in an escape from the bias and collectivism of wikipedia, i discovered and am enjoying the encyclopædia britannica’s blog. some of the interesting stories of the day include: Do Americans Support Capitalism, and Which Capitalism? and Starbucks Not the Answer for New York Freelancers. My favorite post so far is Creative Design (Space-Saving Coffee Lids).
Author: coffeehousejunkie
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looking for my lost poems… if you find them let me know… the assignment is due before wednesday…
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50% of the book division’s catalog achieved breakeven/profit status… a case for small press publishers?
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kidlinger at breakfast: you spell rose ‘r-i-o-s’ (& points to the last 4 letters in cheerios)…
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is it counterproductive to edit a poetry manuscript while listening to metallica…
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from seeds, i now have 18 pea plants, 18 pepper plants, 10 spinach plants, 18 cantaloupe, 20 cabbage… the rest are still germinating…
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i should reply to all the emails i’ve neglected… but every time i start, the kidlingers turn berserker & search for lands to plunder…
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trying to figure out if this poem will work better in a 6-line, 3-stanza form or a 3-line, 6 stanza form…
get a job
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rubbing snow out of my eyes in an attempt to wake up… i could really use coffee… it’s been almost 30 days without the dark elixir…
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binge writing… equivalent fractions… bulimia nervosa… three-step allegorical algorithm… snow ‘makes me rush/my poem…’
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still hear a hajhuj ringing in my ears…
is old europe out of business?
i was wandering downtown a few nights ago in search of a jamacan coffee, but the lights were out and looked like old europe has closed shop.
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co-worker: what are you eating? your so healthy. that’s not like you to eat something like that. where’s that from?
me: it has jalapenos and monterey jack cheese…
co-worker: oh, i can’t believe it.
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Landon Godfrey reading at the Flood Reading Series, Sunday March 29, 2009.
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In essence, [blogging/blog platforms are] a straightforward content-management system that posts updates in reverse-chronological order and allows comments and other social interactions.
Viewed as such, blogging may “die” in much the same way that personal-digital assistants (PDAs) have died. A decade ago, PDAs were the preserve of digerati who liked using electronic address books and calendars. Now they are gone, but they are also ubiquitous, as features of almost every mobile phone.
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Justin Gardiner reads at the Flood Reading Series, Sunday March 29.
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Amanda Gardiner reads at the Flood Reading Series, Sunday March 29.
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Mark Prudowsky introduces the Flood Reading Series, Sunday March 29, 2009, with a poem.
Small Press Month
now that it is almost over, march is small press month. yeah, me too. didn’t know of any events in my area.
The Magazine Isn’t Dying: It’s just the badly motivated ones that are going under.
fluffynotes: Magazines are emotional products. They are objects of aspiration, passion, and desire. No one needs to read magazines, but millions of readers still subscribe to their favorite titles because they harbor deep connections to the glossy pages. As one veteran editor once explained to me, the best magazines make you feel like tearing open the plastic wrap the second that they arrive in your mailbox and curling up on the couch with them, ignoring whatever plans you had for the evening. Which is why the current downturn can be good for publishers. Magazines still offer an unsurpassed ability to marry literary ambitions with deep reporting, photography, and visual design. In this new media age, people talk about the importance of transforming readers into “communities.” Magazines have never had a community problem. Great magazines have built enduring relationships with their readers that Facebook and Tumblr still aspire to. But in a race to grow their businesses, publishers put advertising first and editorial excellence second. http://www.thebigmoney.com/articles/impressions/2009/03/17/magazine-isnt-dying?page=0,0
backyard garden
stacey’s the year of the garden post and edatrix’s garden post inspired me to share this garden photo.
i spent the first day of spring breaking ground on a backyard garden.
yes, two garden patches with an oak tree in the center.
Nuggnet
i’d call 911 if they ran out of nuggs too.
I want that mug!
love ❤
i knew there was a reason i don’t eat at mcdonalds.
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she says, it’s an emotionally heavy week. i say, yeah.
Coffeehouse Junkie 