Twitter Bots 101

Phil | July 31, 2009

For the uninitiated, Twitter is full of little programmed bots that crawl through all the data on there for keywords. Then they start following you, making you look more popular than you really are and hoping that you’ll be lame enough to follow them back.
Take my little rant tonight against my home internet connection, for [...]

It’s a shower!

Phil | July 24, 2009

Better late than never! It’s just me, crashing the virtual wedding shower arranged by the fabulous Erin. Don’t worry, I was invited. It wouldn’t be a proper wedding shower without the token gay man in attendance, right? Right.
The internet is a fascinating place, and it occurred to me some time ago that it was even [...]

Three Weeks

Phil | July 23, 2009

Three weeks seems like more time than it actually is. It’s just enough time to get comfortable and steal you away from remembering to remember every single second, and yet not enough time to really savor what you’ve suddenly gotten so comfortable with. It’s just enough time to make you realize that letting your feelings [...]

This would have been funnier if I’d posted it last week

Phil | July 20, 2009

You know, when it actually happened. But it was hugely nerdy and appropriate at the time, and I was far too preoccupied last week to get around to posting it. Luckily, nerd humor is so stale that letting it sit for a week isn’t of much consequence.

Plus, I’m almost certain that I alienated at least [...]

Pasta alla Checca, coming right up!

Phil | July 17, 2009

Not so long ago, I never imagined that one of my favorite places to go shopping would be the grocery. It makes sense, given my abundant love for food. But ever since Trader Joe’s came into my life, going to the grocery is sometimes the highlight of my week. Every single time I go, I [...]

Eff

Phil | July 12, 2009

I’ve spent the last week now without solid use of my left index finger. As I’ve previously noted, this is no small task. Tying my shoes, flossing my teeth, and typing are but a few of the things I do that demand use of said left index finger. I ‘ve known for my whole life [...]

Such a Fan

Phil | July 7, 2009

(1) I have to throw a shout out to all you awesome peeps who chimed in with advice for how to cool off last week. (Oh, and Matt, I totally ended up getting a squirt bottle. It’s a fancy one that’s a portable fan with a squrt bottle component, so in addition to the water [...]