December 2009

#10yearsago I had just finished school and had too many design ambitions to choose from. Thus was the decade defined.

It doesn't seem fair that people who actually deal drugs are struggling while I have such a steady, unsolicited stream of customers.

Thomas Pynchon has disabused me of any notion I may have had about myself being an expressive writer.

At long last, The Superest book is available! If you want my advice, I think you should get it right now. amazon.com/Superest-Kevin-Cor…

Dreamt I was asked to copy edit an article about vegetable nutrition, but was handed a wannabe Troma movie instead. It felt good to yell.

Fantastic Mr. Fox was utterly charming. Wes Anderson is out of the doghouse for the time being.

How could a full day of lethargy be so exhausting?

Pretty sure David Johansen just walked by me.

Killing time in Penn Station waiting for my next bus. If anyone in Midtown wants to split a Krispy Kreme, gimme a shout.

Wondering how automated preproduction for mass-produced embroidery is these days. No boredom on this bus. No sir.

The Les Paul was nestled all snug in its bed, with visions of Philadelphia dancing in its head. yfrog.com/1dexrj

Snapple "Real Fact" #812: 111,111,111 × 111,111,111 = 12,345,678,987,654,321

Any recommendations for a good 1/8 inch headphone extension with button/mic/volume controls compatible with the iPhone?

Some people are better off without a personality.

Annual RSS purge complete. I highly recommend it. Dump all your subscriptions, enjoy a week of silence, and see which ones you come back to.

Thanks to the childless for your replies. I'm drowning in baby announcements and wasn't sure you were still out there.

So. Who hasn't had a baby lately and doesn't have one on the way? Anyone? Hello?

I hope all you humps who like this stupid show are happy. Old City now has one fewer oasis.

Getting out of bed is really hard when you can almost see your breath in your apartment.

Rediscovered Ballast on Netflix Instant. So refreshing to see an indie so perfectly compact, understated, and moving.

Seriously, watch all seven parts.

Seriously, watch the whole thing.

Intentions of a productive night in were disrupted by friends, beer, and Improv Boston's final Rock Band night of the year. That'll do.

I want this movie to be good, but even with Joan Jett as an executive producer, I have my doubts. The retarded trailer does not assuage them, especially with the obscenely hyperbolic statement at the end. Can anyone think of a music biopic that was actually good?

Feeling like the only thing I ever learned to do was talk bullshit, and I'm not even good at that.

Catching up on @AndrewWk's vague confessions of being an industry puppet. Trying to sort out the truth, unsure if I should even bother.

Those anti-piracy PSAs ("You wouldn't steal a car...") would be better directed at smokers ("You wouldn't take a shit on the sidewalk...").

Material. Time. Quality.

Oh my fucking god I forgot how completely mindblowingly awesome the Purple Rain movie is.

Today is awful.

Today sucks. Period.

It takes more energy for me to ignore sidewalk canvassers than it does to describe to them my vivid fantasies of their suffering.

Is there some kind of universal busker code? I'd be happy to write one if there isn't.

Kind of makes me want to drop everything and stare at snowflakes for the rest of my life.

Once, when I was waiting tables, a customer snapped his fingers to get my attention. Maybe he's dead now.

Get out of my head, Liz.

When I took the Pepsi Challenge as a kid, I was actually worried that I might not pick Pepsi. Branding is scary.

Never let it be said Harmonix doesn't know how to throw a party.

Scored big in today's Secret Santana gift exchange. Sugar, booze, and mechanical dollar store toys are a solid recipe for giddiness.

Just realized that a coworker's ringtone is what's getting M's "Pop Muzik" stuck in my head on a daily basis. last.fm/music/M/_/Pop%2520Muz…

Look, I'm not the bad guy just because you have yet to discover that you're pregnant.

Really impressed with pictorymag.com, which essentially intersects fray.com and boston.com/bigpicture. Very promising.

Overheard: "What are you using 'newly divorced' for? Is there a business reason for that?"

One year ago today, I started working at Harmonix. twitter.com/cowpiesurprise/status…