It's pledge week on my local NPR station. I've made my pledge and am getting my first ever NPR tumbler in a few weeks. I find pledge week a little trying, but I try not to complain too much, because if that is what is needed for NPR to keep on keeping on, it's a small price to pay. And I don't just mean because of all the great programming and news coverage, like the great story this morning on a hotly contested city council race that I am still undecided about. I need NPR so that I don't the majority of my news from Twitter.
For entertainment news, Twitter is the best. I can keep up on just the things I want to know, like when Wil Wheaton is going to be on The Big Bang Theory, that NPH is hosting the Tony's, or how Alison Hannigan is filming a new installment of the American Pie films. I used to read a lot of Pop Sugar, but I got so sick of Britney and Lindsay's meltdowns and anything to do with anyone famous because of a reality TV show. Thankfully the only time I hear about the Kardashians (I hope I spelled that wrong) on Twitter is when they help out the No H8 campaign, and I am in favor of hearing about anyone helping there. So for pop culture info, I love my Twitter feed. And some news is okay, especially political tidbits from Nate Silver or WA Dems. But getting all my information there would, to me, be sad. So I am grateful for NPR. Watching the news on TV is out. The local news is depressing or ridiculous, and cable news is a frustrating joke. With the exception of The News Hour, national nightly news lacks the breadth I get from NPR in the morning, especially when I take a really long time to get out of bed. I skim headlines in the Seattle Times, but one more stupid editorial or endorsement (no on the $$ for metro??? Really Seattle Times? Do you hate me?) is going to push me over the edge (or maybe that last one already did). And I only use my 20 free NY Times articles for 538 and the occasional Op Ed or major news story. I guess I could pay for that, but I'd rather give the money to NPR. Partially because I think it's better, but mostly because I am a little lazy, and I am in favor of getting information while still lying in bed. Plus,if I'm half asleep it can lead to some highly unusual dreams, the story about narwhals was good for that, or mass confusion, like when Obama won the Nobel Peace Prize, or the time that Ke$ha was on NPR (seriously, look it up).
The only place I am coming up short with this combination of Twitter (for entertainment) and NPR (for everything important) is sports, but that's okay, there's an app for that.
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Thursday, August 4, 2011
Monday, April 18, 2011
Kacey Responds To Jamie Re: Twitter To Follow
Jamie,
While you covered most of my favorites- @maureenjohnson, @wilw, @Lord_Voldemort7, @NathanFillion, @ConanOBrien, and @sesamestreet there are few others that I thoroughly enjoy.
@rainnwilson- he cracks me up... and is a little twisted at times. All in all- good fun!
@TheEllenShow- I love her random tweets with funny pictures.
@ActuallyNPH- Often very funny... and I just love him- plus cute pictures of babies!
@S_SylvesterGLEE- its really a continuation of the hysterical things that Sue says on Glee.
@StephenAtHome- it's Colbert... it's awesome...
Friday, April 15, 2011
Jamie's Twitter Recommendations
We have a number of blog posts in the works, but it's been a while and I think it's bad form to go too long between posts. So I was trying to come up with something quick, but fun... and what better fits that than something related to Twitter. I may also be doing this to suggest that Sarah get a Twitter account. Mostly because I think she would be hilarious. So, here are my top 10 favorite people to follow on Twitter:
1) @maureenjohnson - I'm just going to call her the queen of twitter. While there are many whose followers far exceed hers, there is no one with more committment to this particular form of social media. Maureen is an author (young adult fiction to be precise) who is funny, random, and somewhate unstable, but in a loveable way. Follow her, she'll put your essence in a jar and care for it until the end of time, or maybe even longer.
2) @wilw - Since we're calling Maureen the queen of twitter, then Wil Wheaton is to be dubbed the king of the nerds. Highlights of his twitter posts are when he relays random conversations or his pets' thoughts, and I am personally a fan of his frustrated sports fan viewing posts.
