Daily affirmations of a word mercenary
I’m on tumblr.com — now, can anyone tell me why? I guess if you want to follow all three of my blogs and my Flickrstream, you can do it there.
So there I was, reading my gossip RSS feeds in Google Reader. I came across a link I wanted to know more about (Ryan Phillippe has given Reese & Jake his blessing? ZOMG!) and when I right clicked the link to open it in a new tab, Firefox had its own commentary to offer.
The other day, I got this question in a comment: “Do you find your fans/followers creepy? the ones you don’t know?”
The think the question was mostly meant in terms of Twitter, where the answer is most definitely no. I have two accounts: the one that’s private (it’s linked to my cell phone, and where I […]
It just wouldn’t be fun without a few WTF/oops moments, right?
• The Hampton in Austin not only has no wifi, not only has just one plug in each room, not only has a password you have to enter, but then has the audacity to then change the password every couple of days. Why do you […]
All in gerunds! (Side note: it still gives me great pleasure to think about how I was laid off from one of my first paid editorial gigs for overuse of gerunds. It’s telling that, at the time, I didn’t even know what a gerund was. HA!)
• Singing one word of karaoke in the RVIP. […]
I’m starting to feel like a sponge that’s been sitting in a sink for a little too long. Wring me out! Wring me out!
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For five years I’ve been trying to convince employers to send me to SXSW Interactive. I’ve been told everything from “Doesn’t relate to your job” to “You haven’t been here long enough for us to send you anywhere” to “We don’t have the money for that kind of thing.” But now! Finally! I have a […]
For anyone who’s curious, after five years with Trillian, I have recently defected to Meebo.com. So now I’ve gone from all my chat platforms in one application, to all my chat platforms in one browser window. I’m pleased with the switch. Teeny geeky things can make me so happy.
I’m quite glad it’s the shortest day of the year (sunrise: 7:55 / sunset: 4:20 — Gaia says spark it up for the solstice, pagans!) because I am dealing with nothing but TECH WOES today.
1. My mom let her domain expire. Tech support at her old registrar is less than helpful. Progress is very, very […]
Hey there. I'm Ariel Meadow Stallings, a native Seattleite who's written my way up and down the Left Coast. Electrolicious is where I post daily randomata, but I also write for a living. My first book, Offbeat Bride, is in bookstores now.
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