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No more than one year ago the concept of thinking about a consolidated online communication strategy for me would be as you would imagine, unimaginable. Over the past year I have shed my inhibitions of writing online and derision of the format and have fully embraced the blog1. The unwitting realization I have come to realize in the past ten months is that there

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Moore’s law describes the long term trend in computer hardware where the number of transistors that can be placed on an integrated circuit doubles approximately every two years. While this trend is currently slowing down, it has remained relatively consistent for the past sixty years. Although Intel co-founder Gordon Moore was originally writing1 about transistors, this phenomenon applies to

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Semi-Annually Barney’s holds its warehouse sale at the Co-Op location conveniently located on 17th street and 7th avenue in Chelsea. Hordes of shoppers flock to find deals, whether it is that men’s two button Jil Sander suit, a pair of Louboutins, or a more haute-couture piece that doesn’t quite fit well and was scuffed in transit and was inevitably an expensive mistake. I have been attending

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For anyone who knows me and for anyone who doesn't, I have a strong abhorrence for greeting cards. I can’t stand “pre-populated messages” and the simple “insert signature here” that stamps that you approve this message.I own stationary and a pen is always by my side. There is a casual elegance and grace in writing letters. I firmly believe this stems from the deliberate amount of time it takes to

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In all of my years I have never met a cobbler I did not like. For a man of my age I do believe I have more than the average1 amount of cobbling demands but that is beside the point. This past weekend I needed the sole on a pair of oxfords repaired so I ambled down avenue A to find a cobbler that had Sunday hours2. I stopped in at AK Shoe Repair on East 9th where I was happily welcomed. In all of

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By all accounts we are 10.4% into 20111, a point where over half of New Year’s resolutions have already been broken. I had three resolutions this year and by my account I have been successful.Resolution #1: Curse less and more at the same timeI habitually curse. I easily surpass my cursing quota every quarter. The majority of my cursing is usually ironic and for the sake of comedy. Work presents

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My aesthetic personal has always leaned toward unnecessary necessities; firmly defined as the design points that are superfluous in existence and utterly indispensable. This includes but is not limited to warehouses, improbable shelving, stacks and stacks of books circa 1918, oversized antique French globes, perhaps some vintage rope… to name a few.As I was combing through back issues of the New

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So I was reading this article in the New York Times today about how Republicans aren't going to want federally funded public works projects in their states.  The article specifically mentioned the Florida governor's office examining whether it should accept $2.4 billion (with a B) in federal stimulus money to build a high-speed rail line from Tampa to Orlando.  And of course who could forget New

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Economics is a constantly adapting and field of study, which is one of the reasons it remains consistently relevant.  After reading half a Freakonomics article and carrying around a copy of today's Financial Times for most of the day, I've declared myself capable of creating new and exciting bullshit economic indicators.  Before we go on, in the interest of disclosure, I feel compelled to point

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Have you realized recently that the medical profession has downright atrocious customer service?  As a people-oriented service-intensive industry, one would think that medical professionals would provide a pretty high level of customer service. You know, like the service industry does. As it turns out, this is patently false. In the real world (which includes basically every industry known to

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In New York City, and I imagine part of the eastern seaboard, it had been snowing continuously for what seems to be no less than fifty-two hours. From what I saw out of window and from what the sushi delivery man relayed to me about the conditions, it is quite bad. Despite Hector’s diatribe on city’s handling of the snow and the apparent conditions I decided to trek to the office today. After

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Shaving is a ritual most men go through once or every other day. For some the process is quick and uninspiring and for others the usage of Penhaligon’s1and a silver tipped badger brush makes much more sense. Shaving is a refined process steeped in process and diligence. Looking at my medicine cabinet and the array of shaving supplies it would be easy to think that I take shaving to an extreme2

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Here's a phenomenon I'm having trouble understanding: the 7:00am New York City tourist.Lets start from the beginning. I walk from Grand Central1 to Herald Square2 every morning at around 8:30am. The path that I take allows me to steer clear of the onslaught of people from Penn Station, however I do walk right past the visitor's entrance to the Empire State Building.On the entire block in front

