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Monthly Archives: March 2004
Seachange
Has anyone out there in corporate America ran into the marketing-speak term “seachange” yet? It might be hyphenated or two words, and I just found it’s also the name of a TV show in Australia, but it’s also a legitimate … Continue reading
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Metal versus grunge
Courtney Love has been in the news a lot lately, and it’s really pissing me off. I mean, it doesn’t piss me off that she’s a skank attention ho doing everything possible to get her name in the news as … Continue reading
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Reviewing a bunch of music I normally wouldn’t even acknowledge
Many moons ago, I wrote an essay about my different tastes in music, because I didn’t really have a common musical genre that I could tell people that I was into. At the time, I actually listened to FM radio, … Continue reading
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Why Lost in Translation pisses me off
Jesus Christ, I can’t sleep. And let me tell you why: I just spent $21 on the Lost in Translation DVD, and although the movie was passable when I watched it, the more I think about it, the more it … Continue reading
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Media format history
Let’s wheel out the way-back machine, boys and girls, and set it to about fifteen – no, seventeen years for today’s history lesson, as we talk about something called media formats. Don’t run off to another random website because you … Continue reading
I hate grocery stores
I hate grocery stores in New York. I know I’ve said this a million times, but it’s true. The grocery store, as the provider of food and foodstuffs, is probably one of the few things with which I require regular … Continue reading
Dell Axim
My newest toy showed up on Friday, a few days ahead of schedule. I got a Dell Axim X3 pocket PC. I know I’ve railed on Windows CE devices in the past, especially as a former Palm OS user. I’ve … Continue reading
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Missing Emerald City, sort of
A nice photo and the details on the new nephew are here. His name is Wesley Douglas Owens, and all is well. I know that me gloating over a new nephew is very unkonrathian given that I hate kids, but … Continue reading
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New nephew
My sister Monica had her kid this morning, after about 15 hours of labor. It’s a boy, and was something like 7 pounds, and both are healthy and okay. I didn’t get any other details yet, but photos are forthcoming. … Continue reading
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5th grade teacher sadist
Back in the fifth grade, I had this sadist sociopath of a homeroom teacher who, in the interest of not getting sued if his kids ever decide to google his name, I’ll simply call Mr. Cool. Mr. Cool was not, … Continue reading
