2009 January | Ruffly

Photographic Memories

Jaron Lanier's WSJ essay is a must read: http://tinyurl.com/ybxwp6r 2010-01-11
first day out of the office at a "normal" time since September! Time to celebrate with gym, errands and cooking. 2010-01-06
sad leaving people I've always known in NY. In Chi, I always run into people I used to know. In SF, I look fwd to those I don't yet know. 2010-01-04
Up In Air, shared memories: 500k miles in 5 years, lots of flights thru Lambert, awkward comparisons of point tallies, and more. Good film. 2010-01-03
I'm at One Union Square (One Union Square, 14th Street, New York). http://4sq.com/7vmBnF 2010-01-03
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January 29th, 2009 — 7:03pm

Autoscopy - "an experience in which a person while believing to be awake sees her/his body and the world from a location outside her/his physical body"

January 29th, 2009 — 4:02am

Michael Beirut’s Notebooks - Twenty-six years–fascinating and timely, had just read an interview of Beirut a few weeks ago and his mention of his notebooks stuck out to me. I've been taking a lot more notes lately myself, finding it much easier on paper to capture things.

January 28th, 2009 — 7:01am

Canada National Film Board Library - Lots of interesting short films available online

January 13th, 2009 — 9:02am

New Yorker Profile of the Obamas in 1996 - "It’s that tension between familiarity and mystery that makes for something strong, because, even as you build a life of trust and comfort and mutual support, you retain some sense of surprise or wonder about the other person."
Christopher Hitchens on the cultural fatwa: Politics & Power: vanityfair.com - I envy Salman Rushdie both for his ability to write and his ability to land someone like Padma.