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One month ago to the day four days from now I started an artistic endeavor having stationary markers soak through a stack of paper. I stood a set of Copic markers inside drinking glasses and waited. The neatly arranged set lived under a travertine coffee table in the auxiliary living room of my apartment. No more than 6 times did I accidentally disturb the glasses while I was sitting at the table

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I love Bordeaux. I would even venture to say that I subsist on Bordeaux1. However, the ever increasing prices are deeply troubling me. The finite number of barrels combined with the ever peaking demand is not working in my favor. I have thought about purchasing Bordeaux futures lately. By all accounts it could very well be a good investment and I could preemptively purchase the Bordeaux I no

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Yes, America dictates culture around the world. I know.Why is it then, that the British invent so many awesome shows, which are then co-opted and bastardized by us, America, the kings of culture? Let's talk about a few examples: Ramsey's Kitchen Nightmares, Top Gear, and Skins.Ramsey's Kitchen Nightmares (UK) gives us an intense fascinating look at fledgling restaurants around the Great

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Everyone has some sort of barometer for determining when a night may have gotten out of control, when you maybe should have called it a night and not tried to hit on the police officer to avoid a night in the drunk tank. My metric is entirely fact based and documented, as it turns out, courtesy of transaction tags from American Express.In case you're not familiar, the lovely people at American

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Today we begin an experiment in humanity. Today, you and I together will step out to the edge. We will push the envelope. Today marks Day One of an imposed sobriety, and I'm taking you with me.The BuildupI like to drink. I like to drink because it's a social lubricant, because it's entertaining. People tend to smile more after a drink, and as a direct result, my level of wit and intrigue

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Eleven days ago it was brought to my attention that November is NaNoWriMo1, National Novel Writing Month, which is self described as:“A fun, seat-of-your-pants approach to novel writing. Participants begin writing November 1. The goal is to write a 175-page (50,000-word) novel by midnight, November 30.Valuing enthusiasm and perseverance over painstaking craft, NaNoWriMo is a novel-writing program

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Three days ago I was accused of being an anglophile1 at work. I use the word accused because of the tone and connotation that was used. I am satisfied by the assessment.My homepage is BBC world news, Brit Pop/Rock3 is often emanating from my office, and I think I did mention that the new DB9's5 subtle changes enhance an already elegant style.Outside of the cultural interest what I think is more

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Today, as you are undoubtedly aware, is the 610th anniversary of Geoffrey Chaucer's death. Let us take this time to commemorate the fact that you probably Cliffs Notes-ed "The Canterbury Tales" in high school.Chaucer is best remembered as the drunk, poor, slovenly character played by Paul Bettany in 2001's A Knight's Tale. In reality, however, he was a bureaucratic, well-kempt drunk who was

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It has come to my attention, and in quick agreement with Jordan as well, that we probably (absolutely) need an industrial sized warehouse with no less than 20 foot ceilings and 5,000 square feet of above grade space 1,2.Over the past 128 hours I have compiled a detailed list in a Moleskine notebook of all the tasks I want to complete by the end of the calendar year, my birthday, and the end of

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My desire to create art, my artistic ability, and my availability of time do not line up. My desire is extremely high, my ideas are extremely conceptual, my ability is lacking, and I don’t always have the time available or I become distracted and switch to a different project before completion. So it occurred to me in a stroke of madness that I should be focusing less on creating art, and focus

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Yesterday I spilled a glass of Bordeaux when I was making an overly dramatic hand gesture as I was conceptualization plans for an unrelated project on an unrelated topic; which by all accounts may take up the next 8 blog post. The time this took place is irrelevant. After cleaning up the spill with the paper towels we had on hand I left the apartment to CVS to pick up more cleaning supplies to

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Have you seen those "25 Facts You Didn't Know About Me" (or similar) posts on Facebook? Perhaps you've been tagged in one (or two). Perhaps you've even written one yourself. Well here's the point, and I'm trying to be as polite as possible here. Shut the fuck up. You're clogging my Feed with the same thing over and over again:Rules: Once you've been tagged, you are supposed to write a note

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What's not to like?

