home on a friday night, that is. i don’t know why. it’s a nice time i have to myself. few texts to bother responding to, few obligations but healing myself. it’s important to allot time for this every week.</p> <p>i think i am going to paint tomorrow at art. i want to release my inhibitions and paint like a child. i want to ignore the presumed form of the human body, i want to just have fun and create an emotional painting. i’m tired of academia.</p> <p>i don’t know what the point of this post is, besides mindless amusement for myself as i try to lull myself into thinking i have someone besides myself right now.</p> </blockquote> <p>My sister, though nearly 7 years younger than me, has oddly the same attitude towards Friday night at 18 that I have now. Not sure what that says about either of us.</p>http://jamesdel.com/post/16210765811http://jamesdel.com/post/16210765811Fri, 20 Jan 2012 23:43:00 -0500<img src="http://30.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lxlarc7T0g1qg6ewno1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>LOL.</p>http://jamesdel.com/post/15623014690http://jamesdel.com/post/15623014690Tue, 10 Jan 2012 11:54:16 -0500“The 2-person company solves a big problem for more financially secure couples, and especially...http://jamesdel.com/post/15328213856http://jamesdel.com/post/15328213856Wed, 04 Jan 2012 22:40:49 -0500Oh Yeah Facts: Reseach suggests two narcissists are better than one.: ohyeahfacts: For many years...http://jamesdel.com/post/15209876441http://jamesdel.com/post/15209876441Mon, 02 Jan 2012 18:59:22 -0500<img src="http://30.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lwwfd1Ez9Z1qas8z9o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://nedhepburn.tumblr.com/post/14904160484/kim-jong-il-funeral">nedhepburn</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://shortformblog.tumblr.com/post/14903749342/kim-jong-il-funeral">shortformblog</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><strong>The videos from last week</strong> were no joke. There is a LOT of crying in this funeral clip. A LOT, from the announcer on down. Good luck <a href="http://media.theage.com.au/news/world-news/live-kim-jongils-funeral-2861705.html">trying to parse this</a>, Americans.</p> </blockquote> <p>The whole “If you don’t cry we’ll shoot you” thing usually works. </p> </blockquote> <p>Was it just me, or did some of those North Koreans look like they were crying tears of happiness? If you watch it that way, the whole thing seems rather ridiculous.</p>http://jamesdel.com/post/14920014795http://jamesdel.com/post/14920014795Wed, 28 Dec 2011 10:50:48 -0500