 20060830 My first Burn
 I am leaving for Burning Man tomorrow tonight -- flying to Sacramento where my friends Jeff and Margot are picking me up before we all drive to Nevada together. Jakob is coming too. Anyone else going? Let me know ... My pack list:
The Straight Story
Did you know that David Lynch once made a Rated-G film? Yeah, The Straight Story and it was distributed by Disney no less, and it's among my favorite films. It's the most beautiful portrait of the Midwest yet. The direction and the photography is inspiring, and altogether readjusts my understanding of Lynch's genius.It's based on the true story of Alvin Straight, a man too old and broken to drive a car, who rides his lawn-mower from rural Iowa to rural Wisconsin to see his estranged brother who suffered a stroke. Inbetween are simple anecdotes set upon an idyllic landscape. Related Trailer Netflix IMDb Fansite (thorough) Recommended to me by Jason Bitner. Working with Boys
Sarah Schneider, our only female employee, posted a photo essay of what it's like to work with 20 other guys.
Notes from Life at Connected Ventures
Tonight we're having a company party at a tacky ethnic restaurant to celebrate the IAC deal. An hour ago, I called our contact there to confirm that there would be music. He replied, "Top 40, obviously".Excited by the news, we turned the dial to Third Eye Blind and turned the speakers loud. A dance party erupted and in the excitement, Jakob grabbed Ricky's prized Shaq cardboard standup and began to thrash it into a group of us dancers. At this moment, Ricky walked in and saw Shaq ripped and slumped on the floor. Jake immediately blamed Shaq, and then the group of us. BUT, unbeknownst to any of us, Kunal had recorded the entire scene and THIS CLIP SURFACED! Now, Ricky has taken something prized by Jakob and locked it in his safe until Jakob finds him a new Shaq standup. THE DRAMA IS OVERWHELMING. Live Music Alert
Recommended: Apes and Androids, tonight at Sin-e. Get a ticket.Update: Clip from last night's show, which was phenomenal. Fancy dancing!
BTW, the Girl Talk show at Mercury Lounge last Friday was some of the sweatiest, melt-your-face-off dancing yet. Proof: here and here.Girl Talk is touring. Go to a show: Sep 2 2006 7:00P Shepherd Bush Empire (opening for Beck) London Sep 9 2006 The Empty Bottle Chicago, IL Sep 23 2006 Proletariat Houston, TX Sep 29 2006 Middle East Boston, MA Oct 6 2006 11:00P Azul Decatur, GA Oct 7 2006 Shiloh New Orleans, LA Oct 12 2006 Club Firestone Orlando, FL Oct 13 2006 Common Grounds Gainesville, FL Nov 2 2006 Fanatic CMJ Event New York, NY Nov 11 2006 Bill Graham Civic Auditorium San Francisco, CA Dec 1 2006 123 Pleasant Street Morgantown, WV Dec 8 2006 Meredith Music Festival Melbourne Australia The Daily Show in Fort Wayne
Listening to ...
Tapes 'n Tapes - CowbellTapes 'n Tapes - Insistor Labels: Listening Connected Ventures + IAC
My partners and I are proud to finally announce that we have sold a majority stake in our company to Barry Diller's InterActiveCorp, which spun off Expedia last year and currently owns TicketMaster, Bloglines, Ask, Evite, Match, and many successful others.Having grown CV from a startup to a sustainable business, we're now curious just how far we can take this. Admittedly, only a couple of years out of school, we knew we couldn't do it alone, and are excited to have been matched with Mr. Diller and the talent he has assembled on his end -- people like Michael Jackson, their president of programming, once the executive at BBC responsible for Da Ali G Show and Trading Spaces, who most recently chiefed USA Networks. Friends have asked me whether we are moving -- nope, we're staying in the same spot, just a few floors above our apartment. Little else is changing. We still don't have to dress up for work, but now our kitchen cabinents are filled with snacks. Best of both worlds, really. Oh, and I guess you can technically buy stock in us now, since we're part-owned by a public company. Point your broker to ticker IACI. Finally, I thank those, especially my best friends and family, who have advised and encouraged me so thoughtfully over the past few years. And, most importantly, thank you Jakob, Josh and Ricky for inviting me into our partnership and this opportunity. We did good. See also: » Official Press Release » Lots of news stories » Screenshot of Bloomberg terminals on Wall Street Banksy in Brooklyn
The other night I saw this graffiti on North 6th in Williamsburg and recognized it as the work of Bansky, but I doubted myself after considering that it could have been a copycat.But, Jake Dobkin over at Gothamist can't be fooled -- he's a grafitti nut and he confirmed its authenticity. I would a enjoy world the more if its graffiti looked more like Banksy's. Also: See my November 2005 Banksky post.
Windows Live Writer is pretty good! There, I said it.
20060810
It's a desktop app that let's you create and post entries to any of your blogs, using any service. I like using the "Website Preview' mode which shows you what your entry will look like on your site as you type it out. Forbidden Fruit
A NY Times article left me desperate to try Mangosteens.
The Big Dig
Once a year, my co-worker Jeff gets together with all of his friends to dig a hole. For no other reason than to dig a hole. Humans are hilarious!
Upcoming Amazing Stunts by Magician David Blaine. via Joanna.
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The Puffy Chair
Last night I saw The Puffy Chair at the Angelika. It's a bizarre roadtrip romantic comedy about a New Yorker ex-indie rocker who takes his girlfriend and brother on a circuit to pickup a chair he bought on eBay for his dad's birthday.It was particularly entertaining because the dialogue was overwhelmingly idiosyncratic to this time and place in my life. Plus, I was crushing hard on Katie Aselton from the start. So, highly recommended. Here's a list of release dates. Maine
I went to Maine (now on my roster of places to live) with my sister Taylor this weekend. We met in Portland on Friday and then meandered north along the coast in our rental car stopping ever so often to photograph a lighthouse or lay on a beach. Then, this morning we reached Saint George, where I dropped her off at Outward Bound's Coastal Sailing Program. For the next 16 days she'll be sailing a ketch with 9 other people. So, that's really cool, and I am proud of her for doing it -- It's some beautiful, rugged adventure at its best.I took a few pictures ... can't wait to see hers.
Kottke sent me a link to Fort Wayne news story he saw on Yahoo...
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Teen crashes into tree full of bees A teenage driver crashed into a hollow tree and stirred up tens of thousands of angry honey bees, creating a swarm that sent her and nine others to the hospital.Like I told him, it's not exactly the kind of Fort Wayne headline I like to see in national news, but we'll take what we can get! Labels: Fort Wayne
The Perry Bible Fellowship relaunches with a new website.
Hear Yee! This is now an MP3 blog...
This morning I got my hands on some Hank Williams covers by Beck:Beck - Your Cheatin' Heart (Hank Williams) Beck - Lonesome Whistle (Hank Williams) Everyone wants a piece of this business
PureVolume launched their online tshirt store, designed by Ryan Sims.I dig the vignette effect on the photos. Movie Review
Little Miss Sunshine was good.
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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) |
