February 2013
Month archive / 64 posts
House of Cards Ep. 2: Real-life cable news clowns play themselves as the vulturous shitheels they are. Meta-cynicism!
About to give up on another of many days of fighting with patterns and color schemes. And then, suddenly, it all snapped together.
Taxes: done.
A Little Something
“Watch our step-by-step instructional video to learn how to retrieve a forgotten sign in ID or password.”
Those @fivesimplesteps cats are a class act. flic.kr/p/dYf1Cg
House of Cards Ep. 1: Spacey and Wright’s unified smugness is pretty off-putting, as are Spacey’s fourth wall shenanigans. We’ll see.
Given how Netflix presents TV shows, it’s odd they chose to name House of Cards episodes as chapter numbers. “Season 1: Ep. 1 Chapter 1.”
One of the reasons I’m not especially interested in having children is that I know they’ll behave like Photoshop.
Since @letterboxd is easily the best new web product of the last few years, I upgraded to a pro account and got this: letterboxd.com/robweychert/ye…
The Thin Blue Line
5 Broken Cameras
Watched Compliance. Didn’t like it. At all. robweychert.com/writing/compli…
My Top 3 #lastfm Artists: The Beatles (84), Thelonious Monk (22) & Chelsea Wolfe (22) tweekly.fm/twitter/robweycher…
Skydivers
Anyone else find that the overall YouTube experience has gotten remarkably crappy and is only getting crappier?
Airbnbeyoncé. Rdio Speedwagon. YouTubeway Army. Last.fminem. Explosions in the Skype. will.i.Amazon. Yahoobastank. #internetbands
Tumblur. Eazy-eBay. French Kickstarter. Conway Twitter. Gang of Foursquare. Hulu Reed. Air Svpply. The Edgar Winter Groupon. #internetbands
LinkedIn Park. Google Dolls. Instagram Parsons. Pandora! At the Disco. Facesbook. IMDbee Gees. Otis Reddit. Iron & Vine. #internetbands
Where does a prenatal yoga center rank on the gentrification meter?
The Naked City
Spangle Dangle
Responding to my grammar tweet, a few folks correctly pointed out that “social” is (very) acceptable as a noun when preceded by “ice cream.”
Bad: “Social” as a noun. Good: “Throw up” as a noun.
Apparently the new HTC One phone has a pixel density of 468 ppi. Reminds me of this: onion.com/bW36oe
Amid incessant late-’90s hype, my first Belle & Sebastian song was “Get Me Away from Here, I’m Dying.” I said, “Oh.” youtube.com/watch?v=4de-RH…
Double Indemnity
A noir as classic as they come. Drink every time Fred MacMurray strikes a match with his thumbnail.
My Top 3 #lastfm Artists: Thought Industry (25), El-P (23) & Jucifer (21) tweekly.fm/twitter/robweycher…
The Adventures of Tintin
Destro just called Cobra Commander a “reptilian popinjay.” Oh, snap!
Tonight: Welcomed @meganborn home, celebrated @PettyKate’s birthday, and randomly ran into old HMX buddy @fitzymj on the street. Good night.
“Heaven Is a Place on Earth” is happening at karaoke. Belinda Carlisle once played drums for The Germs. Her arc is a jagged line.
A concise, eloquent reminder from @wilsonminer that patience is still a virtue, even as technology moves ever faster. the-pastry-box-project.net/wilson-miner/2…
Since my Valentine is in another city, this Shamrock Shake will have to do.
The GOP believes in nature to the exclusion of nurture.
Compliance
Of all of last year’s films I didn’t get to see during their initial release, Compliance was among those I most lamented missing. Its premise was pure, ludicrous pulp – things spiral horribly out of control when a prank caller posing as a cop convinces a restaurant manager to detain and strip-search an employee – yet it was said to be more of an understated indie drama than a gimmicky Hollywood thriller, and the critics… See more →
Is it just that I spent many years without upstairs neighbors or does everyone rearrange their furniture every night?
You Made Me Realise
“It was really a combination of The Cider House Rules and 30 Rock. And the pancakes were good.” @ChamberMonster’s dreams are surely her own.
Congrats to my @GetEditorially pals on today’s launch! Writers of all shapes and sizes are going to love this. editorially.com
My Top 3 #lastfm Artists: Joan Rivers (29), Meshuggah (23) & Chelsea Wolfe (22) tweekly.fm/twitter/robweycher…
The only reason people use Opera is to complain about how web sites look in Opera.
Why do cars in the UK all look like they’re in the wrong aspect ratio?
Three Dudes
Self-censorship à la “f**k” is ridiculous. If you’re gonna say it, say it.
Since I decided to actually start acting like my own boss, we’ve been doing pretty well together, but tonight he truly broke my heart.
Every so often, I’ll hear the old “If you can’t do it better, shut up” method of invalidating a critique, and I will shake my head.
Tonight
Speaking of doomsday, here’s a picture of tonight: flic.kr/p/dSW1ji
Wayne LaPierre and his pals should form a band called Hypothetical Doomsday and the Adolescent Power Fantasies.
Is My Face Red
You guys, @fchimero launched a new portfolio. In addition to housing stunning work, it is really, really well executed. frankchimero.com/work/
Buddha
If I don’t group compilations in iTunes, the 100th artist in my library is The Besnard Lakes.
What is the 100th artist, alphabetically, in your music library? Mine is The Chameleons.
MBV
My Top 3 #lastfm Artists: The Jesus Lizard (59), Tomahawk (25) & Therapy? (24) tweekly.fm/twitter/robweycher…
There’s an Octopus at the End of this Tea
Spending the day with @ChamberMonster and My Bloody Valentine. Enjoy your Head Trauma Advertising Jamboree, everyone.
Jesus Christ Pose
Anyone else have altar boy flashbacks when they hear iOS’s “Chime” alert sound?
So far this year, my favorite note I’ve taken during a client call: “Cool dinosaur effect.” 2012.convergese.com