unconscious » Musings http://unconscio.us I know you are, but what am I? Tue, 27 Jul 2010 06:16:24 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 I really don’t do a whole lot. http://unconscio.us/2008/03/24/i-really-dont-do-a-whole-lot/ http://unconscio.us/2008/03/24/i-really-dont-do-a-whole-lot/#comments Tue, 25 Mar 2008 04:14:01 +0000 Andrew http://words.starblind.net/?p=139 It’s kind of sad to talk to someone you haven’t seen for a few weeks and all you really have to talk about is all the times you’ve been drunk since you last saw them.

]]> http://unconscio.us/2008/03/24/i-really-dont-do-a-whole-lot/feed/ 1 NY Philharmonic arrives in N. Korea – CNN.com http://unconscio.us/2008/02/25/ny-philharmonic-arrives-in-n-korea-cnncom/ http://unconscio.us/2008/02/25/ny-philharmonic-arrives-in-n-korea-cnncom/#comments Mon, 25 Feb 2008 17:14:11 +0000 Andrew http://words.starblind.net/?p=115 NY Philharmonic arrives in N. Korea – CNN.com

So the US has a full economic embargo on Cuba, in an attempt to drive the nation into poverty, but the NY Philharmonic is free to travel to North Korea, which by all accounts is much more totalitarian and evil? Am I the only one who thinks that’s a bit messed up?

]]> http://unconscio.us/2008/02/25/ny-philharmonic-arrives-in-n-korea-cnncom/feed/ 0 I rode the trolley home today… http://unconscio.us/2008/01/22/i-rode-the-trolley-home-today/ http://unconscio.us/2008/01/22/i-rode-the-trolley-home-today/#comments Wed, 23 Jan 2008 02:56:52 +0000 Andrew http://words.starblind.net/?p=89 Why is it that the sorts of people who talk to you on public transit are exactly the sorts of people who really shouldn’t be talking to you on public transit?

]]> http://unconscio.us/2008/01/22/i-rode-the-trolley-home-today/feed/ 0 The boboification of Andrew http://unconscio.us/2007/12/29/the-boboification-of-andrew/ http://unconscio.us/2007/12/29/the-boboification-of-andrew/#comments Sat, 29 Dec 2007 19:16:10 +0000 Andrew http://words.starblind.net/?p=78 Thanks to my friend Snitty I learned a new term this week: Bobo.

From Wikipedia:

Bobos are noted for avoiding indulging in high acts of conspicuous consumption in favor of spending the greatest amount possible on the “necessities”. Brooks argues that they feel guilty consuming in the way typical of the so-called “greed era” of the 1980s so they prefer to spend extravagantly on kitchens, showers, and other common facilities of everyday life. They “feel” for the labor and working class but may refuse to buy American made goods.

While I’m not in the 50 dollar clothes hanger camp and I’ve only briefly stepped into a Pottery Barn, I have been staring lustfully at a set of Global knives, I did just get a Jawbone headset (because of California’s new law about having to use a hands free kit while driving, and the noise cancellation will really help in the datacenter, so what if I use a grand total of 40 minutes of cell time a month, you’re not the boss of me) for use with the iPhone, and I am typing this on my ThinkPad using a Verizon EV-DO connection while sitting in a cafe sipping a blueberry iced tea. I guess, willingly or not, I have a foot in the bobo camp.

Do I at least get a reprieve if I say my clothes are mostly from Old Navy, I’ve had the same car for 4 years now and the limited amount of furniture in my apartment all comes from IKEA? Or are my “necessities” different from most other peoples’? To be perfectly honest, I could probably live perfectly happily couch surfing as long as I have a fast laptop and an internet connection. So long as I have beer money. And sushi. And a couple cases of wine. And some cigars.

Maybe “bobo” doesn’t fit after all. Maybe I’m purely a hedonist. I think I could be comfortable with that.

At least hedonist doesn’t sound as silly as bobo.

