Home Sweet Home
November 3, 2003
So yes, as I alluded to the other day, I've found a new apartment. I had posted a request for any leads on housing in Manhattan about two weeks ago and within 12 hours of the post, I'd gotten a response from Eli about an apartment which is roughly the same size as my old place, but about $500 less per month. Though we did a token exploration of some other apartments, I knew pretty much immediately that we'd be taking the place.
And though my experience probably isn't typical, I did use the episode as an illustrative example of the potential weblogs have to change one's life when I was talking to New York magazine. But please note: The linked article contains the worst photo of me ever. I'm not a vain man, but I do actually own a comb, contrary to what that picture would indicate.
So the ignominy of being humiliated in public for my hair made me realize that there other parts of my life to which I should be applying Blog Power Career, personal life, housing, these have all been enriched through my site. But clearly my next goal should be to see if my weblog can improve my hairstyle. (For the record, they took five rolls of photos of me and still chose that image. I bet Gawker bloggers get approval on any image before it makes it into print.)
But really, there should be no limit to the kinds of fringe benefits one can score through a weblog. After fixing my appearance, I'm going to see if my blog can help me score a free iPod. Or maybe a Segway, the very holiest weblog talisman. Sure, Howard Dean might get to be leader of the free world through his blog, but some day when I'm cruising past the White House on my Segway, the wind blowing through my neatly-coifed hair, tunes blaring from my iPod, that man's gonna look out the window of the Oval Office and say, "man, I wish I had that guy's blog."
11:15 PM
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Anil-
As I mentioned earlier, this post cracked me up. The whole image of you whizzing by the White House on your Segway is hilarious. Of course the coifed-hair kept me in giggles too.
And what is with those photos (re: NY Metro?) I'd say your photo is the least worrisome of the lot!!
A new fan,
Leslie
Two things:
1. Come on ... the mussed hair gives you geek cred and absolutely kills the metrosexual mumblings for at least a week.
2. Bald is beautiful.
A) I think you look hot.
B) Seriously, try this next time: I said to the photographer "I haven't been on a date since June. If you don't make me look good, I'll kill everyone in this room."
2. Bald is beautiful.
2a. You obviously haven't seen Anil's (old?) driver's license. Bald is angry!
III. I love you in a giggly way too.
You should have handed them that very metrosexual photo of you in that white turtleneck.
There would be something obnoxiously self-promotional about including our own Elizabeth in this roundup of blog-world bigs if it weren’t for the fact that virtually every blogger and blog reader I spoke to cited her as an ongoing inspiration.
Oh, I feel so bad for inspiration. Poor devalued word!
Not the best photo of you, agreed. But who cares.
Hell, my blog gets me more business than I can handle. It's such a good communications tool I'm utterly AMAZED more people aren't using them, and using them more strategically etc.
the worst photo of me ever
I'm with Jason -- no photo of you could possibly be worse than your old driver's license. That thing is nas-tay.
(Robodash is frightening for completely different reasons)
the pic is fine. you're cuter than I had originally thought.
It's not the messy hair that gets me, it's your fiendish cricky-eye that freaks me out.
Is it me or does denton's pic look totally different than the one on his blog? is there something that you all know that I don't?
as i read that someone walked by and i thought for a second they were going to stop and say, "wow, nice cleavage" and i was going to have to say, "no, that's just an ad. i am reading... oh, nevermind."
Waitaminute! You're a guy?!
oh-my-god!
that is a bad photo indeed. and your eyes are closed. YOUR EYES ARE CLOSED! it's like one of those school portraits and you've just had a toke.
ne tanfe pas, anil. you do look better in person. and you are as funny as well.
You're looking like 'Hmm, I don't think this photographer is a real professional, but I'll try to smile anyway'.
If blogs are so powerful, how come I don't have a new job yet? :)
you shouldn't worry 'bout ur pic. lizzie spiers has much more to worry about, and yet she's even an employee at nymag now.
"If blogs are so powerful, how come I don't have a new job yet? :)..."
I'm guessing the answer is: An indifferent universe doling out arbitrary justice (or lack thereof) :)
Hugh's right. Either that, or it's because you're on blogspot. :)
MEOW!
that was really below the b... log spot