The goskokie “hypercommunity” recently discussed by Dan Gillmor as an example of New Media is coming under a bit of good-natured skewering for not being updated. It turns out that wretched technology is to blame–something to do with php (which has to be good, because it’s open source! Is it time for me to launch […]
“I’m a reporter with the San Francisco Chronicle who is putting together a Bay Area history/trivia quiz, featuring questions about anything from history to geography to pop culture. I’d love to have your help. I don’t want items that are incredibly obscure, but would like items from all over the Bay Area that most people […]
My buddy Michael recently chronicled his first few weeks in an online PhD program. Last week I finished my first semester in a completely different program, and I’ll share that with my “readership” (all five of you). I’m in an MFA in Writing program at the University of San Francisco. The class of 2006 started […]
Six Apart is the company that produces Movable Type, the blogging software I use. This was taken at their August 12 party. I link this photo to a large photo image of the same picture so you can hone in on some of the detail in case you think you know someone who was there. […]
I convinced my buddy Ted to come to the Six Apart party, if nothing else for the SWAG and free drinks. Within minutes he proved his mettle as a chick magnet. Sandy and I noshed and drank free wine while the blogerati mingled and Ben and Mena held court. I could do that every Thursday. […]
Nabbed from Yahoo before they caught it. Bookmark to:
http://www.johnkerry.com/downloads/ AIM icons, Web banners, desktops, and more. Perked me right up! Bookmark to:
I’ve been very busy completing homework assignments for my MFA classes. I’m up to the gills in reading and writing… as it should be! It’s a refreshing change for me to have so much assigned, intentional writing, and I’m learning a lot. Scary, daunting, overwhelming, yes, and deeply satisfying. Bookmark to:
The books I’ve read are bolded. (Where is… oh, never mind! This is just a trippy little meme.) I picked this up from icontemplate. Note: I’m not distinguishing between books I read and remember, and books I know I read and couldn’t tell you a thing about any more (and I have a bad feeling […]
If you are a registered Typekey user (Typekey is a free service, by the way), you can comment on any FRL entry automatically. If you are not a Typekey user, your comments will be held for moderation. This is to kill the evil sp*m monster (surely the Voldemort of blogging). In any event, posting guidelines […]