tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2383118391513818592024-03-08T10:29:23.523-08:00Truffles are for suckers . . .Nanfanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12931237920031816000noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-238311839151381859.post-81378075354373883912008-01-13T17:12:00.000-08:002008-01-13T17:44:34.154-08:00By popular demand . . .Browser issues . . . and late night Rock Band issues . . . have prevented adequate hoarding of appropriate links for this discerning audience. That, and the fact that we have had to call multiple staff meetings over here to work on how we might combat the <a href="http://www.aspentruffles.com/">Aspen Truffle Promotion Board's</a> formidable wooing campaign. Never to be outdone, however, we present you with a few interesting touchpoints from the series of tubes:<br /><br />The <a href="http://www.davidbarringer.com/bugkit.html">Dead Bug Funeral Kit</a> is a hoot, though I feel it could be done even better. In fact, one could develop an entire line of semi-archival quality, Royal Tennenbaums/Wes Anderson style artifacts like this. Time capsules, lost teeth, personal firsts, locks of hair, you name it.<br /><br />My vial of spit was finally delivered to 23andme.com and I should know my genetic testing results within four to six weeks. It took great lengths to pull my name off the files. Strange to see how my perceptions of privacy have evolved. In the meantime, this site is a great <a href="https://www.23andme.com/gen101/">primer on the basics</a>.<br /><br />This was a pretty <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/01/12/sports/othersports/12surfing.html?_r=1&pagewanted=all&oref=slogin">legit article on big wave surfing</a> and Mavericks. One of the challenges I first had when I started was finding people or resources to have fact and science based conversations with me out there. In my opinion, the stereotypes apply to most guys in the water and the few who are serious know the mechanics of the water in and out.<br /><br />This post has been making its way around the digerati blogs over the last couple of days asking us to reconsider <a href="http://www.mises.org/story/1568">ten common logical myths</a>. Let me say that I love thinking like this. Calling bullshit on teachers as a kid as they would spout off American history fallacies was a passion of mine. That said, there still isn't necessarily a sense of web authentication or social proof of the value of this site, so I am hesitant to share this too broadly.<br /><br />Maybe there are more differences than parallels, but sometimes I think watching Bode Miller can help you understand me. He just <a href="http://www.upi.com/NewsTrack/Sports/2008/01/13/bode_miller_ties_mahre_with_27th_cup_win/3736/">won Wengen's downhill</a> giving him a tie for most World Cup victories by an American. You might remember a Wengen poster from my living room. It is grey background with a guy in the air, arms flailing. It is no accident I put that one up. It's my style and Bode's. He is not capable of being conventional. He just doesn't have it in his bones. Bode rethinks every aspect of the sport and just goes for it. Along the way, he is polarizing. People either love him or reject him. They can't digest him. When he finishes, he wins by outrageous margins, but he also crashes more than anyone out there. This has been my biggest challenge in trying to train for this race. The books, coaches, etc. all tell me I have to find my middle gear. I have to discover level 5. So far, it has been futile and I feel overwhelmed when I try. Thinking about it gets me emotional.Nanfanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12931237920031816000noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-238311839151381859.post-41308335534752910572008-01-08T10:15:00.000-08:002008-01-08T11:18:13.513-08:00Link BootyEvery single <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=arL04K3HLMw">money shot from Knight Rider</a> over the years. The Internet never hesitates to fascinate me with the length to which people will go to pursue inane homage.<br /><br />The final post from a <a href="http://andrewolmsted.com/archives/2008/01/final_post.html">soldier/blogger killed in Iraq</a>. It is hard to keep yourself together reading this one. On a related note, I once found a note my mom and dad wrote to me and my brother in the event something happened to them on a trip to Northern Ireland back during the troubles. It is the kind of thing we should all read from time to time and remind ourselves of how lucky we are to have the people we love in our lives.