Poop Much?
Friday, June 27th, 2008 Posted in Blogging, Internet, Random | 9 Comments »I work in marketing. So it's a forehead-slapper when I see someone screw it up. Take, for instance, targeted advertising. Based on algorithms that scan sites' respective content for certain words and themes, an ad generator can create a targeted banner ...
It's All Of The Good That Won't Come Out Of Me
Wednesday, June 25th, 2008 Posted in Life As A Nico | 8 Comments »It was in a conversation over drinks last night that some friends and I were able to unearth who exactly it is I become in my alternate personality, Shadow Nicopolitan. A shadow personality is not necessarily just the opposite of one's ...
Nicopolitan – your personal creative suite
Monday, June 23rd, 2008 Posted in Photochops, Random | 10 Comments »When people figure out you know how to Photoshop, you get asked to hack together weird shit all the time. I have discovered that during those times, weirder requests = better results. [actual conversation is edited for brevity] vince: hey nico: yea? vince: Interested in ...
Telenamored
Thursday, June 19th, 2008 Posted in Blogging, Internet, Photochops | 11 Comments »tele- or tel- [pref.] Distance; distant enamored [adjective] marked by foolish or unreasoning fondness I know I've said before that portmanteau holds a special place in my heart but sometimes it's the only way to describe a condition. There are blog crushes, there's internet stalking, ...
Hangover #4 (and [4x3x2]+1=25)
Sunday, June 15th, 2008 Posted in Life As A Nico | 10 Comments »25. Yep, yesterday was my birthday. And this is going to be a long post because I'd like to remember these details later. About this time I should be having what I believe they call is a quarterlife crisis. This ...
Hangover #3
Saturday, June 14th, 2008 Posted in Life As A Nico | 1 Comment »The onion rings at The Alcove, which are popularly known as "onion donuts" to the locals, are a good greasy solution to fooling your body that it's still hydrated. Iced coffee also makes a good companion. Last night of consecutive drinking is ...
Hangover #2
Friday, June 13th, 2008 Posted in Life As A Nico | No Comments »...is also a little bit of a stone-over. That is, the little bit of mental slowdown one can get from smoking out. I just feel... stupid. Not as in a regretful way, but head is a little ...
Hangover #1
Thursday, June 12th, 2008 Posted in Life As A Nico | 4 Comments »Among other strange things in the office are brine shrimp tablets in our kitchen's freezer. Weird. Goddam, it's bright out.
Goodbye, Sobriety
Wednesday, June 11th, 2008 Posted in Life As A Nico, Random | 8 Comments »Tonight begins my four day trek into 4 straight nights of drinking, something which I have not done since college. Wish me luck. Tonight's Toast ad levitas inebrium. "To the lightness of being drunk."
Ain't that the gorram truth?
Monday, June 9th, 2008 Posted in Internet, Life As A Nico, Random | 7 Comments »A friend and coworker sent me a link to something that measures how often I curse in this blog. Results: Nice.
