January 2012
1 post
I can hear you, mouthbreather.
office-etiquette:
No matter what you think, everyone can hear you tapping…tapping…tapping on your desk with that fucking pen. Someone’s going to crack, just you wait.
August 2009
2 posts
My story so far: first musings in following my... →
Early tomorrow morning with be the ninth time in as many weeks that I’ve faithfully published a new segment on The Miracle in July, my guerrilla publishing experiment. I’m busting my emotional…
Tonight, tonight, block parties tonight in St.... →
July 2009
5 posts
To market, to market to buy a fat tomato →
National Night Out 2009 in St. Johns →
All apologies →
The Miracle in July: I'm just getting started →
Tomorrow will be the third week since I unleashed The Miracle in July into the wild, and the overwhelmingly positive response continues to thrill me. Tweets, emails and personal conversations…
Black Rose Trick: How to Handle An Eel →
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June 2009
4 posts
Happy birthday to me (and my type-ity type type)... →
Lately, certain things in my life have been left to their own devices or forgotten outright. Such things include regular household cleaning, renewing the license tags on my car, and tending to my…
A Musical Ode to the Social Web →
Ah, the social Web. That transparent, mystical place were friends and lovers come together and break apart, where digital footprints are forever (thanks to the Way Back Machine and Google’s…
Jarle Bernhoft "Ever Since" (LIVE) →
My. Oh. My. Jarle Bernhoft is a talented vocalist from Oslo, Norway with a swinging funkalicious 2008 debut album called Ceramik City Chronicles which, as far as I can tell, is unavailable for…
How to get rid of boys FAST! →
In honor of Ms. Erin Patton’s 11th year on this planet, I am re-posting this from another place I used to blog (somewhere that rhymes with ByPlace) because said Ms. Erin modeled for me in the feature…
Flame & Citron (Flammen og Citronen) →
The film Flame & Citron (Flammen og Citronen) is the based on the true story of two Danish resistance fighters who liquidate Nazi informers during World War II. The ever-amazing Mads Mikkelsen…
May 2009
6 posts
Röyksopp + Robyn - The Girl [me] & The Robot [you] →
Wanna know when you’re coming home. I go mental every time you leave for work You never seem to know when to stop I never know when you’ll return I’m in love with a robot In the…
Social media learning: for business AND pleasure →
Last week, Kevin Jones of Engaged Learning invited me to participate in his Working/Learning Carnival. This is where a bunch of people write blog posts with a theme and the host of the…
Blue Foundation "Shine" →
A melody that illuminates that dark place left in winter’s Scandinavia. Blue Foundation’s haunting “Shine” is featured in this movie preview for the film Angel’s Gone. This is the film adaption…
Perception is personal (and consequently, not... →
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The last few days are pockmarked with examples proving without a doubt that perception is personal. Some of them affecting me personally, some not. All jarring,…
First Aid Kit "Our Own Pretty Ways" →
Swedish sisters Klara & Johanna Söderberg from Stockholm, Sweden play together as First Aid Kit. The produce folksy, harmonized acoustic loveliness. Young and so talented, I hope to hear much…
April 2009
8 posts
Archive "Lights" Live at the Foire du Trône →
Archive. Man, I lurve these guys. They meet all my requirements for being groupie-worthy: Foreign Dreamy Lyrically deepArchive has been around (in one form or another) since 1994 (according to…
How to write better and faster (and why the... →
Image by margolove via FlickrI like to go to the free writing classes the Multnomah County Library offers to the general public. They have a huge number of interesting programs…
The Knife "We Share Our Mother's Health" →
I just can’t get enough of Karen Dreijer Andersson lately, drawn time and again to her projects The Knife and Fever Ray. There’s a sweet spot I’m attracted to, a combination of utter weirdness,…
Not scared? Then you're doing it wrong →
“If it isn’t frightening, it’s not worth doing.” I was ruminating with Ed Borasky (@znmeb) about that old adage yesterday at Beer and Blog. We sat at the bar together, I drank the lovely dark…
A Vibrator Story (like A Christmas Story, only... →
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ow that my mother and little sister have traveled home from their very short visit to Portland, Oregon, and I have had a chance to reflect on…
Prelude to a vibrator story (a shiny Twitter... →
My mom and sister are in town visiting this weekend. They arrived on the Greyhound bus from small-town living in Eastern Oregon, loaded down with my niece fetus, sleep apnea machinery and Ikea…
Mike Stilkey "An Occasion of Wonder" →
A picture by Mike Stilkey is truly worth a thousand words. I discovered this fucking amazing artist on the community blog yay!everyday, a delightful crowdsource of visual…
Miss Me? Monday 3/30/09 →
Lest you think I’ve been slacking in the Department of Blogging, here’s another installment of Miss Me? Monday. This is where I handily outline all the other places on the Internets that I’ve been…
March 2009
8 posts
Nothing says "I care" like taking off your clothes →
Funny story how I ended up as July in the Naked for a Cause 2010 charity calendar. I know you’ve heard me yap about it before, but here’s a recap anyway: its purpose is to monetarily benefit a…
Clearly I need to work on the mediaChick brand (or... →
Like all self-respecting social media consulting professionals, I often vanity search. This is, of course, because a person’s self-worth is directly tied to how many times their links appear on the…
"Notte Sento" →
Rome, trains, a beautiful deaf girl, a handsome stranger. All these things remind me of another love story, another time, another place. And I will always wonder: what if?…
Vedera "Satisfy"(Desire on Repeat) →
Vedera first released this song as “Desire on Repeat” on their debut album The Weight of an Empty Room (2005). Now it’s called “Satisfy” and on their new EP called Stages (2009)….
