Nico del Castillo posted an article on Nicopolitan - Nov 17, 2009, 4:21 pm
Something I do not understand is how often a response to a clever quip stops a conversation dead in its tracks.  I mean, if you’re being a smartass, I’m going to be a smartass right back ...
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Nico del Castillo posted an article on Nicopolitan - Nov 16, 2009, 12:38 pm
Prevention Is Safety If you’re like me, you’ve been saving for weeks to afford furniture (repairs), two birthday presents,, and some video games. Regardless of what you’ve bee...
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Nico del Castillo posted an article on Nicopolitan - Nov 12, 2009, 2:34 am
I haven’t posted here in a while but I guess if you’re busy, you’re living, so that’s a good sign.  I usually list these things in bullet points so I’ll do that now to s...
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Nico del Castillo posted an article on Nicopolitan - Nov 6, 2009, 9:26 am
Profound proof in my theory that blogging is more about community interaction than self-indulgent individuality, I was delightfully surprised at the comments thread in my previous post! For that, I ha...
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Nico del Castillo posted an article on Nicopolitan - Nov 4, 2009, 6:14 pm
Feeling down. Feeling even more tacit.  This post is a struggle to write. Write about feeling quiet?  Ridiculous. Dunno what’s up.  No good reason to feel this way.  Will get over it soon,...
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Nico del Castillo posted an article on Nicopolitan - Nov 2, 2009, 6:06 pm
Pictures of the Halloween party to be aggregated and then placed on this blog.  In the meantime, here’s our word of the week which came from the weekend: dancemosis n. |dans ‘mō sis| P...
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Nico del Castillo posted an article on Nicopolitan - Oct 30, 2009, 1:12 pm
Dear George Foreman, Because of the industry in which I work, I tend to be brand-neutral to be able to give all products an equal chance to compete against one another.  I even have a disclosure pol...
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Nico del Castillo posted an article on Nicopolitan - Oct 27, 2009, 6:23 am
Looking back over my past year of blogging, give or take some months, I realize that I say I’m busy a lot, and only recently have stopped apologizing for it. Apologizing to whom? you say, becaus...
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Nico del Castillo posted an article on Nicopolitan - Oct 23, 2009, 4:58 pm
So this is only a very brief plug and not a post, but I love community projects.
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Nico del Castillo posted an article on Nicopolitan - Oct 22, 2009, 4:13 pm
Setting: Interior, nicopolitan’s bedroom, late at night. Low light. Muse: What are you working on? nicopolitan: Music! And it feels great. I think I’m done with this track. Muse: It...
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Nico del Castillo posted an article on Nicopolitan - Oct 20, 2009, 2:25 am
Accompanying recent karma themes is this recent story from today. I’m not doubting that there are some outright shitty things I have done in my life, and today that all the recent sins have pil...
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Nico del Castillo posted an article on Nicopolitan - Oct 16, 2009, 5:15 pm
Refresh Me, Replenish Me! by мυτάѕїм вїŁŁάн ρяїтάм This recent post by Courtney903 reminded me of an also very recent, drawn-out conversation I had with some of my friends. Courtn...
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Nico del Castillo posted an article on Nicopolitan - Oct 14, 2009, 1:31 pm
One of my favorite parts of being a blogger is watching your colleagues (buddies? comrades? inter-friends?) pull off something that brings web communities together with fun little projects. Granted...
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Nico del Castillo posted an article on Nicopolitan - Oct 8, 2009, 2:47 am
The Hive Gallery, October 3, 2009 Click on the thumbnails for a larger image I should really start taking more pictures.  Because I am an iPhone owner, I have no excuse for not taking pictures, cons...
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Nico del Castillo posted an article on Nicopolitan - Oct 5, 2009, 1:26 pm
I listen to the news on the way to work for weather and traffic.  I’ve noticed that even when the newscasters eff up what they’re reading by stuttering, mispronouncing, or misreading head...
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Nico del Castillo posted an article on Nicopolitan - Oct 5, 2009, 1:30 am
I spent all day around people I like.  My band members, my brother, my parents, my housemates, and shared friends of the house. I had a good Sunday. I hope that doesn’t make Monday suck. I r...
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Nico del Castillo posted an article on Nicopolitan - Sep 29, 2009, 6:04 pm
Series of Tubes by ritingon How many blogs is too many? Like a lot of my peers, I'm interested in talking aimlessly and ad nauseam* on more than one subject. Right, ok so why should that be a ...
