He has posted no new tweets since joining up several days ago.
Yet he has several thousand followers.
My thesis: Ira Glass never intended to be a full-fledged Twitterer. He wanted an instant ego boost, one his harem of bespectacled brunette intern girls could no longer adequately provide. So instead of taking stock of the number of times his smirking mug appears in the margins of Myspace and Gawker Media pages, he made a Twitter.
And then he watched the numbers of Followers swell, till their number became as engorged as the hard-ons hipster intellectuals have for his radio program.
Bastard.
PS: Ira Glass is still not really one of my favorite pop culture obsessions. And he is STILL not following me on twitter.
Monday, May 5, 2008
Thursday, May 1, 2008
I'm Following Ira Glass on Twitter
And Ira Glass is following ten cute (guessing smart) brunette girls and one sandy-haired boy with a Mac.
(ed. note: I'm not so much an Ira Glass person as I am a nerdy-white-boy-with-prominent-nose-and-thick-black-rimmed-specs person. Ira is a salt-and-pepper hair too cocky for my taste. So smug in his exalted hipster-geek status. Oh who am I kidding who doesn't like This American Life?)
(ed. note: I'm not so much an Ira Glass person as I am a nerdy-white-boy-with-prominent-nose-and-thick-black-rimmed-specs person. Ira is a salt-and-pepper hair too cocky for my taste. So smug in his exalted hipster-geek status. Oh who am I kidding who doesn't like This American Life?)
Friday, April 11, 2008
The Internet is a Conspiracy!
And it wants to spoil the frak out of Battlestar for me. Every time I log on I learn a favorite character of mine is ACTUALLY A CYLON! Or that Starbuck is "back." Back? I DIDN'T KNOW SHE WENT ANYWHERE?!
I am trying my damnedest to avoid these things called "websites" and "the pop culture", but to no avail. Not to worry, though. I've already chewed through the second season in a week. I've got my eye on you, Season 3 (thank the gods for surfthechannel.com). Who needs sleep (whenyou'reactuallyacylonsleeperagent OH MY GOD WHAT AM I SAYING? WHO AM I? Keep me away from the small arms locker....)
I am trying my damnedest to avoid these things called "websites" and "the pop culture", but to no avail. Not to worry, though. I've already chewed through the second season in a week. I've got my eye on you, Season 3 (thank the gods for surfthechannel.com). Who needs sleep (whenyou'reactuallyacylonsleeperagent OH MY GOD WHAT AM I SAYING? WHO AM I? Keep me away from the small arms locker....)
Tuesday, April 1, 2008
Captain Jack Harkness: Dr Who's Flavor-Blasted Goldfish
YESTERDAY: A DRAMATIC RE-ENACTMENT
ME, to WTTW BOSS: So, you have anything pressing for me to do today?
WTTW BOSS: Um... Have you heard of Doctor Who?
And so commenced a marathon of collecting soundbites for a Who-A-Thon promo writ by yours truly, which way or may not include the phrase "Who's Your Daddy" and clips of Simon Pegg as The Editor.
It was a joyous day! I watched a smattering of episodes from the last season shown on WTTW (Chris Eccleston as the Doc), including a zombie-child attack two parter set during the Blitz that introduce the character Capt Jack Harkness, aka Innuendo-Addled Be-Dimpled Goonball and Star of the Dr Who Spinoff Torchwood.
Harkness is everything cool about the doctor amped to ridiculous degrees. Sometimes this works against him...okay, I haven't seen much of Torchwood but I can see it probably always working against him. But the upside is- He's as sassy as the Doctor (Eccleston's at least, don't hate), and a shimmery column of slut waiting to happen. And, he's bi! Boy on boy action AND time travel? I'm in!
And I just found out his arch-enemy is PLAYED BY SPIKE!!!
Oh, I do love a good bit of sci-fi laced mansluttery.
And such inspired lolcats.
ED. NOTE:
"Captain John Hart, played by American actor James Marsters is a rogue Time Agent of the now disbanded Time Agency and former partner of Jack Harkness, both professionally and sexually. He has been in rehab for drink, drugs, sex and murder. He first appears in the first episode of the second series, entitled "Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang".[1] James Marsters discussed some of the character's background in interviews, explaining that John is essentially a doppelgänger or foil of Captain Jack: both are pansexual time travellers, with their key difference being that John never reformed. The character exaggerates many of Jack's qualities, for example displaying zoophilic attraction to non-humanoids such as poodles, in addition to men and women.[2]"
-from Wikipedia
"AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH Poodles?!?"
-from Me
ME, to WTTW BOSS: So, you have anything pressing for me to do today?
