Monthly Archives: August 2009

Fussing About the House (My GOOP)

Posted on August 25, 2009 by

Among other business-y things, I’m spending time making our house look refreshed. Like I want it to look as if we actually thought about it before we threw our stuff together. Because underneath the thin layer of carelessly strewn 4-year-old’s … Continue reading →

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The Good in Everyone

Posted on August 25, 2009 by

Why is Craigslist such a Mess? Click to find the answer, and learn about a perfectly dysfunctional social organism.

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Twetiquette

Posted on August 19, 2009 by

What am I supposed to do with all the sluts who are “following” my Twitter? Like literally, these are porn spammers. Do you think these are real Twitter users, who care about what I’m thinking and doing? I have a … Continue reading →

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WTF Mondays.

Posted on August 17, 2009 by

Today, for some reason (TGIM?), the BBC had some really awesome, brainless, insightful headlines today: Twitter tweets 40% babble: we needed a media outlet to tell us this? How does one validate an observation like: “It’s raining.” Is that babble … Continue reading →

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What I Learned from Pop Montreal Bios

Posted on August 13, 2009 by

I think I just finished writing this year’s round of bios for the Pop Montreal programme. I always go into it with an open mind, and while this year I felt like I wasn’t seeing or hearing anything “new,” I … Continue reading →

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Social Network Breakdown!

Posted on August 6, 2009 by

Holy crap. Twitter is down. This morning I wondered why my last few tweets were MIA. I figured it was a problem with TwitterMail, which has happened before. But no, it’s bigger than that. Should we panic? How am I … Continue reading →

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Update your Bookmark Toolbar

Posted on August 2, 2009 by

Let’s face it: the main function of the internet is to consume our time while giving us a feeling of accomplishment. Does scouring Facebook for information on our “friends” qualify as social research or a waste of time? Everybody has … Continue reading →

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Lame Music News (or Bored Publicists)

Posted on August 1, 2009 by

This out, this is what people (i.e. Perez HIlton) are saying about the “controversy” surround a Kelly Clarkson songwriter who wrote a song that kind of sounds like Beyonce’s Halo. This apparent “plagiarism” case is total bullshit. It sounds to … Continue reading →

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