randomly snarky - … suzie austin’s personal blog

… just taking a little vacation from life. A very nice one. And thinking I will use Comic-Con as a reason to start blogging again. Excellent excuse for you to pick on my geekdom as well. And my sunburn.

Go ahead and smile. NSFW… unless you don’t understand English.

If you’re in Denver or interested in relocating here, here’s a couple of Craigslist job postings we have running. Response is fairly overwhelming and this post will only amplify that but we’re truly seeking the best of the best for each role:

- Arts & Entertainment channel manager: http://denver.craigslist.org/wri/1068573750.html
- Recreation channel manager: http://denver.craigslist.org/wri/1056918034.html
- Bars & Clubs, Food & Drink channel manager: http://denver.craigslist.org/wri/1067515240.html

We’re also recruiting a number of entry-level administrative positions, and our dev/product teams are hiring as well. Ping saustin@examiner.com with any questions.

Made the move to WP but I’m frustrating the hell out of myself searching for a theme I like. I’ll get there. In the meantime, if you land here and everything looks wonky… you’re right.

Movable Type made embedding videos as difficult as possible. We’ll see if this works. It’s a Sonic commercial. Don’t worry honey, you mustache only shows in the light.

Managed to get the archives over here, but this theme is fairly hosed. But, nice to have the move done.

Finally getting around to moving from MoveableType to Word Press. Hoping to finish today but if not… could be looking at another week. Whoop!

Over the holidays, a colleague and I browsed a book fair being held in our downtown lobby. This gem was among the relatively normal selection of books.

Thought I’d share this now that Idol is moving into the competition vs. all the audition crap.

An American Idol Soul. We didn’t even bother looking inside the cover.

NJOY looks, feels and tastes like a cigarette. Or so they say. They’re battery-operated and rather than producing real smoke, contain water which creates a "smoke-like" vapor.

I’m not sure how to feel about this. As an ex-smoker who still misses cigarettes 10 years later, I admit they pique my interest. The company’s messaging appears targeted to current smokers, but it’s interesting to think the smoking experience could exist without all the harmful effects… blink.

Nicotine amounts in NJOY range from 0mg to 18mg but the FAQ suggests nicotine without all the other carcinogens in cigarettes might be just fine. There’s even a variety of flavors: regular tobacco, menthol, apple, strawberry, and vanilla.

Tempting, right? If I did try them, I’d go for the 0-nic. But there goes the fun.

Can you blow smoke rings with vapor?

The first rule of flea club: You do not talk about flea club. 

I’m so glad Bucky Katt is a fan of Fight Club. It’s one of my favorites from the WTF is happening? genre.

Guys think they own this movie but we all need a little project mayhem.