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Entries from August 2008

Squeemish feminist diatribe

August 18th, 2008 · No Comments

 
Why is it difficult to write the words (where someone else might read them) “I am a feminist”?  When I say or write these words I am worried someone would make fun of me, berate me, or invalidate my argument.  I really wonder sometimes why appeals for feminism have to be prefaced with caveats and […]

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Open Sourced: The Bird Cage Theater - Self Titled (2007)

August 15th, 2008 · 2 Comments

Finally, Finally, Finally: Open Sourced:
The Bird Cage Theater - Self Titled (2007)
This album is now available under the Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 United States License. What does this mean? Basically, do with it as you please. Download it, upload it, share it with friends, mash it up, remix it, […]

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Why I’m Happy to not be a Community Manager

August 14th, 2008 · 1 Comment

I am now recovering from one of the more lengthy and painful periods of being more or less unemployed, and am currently working for a great team at a great startup working on great technologies.
Phew.  It was a close one.
However, before I ended up at my current place of employment, I had the opportunity to […]

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Tags: Business · Editorial · Internet Mish-Mash · Marketing · Technology

The Olympics

August 12th, 2008 · No Comments

 
I’ve spent the last few nights watching the Olympics from the comfort of my bed.  It’s been nice, and I am a big fan of everything Olympics related.  However, I never knew how exciting it is to watch swimming events.  Swimming is what NBC is broadcasting the most, I think because every newscaster has a […]

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Tags: Culture · OP ED · sports

Goatees

August 4th, 2008 · No Comments

Today I’ve seen three goatees.  I am hoping that this trend isn’t making a comeback…   Facial hair configurations are seriously the worst.  BEARD OR SHAVE PLEASE?!

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Tags: Culture

Moving in New York

August 4th, 2008 · No Comments

I figured this year’s move would be better (easier) than last year’s.  The idea of moving three blocks instead of across the state tricked me into thinking this; and mostly both sucked because both involved the city of New York.  And jesus god, I never want to move again. 

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