Yes, I now live in Hipsterville, as evidenced by the sign. Jealous, are you? I understand, although, because I am a hipster now living in Hipsterville, I don’t really care that you are jealous. I will give you a nonchalant look to prove it the next time I see you.
As I was saying to friends tonight (there may or may not have been drinks involved), hipsters can get to be a bit boring to write about. I love to watch them and be amazed by their indifference. But how many times can you write “it looked like he/she didn’t care?”
One of the things I love most about PDX: the biking culture.
If you never saw Michael Jackson’s full Bad video, now’s the time. It’s a spectacular West Side Story meets hair commercial filmed in a parking garage. His classics never fail to get me out on the dance floor, no matter how tired.
The bars in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, are packed with hipsters and neon lights.
The Hipster Olympics are held in this area.
I was in Brooklyn, New York, for a brief visit a few weeks back. And who should walk right in front of our car but two oh-so-stylish hipsters. In fact, they didn’t just walk. They stopped still long enough for me to take numerous photos, and then one even lit up a cigarette, completing the look.
Granted, they didn’t know they were posing since they didn’t bother to look at the car in front of them. But since I didn’t have to move to take the pics, I’m pretty sure that doesn’t make me a stalker.
I love this:
http://action.thisisreality.org/page/s/coenbrothers
So, Fed Reserve Chief Ben Bernanke talked about when the recession might end today. But apparently, he told people in the UK something different than those of us here in the US.
Headline on BBC: US recession ‘may last into 2010′
Headline on Yahoo.com: Stocks up on Bernanke’s report that recession might end in ‘09
The second paragraph in the AP story on Yahoo states: “…Bernanke predicted the economy is likely to keep contracting in the first six months of 2009, but that “there is a reasonable prospect” the recession will end this year.”
There’s not even a mention of “2010″ in the AP story. According to the BBC story, Bernanke said “only if” getting credit and financial markets to operate more normally again is successful, “Only if that is the case, in my view there is a reasonable prospect that the current recession will end in 2009 and that 2010 will be a year of recovery,” he said.
I may have spotted a hipster in State College. The other night, we went to this kind of funky bar/restaurant where the chairs are upholstered in zebra-print fabric, with little chrome tables, heavy chairs and black leather sofas in the bar area. At some point during the night, I looked behind my date and spotted (drum roll) a hipster! I was so excited. I haven’t seen any hipsters since last time I was in Portland.
Here’s my drawing of him. He met all the hipster criteria: skinny blank jeans, tight black, collarless sweater lined with neon strips. Required bored look and big-time slouch on the sofa.
As we left, we walked right past him and I sneaked a closer look — only to hear him say something in French to the girl he was with. So, now I’m not sure if he was a hipster or just French.
Dear Barack,
Thank you so much for taking the time to email me yesterday. I know how busy you must be dealing with all those dips–ts in Congress.
Reading your email, I believe in the possibilities ahead of us all over again. I can almost hear you speaking the words, heartfelt and powerful. And though I hate the word “management,” I’ve still got your back.
Thank you,
i’m so not a hipster
Right now there’s this “25 things” going around Facebook — I’ve received three in the past week alone. The idea is you write down 25 things (typically quirky) about yourself, tag 25 of your friends, and then they read your list and make their own. So, here’s mine, Facebook-free.
1. I hate Facebook.
2. Ok, I kinda like it sometimes. I like knowing what friends who don’t ever email are doing, or where they are in the world. And it’s nice to see their pics.
3. But more often than not, I hate it.
4. Apparently almost 1.5 million others also hate it, and they’ve joined the I Hate the New Facebook group on Facebook.
5. Why do people email THROUGH Facebook? I’m not sure what this accomplishes, except possibly giving details contained in our emails to corporations.
6. I don’t buy that Facebook is no longer doing what they used to be doing (see No. 4). Even if they’re not doing it intentionally. It can’t be that hard to skim the content off my pages and emails.
7. One thing the email feature does accomplish is getting me to waste a lot of time. I go there to respond to an email and end up spending more time than I’m willing to admit looking at friend’s photos.
8. CNN cohosted debates with Facebook in November. How is this still a relevant site?! CNN is so not cool.
9. What the hell is a Slayer’s Invitation?
10. Facebook statuses: I never update mine. As in, not since I joined Facebook in 2007 as a way to share photos. So, no, I’m not still in Ecuador. I could make up anything on these. In fact, I’m going to change my sex to Male and age to 50 and see if anyone comments on it.
11. About two months ago, business networking invaded Facebook — at least, my Facebook. I’ve received friend requests from old clients. I don’t know how long it’s been going on, but, come on! Again, how is this still a cool site to be on?
12. What are the ads in the sidebar based on? Right now, I have an ATV ad, a guitar course ad and a domain name registration ad. All in Spanish.
13. When you don’t click Ignore or Accept to an invite to add someone as your friend, is that worse than clicking Ignore? I just don’t know what to do with people I’ve met once or twice who have found me on Facebook. I’m not that comfortable with them knowing that much about me.
14. I’ve heard of Facebook friend contests. I’ve also heard that Burger King ran a promo recently that gave you a free burger or something if you de-friended 10 Facebook friends. Brilliant.
15. Writing on walls: I hate that everyone (in your friends) can read what everyone else writes. No privacy!
16. When I declared Facebook was no longer cool in November (see No. 6), my coworkers exclaimed, “You’re such a hipster!” My response: I’M NOT A HIPSTER!
17. Ok, 25 things is waaay too many. I guess I don’t hate Facebook that much. Just 17 or so much.