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I really don't care about your political beliefs. Really. And you know what else, nobody else does either. Maybe you want to bomb the Palestinians back to the Stone Age, or throw the Jew down the well (So my people can be free!). Keep it to yourself.I've recently learned I have the ability to (annoyingly) donate my Facebook status to a cause!Gah, what a waste of fucking time. The most recent

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I was doing a bit of thinking recently, and I came to a realization. I watch a lot of television; one could in fact argue that I watch way too much. And you know what, most of it is pretty bad.So here we go, a smattering of the shit that I watch, for better or worse.Thomas The Tank Engine: Two words: Ringo Starr. You don't like those words? How about George Carlin or Alec Baldwin. This show

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We did it. Barack Obama won the Presidential election and now it's time for change. No doubt having an African-American President breaks down barriers and paves the way for change. Just the type of change that Daniel Craig thinks can occur one day. "After Barack Obama's victory I think we might have reached the moment for a coloured 007" - Daniel CraigThank you Barack for setting this in motion.

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Were you watching CNN last night? Well, you see, there was this whole election thing, and I think they covered it. Regardless!What's one way to get a roomful of drunk Obama supporters instantly quiet? A hologram.I would just like to know who's idea it was to try this, and more importantly who green-lighted it?

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I wonder who in PETA (that's the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals) decided that it would be a good idea to send a letter to Ben and Jerry (formerly of Ben & Jerry's, now of Unilever) suggesting that they completely transition from cow milk to breast milk.  Either they completely didn't think this through (possible) or its just a publicity stunt to get PETA back in the news (probable).

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I was perusing NME.com today and came across an article (http://www.nme.com/news/various-artists/39944) with the headline "NASA commissions rap about Astrobiology." Jonathan Chase, the English born rapper, was selected for this momentous opportunity to accomplish NASA's goal of making "astrobiology easy to understand."Jonathan Chase had this to say: "Being commissioned by NASA to produce the '

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Sure, there have been some advancements in the world of toilet paper; more sheets per roll, colors, scented. I speculate that one of the more "important" advancements in toilet paper has been 2-ply. Well, if you thought that was something special then hold on to your hat. wait..yes, 3-ply toilet paper!!No, that is not a typo. The amount of plys has increased by 50%. Toilet paper researchers have

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ClassDemureUnderstatedWhat do these words all have in common? Answer, they do not describe Chad Johnson, WR for the Cincinnati Bengals. Already in this post I have in fact made an error. There is no Chad Johnson anymore; his name is legally changed to Chad Ocho-Cinco; 85 in spanish and it is his uniform number. I very much dislike you Chad Ocho-Cinco.

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Earlier in the year I wrote a post saying relative to other goods, by the gallon, gas is still a good value. It seems that the tables have turned as P.Diddy reveals in his latest video blog post that he is forced to fly...commercial. Yes, the jet is grounded and American Airlines has earned another passenger. I'm glad that Diddy feels the plight and can relate to the common man. Diddy was even

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I must say it's really refreshing to see a level of professionalism and modesty in professional basketball, especially among the olympic. Case in point, following the United State's Gold Medal Basketball win under the direction of Coach K, 2004 coach Larry Brown was able to lend some nice words by blaming his loss on injuries...and 9/11. "We had guys that committed and then all of a sudden 9/11

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Brought to you from the world of women's wrestling...ouch.Also, in the vein of olympic something or another, please check out what might be the most ridiculous sport ever. Men's race walking. All you need is the first 30 seconds or so of the video to get a real flavor of this sport. You'll either find it hilarious or deeply disturbing.NBC Olympics: Men's 20km Race Walk

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It would appear that the International Olympic Committee has finally started paying attention to what everyone is saying about the Chinese Women's Gymnastics team at this year's Olympic Games. They've ordered an investigation into the ages of the girls, some of whom might be as young as 14.Nobody's really sure why the I.O.C. has suddenly begun investigating now, after the gymnastics competition

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There needs to be some kind of reasonable restriction on the number of applications that one is allowed to add to his or her Facebook page.Take Exhibit A, below. This was taken from the the Myspace Facebook page of one of my friends.Look at how many applications he has! I was going to write on his wall, except wait! I couldn't find it under literally a cacophany of applications. In conclusion

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Seriously, when is it not "in effect," and why must every tri-state area local morning news feel compelled to tell you?

