inertia

I first encountered the term Oblomovian lassitude on a private blog I am privileged to read. Soon after, I stumbled over the term again on another blog, Anecdotal Evidence, where Patrick Kurp was discussing Samuel Beckett thusly…

Steve Gill this morning was talking with his listeners (or at them) and raised an interesting beef about the Bredesen administration’s proposed buyout of state employees.

In my continuing effort to get show playlists up in a timely fashion, I'm actually posting one the day after the show aired!  Yesterday's show was great - I was joined in the studio by all four members of AutoVaughn, and we got to listen to their entire new EP - The Cycles.  Li

Meeting addresses district's deficient status
By NATALIA MIELCZAREK • Staff Writer (Tennessean) • May 4, 2008

How much will the Metro Nashville school district allocate next year to boost achievement among special education students? What will the system do about professional development for its 5,000-plus teachers and principals?

My buddy IB sent this article to me…very interesting.  Netflix is running a contest for data crunchers and offering $1M to anyone (or any team) that can beat their current recommendation system by 10%.  One of the leaders is a psychologist working by himself who is looking less at raw data and more at human nature.

• our creative director sent me an mp3 of a song called "make the logo bigger" to make me laugh while i’m sick. it’s rockingly hilarious. #
• @marcuswhitney momentum is an amazing force in the universe. inertia, too. guess which side i’d rather be on? #

This is the time of year you might find yourself being pulled frequently from the safe environs of your cubicle to attend this, that and the other holiday party, company mixer, or client open house.