Much Tumbling About of Brains

Yesterday's tweets for today's fishwrap:

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 08:01:38 -0800

11:26 @danhon are you feeling a great disturbance in the Fictional Field? # 12:18 @vpisteve w00t, congrats! # 15:32 finally reading Anathem. Halfway through and loving it. # 21:45 @meganwest yes, I believe the Guild of Calamitous Intent would tip the balance in that discussion # 22:16 @markjeffrey sure. until the runaway Kernel_task process takes all the CPU cycles # 22:22 @markjeffrey I get it when I watch a video for more than 3 minutes, try to run iTunes and Word at the same time, or look at it the wrong way shipped by LoudTwitter

"I mean, presenting yourself as the village griot is done, for me, with no more writerly credential..."

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 11:40:35 -0800

“I mean, presenting yourself as the village griot is done, for me, with no more writerly credential than a dozen years as a police reporter in Baltimore and a C-average bachelor’s degree in general studies from a large state university. On paper, why me? But I have a feeling every good writer, regardless of background, doubts his own voice just a little, and his own right to have that voice heard. It’s the simple effrontery of the thing. Who died and made me Storyteller?”

- David Simon (via wordstudio)

Obama to Robots: I’m Watching You - President obama -...

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 11:15:35 -0800

Obama to Robots: I’m Watching You - President obama - Gizmodo

"5 Star Wars Status Updates" by Brian Murphy on CollegeHumor

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 11:14:33 -0800

"5 Star Wars Status Updates" by Brian Murphy on CollegeHumor

"An expert commission of African leaders today announced their plan for comprehensive reform of music..."

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 11:12:51 -0800

“An expert commission of African leaders today announced their plan for comprehensive reform of music band U2. Saying that U2’s rock had lost touch with its African roots, the commission called for urgent measures to halt U2’s slide towards impending crisis.”

- African leaders advise Bono on reform of U2

Yesterday's tweets for today's fishwrap:

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 08:01:40 -0800

19:22 Heading over to check out the @nomnomtruck # 21:00 @slackmistress @betheboy the TiVo is now set. # 21:12 so is all the airbrushing RT @bronwensaurus: RT @llcoolj: The LLCOOLJ clothing holiday collection at Sears is exciting… # 21:38 @wordwill sounds like my entire year # 21:44 @tarynoneill hopefully this’ll teach ‘em Kay Jewelers ads w/ Jane Seymour don’t go well with Big Bang Theory. (even if she was in orig BSG ) shipped by LoudTwitter

Yesterday's tweets for today's fishwrap:

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 08:02:03 -0800

09:27 New Order 66 # 09:31 Tusken # 09:42 Imperial Fleetwood Mac: Rumours (of the Rebel fleet massing near Sullust) # 19:07 for some bizarre reason, we are watching the MLS Cup Final. for some bizarre reason, it was my idea. # 19:09 @bronwensaurus obvs. the two sports have so much in common. for one, they’re boring. # 19:35 @wordwill are we there yet? # 19:53 @thedaniel oh, definitely the drinking # 21:32 RT @bonniegrrl: I’ll take two suns over a New Moon any day. shipped by LoudTwitter

Yesterday's tweets for today's fishwrap:

Sun, 22 Nov 2009 08:01:39 -0800

10:08 Enroute to Venice to catch a little bit of the Moby-Dick full readthrough www.veniceoceanarium.org/ # 10:38 Of course, had to stop off at Intelligentsia first # 11:36 Got to Moby-Dick reading and was invited to read Chapter 11: Nightgown. Had to leave right after but hope to make it back tomorrow # 11:37 @taraplatt The Pudding will knock four times. # 12:05 Jabba Ranks tomatically shipped by LoudTwitter

Yesterday's tweets for today's fishwrap:

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 08:01:38 -0800

09:48 RT @scratchbomb: rumored 3-way btw Mets/Cubs/Rangers…it’ll be the kinda 3-way that ends in awkward silence, nobody’s happy # 10:20 new Underworld vid! bit.ly/5bjc6q thx, @mackreed # 11:32 Follow Friday, Transmedia Storytelling Edition: @elanlee @globalcouch @vpisteve @labfly # 13:11 Got it going Bossanova for lunch with @shlain # 13:12 @bronwensaurus It’s a trap! # 20:54 in omnia paratus! # 21:14 @caseymckinnon now we’re watching the one where (i think) TJ goes into es-ca-row. it’s my most favorite thing # 21:48 @georgeruiz Amazon is notoriously inaccurate about those dates. GRRM has said the first place to check for the news is bit.ly/q1Ee9 # 21:52 @georgeruiz Valar morghulis, dude. # 22:00 @georgeruiz oops, you’re rig ht about that. I know nothing, Jon Snow. shipped by LoudTwitter

meganwest: ladimcbeth: shinyredballoon: buildingaladder: cad...

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:03:56 -0800

meganwest:

ladimcbeth:

shinyredballoon:

buildingaladder:

cadyheron:

danawood:heylaney:

I’m with Nordstrom.

legallyheidi:{Nordstrom Continues To Oppose Christmas Creep via Consumerist}

How refreshing.

Cool?

This makes me happy on a ridiculous level. I can remember when everybody did this (old lady alert!) It has always bugged the crap out of me that stores start setting up for Christmas the day after Halloween. Barrett has listened to my ranting on the subject every year. I actually gave up this year, I planned to just ignore it as best I could and not torment everyone within hearing distance with my enraged tirades about the over-commercialization of Christmas. Somehow, knowing that there is a store out there that agrees with me, I feel vindicated.

It’s sad this is as refreshing as it is. A+

"Scrooge has no honor, nor any courage. Can three ghosts help him to become the true warrior he ought..."

