Blog is a Mix Tape

4-hour Work Week: Next Steps

2007-04-30T04:11:45Z

One of the reasons I was a miserable failure at the 101/1001 was because it immediately felt equal parts daunting and not urgent. I had 101 things (many of which I no longer wanted as soon as I finished the list) and too long to do them in. Things...

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Stil Shot Soundtrack: Joell Ortiz Says...

2007-04-30T03:25:55Z

Alison with the banned glasses, originally uploaded by maubrowncow. White-rimmed Sunglasses Ain't Hip Hop. (full disclosure - I really want to say that it is Fat Joe doing the intro on this track but it may, in fact, be Joell himself. Th...

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VOTD: Pate Filo

2007-04-29T15:10:24Z

In a burgeoning Montreal music scene, the pop-rock band Malajube has made a name for itself in part by sticking to its roots. Spurning English, the five French-Canadian friends belt out upbeat tunes in their native tongue, but have won over fans ...

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4-Hour Work Week: System Reset

2007-04-29T00:51:04Z

So, on the first night of SXSW this year, I met and took a picture of this random guy at the blogher meetup. He was touting his yet to be published book called "The 4 Hour Work Week." I didn't think much of it. In fact, I may have actively poo-poo...

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Song of the Week: International Players Anthem

2007-04-28T04:16:51Z

This is my favorite song right now by far. This is my penance: -------- AUTHOR: Jason Toney TITLE: Bitches Ain't Shit but Hoes and Tricks: Sexism, Feminism and Denial in hip hop STATUS: Publish ALLOW COMMENTS: 1 CONVERT BREAKS: __default__ ALLOW...

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@away: Costume or Awesome?

2007-04-26T02:17:41Z

Felicia and I sat on the BART heading towards SFO and as the doors of the train closed someone's cell phone began playing a TruTones version of Bittersweet Symphony. I saw our getaway film fade to black and the credits roll up right then. There w...

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@away: Feels Like Home

2007-04-22T18:42:43Z

Date Stamp: 04.21.07 A light rain covers San Francisco. It's 6:33 pm. I'm sitting in the mezzanine at the Hotel Metropolis trying to angle appropriately for the complimentary wifi that seems to elude me. Felicia and Melissa are napping in our kr...

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Grandma's House: The Fridge

2007-04-17T02:54:26Z

Grandma's House: The Fridge, originally uploaded by misterjt. Pics from Easter finally up on Flickr.

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QotD: Fine Living

2007-04-15T03:56:18Z

What does it mean to live well? Submitted by Dean. This probably deserves a longer post but, in simple terms, to live without regret. I want to, on my dying day, be at peace with whatever I have done with my life. To want to live more moments b...

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QotD: Also Known As

2007-04-15T03:54:15Z

What's in a screen/user name? Tell us how you found yours. Submitted by Bill. misterjt has been my monikor of choice for a few years. I can't decide if I'm ashamed to say that it probably is a result of Justin Timberlake's first solo album. Tha...

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