two time-sucks for your consideration
I keep trying to post something with, you know, substance. But that lofty aim got trumped by wrestling my half-dozen email inboxes into submission, which I have now done, and while that is neither art nor literature, it’s better for my Responsible Adult quotient.
And that leaves me license to share some wonderfully juvenile links. Maybe you’ve been there and done that already, but:
Jonathan Coulton quit his job as a software guy and now makes a living writing songs about offbeat stuff, including Flickr (with slideshow, of course) and Ikea. Recently his end credits song for the new video game Portal has been making the YouTube rounds. Naturally, he also blogs regularly, is a Creative Commons devotee and even links to the Firefox plugin that’ll let you rip his music for free. He’s the kind of geek who makes me love having grown up amongst engineers.
Thanks to Gaudior for the tip on Improv Everywhere, a candid-camera-esque guerrilla collective famous for its U2 rooftop concert a few years back. They’re still taking volunteers for this year’s annual no-pants subway ride. Some missions are on the mean-spirited side, but Ben Folds Fake is marvelous, as are the many layers of humor (pun intended) to be found in No Shirts.
Anything else I should avoid if I want to get any work done?