Geek Fu #4 - Happy New Year Podcast
Several things to discuss. Firstly, Happy New Year!
There were things I wanted to talk about in this podcast but, well, didn’t. I’m having sort of a bizarre misunderstanding with Dave Slusher, my podcasting idol and the person who inspired me. So I just want to say here that Evil Genius Chronicles is my favorite podcast, and Dave has just the right blend of intelligence, snarky attitude, and humor to really amuse. The fact that he’s given me two plugs in his podcast is a massive boost to my ego. Thanks, Dave!
I didn’t mention the tsunami victims, because I honestly don’t know what to say. There are several ways you can give money or items to help, the links are in an earlier post. I’m just completely overwhelmed, please give what you can. Amazon.com’s tracking of pledges through the Red Cross were up to $11,000,000 today. Damn.
I think that’s it. Today’s podcast involves me realizing that you can get so manly that you just loop right around to gay. For the record, I do not use “gay” as derogatory or a slander. I hope you find it amusing.
And I forgot to mention that this essay originally ran in Grumble Magazine.
8 Comments
1. billie replies at 1st January 2005 um 9:42 pm :
hey Mur…
Just listened to your latest pocast and yer definately a “cool” kid, even at 31
as i said in my previous comment to you, i just got iPodderx 12/30 and i am hooked and have even made 2 less than humble, more like, pathetic attempts at figuring it all out for myself….well, good luck and i will keep listening, Happy New Year! billie
2. justin replies at 2nd January 2005 um 7:05 pm :
This was the first podcast that had me consistently laughing. You are truly becoming the queen of pod.
One little critique: your sound levels are a little low. I have to crank my player, sound board, and headphone volumes all the way up to hear you. (most podcasts are fine at 1/32 that volume level.)
Please keep it up.
3. Mur replies at 3rd January 2005 um 10:57 am :
Thanks for the comments, I appreciate them. And Justin, I will work on the inputs. Sorry about that. Thanks for the heads-up. (I tried to avoid the spikes on the “P” so I guess I got too far away from the microphone. I need a new microphone…)
4. Seth Jacquay replies at 4th January 2005 um 10:37 am :
I was looking for something new…and I found it.
Your commentary is freaking brilliant and funny…
really, really, really funny.
Check you Later,
Seth
5. Mur replies at 5th January 2005 um 10:18 am :
Thanks a lot, Seth!
6. Funtime Ben replies at 5th January 2005 um 2:07 pm :
We call the faded frat boy hats “White Hats” up in New York, which can either denote the hat or the frat boy wearing it. Either way it’s not a compliment. An example of a White Hat in a sentence is “This bar is great - it doesn’t have a television, there are so many beers to choose from, and there’s no white hats!” Great podcast. Hope to hear more. It’s like being an anthropologist discovering new cultures.
7. Mur replies at 5th January 2005 um 8:10 pm :
That’s awesome! I’m totally adopting that phrase. Although I don’t know if I can move past the whole white-hat-good, black-hat-bad thinking. If the bar is full of white hats, I tend to think that it’s populated by cowboy heroes…
8. Wiley replies at 19th April 2006 um 11:14 am :
Just recently started listening (noticed your column in KODT, enjoyed the writing), and I must say, I love the wit and sardonic humor. In this one especially, the professional “Anthropologist” feel you give to it, alongside the utter weirdness of the subject, leaves the listener laughing, and wanting to re-listen.
Leave a comment