<br /><br />Pay attention to <a href="http://www.alleyinsider.com/2008/01/cnet-hostile-takeover-details-proposed-directors.html">this deal</a> and I will describe more about it over the phone sometime.<br /><br />Who doesn't adore <a href="http://www.superbad.com/">design orgies</a>?<br /><br />This link to <a href="http://stupidfilter.org/random.php">stupidfilter</a> may have been included in an earlier set, but I love the intelligence behind it. Using AI to identify stupid comments.<br /><br />A <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wgDcoRIachM&">genius video</a>. They brought every sample to life. Love it. Just watched it three times.<br /><br />Umm. How did I not realize as a kid that <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yPLrXFw76Qg&">Frankie</a> was gay?<br /><br />No one piece of culture had more impact on me than <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S7dAxvj2mlU&">Rockit</a>. It actually makes me tear up to think about that. My love of music and my affinity for technology were seared on my DNA by this track. It's disarming how sentimental I can get remembering how many batteries I drained on my boomlet box. I wrecked so many records scratching them, begged for a synthesizer for Christmas, and disassembled every appliance I could find pretending I was a robotics engineer. Funny confesssion: there is a scratch sample that comes up around 3:10 that I used to think was saying "do you want a <a href="http://www.sucrets.com/">Sucret</a>?" (Sore throats haunted me as a kid.)<br /><br />Mr. Rogers has the most loving voice in the world even when <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a41lJIhW7fA">testifying to the Senate</a>. "We deal with such things as the inner drama of childhood. We don't have to bop somebody over the head to make drama on the screen. We deal with such things as getting a haircut." All that said, not sure if I feel comfortable watching <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xatZgEZ62fU&feature=related">Mr. Rogers breakdancing</a>.<br /><br /><a href="http://services.alphaworks.ibm.com/manyeyes/home">Data visualizations</a> are like porn for me.Nanfanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12931237920031816000noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-238311839151381859.post-61907147966049737272008-01-06T07:56:00.000-08:002008-01-06T07:57:49.978-08:00David Lynch gets hit own linkDavid Lynch with some very <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wKiIroiCvZ0">considered reflection</a> on the theme of mobile content consumption.Nanfanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12931237920031816000noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-238311839151381859.post-37946971087977953582008-01-04T16:16:00.000-08:002008-01-04T16:24:38.667-08:00Special Edition LinksFor the rodeo:<div><br /></div><div>This appears to be a solid list of <a href="http://www.legendsofamerica.com/WE-Slang.html">cowboy slang</a>.</div><div><br /></div><div>A few more beauties on <a href="http://www.voanews.com/specialenglish/archive/2006-11/2006-11-29-voa1.cfm">this site</a>.</div><div><br /></div><div>Turns out that the <a href="http://www.pbrnow.com/about/sportinfo/">PBR is actually owned by the athletes</a> themselves. Pretty kickass.</div><div><br /></div><div>Of course, the Wikipedia does not disappoint in its knowledge of the sport of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bull_riding">bullriding</a>. </div><div><br /></div><div>In case there will be any sidebetting, here is a link to the <a href="http://www.pbrnow.com/competition/bfts/standings/">season standings on the PBR tour</a>. I must say, I am disappointed that only two of these guys have double initials in lieu of a first name.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Nanfanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12931237920031816000noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-238311839151381859.post-15722523638587204862008-01-04T15:17:00.000-08:002008-01-04T15:43:47.630-08:00Links for today:Christopher Hitchens wrote an amazing piece in Slate in which he t<a href="http://www.slate.com/id/2181008/">ears apart the caucus process</a> as undemocratic.