I'm not the girl you hoped I'd be
September 2008
17 posts
Muxtape = lovingkindness
Thank you for all the supportive emails, they mean a lot to me and I’m enjoying hearing everyone’s thoughts and feelings on the new service. I apologize if I haven’t been able to get back to you right away, it was a bit of a flood.
I know some of you are disappointed that the new Muxtape won’t fill the void of the old, but I think a crippled version of what it once was would be far more disappointing. When it launches, the new site is going to be more interesting for bands initially than it is for casual listeners, but that will change rapidly as more music is added to the site. I want to start with bands and get it right for them first, and then start rebuilding the familiar playlist functionality as a layer rather than the foundation.
Ultimately, I think the new Muxtape will be a better web site. It certainly has more room to grow in more interesting ways.
Modding a Fisher-Price Movie Viewer →
retrothing.com
“Its best feature (speaking from personal experience) is that the film is hand-cranked, allowing kids to morph everyday Warner Brothers cartoons into bizarre reverse slow-motion cinematic works of…
Station Wagon Living →
archive.org
This is a direct link to a wonderful .pdf scan of the Ford Treasury of Station Wagon Living, the greatest book ever written about living out of your car.
Karaoke Party →
karaokeparty.com
Browser-based karaoke game — like Karaoke Revolution or SingStar. Really surprisingly nifty
Listen
I cannot stop listening to this. It is addictive, danceable, and absolutely genius. It’s a song you already know, guaranteed, and I swear it will not become repetitive.
This incredible cover song is by Twink, the self-described “toytronica” band. The first album came out, say, six years ago or so. I was in college, and I used to make the guys play Halo to it, because it is silly to shoot people when there is a toy piano soundtrack.
“I approve of your 8-bit Kwanzaa site.”
—Now that Chris Person has described my Tumblr this way, I can’t see it as anything else.
Own Your Failure - Taking responsibility so George W. Bush doesn't have to! →
ownyourfailure.com
Clever interactive project that, in practice, is becoming an interesting combination of satire and confessional.
Post-Apocalyptic Kiddie Movies →
boston.com
An article about upcoming kids’ movie _City of Ember_ devolves into columnist Joshua Glenn thinking up other examples of post-apocalyptic children’s movies with readers from io9