WTTW BOSS: Um... Have you heard of Doctor Who?
And so commenced a marathon of collecting soundbites for a Who-A-Thon promo writ by yours truly, which way or may not include the phrase "Who's Your Daddy" and clips of Simon Pegg as The Editor.
It was a joyous day! I watched a smattering of episodes from the last season shown on WTTW (Chris Eccleston as the Doc), including a zombie-child attack two parter set during the Blitz that introduce the character Capt Jack Harkness, aka Innuendo-Addled Be-Dimpled Goonball and Star of the Dr Who Spinoff Torchwood.
Harkness is everything cool about the doctor amped to ridiculous degrees. Sometimes this works against him...okay, I haven't seen much of Torchwood but I can see it probably always working against him. But the upside is- He's as sassy as the Doctor (Eccleston's at least, don't hate), and a shimmery column of slut waiting to happen. And, he's bi! Boy on boy action AND time travel? I'm in!
And I just found out his arch-enemy is PLAYED BY SPIKE!!!
Oh, I do love a good bit of sci-fi laced mansluttery.
And such inspired lolcats.
ED. NOTE:
"Captain John Hart, played by American actor James Marsters is a rogue Time Agent of the now disbanded Time Agency and former partner of Jack Harkness, both professionally and sexually. He has been in rehab for drink, drugs, sex and murder. He first appears in the first episode of the second series, entitled "Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang".[1] James Marsters discussed some of the character's background in interviews, explaining that John is essentially a doppelgänger or foil of Captain Jack: both are pansexual time travellers, with their key difference being that John never reformed. The character exaggerates many of Jack's qualities, for example displaying zoophilic attraction to non-humanoids such as poodles, in addition to men and women.[2]"
-from Wikipedia
"AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH Poodles?!?"
-from Me
Friday, March 21, 2008
Why Can't Comic Con just be BattleSpacedGaimanlactica Con?
A geek milestone for me is fast approaching: Comic Con.
I have never been to Comic Con before, and will be attending this one as a fan and also to pitch a manga-inspired comic book I've co-written with my best bud and partner in Veronica Mars superfandom, Joe T. I can't wait to go but have no idea what I'm doing. It's turning out to be an expensive trip, even without factoring in all the Veselka and Italian pastry and metrocards I need.
I have no idea what my weekend passes cover. Can you go to panels for free? Is everything cool a ticketed event you have to fork over even more cash for? Will I be shot on sigh tif I don't buy Awesome Official New York Comic Con Merchandise Enhance Your Comic Con Experience! ?
I do know I'm going to a special Neil Gaiman ticketed event and I am thrilled to British scifi fantasy author pieces about that. And that the powers that be in charge of the Comic Con are looking out for my best interests, as this excerpt from their website illustrates:
CAN I BRING A SWORD? CAN I BUY A SWORD?
If you're bringing, buying, or selling something that could maim, damage, or cause serious bodily harm, we're going to take issue. Please read our Costume Weapon Policy and Weapon Sales Policy before attending or exhibiting at New York Comic Con with a weapon.
PS
I also know I'm going to dress up for Comic Con. It shouldn't be hard. I'm going as my alter ego Kim Pine.
I have never been to Comic Con before, and will be attending this one as a fan and also to pitch a manga-inspired comic book I've co-written with my best bud and partner in Veronica Mars superfandom, Joe T. I can't wait to go but have no idea what I'm doing. It's turning out to be an expensive trip, even without factoring in all the Veselka and Italian pastry and metrocards I need.
I have no idea what my weekend passes cover. Can you go to panels for free? Is everything cool a ticketed event you have to fork over even more cash for? Will I be shot on sigh tif I don't buy Awesome Official New York Comic Con Merchandise Enhance Your Comic Con Experience! ?
I do know I'm going to a special Neil Gaiman ticketed event and I am thrilled to British scifi fantasy author pieces about that. And that the powers that be in charge of the Comic Con are looking out for my best interests, as this excerpt from their website illustrates:
CAN I BRING A SWORD? CAN I BUY A SWORD?
If you're bringing, buying, or selling something that could maim, damage, or cause serious bodily harm, we're going to take issue. Please read our Costume Weapon Policy and Weapon Sales Policy before attending or exhibiting at New York Comic Con with a weapon.
PS
I also know I'm going to dress up for Comic Con. It shouldn't be hard. I'm going as my alter ego Kim Pine.
Wednesday, March 19, 2008
Also: My Patronus Is Corporeal
!!!
It makes me so happy in a silvery-stag-in-the-woods kind of way. Dementors beware.
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