<div><br /></div><div>You should be sure to go cast your ballot in the <a href="http://vote.crunchies.techcrunch.com/">Crunchies awards</a>. Twitter could use some love. I also like Kongregate. </div><div><br /></div><div>Kevin Fox is a pretty sharp guy who is leaving Google. I love how <a href="http://fury.com/article/2248.php">his blog post</a> touches upon the psychology of leaving that place. It really was such a part of my life. </div><div><br /></div><div>This isn't mind-blowing or anything, but sometimes I just like to take note of the actual numbers around a business like digital music. We all talk in broad strokes about the phenomenon, but it's good to look at the <a href="http://www.paidcontent.org/entry/419-overall-digital-music-sales-growth-slows-though-uk-online-purchases-dou/">growth data</a> from time to time. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Nanfanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12931237920031816000noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-238311839151381859.post-27190584472317008362008-01-02T14:15:00.001-08:002008-01-02T14:20:27.988-08:00Green CirclesIt's a Pavlovian response. Honed over the last year.<br /><br />I log into email, see a green circle next to your name showing you are online, and know that laughs and intrigue await.<br /><br />Hard to override that program.<br /><br />I have a fun CNBC update I want to send you in email.Nanfanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12931237920031816000noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-238311839151381859.post-20497958921546076202008-01-02T12:56:00.000-08:002008-01-02T13:02:39.929-08:00Some links . . .Turns out our buddy Francis Ford Coppola owns <a href="http://www.blancaneaux.com/">two hotels in Belize and one in Guatemala</a>.<br /><br />A collection of the best <a href="http://www.oculture.com/2007/12/10_signs_of_intelligent_life_at_youtube_smart_video_collections.html">intellectual YouTube channels</a>. Reminds me of how you devoured TED Talks.<br /><br />Ordered <a href="http://www.neatreceipts.com/">this</a> today. Can't wait!<br /><br />Fascinating article about <a href="http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2007/12/10/071210fa_fact_gawande">process flows, simplification, and healthcare</a>. Couldn't help but think of you while reading this.<br /><br />Loved focusing on <a href="http://cgi.fark.com/cgi/fark/youtube.pl?IDLink=3299360">this airplane</a> and nothing else for 55 seconds.<br /><br />Is this a <a href="http://www.canadiandesignresource.ca/officialgallery/">great advance in user experiences</a>? Or is this information we really don't want?Nanfanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12931237920031816000noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-238311839151381859.post-25621809214535509472008-01-02T12:14:00.000-08:002008-01-02T12:15:35.492-08:00Edit neededYou posted your last blog post three times accidentally.Nanfanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12931237920031816000noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-238311839151381859.post-67093894204440846902008-01-02T11:37:00.001-08:002008-01-02T11:43:33.489-08:00typed you backNot sure if you saw this. But, I wanted to make sure you did. I just feel really alone right now and need to tell you all this:<br /><span class="ej8B8e"></span><blockquote><span style="font-size:85%;"><span class="ej8B8e">me: </span><span id="1ghb">i get why this has taken energy.</span></span><div id="1ghc" class="h8iICe"><span style="font-size:85%;">i get why you are frustrated.</span></div><div id="1ghd" class="h8iICe"><span style="font-size:85%;">but i also had this amazingly open and therapeutic dinner with you recently</span></div><div id="1ghe" class="h8iICe"><span style="font-size:85%;">i felt like we got closer and understood each other more</span></div><div id="1ghf" class="h8iICe"><span style="font-size:85%;">that plane ride home was wild. i was both nervous and excited.</span></div><div id="1ghg" class="h8iICe"><span style="font-size:85%;">i was nervous because you had made plans with [him]</span></div><div id="1ghh" class="h8iICe"><span style="font-size:85%;">and i wasnt sure what you were going to do about that.<br /></span><div id="1ghi" class="h8iICe"><span style="font-size:85%;">but i was excited because i felt like we really were in the present and looking ahead.</span></div><div id="1ghj" class="h8iICe"><span style="font-size:85%;">i felt like you had opened up to me</span></div><div id="1ghk" class="h8iICe"><span style="font-size:85%;">and that we could be together</span></div><div id="1ghl" class="h8iICe"><span style="font-size:85%;">when he picked you up, my head spun.</span></div><div id="1ghm" class="h8iICe"><span style="font-size:85%;">you were angry at me. and i was so confused.