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Dear Former Roommates:I would just like to take a second to thank you for helping me remove some of the clutter from the apartment we all used to occupy. I know that the place was a bit cramped, but we made the best of it didn't we?So as we're clearing out the apartment, thanks for also helping me get rid of some of my stuff--the four bottles of wine that you took from my wine box. I probably

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Tom Waits stubles onto the set of "Fernwood Tonight," treating the crowd to a version of "The Piano has Been Drinking" and his usual wit with an interview. Tom Waits is a poet madman who speaks in the voice of savage cool. He will be soon seen in the new Terry Gilliam film, "The Imaginarium of Dr. Parnassus" as The Devil, not just a devil or any devil...The Devil.

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SPORTS / OLYMPICS Weather Pattern Clears Pollution Scare By GINA KOLATA Published: August 14, 2008 Despite concerns about pollution affecting performances, it turns out that very little is known about whether there is such an effect and, if so, how much.link: http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/14/sports/olympics/14pollution.htmlRun of the mill times article...Boring paragraphBoring paragraph...due

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If there was ever someone to explain the 4th dimension in an easy to understand manner it would be Carl Sagan. Utilizing a red delcious apple, a knife, and some pieces of paper, Sagan represents a world that we can't fully comprehend in our minds and our left with ideas, conjecture, and hypercubes.

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As you may or may not recall, I think the taxi system in Washington, D.C. is a complete and total disaster. And one cog in this clusterfuck machine is, of course, the cab drivers themselves. I feel like they (the cabbies) don't understand exactly how the meters (or the meter system) works, and therefore they make it run a lot worse.Example #1: Stopping at every light that looks like it might

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1 2 3 4monsters walking across the floorI love counting, counting to the number 4Feist on yesterday's episode of Sesame Street

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Stanley Bing, Fortune's resident last page columnist, has a new column out regarding the state of our economy. The gist of his argument is, and I'm paraphrasing, life on earth has always been tough, so we might as well spend more money now, because, why not? You can read the more thorough version here.Apparently, the root of our economic trouble is the fact that CNBC has a 24 hour news scroll

waiter_at_the_cafehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12659019859835768680noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28580962.post-42871071792757579102008-07-24T22:41:00.002-04:002008-12-09T09:03:56.333-05:00

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No matter where you are in the world, it seems that every high school naturally segments itself into clicks and groups. Your jocks, your geeks, band kids, track stars, and of course emo.According to a recent article by The Guardian, "Emo kids were described as teenagers who wear black, have facial piercings and black hair with fringes that "cover half the face." Certainily infringing their apathy

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The Boys and the Subway is the story of two boys who are obsessed with the NYC Subway system. I think I like it so much because it reminds me of my childhood. Because it's genuinely one of the most innocent, adorable things I've ever seen. On the lighter side, my wallet is still missing in lower Manhattan and I've got a bunch of stitches what was my 'good' foot.But seriously, so adorable.

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I was watching an episode of Jeopardy and at the close of the episode the 3rd place contestant was at a miserable negative 1,100. Not only did our poor contestant not have to reimburse Trebek, he even received a years supply of Turtle Wax.It's really unfortunate Jeopardy couldn't afford to bulk up that prize with a year's suppy of calendars, christmas trees, or colonoscopies.

