August 2008
for deep.
call me if you’re home at a reasonable hour, dude.
July 2008
“The hipster represents the end of Western civilization – a culture so detached...”
– From the new Adbusters cover story, “Hipster: The Dead End of Civilization” via Valleywag (via catbird)
consider previous iterations: ‘Zoot Suits Ruining North American Culture’, ‘Beatnik Values Erasing Competitive Edge’, and of course ‘Damn Young People Continue...
the broken gentleman.: adbusters decries remixing... →
jstn:
I wish UPS could confirm my address somehow and I could see any packages en route to it, without needing the tracking numbers or even knowing that someone had sent me something.
i want to live in this world.
07.31.08
button down white dress shirt (club monaco), grey striped cardigan w/ white armband (club monaco), jeans (zara), reebok rolland berry classics (laser etched black patent leather, baby blue soul, with pink, purple and green detailing. yeah.)
Undecided
scubed:
btrsweet:
can you miss someone you’ve only met once?
Its hard to think that someone can do it. But sometimes people leave awesome impressions on you.
i vote yes. my friend margaret and i spent about 3 hours together in the first 5 years after we met. and yet, i’ve had better conversations with her than with many people i see monthly.
07.30.08
grey / white crest rugby polo (club monaco), martin jeans (mavi), reebok ‘year of the rat’ red / gold high top pumps.
facebook-slang created in the office.
‘faced out’ / ‘facing out’ - to ease someone out of your life, starting with removing them from facebook. this includes breaking up with someone via facebook status.
i feel as though this can catch on, and that depresses me.
At the moment you are unable to respond personally... →
07.29.08
white dress shirt (club monaco), martin jeans (mavi), old school ‘above the rim’ black high-top pumps (reebok)
artist sanctuary - pemberton music festival
i’m actually really shocked at how well suited i am to ‘always-on’ work. i’m more or less the central communications hub for this event, as well as being the point man for PR, so my phone / email / life has been blowing up consistently.
i like the influx of information, and i like the consistent updates. it’s a weird superflow of happening, it’s like i can...
Whistler BC looks somewhat like an elf village. It’s all tiny chalet looking buildings in clumps of 5 or 6, surrounded by huge trees.
It’s very pretty.
i’ve got a few last minute things to do, and then it’s off to sleep, and off to BC for the weekend. expect little to no posting until i return monday evening.
keep the internet interesting for me.
If the Declaration of Independence was the...
spiegelman:
How’s that for a sappy patriotic overgeneralization, tumblrs? Guess what — I’m sticking with it. Go about your business.
dear internets,
if these are your expectations, regardless of outcome you are going to be disappointed.
“Can’t you hear? Can’t you hear that it is wrong? It’s not...”
– Read Giles Coren’s letter to Times subs | Media | guardian.co.uk
the sad thing is, at times in my life, i have been at LEAST this pretentious and self-obsessed.
The breeding properties of M&Ms :: rogerebert.com... →
my god, this is epic.
‘there can be only one.’
Global Neighbourhoods: Twitter v Google,... →
what the social media punditry crowd always forgets, is their entire experience of social media is warped by the amount of readers, followers, etc they have.
it’s great if you can ask your tumblr, or twitter followers to help you with issues. but 99% of the people on those services can’t do that.
so really, you aren’t discovering some great extension of social media....
07.23.08
black on white check short sleeve shirt, jeans, elements sneakers, omnipresent g-star jacket.
the broken gentleman.: six misconceptions about... →
of course this is all happening at the busiest point in the last year.
of.
course.
brokengent: metrics that matter. →
07.21.08
black dress shirt w/ circly/dotty print things (club monaco), jeans (zara), black elements skate shoes, g-star danbury delta jacket.
well, there goes my backblog.
07.19.08
white dress shirt (club monaco), white silk tie (le chateau), white pants w/ grey embroidery, rolled. (club monaco), light grey argyle linen sweater (club monaco), converse jack purcell’s.
[worn while taking photo’s for a lacoste related contest. was exceedingly preppy.)
the broken gentleman.: perceived barriers and... →
The Associated Press: 'Dark Knight' sets weekend... →
deepr:
Dark Knight - $155 million in 3 days, I was pretty close in guessing $150 million, though at the time I thought that would’ve been kind of insane, it totally makes sense.
fuck you tobey!
Consumed - Mash-up Model - Rob Walker -... →
more on girl talk.
the broken gentleman.: ratings systems are... →
vengeance.
my offensive heath ledger crack over twitter last night is being avenged by me being too tired to live.
the broken gentleman.: ARG promotions and the dark... →
Movie Marketing Madness: The Dark Knight →
after i see a good movie, i inevitably wish i’d participated in the ARG. not that it’s plausible, given my real world responsibilities, but still.
the broken gentleman.: why are you trying to sell... →
07.18.08
black/grey striped dress shirt (club monaco), jeans (zara), white reebok pump hi-tops.
Workplace Experiments - (37signals) →
thoughts on implementing the 4 day workweek (found via PSFK)
the broken gentleman.: five things to learn from... →
07.17.08
white short sleeve dress shirt (original penguin), g-star danbury delta jacket, jeans (zara), converse jack purcell’s.
brand extensions that are not advertising. →
07.16.08
white military-style rolled/buttoned sleeve dress shirt (club monaco), knit silk tie (french connection), white/black horizontal stripe polo (club monaco), grey wingtips (aldo), jeans (zara).
microsoft will never be cool. →
increasing complexity of identity management. →
07.15.08
black military dress shirt w/ epaulets (club monaco), jeans (zara), oakley vertical laptop bag, black and white MLB check reeboks.
moo cards and social objects. →
corporate colonization: on and offline. →
5 Lies Indie Musicians Tell Themselves
catbird:
“The internet leveled the playing field for indie music.” - Big checkbooks and the marketing campaigns they buy still have the edge. The internet just opened the door for everyone. It’s what you do now that you’re in the now overcrowded room that matters.
“I’m going D.I.Y.” - Sorry, but you can’t Do It all Yourself. You need a team; preferably an experienced one. Just for starters:...
Please blow up the entire planet. I'm serious... →
catbird:
We, as a species, should not continue to exist. I can’t see any good coming from it.
EPIC FAIL.
07.14.08
white dress shirt (club monaco), black tie w/ dark blue paisley esque details (levi’s), jeans (zara), converse jack purcells, fred perry bag.