3) @Lord_Voldemort7 - Kacey actually just suggested this to me and I can't believe I hadn't always been following the Dark Lord. This feed is so funny that I might switch sides. Just kidding. But maybe.
4) @ConanOBrien - Always good for one quality post a day. He is especially good if you prefer to follow people who do not tweet excessively.
5) @NathanFillion - I don't know if it's that he is exceptionally skilled at this (any more than a number of other actors I follow), but he is consistently entertaining and come on, don't you want to know what this ruggedly handsome actor is doing. All the time.
6) @minheeshock - Someone I actually know and would recommend following for all her random political, pop cultural, and other posts and thoughts. If you are a french dip fan like me, you may also want to check out her dedicated french dip twitter account, @FrenchDipSEA. Yes, she has a dedicated french dip twitter account. Let's just say we understand each other.
7) @Pres_Bartlet - You really should follow the real President too, but whoever runs this President Bartlet account does an excellent job. They have the voice down brilliantly, you can hear Martin Sheen saying these words. Warning, the volume is a little high.
8) @billprady - This is really just for Big Bang Theory fans like me, but if you love Sheldon & friends, then you'll want to follow show co-creator Bill Prady.
9) @sesamestreet - Don't you want to know what Big Bird, Grover, Elmo, Abby, Bert, Ernie, and all the other Sesame Street characters are up to? You know you do.
10) @thatkevinsmith - I would recommend making a seperate list for Kevin Smith because he can, well, dominate your feed. He is precisely what the "list" function was made for, and I suggest using it accordingly. You can even do what I did and add all the various other Smodcast family folks to the list.
Okay Kacey, you're up, who are your favorite people to follow on Twitter.
1) @maureenjohnson - I'm just going to call her the queen of twitter. While there are many whose followers far exceed hers, there is no one with more committment to this particular form of social media. Maureen is an author (young adult fiction to be precise) who is funny, random, and somewhate unstable, but in a loveable way. Follow her, she'll put your essence in a jar and care for it until the end of time, or maybe even longer.
2) @wilw - Since we're calling Maureen the queen of twitter, then Wil Wheaton is to be dubbed the king of the nerds. Highlights of his twitter posts are when he relays random conversations or his pets' thoughts, and I am personally a fan of his frustrated sports fan viewing posts.
3) @Lord_Voldemort7 - Kacey actually just suggested this to me and I can't believe I hadn't always been following the Dark Lord. This feed is so funny that I might switch sides. Just kidding. But maybe.
4) @ConanOBrien - Always good for one quality post a day. He is especially good if you prefer to follow people who do not tweet excessively.
5) @NathanFillion - I don't know if it's that he is exceptionally skilled at this (any more than a number of other actors I follow), but he is consistently entertaining and come on, don't you want to know what this ruggedly handsome actor is doing. All the time.
6) @minheeshock - Someone I actually know and would recommend following for all her random political, pop cultural, and other posts and thoughts. If you are a french dip fan like me, you may also want to check out her dedicated french dip twitter account, @FrenchDipSEA. Yes, she has a dedicated french dip twitter account. Let's just say we understand each other.
7) @Pres_Bartlet - You really should follow the real President too, but whoever runs this President Bartlet account does an excellent job. They have the voice down brilliantly, you can hear Martin Sheen saying these words. Warning, the volume is a little high.
8) @billprady - This is really just for Big Bang Theory fans like me, but if you love Sheldon & friends, then you'll want to follow show co-creator Bill Prady.
9) @sesamestreet - Don't you want to know what Big Bird, Grover, Elmo, Abby, Bert, Ernie, and all the other Sesame Street characters are up to? You know you do.
10) @thatkevinsmith - I would recommend making a seperate list for Kevin Smith because he can, well, dominate your feed. He is precisely what the "list" function was made for, and I suggest using it accordingly. You can even do what I did and add all the various other Smodcast family folks to the list.
Okay Kacey, you're up, who are your favorite people to follow on Twitter.
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