"The researchers found that the number of friends and wall posts that a person had on their profile correlated with how narcissistic they were. Study leader Laura Buffardi, a Ph.D. student in psychology, said this is similar to how narcissists behave in the real world, forming numerous but shallow relationships with others."
- Wm Scott Rees
from Bookmarklet
First time I've ever heard her speak. - Not that I knew what it was, but it's fun to watch HER act like she isn't clueless about what the Doctrine is.
- Wm Scott Rees
from Bookmarklet
Members Only jackets have been around for a long time. I think I see at least 2 people wearing them every time I go out.
- Corie
YES! My generation making its resurgence. Woohoo 80s! :P
- ·[▪_▪]·
Oooh, I dunno. Only Katie Holmes' jeans look pegged. The others look like they're just rolled, sans 80s peg action. I'll need more convincing. ;)
- Kevin Hessel
did pegging go out of style? next you'll tell me mullets aren't cool either.
- grant fox
...but that's permanent. I like something I can remove (so I can wear pants with different size heels).
- Corie
Toupee tape sounds kind of scary. Not as creepy as toupee magnet though...
- Mark Forman
Hehe, it's just really strong double-sided tape. :-) I've been using it since I was in high school to fix my jeans.
- Corie
lmao, me and some friends were just talking aboug pegging jeans, over dim sum!
- Louie
In our neck of the woods it wasn't called "Pegging" your jeans it was called "French Rolling" and I remember explicitly the appeal was that, since bell bottoms or anything resembling a flared bottomed pant were such a taboo in the 80s, that's what French Rolling your jeans protected you from. It was about the taper, not the roll.
- Wm Scott Rees
without the sprial cord it could be cool, that's what ruins it for me. It should have a woven cloth wrapped cord, like an old gramma lamp. steampunk style is facinating.
- JoEllen
woven cloth wrapped cord, yeah, that would make it perfect - kewl.
- ※Fu※
I have an great aunt that dominates the county fair circuit for her pies and homemade candy. I can vouch for her homemade, candy; it is great!
- RAPatton
They're better thesps than the guys on the show, I personally think. I've even been thinking of naming the daughter I will never have, January.
- Wm Scott Rees
from Bookmarklet
Magazine: Vogue Italia Issue: July 2008 Model: Toccara Jones Photography: Steven Meisel Toccara Jones is best known for being a contestant on America's Next Top Model. She is the first black plus-size model to appear in the pages of a Vogue issue, and the third ANTM contestant to be in a Vogue publication.
- Wm Scott Rees
from Bookmarklet
The description on the Nordstrom.com website: "Doodlings drawn from the personal notebook of Kurt Cobain are printed on lace-up sneakers for an entirely unique look."
- Ginger Makela Riker
I think anyone over the age of 15 that would wear these might not realize that they could equate to be the most modern form of a kick me sign that anyone could ever wear.
- Jason Lowe
"Nexting." I like that term. I compulsively next an entire week, then get paralyzingly overwhelmed at the plethora of things I have to do, and wind up only accomplishing 10% of what I planned out. I'm interested to see what strategies work for you over the next few weeks/months. Oh God, did I just next not nexting?
- Mark Trapp
I think it is much more healthy to spend time thinking about the future than the past. Myself I am more of an eat whatever is around when I am hungry person like your husband. But my lack of planning means I miss out on activities and later regret the lack of planning.
- Brian Sullivan
"I clapped my hands over my ears and chanted, 'NA NA NA NA NA NA,' until I realized I was driving, and turned the radio volume down instead." :D
- Rishabh Mishra (p248)
Yoda had a lecture about always looking to the future, of course if would have planned ahead a little more we could have avoided that whole Empire thing
- RAPatton
Your description of how your husband thinks about eating vs. you is classic. Exactly describes my wife and me. Cereal for dinner? Not a problem!
- Hutch Carpenter
I think you're onto something: it's often a lot more relaxing to just stop and breathe and stop thinking about the future.
- j1m
I think I'm a NEXT-er and a LAST-er. The future and the past both seem more important than the now usually does.
