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thoughts on internet social communication

One of the main reasons that I am now using Facebook and other strange technologies like twitter a little bit more is because it is a really efficient way of staying in better touch with my friends (by friends, I’m referring to the classical definition of the word, real life friends).

Sure, a handful of my friends I will always make it a priority to stay in touch with, no matter what the medium.  But with my personal time constraints increasing, I’m hoping that this great technology (that i usually scoff at) will help me stay in touch with a bunch of friends that I care about but for various logistical space-time constraints cannot see or talk to on a daily or weekly basis.

So, I introduce this really creepy sidebar on the right side of this blog.  A little too much information.  It is currently an experiment.  I’m not sure i want all of these scattered various web things all in one place.  This aggregates my twitter stuff (which in theory i would use for technical and nerdy purposes, which i have yet to do) and my facebook stuff and random websites like my netflix queue and linkedin.  To do all this i’m using a service called friendfeed.

I keep a twitter and facebook client on my phone, so i can quickly change my status and reply/comment on stuff.  Most of this communcation is happening on my phone.  What an age we live in.

latest coach meltdown

Enjoy.  Mike Singletary, new head coach of the San Francisco 49ers, after this week’s game.

album updates

i’ve spent a little bit of time checking on what some of the bands i like are doing (in no particular order).

1. U2 – album anticipated early 2009… they were supposed to have an album out this month but postponed it a few months back… www.atu2.com
2. Arcade Fire – taking time off. nothing scheduled that i can see. their website is brutal. flash.
3. Pete Yorn – In Omaha working on an album with Mike Mogis. Good thing, i thought maybe he had given up music.. www.peteyorn.com
4. Wilco – touring (mostly canada, ny)
5. Damien Rice – this summer did this thing called 10 Days to Barcelona, where he and some friends took a road trip to Barcelona, writing a new song every day. www.damienrice.com
6. Sufjan Stevens – I don’t know. I read that he played on The National’s album, Boxer, an album that I really enjoy.

captain obvious

The Devil Rays made the playoffs and the Yankees didn’t?

That is pretty interesting. And apparently I don’t follow sports very close any more. Most baseball experts realized this a while ago.

Gerry Hunsicker, former astros wonder-GM, works in the devil rays front office. He is a good baseball executive. He used to do all kinds of crazy deals when he was with Houston. Remember the Randy Johnson trade?

funny ausmus video on astros.com

Here’s a funny tribute to Brad Ausmus that they played at the stadium before his last game as an Astro.  Well done, Astros.

Lake Conroe during Hurricane Ike

Got this in an email from a friend.  Photographer unknown.

Taken from on top of Lake Conroe dam.  dam.

For those of you not familiar with the area Conroe is about 90 miles off of the coast, so it is pretty remarkable that this lake looks like the ocean.  It usually looks like a lake.

More terrible moments in work restrooms

Again…

today’s great moments in driving.

great moment #1.  strange and abrasive ultraconservative homemade bumper sticker/ van window sign.

great moment #2.  70k on the honda.