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The Aggregated Lifestream of That Darrin Guy You See Everywhere

The real-time, inane ramblings of a socially inept, 40-something, IT equivalent of a swiss army knife, blogger, podcaster, gamer, musician, wannabe novelist, movie nut, scifi fanboy, comic book afficionado, fledgling day trader, new media champion, and general cranky geek. Now updated hourly -- or better -- for your convenience and not intended to be interesting to anyone who doesn't know me personally (so don't bother pointing that out).

Last Seen: 5/16/2012 2:47:33 PM @ Traffic - 30 minutes and U haven''t even gotten to the sign warning me of a traffic jam. DON''T YOU PEOPLE HAVE HOMES!?

Contact / Network

If you're a long lost (or brand new) friend, feel free to link up and network with me at the following hangouts. If we've never met, you can try, but some (not all) of these I keep for R/L friends only.





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Current Task List

View My Full Kanban Here
(Because the way my schedule works these days, I'll never get anything done unless I publicly put myself on the hook for it.)

Indy In-Tune Podcast:
Edit/Publish Indy In-Tune Show #026 (Blue Moon Revue)
638 days overdue.
Tags: Podcasting

Indy In-Tune Podcast:
Edit/Publish Indy In-Tune Show #029 (Henderson)
637 days overdue.
Tags: Podcasting

Indy In-Tune Podcast:
Edit/Publish Indy In-Tune Show #070 (Battle Wrapup #1)
629 days overdue.
Tags: Podcasting

BOA Development Platform:
Site Analytics Engine 3.0
629 days overdue.
Tags: Corporate/Internal

BOA Development Platform:
Integrated Profile Platform
618 days overdue.
Tags: Personal Project (For Fun)

BOA Development Platform:
Message Board 2.0
611 days overdue.
Tags: Personal Project (For Fun)

BOA Development Platform:
BOA-Driven Indypodcasters.com Site
604 days overdue.
Tags: Personal Project (For Fun)

BOA Development Platform:
Web-Powered Remote Jukebox
595 days overdue.
Tags: Personal Project (For Fun)

Indyjobseekers.com:
Indyjobseekers.com Knockout Site
595 days overdue.
Tags: Personal Project (For Profit)

Indymoonlighters.com:
Indymoonlighters.com 2.0
581 days overdue.
Tags: Personal Project (For Profit)

Goliathon:
Contact MAF about Interview
571 days overdue.
Tags: Side Gig (Gratis)

Featured

25 Random Things (And One Random Illustration)

Batman 30 -- A Fanboy's Review

Darrin's Picks for Ten More Android Apps You Need to Have (Part 1)

Darrin's Picks for Ten More Android Apps You Need to Have (Part 2)

Maybe Radio Isn't Dead After All?

New Indianapolis Barbie Line

Some Days, I Just Wish I'd Stayed Embed(ed)

What Percent Am I Then?

Where My Ears Wander - Part 1: Underground/Community Radio

Where My Ears Wander - Part 2: Internet Radio

Where My Ears Wander - Part 2: Internet Radio
A run-down of the Internet stations that I listen to most often, broken down by mood/style.



Where My Ears Wander - Part 1: Underground/Community Radio
Sure, I’ve logged my fair share of hours in front of the ol’ boob tube, at least until I gave it up several years back in favor of pastimes that lend themselves towards tangible creative output.  Before I bought that first black and white set with th



Darrin's Picks for Ten More Android Apps You Need to Have (Part 1)
Everybody has one of these posts, wherein they ramble off the same ten android apps with the same enthusiastic repetition that I generally reserve for my 2:00 AM order at the Taco Bell drive through on Allisonville road after a hard night of drinking in B



Darrin's Picks for Ten More Android Apps You Need to Have (Part 2)
Everybody has one of these posts, wherein they ramble off the same ten android apps with the same enthusiastic repetition that I generally reserve for my 2:00 AM order at the Taco Bell drive through on Allisonville road after a hard night of drinking in B



What Percent Am I Then?
This was my attempt to join the "I Am the 98% Meme" ... which sort of took on a life of its own when a few of my like-minded friends re-posted it, slightly modified to their own personal beliefs.  I absolutely don't mind this, since my idea



Happy Place
I've always, in the back of my mind ... the subconscious part in the right brain ... right next to that relationship control room that looks like the bridge of the Enterprise ... I've got this



25 Random Things (And One Random Illustration)
You know those stupid on-line surveys everybody sends you? Well, occasionally I take one as a challenge and feel compelled to fill it out ...



