I was told today, during the first day of classes at Big Law School That Will Not Be Named for Googleproofing Reasons (Seriously Don’t Mention Its Name in Comments), to start to figure out work/life balance now, before I’m a real lawyer. This is actually something I’ve never really bothered with before, because I’ve had [...]
Archive for the ‘Slacking Off’ category
poems
the thing i love about poetry is that you can write just about anything and as long as you space it out creatively, it transcends mere words. or at least it feels that way. ~~~ it also helps if you write in all lower-case letters. ~~~ i know this is crap. but now i will [...]
Dude, That’s So Random
Hey, kids, do you ever get sick of looking at the same few websites, over and over again? Have you worn a rut between your email, facebook, the Huffington Post, and The Greatwhatsit? Are you bored with the interwaffle? Well, my friends, bore no more! There’s a tool out there in the world wide webs [...]
Friday Fill-in Playlist
Just for anyone who might want something to tide him or her over until Monday, here’s a playlist consisting of the ten most recently played songs from my iTunes library. I’m not entirely sure how some of these songs got in there, but that’s the way it goes sometimes. Ten Most Recent Plays Bonus! A [...]
My new favorite soap
Okay, so Twitter. What’s up with that, right? I mean, who *really* wants to know the minutiae of other people’s days? Maybe occasionally someone will post a funny joke, a handy link, or something cool that’s going on, but generally? It’s even more of a waste of time than Facebook. Right? Thinking this, well *knowing* [...]
Made on my phone.
Jorge Colombo has produced a number of covers for The New Yorker using an iPhone app called Brushes. Brushes is a painting program that uses the iPhone’s touch screen as a finger painting canvas. The tool sets for the program are limited — you get five layers, a limited palette of sizable brush styles that [...]
Bonus playlist Wednesday: Best of 2009 edition
All 72 counties in Wisconsin are officially in a state of emergency. The National Guard is helping people off the highways. A blizzard warning is in effect until midnight tomorrow. We’re getting over a foot of the white stuff. Gusting winds, up to 50 MPH, are expected to cause some crazy-dangerous snowdrifts. The governor has [...]
