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twistori.

nobody@vox.com(.tiff) — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 21:32:59 -0700

There's no doubt that the twitterverse has a lot of fluff and stuff out there. While I tend to follow only the tweets from those who I know personally, as Twitter gains popularity it's hard not to occasionally stumble randomly on someone's inane tweet that elicits a *palm to forehead* kind of wonder of what the web is really made of.

This evening an intriguing screen shot of a new social experiment twitter site called twistori popped up in Laughing Squid's flickr stream. The shot itself convinced me that twistori was a site worth taking a look at, and what was to follow was a surprisingly beautiful and fascinating assemblage of social media.

wish

Twistori pulls and aggregates data from summize into tweets that include the word love, hate, think, believe, feel, and wish. When a verb is selected, a slow pulse of tweets begin to migrate on screen from the bottom up. Despite the range of intersting-ness or value the tweets have, the careful timing of their appearance is orchestrated to elicit an equal sense of presence and meaning to each. As a result, a very real and precious sensibility of the web surfaces to the screen which is doubly powerful by way each phrase's anonymity.

love

For a moment, the web had a mind and a very personal presence for me which I haven't felt in a long time. Aaron added to this elation by pointing me towards We Feel Fine, and now I can only wish there were more moments like this in the noise and clutter of the web these days.

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colin's.bear.animation.

nobody@vox.com(.tiff) — Sun, 27 Apr 2008 23:13:09 -0700

The most overlooked YouTube meme that I had never seen. Until yesterday:

Colin's Bear Animation

Be sure to check out the video responses.

Expect to see a Colin's Bear Animation tribute by yours truly in the upcoming future. I'm thinking this is exactly what the bear hat was made for all along.

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hit.me.on.my.beeper.

nobody@vox.com(.tiff) — Sat, 26 Apr 2008 03:08:08 -0700

The Cool Kids

What can I say. This is my jam:

Beeper

The Cool Kids

Hit me on my beeper. Hit me on my beeper. Hit me on my beeper. Hit me on my beeper.

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taiko.drum.master.clay.anime.

nobody@vox.com(.tiff) — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 00:50:36 -0700

Taiko No Tatsujin Clay Anime 01 - The Birth of Don and Katsu

Who's responsible for not sending me the memo that there are such things in existence as clay animes, especially the ones about Taiko Drum Master.

I demand to know!

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dot.the.tiffs.but.never.cross.them.

nobody@vox.com(.tiff) — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 22:42:35 -0700

The Destructoid community wins again.

There are two podcasts that Destructoid records weekly: Retroforce Go! (Retro Gaming News) and Podtoid (Gaming News and Criticisms, the one I am on). Be forewarned that both are as explicit (not necessarily from yours truly, but some pretty crass stuff is said) as they are intelligent, informative, and entertaining should you care to listen.

Retroforce Go! has managed to convince their fans to write game-related haikus, allotting many a chuckle-worthy 17-syllable poetic moments. Half joking, Anthony suggested that podtoid fans write Shakespearian sonnets to one up the Retroforce crew. Not joking, community member Brilliam wrote the following sonnet (along with other poems dedicated to the various members of Podtoid) for me.

Many harts for Mr. Brilliam! You made my evening!

DOT THE TIFFS BUT NEVER CROSS THEM

I found an image file the other day,
Dot-tiff, the file extension that it bore.
I smiled a bit, as I thought of the way
It always seems she really knows the score.

I'm jealous, I am saddened to admit,
Of how she gets to write on gaming's joys.
I'm also quite impressed by all the shit
She seems to put up with the podtoid boys.

And then she wrote that article on chicks
And how they're represented in this scene.
Despite most of the comments made by dicks
She highlighted a trend that's turned obscene.

Soft-spoken, but a font of poignant words,
She's like the El'nor Roosevelt of nerds.

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tag:8.random.facts.

nobody@vox.com(.tiff) — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 11:30:04 -0700

Getting tagged by Rockin' Sake Robot to do an 8 random facts list felt a little like ye olde days of e-mail chain lettering. I was tempted to resist participating at first, but after mulling over it for a bit I decided that it was an interesting challenge to think of little tidbits of my life that I wouldn't otherwise talk about. Looking over the list, I could probably write a post about each of these... maybe I will!

