April 2011
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I’m probably much more influenced by film-makers and painters than I am by...
– Considering this is exactly how I react to music–putting it into a visual context so I can grasp it–it makes perfect sense this is why PJ Harvey is one of my oldest favorites. This Guardian interview with her is delicious.
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So, just to recap...
Things that random asides on the internet plus generous friends have achieved so far include:
a Madagascar hissing cockroach at the Bronx Zoo named after my punk alter-ego, Jenny Ramone
a custom illustration of The Antiheroine, a superhero based my Twitter name, from 50vs50
Conclusion: the internet is glorious.
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Writers spend all their time preoccupied with just the things that their fellow...
– Harry Crews
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Why Girl Develop It Columbus is worth it already
So I recently fulfilled a very long-time goal of mine by jump-starting an initiative to encourage women in programming and web development - Girl Develop It Columbus. I’m working on a much more long-winded treatise on that goal, but, in the meantime, I wanted to record an experience I had at our Friday night mixer, which got together the group’s future students, teachers and supporters...
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Why do guys who are outspoken advocates for any number of causes keep their...
– Why feminism is also dude-ism.
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For Batman, the victory is in the preparation, and over time, that’s...
– Surprisingly, this treatise on who would win in a fight–Batman or Harry Potter–actually hits on a rather serious reason Batman is worthwhile hero. You now, in a real mythical type of way. I dig it. Use its lesson in your own life. In case you ever encounter a worm from space who can control minds.
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The child keeps a journal.
A composition book with her name printed in proud kindergarten script on the front. She fills it with sentences about her day or pictures of her life. She usually picks a favorite person to write or draw about, and he’s still apparently one of her favorite people.
She asks me who is a grown-up that I love. You know, there aren’t many of them left at this point. Maybe none, really.
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