According to the Surname Popularity Index, my surname, McNally, is the 2142nd most popular in the U.S. If I lived in the U.S., maybe I could help it move up a few spots. (via Tim)
CriterionDVD
Aflutter with anticipation regarding the July 10 release of Withnail and I:The Criterion Collection, I was searching for info and found the excellent community at CriterionDVD.com. It’s a much better site than the official one, and has a great forums area. If you’re a cinephile, come and join in! Update: June 2002: Due to some bandwidth issues, the site is pretty much closed down. I’ve migrated to the fine film fora over at DVD Talk.
Zeldman Haiku Contest Winner!
Consolation Champs is pleased to present the winner of the Zeldman Haiku Contest. Boasting the only self-proclaimed non-Shakespearean haiku in the contest (or in existence, really), Mike Wasylik takes the prize for this gem:
Haiku good model
Zeldman disciples like the
standardization.
There were three honourable mentions:
“zeldman you fucker!”
no better a fan letter?
– dean allen was drunk.
—tbit
Upgrade browser now
or i’ll block you from my site!
(upgrade THIS, Zeldman!)
—Dan
javascript turned off?
can’t win book on web standards
Zeldman’s blind spot too.
You’ll notice a critical tone in two of the honourable mentions, but I assure the authors that that was not held against them in the judging. Valuable criticism in the form of haiku is something in short supply on the web and we’re glad to receive it and pass it on. Congratulations to our winner and to the runners-up.
Zeldman Review Posted
My review of Jeffrey Zeldman’s book is finally posted at CanadaComputes.com.
Please read and comment over there! And you have until midnight Eastern to submit your entry for the Zeldman Haiku Contest. Good luck to all!
Happy Birthday, Brent!
Happy Birthday, Brent!
Yesterday, I met with a friend whom I hadn’t seen in about 20 years. I hate admitting I’m even old enough to say something like that, but Caroline and I were friends in our early high school years. We lived in the same apartment building. Both of us are only children, and both of us have Irish parents. Believe it or not, the way we found each other again was through the Classmates.com site. I’d registered there about three years ago and didn’t think about it again. Impulsively clicking on a banner ad one day recently, I saw that the list of people who’d signed up from my school had grown dramatically. Checking my year, I saw her name, but not having paid for the premium service, there was no way to contact one another. I surreptitiously put my email address in the comments section hoping she’d find it and, lo and behold, about a week later I received an email from her. We’re now rekindling a friendship that began long ago. God Bless the Internet!