THE RULEZ

Each player starts with 8 random facts/habits about themselves.
People who are tagged, write a blog post about their own 8 random things, and post these rules.
At the end of your post you need to tag 8 people and include their names.
Don’t forget to leave them a comment on their blog and tell them they’ve been tagged, and to come back and read your blog for the whole story.

THE FACTZ
1 I spent a month in Shanghai teaching after-school English class to 5-7 year olds the summer after my junior year in high school. I don't speak Mandarin but I had a co-teacher who would translate for me when necessary.

2 I am related to Aaron Burr, that asshole who killed Alexander Hamilton.

3 I used to do synchronized swimming when I was in elementary school. My most memorable performance was a routine I choreographed with two of my friends to "I Just Can't Wait to Be King" from the Lion King

4 I was a box blonde for 7 years. I went back to natural brown a few days before I graduated college.

5 I got the lead roll in the high school play three years in a row (Anne Sullivan in The Miracle Worker, Judith Bliss in Hay Fever, and Beatrice in Much Ado About Nothing). At the time I had oriented my life towards becoming an actress on Broadway. Things have changed considerably since.

6 I have abnormally small pinkies, which according to palmistry means I'm "someone who is frustrated, and unable to express my talent and skills". I don't necessarily agree with that.

7 I drink my coffee black. When I was younger my parents would give me spoonfuls of their coffee for taste. I started drinking coffee before I headed off to school in 6th grade, and now I drink way way too much. Contrary to the belief that it stunts your growth, I've always been above average height at 5'8''-ish.

8 I won an HP math award in 8th grade and won a fancy calculator as a prize. This success was my dad's main driving point when trying to convince me that I should apply to an electronic engineering school for college, failing to realize that I had never been interested in engineering to begin with.

THE TAGGED
I'm going to tag muppet, Captain Manta, Kimmie, Papi Chulo, Crap Artist, and Pata Pete, should you choose to accept it.

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another.nyc.trip...

nobody@vox.com(.tiff) — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 11:55:58 -0700

...another Boy Luv Girl haircut from Brooklyn. My hair had grown out considerably since I last got it cut before the 6A Holiday Party, so when Aaron had the task of trimming it up I told him to just go for whatever he felt was a good idea. Like the pro hair stylist he is Aaron went for the modern bob look again, this time with long front pieces and bangs up front and a super short trim in the back. All my hair is gone, but I love it!

keep it shawty in the back

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blog.it.from.facebook.

nobody@vox.com(.tiff) — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 10:38:21 -0700

Hear ye! Hear ye! All good folk of the online social space. The hard-working folk of Six Apart just released their very own blogging application for Facebook for all of your blogging, micro-blogging, pseudo-blogging needs. You may have already read Vox's announcement for the app, but in case you havent here is where you can find Blog It.

I have to say, I'm pretty dammed proud of what we've managed to accomplish. Tired of posting your facebook status and your twitter status in two places? Take care of both with Blog It. Want to write a post that'll show up on your Tumblr, TypePad, Blogger, Wordpress, and Vox blogs? Use Blog It! Fancy right?

Oh, and cool tip, I designed the logo and banner for the app AND I posted this whole post from Blog It. Woo hoo!

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tako.king.mask.party.time.

nobody@vox.com(.tiff) — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 02:28:18 -0700

Amidst the wrapping up of a dinner party, Charlie, Apple, Ross, and Husky showed up at my house. My friends and I were heading out for a bar, but my roommate had a bit of work to do so we had some dead time. So, naturally, I busted out the Tako King mask (soon to be a Tako King plush for my number one horndog CTZ).

And thus ensued many a hilarious photograph of the Tako Kids that night:

Tako Charlie

Tako .tiff

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i.move.away.from.the.mic.to.breathe.in.

nobody@vox.com(.tiff) — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 01:45:52 -0700

I move away from the mic to breathe in

This pretty much speaks for itself.
Discovered on FFFFound, originally from n0wak.

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