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(NLL of course standing for National Lacrosse League)I really meant to post this a while ago, as now it's just a bit timely:Bear Avoids Collapse as Lacrosse Team Thumps LehmanThis is a legitimate news story, from Bloomberg, a very respected financial news outlet. Read the article. Please. For me. It might as well be out of The Onion. Let me just give you a taste. This is the actual opening

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An old man once told me that the problem with programs today is that the theme song does not tell you everything you need to know about the show. He then preceded to cite "Lost" as a horrible show, having no theme song, and the very imformatively themed, "Giligan's Island," as the best program of all time.Putting aside this peculiar theme song issue; the glut of horrid programming today is

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I was in a line at the supermarket the other day, and uhm... y'know, I had gotten my skim milk, and a dozen eggs and a loaf of bread. I am about to start assembling all my little things on the conveyor belt over there. And the lady in front of me that is... well, she' is flat out staring at me. She continues this and I'm getting a little nervous and uh, she continues to stare at me. And I stop a

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How nice of you to ask. After a rather uneventful evening of watching Zoolander on a gigantic television, I ran over to the Pike house to pick up some random shit I had lying around.As it turns out, I still can't say no to an invitation to a bar, so Camille (in her pajamas), Jack, and I depart for Marshall's, in a 4ride no less. As it turns out a $50,000 annual tuition check also includes a

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London's illustrious mayor Boris Johnson did something so ghastly, so unspeakable, that I'm going to speak of it. The man has singlehandedly banned booze on London's public transport network. Unlike puritanical America, where in some cities (read: Washington, D.C.) it's illegal to bring any type of food or water on the metro, London was a beacon of free ideas and social acceptance--of drinking

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I know some very fine and decent people who call Puerto Rico home, but excuse me if I don't care what the commonwealth things is the best candidate in a primary.This was taken from the frontpage of MSN.com"She (Hillary), former President Bill Clinton and their daughter, Chelsea, spent a combined 15 days in the commonwealth hoping to keep her relevant in the contest"Voting officials did not expect

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So the parking lot at my office has 3 spots reserved for expectant mothers. I think this is a nice touch, it emphasizes the family values of the company and makes things a little easier for those who really shouldn't be walking long distances lugging any sort of bag.As I entered in today a young lady pulled into the one of the reserved spaces. She got out and didn't appear to be pregnant with

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Let me qualify the above statement. Unless you know you're right, stop correcting my grammar. Why? Because it makes you look pompous and stupid at once. When you use bad grammar, I believe you should be corrected, but the corrector should make sure that the correction is, indeed, correct.The following example is one that really just drives me off the wall:Me: Hey do you want to meet me and

waiter_at_the_cafehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12659019859835768680noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28580962.post-68595184011660488892008-05-19T02:46:00.002-04:002008-05-19T03:17:11.909-04:00

Proof that I spend entirely too much time on the Internet. Then again, whatever. Of all the YouTube drivel I watch on a day-to-day basis, this clip is definitely one of the cooler ones.Imagine every battle we've fought from World War II to the present day. Now condense it down to five minutes. Also, instead of people fighting, it's representative foods. Not going to lie, it's pretty cool.

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...If interested, please inquire within.I found this delight of an advertisement in the third floor men's room at the Barnes & Noble in Georgetown. Sorry the picture is so film noir, but I had to mess with the exposure settings in order for it to become more readable.Just when I thought that bathroom advertisements had fallen out of fashion, or had at least been replaced by TV's inside stalls

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At the recent upfront meeting of the network television executives it was revealed that Telemundo's Fall programming will be highly tetas oriented. Appropriately, the new drama is entitled "Without Breast There is No Paradise," or "Sin Tetas No Hay Paraíso" (For our Spanish speaking reader).Below is the actual promotional photo. It is clear the program has somthing to do with tetas, and also

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Since 1999 Time Magazine has annually relased a list of what it deems to be the 100 most influential people in the world; composed of politicians, scientists, atheletes, artists and architects to name a few.Much like Time Magazine the briefs on each honoree is concise, mildly witty, and is complete with a nice photo to distract you.What it really comes down to is the real movers and shakers

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After what feels like decades, the D.C. Taxicab commission finally changed the arcane, inconvenient zone pricing system to a time and distance system involving a meter. After fighting this all the way to the Supreme Court, Illustrious Mayor Fenty finally got this new legislation (is it legislation?) approved. A great victory for the consumer, yes? Not so much.So what does this mean for your

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Peter O'Toole, I want to be you. Although I must admit, there have been nights that have ended up with me just like that. Except I may or may not have been asleep/passed out/blackout.

