 20050831 Vimeo Victim!
Dalas was forced to resign from the Metropolitan Museum of Art for videoblogging during work! He explains ...
(Off to Las Vegas with David Cho to attend Magic and Pool, two fashion industry tradeshows happening simultaneously on the Strip).
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Back on Wednesday. Ladies and Gentlemen, Sufjan Steven's backup singer Katrina Kerns
 So, like many, I thought I was in love with Sufjan Steven's backup singer and xylophonist Katrina Kerns -- or, like I said, at least I thought. I didn't even know her name, until last night when my interest was stroked at Katie Deedy's birthday party (which, btw, was quite a carnival -- the only thing I remember vividly was climbing to the top of a young tree outside Clem's and hearing a branch snap, causing me such deep remorse that I promised then and there to return a week later to plant another tree near it. I will do this in 6 days.). Anyway, at KTDD's party, I talked to Janelle about my infatuation with The Backup Singer (I would only make this a topic of conversation with Janelle, because she, of course, is in love with Sufjan and understands exactly what I am feeling). She told me her name was Katrina (Janelle has a cousin or friend who is friends or cousins with the bugle player in Sufjan's band). Anyway, Janelle continued to say that Katrina is a Ford model and that she probably isn't dating Sufjan, mostly because there are rumors that he is gay, which I don't believe and think were probably spurred by the hordes of insecure boyfriends of girls, like Janelle, who do indeed love Sufjan more than them. At the news of her possible singledom, I was lifted by clouds, and, considering the few pints of PBR I had thrown back, calling Ford to get her details made PERFECT SENSE last night ... Good thing I didn't call? Janelle followed up with an email this afternoon to pass along a link to a video of Katrina talking. I perked at the thought!!! But, it took only a few moments of watching before my balloon of joy was pierced by an arrow of sorrow. Just watch for yourself! Is she a little slow? No no no -- the question was really really hard!!! Would you have gotten into the industry if it weren't for Model Search America?If I were I her, I would have had my publicist on the phone just seconds after the interview ended, demanding to know why the questions weren't approved in writing BEFORE the Q and A. Jesus Christ! How personal can those SO-CALLED VIDEO JOURNALISTS get? +++ Anyway, Mom and Dad, she's really cute, and so nice. You'll like her. Update: I just read this a month after posting it, and I can't get over how much of a jerk I seem. Really, this was just an amateur's attempt at a ha ha funnny thing. I realize she was awkardly cornered into taping that promo ... But, it sure makes good material for a roasting!
Pitchfork gives The Spinto Band's Nice and Nicely Done a 7.3. The neatest thing about the review is that it was written by Marc Hogan, who contributed to Crazewire, a music site some buddies (Will and Forrest) and I made-for-fun a few years ago.
Saturday Night Live
To enter the ticket lottery for the 2005-2006 season, send one email with all contact information to snltickets@nbc.com in the month of August only. After August '05, ticket requests will no longer be accepted. The lottery will only accept one entry per email request; duplicate entries will be deleted. Winners will receive two tickets to a pre-assigned show date and performance (dress rehearsal or live show).
Why Google's Instant Message Service is Not about Jabber but about Skype. via Brian Bell.
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My friend Meg Scheminske is visiting from Portland for 9 days. We commissoned her for 4 canvases during her stay. The ninth floor reception area was refitted to make room for her studio setup.
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I tried Wakeboarding for the first time on my trip to the Keys last weekend. (I admit the clip is boring, but my mom and dad will probably think it's pretty cool)
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2005 New Yorker Festival schedule announced. via Ricky.
20050816
imeem
Currently installing imeem. Has anyone else used it?Update: It is very neat. Well developed, intuitive, and surprisingly comprehensive. I currently have a crush on this software. Infoweek reports.
