May 2008
77 posts
"Hollywood & Wine": a call for extras →
The casting agency that placed us in “Zach and Miri” and “She’s Out of My League” just posted a call on its blog for the upcoming “Hollywood & Wine,” starring Norm MacDonald, David Spade and Chris Kattan, and to be directed by Kevin Farley.
Tumblr's David Karp: 300,000 Users, Pro Features... →
The site is up to 300,000 users as of this month, and growth has picked up. By our math, he’s right: At the end of January, Tumblr had 180,000 registered users, and was adding about 17,000 users per month. Since then, it’s grown by two-thirds, adding around 30,000 users a month — roughly doubling its monthly growth rate. Karp still has a way to go to reach his goal of 1 million...
“I fell far short of living up to the kind of public servant I wanted to be.”
– Scott McClellan.
“Hello, this is God. Whenever I’m in Pittsburgh — which is all the time, since...”
– Promotional spot heard on a college radio station viaBrian Ross's Quotes and Junk(via somethingchanged)
A Guided Tour of 'Your Brain' [NPR] →
We’re at the Beehive tonight because the cable and internet at home suddenly stopped working.
“Different kinds of books have characteristic smells, too, from the no-nonsense,...”
– Smells like literary spirit | Books | Guardian Unlimited i judge books by the way they smell. i’ll buy a book often for no other reason than because i like the way it smells and the typography chosen for the interior. i savor antique book stores, libraries and even a basement box filled with...
tuneage: Joy Division - “Disorder”
Has the Peace Corps lost its edge for assisting... →
Ten years ago, it was my dream to join the Peace Corps after graduating from college. By the time I was 20, I had started to realize that developing countries were replete in opportunities for young grads to teach English or volunteer in a health clinic for a summer abroad. Why commit to two full years overseas? Part of the answer, I’m sure, is the satisfaction that comes from living in...
A historic day for civil equality in America
California Legalizes Same-Sex Marriage Fifty years from now, our grandchildren will never believe that a national debate and an effort to ban gay marriage — a complete violation of the basic civil principles our country aims to protect — could exist in the 21st century. Yay California!
tuneage: TV on the Radio - “Staring at the Sun” TV...
“The comedy? It’s pretty much great, and it’s all thanks to some hilarious...”
– Our first review of Kevin Smith’s ZACK AND MIRI MAKE A PORNO cums in! — Ain’t It Cool News (via peterwknox)
There is some major spring cleaning going on in this apartment. I’m going to treat myself later today by getting a new batch of fresh flowers for the coffee table.
Give the graphic designer some credit
greatwhiteshark: marco: bencrossley: Ever noticed the buttons at the top of the Tumblr dashboard, how the icon tears actually match up from one button to the next? Now that’s attention to detail. ;) The credit for that goes entirely to the buttons’ excellent designer, Bobby Andersen. It took me a while to figure out what he was talking about — but wow, that’s cool. I never noticed it either...
Tim has accepted a summer internship with the...
He will be flying to Jacksonville for training in June.
