Thursday, July 07, 2005

what to do at work when stories aren't coming in

* load up the pc with MP3s - today the Ts to the Zs (ok so my CDR doesnt have a band with a Z, just a W - it ends with Wilco and starts with Teitur) and play them, of course.

* Surf various blogs, or just read them on bloglines

* check out music sites like pitchforkmedia or stylus magazine.

* check out book sites like Guardian's review page, Powell's, Amazon

* read international newspapers like IHT, The New York Times, Guardian, The Times....

* listen in to conversations around you, in case you can find interesting anecdotes for a site similar to overheardinnewyork.com

* daydream

* pretend to look busy by occasionally opening up a story and reading it, reading the sked, or checking the basket for stories

* check out upcoming movies on Yahoo! or Rotten Tomatoes

* send emails

* wander around the office

* message colleagues (but not on msn cos for some reason i can't get onto msn)

* write inane blog entries like this one (but only in text form, to be uploaded only when it's safe and no one's around)

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