When you are old

I read this passage on the plane this morning and it got me thinking…
When You Are Old
When you are old and gray and full of sleep, And nodding by the fire, take down this book, And slowly read, and dream of the soft look Your eyes had once, and of their shadows deep;
How [...]

The american way of romance

This was first seen in Craigslist about a girl looking for a guy and an appropriate response by a guy. It was re-run in the local newspaper:

10 ground rules for women when watching football

I was hanging out with some girls this weekend who were pretty clueless about the football games going on.  Thus, i thought it’d be a good time to replay an oldie but goodie. Here are The Sports Guy’s 10 Ground Rules for women when watching football with guys.  (i can’t find his link otherwise i’d [...]

You make me touch your hands for stupid reasons

As someone who reads and receives lots of comments from young folks (i’m the person where feedback@qloud goes to), i’ve seen the worst of the worst when it comes to grammar. I was looking at some bad messages today when i was shown this letter (below).
This is a breakup letter from a 13 [...]

Wes Anderson’s short film

The new Wes Anderson film, Dearjeeling, just hit the theaters and although i LOVE Rushmore, i’m starting to get sick of the same old kooky formula Wes keeps giving us. I’ll definitely go see the new movie, but i’m not expecting much as his films have gotten progressively worse. Bottle Rocket and [...]

Independence Day

I was given the book Independence Day by Richard Ford to read by a friend of mine. It’s a great read and very well written and i liked it a lot. I do feel some odd similarities to the main character, Frank Branscombe. He has a pragmatism towards life and love that i [...]

What’s Going On this Weekend? Let’s Talk About What Going In!

Why go out tonight? How about 25 reasons why….

If you don’t drink that booze, someone else will - now get off your ass
Bad ass nicknames like “Chuggybear,” “The Alabama Hamma,” “Pukey McPukerson” are not awarded to people who stay home to do laundry (ahem: kmr)
This is the one and only night your soul mate [...]

No One Belongs Here More Than You

I just finished this book of short stories by Miranda July. The stories are both funny and sad.  The writing is great and the stories are very unique.  It’s an easy read and I’d recommend it to anyone.
Miranda wrote and directed the movie You, Me and Everyone We Know which was very quirky but still [...]

Love is a Mix Tape is a Sad but Good Book

I recently read the book “Love is a Mix Tape” by Rob Sheffield. It’s a book about Rob and his wife: how they met, how they fell in love, how she died suddenly and how he’s coping with it. They were both rock critics so every step of the way, there’s music and [...]

Technology Incantation for Muggles

My friend danah boyd gave a talk at the Etech conference last month (link is here). I just got around to reading the speech which i thought was fantastic. She begins it….
Isn’t there something magical about how fast the Internet went from a defense project to a key part of social infrastructure? Isn’t [...]