I know, it’s another comedy host talking about the tragedy. Well, Jon Stewart is amazing, and what he said deserves to be heard. (via hit-or-miss) I said this before with Letterman, but Stewart’s real emotion and positivity are more useful to us now than hundreds of hours of news coverage.
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Online marketing mishaps
Yesterday I got an e-mail ad from Grizzly Outdoors, which specializes in hunting, camping, archery and boating. Someone needs to check their demographics lists. 🙂 And to add insult to injury, they prefaced the ad with an American flag and a line that began “In memory of….” Ugh.
In an attempt to write some actual new content for the site, I’ve come up with a photo tips page. It’s for casual photographers just looking for some basic suggestions on how to take better pictures. It’s also an exploration of the “white” look I’m considering for the whole site. I’m also planning on doing a “how to pick out a digital camera” page, since so many people ask for my help in that area. These “tip sheet” pages might be a good way for me to help promote my web design business as well. Let me know what you think, especially if you have some ideas of some web-oriented tip sheets I could work on.
Today for lunch, I had a peanut butter (Skippy chunky) and raspberry jam sandwich on really good, dense white sandwich bread. Sometimes the simplest things can be the best, if you ask me.
Movie quote of the week:
“Fiddle-dee-dee. War, war, war. This war talk is spoiling all the fun at every party this spring.”
-Scarlett O’Hara, Gone With the Wind
Following in my mindless entertainment theme from the past two days, I was thinking today about classic arcade games. I must admit that I get more pleasure overall from playing old arcade games using the MAME emulator than I do from most ultra-complicated new 3-D PC games. Getting a high score in Galaga, for example, is an exhilarating experience. I also love Ms. Pac-Man, although I am bad at it and never learned any of the magic patterns which allow you to play until you keel over. The original Donkey Kong is another favorite of mine. I love Missile Command, and have fond memories of playing it at the mall arcade – but it’s very hard to play without the giant trackball of the arcade version. What are your favorite classic arcade games?
Hirshhorn Museum, Washington D.C. (November 2000)
Continuing the cartoon theme from yesterday, I used to think that if I could have just one superpower, it would be to fly. I often have flying dreams – not leaning forward like Superman, just jumping up vertically and sailing through the air. Sort of like Crouching Tiger, only less graceful. I often just jump up and land on the top of a building, that sort of thing.
Well, recently I’ve wanted to exchange flying for the ability to stop time. I would love to stop the clock for about two weeks, and just enjoy the days being frozen for a while. That may seem ludicrous coming from someone without a regular job, someone who doesn’t have to punch any sort of time clock. But the last couple of weeks have made me want to just slow down, to stop everything from hurtling forward at such a relentless pace. Know what I mean?
Had an interesting conversation the other day on AIM with Suey about cartoons and cartoon characters. I had picked Daffy Duck as my AIM icon image, since I sort of identify with him – he’s always trying too hard, and he’s often frustrated by it. I love Bugs and want to be like him, but I’m just not him – I’m more Daffy. I could never be as cool and collected and in control as Bugs. The same in the Pooh universe: I so want to be Tigger, but I’m not – I’m Eeyore. Which cartoon characters do you most identify with?
Another joke:
“The Producers is about a guy who produces a show that really stinks. I’ve been doing that for 20 years. Where’s my Tony?”
-David Letterman
(stolen from David Yoder’s fan page)