Damn It, Merlin...
OK, fine. Forget everything I said about Merlin Mann's signal/noise ratio.
After reading this, I hereby issue a full retraction and would like to tell you all that kung fu grippe is my favoritest blog in the world right now.
When I emerged, my hands still gripping the wheel, I was perplexed but thrilled — happy to be alive, but also to be surrounded by the parties of this case, as well as the train’s lucky passengers. We were all in miraculously hale condition, considering the ordeal we’d just endured. We laughed openly.
But, even in the channel’s cool waters — and newly stricken with the permanent nerve damage that has frozen my face in a ghastly and stupefied stare — I could feel my blood begin to boil. My boat. My beautiful yellow boat. What had he done to her?
Merlin Mann is my goddamned hero.
Happy now?
@simianista Monkey Revolution Dispatches for 2009-08-29
- CT prosecutor drops case against man charged w/ illegal siamang ownership after $300 charity donation. http://is.gd/2tGCZ #monkeyrevolution #
- Monkey tries to eat the face off Jason Biggs: http://is.gd/2Azzl Who are we to judge, really? #monkeyrevolution #
- This lab-bred monkey with a dad and two moms is going to be so confused... http://is.gd/2DXwv #monkeyrevolution #
- Surprise! A marmoset missing from a safari park showed up on a family's curtain rail in their house. http://is.gd/2DY7n #monkeyrevolution #
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Checking out Posterous
Because Shay said I should, I am trying out posterous.com. At first blush, it looks totally and insanely awesome. We'll see if I hold with that opinion over time... Or more importantly, whether it's worthwhile considering how automated I already have things.
Have you seen my crazy chest tattoo? It's finally finished!
@simianista Monkey Revolution Dispatches for 2009-08-22
- Minty, a Capuchin who escaped a NZ wildlife reserve, was recaptured with a trap baited with... BANANAS! http://is.gd/2fhw5 #monkeyrevolution #
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Well said, Sir.
I love Merlin Mann. Even though his signal to noise ratio often gets a bit low for me to tolerate, without fail he eventually comes up with a gem that makes me want to resubscribe to all his feeds. Case in point:
Now that I’ve had it both ways, I can highly recommend choosing to make things you like with people you think are awesome. By comparison, the private consolations of doing otherwise turn out to be surprisingly modest.
Yes. Yes, indeed.
(I'm still not going to follow the guy on Twitter, though. The last time I tried it was like drinking from a fire hose.)
@simianista Monkey Revolution Dispatches for 2009-08-10
- Study: Borneo orangutans hold leaves to their mouths to make their voices sound deeper than they actually are: http://bit.ly/XgjhU Tricky! #
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Slogans
Woody Guthrie: THIS MACHINE KILLS FASCISTS Pete Seeger: THIS MACHINE SURROUNDS HATE AND FORCES IT TO SURRENDER
Being a pacifist sure is a lot more work... ;)
If I had ever managed to become a musician, I'd like to think my slogan would be something like "THIS MACHINE FUCKS SHIT UP". Maybe I'll put that on a t-shirt or something...
@simianista Monkey Revolution Dispatches for 2009-08-03
- Your laws of physics mean very little to orangutans: http://is.gd/1UptV #monkeyrevolution #
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What's That in Your Ear?
Big long post analyzing my listening habits with my last.fm stats.
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