can't sleep on this tractor wheel

"Where you used to be, there is a hole in the world, which I find myself constantly walking around in..."

Sat, 06 Sep 2008 17:04:39 -0400

“Where you used to be, there is a hole in the world, which I find myself constantly walking...

livejamie: After three days of storms and rain, we found these...

Thu, 04 Sep 2008 09:00:52 -0400

After three days of storms and rain, we found these three floating in a pool filter, clinging to each other to survive. All of them were exhausted from the effort and were reluctant to part ways after being rescued.

Operation Disc Drop

Thu, 28 Aug 2008 21:43:58 -0400

Operation Disc Drop: roamin: The Hour with George Stroumboulopoulos “There’s nothing more...

siddman: corley: threedotdash: joelaz: SMS Business Cards On...

Wed, 27 Aug 2008 21:54:28 -0400

siddman:

corley:

threedotdash: joelaz:

SMS Business Cards

On Monday, I was out for drinks and met a guy who’s working on some similar stuff. He handed me his business card and asked for mine. I told him I didn’t have one on me (truth is, I haven’t had a card since I left Yahoo! and I never carried them with me then anyway). Instead, I said, “Just text joelaz to 41411”. A second later he received a text message on his phone like the one above with my name, address, email, website URL and any other contact info I wanted to share.

It took just a few seconds to create this using a simple, free service that I recently heard about from Russell Beattie called Textmarks. After learning about Textmarks in the comments of a post on Fred Wilson’s blog, it occurred to me that you could use the service for text message business cards. Here’s how to make your own:

Go to the “create” page on Textmarks.com

Pick a unique keyword for yourself (I used “joelaz”)

Enter up to 120 characters of contact info in the “Respond to keyword with text message:” field

Click the “Create” button

If you haven’t already done so, create an account on Textmarks (if you skip this step, your keyword will expire in 24 hours)

Click the “Manage” tab and then click the “Edit” button next to the keyword you created

Click “Edit” Configuration and uncheck all the boxes under “Messaging Options” and uncheck “Subscribable Textmark” (those options are for more advanced uses of Textmarks, but not needed for your SMS business cards)

Tell new friends and business contacts to “text your_keyword to 41411” (replace your_keyword, duh)

That’s it. It’s free, simple to use, environmentally friendly, and you’ll be the envy of geeks everywhere.

text CORLEY to 41411. Do it!

"Too much consistency is as bad for the mind as it is for the body. Consistency is contrary to..."

Wed, 27 Aug 2008 12:33:06 -0400

“Too much consistency is as bad for the mind as it is for the body. Consistency is contrary to...

Port Elgin, Sunday afternoon.

Tue, 26 Aug 2008 18:19:15 -0400

Port Elgin, Sunday afternoon.

aja: Play as you go, a swing in a bus stop

Thu, 21 Aug 2008 07:05:36 -0400

aja:

Play as you go, a swing in a bus stop

"My sister’s the type who religiously watches the Fear segments of her local Eye Witness News..."

Tue, 19 Aug 2008 19:33:41 -0400

“My sister’s the type who religiously watches the Fear segments of her local Eye Witness News...

amyyy: (via scout) Bethie, this one’s for you.

Mon, 18 Aug 2008 20:37:35 -0400

amyyy:

(via scout)

Bethie, this one’s for you.

Earth's Facebook

Mon, 18 Aug 2008 19:49:12 -0400

amyyy: fletter: likeasif: yourdp: chvnx: Funny and very topical the john edwards part is great/

Trust

Sun, 17 Aug 2008 17:31:30 -0400

8secondsofawesome: “Trust cannot be copied. You can’t purchase it. Trust must be earned, over time....

livejamie: corley: I LOVE NEIL PATRICK HARRIS. You probably...

Wed, 13 Aug 2008 14:18:20 -0400

livejamie:

corley:

I LOVE NEIL PATRICK HARRIS.

You probably will, too, after you watch this. Especially if you’re a Les Mis fan.

Learning this song with a guy friend is my new #1 to-do-list item.

That was completely brilliant. (I never used to like NPH, but he is growing on me!)

riotrepublic: Yep, word. (via here)

Mon, 11 Aug 2008 10:42:33 -0400

riotrepublic:

Yep, word. (via here)

(via livejamie)

Sun, 10 Aug 2008 08:58:32 -0400

(via livejamie)

(via siddman)

Sat, 09 Aug 2008 14:25:37 -0400

(via siddman)

hilker: davereed: “We wonder why other countries hate us… We have a game show in our country...

Wed, 06 Aug 2008 07:06:40 -0400

hilker: davereed: “We wonder why other countries hate us… We have a game show in our country...

"Dolphins washed out of an aquarium during the hurricane were rescued from the Gulf of Mexico. Later..."

Wed, 06 Aug 2008 07:01:46 -0400

“Dolphins washed out of an aquarium during the hurricane were rescued from the Gulf of Mexico....

20 Strategies to Defeat the Urge to Do Useless Tasks

Wed, 06 Aug 2008 06:53:36 -0400

20 Strategies to Defeat the Urge to Do Useless Tasks: roamin: Zen Habits “How many times during the...

"Every single human being on this planet has a billboard on their abdomen that says this: “I was..."

Mon, 04 Aug 2008 16:34:53 -0400

“Every single human being on this planet has a billboard on their abdomen that says this: “I...

My poor little kitty. :( Atropine is no fun at all.

Sat, 02 Aug 2008 19:15:33 -0400

My poor little kitty. :( Atropine is no fun at all.