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]]> http://unconscio.us/2007/12/27/my-neighbors-are-going-to-love-me/feed/ 0 So why do we need all these new area codes? http://unconscio.us/2007/12/26/so-why-do-we-need-all-these-new-area-codes/ http://unconscio.us/2007/12/26/so-why-do-we-need-all-these-new-area-codes/#comments Thu, 27 Dec 2007 02:44:54 +0000 Andrew http://words.starblind.net/?p=75 As of this writing I’m personally using up 4 numbers in the 619 area code:

  • My Grandcentral account
  • My Vonage account
  • My cell phone
  • (Inexplicably(as in why does this need a number?))My Verizon EVDO account

In addition to that I’m currently chewing up a 951 number with a prepaid cell, a number in China with another prepaid cell, and possibly a number in Japan with another cell.

I’m thinking there has to be something better than one person taking up 7 numbers at once.

]]> http://unconscio.us/2007/12/26/so-why-do-we-need-all-these-new-area-codes/feed/ 0 Things learned at the bar this week. http://unconscio.us/2007/11/30/things-learned-at-the-bar-this-week/ http://unconscio.us/2007/11/30/things-learned-at-the-bar-this-week/#comments Sat, 01 Dec 2007 04:04:18 +0000 Andrew http://words.starblind.net/?p=68
  • Stout will float on hefeweizen, and it makes a really good combination. They’re also thick enough that it looks like you’re drinking a lava lamp.
  • A shotglass containing 50/50 Baileys and Goldschlager dropped into a half pint of beer and then taken as a shot tastes an awful lot like a pumpkin pie.
    • ]]>     http://unconscio.us/2007/11/30/things-learned-at-the-bar-this-week/feed/ 1     This weekend, aka hedonism http://unconscio.us/2007/11/05/this-weekend-aka-hedonism/ http://unconscio.us/2007/11/05/this-weekend-aka-hedonism/#comments Tue, 06 Nov 2007 06:02:46 +0000 Andrew http://words.starblind.net/?p=64
  • Food consumed: Mozzarella sticks, onion rings, chimichangas, french fries, egg rolls, pork buns, dim sum, caramelized shrimp, miso glazed salmon, pizza, ice cream
  • Drinks consumed: Stella Artois, Woodford Reserve, Bare Knuckle Stout, Lemon Grass Coconut sake, unfiltered sake, cocktails with thai chili infused vodka, Drop Top amber ale, Sierra Nevada Pale Ale, Sierra Nevada Celebration Ale
  • Number of times my apartment nearly got burned to the fucking ground: 2
  • Number of times my kitchen sink contained vomit: 2
  • Cigarettes consumed: 50
  • Hours slept: 4
    • ]]>     http://unconscio.us/2007/11/05/this-weekend-aka-hedonism/feed/ 0     Note to the designers of BofA ATMs http://unconscio.us/2007/10/14/note-to-the-designers-of-bofa-atms/ http://unconscio.us/2007/10/14/note-to-the-designers-of-bofa-atms/#comments Sun, 14 Oct 2007 16:14:17 +0000 Andrew http://words.starblind.net/?p=59 While I’m sure you were near your budget when designing the nifty new ATMs, next time you might want to use a sound designer instead of using “Windows XP Critical Stop.wav” as the default “You pushed a button!” sound. Enough computers are out there now and enough people have been trained to think of that as “You did something wrong” that it’s completely out of place as a “Cool, you pushed the right button to get money!” indicator.

    ]]>     http://unconscio.us/2007/10/14/note-to-the-designers-of-bofa-atms/feed/ 0     How to double the performance of a new ThinkPad T60p http://unconscio.us/2007/10/02/how-to-double-the-performance-of-a-new-thinkpad-t60p/ http://unconscio.us/2007/10/02/how-to-double-the-performance-of-a-new-thinkpad-t60p/#comments Tue, 02 Oct 2007 17:17:05 +0000 Andrew http://words.starblind.net/?p=57 Replace Windows Vista with Windows XP.

    Seriously, this is bliss. The hard drive doesn’t grind randomly for 40 minutes at a time, all my apps work. Even the fingerprint scanner works without me having to swipe my fingerprint 5 or 6 times. It also will actually come out of sleep mode without me having to hold down the power switch or pull the battery.

    There’s no constant reminders about stupid crap. Things. Just. Work.

    I’m giddy.

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