just had the coolest lecture at work (one in a series of "tech lectures" at random house). it was given by nick bolton, who works in the r&d labs at the nytimes. basically his whole job is thinking about new technologies for content, layouts and access to information. um, how do i get that job? he also worked on the website/video content for david carr's book the night of the gun. (he also just seems like a nice, cool guy.) if you want to know more about the future of flexible newspapers that can customize content based on the street corner you are standing on (and how it will cost less than the paper newspapers that you can buy now), be sure to keep an eye on this guy. (or just follow him on twitter, if you're into that sort of thing.)
check out the article for various other cool contraption ideas.
two things i must share!
a) they are making a movie of one of my all-time favorite books, the time traveler's wife. it's probably the one really romanticy, lovey-dovey thing that i like. if you have not read this book - DO IT. it's a really wonderful story. also, it's set in Chicago. what more could you want?? and while i am excited, i realize that the movie stars eric bana and rachel mcadams... could be a blerg-a-thon. i think i need to know more about how they are translating the book into a movie, or we could be getting into really creepy benjamin-button-stlye-old-man-little-girl-love scenarios.
b) here is a book that i need, and i am not sure why it has yet to be purchased for me!!!
i presume that, like me, you all really enjoyed last week's episode of lost. i loooooove daniel and was so glad to have my suspicions confirmed that his mom = eloise and his dad = widmore. now we have two sets of half-siblings (jack and claire, daniel and penny). sad that he is more-than-likely dead (although, who knows with this show) and sadder that eloise sent him back to the island even when she knew all along that she kills him. i suppose she did it "for the island" or some malarkey like that. creepy convo between mini-charlotte and dan - it's kind of weird to think that's when she met him, but he didn't meet her until he was on the frieghter. ahh... try to wrap your brain around that one.
anywho - this week's recap of the variable on tvgasm.com was quite delightful. i'd highly recommend it to get some laughs into your monday morning.
also, e's recap is out. i haven't read it yet, but i'm sure she has some great insights, as always.
just had the coolest lecture at work (one in a series of "tech lectures" at random house). it was given by nick bolton, who works in the r&d labs at the nytimes. basically his whole job is thinking about new technologies for content, layouts and access to information. um, how do i get that job? he also worked on the website/video content for david carr's book the night of the gun. (he also just seems like a nice, cool guy.) 