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I was drunkenly staring at this bottle of Jefferson's Reserve Whisky recently when I came to the following conclusion: They are cocky motherfuckers.I mean most of the time when you have a niche, expensive product, you don't actively advertise it on the label. Even when it's just expensive, you don't tout it on the packaging. Take Gray Goose for example. Gray Goose (quite possibly the most

waiter_at_the_cafehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12659019859835768680noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28580962.post-35017081210322977542008-05-06T00:35:00.003-04:002008-05-06T11:45:25.395-04:00

I am so sick of those commercials with "Chad," the dyed-blond, other annoying adjectives, yokel that Alltel Wireless has as their spokesperson. Note the term spokesperson rather than spokesman. It's not that I'm trying to be politically correct, I seriously wonder if Chad has balls.To be honest, I just don't know how they keep paying for advertising. Seriously, can you name anyone that has

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I just had an epiphany. Unfortunately, the more I think about it, the more I'm narrowing down my focus. Let's begin at the beginning, shall we?I was watching Mad Men, a brilliant show about the employees, their spouses, and other romances at Sterling Cooper, a fictional 1960's advertising agency. There's this scene where Don (the main character) is sitting at the kitchen table with his wife.

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So in the 1970s a math riddle was proposed, could you create one set of directions that would get you to a finish point regardless of your starting location. Well 37 years later it was solved by a 64 year old Israel janitor/mathematician. Getting to the point and disregarding the too obvious Good Will Hunting reference, he employed a type of math called synchronized color theory.When you sign up

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That must be the thought that constantly pervades Rupert Murdoch's stupid, megalomaniacal mind. (The title of the post, that is, in case you weren't following along.)The New York Times, today, featured a piece about how the Wall Street Journal is changing, and "evolving" as one Murdoch flunkie so eloquently put it. Apparently the Journal is evolving into just another USA Today--but with

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I've recently been trying to compile a list of movies that you really should see before they get popular. A list of future cult classics, remember Donnie Darko, or The Big Lebowski. Maybe cult classic might not accurately describe it, more like movies that did poorly at the box office but are great films and usually do well with DVD releases or on premium movie channels, or whatever.After about

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I was filling up my tank with premium from the Mobil station by my house for the very reasonable 3.79 a gallon and I couldn't help but hear the pratt next to me complain about the price of gasoline as he filled up his SL600 for a ride.Sure crude will be $115 a barrel in the coming weeks and the nations average for gas is probably around $3.20 a gallon, but isn't that really cheap. Think about how

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The "Big Three" of educational TV--The Discovery Channel (and it's offshoots including the Science Channel, Discovery Health, et al.), The History Channel (and of course History International), and National Geographic (and...um..Nat Geo HD...)--always have those "what if" shows. Like what if New York City was hit by a huge hurricane, or Yellowstone National Park turned into a huge volcano (don't

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I dislike the idea of paying something forward. Because, what if something bad happens and nobody is there to help you out. Instead, I take the backwards approach: have a good deed surplus, so that way when something happens, you're prepared.Take for example the events that occurred over the last 36 hours or so. It may be less, but I'm too lazy to subtract it out. Maybe it's closer to 25

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I was recently mailing a postcard to a friend abroad and I began thinking about the logistics of intenational mailing and whose responsibility it is to see that my postcard of the Washington Monument filled with my banal message reaches london.Is their an official transfer of ownership to the English Postal service and the USPS washes their hands of the situation? Are expatriate USPS postman