The 5 Most Awesomest Firefox Add-ons →
Firefox is my browser of choice. With the exception of my little affair with Chrome (we all went a little wild when it came out, didn’t we?) I have been using it for more than three years. …
Metronomy "A Thing for Me" →
Metronomy is a clever British band with a sexysmooth Casio-influenced new wave sound. Also, as evidenced by the video below, the band enjoys being repeatedly hit in the head with soccer balls…
Nude times three →
Trying out the imeem.com mp3 playlist widget. You don’t mind, do you? So don’t get any big ideas They’re not going to happen Read and post comments | Send to a friend
Miss Me? Monday 3/2/09 →
Because I wouldn’t want you to miss anything, for your convenience I’m rounding up the links to what I’ve been up to around the Web: OurPDX My friend Angel owns Ladybug cafe in my…
Proof! Denmark is Unholy and Sex-Obsessed →
This Microsoft Office Suite ad, marketed to university students in Denmark, is irrefutable evidence that the Danish culture is made up of pleasure-seeking heathens:
February 2009
13 posts
Röyksopp "Happy Up Here" →
The latest from Norwegian darlings Röyksopp, from their album “Junior” (video directed by Reuben Sutherland): Read and post comments | Send to a friend
33hz "Sentinel of Love" →
33hz is an indie band from NY, NY. They play electronic funk with an 80s pop sheen. The chick in this video? Yeah, she’s got my dream job. Read and post comments | Send to a friend
I'm complicated (that's why I blog) →
I have other blogs besides this one. Did you know? This complex, mysterious, multi-faceted woman cannot be contained in just ONE PLACE on the Internet. Oh no. I have to spread my interesting-ness…
How to make #mmmpie and influence people →
I spent a lot of time yesterday baking for my beautiful friend Nic’s Valentine’s Day birthday party. Creating edible delectibles is how I show my (mostly) offline friends how much I love them, and…
Precinct restructuring meeting in North Portland →
Lykke Li "Hustlin" →
Spotted on Pamplemoose, where Nilina Mason-Campbell writes: If you haven’t taken Lykke Li’s perpetual set-closing cover of A Tribe Called Quest’s “Can I Kick It” as a hint, the Swedish…
How to make #mmmpie and influence people →
I spent a lot of time yesterday baking for my beautiful friend Nic’s Valentine’s Day birthday party. Creating edible delectibles is how I show my (mostly) offline friends how much I love them, and…
Grzegorz Jonkaztys "Arka" →
The Ark (Arka) ” Every man’s final journey and fate in the hands of madness” From Polish director Grzegorz Jonkaztys Read and post comments | Send to a friend
Brilliance makes me sleepy →
Yesterday it was rumored I’d been p0rnnapped: I’ve unintentionally caused my friends @melissalion and @jarvitron to worry about me (secretly I am veryvery pleased) but the truth is, I…
Have your say →
Saybia (LIVE) The Second You Sleep →
Time proves you are no longer watching over me Leaving nothing to prevent me from reminding you of the time you looked into me and said Don’t leave me, and Please stay You close your eyes And…
What else is there? →
For a few weeks now I’ve been waking up in a heart-racing panic, wrapped in a sweaty chill. This happens after about 6 hours of teeth grinding and vivid B-movie dreams in saturated 1970s Technicolor…
January 2009
7 posts
Oren Lavie "Her Morning Elegance" →
Check out artist Oren Lavie on MySpace Sun been down for days A pretty flower in a vase A slipper by the fireplace A cello lying in its case Soon she’s down the stairs Her morning…
Fever Ray "If I Had A Heart" →
this will never end cause i want more more, give me more, give me more this will never end cause i want more more, give me more, give me more if i had a heart i could love you if i had a voice i…
The Weepies "Hideaway" →
The Weepies Take the sky For example A canvas of a billion suns But our local hero Shines them out by day Save for the winking of a Venus or Mars Even the stars Sometimes fade to…