- Wm Scott Rees
@Amit Patel Yeah, he was the mastermind behind blowing up the death stars and runs a terrorist training camp on Dagobah
- RAPatton
Isn't thinking about the future what's supposed to get us to drive Priuses and save for retirement? Americans seem to be accused alternately of being short-sighted and of being unable to focus on the moment. Maybe it's all about being smart about what to next and how much. For example, if you did plan your meals (or a default choice) on paper a week ahead of time, it might free you from having to think about it as much. Not that I could bring myself to do that.
- ⓞnor
I like the friendfeed comment widget on your blog.
- Shakeel Mahate
as my mind is just about ready to explode on some of those issues, thanks for linking it so I can get my mind back! ;)
- Nicole Simon
I am actually a big movie-walker-outer. I left Batman & Robin (too many nipples), Peter Jackson's King Kong (too schmaltzy), and Terminator 3 (too much everything).
- Steve Isaacs
Never, and I sat through Doogle. D O O G L E
- RAPatton
I've never walked out of a movie. While I've been moderately disappointed by some movies, I don't usually go to the theater unless I really want to see the movie, plus it costs a chunk of money to go see it! I'm getting my money's worth.
- James Ferguson
I was very tempted to walk out of Sin City, but my girlfriend was enjoying it. A group of kids walked out pretty early on at the showing I was at- I wished I was with them.
- Mike
I stopped movie-going so many years ago... Is removing DVD from tray considered as walkout?
- A.T.
Wow... I thought Sin City was so good, I bought the collector DVD. I rarely do that sort of thing anymore.
- Michael W. May
from twhirl
Wayne's World. Steve- 'too many nipples'. best review of that movie ever. :)
- Yolanda
I loved Sin City too. I've never walked out of a movie, though I've seen plenty of awful ones. I clearly remember several people walking out of The Cook, The Thief, His Wife and Her Lover. I went back and saw that one again though. ; )
- Carla Thompson
I loved Sin City also and own the oversized collectors editions of the graphic novels.
- RAPatton
I nearly left King Kong because of the sound being totally messed up, all quiet and muffled the whole time regardless of how many people got up and went to the manager to complain - It ruined the movie for me. Other than that, I've never left a movie theater mid-movie.
- Nathan Chase
I've walked out on just two: The Crow, and then the first Lord of The Rings. (sorry)
- Wm Scott Rees
Ginger! Dusk Til Dawn is AWESOME. How could you?
- Nathan Chase
I Imagined that Sin City won't appeal to all; but I never thought it might go down as an unwatchable movie. Anyways; rarely - twice to be exact, don't even remember the names of movies that I walked out of; yeah, they were that bad. If nothing else then i just eat the pop corn and doze off. I think it doesn't make economic sense to walk out; you already spent the money - best to make fun of the idiot who wasted a much higher amount to make that s*it, eh?
- Parth Awasthi
I liked Sin City and would have liked it even more if the whole movie revolved around the Mickey Rourke character.
- Steve Isaacs
"I left Batman & Robin (too many nipples)" -- were there more than four between them? If so, that's just freaky! :o
- Adam Lasnik
I forgot to answer the question; no, never walked out. I actually tend to stay through the end credits, even on horrid films. I rarely see them theatres anymore, however.
- Michael W. May
from twhirl
Steve, you mean too many *male* nipples, right? ;) I walked out of the second Fantastic Four movie. There have been numerous movies I have taken out of my DVD player.
- Corie
I always try to watch the entire thing. There's only been like 3 I've even taken out of my DVD player. It's usually because its too boring to continue.
- xero
King Ralph. Worst. Movie. Evar. (Yes, worse than Ishtar!)
- Ha3rvey (not Akiva)
Eyes Wide Shut. Horrible awful movie
- Khyle
from twhirl
I came so very close to walking out on 'V' for Vendetta, but I was in the middle of a row, so I went to sleep instead.
- Slippy "Threadsbane" Lane
People under the stairs, the last Alien movie, Moulin Rouge - saw it later at home and made it through...just wasn't feeling a musical at the time,
- Amber Horner
Damn Slippy. "V" - that's in my top ten.