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This is a great little tidbit about a woman who just didn't want to get up and dance, no matter how attractive the guy was that asked her.Showing perseverance and a sheer will of character that probably spills into every aspect of life, this woman successfully fended off the advances of either 5 or 6 different men. Oh, it also has a funny ending. The clip is only 30 seconds long, but I think it

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Big changes here at the blog. Last month (or maybe it was this month), we introduced the awesome* tag. I think it went over pretty well. Today, we roll out our latest and greatest tag: Stupid Around Town. If you need more explaining than that, please don't continue reading. Anything.You can redefine what it means to be a lawyer. This is an advertisement on the side of a phone booth very

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I love when James Earl Jones says "Five".So if I was you, which I'm not, I would be asking, "What the fuck are these?" Well that's a great question. The first one is James Earl Jones counting to ten, and the second one is, well, you're just going to have to see for yourself. Needless to say, both of these were on Sesame Street.I do so enjoy these little throwbacks to my childhood (or slightly

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I know, I know, I'm normally not this prolific, but this is time sensitive, and I need to get this out before this goes stale.I hope we all know about the tragic events that happened at Northern Illinois University this past Thursday. I think that's something people would consider "Breaking News". And furthermore, it happened at a college, so it's college breaking news. Before I continue,

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Let me tell you about a little-known measure of attractiveness--one I deem crucial for a healthy, long-term relationship, or even a one night stand with that girl you picked up in the bar.It's the 'tooth-to-gum' ratio, and it could not be more important. I find that even otherwise attractive women can have problems in this department, and there is regretfully very little that can be done about

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A tragic, time-lost accident has occured at our beloved construction site on F Sreet. Recently, there was some kind of fiasco, which resulted in the lost-time clock being reset to 3. It has now been stuck at 3 days for a couple days, so I just hope that that poor soul is OK--and not an illegal immigrant.Quick Note: There was a lot more to this post when I decided to write it 36 hours ago.

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I think this is a rather appropriate title for this post because most of what I'm about to say is rather idiotic.Firstly, I'm getting frustrated with the difference between lead and lead. I mean it's very clear when its spoken because lead is pronounced dissimilarly from lead, but it's very difficult to understand when typed. Because lets face it, lead means one thing while lead means something

waiter_at_the_cafehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12659019859835768680noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28580962.post-68273792891372240022008-02-11T00:38:00.000-05:002008-02-11T01:49:18.867-05:00

Please hold and an operator will be with you shortly. Do not hang up and call back, or your call will go to the end of the line. If you are holding for a long time, you have another option...If you go to George Washington, you've heard this guy. Several times. I just listened to him saying the same thing over, and over, waiting to talk to the whore who sends me my delightful free ride. Today

waiter_at_the_cafehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12659019859835768680noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28580962.post-76222577071987480182008-02-04T20:08:00.000-05:002008-12-09T09:03:59.696-05:00

That might have been true at one point, but it's certainly not true today. The work site on Square whatever (the one with the gigantic hole in the ground) has a sign:Looks pretty straight-forward, the appearances are even good, with the "6" pushed all the way to the end so it seems like its ready to be replaced with a nice old seven. Well let me tell you this, appearances can be deceiving. It

waiter_at_the_cafehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12659019859835768680noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28580962.post-12812697975725163782008-02-04T02:48:00.001-05:002008-02-04T19:53:24.096-05:00

Quite possibly my favorite commercial from the Superbowl, this Audi R8 commercial puts together two of my favorite elements: classic bad ass movies and new bad ass cars.Anyway, it happens to be 2:47 in the am and I need to go to bed. Until next time.UPDATE: The actor in the ad is none other than Alex Rocco, the original cast member from The Godfather who woke up in bed with the head of his

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I'm sitting in my apartment right now, depressed because I don't have a DVD player so that I can watch the Great Gatsby. The Great Gatsby, of course, being an excellent book and great movie starring Mia Farrow, Sam Waterston and that guy whose name you don't know but would recognize if you saw him. Anyway, I was just thinking of the irony of the situation. Of course, you don't know why that's