</span></div><div id="1ghn" class="h8iICe"><span style="font-size:85%;">i wasnt sure if i was supposed to be angry or dejected or what<br /></span><div id="1gho" class="h8iICe"><span style="font-size:85%;">i really was so confused.</span></div><div id="1ghp" class="h8iICe"><span style="font-size:85%;">so, i just acted out of love</span></div><div id="1ghq" class="h8iICe"><span style="font-size:85%;">i just wrote exactly what i was feeling</span></div><div id="1ghr" class="h8iICe"><span style="font-size:85%;">pretty toltec</span></div><div id="1ghs" class="h8iICe"><span style="font-size:85%;">and just explained that it would be hard for me to suddenly say "all in" after you rode off with him</span></div><div id="1ght" class="h8iICe"><span style="font-size:85%;">but that i loved you very much and couldnt wait until your dates were over.</span></div><div id="1ghu" class="h8iICe"><span style="font-size:85%;">i think you saw that.<br /></span><div id="1ghv" class="h8iICe"><span style="font-size:85%;">i know you did.</span></div><div id="1ghw" class="h8iICe"><span style="font-size:85%;">you wrote a direct line to my heart.</span></div><div id="1ghx" class="h8iICe"><span style="font-size:85%;">i got the feeling that just like when you kissed him, having him pick you up gave you a moment of clarity in which you realized we should be together.</span></div><div id="1ghy" class="h8iICe"><span style="font-size:85%;">you wrote the best stuff and i felt relaxed for the first time in months.</span></div><div id="1ghz" class="h8iICe"><span style="font-size:85%;">i felt like i could stop eating like an asshole<br /></span><div id="1gi0" class="h8iICe"><span style="font-size:85%;">and that i could start tackling my online life.</span></div><div id="1gi1" class="h8iICe"><span style="font-size:85%;">building task lists and squaring shit away</span></div><div id="1gi2" class="h8iICe"><span style="font-size:85%;">i was high on the feeling</span></div><div id="1gi3" class="h8iICe"><span style="font-size:85%;">working out again.</span></div><div id="1gi4" class="h8iICe"><span style="font-size:85%;">just feeling full of life.</span></div><div id="1gi5" class="h8iICe"><span style="font-size:85%;">connected to you.</span></div><div id="1gi6" class="h8iICe"><span style="font-size:85%;">i was caught so offguard</span></div><div id="1gi7" class="h8iICe"><span style="font-size:85%;">i mean, i know why you type what you type.</span></div><div id="1gi8" class="h8iICe"><span style="font-size:85%;">i just didnt expect it<br /></span><div id="1gi9" class="h8iICe"><span style="font-size:85%;">and even while you were saying it, i didnt want to take it as real</span></div><div id="1gii" class="h8iICe"><span style="font-size:85%;">i understand where you are, i guess.</span></div><div id="1gij" class="h8iICe"><span style="font-size:85%;">i wish it were very different.</span></div><div id="1gik" class="h8iICe"><span style="font-size:85%;">i wish we were planning my next trip to see you or vice versa</span></div><div id="1gil" class="h8iICe"><span style="font-size:85%;">i wish we were talking about b3 or your other jobs and planning finances.<br /></span><div id="1gim" class="h8iICe"><span style="font-size:85%;">i know you wont live here. but, i dont want to pick out another place without you helping me.</span></div><div id="1gin" class="h8iICe"><span style="font-size:85%;">well, thanks at least for listening to all of this.</span></div><div id="1gio" class="h8iICe"><span style="font-size:85%;">sorry to take energy from you.</span></div><div id="1gip" class="h8iICe"><span style="font-size:85%;">i dont think it has to be like that.</span></div><div id="1giq" class="h8iICe"><span style="font-size:85%;">i think i can be your best friend and your biggest supporter and your biggest help</span></div><div id="1gir" class="h8iICe"><span style="font-size:85%;">i can be selfless with you.<br /></span><div id="1gis" class="h8iICe"><span style="font-size:85%;">i love when you feel good.</span></div><div id="1git" class="h8iICe"><span style="font-size:85%;">your laugh fuels me.</span></div><div id="1giu" class="h8iICe"><span style="font-size:85%;">and i take so much pride in what you accomplish</span></div><div id="1giv" class="h8iICe"><span style="font-size:85%;">i am and will be there during hard times.</span></div><div id="1giw" class="h8iICe"><span style="font-size:85%;">i hate that you dont believe that.</span></div><div id="1gix" class="h8iICe"><span style="font-size:85%;">i am a fiercely loyal person</span></div><div id="1giy" class="h8iICe"><span style="font-size:85%;">all right, i need to clean my house. trying to start this year with some good empty space.