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Re: 5 Things Twitter Can Learn From Balloon Boy.

Chopin's Left Hand — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 17:48:31 -0000

I didn't pay much attention to it, but saw there were zillions of tweets. Seemed at the time like the kid had accidentally let the balloon go and then hid to avoid punishment. When he was found, I thought I was proved right, but whoops, not at all.

This here is awesome, "After this Balloon Boy episode, I now consider Wolf Blitzer to be the spirit bride of Satan."

Re: attack of the brizzly bear

Chopin's Left Hand — Fri, 28 May 2010 10:55:32 -0000

I started having the same problem after they did the last big series of updates. And now I get constant browser errors as well, in both Safari and Firefox. I can't update to Leopard or Snow Leopard so I'm stuck, and really sad. I've been using Brizzly since it was in beta, convinced many of my friends to do so as well, because it made Twitter so much cooler. I hate having to give it up but I can't have my browsers constantly locked up.

Re: Gloss How-To: Mix a Classic Martini

Chopin's Left Hand — Wed, 18 Aug 2010 21:18:06 -0000

Not quite understanding the fear of vermouth, I add a full tablespoon to 3 ounces of high quality vermouth. That's a 6:1 ratio, pretty standard for a good bar.

Re: HOW TO: Explain Twitter to Your Parents

Chopin's Left Hand — Fri, 31 Dec 2010 14:08:04 -0000

After my 3.5 years spent on Twitter, I still can't get my teen/adult children to understand it, but I doubt a guide like this would be of much use. I suppose it would provide a useful example of ageist condescension, however.

Re: City of Ate - Hanna Raskin - Brace Yourself: Is the Pickle and Booze Fad Headed Our Way?

Chopin's Left Hand — Wed, 12 Jan 2011 17:28:01 -0000

I don't think this would be very different from a Gibson, as long as the pickle is slightly, but not too, sweet. I'll try it soon.

Re: “Fail Whale” Martini

Chopin's Left Hand — Thu, 24 Mar 2011 11:13:25 -0000

Looks great, only I'd call it a cocktail rather than a martini.

Re: The Warner Archive Collection DVD Giveaway

Chopin's Left Hand — Sun, 27 Mar 2011 00:41:00 -0000

Oh. Not worth having to bother with the face place. Bummer.

Re: http://kellirmarshall.tumblr.com/post/5488190562

Chopin's Left Hand — Sat, 14 May 2011 16:54:14 -0000

I'll admit I was quite surprised to see it at Delphi, as I'm sure I thought that went the way of Compuserve years ago. I couldn't remember my ancient log-in, so I made a new one. I do not see Facebook as a great place to interact about one subject, though I know people do, and some of it is probably just my general dislike for the place. But it never feels like a real "group" there. Other realms seem more comfortable and intuitive to me.

Friends and I have a private forum in which we hang out and exchange thoughts on many subjects; the main chatter thread is most active, but we do have separate ones for TV shows, etc. But it's an insular, singular forum, not connected to any other, as is Delphi. So this will be a step back in time for me.

I can understand that a long-running group likes to just stay where it is, and I can participate cheerfully with that in mind, but at the same time wholeheartedly agree that it doesn't seem much a part of the way we now otherwise function on the web.

Re: http://gamerchick02.tumblr.com/post/5748253738

Chopin's Left Hand — Sun, 22 May 2011 19:33:25 -0000

Holy unholiness.

Re: http://gamerchick02.tumblr.com/post/6321268056

Chopin's Left Hand — Wed, 08 Jun 2011 12:00:24 -0000

I want to touch that.

Re: Sandra Belanger

Chopin's Left Hand — Wed, 21 Sep 2011 13:59:11 -0000

I guess you take this very seriously if you've experienced it, and therefore need to admonish others for their choices. As an exercise, however, it's a good way to reflect on what you own that has been shaped, and shapes, who you are as a person in this particular stage of life. To me, that's a fun activity, rather than a grim one.

Re: 10 Ways a Smartphone Drains Your Wallet | Technology | Smart Spending | Mainstreet

Chopin's Left Hand — Thu, 22 Sep 2011 10:30:40 -0000

Gee. My data package drains more each month than did the standard phone, but having a smart phone hasn't turned me into a crazy shopper anymore than shopping channels on TV did, or an avid game player anymore than putting Ms Pacman machines at the grocery stores ever did. For me, it's a tiny portable computer, a GPS unit, a good text messager, a half-decent camera, a notepad, budget minder, and a music player for the car if I forgot my iPod.

Re: http://gamerchick02.tumblr.com/post/10556227181

Chopin's Left Hand — Fri, 23 Sep 2011 10:07:45 -0000

Obviously you can't mitigate all the stress so quickly. But try to take care that you do not loathe your commute. That should be a priority if at all possible. It will make the biggest difference over a 6-12 month lease term.

And don't eat any sugary junk right now; it will make your stomach feel worse.

Love,

Someone's Mom

Re: http://blog.lettersandlight.org/post/11657034774

Chopin's Left Hand — Thu, 20 Oct 2011 12:46:19 -0000

"A novel doesn’t really hit its pacing stride until several drafts in, and I pretty much never get to that point. But I think if I had some semblance of a respectable pace in that first draft, I’d have an easier time starting the editing process."

Nailed it in one. This is exactly my problem. I am a confident writer. But I am not a confident novelist, and this is the main reason for that. Thanks for the thought food.

