For Families Today, Technology Is Morning’s First Priority - NYTimes.com [PDF] MySpace generation happier to talk online than real life - Telegraph.co.uk [PDF] The ubiquity of technology and its effect on the domestic life has been increasingly covered in the media as we accelerate towards a life of hyper-connectivity. These days, we seem to feel…
I wish the oldies weren't the oldies right now
[flv:SayakaAlessandra_Sukiyaki.flv 320 240] While searching for covers of one of my latest favorite songs (Sukiyaki by Kyu Sakmoto, with the original title being Ue o muite arukō), I discovered Ms.Sayaka Alessandra. And boy, what a set of pipes she's got! I only wish she had the music playing, then it'd be perfect (original song below,…
The cigarette just got even cooler (and no cancer either!)
We all know that I'm a teetotaller. I don't drink, do drugs, or smoke. But this cigarette has me rather intrigued: meet the blu cig. It isn't like anything I've ever seen before. It's an electronic cigarette. Who would've thought even cigarettes, which are basically tiny paper rolls of tobacco, could get all high tech too?
Blog crash ruins my day
So I just had blog meltdown. Luckily, with a little bit of elbow grease (well, about eight hours worth) I was able to restore most everything, but the images are gone. I'll re-upload all of these intime, but for now it's not much of a priority as my blog is primarily about the written word.…
On Writing: Novel or screenplay? (and how the summer sucks for writing)
I had made my decision to move from writing for film to writing a novel a while ago. I wish I had come across this article first: it would've sped up my decision making process. The article clarifiesmy instincts and expresses what I felt about the distinction between the two mediums. I feel satisfied that…
