I wasted my 2000th tweet this morning with a throwaway line about a clip show. But I got a few nice replies, and this one in particular made my day:
“Moby-esque cool”? That’s just pure awesome. Undeserved, but still awesome.
Random Items On Top Of My Dresser This Morning:
I really want to know what kind of scary things Nighttime Me is up to.
Doing what I do, I have a very thick skin. I have to. Your critics are always more vocal than your fans, and they like to assault you with arrows and spears and bullets. It’s best to learn how to deflect them.
But once in a while, if you’re turned just right, someone’s poorly thrown and errant spear will hit you precisely in your skin’s thinnest spot. A minor and fleeting injury, but it still stings like hell.
Excerpt from an actual email exchange I had today with my nephew, age 11:
Nephew: Uncle Tony, I was wondering how much an apple laptop costs?
Me: If you want an Apple laptop for school, you can get a MacBook for $999.
Nephew: But how much would an apple laptop be not the macbooks just the regular one?
See, he doesn’t want a MacBook, he wants an Apple laptop. Ah. My mistake.
I feel confident that this kid has a job waiting for him at TechCrunch when he grows up.
