http://samasmith.com The following statement is true. The previous statement is false. Sun, 11 Jan 2009 20:56:31 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en In case you're unaware (ie, completely socially retarded), American Idol is an annoyingly popular show in which people from around the country who think they have the ability to musically perform compete against each other to see who really is the best.  To say the least, it's a mashup of ... http://samasmith.com/2009/01/american-idol-is-screwed-and-people-like-crap/ Stupid People Killing My Sanity So, I head out to the local mall (a most wretched hive of scum and villany), for a quick refresher on the wardrobe.  A couple nicer pair of jeans and some button-down shirts (orginally $30/ea, on sale for $8 FTW!) later and I'm good to go. Yesterday ... http://samasmith.com/2008/09/stupid-people-both-causing-and-prolonging-my-sanity/ Back from a sweet weekend of dancing! # Home! # Powered by Twitter Tools. http://samasmith.com/2008/08/last-weeks-tweets-2008-08-25/ I was looking at the site for the current webhost of a potential client just now, and wanted to see what kind of technology these guys used.  Here's a verbatim copy of what exists on their site. Complete Web Site Development Put Your Business Online! LIG works with additional vendors to provide ... http://samasmith.com/2008/08/really-you-list-a-global-capability-as-a-selling-point-really/ We're playing friz all might in the pit. Feel free to stop by for a few rounds =) # Glad i know how to run a studio camera # Suddenly dj for the afternoon. I love this job =D # Powered by Twitter Tools. http://samasmith.com/2008/08/last-weeks-tweets-2008-08-17/ This weekend I'm staying in a hotel in Chicago so of course ive run into a wide variety of individuals. Not five minutes ago, I passed an Amish man coming out of the bathroom. The reason I say I enjoy being an asshole is because of the dialog which constantly ... http://samasmith.com/2008/08/i-love-being-an-asshole/ Going to play some dodge-ball tonight, for the first time in a month and a half! # Testing out all the fun free ipod touch apps # Putting on some new guitar strings! # Catching Jeff Dunham in South Bend today! # Powered by Twitter Tools. http://samasmith.com/2008/08/last-weeks-tweets-2008-08-11/ Woot! This is my first post from my new iPod touch. I will be using it a lot when I can't get to my computer for blogging. Next weekend, I will be at the Chicagoland Dance Festival and this will come in handy for posting quick updates as the event ... http://samasmith.com/2008/08/first-mobile-post/ If you don't use Twitter.com, the idea is fairly simple.  You tell the site what it is you're currently doing, and then other users who "follow you" know what's up.  It works the other way as well, so you can stay up to date on others. Today I installed another plugin ... http://samasmith.com/2008/08/now-using-twitter-tools/ I found a handy plugin called Fotobook which interfaces between Wordpress* and Facebook**.  I give the plugin my login info for Facebook and it pulls my photo galleries onto this site, each on their own page. What that means is that now all of you who may want to see those ... http://samasmith.com/2008/08/new-facebook-plugin/