November 18, 2009 – 10:21 pm
so i’m contemplating getting a smartphone. in particular, i’m looking at the htc droid eris on verizon. here’s why:
1) i’m already on verizon. they’ve been good to me. they may not be the cheapest, but their network is reliable, their customer service is helpful, and most importantly, i can get the eris for $50 if [...]
September 12, 2009 – 4:13 pm
once again, it’s time for the renegade craft fair. it’s huge. seriously. and there’s so many booths, you need two days to see it all. if you’re in chicago this weekend, you should take some time and go. it’s free.
August 27, 2009 – 11:12 am
every year that goes by i think i’m getting further and further from microsoft windows… then i remember what my job is.
http://momentile.com/chrisdetmer/08-27-2009
saturday, july 21st, 1979 – tuesday, july 21st, 2009
30 years, 10,958 days, 1565 weeks, 262,992 hours, 15,779,520 minutes, 946,771,200 seconds
indianapolis, alexandria, zionsville, carmel, grand rapids, east lansing, lansing, bregenz, chicago
3rd, pleasant view, driftwood, gilchrist, west akers, hagadorn, nemoke, prospect, pennsylvania, cedar, racine, spaulding, sawyer
eagle, children’s house, forest dale, ada, forest hills, michigan [...]
March 28, 2009 – 12:05 pm
tonight is earth hour: http://www.earthhour.org
do the earth a favor and turn off everything electrical between 8:30 and 9:30pm, local time. light candles, play music, go for a walk, take a nap, have sex. just do anything but use electricity for an hour straight. show your support to fight global warming by letting it cool down [...]
If you haven’t seen his stuff yet, you’ve gotta check it out. Kutiman (twitter), a musician/producer/dj from Israel, recently launched a site dedicated to mashups of YouTube videos.
In short, it’s effing amazing: thru-you.com.
The Chicago City Council is attempting to pass a law that would severely hinder and even prevent smaller and independent music promoters. The ability to book and host shows in bars, clubs, galleries, basements and lofts could soon be quite a costly endeavor if this legislation goes through. That means that any small artists wishing [...]
February 19, 2009 – 7:01 pm
the schedule for this year’s running of the lake county film festival is up: lakecountyfilmfest.com.
last year, a video by my musical alter ego, james collin, was featured as a short. i won’t have anything shown this year, but i still plan on attending. they’re screening over 80 films and shorts from march 4th to the [...]
February 10, 2009 – 11:16 pm
i can smell the rain, coming up from under the back door.
it makes me wish it were summer, on a warm night,
a subtle breeze and the sounds of the city straining through.
