My hero, M.F.K. Fisher, on making friends, being social, and enjoying life: … One time in college I actually found myself dancing around a Maypole, in honor of mothers of prospective students. By then I knew that I was mentally a dormant laggard, and I felt desperate about it, silently screaming to escape the [...]
March 30th, 2006
Read...Javaology and my Powerbook in happier times I went looking on Javaology’s website to see if they had changed their policy of charging for wifi access. I was frustrated by the policy, which allows access if you pay a $2.50 fee — or if you purchase a coffee and a sandwich. Since I don’t drink coffee [...]
March 30th, 2006
Read...Back when the London bombings hit, I was all on my soapbox about how newspapers should be going out and getting user-generated content when they wanted it — not just expecting it to come to them (read post). I willfully didn’t acknowlege that newspaper.coms do have to worry about copyright infringement — and although many Flickr [...]
March 29th, 2006
Read...Can I get a round of hate hate hate for Georgia Natural Gas? In addition to charging me two arms, a leg and a small chicken to heat my lil Cabbagetown home, (posts below), these dudes have the nerve to charge me a whopping TEN DOLLAR late fee for mailing in my checks a little behind [...]
March 28th, 2006
Read...To pay, or not to pay? Tis the question newsrooms are asking themselves regarding their company bloggers. To blog, or not to blog, might well be the feeling of newsroom reporters asked to take on a double identity: mild-mannered objective reporter by day; witty, caustic and opinionated blogger by night. This Washington City Paper article focuses in [...]
March 27th, 2006
Read...The following is an actual thread of emails sent around the office today. The problem Removal of paper towels from the holders in the bathroom. These are the solutions. Subject: paper towel removal technique Date: March 24, 2006 11:28:11 AM EST Guys This wasn’t high on my priority list today, but someone urged me to do [...]
March 24th, 2006
Read...Hey, hey, nerdicles! What’s that hotness? Why it’s LauraFries.com — or, more accurately, HunterCross.com. My pal Hunter has implemented a whole host of goodness, including a backend upgrade to Wordpress 2.0.2. Which, if you work with publishing software, is JUST badass. Can we just talk about the hotness that’s previewing my post? I LOVE Wordpress! Lil fixes on [...]
March 23rd, 2006
Read...Straight up: You call me at work on 5:40 on a Wednesday afternoon, and you’re gonna get a little Sassssquatch. A dude calls me to pitch some blogging software. I’m gonna tell you right now: I do not like people who try to sell their software — generally, the products are inferior, and there is a reason [...]
March 22nd, 2006
Read...I’m not from the South, as I’ve said before. So things that people eat in the South, like grits and greens, are foreign to me. Enter: Red Velvet Cake. This was my first piece ever. Although not a fan of the sweets, the appeal seems obvious. Chocolate cake, buttercream frosting. And, woe is me, I did [...]
March 20th, 2006
Read...Oh my god. I am tired. I just spent like twenty minutes laughing at the website for Watershed- an Atlanta restaurant that has a fabulous reputation, but the world’s worst website. Let’s review, shall we: Frontpage layout (so guesses my webmaster pal Aaron) Scrolling! The nav bar changes throughout the site Can we say Blink [...]
March 20th, 2006
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