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:03:43 -0800

“

Scrooge has no honor, nor any courage. Can three ghosts help him to become the true warrior he ought to be in time to save Tiny Tim from a horrible fate? Performed in the Original Klingon with English Supertitles, and narrative analysis from The Vulcan Institute of Cultural Anthropology.

The Dickens classic tale of ghosts and redemption adapted to reflect the Warrior Code of Honor and then translated into tlhIngan Hol (That’s the Klingon Language).

”

- Klingon Christmas Carol — Commedia Beauregard

"I have this idea for a class at a community college. It’s for people like me who are in their..."

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 11:36:09 -0800

“I have this idea for a class at a community college. It’s for people like me who are in their 30s and have realized that they’ve forgotten a lot of the things they learned in high school, things like rules of grammar, algebra, chemistry, and civics. The truth is, unless you use those things every day, the reality of adult responsibilities pushes them out of your head. I mean, I’m a pretty smart guy, and there are times when I have to write down a math problem that I used to be able to do in my head, and some of the spelling and grammar errors I make are just embarrassing – and I’m a writer! So my idea is for an 8 week class that meets once or twice a week for a couple hours, that would be a mental tune up for guys like me. We don’t need to relearn everything from the beginning, we just need to stimulate that part of our memory where algebra and geometry are stored so we can remember the things we used to take for granted. Someone do that”

- ten quick things, including some math, a comic, and a few ideas - WWdN: In Exile

Yesterday's tweets for today's fishwrap:

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 08:01:43 -0800

13:07 @tarynoneill Oh, Forever Knight! Lacroix’s Night Crawler radio monologues are SO the precursor of the Meredith Grey/Maddox Donner V/O # 14:12 @maureenmcq i finally started Anathem a couple of days ago. # 15:06 @BenPaddon actually, i could use a fin-head screw right about now. wait, that’s not a drink with vodka, orange juice and herring? # 18:29 Ready for the fun to begin at # 19:05 @bnacker @benblacker I thought you were choreo-animators # 20:10 @elanlee I totally have that shirt # 20:41 RT @bronwensaurus: @globalcouch says “Day One: It’s Independence Day meets Melrose Place.” I love stuff blowing up and soapy drama! # 21:59 OH: “When I have a problem and it needs to be solved, I call Vanilla Ice” # 22:29 Long day - had to head home from Thanks for a great event! shipped by LoudTwitter

spytap: alanfm78: barelysarcasm: paperchilton: jessicaannni...

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 23:15:04 -0800

spytap:

alanfm78:

barelysarcasm:

paperchilton:

jessicaannnielsen:

about-today:

Jason Segel feat. Swell Season, No Special Effects

Last night, Jason Segel got on stage during Swell Season’s LA show and performed a song he wrote himself. (If you’ll recall, Segel wrote actually wrote all the music for the Dracula puppet musical in Forgetting Sarah Marshall.) It’s nothing short of hilarious and the best thing you will see today. (via)

This is incredible.

no special effects.

Wow. Well done, Mr. Segel.

Livescribe Pulse Smartpen Now Has Its Own App Store - Livescribe Pulse - Gizmodo

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 10:37:31 -0800

Livescribe Pulse Smartpen Now Has Its Own App Store - Livescribe Pulse - Gizmodo:

Want.

Yesterday's tweets for today's fishwrap:

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 08:01:38 -0800

10:29 sometimes, you read something, and it makes you want to dance with joy: Aaron Sorkin To Return To TV bit.ly/3ZJDHa # 11:38 RT @vpisteve: Come hear me and Jan Libby (@labfly) chat about ARGs tomorrow night @ DIYDays LA bit.ly/1jA1HQ (also Elan Lee)#arg # 20:29 @meganwest i like to say “what can be measured can be mis-represented” # 20:29 @wordwill do you need to choose only one? shipped by LoudTwitter

West Wing Creator Aaron Sorkin to Return to TV

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 10:49:55 -0800

West Wing Creator Aaron Sorkin to Return to TV:

Cue the Hallelujah chorus!

Yesterday's tweets for today's fishwrap:

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 08:01:00 -0800

09:48 @Bonifer oh crap. i'll keep my fingers crossed. #
09:56 Boing Boing is running a 100-word fiction contest today. Here is my entry: "Jane Austen's Doctor Who" bit.ly/2r9wOH #
10:13 @wordwill it's not about the winning, though, is it? #
10:26 @wordwill point taken. #
10:26 THANKS! RT @brrd: i heart @jaybushman's entry for Boing Boing's 100-word fiction contest: "Jane Austen's Doctor Who" bit.ly/2r9wOH #
15:38 RT @powermobydick: L.A. tweeps: marathon reading of Moby-Dick this weekend on Venice Beach! tinyurl.com/ygwjgrt #
17:26 @bnacker @bronwensaurus @amber_benson @adambusch I did see a PSA for the Organization of Cartographers for Social Equality #
18:13 @Spytap if we could just figure out how to change the fear-mongers into fish-mongers. they're so close. then we'd have tasty sushi for all!

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"it means, if I take your meaning aright, that I am my own sequel, my own series, the CHAPTERHOUSE OF..."

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 21:43:33 -0800

“it means, if I take your meaning aright, that I am my own sequel, my own series, the CHAPTERHOUSE OF DUNE to my own DUNE: MESSIAH.”

- Geeking Out About Genres With Michael Chabon - Michael Chabon - io9

A selection of the top 100 quotes from The Wire, the greatest TV...

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 20:39:00 -0800

A selection of the top 100 quotes from The Wire, the greatest TV show ever made.