• Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to main content
  • Skip to primary sidebar

Crushing Krisis

The Newest Oldest Blog In New Zealand

  • DC Guides
    • DC Events
    • DC New 52
    • DC Rebirth
    • Batman Guide
    • The Sandman Universe
  • Marvel Guides
    • Marvel Events
    • Captain America Guide
    • Iron Man Guide
    • Spider-Man Guide (1963-2018)
    • Spider-Man Guide (2018-Present)
    • Thor Guide
    • X-Men Reading Order
  • Indie & Licensed Comics
    • Spawn
    • Star Wars Guide
      • Expanded Universe Comics (2015 – present)
      • Legends Comics (1977 – 2014)
    • Valiant Guides
  • Drag
    • Canada’s Drag Race
    • Drag Race Belgique
    • Drag Race Down Under
    • Drag Race Sverige (Sweden)
    • Drag Race France
    • Drag Race Philippines
    • Dragula
    • RuPaul’s Drag Race
    • RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars
  • Archive
  • Contact!

Archives for May 2010

What I Tweeted, 2010-05-31 Edition

May 30, 2010 by krisis

My best and most blog-worthy tweets of the last week:

I’ve concluded that the internet hates me & is trying to shun me. That’s the only explanation for my life’s complete internet-fail right now #

It reaffirms my faith in karma when people who have treated me with respect ever since I was an intern are recognized for their achievements #

@BrandiNeloms So very true. Your credibility in a crisis can never be higher than your credibility on a regular, boring day. in reply to BrandiNeloms #

Sometimes a day is awesome only by the grace of my amazing hair. #

Verizon = poor SM support integration. Spent a week chatting w/Twitter rep, phone rep has no record of it. Taking me through the same steps #

I’m not sure what to think about someone who has a full color portrait of Freddy Krueger tattooed on his calf. #

Awesome video of my Philly music friend @ChristieLenee impromptu jamming w/Tim Reynolds (yes, occasionally of DMB)http://vimeo.com/12025218 #

I think @ChristieLenee is possibly the best guitarist I’ve met in Philly, both for chunky acoustic stuff and hot guitar leads. She’s amazing #

In my 1st month & a half of blogging I posted 550 times. What was wrong w/me? Yes, those were the foundation of my blog empire, but really? #

Five hours of sleep later, it’s now time to choose an outfit that will look good plummeting from 14,000 feet. #

.

All of my tweets (minus some @-replies) are hidden below, mostly for my own reference. Some highlighted topics/conversations you might want to browse include:

  • Participating in #PR20chat on brand crises
  • Poor support from Verizon
  • Extreme Memorial Day Weekend
  • You should follow me on Twitter so you can read my tweet action as it happens.

    [Read more…] about What I Tweeted, 2010-05-31 Edition

    Filed Under: Tweet Digest

    Extreme Memorial Day Weekend: Extreme Intermission Edition

    May 29, 2010 by krisis

    Today I navigated, off-roaded, river-tubed, off-roaded again, performed body-work on a Hundai, off-roaded a third time, performed extreme feats of engineering and human endurance to free a Hundai from quicksand, off-roaded a fourth and final time, and eventually slunk back to Gina’s house to sprawl across furniture for a few hours.

    If you think that sounds extreme, wait until you hear me tell the entire story.

    Before I do that, I’m due to be extremely thrown from a plane in about eight hours.

    Right now for an extreme intermission I am going to take an extreme shower to get all of the extreme river silt and sand off of all of my 2,000 parts.

    I don’t have anything extreme lined up for Monday yet, unless I can figure out an extreme way to take naps in the middle of the floor.

    Filed Under: memories Tagged With: driving, gina

    Helping you picture books

    May 28, 2010 by krisis

    The Whale - Illustrated by John Martz

    Picture Book Report posts original illustrations of passages from familiar novels. Each artist/blogger chooses a favorite tome to visualize.

    These two beautiful images from the illustrations for The Hitchhikers’ Guide to the Galaxy (rendered by John Martz of drawn.ca) are what originally caught my eye, and if you are a Hitchhikers’ fan you’ll immediately know the passages they correspond to.

    The Babel Fish - Illustrated by John Martz

    Some of my other favorite images have been the illustrations of The Hobbit, Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, and Tarzan of the Apes but not everything is genre fare – see One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest or the Grimm tale The Bremen Town Musicians.

