DISQUS

Erm, do you have a pingback address for this?

Yours is so much better than mine. I didn't really write an entire purpose to mine... yours, I like it :)

Is she ever going to go away?

I'm gonna be learning to board in the spring. It'll be fun getting my ass kicked while I learn to keep my feet on just one thing.

Drunk, haven't talked to my mom. Texted, not talked. Sad, yes. But my mom said the same thing about boys. Maybe moms have some things totally right.

I liked this post a lot, Micah. I agree with you that this shows how broken the system really is. I'm still going to vote, and I'm going to vote for Obama, but maybe before the actual day rolls around, you will find a reason to cast a vote for whomever.

Very cool interview. Well done!

It would've been more impressive had you crawled out of your death bed. Oh yeah, I haven't yet helped you become #1 Douche Bag so I should write that blog post sometime soon.

Haha! Swedish state-run pharmacy Apoteket is going to begin selling dildos at their locations, for sexual health and well-being. Man, would Texans fly off the handle. Err, well, they'd actually probably stay there.

But who isn't at least a whole foot shorter than you are, Andrew?! (I know I make that list quite easily)

Ohmygoshors. That was sooo fucking cool!

Yes, I would also wanna be that iPhone.

I would've been a writer type there, for sure.

Bahahaha don't pitch me bro!

Fuck 'em! And yeah Tyler, even I knew he doesn't use punctuation. I guess there is a difference between people who know they don't and those who purposely don't.

Wait! The kicker?! Don't you mean the punter? The punter is the guy who sucks! Keep Elam! ;)

Ha! I never would've trusted them.

I actually think Billie looks extremely guilty. And maybe slightly gassy.

I'm enrolled in a journalism school. And the problem right now is that a lot of the online technology compromises traditional journalistic values. Part of this is the blogosphere, which is somehow being considered 'journalism' nowadays; I highly disagree.

For some reason, many people - especially those who are in support of a more technology-driven style of journalism - are forgetting the fact that journalism is not necessarily at its best when it is minute-by-minute, in-your-face and exploding with minute details. This is especially due to the fact that the type of journalism I just described is very easily satisfied by superficial stories; things like Anna Nicole Smith's death (sorry, Anna Nicole fans) and Britney's lack of underwear. Our society knows these people by their first names, and the only remotely important figures referred to by first name are Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama; yet are journalists getting too carried away with those two as well?

Journalism, especially the kind that makes a large impact, relies upon people who examine it in a long-term sense and understands that even the things that occur in a split second have days, weeks, years -- even decades -- of importance that deserves to be recognized.

Nevertheless, I don't mind blogging in essence; I mind that it is being included in the world of journalism in such a way that any blogger is being lumped in with journalism, and that is just not acceptable. We are far from having a proper definition and idea of how blogging should legitimately, if at all, play a role in "journalism."

I believe that newspapers are not yet dead, they merely need to adjust to the world that picks up an actual (physical) piece of paper for different reasons now. There is still an attached legitimacy to a piece of paper; it has been shown that information distributed via printed material is, generally, trusted more than spoken word. And the Internet is not yet a luxury for everyone, although many Westerners have that idea.

Personally, I anticipate lesser sheets in a newspaper, a more compact size (already happening with many newspapers), and less entertainment but more practicality (such as less Anna Nicole and more recipes, household tips and other signs of a self-occupied society) in the new generation of newspapers. It's happening a lot elsewhere; for example, the tabloids in Sweden tend to release extended entertainment and sports material in magazine form alongside their newspapers.

Anyhow, newspapers have much more control over Internet usage than you think. They know that many readers still prefer paper, and will control their online content to the extent that not everyone will be persuaded to subscribe to Internet material. The downside? Many people will discontinue following all of the news. It's not like that hasn't already happened, but it will not be something that can erase newspapers. Newspapers will most certainly survive, perhaps lesser in quantity, but they aren't going away anytime soon.

Haha, well I'm glad you at least like it!

It's a little hard to make Uppsala seem exciting, to be honest. I'll be traveling in France, Spain, Germany and probably the UK before I leave. Perhaps that will be more exciting.

Great post!

I think people like Podesta are really too judgemental and should watch their own faults instead of commenting on others'. Have some respect, honestly!

I think you're making a good choice to take time off and think. It's what everyone could use at some time or another :)