yesterday i had some very minor surgery done that required me wearing a band-aid on my face. i thought it wouldn't be a big deal, until i went to work and realized that i couldn't make eye contact with anyone. in a fit of vanity, i headed home and worked there again today.

 
while home i had the chance to surf all the new e-commerce sites launched for x-mas, as well as some older ones that i'm rediscovering. my top picks:

dogdoo.com (yes, it really does exist and deserves a visit)
balducci.com
bluefly
dsports.com (because you can buy a football uniform complete with pads)
thewasteland.com (online vintage store)
lomo.com (i'm still trying to figure out what this is, exactly. a camera, yes i know, but what's so great about it?)
steelform.com
bluemercury.com (this is [for real] filed under my bookmarks folder "wicked capitalism," subfolder "sissy stuff")

 
i want life to continue being just as fast, but also be slow enough for me to check it out and make sense really quickly of what's going on. i know this is not possible.

i also found an old press release, the first one i'd ever written: http://io360.com/v4/oy/proj/webwork/newyorktoday/newyorktoday.html

i also got a real-live japanese import single from my real-live japanese export buddy, matthew. it's "take me to the disco" by fantastic plastic machine, and it's GODDAMN FANTASTIC.

 
 
i also found the bio that i'd started writing for myself. my company used to have these for all of us, but recently took them down because we're growing too fast to keep up with the handholding that it'd take to get everyone's bio up, edited, and running on the site. here it is, with some important stuff removed.

d a n t e * w o o
producer

as a producer, d a n t e is responsible for the project definition and management of web sites and applications. he is currently involved in the redesign and development of <wicked insurance extranet>.

prior to <current, great gig>, d a n t e led projects for polo ralph lauren, sylvan learning centers, and j.p. morgan at <prior, crappy gig>. he has developed content for liveuniverse.com, gay men of african descent, and project achieve. captured in the acquisition of <pre-prior, cool gig> by <prior, crappy gig>, d a n t e assisted in the client-side production of shop.microsoft.com.
d a n t e studied ethnic studies and English at oberlin college, even though he started there as a clarinet performance major. between academia and new media, he enjoyed stints in architecture, public relations, and nude modeling. he has recently been featured in an online smut site.
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two days ago i walked through gourmet garage and wondered if anyone ever considered forming a rock band named, in a tribute to susan powter, "start the insanity." or if that's any band's hit single.
</insanity>

 
quote that makes me happy: "the best way to get over someone is to get on top of someone else."
-dori mondon, http://www.saranwarp.com/991204.html
not that there's anyone to get over these days. that's even more reason to be happy. and ya gotta appreciate getting on bottom, too.

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