The Snail Shell

1. Decibel Festival. I went to a show that made me question whether I actually do like electronic music. Then I saw a couple DJs who just ...

Oh, also, do you live in Seattle? If both are "yes", let me know, as the Decibel Festival is happening this weekend, and we shoul...

... is about happiness. Speaking of which, before I forget, an article about how people judge other people's lives all the time, oh gee...

It kind of smells like fall, and for fall I give an A+ to Passion Pit, on first listen. Also A+ to Belle and Sebastian in general for ...

" How to do what you love " by Paul Graham. That's about all I have to say right now, although I do have a lot to say about Ni...

So I went to Burning Man. It was very good. If you're reading this, you probably know what Burning Man is. If not, I'll try to ex...

In five hours I will wake up, hop in the car, and drive for like 16 hours to a remote bit of desert, deliriously-tiredly set up a tent, and ...

So yesterday, I was riding my bike home, and I whizzed past, too quickly to even say anything and too quickly to be sure it was even actuall...

Does anyone want to see this guy (that is, David Byrne ) talking about his new book which is about bicycles? Of course you do. It is in S...

This post starts as just a repost of a couple things from Good: New American Dreams New Young People's Lives (if you only have time for...

I worked for 14 hours today! Now, in itself, working 14 hours is nothing to brag about. But I'm genuinely pretty happy about it, becaus...

Anybody know any good video games? (uhh, for a mac?) Speaking of video games, if you have an iphone, I highly recommend Tyrian . If you ha...

There's a guy running for King County Executive named Goodspaceguy (just one name), who has a blog (note the title) in which he continu...

So, speaking of Al Gore and the Frenchpeople, I'm learning French now. Daniel and I debated at great length about whether to learn Fren...

Well, tennis first. I saw a real live tennis match last night. The "Bank of the West Open" was going on at Stanford U., where I ...

Hey you know how sometimes I don't ever do stuff? Sometimes I do stuff! Here's a stuff: The Voting Game (yes you must sign in wit...

because that way, I can remember it. He's a filmmaker (writer/director I guess) and he made Brick and The Brothers Bloom . Highly reco...

I mean, no kidding, right? I offer the following: First link from a parenting blog I've ever posted here . About quarter-life crises. ...

This ought to be interesting . I guess I should start saying things like "see you on the playa" now. In other news, today I am acc...

Cheesecake factory! God! Point: it tastes good . Sorta-counterpoint: it kinda does taste good. But it's weird . Sorta-counterpoint par...