September 2008
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2008-8-31) →
Girl Talk
Rilo Kiley
Willie Nelson
Modest Mouse
Ratatat
Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
August 2008
12seconds with The Fashion Icon →
Portions For Foxes →
Of all my tattoos, this one gets the most attention. Everyone that meets me for the first time, and sees it, tends to ask the same question: “What does it say?”
Now something most people…
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2008-8-24) →
Stevie Wonder
Ralph Tresvant
Outlawz
The Flaming Lips
Ben Harper
Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
John McCain is Going to Make Me Care →
I dont vote.
Seriously.
I dont vote for one simple reason.
Our democracy, which is a representative democracy is built on the concept of a small number of people representing the masses.
I…
Lost/Found
There are days
when being me
is almost laughable
when saying ha
is almost regretable
for the lilt
in my voice
but if people expect
then the expect
trumps the acceptable
so i spend time
watching the change
in the recognition
of lost moments
wondering if the
moments learned
lose their punch
as they slam
across my face
barrel out of my mouth
crush upon your ears
or does the...
Be Available →
I was tagged in a “meme” post by Chris Brogan which is quite a seminal event for me. You see, I am new to this whole social media thing. Just about a year ago, I started blogging. It was a little…
Over You Again - Willie Nelson
“I was...
Um, Well, Yeah →
So I am starting to get pitched more and more on this blog. Nokia wants me to go to Helsinki, ad networks want me to join them. Basically, I am where it is at.
But, please for the love of all that…
3 Rules of Gnomedex 8.0 →
Yesterday morning, I got home from Gnomedex 8.0 and after 24 hours, I have finally been able to distill the conference. It was my first time attending Gnomedex, but not the first time hearing…
Writing Styling
Words pour individually
through my spread fingers
erased as simply as a press of a button
Lets Not Shit Ourselves
Plays quitely in the background
As my foot taps timely beneath
my desk that holds my computer
which warms my cat
which causes my eyes to water
and my mouth to curl up and smile
and I type more words
most get lost in the space between thought
but a couple click and avoid the...
TechStars Shine →
As I sit here in Seattle, in yet another hotel on yet another business trip, I have a few moments to reflect on the growth of the Techstars 2008 teams over the course of the summer.
Reflect?…
Why I Live In Boulder? Mercury Poisoning, Of... →
Why?
Its my favorite question. I ask it of myself quite often, and of others a bit more regularly.
Last night, after about 60 pieces of sushi or so, as I was standing back by the bar talking to…
Want To What Its Like to Eat 89 Pieces of Sushi? →
Watch this…
The final 5 minutes is, well, breath-taking…
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2008-8-17) →
U2
Bright Eyes
Damien Jurado
Common
Too $hort
Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
Chuck Shouldnt Be The Only WordPress Rapper →
The next game: Wordpress Rap Game
Yo Yo Yo! You got skills? Spit some lyrics and drop some WordPress knowledge!
Each contestant has from 4:15- 4:25pm to come up with their very own lyrics for a…
One More Than You →
With the crazy week we have had over at Lijit:
We got funding (Yay! We can do some super cool stuff now!)
We released a WordPress plugin (Yay! You can now use your WordPress search box…
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2008-8-10) →
Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds
The Hold Steady
Oasis
India.Arie
Mos Def
Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
Strength of Silence
The wall crumbles
from pressure internal
the slow drip of persistence
that start at the base
and work for themselves
by myself
I reach for the hammer
hidden in a sea of thought
knocked about
by the life I have wrought
waiting for silence to descend
each thought
loses its luster
until finally one remains
the wall crumbles
under the strength of silence
Catching Squirrels →
Every morning, I let my two dogs outside into the backyard to do their business.
Billie, a Collie/Cattle Dog mix races about on her bad hip (and surgically repaired one) until she finds the right…
Without The Villains and Heroes The Story Ends →
My friend Andrew Hyde and I had breakfast this morning, and as it often does, our conversation circled around to blog posts we had either read or written the previous week.
“Did you read my posts…
Detachment
The slow rush of the day
quickly settles in my brain
my thoughts muddled
lost in the mundane
A quiet cloud cries openly
when presented with the wind
blowing the truth of his life
With words sliding sideways from my tongue
the grey hairs in my beard
remind me of the young
A smile slithers across my face
as the sharp bark falls
across the tree as my dogs
find a squirrel looking to race
...