Some Days, I Just Wish I'd Stayed Embed(ed)
I'm one of those people who are usually early adopters into technology or some other movement, and one of the last ones to notice when it's severely antiquated, or worse, completely dead.  I was just another nerd with a Samsung I330 six months before



Maybe Radio Isn't Dead After All?
In a fit of insomnia last night, I decided to fiddle around with finding something new to listen to.  I've had the itch to get into something new lately, but I'm not quite sure what my next



How to Market Badly
Let's say you're one of two huge shipping companies with a virtual monopoly on package delivery. You've banked all your money on air transport, which in a Post-911 / Oil Crisis / financially collapsed world,



That Last Shyamalabender Thing
I was thinking, despite the epic fails of the last couple of Shamalan movies, that this one looked pretty cool. However, I generally defer to Ebert's opinion on these things



Some Turds Are Better Left Unpolished
Found this article last night suggesting that Paramount should expand it's trend of going all George Lucas on its historic properties and throw cash at making a proper director's cut of Star Trek V: The Final Frontier.



From Slice of SciFi: My First Experience with Genre Cinema
So one of my favorite podcasts, Slice of SciFi, has recently started a discussion thread wherein people call in and recant that first exposure to the genre. The one that got them hooked and led to their ultimately becoming a rabid fanboy (or fangirl).



Batman 30 -- A Fanboy's Review
I saw yesterday where a much-lauded independent film company has committed utter blasphemy with not 1, not 2, but apparently 30 unsanctioned episodes continuing the 1966 Adam West Batman TV series



I Know I Shouldn't Have Looked, But...
I don't normally do this, but we were having a discussion earlier and I felt I needed to get my finger on the pulse of the Internet marketing community.



Little Family History
You find all sort of cool stuff on the Internet these days. That would be my Great Grandparents behind the counter, and my grandmother and aunt in the second and third seats from the left, respectively.



Why Layoff's Would Be Better than Pay Cuts
True tales of helpdesk terror. Network admin finds PORN on an office computer.



I Ning
Fuck Ning. I built it myself in a weekend.



Whatever Happened to Fridays and So Slow...
I pride myself on my diverse and tolerant musical tastes. But there's one song I just don't "get."



MLB.COM Struggles to Even Meet Last Year's Poor Customer Service Standards




Ignore this Post




New Indianapolis Barbie Line
This was sent to me this morning. It is NOT my handiwork. I have no idea who did this, but it's brilliant!




Self-Enlightenment Through Facebook




Building the Perfect Beast




Creepy Software




Music and the Markets: How The RIAA Is Screwing With Your 401K




Stupid Stuff I've Heard This Week




This Is the Kind of Spontaneous Publicity that Makes People!




Ding Dong, the Witch is Dead!




Trimming Down the Social Circles




When Social Networking Becomes Electronic Narcissism




Musical Memory Lane




On Being Laid Off And NOT Being Laid Off




ComScore Shows It Doesn't Know a Social Networking Site When It Sees One




Why I Despise Self-Absorbed Autobiographies, Particularly When They're About Me




For a List of Ways Technology Has Failed to Improve Your Life, Press 1.




Exterminate! Extermina -- Woah.




Kickin' It Off Right




25 Years Ago, We Broke Them Up; Now, Vengeance is AT&T's




Holiday Tip




Seriously Though: Who's Buying in THIS Economy




Dissecting Microsoft's Marketing Strategies




The Gang of Four Picks Apart Ridley Scott's Monopoly Movie




Aw Crap! There's a Bustle in My Hedgerow Again!




I Have Nothing to Declare ... Except this Cello ...




Blast from the Past




Ignore this...




I Ain't 'Fraid of No Sequel...




An Old Sweet Song Keeps Georgia.Zip On My Mind




Okay, I've Been Quiet Too Long, Time to Get Political!




We Shoulda Been Movie Critics Instead of Comic Geeks




Thought-Provoking Discussion of the Day




Full Transcript of a 140-Character Debate




Ignore this Entry




Don't Mess with My Friends...




Okay, Admittedly, Dumb Idea...




Hewlett Packard at it Again




Moron of the Week




Epiphany




IU-Teke.org Back Online




Roll Up!




Spending my Kids' Inheritance




My Calling in Life




Writing My Own Job Description




Back to the Drawing Board




It's Inconceivable!