May 2013

My guess is that about 4% of selfies feature people actually looking into the camera lens rather than at the screen just below it.

My thoughts on Arrested Development Season 4 perfectly mirror @tvoti’s: staggered by its ambition, but dissatisfied. avc.lu/15e1esI

LiveNation/Ticketmaster Masks Desire to Consolidate Control of Secondary Market by Pretending to Care About People: nyti.ms/18sYXMh

Reading one-star reviews of The Wire on Netflix. “Sad [the cops] end up appearing as ignorant as the criminals, who’s who?”

My Top 3 #lastfm Artists: Chelsea Wolfe (29), Swans (19) & Wolves in the Throne Room (15) tweekly.fm/twitter/robweycher…

My apartment was professionally cleaned today, and it is bittersweet. Everything sparkles and ultimately all I can do is ruin it.

Old-school NYC hardcore/metal dudes reminiscing in @villagevoice. Those Cro-Mags guys must have microscopic penises. blogs.villagevoice.com/music/2013/05/…

Tough guys crack me up.

Jood morning! Time to jet up and jo to work. Have a jreat day!

Thanks all for your responses to my question of Tumblr’s long-term cultural value. I’ll try to collate them into something coherent soon.

Honest question: Can anyone make an argument for the long-term cultural value of Tumblr?

My Top 3 #lastfm Artists: Arab On Radar (37), Ghost (30) & Oxes (23) tweekly.fm/twitter/robweycher…

As a longtime Battle Royale fan who unfairly assumes he is above YA fiction, I’m pleasantly surprised by how good the Hunger Games movie is.

My Top 3 #lastfm Artists: Faith No More (11), Colin Stetson (11) & El-P (4) tweekly.fm/twitter/robweycher…

Happy Tech Support Day!

Let’s hear some good mom stories. I’ll reprise the story of the time I literally put my mom in stitches. v4.robweychert.com/editorials/200…

Happy Mother’s Day, you crazy moms! Now, why can’t I use the car tonight? You’re always trying to control my life! I hate you!

Great perspective from @karenmcgrane: If pros find the web’s pace of innovation exhausting, imagine how clients feel. the-pastry-box-project.net/karen-mcgrane/…

To intellectually understand what Colin Stetson does, or to see or hear a recording, won’t prepare you for his incredible live performance.

The importance of Ray Harryhausen’s legacy can’t be understated. His DNA is present in countless classic moving images. Rest in peace, Ray.

Had the best time with my Australian cousins tonight. It’s a shame it took us this long to meet, but I’m so glad we finally did.

My Top 3 #lastfm Artists: Slayer (101), Andrés Segovia (63) & John Zorn's Masada Chamber Ensembles (25) tweekly.fm/twitter/robweycher…

Parents who can get bent: 1. Allow games/movies on mobile devices in public sans headphones. 2. Allow firearms before literacy.

You guys, I had the most perfect disaster of a @BoltBus experience this morning, and I can’t wait to tell you all about it.

Kicked off the weekend with @essl, talking metal, design, business, life, and love over adult beverages. Love that guy to pieces.

“You guys in the front, keep an eye on each other… That’s what you’re here to do, help each other out. This is a song called WAR ENSEMBLE!”

My new favorite rib-tickler from evil genius @mSutters: birthdaystreet.com/2013/05/rain-d…

Realized this morning that @essl and @VictoriaMia and I saw Jeff Hanneman’s final live performance with Slayer in Indio, CA two years ago.

Fun fact for web standards geeks! One of the only acceptable uses of presentational markup: <font size="7" color="red">SLAYER</font>

More than any other thrash shredder, Jeff Hanneman’s solos were evocative of the music’s subject matter. He tortured that fucking guitar.

How @essl and I grieve.

My neighbors will definitely be hearing some Slayer tonight.

Damn. Rest in peace, Jeff Hanneman. May you be a monarch to the kingdom of the dead.

This thing Bioshock Infinite does to keep me from playing more than 20 minutes at a time by making me nauseous is damned clever.