</span></div><div id="1giz" class="h8iICe"><span style="font-size:85%;">you are amazing.<br />the void in my life is so very palpable.<br /><br />i love you,<br /></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></blockquote>Nanfanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12931237920031816000noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-238311839151381859.post-46483581440612111352008-01-02T11:17:00.000-08:002008-01-02T11:46:32.249-08:00Catching up on B3You mentioned to me that it was a post on B3 that helped you make your decision. Sucks to feel like a closed door. Well, in our case, I think I was a closed book if I remember.<br /><br />I wish we could get back to being a team. Doesn't it take energy to block me out? It must. I don't know how I would do that. We work so much better together.<br /><br />My mind races thinking about who you are opening doors with. I can't help but think about how you brought up [him] at Ken's dinner. There were more references to him in our interaction than I realized. It stings a bit.<br /><br />I try to think about it. I guess I just don't believe you really want that. Maybe I am myopic. I just feel the passion when you are with me. I see your smile and wonder. I know its real. I know it is.<br /><br />I think you sometimes spend time with a bunch of friends with whom you are either secretive about me or to whom you relay a negatively cathartic version of events and then you feel emboldened when they tell you to dump me.<br /><br />I know the temptation. Hanging with my brother, my urge to talk to him about you is never as strong when I feel at peace and loved. Sure, you come up then, but in connection with whatever in our surroundings is relevant. Whereas, when things go bad, and you monopolize the front of my mind, the temptation is to spew all sorts of frustration. If he only heard that, my brother would hate you.<br /><br />Crystal never hears about the making out, the wonderfully spontaneous laughs, finishing each others' sentences. That dynamic is natural but it makes me sad.Nanfanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12931237920031816000noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-238311839151381859.post-46933815090754589262008-01-02T10:59:00.000-08:002008-01-02T11:01:49.282-08:00Great adviceTrying to leave names off here, but you remember my buddy from Berkeley whose wedding we went to this summer. I was chatting with him about you and just overthinking the whole thing. Wondering aloud about whether I am supposed to talk myself out of love. His response:<br /><blockquote><br /><span class="ej8B8e">[buddy]: </span><span id="1gn4">in these issues the most important thing is to listen to your</span><div id="1gn5" class="h8iICe">penis</div><div dir="f" class="RNCQof"><div id="1gn7" class="h8iICe"> <span class="ej8B8e">me: </span><span id="1gn6">hahahaha</span>. well said.</div></div><div dir="" class="M5h10c"><div class="fbd3v"> Sent at 10:54 AM on Wednesday</div></div></blockquote><div dir="" class="M5h10c"><div class="fbd3v"></div></div>Nanfanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12931237920031816000noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-238311839151381859.post-55866369777597718172008-01-02T10:38:00.000-08:002008-01-02T10:46:03.446-08:00I didn't think it was possible . . .but you made me cry despite mood stabilizers. Congrats, I guess.<br /><br />I was thinking about how you complemented me recently for seeming chilled out and stable. I have really been feeling that way. I can't figure out whether it is in spite of or because of quitting my job. Funny dynamic.<br /><br />I know you generally wish you were taking fewer drugs, but I heartily recommend trying a stabilizer. They are pretty liberating for people like you and me.<br /><br />All right, putting on DJ Shadow and attempting to clean.Nanfanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12931237920031816000noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-238311839151381859.post-28638325682000489622008-01-02T09:32:00.000-08:002008-01-02T09:39:01.850-08:00Chatting with youYou are off to lunch and I feel sick. I keep dry heaving at my computer and have saliva running from my mouth. TMI I am sure. But now I feel like I am just writing for myself anyway.<br /><br />This blindsided me. I was so fucking happy a few days ago. The future looked bright. I left my job, have been getting my life in order, and I felt connected to you. We had a dinner in which I spoke more frankly to one person than I had in memory about my parents and the way I was raised any my vulnerability and embarrassment about all of that.