2008

Took my mom to the Marina this morning to people watch, but we can’t find any human beings.

NPR Marketplace was just playing MGMT as bumper music.

meganallison: emptyage: Gold Medalist Shawn Johnson’s peace...

Premise: The nonissue of Shawn Johnson’s earrings (http://moourl.com/12ixj) signals a sea...

Omar Lee’s work appears to have been stolen by Premise...

The danger of drinking wine for hours on end while watching the Olympics: I bought a t-shirt from...

Gold Medalist Shawn Johnson’s peace earrings are, I...

Why do people desire suspense? If you didn’t you wouldn’t care if you knew the score...

Did Barb Costas wear his dad’s suit for tonight’s broadcast?

Wow, the people at U-Haul are exceptionally unpleasant.

Good thing Bush is on top of the Georgia conflict. I’d hate for it to get out of hand and have...

San Francisco’s real estate is a Catch-22. I can’t afford to keep renting, I can’t...

Note to FutureMe: Dude, you’ve already got enough tape: http://twitpic.com/8809

Too busy to stop and eat today, and so Harper surprises with me an amazing lunch to eat at my desk....

I think I want to do an Ironman.

“The Marin County resident [James Hetfield] has erected a...”
— Singer’s metal fence has...

Op-Ed Contributor - Wine in a Box Protects...

Looking forward to eventually having a weekend when I don’t have to work.

My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2008-8-17)

Disappointed that my scheme to get Mos Def to autograph my iPhone didn’t work out.

A Tribe Called Quest

Manifest Hope Evite (via a35mmlife)

Hello, Dovre Club

Somewhere in The Mission, there is a giant burrito with my name on it.

Realizing the $100,000 we’ve squandered renting this place since ‘03 is a bargain...

Perhaps the Two Stories Are Related? I mean, I know...

“I would spend the night in the summer with Katherine or...”
— slowpoke

“Cotterill wanted to learn Lao; he already knew Thai. To work...”
— In Colin Cotterill’s...

what trixie knows (via john darnielle)

I know I post a lot of Myleen’s photos (including the...

I bought a PS3, my first gaming platform in 10 years. Three days later, it doesn’t work...

If north of the panhandle is NoPa, because I’m south of it I must live in SoPa, and so when...

Cheats of Strength: 10 Next-Gen Olympic...

A Sarajevo Rose is a concrete scar caused by a mortar...

Am I the only one who is glad Bigfoot is finally dead? Terrifying creature. He bought me a soda then...

Sleep deprivation is, apparently, a new play-at-home Olympic event.

aja: YAKKAY Bicycle helmets that won’t make you feel like...

Barack Obama is Your New Prize

As most of you who read this blog likely know, I’ve written a book called Barack Obama is Your...

Harper, Julie, and a dog whose name I forget.

“After reading Mat Honan’s book, my daydreams sound...”
— Twitter / Nick Douglas This is...

When Apple's reach exceeds its grasp

I’m going to be on the radio in about one minute. The station’s in Indiana, but you can...

Some serious ballot box stuffing is in order here: http://tinyurl.com/69e342

Michael Phelps’ warmup (2400 meters) is as long as my entire swim workout. No wonder I’m...

The WiFi network at Page St. and Baker freaks me out a...

“Not that this will return the region to normal. NATO’s...”
— Georgia operations cease? -...

Who mourns for bigfoot? (via goopymart)

Hitting the pool for my last long swim before Alcatraz. I signed up for too many triathlons this...

He-Man on the Slip n’ Slide The E.T. Collection.

Grammar and Editing for Bloggers -...

I’m beating Jonathan Swift on Amazon’s political...

Beijing 2008 (via shaderlab)

My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2008-8-10)

1 mile Bay swim + 9 mile run through marina, presidio & golden gate park + mild sunny day + Hold...

Great ride at Camp Tamarancho today, now beer outside at Iron Springs. It’s actually summer in...

These were the drink tickets from my book party. I neglected...

Retweeting @nicolelee & feeling the same way: I’ll only vote for your SxSW panel if you...

Oh, John Edwards, even a Friday release won’t keep a lid on that caliber of news.

YThe Straight Talk Express got into a fender bender yesterday, but you should in no way take that as...

brownpau: That, uh, doesn’t make me think of Obama.

That @mathowie is just fully gassed with good ideas. The latest, apparently announced moments ago at...

I had a great time last night, thanks to everyone who came out.

Signing books felt very weird (via harper!)

Mat’s Book Release Party (via torrez)

I thinkbthis is a close as I’m coming to a speech. Also: I have two books left. Come get...

One last reminder about tonight’s party: buy the book; get two free drinks (alcohol makes it...

Isn’t Paris Hilton a little young to be president?

Review: Barack Obama is Your New Bicycle

I just read on Buzzfeed that pegged jeans are back. Did they ever go out of style? Not if you ask...

I’ll have a few books for sale tonight, but if you can’t make it or I sell out...

I just saw my book at a bookstore for the first time. Totally weird....

“San Francisco writer and meme creator Mathew Honan explains...”
— Mother Jones: Why Barack Obama...

My book is in stores as of today. It was really a head trip...

