Hey all you nerdy supergeniuses out there... we're working on a series about the Internet at 40, and we're looking for someone with basically a War Games sort of setup (antediluvian PC, analog modem) who will let us record him/her dialing into a BBS (for a story on BBSes, durrr). If you or anyone you know wants a brief moment of public radio fame ( Read more... )

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Guess who spent the morning at the Berger cookie factory? ME, THAT'S WHO. I'm in sugar coma, and shinysayyadina, I blame you ENTIRELY.

I don't know how to embed a slideshow so you'll have to check out my oversweetened adventures on the NPR site.

I'm on this multimedia training course at work; they kicked it off Monday with a rather pointed lecture on how lucky we are not only to be employed, but to be employed by such a munificent organization that lets us bunk off our jobs for five weeks to learn about taking pretty pitchas for the Internets ( Read more... )

From the New York Times: "Despite a threat from Islamists, two Pakistani brothers stealthily manufacture fetish and bondage wear, earning more than $1 million a year from their Western customers."

Pay particular attention to the "seaside relaxation seat."

I am assured by artnouveauho that this is going to be the new Stuff On My Cat.

One pair of dancing shoes
Several sprays of fake orchids
A roll of wrapping paper
A plate and mug that anigma_i made ( Read more... )

1) I just scored us an interview with Isabella Rossellini, pegged to the second season of Green Porno.

2) I wrote the script with the silly jokes that caused her to crack up laughing so we had to do the intro over again. I MADE ISABELLA ROSSELLINI LAUGH! Eat it, captainrenaultAlso, ohmygod she is an amazing interview! We were all sitting in the control room ( Read more... )

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At Big Planet today, I discovered two wonderful things: first, Kill Your Boyfriend has been reprinted, which means I can finally give up the search for my original copy, lovingly put away fourteen years ago for safekeeping and of course never seen again. Seriously, you have no idea what I crush I had (and still have) on this book-- of course it's ( Read more... )

...why you haven't seen me in a week-- or even if you're not wondering-- Harvest Moon: Tree of Tranquility is out for the Wii. That is all.

(I have a horse, a cow, a sheep, five chickens, two silkworms and I just placed second in the fall Cooking Contest. My farm RAWKS!!!)