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16 March 2010

news you already knew

this infographic ranks the most desirable cities for young adults. where does your city rank?

to me, the most surprising statistic was for the percentage of the young adult population that held bachelor degrees. i wouldn't have guessed it was so low.

RIP ping ping

the shortest dude just died. i hope that charlotte (not you starla) is safe wherever she is.

good luck pingping

HOW DO THEY KNOW!!!!

The internet knows me better than i know my self. I do love free shirts!

gmab

beeun sent me this.

a picture of his current house guest.

-throat clear-

My experiment arose from plans for an evening of food, drink and literature, with readings by myself and two other writers, at a restaurant. Not exactly a drop-in-if-you’re-around kind of thing, so I asked friends to R.S.V.P. My initial message brought in a dozen responses, and the follow-up a few more, but days before the event I had a paltry 23. Not 23 who planned to come, but 23 who had bothered to respond. Half my invitees had blown me off. Why? I wasn’t peddling life insurance, after all.

Asking around, I discovered that the phenomenon is widespread. One friend of mine e-mailed invitations to a baby shower, and a third of the recipients failed to respond. Another announced a happy hour at her house and received a dozen yeses — only to find her party besieged by 35 people.

What’s preventing us from executing this basic social task? Is it the medium? Do Evites somehow not feel like “real” invitations? Is it our busy lives, so overbooked and overwhelmed we’ve drawn up the castle gates? Don’t invite me out this month, I’m ensconced! Or is it simple rudeness? Try as I might to understand, I kept feeling dissed. (via)

just sayin'. thx mcnutty + ganglez.

15 March 2010

so ready for glee to come back

read some juicy spoilers here.

take a break home girl

watch the video of lady gaga nearly passing out during bad romance in new zealand.

iamamiwhoami

i still don't know whats going on here. christina? karin dreijer andersdon? ladytron? these things are too well produced to be a lame internet joke, so someone is spending money on a real viral internet marketing scheme. also, she just doesnt look like xxx-tina.