Wait a second…. Oyster herpes? Seriously? That does not sound like an aphrodisiac to me.

It just hit me that my book comes out today, crazy.

Just a reminder: I’m having a book release party Wednesday post-work at the Dovre. Please...

My accountant told me that at my age and income level, I need to either buy a home or have a few...

My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2008-8-3)

“Adbusters noted the signature peculiarity of hipster...”
— al3x.net: On Hipsters (via...

The New York Times story on trolling (http://icanhaz.com/griefer) left me afraid to use the...

Shimano Shuns Cables for Full Electronic...

I picture Andy Rooney having a new assistant every few weeks, each a new annoyance: “I...

I don’t think asking whether or not our current space program is boring is the right...

“Led by one of the huge bulls, 20 of the buffalos in the herd...”
— Beware the thundering buffalo

MIGHTY HOPS BY SCHWARTZBAUM (via m y l e e n)

There is something dead in our walls. Does this mean I have to move out?

Another day; another Blue Bottle Latte.

Whose sans-serif font based on a rusted-out 1930s road sign unearthed at a Penobscot estate sale do...

“On Thursday afternoon, several hours after I’d gotten my...”
— Joe Nocera - Apple’s Culture...

Laugh-Out-Loud Cats #897 (via Ape Lad)

“Welcome to Stick Shift: The Gay Car Blog, a new weekly...”
— Brett Berk - Vanity Fair -...

RU Kidding Me?

“We just got a copy of Mathew Honan’s new book, Barack Obama...”
— Ken Layne - Wonkette: A Goofy...

colinashe: well,...

nickdouglas: Turns out this is turned on by default… (by...

“The Clover coffeemaker debuted in a handful of cafés in 2006...”
— The Coffee Fix: Can the...

Apple Tells Us Everything Without Saying...

Dear Washington DC: I will be staying with you Tuesday and Wednesday night. What should I do?

I really dig Virgin America. Delayed by the weather, but they’re making it pleasant. Great...

dihard: Prior to big climbs of the Tour de France, riders in...

I have never been as sore.

My official time at Vineman was 5:34:58.4. And today I feel like a Bull Mastiff chewed on my legs...

Finished Vineman 70.3 today in about 5 hours 35 minutes (official results still not up) Totally...

Got up at 3:30 in the morning to go race. 1.2 mile swim, 56 mile bike, 13.1 mile run today. This is...

At Vineman Ironman 70.3 registration. I’m the only one w/ more than 5% bodyfat. Terror setting...

yellowrebel: It’s Racism, It’s Always...

The iPhone 3G: Wired's Official Review |...

Attila Csordas: when I block Twitterers with...

(via Barack Obama)

To whomever registered la.me: I’m totally jealous.

Today is all about .me but I want to talk about .us. I bought nationofwhiners.us last week, and...

Barack Obama is Your New Book Release Party

jish: “10 years ago we only had 2 types of t-shirts to pick...

The Wine Can (via Serious Eats)

Jeff

“The city by the bay is the most “walkable” in...”
— S.F. a step ahead as most...

Plastic Backpack Bags Cow’s Farts | EcoGeek

Lycos just bought Yahoo!!!!

How to make fun of Barack Obama? Oh! I think I know the answer to this one. Maureen Dowd, call me.

Shaving my legs for BlogHer this weekend. Oh, wait. Did I say BlogHer? Meant to say Vineman Ironman...

Considering road-tripping to the Democratic Convention with Harper, a large boxfull of my books, a...

Running for Office: It’s Like A Flamewar with...

Løsarbejder moderskede < —- That’s for my homies the Danes.

Internet Famous: Julia Allison and the...

Update: it turns out the curator is none other than Linda...

I can’t talk for long, because my 3G iPhone isn’t currently plugged into a wall outlet

The Portland Travelodge is a terrible hotel: http://tinyurl.com/5uxotq

The Travelodge Portland City Center is a...

My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2008-7-13)

Just landed at PDX. Wow. Stuff white people like: apparently, Oregon

I’m at Portland, OR, US (Portland, OR, USA) - http://bkite.com/00UQT

The question: How do I explain to TSA why I’m traveling with four touchscreen phones without...

New iphone screen: yellow or warm? (I do have an opinion I’m not sharing yet.)...

Yellow or Warm? (via my flickr)

My brilliant idea to hit the Marina Apple Store was in fact stupid http://twitpic.com/3l9v

I just fucked my new 3G iPhone!

Two week old Hummingbirds (via iamrob)

Where are my people this morning? Which line are you in? Downtown? Marin? Or [shudder] Stonestown?

Phew. No. No, I should not be. Again: phew.

Oh shit. Should I be worried that I just went from 3274 messages to none after installing MobileMe?...

Oh, hey, hello MobileMe

Burrito in the pocket (via chuck415)

“Goodbye from the world’s biggest polluter.”
— George W. Bush After saying...

Yuggy enjoys some reading with Joe http://twitpic.com/3gdi

Testing twitterific iPhone app camera at wired (starring Rob Capps) http://twitpic.com/3g5x

Is anyone using Twitterific premium? Worth the $10?