<br /><br />I now feel pointless. I wish this didn't impact my desire to do anything else. I really want to go after today and start building my career. But, I can't even eat and I keep reflexively coughing. Fuck.<br /><br />I love you. I wish we could just have a chance at that. I felt like we were on our way there just a couple of days ago.Nanfanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12931237920031816000noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-238311839151381859.post-92207515257282844642008-01-02T03:18:00.000-08:002008-01-02T02:31:41.150-08:00I want to do one of these things with you . . .Court you in a wifebeater:<br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8PfkB9lOWns&feature=related">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8PfkB9lOWns&feature=related</a><br /><br />Perform a choreographed dance in front of my Benz:<br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Uk5nbnAFuY&feature=related">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Uk5nbnAFuY&feature=related</a><br /><br />Wear animal-patterned banana hammocks:<br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AusSqfPQRII">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AusSqfPQRII</a><br /><br />Drive Cross Country:<br /><a href="http://www.seb.cc/roadtrip/index.html">http://www.seb.cc/roadtrip/index.html</a><br /><br />. . . okay, you got me. Trick question. I want to do all of these things with you!Nanfanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12931237920031816000noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-238311839151381859.post-47225548964407934812008-01-02T02:01:00.000-08:002008-01-02T02:01:57.918-08:00Stray links looking for a home . . .How the fuck <a href="http://www.batterblaster.com/index.php">is this stuff organic?!</a> And, frankly, do you think people buying something like it give a shit?<br /><br />Watch <a href="http://cityrag.blogs.com/main/2006/11/how_cocaine_is_.html">cocaine</a> be made.<br /><br />This video is an animation accompanying a reading from the <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZaQcMr4CJp4">journal of a bully's victim</a>. Priceless. So awkward. So sincere. Looks like this <a href="http://www.getmortified.com/">act is going on the road</a>. Awww. What a perfect date it could be for us.<br /><br />Holy shit. An entire treasure chest full of <a href="http://video.sesameworkshop.org/">Sesame Street videos</a>. Amazing. So many classic. Monsterpiece Theater, Muppet News Flash, Oscar . . . oh man. This takes me way back.<br /><br />Maybe I should stop worrying about our future considering that the world is about to end. <a href="http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2007-12-27-most-admired-poll_N.htm">Yet another sign</a>.Nanfanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12931237920031816000noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-238311839151381859.post-13783862789169743592008-01-02T00:57:00.001-08:002008-01-02T00:59:59.096-08:00I love David CrossI wish my brother could intern with this guy or just follow him around or something. I think he would be an awesome mentor:<br /><br /><a href="http://www.bobanddavid.com/2007/12/allllllviiiiin.html">http://www.bobanddavid.com/2007/12/allllllviiiiin.html</a><br /><br />By the way, turns out interruption of deep sleep causes us to be much more insulin sensitive. Not good. So, while you are working on getting your rest straightened out, be sure to take it easy on sugar and simple carbs. They will just fuck with you.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.futurepundit.com/archives/004896.html">http://www.futurepundit.com/archives/004896.html</a>Nanfanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12931237920031816000noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-238311839151381859.post-62547543436611643072008-01-02T00:20:00.000-08:002008-01-02T00:22:02.588-08:00CNBC!CNBC just wrote me and asked to tape a segment next week in Vegas during the Consumer Electronics Show. I wasn't planning on being there originally, but for TV, of course. :)<br /><br />Life is so weird right now. Anyway, I wish you were coming with me.Nanfanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12931237920031816000noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-238311839151381859.post-39798541843251514502008-01-02T00:10:00.000-08:002008-01-02T00:13:12.151-08:00Hard to SleepAll it takes is a sudden bout of uncertainty about you and me and I start to unravel. Just a few days ago I felt like I was on top of the world. You wrote the kindest, most peaceful, and most understanding things to me. Now I am just worried and I can't fall asleep.