    Awesome blog concept, beautiful illustrations, and possibly a leisurely-paced book club – assuming you can read faster than the artist on each book can draw.

    (found via more(ish) : meg’s scrapbook)

    Filed Under: art, books, linkylove

    Support Net Neutrality (Bob Brady, I am talking to YOU)

    May 27, 2010 by krisis

    Yesterday Philebrity posted an article about 74 Democrat Congressmen who have come out against Net Neutrality.

    I struggled with how to define Net Neutrality for you, but then I discovered that I had blogged about it before. I love being my own source! That post (re)directed me to Save the Internet, who over the past four years has further condensed the definition to the following:

    Net Neutrality means that Internet service providers may not discriminate between different kinds of content and applications online. It guarantees a level playing field for all Web sites and Internet technologies.

    … With Net Neutrality, the network’s only job is to move data — not to choose which data to privilege with higher quality service.

    Life without net neutrality?

    What does that mean for you?

    Imagine if your internet provider could meter and limit your internet usage for different things, just like a cell phone plan or your cable TV subscription. Any of these statements could become true..

    “Like to shop online? Shopping sites are just $5 extra a month!”

    “Get your news from Fox – Fox sites load 10x faster than CNN on our network!”

    “Are you an online gamer? Game for free overnight, 1am-8am. Standard hourly rates apply to peak time gaming.”

    “Do you need to upload music for your band? Sorry, you’ll need our Business Plan to upload MP3s.”

    Basically, ISPs would gain the right to selectively charge, tax, or even restrict your internet usage based on their own internal policies for or against certain sites, activities, or services. Wikipedia can tell you more about the reality of this threat to our internet freedoms.

    I appreciate that the internet has been created as a level playing field for information, whether you’re a newshound or a gamer, a liberal or a conservative. It is terrifying to me to think that my blogging or music could be stymied because I can’t find an affordable carrier for it.

    Which brings us back to the 74 Democrats, including my representative, Bob Brady.

    Understandably, they are looking at the internet from a business and regulation perspective. In Brady’s case, Comcast is one of his biggest constituents. The reps hear companies and lobbyists saying, “We’re providing a utility, so let us regulate it!”

    The internet should not become that kind of utility. As soon as you make the internet equivalent to cable TV or electricity, you start pricing people out of the amazing era of democratized production we’re currently a part of.

    Yes, maybe businesses need to meter bandwidth, but should they really have power over the sites we access and the services we use? Once that door is opened it can never again be closed.

    That is why I called my representative, Bob Brady, to tell him I do support Net Neutrality, and I do not support his signing Rep. Gene Green’s (D – TX) letter to the FCC arguing against neutrality. I told him I would campaign actively against him if he continued his stance.

    Mr. Brady, consider this a shot fired across your bow.

    You can read the full Rep. Green letter at Balloon Juice. It’s a small step, but if left unchallenged it leaves the door open for further action or legislation against Net Neutrality.

    Below I have reproduced the letter and its list of signatories. If you see your representative on the list, please give their office a ring and comment – Philly residents, you need to call either Bob Brady (215) 389-4627 or Chaka Fattah (215) 387-6404. If you’re not sure what to say, I’ve included a sample script from Save the Internet.

    [Read more…] about Support Net Neutrality (Bob Brady, I am talking to YOU)

    Filed Under: linkylove, Philly, politics

    personal anti-wireless forcefield update

    May 26, 2010 by krisis

    Now heading into day seven of no internet in our house I decided to do a cursory inspection of the grounds to search for some external culprit, and it seems that a panel of our back fence has collapsed on top of the phone/internet switchbox.

    Now, I’m not saying that I don’t have a personal anti-wireless forcefield generated by the intense electro-magnetic powers of my hair. I’m just saying that maybe the my hair is not to blame for this particular portion of my life-wide wireless signal outage.

    Unless, of course, my hair caused the fence to collapse.

