plasticbag.org

You know what’s a funny URL? Webugger.com, that’s what.

Let the debate continue: Fifty-two things they do better in America vs. Fifty-two things they do better in England.

Asides from the laborious Bloggie first-stage nomination process: There are a hell of a lot more good Australian and Noozlelandish weblogs around than there are European ones – or at least they are better represented. It looks like there’s been a fair amount of self-nomination in the Best Tagline category as most of the first round examples are pretty damn poor. It’s also really obvious where large numbers of people didn’t nominate anyone – certain sections are epic battlefields of great sites while others are minor spats down the Post Office between Aunt Ada and Mrs Miggins from Ye Olde Tea Shoppe.

I’ve never been more jealous of another human being to the extent that I am now jealous of Prol and her new Buffy poster.

Missive to the masses: Suggestions for ways in which you can enhance your chance of getting past the first stage of the Bloggie nomination process (bearing in mind that none of you know you’ve even got to the first stage yet):

• If your site breaks in my browser on my Mac, then I’m not going to vote for you. Do you understand? This is a matter of conscience.
• If you have been nominated for something like merchandising – something that isn’t immediately visible on your site – then you’re not going to get my vote unless I can find it.
• It’s unfair, but it’s the only way I can judge. If I don’t understand the language you write in, then my impressions of your design are probably going to have an inordinate impact.

Oh god. I’m on the panel for the Bloggies. Which means I’m one of the poor bastards who gets to reduce the vast number of options available for voting down to a reasonable number. I’m going to be here all night. The list is huge. Apparently over a thousand people have nominated people this year.

My amazing senses have detected that someone on the interhighweb just called plasticbag.org “somewhat worthy”. My big snarky bitch glands are swelling. You know who you are. Just don’t expect a link, ok? Oh goddamit.

Finally, proof (if proof were needed) that the new iMac is modelled on the Pixar desklamp.

Question: Is it better to launch something unfinished or to wait an indeterminable amount of time and launch it when it’s complete (and when you’re thoroughly sick of it)? Answers on a postcard.

Searches on Google that lead people to plasticbag.org: “Huw Edwards short arse”, “tom strop”, “my first is in chicken”, “chaos magick minidisc”, “cunt kicking clubs”, “Melanie Hill I was in love with her Andy Big Brother”, “comic rebecca adult housewives”, “kpmg evil”, “lucid dreaming sex story review”.