Random Thoughts : Dustin M. Wax

Things I've Learned at BurlyCon 2011 (Final Edition)

[UPDATE: I cut a section which I want to post more in-depth on later. Miss Astrid's "State of Neo-Burlesque" raised some really important points bit I'm not sure I'm the right person to address them.] Back home today after an intense, amazing, mind-expanding, soul-filling, heart-warming long weekend at BurlyCon 2011 in Seattle, and boy is [Continue reading]

Dear Companies: Stop Doing That!

Sometimes I get fed up. It seems like every day companies are acting more and more cavalier with my time and attention, wasting an ever-increasing part of my day to accomplish absolutely nothing. Last night I reached into my mailbox to find a plain white envelope, probably five inches by eight, no logo, no return [Continue reading]

A little New Orleans street jazz. Listen to her BLOW!

Click here to download: NOLA_Street_Jazz.wmv (55273 KB) Posted via email from Dustin M. [Continue reading]

“Day of the Dead” Show at Blackbird Studios

Image by dustin_wax via Flickr See the full gallery on posterous Posted via email from Dustin M. [Continue reading]

Today Is My 10th Anniversary as a Blogger

I started blogging on November 2nd of 2000 with a carefully crafted analysis of supreme court nominations by previous presidents, in response to anti-Nader campaigning that promised Nader supporters that their support would spell the end of abortion rights in the US. That post has been lost to history (and a bad webhosting service); the [Continue reading]

Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-02-21

@BrandyBell Not at all — it was a blast. Maybe next time we’ll have a conversation where we can actually hear each other. in reply to BrandyBell # The coolest part? Kevin Smith flies SW! RT @johnnykats: Kevin Smith thrown off plane for being ‘too big for seat’ http://bit.ly/dkZNwZ # Office 2010 will have a [Continue reading]

Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-02-14

Just came across a wah-wah pedal I have NEVER used before (bought right before a move and forgot about it). Oh my, it just got funky here! # The Publishing Process Explained http://ff.im/-fAU3z # Just came across an “Ethics of ANthropology” syllabus online that’s 129 pages long! Includes 100 pages of bibliography. # NV faces [Continue reading]

Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-02-07

Awesom skater just told me “you’re not looking so good out there.” Thanks, guy. # Any skaters have advice on how to stop my left foot from curving inward? Seem to have picked up some bad habits in 28 yrs off roller skates. # Roller skating was great fun! After nearly 30 yrs, it all [Continue reading]

Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-01-31

@SonjaFoust Book catalogs/bibliography managers are an obvious match for handheld devices, but rarely have mobile versions. It’s a mystery. in reply to SonjaFoust # @ritubpant I am one busy, oversubscribed beaver! I need lifehacks for my lifehacks! in reply to ritubpant # OK, enough fun – time to go teach stuff to people about things! [Continue reading]

Finally Publishing Comments

I just noticed a bunch of quite old comments — like, 10 weeks old and older — that had gotten stuck in the moderation queue. If you’ve ever commented here and didn’t see your comment come up, I apologize; I hadn’t understood how Akismet’s spam filter worked in Drupal (I’ve only used it in WordPress before). If that sentence is sheer gobbledygook to you, let’s just say “I screwed up” and leave it at that. [Continue reading]

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