tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-193733762024-03-13T21:38:08.790-05:00Vandelay Industries...and you wanted to be my latexsalesman.Brian Southhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05815430736551116086noreply@blogger.comBlogger179125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19373376.post-61873549631693161332009-05-16T19:55:00.003-05:002009-05-16T19:59:47.755-05:00Third Article for the SunJust had an article in the Naperville Sun published for the third time. So, um, you should read it.By BRIAN SOUTH For The SunWhen sophomore Matt LaCosse first met coach Paul Ryan on the diamond last year, he was terrified."He yelled at me my first practice."The fact that LaCosse is Naperville North's starting quarterback and stands well over six feet tall did nothing to calm his fears.Teammate Brian Southhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05815430736551116086noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19373376.post-9737919403736738102009-05-14T12:18:00.003-05:002009-05-14T12:33:09.776-05:00Sarah Palin, AuthorYesterday’s Mediabistro newsletter contains the surprising-yet-unsurprising report that former vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin would be releasing a book through HarperCollins. The AP reports that “Palin's memoir, currently untitled, will cover her personal and political life, from her childhood in Alaska and last year's campaign to her political beliefs and her family life, including the Brian Southhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05815430736551116086noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19373376.post-8612653521963250772009-05-09T07:25:00.003-05:002009-05-09T07:33:46.388-05:00New Article in the SunI've gotten another article published in the Naperville Sun. This one concerns a restaurant owner who turned to high school graphic arts students to redesign his rather boring menus. See below or click here for the link.Senior's menu design No. 1 North graphic arts students gain real-world experience at Grumpy Bulldog <!--p--> <!-- Article Publsih Date --> April 22, 2009 Brian Southhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05815430736551116086noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19373376.post-38561985898095184312009-05-07T11:08:00.001-05:002009-05-07T11:10:26.232-05:00Charging for News Content OnlineMediabistro’s newsletter on Thursday carries a story from The Daily Beast that details Rupert Murdoch’s plan to charge fees for accessing online news periodicals. The article, “Murdoch’s Secret Plan to Charge for Content,” succinctly lays out the situation: “Now, The Daily Beast has learned, Murdoch’s News Corp. has set up a global team, based in New York, London, and Sydney, to create a system Brian Southhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05815430736551116086noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19373376.post-90720108063737334762009-04-23T18:22:00.001-05:002009-04-23T18:34:26.549-05:00Michael Crichton Writes from the BeyondIn the April 6th newsletter from Media Bistro, there is a New York Times article regarding a complete novel found on Michael Crichton’s computer after he died. The interesting thing is that according to the Times, no one even knew he was writing it. HarperCollins, the publisher of Crichton’s other novels, will print an initial one million copies of the book, which reportedly required “little Brian Southhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05815430736551116086noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19373376.post-17971985134103251552009-04-21T21:10:00.000-05:002009-04-21T21:12:25.579-05:00Kindle for the Blind?<!--[if gte mso 9]> <![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]> Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE <![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]>Brian Southhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05815430736551116086noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19373376.post-79988128301457196412009-04-02T11:14:00.004-05:002009-04-02T11:23:00.577-05:00The People Want April Fool's Products for RealAt least two of the gags from yesterday are being demanded for actual production by the people.The first is a tauntaun sleeping bag that actually looks freakin cool. Notice the intestines lining. Nice.The second idea is the TXT'N'WALK mobile application, which allows you to see a PiP window of what's in front of you while you're texting and walking. Pure genius.Brian Southhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05815430736551116086noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19373376.post-86111160275068252122009-03-27T20:39:00.003-05:002009-03-27T20:41:36.533-05:00All Hope Not Lost?This is one of the most poignant things I've ever heard, and it came from a TV show.
<!--[if gte mso 9]> Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 <![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]>Brian Southhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05815430736551116086noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19373376.post-39385131171204225892009-03-21T13:06:00.004-05:002009-03-21T13:09:39.372-05:00Brian South is Now FamousWell, not really. I did get an article published in the local Naperville Sun, though. See below, or check out the online edition.North HS Journalism Program Eyes Future In her youth, Tara Jewell's family subscribed to two newspapers -- a major daily and the local community paper. The routine was simple: Jewell would get the papers as her parents set the breakfast table, and they would all read Brian Southhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05815430736551116086noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19373376.post-3728322160308302102009-02-22T23:07:00.002-06:002009-02-22T23:10:36.565-06:00Oscar Reactions<!--[if gte mso 9]> Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 <![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]>Brian Southhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05815430736551116086noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19373376.post-11428991758162213682009-02-22T08:42:00.002-06:002009-02-22T08:46:56.903-06:00This is What Happens When You Hire a Terrible Coach and No One Comes to Your Games.Michigan lowers price of football tickets for 2009 season.Brian Southhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05815430736551116086noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19373376.post-62248871432960890012009-02-20T19:55:00.004-06:002009-02-20T20:00:27.724-06:00Wil Wheaton Says the Watchmen Movie is GoodIn a nice spoiler-clean review, Wil Wheaton talks about his impressions on the Watchmen movie. His conclusion: we don't have anything to worry about.Read the review.Brian Southhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05815430736551116086noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19373376.post-58624499253794979412009-02-19T18:51:00.005-06:002009-02-20T20:00:03.169-06:00Watchmen on DVD