June 27, 2008 at 11:30 pm
I think I did most of my blogging this past week right here on m2-dot-com. Sure seemed that way. Here’s what I wrote elsewhere over the past seven days.
Small Business SEM
Kennewick Real Estate Blog
Pasco Real Estate Blog
West Richland Real Estate Blog
New job starts on Tuesday, so we’ll see how that impacts my blogging output.
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June 25, 2008 at 8:32 pm
It’s been a while since I’ve found anyone using my photos in blog posts and elsewhere, but this more than makes up for it. I just sold usage of this photo:
This one has been licensed (for a small sum of money) to a web development company in Canada who wants it for web-use only. By no means am I getting rich off these photo license agreements, but it’s essentially free money for photos that I took and uploaded ages ago. Can’t beat that.
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June 25, 2008 at 4:31 pm
… and I didn’t even know it. I need to pay more attention.
ANYWAY, looks like Chris Hooley is doing something called the SEO Superlatives Poll, and little ole’ me is in the running for two honors:
Best Conference Speaker
Most Networked SEO
I have no idea how I was nominated in either category. I’m actually thrilled to be nominated for Best Speaker, because I do take that kind of thing pretty seriously. Not sure how I got in the running for Most Networked … do I know that many people? Hmmmmm.
Anyway, thanks to whomever nominated me. And thanks to whomever votes for me!
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June 25, 2008 at 3:25 pm
Jack In The Box is giving away two free tacos tomorrow to anyone who shows up with a gas receipt. The idea is … gas costs so much now, let’s cushion the blow with free food. (click the image for more info)
I like JitB and I like their tacos, but there’s no restaurant close enough to make this work. The money I’d spend in gas driving to the nearest Jack In The Box would offset the money saved by eating free tacos.
How about a Jack In The Box in West Richland, gang???
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June 25, 2008 at 3:01 pm
I have a friend getting married later this summer (Hi Phil), and finding a flight back east has become the biggest pain in the arse I can imagine. I’m trying to fly into either Philadelphia or Baltimore, and I almost always start on Orbitz because it lists lots of different airlines. (Kayak does the same thing, but Kayak mainly lists Orbitz fares when I search….)
So I check every day, usually a couple times a day, and have zero luck — prices are too high, or there’s a 10-hour layover in the Great Midwest, or this: crap price information.
I keep finding Northwest Airlines’ flights that are generally acceptable, like this one from earlier today:
Sure, I’ll leave at 6:00 am so I can get in early and relax. Price isn’t great, but Phil is only getting married once so let’s do it! Let’s hit that SELECT button and make that reservation!
I do that, and then I get this:
Ack!! That $619 flight has suddenly become a $1,400 flight. And worst of all, this has been going on forever. You’d think I’d learn my lesson and just skip the NWA listings, but they’re always the best combination of price and schedule … so I keep clicking … and I keep screaming at the computer.
I don’t know if NWA is to blame for this: Orbitz? NWA? The Others? The Dharma Initiative? Halliburton? Hillary Clinton? All I know is that I’m tired of it. Air travel is bad enough; making the reservation is supposed to be the easy part.
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June 24, 2008 at 12:32 pm
I wasn’t sure what to expect from Viva La Vida. Didn’t really care for the previous Coldplay album too much — too bland, too predictable, too Coldplay-by-numbers. But I was glad to see them choose Brian Eno to produce this one, and hopeful he’d steer them on a new course.
He did. I’m a big fan of Viva La Vida. Here’s why:
1.) After seven listens, there’s not a song I dislike and many that I love. “Lovers In Japan / Reign of Love” is terrific, as is “42″ and “Death and All His Friends.” Those are the current faves.
2.) It sounds new, different, adventurous. They have a new lease on life. It’s not a hugely dramatic change in their sound, but it opens up some new directions for them. That’s a Good Thing.
3.) It’s not over-produced like X&Y was.