- Steve Isaacs
Walked out of The Burbs. Walked out of Awakenings. Refused to even sit down for a movie where, when we walked in a little late, the opening scene was a man being killed by being suffocated with a plastic bag; he was whimpering and gasping.
- edythe
Walked out of Pauly Shore's "Jury Duty," and fell asleep during "Children of a Lesser God"
- Dave Roth
I walked out of Bridges of Madison County. Of course, it was the middle of January, and the movie was playing in my living room. Eventually, when the cold got to me, I had to go back in and suffer through it. I held onto my testicles though so that they wouldn't try to escape without me.
- jerry
steve-i - I hated it. Weaving, unfortunately seemed unable to get out of "Agent Smith" mode. The acting in general was good enough to have overcome that, if it weren't for the fact that every scene seemed to explain what would happen in the next scene. I know this is a legitimate theatrical technique, but I hate being led by the hand.
- Slippy "Threadsbane" Lane
And while we're on VforV, what the hell was all that about cooking eggs? "Eggies in a basket" a traditional english dish? My pale, unmuscular buttocks is it english. "Eggs in a basket" is, I believe an American dish. Merely renaming "Eggs" to "Eggies" does not make it English! </rant>
- Slippy "Threadsbane" Lane
dawn of the dead, hate (unnecessary violence) speed racer,((gave me a seizure) and indiana jones, (CRYING BABY)
- Caroline
Better yet, do you ask for your money back when you walk out?
- Morton Fox
there has been a number of movies that I've walked out of, but not recently since I can't justify the prices they charge now at theaters... now if I'm not sure about a movie I just wait till they are on Netflix and if I don't like them I simply stop watching and return it.
- nick carrasco
Never yet. Not once. As usual, I'm in the minority, I know. I have turned off rented DVD's tho. Does that count?
- Kirk Skodis
Yes... V is another of my favorites. I must have polarizing taste.
- Michael W. May
from twhirl
I fully support walking out. To me there is no logic in "getting your money's worth" by wasting any more time on something that was a waste of time in the first place. Life, as they say, is too short.
- Steve Isaacs
Beverly Hills Cop III (left near the end), Junior (after 30 minutes), Bridges of Madison County (45 minutes), Back to the Future 2 (fell asleep, didn't technically leave), Remains of the Day (stomach trouble)
- Roger Benningfield
every movie where clint eastwood appears ;)
- Dieter Schwarz
Only once when I was in my 20's. Sorry to people who like this movie, it was Streisand and Redford in "The Way We Were".
- Kevin Shannon
"The Loss of Sexual Innocence" starring Jonathan Rhys Meyers and Julian Sands. What a turd of a movie - it served me right for even thinking for a second it might be good based on the title. Also "The Next Best Thing" starring Madonna because people sitting around me were eating fried chicken out of a bucket and it smelled really bad.
- Alexandra Fletcher
From the article by A.O. Scott: "In the 1940s and ’50s the Walt Disney brand of wholesome, universally appealing animated features was built on the grace and pluck of fairy-tale heroines, but Pixar, the heir to Disney’s tradition, has yet to make a movie with a female protagonist. And while everyone loves Hermione Granger and Princess Fiona, they are permanent sidekicks in serial sagas owned by Harry Potter and Shrek."
- Ginger Makela Riker
from Bookmarklet
Yeah, Pixar needs some estrogen, center stage - - good point.
- Wm Scott Rees
I think much of it also has to do with the people that are the creative leads behind movies. How many female writers/directors do you see out there? I really enjoyed the recent documentary on Pixar but was acutely aware of how male-dominated the leadership there is/was.
- Jennie Lin
As the father of two wonderful little girls i actually think about this very often. My wife and I actually had to look at foreign films in order to find what we felt were proper value systems. Sadly speaking of Disney if you look at all of the princess movies, all of the girls need rescuing. I don't want my daughters to feel for a second that they need rescuing. I want them driving the...
