March 01, 2007
You Know What This Picture Means!
HOW does that cigar stay LIT?
The time has come to say goodbye for anywhere from 4-7 days. Some suggestions on how to spend your time in the interim:
(1) Humor your local effete cinema snob by going over his database and asking semi-relevant questions or making pithy observations;
(2) Pimp your site, your friend's site, or your enemy's site if you think that getting noticed by me is the kiss of death;
(3) Suggestions for things I need to change in order to piss you off less. I am guessing that not directing you to deleted scenes from Memento starring Lenny is one of them;
(4) Develop some marketing promotions for the website; after all, if they can make a Regarding Henry video game, anything is possible;
(5) Monitor the Koufax Awards site for signs of life, start freaking out when it does;
(6) De-lurk for once in your miserable life, for fuck's sake. In fact, I'm willing to so far as to give lurkers this bit of van Damme advice (WARNING: uncivil language!) if they do not comply;
(7) Start hitting on/flirting with other commenters, especially those of indeterminate gender. I want this to be a site of love.
(8) UPDATE: Get South by Southwestercized! Only 8 more days until Austin is rendered uninhabitable by poseurs, hipsters, and industry assholes! Well, more than usual, at least.
In other words, mostly open thread... ciao!
I'll take #5.
Posted by: Nancy in Detroit at March 1, 2007 09:17 AMI'll take #1, #3, and #6 - in that order.
1. After reading some of your descriptions I have just discovered a fun new obsession with French heist movies. Will keep you updated on my efforts to find english subtitled versions in the oh-so-swell country of Germany.
3. Less Danny Glover. More puppies.
6. And there you have it.
Deeeeelurking. Also, I think Norbiz is a hottie. Love love love.
Posted by: Meredith at March 1, 2007 11:05 AMMe too, Meredith. And Imeanit in the most manly, masculine, non-Doug Giles way.
I delurk all the time, Norb. Don't give me that Van Damme, or I'll go Boot To The Head: http://beagleweb.com/fun-taekwanleap.html
If you're hitting SXSW, give the Milwaukee band Call Me Lightning a try. Also, is it ever even possible to hit the Bloodshot Yard Dog BBQ?
Oh, and since I have no shame, I'll blogpimp: http:empireofthesenseless.blogspot.com Someone started a NASCAR fight.
Come Back Alive! Don't Make Fat Jokes!
Posted by: billy pilgrim at March 1, 2007 11:44 AM... just droppin by from Portly, No!
anyway, what Meredith said. well, the first part.
Posted by: dtestd at March 1, 2007 02:06 PMDe-lurking, and generally lowering the level of discourse... fuck.
Posted by: Alex at March 1, 2007 02:08 PM1. Did that in the cinema database already.
2. http://leftinsf.com/blog/index.php What we do in the city that;s gentrifying so fast people are moving to Austin to get away from the gentrification.
3. I am kinda over the captions.
etc.
Posted by: sasha at March 1, 2007 04:31 PMThat "Regarding Henry" video game is the best one I've played since they made the game based on "My Dinner with Andre."
Posted by: Otto Man at March 1, 2007 10:01 PMAustin has finally made it. With SXSW, we have something that the locals can all say we leave town to avoid, like New Orleans and Mardi Gras. I'm going to be in Park City, Utah, inviting their locals to come to Austin during Sundance.
Posted by: Karen at March 1, 2007 10:44 PMI lurk therefore I am not. So I'm not. visit my site
Posted by: Frederick at March 2, 2007 02:30 PMi come here for pokemon characters and three-way analogies and i tell you what, they've been kind of thin lately.
Posted by: paperpusher at March 2, 2007 03:08 PMWait. You're going to be in . . . NYC!?!
Posted by: watertiger at March 2, 2007 08:42 PMAre there any lonely Muslim lesbian pairs lurking who'd like some running dog capitalist oil broker action?
Posted by: Kevin Hayden at March 3, 2007 05:41 AM(6)
De-lurking as ordered.
I'm quite fond of your blog.
If I could think of anything clever or relevant to add to that, I would, but I can't, so there you are.
Posted by: busker at March 3, 2007 04:40 PMJeez, the first time I stop by in ages and you're on Spring Break, flashing passers-by and downing creatively-named vodka shots . . .
Posted by: Vestal Vespa at March 3, 2007 05:35 PMNorbiz, your blog is what I wish mine was. But I am too scared to post high lest my kids read it.
Posted by: Heather at March 4, 2007 01:08 AMNorbiz, your blog is what I wish mine was. But I am too scared to post high lest my kids read it.
Posted by: Heather at March 4, 2007 01:08 AMI must say I am very sorry about what Silicon Valley has done to your event. All the annoying dumbasses (and some cool people too) I know are going to SXSW interactive. Again, my apologies. Also be aware many of them are libertarians
Posted by: Stephen at March 4, 2007 01:20 AMAfter seeing that list of films, how about I hit on you, Norbizness? I'd even break my pledge never to live again in my home state of Texas if it meant hooking up with someone with such obvious good taste.
Poseurs, hipsters, and industry assholes, gaze upon our combined DVD libraries and despair!
[Don't worry, Norbizness. I'm harmless--all flirt and no dirt.]
I have been reading what Blue Gal calls "THat evil time-sucking thread at Feministe", and I came across the assertion that Y*O*U invented the term "Doughy Pantload" !!!!
I just want to THANK YOU. I though Shakes coined it!
It is G*E*N*IU*S !!! G E N I U S !!!!!
Posted by: Kathleen Thornberry at March 4, 2007 06:08 AMI have been reading what Blue Gal calls "THat evil time-sucking thread at Feministe", and I came across the assertion that Y*O*U invented the term "Doughy Pantload" !!!!
I just want to THANK YOU. I though Shakes coined it!
It is G*E*N*IU*S !!! G E N I U S !!!!!
Posted by: Kathleen Thornberry at March 4, 2007 06:08 AMI prefer the novelization of the Regarding Henry video game by that daffy "ab" guy with the sandwich. A real page-turner, all two of them.
Posted by: R.Porrofatto at March 4, 2007 07:49 AMOh, thanks a lot. I saw "Gone Fishin'" whilst trapped on a transatlantic flight, so I couldn't escape. With time, I managed to forget it happened, until YOU REMINDED ME.
I blame you, The Left, for my re-awakened trauma. Thanks, The Left.
Posted by: Bella at March 4, 2007 08:10 AMGreat! See you at the Amando Diao shows at Austin!!--Jay C. Smith
Posted by: Jay C. Smith at March 4, 2007 09:05 AMWhoa! I've been waiting for a Regarding Henry video game for years.
Seriously, the video database is quite impressive and made me want to go back and rewatch all those movies I watched when I actually had spare time back in grad school.
Posted by: Chuck at March 4, 2007 09:43 AMSo, any hotties on here?
Posted by: Blah at March 4, 2007 11:41 AMMaybe. Define "hottie."
Posted by: Otto Man at March 4, 2007 06:29 PMHey Kathleen, thanks for the shout out!
(Sotto voce: Pssst. Norbizzy. I never heard of an evil time-sucking thread at Feministe. What the hell is she talking about?)
It's fun to de-lurk if only to show you a new picture of Norbizzy Junior. He's speaking in Iambic Pentameter now, and I'm on my third nanny since October!
Let me know when you get out. We'll pick you up behind the check cashing place as usual.
Posted by: Blue Gal at March 4, 2007 09:52 PM