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Life Roundup

As much as I love google mail, and it looks all manageable, I’ve never seen an email box so huge and I’m pretty sure emails are falling through the cracks. Putting a star on things isn’t special if everythings got a star on it. So I thought to write a bit of a life update. This time — it’s personal.

For transparency sake, I wanted to say something about all the beautiful donations you guys sent me. Something around 30 people contributed, and that was a huge honor. All in all, I now find myself with a nice cash gift from ye the readers. Nevermind the specifics, lets just say it amounts to almost 1/4 the cost of my powerbook. Speaking of my love child, he/she will be arriving in Amsterdam around the 14th of April, much thanks to Crazy Dr. M who read my troubles and had a solution. If anyone out there still wishes to leave me a tip, it will still be appreciated. But beyond that, you guys rock!

New business: I will definitely be appearing in Northern Sweden for a week on the 19th of April, Umea to be exact, where I’m speaking at the very hip HUMlab. Well, they seem hip to me. What am I going to say? I’m talkin podcasting of course! So I intend to curse alot, where old jeans, and keep shouting lines from Pump up the Volume like.. “Steal the Air.” Remember that film? Harry would have loved podcasting. And it’s much easier to fit in a jeep wrangler. Oh.. I digress, going to Umea means getting to spend (more) time with delightfully crazy swedish bloggers like HER, him, and maybe the infamous him. Actually breaking into her and him is lame, cause there are way more.. but oh well.

Also, I thought Vermont was a cool state, but they just banned blogging in High Schools. So sing it with me “FUCK VERMONT”. Blog hard high school students!

Today’s Sounds: Postal Service – Giving Up and Giving In (oh so classic)

A story through pictures

Once upon a time.. the was a powerbook born in China,

After his birth, he was shipped off by the fedex to America

In America he was stranded for many weeks, and lived in a box, until one day, some very kind friend(s) agreed to (help) bring him to Europe.

But our story isn’t over, because the ending only comes two weeks from now, in a town called Amsterdam. So umm.. to be continued.

Obviously I can’t tell a story like the mailman.

Today’s Sounds: Ani DiFranco – Up UP UP

AudioCommuniqu?#22- Mac Cult, Speak German

After a brief respite this week, HE HAS RISEN. No not your precious messiah, BM’s AC! I finally got the German phrase of the week workin, still perfecting it. Plus live audio from some Mac worshipping ceremony I attended with some charming Dutch podcasters. Enjoy!

AudioCommuniqu? #22(mp3)

20min+, 64kbps, 9.6Mb+

Featuring:

Color Eggs


The Amsterdam family had the traditional Easter meal today. A day early, without colored eggs, and this year no joint was passed around. But the basics were there, Crazy Dr. M’s new pad, good people, great food, including my internets-reknown veggie lasagne.

Funny thing bout easter, its not like any of us have religion, but its the four day weekend we adore, and the time of year (sunny, mild, etc) which makes us all suddenly say “happy easter” as if we’re into the whole thing.

A bit lethargic with all the time off, but I’m also worried about Angola and an outbreak of a deadly fever. If you didn’t know, Angola has a very special place in my heart. Never been there- yet lots of ties, culturally and personally. Ive always had this side-dream that I would someday work for the UN there, since I can handle lots of the languages, and maybe help the country back on its feet after decades of civil war that only recently ended. Anyway I’m following events as best I can, worrying, cause that’s easy to do from my comfy computer seat.

A Fresh podcast goes to you tomorrow. Lots of new things to talk of, and treats for the ears. Now you go and see the Torontonienne who got her camera back and NoCoins who got a swirly at the bowling alley.

Today’s Sounds: Tina Turner – Some Random tracks i downloaded

That Roll

For those who may be wondering, my next podcast will arrive on sunday. I’ve held off this week for numerous reasons, including fighting off Pod Fatigue (other peoples, not mine), letting people catch up, been travlin’ within the NL, and had visitors!

Gotta mention fun times in Enschede (east of the netherlands)at a blogger dinner with such friends as Miss Mathemagenic, Anjo, Carla, Ton, and of course the visiting Steph “thesumofmyparts”. Cool conversations, fun people, though I felt myself definitely the non-academic blogger, and beyond that — scarey do admit — I start to identify myself more and more as a podcaster! Isn’t that odd? I mean, blogging is my bread and butter, but suddenly podcasting has become my passion. Scarey.

And so now I’m showing Sweden’s infamous blog researcher around Amsterdam this weekend. A bit of biking, walking, restauranting, and minimal tourism. In our conversations, which are filled with blog-knowledge-nerdness, we’ve debated the importance of the blogroll. (list of links on your left) She has said that they don’t mean much, and most bloggers don’t read everything in their roll. To which I responded, SAY IT AINT SO?!

Every single blog in my list matters to me, friends. Or else I wouldn’t have it there! And let me add this, if I’ve blogrolled you and you haven’t shown me the same respect and added me, I won’t make a big fuss, but I consider it extremely rude. I will go as far as taking blogs OFF my list if they don’t link me after months or years of having been linked. Ediqette friends… I believe in it. And if I link you, it’s because I want to show my respect and also compliment your work which appeals to me. So I gotta insist, links in the margin do mean ALOT to me.

Today’s Sounds: Frank Sinatra – Capital Years Best Of

I got your Tubefeed

Millions upon millions malnourished and hungry worldwide, and the american government and media are obsessed with someone and their fucking feeding tube.

Today’s Sounds: Kings of Convenience – Riot on an Empty Street