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- Jason Lowe
Spirited Away was haunting but so good. Loved Kiki's Delivery Service as well. There is this moment in SATC (not saying that it is appropriate for children) when Carrie tries to tell Charlotte's little girl that Cinderella and happy endings don't happen for everyone. Disney movies should come with warning labels. :)
- Yolanda
Older girls might enjoy the non-animated The Man in the Moon and ever popular My Girl. Both hit on emotional issues but portray girls honestly and strong.
- Michael W. May
from twhirl
The Miyazaki movies are great, even Princess Mononoke is not looking to be rescued. However, Disney is just dubbing them, they're not really Disney movies.
- Victor Ryden
JASON LOWE--You're a good man and a great father for putting this much thought into what you choose to show your daughters. To you and your wife-- Hooray for wonderful parents!
- Anna Haro
From the aticle: "Do you respond to fashion images that are vaguely convincing or pure fantasy? For the better part of a decade, I’ve found it difficult to connect with a £2,000 suit carried down a catwalk by an 18-year-old Finn who is narrow of frame but wide of the core target."
- Ginger Makela Riker
from Bookmarklet
I was ABOUT TO POST THIS too. Was reading it yesterday morning over coffee. Tyler Brule makes some great points. Thanks for sharing :)
- Jennie Lin
I think the point of all Fashion with a capital "F" is that it is always rooted in some degree of fantasy. Trying to convince yourself or those around you, that through your outfit, you are more wealthy, intelligent, exotic, young, or fascinating than you truly are. Clothing is who we truly are. Fashion is who we'd like to be. We need them both!
- Wm Scott Rees
Feedalizr helped me to not use it to pose (I think). Made the key social features, like comment and like, much more relevant and those in turn have brought me more diverse and interesting content and contacts.
- Michael
I'm making a sincere effort at using FF.
- Bill Sodeman
I LOVE feedalizr! and now I dont feel like a poser anymore :))
- Kim
I'm starting to think I might be a poser :(
- Nick O'Neill
I'm a poser turning into a convert. Crack shop twitter has cut & mixed their dope to the point where it barely works. I really hope that twitter recovers as otherwise ppl will get used to a more stable experience on FriendFeed. But if everyone jumps to FF, we might see this service becoming the new twitter of instability.
- Steve Allen
I'm real on Friendfeed and twitter, but I pose on Pownce, Jaiku and Facebook to some extent.
- Andy Roberts
Yeah some of these social networking sites you just don't get and they tend to be more infrequently visited/used
- David W
I started out a poser. I started out not liking it at all. I thought there was too much noise. But now that I use tabs when I use it on the Web -- it becomes a start page and I end up focusing my attention there. Also, since recently downloading feedalizr it's become a perfect communications tool.
- Lynne d Johnson
I like all of your comments here. You are all using FriendFeed right! :) Even though I wrote the article, I am 'liking' this because of the comments.
- Phil G
huh, that's odd, I was under the impression that you were the Senior Executive Vice *Group* Director of VP Coordination & Vision... did you not allocate your synergies properly and get demoted??
- felix
"Senior Executive Vice Director of VP Coordination & Vision" and "Deputy Senior VP of Strategic Synergy" Fantastic! SEVP of VPCP and DSVP of SS...
- Mitchell Tsai
Ah! Interesting :) The funniest is that these guys don't even wear shoes at work, and play with thier bicycles in the office
- directeur
from NoiseRiver
ok pauls title is really wacky - "Sr. Executive Vice Director of VP Coordination & Vision" - like wtf does that mean ? SERIOUSLY !! btw what does "VP" stand for ?
- Peter Dawson
Scott Adams (?): "If it's more than two words, it's not a career"
- Philipp Lenssen
I want Senior Fetchit Boy reporting the Staff Photographer.
- Russellreno
These are beyond fantastic. Can I be your Human Branding Liaison?
- Ginger Makela Riker
I know a guy who runs a 600-person company, and walks around the offices barefoot! Not even sandals. My brother works there - Rhythm & Hues Studios - http://rhythm.com
- Mitchell Tsai
Another company I helped rented a house at the beach - rather than a traditional office. Lot of fun having meetings there. They took surfing breaks for lunch.
