Categories: blog | Spreading Memes

# Thu Jun 29 08:32:07
Possible Merge Ahead; Things You May Have Missed
Hello, dear reader(s)! I have been quiet here lately, but noisy elsewhere. I've been chatting it up over at my blog on Vox. So if you are reading this in RSS land, here is the feed you should add to your reader:

http://mikepop.vox.com/library/posts/atom.xml

and for all you old-fashioned click-and-link browser types:

http://mikepop.vox.com/

Besides rambling on, I have even made a couple of things that may contain traces of amusement:

The seemingly-obvious (but I didn't see it anywhere else) Little Prince / Katamari Damacy mashup

And, the Web 2.0 / bike sticker mashup, that you can actually order and hold in your hands (or, stick to your bike/car):

I forget what we used to call these things before "mashups", but obviously mashup is the more fun term, so it has taken over.

I'm considering making the Vox blog my main blog, and archiving this one. On the plus side, it is just easier to blog there - uploading and including pics, sounds, even books/movies/albums to reference in posts is trivial - so I blog there more often. I can also post from my cameraphone easily. There are privacy levels, so in case strangers ever start reading my blog I can hide embaressing pictures from them. There is a sense of community among all users, for now. I suspect this will fade as more people sign on. They have a "Question of the Day" feature that can kick-start your brain if you can't come up with anything to write about, and it prompts stories that might otherwise not be told (I don't think I would have thought to share the time I was mistaken for Andy Dick otherwise). On the minus side, I lose the complete control over the backend I have here. There will probably be ads displayed or something. And, I lose continuity, unless I can import all these old entries. But, a clean break now and then is a good thing.

So that's what I am pondering. Keep an eye on the other blog in the meantime while I continue experimenting.

# Fri Dec 02 06:34:50
Forget Happy Holidays
One of those guys with a show on cable where they rant on and on about things (O'Reilly) is currently ranting about his perception that a conspiracy has stores saying "Happy Holidays" instead of what he considers proper, "Merry Christmas". This has produced some amusing quotes, but none better than the one during this interview, where they are talking about Wal-Mart and percentages of Christians:

CAVUTO: Is it more for Wal-Mart? Because they're everywhere; they're in China, they're in Hong Kong -- maybe they're wondering, well, you know, the percentages even change when you go global --

O'REILLY: They don't have to say "Merry Christmas" in China, OK? They can say whatever they say in China, "Happy Winter." All right? "We like pandas." Say whatever you want.

"We like pandas" - totally awesome. We need a movement to make that the proper phrase for the December holiday season :)

# Tue May 24 19:52:11
Octopus is the New Black
At two children's stores tonight, I noticed several clothing lines featuring octopi. I think they are cool so have no problem with this, but think it's an odd convergance. Did I miss a memo?

# Fri Oct 22 07:08:11
What's in a Name?

# Thu Sep 09 09:14:11
They'd like to buy your vote
Or get you to register to vote. Or raise awareness about voting. Or something. Whatever their reason, the people over at Hot or Not have launched the Vote or Not sweepstakes and are giving away $200,000 - $100,000 to the winner and $100,000 to the person who refers the winner. So while it is important that you go and sign up, it is even more important that you do so by following this link: http://mp3e6e.VOTEorNOT.org.

Also, hey, while you are there, you can register to vote if are not already registered. Even if you are not the type that usually votes, or aren't planning on voting this year you should go ahead and register. This way, if something inspires/infuriates you on Election Day, you at least have the option of going down and casting your ballot.

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