March 2009

• Indie label free sampler bonanza (ie. subpop, anti-, saddle creek) over @amazonmp3. Sweet! http://snurl.com/esq4f #
• yes @danvdk, but bananagrams is a parable for life: sometimes all your letters fit, other times you just have a bunch of vowels and z’s #
• Love the energy of the crowd at the World Baseball Classic final between Japan and Korea - US sports could use more enthusiastic Asian fans #

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• NOT COOL, @YouTube: “The Haunting” video ad that autoplays on the homepage today. “Hide Advertisement” just shrinks it to the GROSSEST PART #
• The Batronaut is my mammalian hero, going bravely where no bat has gone before: http://tinyurl.com/dzbds7 #
• Dammit Twitter, why are you randomly disappearing my updates?! #
• The Batronaut is my mammalian hero, going bravely where no bat has gone before: http://tinyurl.com/dzbds7 #
• OH today: “once the pitchforks are out, its hard to convince the mob to put them down.” Rational behavior is a convenience these days #
• I kind of really love that @NASAkepler is “Twitter-ing”… could you imagine getting THE news about extraterrestrial life via tweet? #

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• Beware the Ides of March (aka, have you slighted any of your subordinates lately?) #
• Hm, took two hours for an emailed photo post to Twitpic to appear on Twitter - is that normal? #
• http://twitpic.com/20jer - A little bit of Paris at work today: raspberry almond macaroons (they are actually a lovely shade of delicat … #
• http://twitpic.com/1zvv8 - @fuzzysquid, damn no it didnt, it was an ordinary Sprinkles cupcake - but it had a quasi-target on it! Sublim … #
• Is it possible to accidentally eat an entire cupcake? A perfectly good way to ruin dinner (I only meant to eat half of it, I swear…) #
• Read DT Max’s piece on David Foster Wallace last night before bed. I was so moved, I couldnt bring myself to read the Pale King excerpt… #

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• There is a very fine line between stylish and Chinese mom bob hair I have to take care not to cross when getting a haircut… dangerous #
• My preferred method of stress management today has been Thin Mint therapy : when in doubt, eat a cookie. #
• A lead-footed shuttle driver very quickly makes you grateful for the ones that give you a smooth ride. driving a bus != a car, buddy! #
• On Sundays, I regularly wake up wanting to eat dim sum. It’s kind of weird, but I guess that’s the Chinese stomach in me. #

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• Is craving a large cold bowl of almond jelly with lychee… #
• Braid is on sale this week for 800 XBL points (33% off) Those of you w Xbox 360s that haven’t bought it yet - go! http://tinyurl.com/dcl8qc #
• Was on the treadmill last night when the #nSOTU started. Bumped up the speed when Michelle came on camera looking totally fit - yes I can! #
• RT @davegirouard: Why is it the SF Chron and NYT cant afford to deliver newsprint to my house but I cant get the local freebie to stop…? #
• My boss’ last day is tomorrow: I am so happy for her great new opportunity but also panicked and a bit self-pitying at losing her #
• Friday night = me and Sam on the couch in our pjs, fending off Nazi Zombies in Call of Duty while drinking wine. Good for These Times. #

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