Author: Jason Cosper

  • A Blemish On Your Record

    “Hickeys are like babies — they’re really only one person’s problem.”

  • The Process Of Weeding Out

    Coming back to over 1200 unread items in my feed reader, 4 hours of podcasts and 70 some odd unread emails after a mere 81 hours away makes me think that I might need to go on a media diet.

    As Merlin would say, I’m tired of being lead around by my inputs. The question is, what do I pare back?

  • A Valentine

    Dear Sarah,

    <3,
    Jason

  • Sloganeering

    I may have come up with a new slogan for Oakland International Airport while sitting in the bar waiting for my flight…

    “All the charm of a bus terminal, plus airplanes!”

    No? *shrug* I think it’s clever.

  • Ebony And Irony

    You know what’s funny? Going to Flickr’s birthday party toting two cameras and realizing that you hadn’t taken a single photo.

    Also keep in mind that going to the party is one of the reasons that I flew up for the weekend. *shrug* C’est la vie. At least I finally got to meet Heather in person and see a bunch of people I hadn’t seen in a good two to six months.

    P.S. The highlight of my evening came from Stewart not only recognizing me, but also tilting my arm as he shook my hand to see “the infamous tattoo”. I guess I’m sort of a big deal… ;)

  • Oaktown

    I made it to Click’s place in one piece. We ran around and got indian food, gelato and beers* in Berkeley.

    Tomorrow we run around SF until Flickr’s Birthday Party at 7pm. Hopefully I’ll get to see Frazier for lunch.

    If you want to see me while I’m in town [or will be at the party], drop me an email** or text on my Sidekick.

    * If you ever find yourself in the neighborhood, the Albatross Pub is higly recommended.
    ** jcosper |at| tmail |dot| com, if you don’t already have it.

  • Four Things

    For Lisey

    Four Jobs I’ve Had

    Attractions Host, Disneyland – This is one of the only jobs I’ve ever had that I’d consider going back to. Unfortunately, since I’ve sprouted a bunch of facial hair and a gotten a tattoo, I never can.

    Sales Associate, Hot Topic – I had this job for two and a half months in Christmas of 1999. Frankly, it was the worst job I ever had. The manager would write the schedule in pencil and call people in on their days off. Also, I’m pretty sure they hired me because I was the normal guy and they needed to fill some sort of quota.

    Hired Grunt, Kimco – One week I’d be building propane exchange storage cages with an air ratchet, the next week I’d be filing paperwork. Fuck being a temp.

    Swiss Army Knife, ExoCom/NextPhase – I’ve done everything from run billing to rebuild thrashed web servers from the ground up for the past six years. Frankly, I’m kind of getting a little tired of the place and would much rather write for a living. But I’m sure if I did that instead I’d probably eventually hate writing too. *shrug*

    Four Movies I Can Watch Over and Over

    Groundhog Day – What’s not to love about this movie? Well, Andie MacDowell I guess… But I don’t let her ruin the film for me.

    Swingers – Every twentysomething guy I know can quote this movie ad nauseam. I’ve been Mikey on a few occasions. Then again, haven’t we all?

    Grosse Point Blank – There’s something magical about watching John Cusack kill people one minute and pining for Minnie Driver the next.

    PCU – As far as I’m concerned this is Jeremy Piven’s greatest film role to date. When I first saw this, I wanted to be just like Droz. Well, maybe not as bald.

    Four Places I Have Want To Lived

    San Francisco, CA – Every time I go up there I fall in love with the city just a little bit more. I keep thinking to myself that if I’m going to get out of Orange County, I may as well go there.

    London, England – I’ve had a fascination with British culture for the longest time. I’m sure immersing myself in it will probably kill everything I’ve ever liked about it once and for all…

    New York, NY – It’s a routine answer, but I’d really like to give NYC a crack. Even if it’s only for a few months.

    Austin, TX – I don’t know why, really… *shrug* It seems nice.

    Four TV Shows I Love

    Lost – As much as I’m obsessed with all the little background shit going on in this show, the collection of websites they’ve upped to enhance the expirence fascinates me just as much.

    Entourage – I’ve been rewatching season 2 on OnDemand and it has me to where I can’t wait for season 3 to start.

    Gilmore Girls – Yeah, I’ll admit it… Hell, I’ll gladly sing that shit from the mountaintops.

    Life On Mars – I’ve only been able to watch it via BitTorrent, but I love the hell out of this quirky cop show from England.

    Four Places I’ve Vacationed

    Las Vegas, NV
    San Francisco, CA
    Yosemite National Park, CA
    Refugio State Beach, CA

    I don’t really take many vacations. When I do, they’re close weekend jaunts.

    I’m trying to change that, honest.

    Four of My Favorite Dishes

    Spaghetti coated in an improvisational sauce made of butter, garlic, oregano and parmesan
    Mao’s Hometown
    Chicken Tikka Masala
    Heroes Black and Bleu Burger

    Four Sites I Visit Daily

    FiPi
    Flickr
    My LJ Friends Page
    Upcoming

    Four Places I Would Rather Be Right Now

    Disneyland
    Hanging out with Sarah
    Record shopping at Amoeba
    Seeing Underworld perform

    Four People I Want To Do This

    Tom
    Sarah
    Click
    Cory

  • Choices

    Man, I need to figure out how to pull off doing both Lebowski Fest West and BarCamp LA.

    In fact, I almost feel like Jack Tripper did when he had a date with two hot girls on the same night. And while I know that was pretty much every other episode of Three’s Company, I’m still standing by my analogy.

    Perhaps I’ll manage to have a weekend full of wacky misadventures where zany consequences will befall me. One can only hope.

  • SNA to OAK

    Look out San Francisco, I’m headed straight for you… Well, actually since I’m staying over at Click’s place I guess I’ll offically be in Oakland.

    *shrug* Let’s not worry about the technicalities, okay?

    The only plans I’ve made so far is going to Flickr’s Birthday Party on Saturday night and hanging out with click for a bit over the weekend. Everything else is sort of nebulous.

    So what am I getting at? Well, if any of you would like to hang out while I’m in town, drop me a line [or leave me a comment] and I’ll try to make some time for y’all.

    Who knows… Maybe I’ll get to hang with some people I haven’t seen in a bit. At least I hope that’s what happens.

  • Rebel Rebel

    “We learned something from the hippies that, unfortunately, the punks at the same time didn’t learn, and that is that rebellion is obsolete. In a healthy capitalistic world, rebellion is just something else to market.”

    Mark Motherbaugh [via]