Archive for the 'Other' Category
Seen: Wyclef Jean featuring Paul Simon - Fast Car
0 Comments Published by Ryan April 1st, 2008 in Other.One of my favorite artists when he was a Fugee (when I was 15), Wyclef Jean has since strung together a frustratingly inconsistent discography, characterized by intermittent guitar playing, occasional repurposing of his own catalog (Wyclef Jean featuring Claudette Ortiz: Dance Like This became Shakira featuring Wyclef Jean: Hips Don’t Lie) moral and/or religious grandstanding, […]
2007, I say to a friend, is the year I get my shit together.
No, he tells me, 2006 was the year you got your shit together (I’m somewhat inclined to agree, what with moving to NYC and all). 2007, he tells me, is the year you light your shit on fire.
As a follow-up, he […]
Last night I saw the Bob Dylan musical The Times They Are A-Changin’ (comp tickets). General misgivings about Broadway musicals notwithstanding, for me the show brought to mind a favorite basketball quote from ex-Georgetown coach John Thompson (although I think it was via Al McGuire): “just put the ball in the basket. All […]
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0 Comments Published by Ryan August 1st, 2006 in Health, Other.What does “human resources” even mean, anyway?
1 Comment Published by Ryan May 16th, 2006 in Career, Other.Now that I’m gainfully employed at MTV, I’ve been enjoying receiving boilerplate rejection emails from other companies. When one unexpectedly pops up in my inbox, I think: oh, okay, yeah, I remember you guys–I would have never worked for you anyway. Which may or may not be true–but the sting of rejection inspires such […]
In my previous post I claimed I’m not a criminal. That’s not entirely true, according to Officer R.D. Helms (any relation to Jesse?) of the Charlotte P.D. According to him, “on or about Saturday, the 11 of March, 2006 at 12:00AM in Mecklenburg you did unlawfully and willfully operate a motor vehicle on […]
