I was wondering how this film was doing. Over at PopCrush, the inestimable James Lileks lays it out for us: Meanwhile, heads are scratching: why did it tank? Bad week for small films? Depp’s appeal on the wane? People like him only when he’s piratical? Perhaps because word of mouth was like halitosis: The movie… Read More The Rum Diary Sinks Like a Rummy in a Large Pool of Rum
… the worst band name ever? I’m just asking. And yes, I’ve heard of Archers of Loaf.
“Hey, taking a breath or two is always a good idea. But what’s the plan after that? I mean, according to you they’re still closing in and all. Eventually, ya gotta get that OODA loop goin’, is all I’m saying.” -Joy Division, “Digital” (For more, see here)
Another business owner flees California. I’ve sold my house in Irvine, and am in the process of purchasing a home in the Las Vegas area. I will be in a much friendlier business environment, with a lower cost of living. The home I’m purchasing is nearly double the size of my current home and costs… Read More “I’m Not Stupid. If I lose money by hiring someone, I’m not going to do it.”
…go here. Be warned, though, it will direct you right back here.
Regected Riter (sic) may well be the funniest writer’s blog out there; certainly in my experience. Anyone who’s ever had to eat a rejection letter should love AG’s hilarious cut-and-paste of his own rejections (which he thereby, in his own terminology, transforms into regections). A salient example: Dear AG, Thank you for applying to the We Are… Read More The Black Hole of Murdered Words: A Love Letter to an Anonymous Man Who’s Funnier Than I Will Ever Be
This move has been under way in my mind for some time. I have been with Blogger since 2003, and have never really been happy with anything I’ve created there. Nothing has quite fit my needs. I’ve tried one kind of blog, and another. Right now I have a politics blog, and a music blog,… Read More Hello World. Good-Bye, Blogger.
Content Blues 