    Filed Under: thoughts

    • Go to page 1
    • Go to page 2
    • Go to page 3
    • Interim pages omitted …
    • Go to page 5
    • Go to Next Page »

    Primary Sidebar


    Support Crushing Krisis on Patreon
    Support CK
    on Patreon


    Follow me on Twitter Contact me Watch me on Youtube Subscribe to the CK RSS Feed

    About CK

    About Crushing Krisis
    About My Music
    About Your Author
    Blog Archive
    Comics Blogs Only
    Contact Krisis
    Terms & Conditions

    Crushing Comics

    Marvel Comics

    Marvel Events Guide

    Spider-Man Guide

    DC Comics

    • Guide to X-Men Flagships, 2010-2019Updated: Guide to X-Men flagship titles, 2010 – 2019
      Sometimes X-Men comics make the most sense with a health dose of hindsight. That's why my all-new Guide to X-Men flagship series (2010-2019) makes sense in an all-different way compared to my previous guides covering this period. […]
    • New for Patrons: Guide to Drax the Destroyer
      Learn about the many eras of Drax the Destroyer in my new Guide to Drax, including how the MCU pulled one major detail from each incarnation. […]
    • Guide to Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles IDW ContinuityNew for Patrons: Guide to Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles IDW Continuity
      Dig into over 200 issues of turtle power in perfect story order with my Guide to Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles comics at IDW! […]
    • Drag Race Sverige Season 1, Episode 3 – “Drag-a’-mera!” design challenge Review & Power Ranking
      The queens of Drag Race Sverige stress over a Drag-a'-mera unconventional materials design challenge and a pair of intimidating judges in Christer Lindarw & Fredrik Robertsson. […]
    • New for Patrons: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles – Guide to Mirage Studios Continuity
      Curious about the b&w indie comic origins of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles? my Guide to Mirage Studios Continuity covers every issue! […]
    • Drag Race Belgique Season 1, Episode 5 – Snatch Game & Night of 1001 Audrey Hepburns Runway
      The queens of Belgique compete in a oddly low-key Snatch Game and a Night of 1001 Audrey Hepburns runway that emphasized realness over glam. […]
    • RuPauls Drag Race Season 15 Episode 12 - Wigloose The Rusical Title CardRuPaul’s Drag Race Season 15, Episode 12 – “Wigloose The Rusical” Review & Power Ranking
      Wigloose is one of the best Rusicals ever, and it arrives at the perfect moment to address anti-drag, anti-LGBTQA* legislation across America. […]
    • Updated: Guide to X-Men Legacy
      I updated my Guide to X-Men Legacy, but it's more like an anti-update - since Marvel has yet to get around to recollecting Mike Carey's incredibly run. […]
    • Guide to GamoraNew for Patrons: Guide to Gamora
      Learn more about Thanos's adopted daughter and the most dangerous woman in the galaxy in this Guide to Gamora, of the Guardians of the Galaxy […]
    • New for Patrons: Guide to Shadowhawk by Jim Valentino
      If you've spent some portion of the past 30 years curious about Jim Valentino's Image Comics hero, my new Guide to ShadowHawk explains his history and how to find every issue in reading order. […]
    • Drag Race Sverige Season 1, Episode 2 – “MARATHON Talent Hunt” Review & Power Ranking
      It's the "MARATHON Talent Hunt" as Drag Race Sverige puts on a talent show with some shocking acts, followed by a Pippi Longstocking runway. […]
    • Shazam Guide, The Captain Marvel of DC Comics – now available to the public!
      Excited for Shazam! Fury of the Gods but unsure where to start reading his comics? My Shazam Guide covers EVERY appearance from 1940 to today! […]
    • Drag Race Belgique Season 1, Episode 4 – “L’émission qui vous déshabille” acting challenge & “Ceci n’est pas un look!” runway Review & Power Ranking
      Drag Race Belgique delivered a brainy episode filled with culture with a spoof of the documentary "Ni Juge, Ni Soumise" and a Magritte-inspired "Ceci N’est Pas un Look" surrealist runway. […]
    • RuPaul's Drag Race Season 15 Episode 11 - Two Queens One Joke - Comedy Luxx Noir London Loosey LaDucaRuPaul’s Drag Race Season 15, Episode 11 – “Two Queens, One Joke” Review & Power Ranking
      The Top 7 queens of RuPaul's Drag Race Season 15 take the stage for a Two Queens One Joke comedy challenge and a Rip Her To Shreds runway. […]

    Layout copyright © 2017 · Foodie Pro Theme by Shay Bocks · Built on the Genesis Framework · Powered by WordPress

    Links from Crushing Krisis to retailer websites may be in the form of affiliate links. If you purchase through an affiliate link I will receive a minor credit as your referrer. My credit does not affect your purchase price. Affiliate programs and affiliations include, but are not limited to: Amazon Services LLC Associates Program (in the US, UK, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, and Spain), eBay Partner Network, and iTunes Affiliate Program.