4.) It starts with an instrumental. Seriously, how many rock albums even have an instrumental these days? How many start the album with one?
5.) There’s a medley in the middle. Again, not a common thing on today’s rock albums.
6.) There are three songs over six minutes long. The last track is technically supposed to include a “hidden song”, but the hidden song begins almost immediately after the actual track ends, so it plays like a a single, long song.
7.) The song order is perfect. They did a marvelous job putting together the track list. Each song flows perfectly into the next. It makes this feel like a real album, not just a collection of random songs.
That’s it. Seven reasons I love the new Coldplay CD.
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June 23, 2008 at 10:45 am
Due to a variety of circumstances beyond my control, I watched Saturday Night Live this past weekend. It was the first time I’ve watched the whole show in … years. I don’t know when I last saw the full 90 minutes.
This weekend’s show was a repeat from probably 3-4 months ago. Tina Fey — who I generally love — was the guest host. Carrie Underwood — who I generally like to look at — was the musical guest.
And the show was dreadful.
There were a couple funny moments during the news segment, and a couple laughs during a skit about a game show called “What’s That Bitch Talking About?” But other than that … dumb, boring, and not funny.
How long has it been since SNL has been good? How long since it’s even been watchable? I’d vote for replays of classic SNL shows over what I saw Saturday night. I’d vote for infomercials over what I saw on Saturday night. It was that bad.
Update: Just found this TVGuide.com recap of the show. It was from February and must’ve been right after the writer’s strike ended. You’d think they would’ve had much better material after such a long break…..
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June 20, 2008 at 11:10 pm
Lots and lots of writing this week, especially after I finished working on the proofs for U2, A Diary. The stunning development in this week’s blogging is that the firing of Bill Bavasi inspired me to write a post on my old sports blog, The Fan, for the first time in almost a year….
U2, A Diary
@U2 Blog
Small Business SEM
The Fan
West Richland Real Estate Blog
Richland Real Estate Blog
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June 18, 2008 at 3:24 pm
With Wall-E about to hit theaters in a little more than a week, Casa McGee is in Pixar mode. I’m excited, the kids are excited … not sure about Mrs. McGee, but I think she’s excited about it, too. I’m definitely the big Pixar fan in the family, but the kids love the movies, too, of course.
Last night at dinner I made the kids give me their Top 5 Pixar movies, and then I shared mine:
1.) Monsters, Inc. — I’m not ashamed to admit this is my favorite movie of all-time. I love everything about it, and the storyline never fails to make me cry. Maybe it was just perfect timing — a story about a little girl and monsters that came out with a year or two of having a daughter. It was too perfect.
2.) Finding Nemo - And here’s the heartfelt father-son story. Okay, so I’m a sucker for anything involving kids and parents (or parent-figures like Sully from Monsters). Plus, Nemo is just a non-stop animation tour de force and the colors are a joy to watch. (I sound like Ebert, don’t I?)
3.) Cars - I actually didn’t like this one on first viewing. Well, I liked it but it wasn’t all that. On many repeated viewings, though, I’ve become a bigger fan. Wonderful characters (Mater is the best Pixar character ever) and funny cameos from people like Bob Costas. This one has aged well.
4.) Ratatouille - This is where I had trouble making my list. But I chose Ratatouille because I like the story a lot, and the kitchen animation is stunning. It’s the only time I’ve ever wanted to eat the food right off the screen.
5.) The Incredibles - By far the most violent of all Pixar movies, which is both good and bad. I chose it over Toy Story because I think it’s a very good action/adventure movie, and the animation is better than Toy Story. That said, there are some slow sections in The Incredibles. I still like it, but don’t need to see it again anytime soon.
So, now the big question is … where will WALL-E fit into this list after next week?
If you have any favorite Pixar movies, I’d love to hear about it in the comments!
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June 18, 2008 at 3:06 pm
Guess who hit the digg home page again? 
Here’s what I’ve posted to various social sites in the last day or so.
mixx
digg
Sphinn
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