Will Come in Tall, Grande, and VentiA friend passed on this link to me today, and I felt I needed to do the same. Zach Snyder, director of the anticipated Watchmen movie, is saying that he will release at least three different versions of the film on DVD--for the obsessed, the very obsessed, and the downright fanatical.I've gotta say that at this point, I'm downright fanatical about Watchmen; whether that fanaticism carries over Brian Southhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05815430736551116086noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19373376.post-72279827661487213302009-02-16T18:06:00.003-06:002009-02-16T18:15:31.165-06:00The Hidden Door CompanyI remember as a kid going to one of the Ford family mansions and being astounded by the grandeur of practically everything. Henry Ford built a playhouse for his kids--but instead of a normal kids' playhouse like you might expect, this was a stand-alone actual house--complete with bathroom, kitchen, the works. In the early 20th century.What really got to me, though, were the secret passages. I Brian Southhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05815430736551116086noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19373376.post-51842842006404393012009-02-11T20:14:00.005-06:002009-02-11T20:37:36.193-06:00Do Not Buy the Kindle 2.My friends, we stand on the brink of change. But not the kind of change that's being bandied about in Op-Ed pages or in the few pieces left jingling in people's pockets. No, alas, not that kind of change at all. Evil change. A change that will try to devour us without our even knowing it. A change for the worse.I'm speaking, of course, about the Kindle 2, Amazon's second-generation e-book Brian Southhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05815430736551116086noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19373376.post-29798157517188754822009-02-03T18:56:00.003-06:002009-02-03T19:02:46.901-06:00WatchmenA student of mine lent me his copy of Watchmen. Wow. I don't think I'd ever read anything that could be remotely described as a comic before in my life, but if comic books are like this, maybe I should read more.But I have a sense that very few comic books are like this. I found this article regarding Watchmen, which is being made into a movie for an early March release. Here's a passage fromBrian Southhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05815430736551116086noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19373376.post-16452497002061192592009-01-21T18:35:00.003-06:002009-01-21T18:53:37.122-06:00The New Yorker Respects My Writing! (And Then Rejects It)So I'm in a grad class right now related to magazine writing, and on a whim late one night I decided to submit my most recent piece to the New Yorker. Well, today I got this in my inbox:Dear Brian South,We're sorry to say that your piece wasn't right for us, despiteits evident merit. Thank you for allowing us to consider your work.Best regards,The Talk Dept."Evident merit?" The New Yorker Brian Southhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05815430736551116086noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19373376.post-4132885054658836202009-01-20T16:44:00.005-06:002009-01-20T17:02:00.126-06:00The Chief Justice's FlubDoesn't that title sound dirty?Watching the swearing in and inaugural speech was amazing. Watching it with 1,000 freshmen was less so. While the speech itself was inspired and moving, perhaps the most surprising bit of the afternoon was Obama's excited jumping ahead in the oath of office, followed by Chief Justice John Roberts' reordering of words in the oath, followed by confusion on the part Brian Southhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05815430736551116086noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19373376.post-43744885422245748912009-01-18T19:11:00.002-06:002009-01-18T19:14:18.514-06:00What if Tim Tebow Were Muslim?This is a great article over at CBS. I mean, great.Tebow's Greatness Many Things, Including False IdolBrian Southhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05815430736551116086noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19373376.post-45729156560820142602009-01-12T17:19:00.002-06:002009-01-12T17:28:05.933-06:00Some Places Still Offer Customer ServiceTwo companies in particular that really cater to customers in the modern age are Zappos.com and L.L. Bean. I've read multiple stories from each of these companies that restore a shred of my faith in capitalism. I actually follow the Zappos CEO on Twitter.What brought on this post was a remarkable story posted today on Consumerist, one of my all time favs. Check it out.Brian Southhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05815430736551116086noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19373376.post-822545410429313722009-01-10T14:10:00.004-06:002009-01-10T14:20:27.145-06:00CES and Macworld Comes to an EndThose not inclined to follow tech news might not be aware that CES and Macworld 2009 has come to a close--or have even heard of them. For the uninitiated, these conventions bring together the top electronics producers around the world to show off their cutting-edge wares. What gets tech nerds excited about these events is the fact that the companies usually announce their new product lines--andBrian Southhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05815430736551116086noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19373376.post-87210081590394409002009-01-07T19:07:00.003-06:002009-01-07T19:12:51.716-06:00Seven Things1. Seven things to do before I die2. Seven things I cannot do3. Seven things that attract me to my spouse/best friend4. Seven things I say most often5. Seven books (or series) I love6. Seven movies I watch over and over again (or would watch over and over if I had the time)7. Seven people I want to join in, too--Seven things to do before I die:1. Get a novel published2. Raise a family3. Live in Brian Southhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05815430736551116086noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19373376.post-43836050594613747292009-01-05T17:04:00.001-06:002009-01-05T17:06:20.383-06:00What happens when I go to Ohio for ChristmasTrouble.Brian Southhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05815430736551116086noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19373376.post-55408560399974724122009-01-04T20:04:00.002-06:002009-01-04T20:09:39.034-06:00Winter Break StatsPapers graded: 30Movies watched: 6Parties attended: 5States visited: 3Books read: 3Xbox games played: 2Grad classes attended: 1Brian Southhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05815430736551116086noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19373376.post-82256668042088881722009-01-03T23:40:00.002-06:002009-01-03T23:44:06.522-06:00In Defense of Buying BooksCheck out this post from Get Rich Slowly:In Defense of Buying BooksBrian Southhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05815430736551116086noreply@blogger.com0