Month: October 2012

Microsoft’s World of Denial

This anecdote by Marco Arment of happening by a Microsoft store on Surface launch day is snooty and condescending, which makes me feel a little abashed that it resonates so much. On the other hand, I can appreciate how satisfying …

the proper response to a cold front: hibernation

great group banner, or greatest group banner? #aclfest

Zola #aclfest

Los Campesinos! You! Me! Dancing! #ACLfest

this grass rejects your boundaries. this grass will not be held back. this grass is going for it. this grass knows: #yolo

Who Gets To Be a Geek

This rant/beatdown by sci-fi author John Scalzi, Who Gets To Be a Geek? Anyone Who Wants to Be, is a couple of months old, but I just came across it. The beatdown itself is maybe a bit much, given …

a bit of the @AustinHabitat house the boy & I worked on today #whyIllbeuselesstomorrow #morethanusual

Blakcat

A Howler, Indeed

The first issue of the new, Kickstarter-funded Howler magazine arrived today. I love soccer writing, so I still look forward to reading the articles. But after flipping through this first, enormously formatted and overly designed monstrosity, I’m glad I only …

Live Music Capital of the World #ALO #YOLO

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