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I'm noticing a disturbing trend in my blog writing--mainly that I'm no longer doing it. This is disappointing because I don't like not writing. It makes me feel uncreative and boring. Also, if I was to make a New Year's resolution, it would be to write in the old blog more. I had a brilliant thought while I was walking today, though I'm struggling to remember what it was. Perhaps I'll think

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Everybody loves The Science of Sleep, Michel Gondry's new(ish) fantasy film about, well to be honest, I'm not entirely sure. This is not the point. This is also not the point: see it. If you've already seen it and don't like it, well then I think we're all done here.Moving on! I love when the fourth wall (the wall between film and viewer) is breached. Especially when it's unintentional.

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Jens Lekman: my new favorite person. Jens (pronounced: Jens) is an indie Swedish musician, according to Wikipedia. God I love that shit. Anyway, I just downloaded his new album "Night Falls Over Kortedala", and I must say, I am a huge fan.His music is not cool. Really, if I had to use a word to describe his sound, cool would certainly be at the bottom of the list. But Jens has something else

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I talked to this holistic medicine guy recently. Not by choice. He and I were at the same dinner party (how frou-frou) and the host so graciously introduced us. Please note: I call him a holistic medicine guy, not a holistic medicine doctor. That's because he's not a doctor, he holds no M.D., as a matter of fact, he's a chiropractor. What a quack.I should preface this by saying that I

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Tonight's question of the hour. Scratch that, tonight's question of the night: Why am I still getting UK ads on Facebook?I would assume that it's based on where you log on from, explaining how they started popping up in the first place. But now that I'm back in America, why do they keep popping up? I got another one on my feed for help with "UK debt relief".How does Facebook know of my secret

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Don't entirely know what made me think this one up.OK, I'm a little fuzzy on the details, but this is what I know: Almost all Jewish holidays involve meals. During one particular meal-involving holiday, the phrase "Next year in Jerusalem" is spoken, meaning next year, we'll meet in Jerusalem. Now I understand for like a million years of our heritage, we weren't able to go to Jerusalem, as it

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Perhaps it should be called the Gilded Age of Air Travel instead. Just regular steel for Economy, but coated in gold for anything higher. Everyone hassles through security, everyone has to wait to get their luggage, and delays and cancellations plague everyone, but the airline staff are so much nicer and more accommodating when you're ticket isn't marked "Economy". Anyway, I just got back from

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What happened to Looney Tunes? A Christmas treat from me to you starring your favorite elf from Lord of the Rings.

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I was driving down Route 57 (like you have any idea where that is) when I passed a very well hidden cop facing the other direction with his radar out. I did the only respectable thing one can do for a fellow driver, which was to give the double brights to my fellow drivers, informing them of impending doom if they don't slow down.However, my situation raised several questions. For example, how

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There are actually two awesome things that I wish to share with you tonight. The first is the introduction of the awesome* label for posts. It's awesome* because lets be honest, I'm pretty fucking weird and most of the shit I find awesome (sans asterisk) is probably only enjoyed by me. Anyway, onwards and upwards.Geriatric1927: You've heard of the old man of the sea (note: I really don't

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Because it's not particularly self explanatory, this is a predator from the Dateline NBC show "To Catch a Predator". His name is Jay Reffner, and yes I found that out through Google.The guy is kind of an idiot, and I really don't feel bad for him. I mean not only does he have a penchant for having sex with really young minors, but he has a really shitty screen name. Meat rocket? Why the

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I went to my plastic surgeon today to make sure that my leg was still healing well. (Full Disclosure: I have a plastic surgeon.) The good news is that yes, the leg is healing well. Good, great, boring.While I was sitting in the waiting room waiting to go in, I found myself sitting directly across from a young twenty-something (maybe 19?) girl that I would describe as rather attractive. Good

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I'm not sure if this is funny, sad, or both. As always, click on the image for the full sized (really gigantic) version.P.S. if you look at that and think, "Yeah, I definitely agree with that." Then it's not funny for you. It's sad, and you need help because you have a problem.

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