 josh kornbluth
posted by Christopher on 2.15.2004 - 9:32 pm
i'm not one for hallmark holidays (or any holidays, for that matter), but this valentine's day was an exceptionally good one. after hitting the hiller aviation museum in redwood city and wandering around the ever-vacant stonestown mall, we saw a really amazing performance by josh kornbluth. i first found out about josh through his movie "haiku tunnel", which blew me away. aside from making me laugh out loud, what really struck me was how real it was. it was one of the few movies that actually had warmth - i could see inside him, feel for him and really understand him on a level that i couldn't even understand any of my ex-girlfriends.
the live performance was better. way better.
like 'haiku tunnel', 'love and taxes' was very funny and intelligent narrative. the delivery in person, however, knocked me on my ass. i think josh would be able to stand up there and read britney spears lyrics, and still be fully engaging. when the lights went dark at intermission, i felt like i was popped out of this world he was recreating... and i wanted back in.
anyway, i could blather on and on, so i'll just end it with this - if you ever get a chance to see him live - do it. in lieu of that, see 'haiku tunnel'.
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new stuff!
posted by Christopher on 2.15.2004 - 10:05 pm
new font! anyone have any comments on legibility, style, comparison to the old font, etc? email me and let me know.
the font is called digitalstrip, and can be found at blambot
also, the links section has been updated - if you have a web comic and want to do a link exchange, we've got banners now - take one and tell us your url to link back to.
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 Potential jobseekers - listen carefully
posted by Dante on 2.15.2004 - 10:42 pm
After conducting several interviews for technical positions in the course of my day, I have a few simple pieces of advice for anyone trying to make a good impression.
1 - Be available. Do you really want this job? Make sure they can get hold of you and that you are free for interviews. Put down a cell phone number on the resume. Don't have one - buy one. No time for an interview in your schedule, not likely to get the job.
2 - Do some research. There are a number of ways that this task could be accomplished. The simplest way to get this done is to visit a company's website. I'm talking about a little more than just hitting the site so you can get driving directions. Come in with intelligent questions, act interested. The worst response to questions like "what do you know about us," would be to say, "not much." Even if you are desperate, and sent resumes to every posting on monster - do some legwork for the ones that invite you for an interview.
3 - Brush up on your skills. If your resume says you know something; HTML for example, come into the interview knowing it. If you haven't used it in a little while, crack a book and write yourself a simple page the night before. And don't use FrontPage.
4 - Give honest self-appraisals. If someone asks you to rate your skills, be certain that your answer is correct. If you say 10 out of 10, you damn well better expect to be asked questions that a 10 could answer. It's always a good idea to sell yourself up, but it's a terrible idea to lie. This follows from my previous point as well.
I'm sure there are a number of other items that could be listed here. These are just some of the pieces of advice that candidates I've seen lately could have benefited from. Apparently someone has already told you to wear your best clothes and be extra careful brushing your teeth. Somebody needs to hit the tough stuff though -- looks like that's me.
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Oh yeah, if you haven't figured it out yet, the strip refers to a popular urban legend dealing with organ theft. Here's a link to read about it if you haven't heard this one:
You've Got To Be Kidneying
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