A Poem in Tweets by @TwitterCynic I had a really great tweet typed up, but it was 142 characters long, so I had to tweet this shitty one instead. I was glad when I woke up on the wrong side of the bed this morning, because there was a cute stranger on the right side. I'm tttt (too tired to tweet). I don't think I'm tweeting correctly. I bet someone tweeted a … [Read more...] about Tweeting Poetically
Archives for 2011
Boy Meets Bar: Who Said Following Your Gut Wouldn’t Lead You Straight To The Gutter?
By Andrew Ramirez * I ought to listen. That streak-free, Windex clarity that comes with Monday is maybe telling me a few things, like: Young man, why don’t you take it easy?! This weekend it wasn’t just Pacquiao and Marquez putting dents in one another’s faces. I felt like I got in on the action too. After it was all settled, let me tell you, a bloody-faced Pacquiao may … [Read more...] about Boy Meets Bar: Who Said Following Your Gut Wouldn’t Lead You Straight To The Gutter?
Tales of Cupcakery: The Famous Sprinkles
The cupcakery sprinkles really needs no introduction. What was once a colorful decoration, now has turned into a high-end chain throughout the US. And they’re multiplying almost as fast as Starbucks. Pretty soon, your adorable corner bakeshop will be out of commission due to Sprinkles. And yet, I am a member of the crowd. I love Sprinkles cupcakes. They are massive, I get my … [Read more...] about Tales of Cupcakery: The Famous Sprinkles
Gambling With Luck
“What’s the most you ever lost on a coin toss?” - Anton Chigurh, No Country for Old Men In our daily lives, the most we bet on a coin toss is a couple of dollars or an embarrassing public act. We think it is a fair way to make an arbitrary decision: the coin has an equal probability of landing on heads or tails so we leave it up to chance to decide. Consequently, we associate … [Read more...] about Gambling With Luck
The Empty Chair: Looking into the Eyes of Marina Abramovic
Performance artist Marina Abramovic’s retrospective collection, “The Artist is Present,” debuted in March 2010 at New York’s Museum of Modern Art. Comprised of over fifty pieces of her work from the last forty years, the exhibition calls attention to the divide between artist and audience, observer and participant, and repetition and stillness. Using the human body as a medium, … [Read more...] about The Empty Chair: Looking into the Eyes of Marina Abramovic