November 2009
89 posts
6 tags
6 tags
6 tags
6 tags
October 2009
142 posts
2 tags
I keep hearing about this Novembrow charity starting next month, and it’s pretty interesting. Good timing, too—I’ve been looking for an good excuse to grow out my eyebrows. WHO’S WITH ME.
You’re my favorite primate.
– Anna, over Skype, falling asleep and slightly delirious.
4 tags
The Internet Is 40 Today →
whileyouweresleeping:
Happy birthday, you great thing.
— From Bogotá.
4 tags
No. You do not get to call mac and cheese ‘science time’.
– Anna, also known as ‘Jason’s cholesterol medicine’
Jason is a Dumbass: a play in one act.
COMCAST CUSTOMER SERVICE: Hi. What seems to be the problem?
JASON: Hi. My Internet connection is down again. This is the third time I've called in the past few days and yesterday the last person and I figured out the solution and they said it was fixed for good now and I'm starting to get frustrated because I'm paying for this and I keep not being able to use this thing I'm paying for and if I have to take the modem in for replacement AGAIN and wait in line for an hour it can't even be until Wednesday and that's just not acceptable and of course I've unplugged and restarted everything—yes, in the correct order—and checked all the connections and see if oh. Oh. Huh. The umm... the coaxial cable was loose....wasn't screwed in. Okay so it's fixed and I'm sorry. I'm sorry. It's fixed now. It's all working now.
COMCAST CUSTOMER SERVICE: Is there anything else I can help you with today?
JASON: No. Thank you so much. I'm sorry.
COMCAST CUSTOMER SERVICE: Have a nice day.
JASON: *hangs up, weeps gently*
KIOSK.
Due to this and then this.
Flightpattern, by Gwen Vanhee, is a hand drawn audioresponsive video exploration made with Adobe Flash (actionscript). Gwen says: “A custom-coded brush (actionscript) is used to draw the imagery. While drawing all data is recorded to be rendered (frame by frame) afterwards.”
(via Not Cot, which always amazing stuff but has really been kicking my ass lately.)
Public Service Announcement: SMACK SMACK SMACK
If you happen to chew with your mouth open while you’re eating your ham sandwiches and make subtle, absent-minded smack smack smack noises while doing so, please stop because otherwise I can’t guarantee we’ll be able to be friends in any way.
(I’m at a café, this is happening right next to me. I’m sorry—maybe I just need to drink less coffee. And mind my own...