Following up on the previous post, Misattribution of Arousal. Aron and Dutton showed when you feel aroused, you naturally look for context, an explanation as to why you feel so alive. This search for meaning happens automatically and unconsciously, and whatever answer you come up with is rarely questioned because you don’t realize you are asking ( Read more... )

Amazon has the new Lady Gaga album for 99 cents. If that's an accident, I'm not asking too closely.

Yesterday I made it to Maker Faire, an inspired conflagration of "look what I made!": computer hackers, crafters, robots, steampunk, etc. I made it three hours before overload set in.

Friday night I watched Sleepless and Seattle. My conflicting ( Read more... )

Friday night I finished Tales of the City. Whoever suggested I was Mary Ann Singleton: good call!

If you're ever looking up lyrics, "Karma Killer" is Robbie Williams. "Karma Police" is Radiohead. Don't mix these up ( Read more... )

I have seen Wicked at the Orpheum. My room looks like the victim of a fashion tornado. I'm dealing with the clothes tomorrow; right now I'm going to crash.

My father has never heard of Celine Dion ( Read more... )

In affirmation that I know a thing or two about Photoshop, I rock.

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I'm going through another spate of playlist creation in my search for the Perfect Work Mix (120 - 180 minutes of rocking awesome that will cut through the background noise without blowing my eardrums). I started out hating Rob Thomas and now I am strangely addicted to "Fire on the Mountain", even though I also want to steal the instrumentals for ( Read more... )

I cannot deny it: I love the power ballad.

Possibly I created a Pandora station by the power of typing "Holding Out for a Hero" and clicking, "thumbs up, thumbs up, oh hit me!" in quick succession to celebrate this ( Read more... )

I dreamed.

I dreamed I was in a desert called Cyberland - okay, not really. It was only nearly that bad ( Read more... )

Dear Pandora: I wish there was a way to tell you I hate Brandon Flowers's voice. I would be willing to try covers of Killers songs some time, if there's any on your servers.

Also I made the saddest mix ever, featuring the "Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis" from the Master & Commander soundtrack, and the Virginia Gentlemen a capella cover of " ( Read more... )