November 2009
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Case of the Stolen Songbird? Licensed or Lifted?
I recently received a pitch from Vancouver-based CEO of Justbought.it Adarsh Pallian. Pallian’s design company is working on a shopping application that allows users to create shopping lists and share their Black Friday purchases via Twitter and Flickr. Nevertheless, when I clicked through to check out the site I was met with something very familiar. Although the company had already...
The Worst Eulogy
I just wrote my grandfather’s eulogy and it was tough because he was often cruel and sexist. When he started to lose his ability to walk I kept thinking he was going to make amends with my aunts or start treating my mother better. Instead, he became more demanding. When he lost his speech it felt like all those apologies stayed trapped in there. When I die I don’t want my family to...
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Why I'm Not Funny
I am currently in a sketch comedy writing group and while my friends seem to find me amusing I am the least funny person in my class for several reasons:
1. I don’t own a television set and what I find hilarious is often viewed as horrifying. When it’s not horrifying, it’s puzzling and best accompanied by links for context.
2. I can’t do physical comedy and my acting...
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Pissed Off
In the last month I’ve had 3 friends ask me to hold back on writing on their companies only to have other outlets scoop me. While I respect that some companies need time to get their ducks in a row, there also needs to be the realization that:
1. You will NEVER feel ready and I’m more likely to be give a sensitive and thorough review; and, 2. I am also doing a job - a job I...