Archive for November 2004

That’s My Aunt!

In Powazek on 30 November 2004 with Comments Off

AZ Central: Girl’s dream is reality: Doll House owners offer classic toys
SCOTTSDALE - As a young girl in the late 1950s, Sari Powazek fantasized about owning a store that carried all the toys her family couldn’t afford to buy….
Today, Powazek’s dream has morphed into a 3,600-square-foot store in the Promenade of Scottsdale shopping center, southeast [...]

Ephemera 500

In Photography on 29 November 2004 with Comments Off

Ephemera hit 500 this weekend, and it hasn’t even been a year yet. Rock!

Here We Go Again

In Technorati on 22 November 2004 with Comments Off

Three things I said I’d never do again:
     1. Work at a startup company.
     2. Have a dayjob.
     3. Tap dance.
One out of three ain’t bad, I guess.
Today is my first day as Senior Designer of Technorati. Yes, it’s a startup company. Yes, it’s a dayjob. No, I’m not tap dancing for them. I [...]

Boob Tubed

In TV on 18 November 2004 with Comments Off

Notes from an evening spent with Comedy Central:
» Jon Stewart and Woody Harrelson: High or just giddy? I’d put money on high.
» Shorties Wathcin’ Shorties is just brilliant: Take the best bits of standup comedians and put it to flash-style animation. Funny. And you don’t have to watch some guy pacing around a stage.
» Drawn [...]

Fray Day Rocked

In Fray on 15 November 2004 with Comments Off

Photo by Charlene Wright.
I could not be prouder of how well Fray Day 8 San Francisco went. The stories were fantastic, whether they were from a featured performer or open mic participant, the venue was beautiful, the sound was great (we may even be able to make a CD out of the recording this year), [...]

Fray Day 8 SF is Saturday!

In Fray on 9 November 2004 with Comments Off

Fray Day 8 San Francisco is this Saturday night at the Swedish American Hall! There’ll be music by Goh Nakamura and Kid Beyond, as well as stories from Jack Boulware, Kevin Smokler, Beth Lisick, Kirk Read, and of course the open mic! Don’t miss it!
UPDATE: And it’s all over! And it rocked! In fact, I’d [...]

Lookee There

In Powazek on 5 November 2004 with Comments Off

I’m only posting because I can’t stand to look at “Election Depression” on the homepage of Powazek.com anymore. So, hey, lookee there! All Powazek photo calendars on sale! Only $17.99 through November 15. Act now. Operators are standing by.

Election Depression

In Bush, Politics on 3 November 2004 with Comments Off

Selected post-election depression thoughts:

Song of the day: God’s Away On Business, Tom Waits. “There’s a leak, there’s a leak in the boiler room. The poor, the lame, the blind. Who are the ones that we kept in charge? Killers, thieves and lawyers.”

C-SPAN is trying to make me feel better. After the Kerry concession broadcast, they [...]

Pretty Kitty

In Politics on 3 November 2004 with Comments Off

Here is a photo of a pretty kitty. This kitty has nothing to do with politics or how fucking idiotic half the people in my country are.
Pretty kitty. Pretty kitty. Pretty kitty.

Vote for John Kerry

In Bush, Politics on 1 November 2004 with Comments Off

I remember when I first became aware of John Kerry. It was during the Democratic primaries when the field was crowded with hopeful candidates. I was watching the debates on CNN and I pointed at him, tapping my finger on the hollow cathode ray tube of my television set as he was droning on in [...]