March 2008
143 posts
Moved
I’ve more or less moved back in with my dad and stepmom. I still have my bed and stuffed chairs to move tonight (plus a few small things), but I’ve got the essentials set up here. Just a few more months before the trek to Bloomington (yay!).
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2008-3-30) →
Morrissey
of Montreal
Andrew Bird
The Beatles
Built to Spill
Imported from Last.fm Tumblr
Last.fm Customer Service Intern →
I wish I could move to England for this.
“okay so rape generally isn’t funny; but the mechanics of a bird raping a...”
– Elyse on Pythagoras’s conception
jessicap:
can’t we all just get along?
What fun would that be?
Friday 5 for March 28: Odd Jobs →
1. Who in your life would make a really good butler?
I’m going to say my stepmom. She’s always doing the dishes, laundry, and generally cleaning everything in sight. Either that or my sister.
2. Who in your life would make a really good head of state?
Probably that kid who went to my high school and wrote all the really good political articles in the school paper.
3. Who in your...
muxtape wiki →
(via dkoder) Good idea.
I was considering following the trend of posting how many people are following me (because I’ve hit a “landmark” number), but decided it shouldn’t be a popularity contest.
Muxtape / amwelles →
No theme.
Disabled pregnant woman used as target practice →
candywrapper:
This is the most terrible thing I have seen in a long time. Sometimes humans disgust me…
(via heather rivers)
From the article: “Police have charged two adults, three teenagers and a 12-year-old boy with murder in the case that has repulsed many in this Mississippi River town.”
“Starting a blog solely to make money is like learning ventriloquism to meet...”
– Twitter / Merlin Mann: Starting a blog solely to m… (via markbean) I’d totally hit on a ventriloquist. But, uh, that’s just me, I think.
Being Poor →
dailymeh:
By John Scalzi. I somehow missed it when it was fresh.
I relate to a lot of this (or have at some point in time).
Badvice →
1) Ask for advice. 2) Follow for replies.
Watchyooniverse:
peterwknox:
justin: I had a hunch that a pillow fight involving hundreds of people would look cool in super slow motion. I think I was right. You be the judge. It’s good. Long and slow by nature, but fun.
This is what humanity is about.
“Blue lights flashing like a mutant shoppers’ special at a postnuclear K...”
– Skinny Legs and All by Tom Robbins. This is why I love his writing. The imagery is unmatchable to anything I’ve ever read.
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2008-3-23) →
The Shins
of Montreal
The Beatles
Paul Baribeau
The Decemberists
Imported from Last.fm Tumblr
I hate it when people say they’ll call back (because somebody else is on the line) and then they never do.
“Love is the ultimate outlaw. It just won’t adhere to any rules. The most any of...”
– Tom Robbins (via byrdie) (via claudia) I could go on and on about how much I love this author.
I can’t remember who posted the thing about Mojo. (Tumblr really needs a search feature for the dashboard for occasions like this.) Nonetheless, you can find me there as well (amwelles@deusty.com).
internet observation (aka today's afternoon...
florajasmine:
the internet is dangerous/weird/cool.
you can say something about someone on your blog, in the caption of a flickr photo, or in the comments of a news story - totally believing that whatever you say is just being thrown into the wind. whether its a gushing compliment or a scathing critique - whatever… that person will never hear/read it, right?
not always the case.
with...
crgslst: so web 2.0 we don't need vowels. →
florajasmine:
just found this. will probs use it soon.
That tagline is awesome.
Regarding Bikes and Amtrak... →
sqpeg:
In response to my comments regarding Amtrak, amwelles was nice enough to comment, “I’m pretty sure you can take your bike on Amtrak.” While I was aware of this, my comment was more geared towards the fact that the the cars with bike racks are not widely available, and often just not there. While you can still box your bike and place it in storage, or bring tie downs to put it in storage...
Tumblr Stats
Provided by Tumblr Statzer.
442 total posts. The distribution between content types looks like this:
121 regular text posts (~27%)
128 link posts (~28%)
146 photo posts (~33%)
27 quote posts (~6%)
4 chat posts (~0%)
3 audio posts (~0%)
13 video posts (~2%)
Here are the 15 most linked-to websites:
last.fm, linked to 51 times
flickr.com, linked to 23 times
dawnowar.tumblr.com,...
Boston Bus Wars - $1 tickets and WiFi?! →
sqpeg:
While I hate travel by bus, and would much rather rail service be improved, $1 for a seat and free wifi service during the trip would be awesome. Now I just have to wonder if you can take a bike or not?
Amtrak, can you please get high speed rail service and wifi? And while you’re at it, PLEASE let bikes on the bloody trains. If the whole of Europe can do it, and did years ago, we...
360° Video with Papervision →
(via david)
This is simply incredible. I think they should do some movies and TV shows like this someday. Of course, not all of them (because part of movies is the art that the directors/photographers put into them), but a few would be nice.