Re: http://blog.lettersandlight.org/post/11617332194

Chopin's Left Hand — Thu, 20 Oct 2011 13:39:53 -0000

I still can't eat them for that reason; my parents' generation all called them something else. So unpleasant.

I, too, always think of both characters and titles before figuring out what to do with them.

Re: http://gamerchick02.tumblr.com/post/12486564002

Chopin's Left Hand — Mon, 07 Nov 2011 18:42:05 -0000

Are they seriously serious? Facebook can piss right off, and Tumblr for even thinking of it. This is the anti-Facebook space.

Re: Spoiler Space: Twin Peaks revival, parts 3 and 4

Chopin's Left Hand — Thu, 25 May 2017 15:57:36 -0000

I can't see Shelly when I look at her, only Alice. It's the hair, I guess.

Re: Steven Spielberg teams up with Warner Bros. for Animaniacs reboot

Chopin's Left Hand — Wed, 31 May 2017 07:44:33 -0000

I think for an adult, that was part of the appeal. Well, speaking for myself—I was in my early 20s, but had always enjoyed the old movies and vintage pop culture. That someone was mining it *as though it was still relevant* seemed fantastic to me.

Re: Steven Spielberg teams up with Warner Bros. for Animaniacs reboot

Chopin's Left Hand — Wed, 31 May 2017 07:45:56 -0000

Oops. I was actually in my late 20s...

Re: Steven Spielberg teams up with Warner Bros. for Animaniacs reboot

Chopin's Left Hand — Wed, 31 May 2017 07:59:59 -0000

I won't actually argue it, but will comment in dull person voice that pay or play is a long time term in Hollywood, which I know about because of my abiding love for James Garner, who sued Warner Bros for not paying him during a writer's strike.

Re: Steven Spielberg teams up with Warner Bros. for Animaniacs reboot

Chopin's Left Hand — Wed, 31 May 2017 08:23:37 -0000

I'd like to imagine the relaunching of Twin Peaks aided in this decision. I don't have focused or organized reasoning for that, though. And then there could be a new Sundays album, too.

Re: Twin Peaks’ procedural is—and always was—a vehicle for a greater mystery

Chopin's Left Hand — Mon, 05 Jun 2017 16:07:45 -0000

I just don't ever want to see that phrase again, even in jest.

Re: Twin Peaks’ procedural is—and always was—a vehicle for a greater mystery

Chopin's Left Hand — Mon, 05 Jun 2017 16:35:19 -0000

Like a high school reunion. You hug everyone and act like you were all good friends, just because there was this brief moment in time you all shared. I'd even feel that way about Donna, sort of.

Re: Twin Peaks’ procedural is—and always was—a vehicle for a greater mystery

Chopin's Left Hand — Mon, 05 Jun 2017 22:33:03 -0000

Bleccchhhh, next you'll tell me to get granular in figuring it out.

Re: As Dale Cooper wakes up, Twin Peaks dares us to make sense of it—or not

Chopin's Left Hand — Tue, 13 Jun 2017 07:18:37 -0000

Tiresome suns in their own universes, needing to feel special, I guess? I just really dig it, and I super dig that my son does with me, since he was not even a thought in the ether when the original was on. I never think about our intellects or whatever while we're watching it, but am somehow both fascinated and bored by these factions online, vying for cognitive superiority through their like or dislike of a particular show or film or director or musician, etc.

My son really enjoys learning about storytelling through filmmaking, and noticing technical details, and I enjoy learning about what he's picked up, and discussing it with him all week, so I guess that's a personality element that factors into our appreciation, but on the other hand, I don't see either one of us making the whole thing about our selves. Watching this bird outside my window just now, I do think it's enhancing my visual acumen, but again, kind of whatever.

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Re: 5 Things Twitter Can Learn From Balloon Boy.

Re: attack of the brizzly bear

Re: Gloss How-To: Mix a Classic Martini

Re: HOW TO: Explain Twitter to Your Parents

Re: City of Ate - Hanna Raskin - Brace Yourself: Is the Pickle and Booze Fad Headed Our Way?

Re: “Fail Whale” Martini

Re: The Warner Archive Collection DVD Giveaway

Re: http://kellirmarshall.tumblr.com/post/5488190562

Re: http://gamerchick02.tumblr.com/post/5748253738

Re: http://gamerchick02.tumblr.com/post/6321268056

Re: Sandra Belanger

Re: 10 Ways a Smartphone Drains Your Wallet | Technology | Smart Spending | Mainstreet

Re: http://gamerchick02.tumblr.com/post/10556227181

Re: http://blog.lettersandlight.org/post/11657034774

Re: http://blog.lettersandlight.org/post/11617332194

Re: http://gamerchick02.tumblr.com/post/12486564002

Re: Spoiler Space: <i>Twin Peaks </i>revival, parts 3 and 4

Re: Steven Spielberg teams up with Warner Bros. for <i>Animaniacs </i>reboot

Re: Steven Spielberg teams up with Warner Bros. for <i>Animaniacs </i>reboot

Re: Steven Spielberg teams up with Warner Bros. for <i>Animaniacs </i>reboot

Re: Steven Spielberg teams up with Warner Bros. for <i>Animaniacs </i>reboot

Re: <i>Twin Peaks</i>’ procedural is—and always was—a vehicle for a greater mystery

Re: <i>Twin Peaks</i>’ procedural is—and always was—a vehicle for a greater mystery

Re: <i>Twin Peaks</i>’ procedural is—and always was—a vehicle for a greater mystery

Re: As Dale Cooper wakes up, <i>Twin Peaks</i> dares us to make sense of it—or not