<br /><br />You told me not to be dramatic. I hear that. But, it's nearly impossible for me to deny the way I feel right now. I miss you. I hope you are sleeping. I hope you come home to SF.Nanfanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12931237920031816000noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-238311839151381859.post-69812354360726930692008-01-01T19:35:00.000-08:002008-01-02T02:01:07.481-08:00Some links<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Creative_director">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Creative_director</a> Biz Stone had a link up to this on his site. I was thinking about how much I have learned about advertising from you.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2007/12/23/weekinreview/23buzzwords.html?_r=1&oref=slogin">http://www.nytimes.com/2007/12/23/weekinreview/23buzzwords.html?_r=1&oref=slogin</a> Kind of frightening how many of these I actually encountered this year. FTW became big among Twitterers<br /><br /><a href="http://www.newyorker.com/talk/2008/01/07/080107ta_talk_mcgrath">http://www.newyorker.com/talk/2008/01/07/080107ta_talk_mcgrath</a> Turns out that the SNL writer mentioned within that is incapable of growing a beard is my brother's landlord. :)<br /><br /><a href="http://www.burton.com/poachers/Default.aspx">http://www.burton.com/poachers/Default.aspx</a> Pretty sure my next blog post is going to be about these douchebags<br /><br />All credit to Kottke for this beauty. He linked to a list of the <a href="http://www.buffalobeast.com/122/50mostloathsome2007.html">50 most loathsome people</a> in America. #9 on the list was "you" (the figurative/collective you) with this explanation:<br /><br /><blockquote>You believe in freedom of speech, until someone says something that offends you. You suddenly give a damn about border integrity, because the automated voice system at your pharmacy asked you to press 9 for Spanish. You cling to every scrap of bullshit you can find to support your ludicrous belief system, and reject all empirical evidence to the contrary. You know the difference between patriotism and nationalism -- it's nationalism when foreigners do it. You hate anyone who seems smarter than you. You care more about zygotes than actual people. You love to blame people for their misfortunes, even if it means screwing yourself over.</blockquote>This <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/packages/html/world/20071227_BHUTTO_FEATURE/index.html#section1">photo montage of the assassination of Bhutto</a> complete with narration from the first person photographer is amazing.<br /><br />I was blown away by this <a href="http://www.logolounge.com/articles/default.asp?ArticleID=540">collection of logos and the notes about their evolution</a> this year.Nanfanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12931237920031816000noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-238311839151381859.post-9357017419613723882008-01-01T16:11:00.000-08:002008-01-02T02:03:59.240-08:00Instead of texting . . .I have so many things to say to you and to share with you. Going through a day without you in it leaves me uninspired to the point where my reduced vocabulary can only declare that it sucks.<br /><br />Let me just say right off the bat that I am sorry I have driven you to a point where you have decided that I don't make you happy. That is the opposite of what I would like to be to you. It saddens and embarrasses me to learn that you think life will be better without me in it.<br /><br />I have so much love for you. No one has ever connected with me and been inside me to the extent you have. That scares the hell out of me and leads to me closing up when I feel particularly vulnerable. I really need to work on that. I know.<br /><br />But in the meantime, please know that I remain your fan. I deeply believe in you. I love your mind, your ideas, and your sense of style. No one has a better sense of humor nor a more refined eye for the absurd. You are beautiful and alluring and strong.<br /><br />I haven't really slept since we spoke yesterday and I keep nervously checking my phone thinking you will type something.<br /><br />Anyway, in the hopes that it will prevent me from losing my mind, I am going to use this space to "stay in touch" with you.<br /><br />For now, let me just say that I love you and miss you.Nanfanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12931237920031816000noreply@blogger.com0