Madness Factor

I’m not sure if I can still call Reggie Watts a Seattleite — I think he lives here part-time — but either way, he sure does some impressive things with just a microphone and a tape loop echo unit (Line 6 DL4 Delay Modeler, methinks?):

Reggie Watts: Out Of Control on Vimeo

As if substitute teachers didn’t have it hard enough already. A former one from Connecticut may be going to jail because of spyware. From the Washington Post blog post:
Local prosecutors charged that the teacher was caught red-handed surfing for porn in the presence of seventh graders. The defense claimed the graphic images were pop-up ads [...]

I’ve don’t usually do linkdumps, but I’ve come across enough interesting stuff on the internets today that I feel like, hey, what the hell. Without further ado…

From an article in the New York Times, billboards that address you personally. (Via Mental Floss.)
More proof some of us prefer ignorant bliss: 13 percent of Americans have not [...]

My goodness, there sure are a lot of month-long challenges for artists out there! The comments following this RPM Challenge-related post at Slashdot mention yet another one: February Album Writing Month.
Maybe these online contests could be considered the poor artist’s retreat, say, if you’re seeking inspiration and community but can’t afford — or don’t have [...]

When I first heard about National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo), I thought it was the kick in the ass I needed to finally write that novel. The first time I participated, I came within just a couple hundred words — or fewer, I can’t remember — of “winning,” or writing 50,000 words. During my second [...]