Comments for Haraka Haraka Haina Baraka http://harakabaraka.wordpress.com Hurry, Hurry has no blessings. -Swahili saying Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:00:52 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 Comment on Live-Blogging the Crap out of Something by Kato http://harakabaraka.wordpress.com/2009/11/17/live-blogging-the-crap-out-of-something/#comment-390 Kato Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:00:52 +0000 http://harakabaraka.wordpress.com/?p=841#comment-390 but Mark, the fact that the event isn't over yet adds a whole new perspective that, as a historian, you should totally appreciate! history happens in the moment. and you get a sense for how people feel about things that are going on before they are able to fill in context and do a historical re-write of the situation, which skews the event because you can always say in retrospect, "it was clear well in advance that this event would happen." as a former blogger, i like the live blogs -- it's refreshingly honest and gives a great view of who we REALLY are when we're sitting on the couch, rather than an introspective re-interpretation of our lives when we've had time to put a clever spin on it. love the blog. can't believe you have so many twitter accounts. but Mark, the fact that the event isn’t over yet adds a whole new perspective that, as a historian, you should totally appreciate! history happens in the moment. and you get a sense for how people feel about things that are going on before they are able to fill in context and do a historical re-write of the situation, which skews the event because you can always say in retrospect, “it was clear well in advance that this event would happen.”

as a former blogger, i like the live blogs — it’s refreshingly honest and gives a great view of who we REALLY are when we’re sitting on the couch, rather than an introspective re-interpretation of our lives when we’ve had time to put a clever spin on it.

love the blog. can’t believe you have so many twitter accounts.

]]> Comment on Live-Blogging the Crap out of Something by Alec http://harakabaraka.wordpress.com/2009/11/17/live-blogging-the-crap-out-of-something/#comment-389 Alec Wed, 18 Nov 2009 17:13:36 +0000 http://harakabaraka.wordpress.com/?p=841#comment-389 Rainn Wilson went to Tufts! Is it sad that my life as a college student is only marginally more exciting than yours? And I don't have a dog, so that knocks me down a few spots. Rainn Wilson went to Tufts!

Is it sad that my life as a college student is only marginally more exciting than yours? And I don’t have a dog, so that knocks me down a few spots.

]]> Comment on Live-Blogging the Crap out of Something by Matt http://harakabaraka.wordpress.com/2009/11/17/live-blogging-the-crap-out-of-something/#comment-388 Matt Wed, 18 Nov 2009 13:38:00 +0000 http://harakabaraka.wordpress.com/?p=841#comment-388 I caught Jeopardy! as well, and enjoyed hearing Green Jacket Rob's autobiographical snippet of going as Alex Tribek for Halloween and "not having to do much to compete the ensemble." You could see the horror in Tribek's face when he realized his resemblence to this man. I caught Jeopardy! as well, and enjoyed hearing Green Jacket Rob’s autobiographical snippet of going as Alex Tribek for Halloween and “not having to do much to compete the ensemble.” You could see the horror in Tribek’s face when he realized his resemblence to this man.

]]> Comment on Live-Blogging the Crap out of Something by Alan http://harakabaraka.wordpress.com/2009/11/17/live-blogging-the-crap-out-of-something/#comment-387 Alan Wed, 18 Nov 2009 07:53:42 +0000 http://harakabaraka.wordpress.com/?p=841#comment-387 This is simply hilarious. HILARIOUS. This is simply hilarious. HILARIOUS.

]]> Comment on Live-Blogging the Crap out of Something by SansYourPants http://harakabaraka.wordpress.com/2009/11/17/live-blogging-the-crap-out-of-something/#comment-386 SansYourPants Wed, 18 Nov 2009 06:34:00 +0000 http://harakabaraka.wordpress.com/?p=841#comment-386 Nice live-blogging homie. Just a quick tip (to save you from having to go into HTML mode), if you hold Shift while pressing Enter/Return to start a new line, it'll only drop a single line instead of a double. Nice live-blogging homie. Just a quick tip (to save you from having to go into HTML mode), if you hold Shift while pressing Enter/Return to start a new line, it’ll only drop a single line instead of a double.

]]> Comment on Live-Blogging the Crap out of Something by Dom Sagolla http://harakabaraka.wordpress.com/2009/11/17/live-blogging-the-crap-out-of-something/#comment-385 Dom Sagolla Wed, 18 Nov 2009 06:16:54 +0000 http://harakabaraka.wordpress.com/?p=841#comment-385 Achingly familiar. :D Achingly familiar. :D

]]> Comment on Dom Sagolla and the “140 Characters” Book Premiere by 140 Characters » Positive Press http://harakabaraka.wordpress.com/2009/11/04/dom-sagolla-and-the-140-characters-book-premiere/#comment-384 140 Characters » Positive Press Thu, 12 Nov 2009 09:39:22 +0000 http://harakabaraka.wordpress.com/?p=772#comment-384 [...] Haraka Haraka Haina Baraka: Dom Sagolla and the “140 Characters” Book Premiere [...] [...] Haraka Haraka Haina Baraka: Dom Sagolla and the “140 Characters” Book Premiere [...]

]]> Comment on A Seal Farted On My Friend by Patrick http://harakabaraka.wordpress.com/2009/11/10/a-seal-farted-on-my-friend/#comment-383 Patrick Wed, 11 Nov 2009 18:48:13 +0000 http://harakabaraka.wordpress.com/?p=824#comment-383 I can't tell how funny that would be if I didn't know the man behind the fart. But either way, I cried a little bit I can’t tell how funny that would be if I didn’t know the man behind the fart. But either way, I cried a little bit

]]> Comment on A Seal Farted On My Friend by Alec http://harakabaraka.wordpress.com/2009/11/10/a-seal-farted-on-my-friend/#comment-382 Alec Wed, 11 Nov 2009 04:27:07 +0000 http://harakabaraka.wordpress.com/?p=824#comment-382 I recognize that voice. Love hearing what you guys talk about outside of school. I recognize that voice. Love hearing what you guys talk about outside of school.

]]> Comment on A Seal Farted On My Friend by SansYourPants http://harakabaraka.wordpress.com/2009/11/10/a-seal-farted-on-my-friend/#comment-381 SansYourPants Wed, 11 Nov 2009 03:17:21 +0000 http://harakabaraka.wordpress.com/?p=824#comment-381 His narration of that seals butt hole, and the gas that said butt hole sent forth, are next level. His narration of that seals butt hole, and the gas that said butt hole sent forth, are next level.

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