August 2009
57 posts
Why are some people such tools? Is there some parenting style that turns kids into tools? Or is it heritable? What is the tool gene?
It’s NYU move-in day. East village swamped with hip looking kids, their concerned parents, and overweight siblings.
With sleeping kid in carriage and beer in hand. (@ D.B.A. in NYC) http://bit.ly/38WBzq
Ran across Williamsburg bridge an hour ago. Experiencing flopsweat in Starbucks currently.
Wow, that is one fat little kid on the playground. Is dressing her in horizontal stripes some kind of cruel joke?
What I’m doing this afternoon… http://yfrog.com/76945wj
Using new Facebook iPhone app. Pretty slick. Telegraphs that what they’re really building is an OS.
Seeing “we live in public” at IFC theater. Don’t think Nynma and CyberSuds are going to make the cut.
Everyone on the fucking planet has an iPhone
Moved all my Google Alerts and saved Twitter Searches to Google Reader. One step closer to chip-in-the-brain ubiquitous information stream
Dawning realization: I’m a sucker MC and no one ever told me.
Needed: A twitter client that notices I’m drinking too much and crowdsources an intervention.
Meeting for drink outside and forgot my sunglasses. I’m a tool.
I’m at Pegu Club (77 W Houston, at W Broadway, New York). http://bit.ly/FPMzC
Fancy drinks! (@ Minetta Tavern in NYC w/ @biglerism) http://bit.ly/fobwU
Yes, I’m drinking in the afternoon (@ Frying Pan (at Pier 66) in NYC) http://bit.ly/4y9yn
There’s something special about the rotate tool in Powerpoint. Makes me feel in control. WordArt, not so much.
Getting the sense America is in decline.
Go in kid’s room to see why he’s not napping. He’s doing a headstand in the bed yelling “Daddy, I’m doing yoga!”
Is Firefox 3.5 the new Netscape 4.7. Seems like a hundred little reasons to switch to another browser.
Playing “What’s wrong with this picture” with kid. His conclusion: “This is a bad magazine because things aren’t the way they should be”
I’m at cipriani dolci (Vanderbilt Ave. at 43rd. St, New York). http://bit.ly/RHOp8
Becoming fetishistic about organizing my upcoming travel plans.
Should be against the law to serve corn on the cob and not supply floss.
Trying out Chrome as my primary browser. Yes, I’m a wild man.
Took outdoor table but hostess says she may take it back if I don’t order enough (@ Pete’s Tavern in NYC) http://bit.ly/7EEK2
I’ll get to that in 2011
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Seem to have developed some kind of caffiene-resistant strain of tiredness.
Nothing like a 90 degree jog to put you in an halucinating state of mind.
If Netflix had HBO the whole Cable TV-Entertainment Complex would come tumbling down.
Week two with iPhone. Keyboard: Much better than expected. AT&T: Much worse than expected.
surprise party! happy 70th cousin Martin! (@ Franciscos Centro Vasco in NYC) http://bit.ly/LVmcu
Turns out that under certain conditions M&Ms do, in fact, melt in your hands.
Eyeview blog gives a good write-up of the DoubleClick-Dynamic Logic video study: http://bit.ly/12zJ33
Irony alert: I can’t read an article on advertising on Wired because they have a floating ad for Rovi (?) that has a broken close button.
Neighborhood mom says to child: “there have been lots of complaints about kids, and I think they were talking about you!”
Synergies got me down
Woke up today and noticed a Chia Obama on my kitchen counter. Not sure if it was “happy” or “determined” edition. http://www.chiaobama.com/
Now that they took over WaMu locations there are Chase branches across the street from other Chase branches.
Netflix culture: “Adequate performance is met with generous severance” http://bit.ly/jEusz
NYTimes subscription page doesn’t work in Safari. And their customer ID is not where they say it is on paper. And they have a liberal bias.
Room 1: Kid sleeping. Room 2: Kid sleeping? Room 3: Wife emailing status of kids. Room 4: Me, w/monitors, laptop, iphone keeping track.
Quick tip for scheduling meetings: 3:30PST on a Friday isn’t cool when inviting NY-based attendees.
I’m at Antibes (Suffolk Street, Rivington, New York). http://bit.ly/2x7SB
For the record I wasn’t at Balthazar but at Death and Co, having the best Manhattan in the universe.
I’m at Balthazar (80 Spring St, btw Broadway & Crosby, New York). http://bit.ly/zpaMs
New Starbucks machines at the office mean I really never need to go outside.
Listening to Rage Against the Machine at my desk makes my job seem dangerous.