Category: Misc

could vs should.

For the past few years the one thought that has never been far from mind is my “could vs should” debate. Essentially, I think we’ve become a society that has stopped asking if we “should” do something and instead default to if we “could” do it. “Can we get away with it?” has become our […]

this is hilarious.

So what if the world is ending around us? These two videos are freaking hilarious. SNL– call him! Seriously.

the laundry list in my head.

Here’s a laundry list of what’s been bouncing around in my head the past few days. 1) Obama likely ran the best campaign in history. From approaching the campaign with a data-based decision making process, thinking through weakness and strengths and letting this guide a communications/tactical strategy, a consistent (reassuring) image and message to voters, […]

greatest letter ever.

The below note is the greatest thing I’ve read in a while. It brings tremendous happiness to me. Dude who wrote it, Andrew Lahde, is the manager of a small California hedge fund, Lahde Capital, who made 866 percent betting against the subprime collapse. That’s a lot of money. Dear Investor: Today I write not […]

this guy is my hero.

dear matt, this is freaking awesome. makes me want to travel! thanks to jared for the link. Where the Hell is Matt? (2008) from Matthew Harding on Vimeo. love, surya

tv announcers.

dear jeff van gundy, Thank You. I’ve watched so many playoff games recently. I’ve been enjoying it, but most of all it’s reminded me how terrible so many of the announcers on TV are. That is, all of them, except you. So why am I such a fan? I mean, after all, I thought you […]

las vegas.

In Vegas staying at the Wynn. This trip prompted a couple of random thoughts: Flew Virgin America. It’s actually a pretty great airline. Their employees are shockingly friendly. The flight attendants actually sound excited to be flying on a VA plane, and it rubs off. The colors make me feel like I’m in a club, […]

regular.

I’ve been gone for a while. Life on the West Coast has been keeping me busy. Between work, the commute, trying to see friends, traveling, and of course, trying to make heads or tails of writing a book, this blog has been neglected massively. I’m opening the blog up to more frequent posts about a […]

funniest moment of the day (month/year?).

Today I got a phone call from a magazine fact-checker. It’s for an article having to do w/ex-reality TV people… Him: spell your name (me): S-u-r-y-a Y-a-l-a-m as in monkey-a-n as in nancy-c-h-i-l-i him: can you confirm that you were on the TV show, The Apprentice? me: yes. him: can you confirm it was Apprentice […]