Author Archives: Sameer Vasta

Live with your parents. Seriously.

An internet-friend (I can call you a friend, right Jessica?) is turning 22 years old in a month, and she’s asking for some advice.
What advice would you give your 22-year-old self?
I’m going to take this opportunity to share some advice I’ve been giving all my friends for years: live with your parents and pay off […]

21 July 2008 Thoughts & Questions Tagged , , , , Your Thoughts By Sameer Vasta

Where’s Vasta?

Missed me?
There’s a reason I haven’t been blogging for over a week: I’m going through a slump.
Before you go out and tell me that slumps are reserved for professional sports players and bloggers are immune to the vagaries of hot and cool spells, let me assure you that blogging is, indeed, a very streaky endeavor.
I […]

13 July 2008 Memes & Miscellany Tagged , , , , Your Thoughts By Sameer Vasta

Ad networks: the new cool kid clique?

I’ve played with advertising on Eloquation and Squandrous in the past. While all my advertising experiments have been a relative success when it comes to making money, I really didn’t feel as though the Google Ads (or even the few ads bought directly) did much to enhance the experience on my site.
My rationale to get […]

04 July 2008 Web & Technology Tagged , , , , , , , , Your Thoughts By Sameer Vasta

Jez Burrows was robbed. Also, Penguin cover art rocks.

I’m not only saying that Jez Burrows was robbed because Bronwyn (my hero) said it first. (Or because everyone else on the web seems to think so.)
I’m saying that Jez Burrows was robbed because this is one of the sexiest book covers I’ve seen all year:

That being said, this post is not about Jez Burrows […]

02 July 2008 Books & Literature Tagged , , , , , , , , , , Your Thoughts By Sameer Vasta

Wall·E: Simply Lovely

There are love stories, and then there’s Wall·E. Wall·E is clearly the best film I have seen in 2008, and perhaps not surprisingly, it is also one of the greatest love stories I have ever witnessed on screen.
Why is the love story between EVE and Wall·E so effective?
Because in the end, with all the technical […]

30 June 2008 Film & Television Tagged , , , , , , , Your Thoughts By Sameer Vasta