Archive for October, 2009
Friday Night Video – Fistful of Swoon by Vandaveer
Friday, October 23rd, 2009Stumbling down the rungs of TheLadders
Thursday, October 15th, 2009As some of you know, I was recently caught up in the downsizing craze that’s hitting America. I had tried the job site TheLadders at one point while semi-seriously looking for a job. Once I had to rely it as a major source of job postings in my job search, I realized that it did [...]
Let the wild rumpus start?!
Wednesday, October 14th, 2009I lucked into a chance to see a preview of Spike Jonze’s Where the Wild Things Are this evening at the marvelous AFI Silver Theater. The movie, which languished for years, was oft-delayed, and was seemingly at risk of being scrapped and re-shot as late as last year, has finally made it to the screen [...]
Rememberances from a Wedding
Tuesday, October 13th, 2009The obligatory Facebook honeymoon album posting started a Fourth of July caliber fireworks chain reaction in my brain, from fond (and not so fond) memories of the weekend to lessons learned from that weekend as well as the rise and fall(?) of American exceptionalism. First, the lessons learned. Do not put 3 men, 2 of [...]
The Dea(r)th of Indie Rock, or Why Amanda “F-ing” Palmer Can Suck It
Thursday, October 1st, 2009Grahams turned me onto this blog post from sometime-Dresden Doll and aspiring solo artist Amanda Fucking Palmer via Twitter. The post, why i am not afraid to take your money, discusses the new paradigm of how artists monetize their creations. In it, she talks about her self-proclaimed “shameless” revelations about her webcast and Twitter income. [...]