Last night somebody in line for Cage Match recognized me as a member of Fat Penguin.

That was very cool, because usually people are already talking about Fat Penguin and I mention that I am in the group, and then they say, "Really?"

A post by Sam on 37signals explains how to write a script so that iPhoto will automatically launch when you plug in your camera but not your iPhone. Sam's script checks the list of USB devices connected to the system and only launches iPhoto if your camera is connected. That method doesn't work so well if you use a USB card reader, since it ( Read more... )

I quit my job last week and I still feel like I'm too busy to write.

Wednesday was my last day of work. On Thursday I played dodgeball. On Friday Fat Penguin performed at Laila Lounge. On Saturday we shot another episode of the Vulva Van and attended the Thank You, Robot One Year Anniversary Show. Sunday was Fat Penguin practice followed by ( Read more... )

Sunday: The Superbowl
Giants vs. Patriots

Tuesday: Primary Elections in 22 U.S. States
Obama vs. Hillary

Thursday: UCB Cage Match
Fat Penguin vs. Derrick

Three monumental contests. So far, 1 out of 3 for the underdogs.

Today is a holiday without very many songs, and perhaps that's a good thing, because the only one I know of serves its purpose well, reminding us of what we the people are capable of when we are our best.

Oh let us turn our thoughts today ( Read more... )

My brother's girlfriend gave me a copy of The Game for Christmas. I've been reading it self-consciously on the train, trying to obscure the cover and the spine so it looks like I'm reading any other leather-bound book, e.g. The Holy Bible ( Read more... )

On Monday I saw Steve Kornstein's one man show, In Search of Little Red Rosenberg. It was really, really good. Steve does a lot of crazy in his improv but his show was nothing like that. It was biographical and sweet, and performed very well ( Read more... )

I work for NYSE Euronext. On Thursday I attended a company "town meeting" which was really a presentation by our Chief Operating Officer, Larry Liebowitz. Afterward I was informed that his brother, Jon, hosts The Daily Show on Comedy Central.

I love the radio show This American Life. A few weeks ago I became curious about a song that was used in the background of the "Mapping" episode; when I tried to find out the title, all I could find was a huge list of almost every song used on the show in the last ten years. I spent over a week working my way down the list, one 30-second sample at ( Read more... )

I passed on Improdome tonight so that I could do my laundry and arrived home to discover the self-service laundromat around the corner was closed; the Internet hasn't been very helpful in indicating any 24-hour alternatives nearby. I haven't been to Improdome in weeks; I miss it a lot. I need to start going again, especially now that I'll be out ( Read more... )