Archive for October 2007
All Is Optional, Born into the DotCom
Ladies and gentlemen,
I am thrilled to announce that allisoptional.com is officially in my custody. Thanks to my good friend, owner of popisdead.com, Jimi Viscardi, I have acquired hosting and a domain through DreamHost. As DreamHost celebrates it’s 10th year of existence, it offers a promotional rate of $9.30 for a year of hosting including registration of a domain for free.
My plans for All Is Optional are in their infancy as I barely have the knowledge to run this blog. Basically, it will be a portfolio featuring my writing and photography. For those of you considering a similar venture, I highly suggest you tap into DreamHost now. Jimi vouches for their exceptional tech support and the pauper’s sum for a year of hosting is something anyone can enjoy.
So, thanks to Jimi and DreamHost. You are my heroes of the night. Probably the week.
Cheers.
Neelofer
The Job Hunt
Perhaps the most daunting part of a recent graduate’s life, the job hunt has not been a particularly dreadful experience for me. It’s almost November and I don’t have a job yet, which is scary a bit. But, I did save quite a bit and took four months off after graduating to enjoy New York City and the things and people I love.
Today, I stumbled upon this fantastic website: Right Wing Facebook. As many of you know, most humour often fails on me (and I pull out my “I’m not American” excuse) but this literally made me laugh out loud.
Oddly enough, I applied for a communications specialist position in the New York offices of Young People for the American Way last week. Seeing this from them definitely makes me want the job more.
So check out the site. Laugh as I did. And tell People for the American Way to hire me.
Good Bye, iPod
My iPod began to die just before my housewarming party began on Friday, October 12. At that precise time, it had served me exactly three years and four months. Today, I spoke to a genius at the Genius Bar. I do not know his name but he gave me the fateful news: either buy a third party hard drive and install it (minimum cost: $100) or say good bye to your little guy.
Lee offered a eulogy.
“Today, we remember Jack. He had a long, meaningful life, providing dirty beats to hot Mississippi summers and smooth atmosphere to the storied haunts of moon-basked Brooklyn. He was there for the parties, for love made, lost, and found. He loved to sleep peacefully beneath dirty laundry for months at a time. He loved to be taken on the subway. But most of all, he loved Neelofer, whose life he longed to score. Farewell, Jack.”
As I lay my guy to rest, I pose the question to you, reader, what comes next? The 8 GB nano or the 80 GB classic. If you think I should broaden my horizons, speak on that, too.
Protected: I Saw the News Today. Oh Boy!
Radiohead Leads a Revolution
It takes living under a rock not to know the band Radiohead. Creep, though unsuccessful in its initial release, is a song any one of us could easily identify today. The thing that makes Radiohead a great band (aspiring musicians, take note) is that they are consistently creating good music. It’s not always fantastic but it’s always progressive and good.
Now, the band is revolutionising the music industry by offering its most recent work, In Rainbows at a price chosen by the buyer. I paid ₤10.45 for the album, which equates to roughly $20.
Why?
It’s simple. Radiohead is an excellent band. They are the first in an industry saturated with screwing the artist and fans while feeding the corporation. And, that means they deserve the full $20 of an unemployed fan.
So pay a penny, pay a dollar, pay $20 (the price of most CDs), or accidentally pay $40 like my friend Lee did. But, pay something if not for the music, then for the sake of this band stepping out and taking back the music industry.
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Radiohead’s New Album Price: Your Choice
In Rainbows Is Here
The Future Died Today
I asked a high school kid walking along Commonwealth Avenue if he knew who the vice president of the United States was.
He thought for a moment and then said, “No.”
I told him to take a guess.
He thought for another moment, looked at me skeptically, and finally gave up. “I’m sorry,” he said. “I don’t know.”
Bob Herbert argues our schools are not doing enough to educate us. But, Will Okun brings up the shortcomings challenging single-parent families.
It’s a combination of numerous factors. At least I think it is. At the same time, I’m at a loss. I don’t know how to fix it. Ideas, anyone?
“All Over the World”
This post is a public service announcement, consisting of an image of what “all over the world” truly entails.
