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Re: Egg Salad (Sandwich)

AV Flox — Sun, 10 Jun 2007 03:24:31 -0000

That looks FABULOUS!

Re: Gingerbread Cupcakes with Cream Cheese Frosting

AV Flox — Fri, 09 Nov 2007 13:17:10 -0000

Oh my, Emily! I can TASTE those through the screen! You're so fabulous.

Also worthy of note: I just tried to post but added wrong and go rejected, hahaha!

Re: Google’s Gmail Crashes; Needs a Fail Whale

AV Flox — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 20:31:26 -0000

It's driving me UP THE WALL! Major fail whale for sure.

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Re: Google’s Gmail Crashes; Needs a Fail Whale

AV Flox — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 22:43:36 -0000

We should make one anyway so we're prepared next time.

AV Flox's last blog post..In Case You Missed It The First 342,184 Times: SEX SELLS

Re: “Greg who? I did it for Bill Bradley.”

AV Flox — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 19:56:42 -0000

Graydon Carter cock-blocked Michael Hogan: Bill Bradley stays at VF. For the video, go here: http://www.vanityfair.com/o...

Re: “Greg who? I did it for Bill Bradley.”

AV Flox — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 00:21:13 -0000

@Armano via Twitter: OMG there's a "David Armano Should Shave His Bear" group on Facebook. I can't believe I need to go on vacation to notice this kind of stuff.
http://twitter.com/Armano/s...

Re: They Call Him the 'Silverware Bandit'

AV Flox — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 18:23:03 -0000

Victor Hugo lives!

Re: The Old Advertising Merry Go Round

AV Flox — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 03:32:28 -0000

I understand what Winer is saying and why some who have commented here think you have made the right choice. I have to admit that while I am not shopping when reading blogs, most of my impulse purchases end up happening then. Everything from fashion to restaurants to gadgets to random items. I love the people I read and the content they provide me, whatever their niche, and could never resent them for trying to monetize what they have to offer. Even a blogger has to eat. If I can help them by stopping for one minute and looking over ads to see whether there's anything interesting there, I will.

Re: Inbox Taming for Busy People

AV Flox — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 13:50:02 -0000

You have no idea how much you have simplified my life turning me on to You Are Not Your Inbox. Thank you SO much, Chris!

Re: Arse Elektronika 2008

AV Flox — Sat, 30 Aug 2008 13:18:35 -0000

You have absolutely no idea how badly I wish I could attend this! I don't think I'm going to be in SF long enough, sadly.

Re: My Head Is Just... Elsewhere

AV Flox — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 07:48:41 -0000

I came here via the Hot Blogger Calendar winners listing to congratulate you and now find myself swimming in thoughts far beyond a mere congrats. In one post you have summarized everything I have been feeling of late. With new projects in the fire, I wish I could bottle up my excitement and put it in my refrigerator, to be taken when I run out. And I know I will. I don't like admitting I'm flaky, but it's true.

One time, I got really excited about a somewhat unconventional religious group and my sister said, "I would be worried about you, but I know you too well. You will obsess about it for a while, find out everything about you and then get on your way. Nothing can really suck you in, not for long. You're not a lifer."

I'm not. And though that keeps my life interesting, sometimes I wish I could be happy and fulfilled and always driven and ready to go for this one single thing.

But that's not who I am.

Quitter? Maybe. (It's certainly saved me from some not quite so charming habits). I prefer gypsy, wandering barefoot from one thing to the next. Whether we say or don't stay, commit or find we can't, the thing is we keep going, running (stumbling? Jumping off a ledge?) into the next thing.

And that's something, isn't it?

Re: Friendipedia Wikifeed

AV Flox — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 19:38:31 -0000

How fun! I'm trying it now.

Re: The Curious Addenda

AV Flox — Fri, 05 Sep 2008 14:00:32 -0000

That's genius.

Re: RMN ‘Tweets’ the funeral of 3-year old boy

AV Flox — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 12:33:58 -0000

A lot of journalists use Twitter to collect notes. The information taken by Morson would likely have ended up in a piece about the event. Doing it like this, in real time, is new--it's a new medium of communication and a much more instant thing. Does that make it tasteless--not any more than television make such ceremonies and tragic events tasteless.

Further, the piece in question is an aside and the editors make it clear it is presented as is--in the language of Twitter--fast and furious. I think it succeeds in bringing the event closer to readers. We can hear the sound of earth drop on the coffin--we're connected to the story in a way we, perfect strangers would never be. It's not out of some prurient desire for the gory details of the burial, but because we have all lost someone dear and without the editing and glossing over that happens in such stories, without the relocation of this piece to some section of the paper we would never chance to see, we can experience this as the real tragedy it is. The boy is no longer a casualty, now he has a face, a family, people who will miss him and there is no way for any of us to miss that.

It was a gutsy editorial move and I commend the Rocky Mountain News for it.

Re: Sir Tim Berners-Lee: Thanks for Giving Birth to the Web, but it’s all Grown-up Now, kthxbye

AV Flox — Mon, 15 Sep 2008 14:15:59 -0000

I'm in complete accord, Andy.

I'll admit to a bit of crowd angst myself, but eventually we learn to trust the web's invisible hands. The road to hell is paved with knee-jerk reactions and that's exactly what this system of trustworthiness labels sounds like.

AV Flox's last blog post..Old Media's Foray Into New Media: A Cautionary Tale

Re: The Curious Addenda

AV Flox — Sat, 20 Sep 2008 17:59:51 -0000

ARE YOU MAD AT ME? AM I FIRED?

Re: The Curious Addenda

AV Flox — Sat, 18 Oct 2008 03:14:39 -0000

Now this is the kind of toilet humor I can hang with.

Re: Linkage for 10-21-08

AV Flox — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 22:27:47 -0000

It is so cool to see yourself in one of your favorite blogs.
Thanks for passing along the link, Viviane.

Re: Free eBook- Fish Where the Fish Are

AV Flox — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 06:56:09 -0000

Chris, you are a genius. And you are wonderful for sharing. Thank you so much.

Re: How You Can Help End the Problem of Blogs With Great Content and No Readers

AV Flox — Sun, 09 Nov 2008 15:42:40 -0000

I'm in.

Re: Thought for Food

AV Flox — Sat, 15 Nov 2008 15:04:49 -0000

How charming that someone named Anaiis would have encapsulated the character you're writing about. Good luck with your novel!

Re: Thought for Food

AV Flox — Sun, 16 Nov 2008 15:30:57 -0000

Although that quote is actually mine and not Anais Nin's. :)
It's OK, I'm Anaiis, too. Nice to meet you!

Re: FACEBOOK: A Totally True Love Story, as witnessed from my Facebook page

AV Flox — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 03:37:48 -0000

HAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!! Made my morning.

Re: Happy Hour Recap/Behind the Scenes at Racialicious.com

AV Flox — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 20:42:03 -0000

Thanks for the plug, Latoya! Nasty comments are a big topic with me. While there is life after commenter execution, I do wish more people on the web would try harder to have mature conversations. Alas!

Re: RachelGab- If you didn’t know, Betty Page died this weekend...

AV Flox — Mon, 15 Dec 2008 16:21:55 -0000

I found your blog after you added me on Twitter and I'm loving it. Glad you found me and thanks for connecting!