Delta announced daily flight between Fort Wayne and Orlando:
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Currently, there are no direct flights between the two cities, although Orlando is the No. 1 Florida destination for Fort Wayne-area travelers ... Travelers to Orlando can benefit from the introductory fare of $94 each way.Great! Labels: Fort Wayne
(Off to the Florida Keys this weekend with Kunal and Paul)
Update: Pictures from the weekend.
Nick posted a first-hand review of the new Sony Librie.
How to Find a Great Domain Name. via Kunal.
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Sufjan Stevens live from The Triple Door
Seattle's KEXP has a complete live Sufjan Stevens show available to download.The John Wayne Gacy Jr. track is fantastic.
A praying mantis is hanging out on our window sill. I've named her Cathy.
I recently soiled my favorite red Adidas shoes, and before making the mistake of throwing them in the dishwasher, I found this page.
Gorgeous iPod Alternative
The Panasonic D-snap SV-SD100V.
Kunal and I watch The OC: Season One one episode at a time while taking breaks from late-night working. Kunal, who is new to the show (it's my 2nd time through), is now very involved and spent some time the other night doing IMDB research. He noticed that the main character, played by Benhamin McKenzie, has a supporting role in Phil Morrison's Junebug. My only reason for mentioning any of this that when I saw the trailer, I noticed Pilot Mountain, and after checking IMDB I confirmed that it was filmed in Winston-Salem, my college town.
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Hellraiser III: Hell on Earth was also filmed there.
5inch: Custom designed blank CDR's and cases.
This kind of thing happens all the time ... only in NYC.
Josh forwarded me Elsewares, a great online store selling unique art & design goods. I quickly became excited because their site design is slick and does a great job of organizing a variety of different products beyond t-shirts -- something we would eventually like to do with Defunker.ANYWAY, I click to the about page only to find that they work out of the 3rd floor in a building only 200 yards away from my front door! THEN, I gave them call to ask if they wanted to hang out. SO NOW, I am grabbing a sandwich with Ryan next week. The advantages of proximity and networking in this city are unrivaled!
The new Last.fm/Audioscrobbler redesign is pretty nice.
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Lovely posters by Scott Hansen. via Chad Pugh.
20050803
Bookmarked The China Stock Blog.
Hiring
I am looking for a well-rounded designer to join Jakob, Kunal, and me in The Development Office. If you are interested, or know someone who might be, then please check the details here.DO NOT EVEN BOTHER APPLYING if you can't make killer smoothies, or stand listening to Seal's Kiss From A Rose every once and while. Our 'New Mexico T-shirt scandal' on Albuquerque local news
Watch the clip here.
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 Hi, I'm Zach. I grew up in Fort Wayne, Indiana and graduated from Wake Forest. After college, I moved to Manhattan to get serious about a company I ran with friends. We sold it to Barry Diller's InterActiveCorp in 2006. I just wrapped up with a project I co-founded called Vimeo and left CV to focus on being a twenty-five year old. I have another blog called Copy and Taste, where I post about learning to cook. I live in Brooklyn now.  Del.icio.us My Flickr Me on Flickr Last.fm Linked in MySpace Netflix History Vimeo  Amir Blumenfeld Chris Bodenner Mareen Fischinger Fort Wayne Observed Nick Gray Hype Machine Jake and Amir Jakob Lodwick Oh My Rockness Jonathan Marcus Youngna Park Megan Scheminske Eliot Shepard Shorpy Signal vs. Noise Alex Soth Stereogum Ricky Van Veen Khoi Vinh Eugene Wyatt  June 2004 July 2004 August 2004 September 2004 October 2004 November 2004 December 2004 January 2005 February 2005 March 2005 April 2005 May 2005 June 2005 July 2005 August 2005 September 2005 October 2005 November 2005 December 2005 January 2006 February 2006 March 2006 April 2006 May 2006 June 2006 July 2006 August 2006 September 2006 October 2006 November 2006 December 2006 January 2007 February 2007 March 2007 April 2007 May 2007 June 2007 July 2007 August 2007 September 2007 October 2007 November 2007  Postal Skype SMS (via AIM) |
