Blog Silence
Sounds of Silence
I’m not a girl, not yet a wino
A talented writer examines the unease of silence. An excerpt:
I can't stand to watch a couple at a neighboring restaurant table eat an entiremeal without conversation. To me it is diagnostic of a dying relationship rather than a choice steak. There is always the intricate design of the silverware, the
vivid blue of the hostess' skirt, the bit of cork that make it into your glass of red. There must be something to say.
Our writer managed to get some tickets to view the baby panda. We pick up the report.
Should you ever get the opportunity to be invited in to play with a baby panda, I’d like to offer the following advice: wear thick jeans and work boots. Because a baby panda likes to play in much the same way a two-year-old likes to play. It’s very physical.
Best. Blog. Ever.
Church of the Big Sky
A criticism of cult-like blogging behavior. – Washington Cube recommendation.
Church of the Big Sky
A criticism of cult-like blogging behavior. – Washington Cube recommendation.
I've been thinking alot lately about what I call the "Cult of Blogger-ality" where well known bloggers get heaps of praise and slavish comments even for the crappiest posts. You know the type:"Awesome! You rule!""You totally rock, dude!""YEAH! WOO-HOO!"
Also Noted
Are you a hipster? A Gawker poll adapted for DC by theUpStatelife.
Things I learned in DC: That I do not hate conservatives. In fact, they have some good points. From a list by Green Nebula, who is returning to Austin.
Poetry Slam in Chinatown. She stood up, introduced herself as “Chunky” and then fell into a sort of trance. From Then Every Star.
Are you a hipster? A Gawker poll adapted for DC by theUpStatelife.
Things I learned in DC: That I do not hate conservatives. In fact, they have some good points. From a list by Green Nebula, who is returning to Austin.
Poetry Slam in Chinatown. She stood up, introduced herself as “Chunky” and then fell into a sort of trance. From Then Every Star.
If you don’t want graffiti move to Virginia. With Borf sentencing in place, a debate about graffiti on Logan Circle Community News. Says one commenter: If you guys want to have a graffiti/character-free home and neighborhood, please do all of us a favor and move to Virginia. I would grant you that Borf got a little out of hand there at the end but you must admit that what he did is better than gang tags and, to many people, is considered art. Wrote another: Vandalism in the form of graffiti doesn't add "character."
posted by kob @ 12:54 AM
5 Comments:
Thanks for the mention. Looks like there's a wee problem, though - all the posts you mention after mine also link to my page. Not that I'm opposed to more visitors coming through, but I bet the poetry slam fans, non-Borf-ites, and Co. will be disappointed!
(I should add - this weirdness is in Firefox and Netscape - a friend checked in Opera and MSIE, and it was okay there. It's also appearing in jumbo letters in those first two browsers. Really weird.)
I just put a break in the code and hopefully that will fix it, but not sure.
Everything looks fine in Internet Explorer, but don't have Netscape or Firefox loaded.
I think I know how I created the problem, but undoing it without starting the post from scratch ... perhaps tonight I'll remake this post. Sorry for any problems. Thanks for your help.
Thanks for including me, KOB. This means so much as I trust your judgment!
Kris -- Thank you -- Your writing is exceptional.
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