- Mitchell Tsai
I think i need to include those in full in all posts from now on
- MG Siegler
longest title i've ever seen - you could have thrown in an acronym!
- Allen Stern
You need a staff librarian. No, really, you do. I'm available, and like most librarians, I work cheap.
- cecily
Did you guys steal these titles from Yahoo?
- Eric Eldon
Is Ana still the "Chief Miscellaneous Officer" or does she go by a different title these days? Also, I'd like to know the other FFers' titles.
- April Buchheit
Did you get to make up your own? The coolest title I've seen has been for a Microsoft employee - Professional Geek (before he worked there his title was Amateur Geek)
- Craig Thomler
I actually have an outstanding diplomatic relations issue with wyoming. Who would I talk to about that?
- Phil G
So Bret, what's your title ? (This kind of culture is the kind that spawns neat stuff. Always has, always will. Keep it up!)
- Charlie Anzman
Mine is "Supreme Allied Commander." I was always jealous of NATO.
- Bret Taylor
I'm a little scared that some people don't seem to realize it's a joke.
- Alan Cheslow
And here I was soo confused thinking Bret was the CEO! hehehe (ok he really is guys!!)
- Susan Beebe
I just noticed Casey has Asian strategy in Wyoming? yo what?! - that's funny!
- Susan Beebe
Do you have any Master Squirrel Hearders (project mgrs) yet?? that's my specialty
- Susan Beebe
I really want a title too. If I bring all the Mommybloggers over...I better get one dammit
- Erin @queenofspain
So is Casey's job to reach out to those parts of the world that twitter works?
- Nancy Babyak
I got mine this morning: "Kevin Fox - Comptroller Third-Class, Tiger Team V" We are so going to kick Tiger Team III's ass at this year's interoffolympics!!!
- Kevin Fox
haha! I wish more work places were like this.
- Tsega Dinka
I'd like to be the senior vice associate president of all things that the senior executive vice director of vp coordination and vision doesn't see.
- Robert Scoble
Nice job title Paul! Did you try to max out the characters that would fit? :)
- Alex Barbara
Women tennis players are all sexpots and bitches... U.S. tour director launches amazing sexist rant at Kournikova and Co | Mail Online - http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news...
"'Female tennis players lack the social skills, they don't go to high school, they don't go to parties,' he said." ------ Seriously?!?!? I think he seems to lack a few social skills based on his quotes.
- RAPatton
from Bookmarklet
This guy is an idiot - the best line is: "While I see how it could be implied by my remarks, I assure you I have the utmost respect for women." Yeah dude - more than just implied.
- Marco(aureliusmaximus)
@Marco Exactly! To use his vernacular, he is a "douche."
- RAPatton
I seem to remember he had quite the rep as a player off court too
- Michael W. May
from twhirl
Wow! I'm in love! I wonder if he is single. See I would date this guy for about 2 weeks then randomly one day I would kick him in the crouch. He would never see it coming :)~
- Michelle Marie Miller
@michelle would nominate you for a humanitarian award if you could actually make it the full two weeks before the kicking began. I'm still a bit stunned by his "I see how it could seem like I have no respect for women" line - the only thing that would make it plausible is if he followed it up with "but I am extremely insecure and just wanted the radio listeners to like me" actually, no, that doesn't make it any more plausible
- Marco(aureliusmaximus)
looks like Earth is no exception for tragedy of commons :-/
- A.T.
What do you suggest that people who care do?
- Clare Dibble
And you still have folks denying global warming is happening when I'm going to need to explain to my son that Santa's Workshop actually floats and that is why he's not going to drown....
- Chris Reed
To Clare: People who care are probably already doing Something. We'll all just have to do more I guess, to help off-set all those who don't care. After meaning to for months, I just switched our electricity at home to being "provided" from wind power. A few clicks on a website and that's it. It ends up being 60 dollars more a year for a 2 story home in Mpls. So worth it.
- Wm Scott Rees