Entries from August 2009
August 29, 2009
Persona(s)lly speaking
This is fun. From the Personas web site:
Personas is a component of the Metropath(ologies) exhibit, currently on display until Sept 09 at the MIT Museum by the Sociable Media Group from the MIT Media Lab. It uses sophisticated natural language processing and the Internet to create a data portrait of one’s aggregated online identity. In [...]
August 23, 2009
Polyvore is making me speechless
Too much fun. My Polyvore set (yes, I’ve succumbed) for Speechless:
Speechless by CharityT featuring James Perse
August 12, 2009
Today’s lesson in evocative imagery
Andrew to me: What do you call the little punching bag that hangs at the back of your throat?
August 11, 2009
Geek Girl in Publishers Weekly
Or more accurately, in Barbara Vey’s YA Saturday Morning Breakfast Club Book Blurbs.
I love the write up the teen reviewer gave Geek Girl. We did aim to be both funny and scarily accurate. I’m so glad she enjoyed the book.
August 2, 2009
The Wii generation
Yes, we’ve finally succumbed and bought a Wii yesterday. So far, the kids love it. Andrew worked up enough of a sweat that he had to change from jeans into shorts. Miss B (which is Kyra’s Mii avatar name too) is exceptionally good at Wii bowling and … wait for it … boxing.
Andrew’s created enough [...]
