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Re: I do not think that word means what you think it means.

jennyjenjen — Sun, 05 Apr 2009 01:49:59 -0000

No, no, you are not taking crazy pills. Bahahaha!

Re: $140 million for Top Chef monitoring? I’ll do it for free.

bukuwawa — Thu, 26 Feb 2009 07:23:22 -0000

I would eat in a restaurant run by either carla or stefan, for different reasons. I can't say the same for hosea.

Re: $140 million for Top Chef monitoring? I’ll do it for free.

Donna — Wed, 25 Feb 2009 22:40:40 -0000

Hey...appreciate your blogging the live finale.....im in a hotel and they do not air the bravo channel!!!! Thanks again!

Re: In Which I Fawn Over Kanye West

Kjell — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 00:21:26 -0000

Robocop is my fav track

Re: Wassup with you?

Wade — Sat, 27 Dec 2008 12:04:48 -0000

You're right, this video needs an Eddie Murphy pop song on the soundtrack to push it over the top - just like that other video you posted needs a Chuck Norris cameo.

Re: In Which I Fawn Over Kanye West

calamityjake — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 17:24:22 -0000

I sure hope you don't hate it!

Re: In Which I Fawn Over Kanye West

lot49a — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 17:14:40 -0000

I am downloading this on the strength og your suggestion.

Re: It might seem wrong but it’s just right.

kat — Sat, 22 Nov 2008 12:36:52 -0000

Congrats! That esquire is well deserved.

Re: Especially if you’re in Ohio, Pennsylvania, or Florida.

calamityjake — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 08:48:08 -0000

DC is good so far--busy, as my lack of posts might indicate, but good.
I would love your Indian food recommendation.

I know about your new blog! I have it marked "unread" so I can give it
my full attention this weekend.

Re: Especially if you’re in Ohio, Pennsylvania, or Florida.

tamara — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 00:19:30 -0000

god, i hate so much what actors get in front of a camera and try to be their own "natural" selves. it is so embarrassing. sometimes watching things like that clip makes me hide my face behind my hands, because i feel THAT embarrassed for them.

how is it being back in dc?? if you like indian food i can tell you about the awesomest (and cheap) place ever.

ps--i have a new blog. it's not super-good yet, but i am working on it.

Re: Are the Redskins a Good Football Team?

calamityjake — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 09:46:23 -0000

That was extremely irritating. You'd think they would have sorted it
out after the first time it happened.

Re: Are the Redskins a Good Football Team?

kat — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 09:40:50 -0000

i have some concerns. what was with that douchebag with the foam finger who kept sticking the damn thing in front of the TV camera during crucial plays on sunday?

Re: re: SNL

Neil — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 09:59:31 -0000

That seems to be a rule on every TV show ever made. Whenever there is a big "guest star" on a sitcom or drama, the writers just seem to go on vacation and it is always bad. Except on "I Love Lucy."

Re: Consider the post-ironic reference made.

Wade — Sat, 11 Oct 2008 17:35:39 -0000

David Foster Wallace's death really saddened me. His two volumes of essays are among my very favorite books, and his fiction, though I found it aggravating self-indulgent at times, was clearly the product of a virtuosic talent. I've been inspired to go and pick up the books of his I didn't already have - The Girl With Curious Hair and The Broom of the System - because now seems like as good of a time as any. Current events being what they are, his take on the absurdities of contemporary life seem more prescient than ever.

Re: Consider the post-ironic reference made.

Mendo — Wed, 17 Sep 2008 23:00:41 -0000

Also your bigtime bigfirm life will be the death of you. Hugs!

Re: Consider the post-ironic reference made.

Mendo — Wed, 17 Sep 2008 22:59:37 -0000

I gave him so much shit only because I liked him so much. You are very lucky to have known and learned personally from him.

Re: Consider the post-ironic reference made.

kjell — Wed, 17 Sep 2008 21:18:12 -0000

have you seen this or considered submitting: http://mcsweeneys.net/

Re: Back in DC.

aaron — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 17:31:44 -0000

welcome back -- it's almost like you never left. at the very least, it's hard to believe that it's already been three years.

Re: Death to Twitter’s “Older” Button

Jason Nassi — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 14:58:59 -0000

Invite sent!

Re: Death to Twitter’s “Older” Button

calamityjake — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 14:11:10 -0000

Jason:

Interesting. Well, as you say, plenty of Twitter's direct (and indirect) competitors have much more useful interfaces/APIs, but as long as Twitter has the lion's share of users it'll be hard to dislodge. For example, FriendFeed can do everything Twitter can, and much more, but outside of my geekiest friends nobody uses it (and if few people use *FriendFeed*, it's safe to say that almost nobody's using Plurk or any other competitors, either). And as long as all my friends are on Twitter, I will be, too.

So I guess my point is that Twitter is in a lucky position, because of the network effect of its critical mass of users, and now that they seem to have at least muffled the uptime problem I'm hoping they'll start addressing some of the more glaring interface problems. If they don't do it, and soon, I'm pretty sure Facebook is going to figure out a way to make its status feature as easy to use and ubiquitous as Twitter ever was.

I don't know anything about Socialthing, but if you can send me an invite I'll definitely check it out (calamityjake at gmail dot com). Thanks!

Re: Death to Twitter’s “Older” Button

Jason Nassi — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 14:03:03 -0000

Jake,
Some of Twitter's competitors have the timeline functionality that you describe, like Plurk. The problem there for me is that none/very few of the people I follow are using Plurk. Twitter is the leader in the clubhouse, as far as I'm concerned.

Something you might want to try is Socialthing! Aside from the way that it integrates various social networking services, it also has a different way of displaying updates that might be more to your liking. Not the timeline concept, but you'll easily be able to see what's been updated since your last login. They're in private beta (I can send you an invite), and have just been acquired by AOL.

Re: Since we last spoke

lot49a — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 00:37:29 -0000

The gelatto place was on Denman for sure. Turn left when you walk out the door of Tanpopo and then keep an eye out. It is on the same side of the street and I remember yellow /orange decor.

Re: Since we last spoke

kat — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 16:59:11 -0000

sweet. i'll add them both to the list.

Re: Since we last spoke

calamityjake — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 15:24:01 -0000

To save you the googling: http://www.tanpoporestaurant.ca/

Re: Since we last spoke

calamityjake — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 15:22:22 -0000

Sushi: Tanpopo Japanese Restaurant (1122 *Denman* Street)--$24 for
everything on the menu, including a bunch of cooked stuff as well as basic
sushi options.

Gelato: I don't remember the name of the place, but I think it's also on
Denman. I highly recommend the green apple, grapefruit, and lime basil
sorbettos. We didn't even make it to the real gelato section.