September 2008
Bloggers help fence-sitters bolt town →
mandalay:
Blogging is entrenched in the city’s evacuation efforts and very possibly saving lives. The Chicago Tribune is reporting that many New Orleanians are making their final evacuation decisions with the help of their friends - cyber or otherwise. Touting twitter and several grass-roots local blogs the Trib says blogs have become a crucial decision-making tool.
power to the people. some...
DISPATCHES FROM COLISEUM SQUARE, PT. 1
defendneworleans:
Dear Jac, So the neighborhood was having a glass of wine on the front porch— all the staying cats had a party, when a blue cloud surfaced on the horizon, growing and pushing across Coliseum Square from the south. It seemed like the right time to tell everyone to bunker down, and we were in the process of brining in the rocking chairs when Ka-bam! The electricity line exploded in...
August 2008
Katrina vs. Gustav
In retrospect, I can’t decide what is worse, not knowing, or knowing what is about to happen/what could actually happen/what is going to happen.
I was in the dark last time, living in New Orleans (River Ridge) with my dog, Steve, and my mother in a townhouse, and I happened to be away working on The Departed on location in Boston. Work was tough, often consisting of 16 hour days, and I...
live streams of local news →
mandalay:
WGNO :: WWL-TV :: WDSU :: WVUE courtesy of mdfsmash……except i can’t figure out how to install windows MP on my ibook……..
They popped up as little quicktime files for me (on a macbook pro, using flock/firefox).
WATCH
defendneworleans:
The whole press conference from this afternoon > > >
Obama Girl on the Tonight Show →
nextnew:
We already love Jay Leno for appearing for a week on Fast Lane Daily, and NBC for featuring Obama Girl (aka Amber Lee Ettinger) on Saturday Night Live, so it’s only natural that Amber showed up…
MSNBC hurricane tracker →
I’m stressed.
topherchris:jimray: Built by Stamen Design
#gustav
“Traveling within the parish will not be allowed. And anyone arrested for...”
– St. Bernard Parish President Craig Taffaro Jr. (via nola.com, defendneworleans)
now THIS is a threat that will actually work. it’s the same rationale as using horses to clear the streets after mardi gras instead of cars. people will move for a horse. people will leave, or stay inside, when...
“She wasn’t doing a thing that I could see, except standing there, leaning on the...”
– J.D. Salinger, A Girl I Knew (via mascarah)
How To Take a Post-Run Ice Bath →
runwithme:
One of our TNT coaches, Christine Luff, writes for About.com’s “Running & Jogging” section. I signed up for their newsletter, because she’s constantly giving amazing advice on training. This week one of her topics was “How To Take a Post-Run Ice Bath.”
Ice baths are sort of like running. They seem like an awesome idea, and you know you’re gonna feel so much better after them, but...
Tilzy Launches New Site Design →
via pop17
Do you at least get a cake?
markyb:
Mdf’s birthday is today, and in lieu of asking for presents, she has asked that you participate in something wonderful. She is running in the Nike Women’s Marathon in order to raise money for The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society with Team In Training. As someone whose family has been affected by lymphoma I urge you to visit her profile and donate what you can. And if you can’t donate,...
soupsoup:
Often, I will see a long threaded discussion on Tumblr and think, boy I would like to weigh in on this but nobody wants to look at that 546 line mess, and then I post a cute picture of a dog wearing a hat instead.
LOL. Yes!
markyb:
lindsayharbert:
Girl Talk:...
Who Owns the Moon?
“A NASA working group hosted a discussion this week to ask: Who owns the moon? The answer, of course, is no one. The Outer Space Treaty, the international law signed by more than 100 countries, states that the moon and other celestial bodies are the province of all mankind. No doubt that would irk all of the people throughout the ages, like monks from the Middle Ages, who have tried to claim the...
BANKSY IN NEW ORLEANS
defendneworleans:
Watchadamiss:
datainsightsideas:
“Damn, It Feels Good to be a Banker: A Wall Street Musical”
Love this - and a shout out to Walt Whitman HS? damn.
omg! when the guy is dancing in front of the pyramids, I can’t even handle it. so painfully hilarious.
Putin accuses U.S. of orchestrating Georgian war →
jeremyk:(via Melissa)
BEST BIRTHDAY PRESENT I'VE EVER RECEIVED!!!!!!!!! →
i really <3 alex for this one!!!
OMGMDFLIVE08 is TONIGHT
nycmeetups:
I’ll admit it. I’m excited about my birthday. I’m not playing it cool! I’m so excited that I could jump up and down AND squeal right now. Today’s not the actual day (Saturday is :), but tonight’s the party and I’m so pumped to spend it with my friends.
In case I didn’t manage to invite you guys through the facebook event, you are cordially invited to MDFLIVE08 at The Park (10th ave...
Evacuation?
cajunboy:
defeatism:
According to the government agency I work for, we get much, much better reports than every single news/weather outlet in the country. And so far they’re predicting a direct hit on New Orleans as a major hurricane.
Due to the extreme sensitivity of my job, the government is paying for me to temporarily relocate to Alabama until the storm passes. Which means my MacBook...
