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beyond the 140: wherein we bite from anil and think about biting dogs

nobody@vox.com(Jason) — Sat, 22 Mar 2008 00:16:19 -0700

I told Anil I was stealing this idea and now, for you, a new blog feature - Beyond the 140!

home! my short good friday wasn't that short. Now waiting for my sister to come over so we can go see There Will Be Blood at the arclight. about 7 hours ago from twhirl

The verdict on There Will Be Blood - intense. Daniel Day-Lewis's performance was amazing to watch. I get all the "I Drink Your Milkshake" references now and why people have enjoyed the film overall. That said, it is lacking in a clear plot path. I could've used more story and less character study. That would've made the two and a half hours not feel like two and a half hours.

The sisterly time included a lively conversation about what her dream 21st birthday would look like (a trip to Paris with friends from both LA and New York) and what my ideal wedding would look like (taking 20 people - 10 for the bride, 10 for the groom - to the Greek Islands featuring a small outdoor ceremony, a ship, me being named the new king of Santorini and a lot of happy). That said, pretty much any dream party of mine these days involves taking X number of people to Y location (where Y varies from Greece, South Africa, Japan or Hawaii).

This was my favorite article in last month's GOOD. I want the most expensive pizza, like now: http://xrl.us/bh29f about 11 hours ago from twitterrific

It was. GOOD is a very enjoyable magazine and I'm a sucker for decadence. I'm not one for denying myself the finer things in life. I'd probably feel sick after this meal but, you know, I don't desire to jump out of planes or do the extreme sports. The $250 pizza is how I take it to the limit.

hot dog talk: twitter as food pr0n: flickr - put that on your SAT Verbal Exam. about 12 hours ago from twitterrific

a hot dog is most perfect with just mustard. You may add cheese, chili, saurkraut and maybe relish (not all at once). at a BBQ, bbq sce, ok about 12 hours ago from twitterrific

ketchup is *never* okay on a hot dog made for the kid. about 12 hours ago from twitterrific

There was a passionate 2 hour conversation about hot dogs on twitter today. This is why twitter is winning, by the way, despite one of the most wrong-headed articles I've read in awhile. The most perfect dog is the Dodger Dog with mustard. Well, really 3 or 4 of them washed down with a giant lemonade. That said, my number 2 is a chili cheese dog also with a little moustasa. I don't do the LA street dogs and even our recent trip to Pink's was pretty tame on my part. Don't mess with the classics.

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meme Tuesday: Ten Years

nobody@vox.com(Jason) — Tue, 29 May 2007 12:59:54 -0700

Anil, the Jay-Z of blogging, has me thinking about my life ten years ago today:

Ten years ago today, I was just returning home (Van Nuys) after 4 years of college (The George Washington University), having not graduated but being "done".

Ten years ago today, I had a girlfriend who was due to start law school at Pepperdine University in Malibu but she was spending her summer in Pittsburg, CA.

Ten years ago today, I was starting my job hunt. In about a month, I would start working at Mount St. Mary's College as the Student Affairs Administrative Assistant. I'd redesign their Student Affairs website, redesign the Student Handbook, teach an intro to journalism class, and about 6 months in, hate it hate it hate it.

Ten years ago today, I'd run a fantasy pro wrestling league online. Yes, I was that nerdy.

Ten years ago today, I probably thought my dad was the ultimate bane to my existence.

Ten years ago today, I was listening to a whole lotta Notorious B.I.G. and Usher and Lilith Fair type ish and Erykah Badu was about to blow my mind.

Ten years ago today, I have no earthly idea what I was watching on TV.

Ten years ago today, I didn't own a car.

Ten years ago today, I was taking an intro to film summer course at LA Valley College.

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Speakeasy: Nightmare on i Street

nobody@vox.com(Jason) — Thu, 11 Jan 2007 07:44:02 -0800

My iTunes library, of about 12,000 songs consisting of 60GB of data, got corrupted today. The MP3 files themselves are okay, but all of the metadata is blown away -- playlists, play counts, ratings, and all my little tweaks to song and album titles.

- My Library is Dead, Anil Dash, 01.10.07

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