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Nico del Castillo posted an article on Nicopolitan - Sep 25, 2009, 9:00 am
Okay then! First, I should draw attention to the fact that there was a bit of a redesign on this site (only graphically) to commemorate my switch from WordPress to WordPress MU. Why did I do that?  ...
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Nico del Castillo posted an article on Nicopolitan - Sep 22, 2009, 5:28 pm

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Nico del Castillo posted an article on Nicopolitan - Sep 21, 2009, 7:55 pm
Can We Go Home Now? If you are asking yourself this, at least you’re not thinking, “OMG already??? I need more time to finish this!” Boredom can be zen compared to the manic b...
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Nico del Castillo posted an article on Nicopolitan - Sep 17, 2009, 12:20 pm
Of course, it really doesn’t ever rain all that much in Los Angeles except for that one time in 1938, but when I said work was picking up, I wasn’t kidding — and it hasn’t yet ...
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Nico del Castillo posted an article on Nicopolitan - Sep 14, 2009, 2:08 pm
Muse: Hey, what happened to Nico?  I haven’t heard from him in a while. Shadow Nico: Omagad, it’s been batshit crazy. Muse: What? Really? Shadow Nico: Nico’s been working 24/7 an...
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Nico del Castillo posted an article on Nicopolitan - Sep 1, 2009, 6:15 pm
Life’s been a whirlwind lately!  Career work is picking up, funding is low because of moving so I have to figure out some more freelance gigs while I work on the ones already roped in, gotta ge...
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Nico del Castillo posted an article on Nicopolitan - Aug 31, 2009, 2:05 pm
Admit It. Sometimes, it’s healthy to recognize that Mondays will always suck. Don’t be surprised, and you’ll move on that much more quickly. -nicopolitan
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Nico del Castillo posted an article on Nicopolitan - Aug 25, 2009, 2:17 pm
Click on an image to enlarge Today is the day that one of my favorite sites, Brazen Careerist, launches! But wait, you say, how can a site that hasn’t yet launched be one of your favorites? To...
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Nico del Castillo posted an article on Nicopolitan - Aug 24, 2009, 1:41 pm
Move It! Some rare weekends will be spent rolling up sleeves, wiping sweat off foreheads, and moving your furniture into a new situation. Who is this new person moving into the building? Whoe...
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Nico del Castillo posted an article on Nicopolitan - Aug 18, 2009, 3:44 am
Better late than never, I guess. Q: What does 20SB mean to you? 20SB Vlog Day (nicopolitan) from nicopolitan on Vimeo.
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Nico del Castillo posted an article on Nicopolitan - Aug 15, 2009, 8:41 pm
This isn’t necessarily a post fully about the most awesome date I got to take to a wedding, but it had inadvertently created for me a new perspective on how strong our community is at 20sb.net. ...
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Nico del Castillo posted an article on Nicopolitan - Aug 12, 2009, 12:07 pm
:::DISPATCH FROM THE DESK OF NICOPOLITAN::: LITL TIME MANY PRJCTS; STRAINED, BUT ABLE NOTE RECENT EVENTS 4 NXT POSTS: WEDDING IN HOLLYWOOD W/ @DONIREE, SHOW IN SILVERLAKE W/ @PHILLEUM MISS READING...
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Nico del Castillo posted an article on Nicopolitan - Aug 7, 2009, 12:17 pm
Flyers for shows are usually ignored.  It’s like good old Mitch Hedberg once stated, passing out flyers is like saying, “here, you throw this away.” As someone who used to be a pro...
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Nico del Castillo posted an article on Nicopolitan - Aug 4, 2009, 2:18 pm
…LA is massive. Photo by Evan Stiles Not that it’s easy to forget this kind of thing, but I spent my entire weekend driving around almost the entirety of LA county. Friday, I spent my da...
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Nico del Castillo posted an article on Nicopolitan - Aug 3, 2009, 1:38 pm
Question Answering Efficiency When people ask you how the bachelor party you attended over the weekend was, all they really want to know is if there were strippers. Just get to the point so you c...
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Nico del Castillo posted an article on Nicopolitan - Jul 31, 2009, 11:57 am
I made this banner last year (no WAY Discovery would sanction this, I’m sure) but I would like to use it again this year in honor of the week of August 2nd. What happens on August 2nd? I <3 Sh...
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Nico del Castillo posted an article on Nicopolitan - Jul 30, 2009, 2:15 pm
Ok, ordinarily I sadly don’t join in the fun of blogger group activities (notice I’ve never joined a Carnival or a Blog Swap – which I love to read, incidentally). I just have a feel...
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