http://www.rightuptop.com Incredible. I'm having an incredible year. Wed, 08 Apr 2009 01:20:24 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en As of this weekend, my brother is engaged to his awesome girlfriend fiancée. I could not be more excited for both of them, or more stoked about having a new sister. [flickr]http://www.flickr.com/photos/sashaorloff/3419618394/[/flickr] When he told me, all I could think about was a conversation he and I had in Istanbul in the ... http://www.rightuptop.com/archives/496 This is the last SXSW post for a while, I swear, but it's the only one that really matters. Ladies and gentlemen, it is my great honor to present to you the second annual (last year's awards are here and here) SXSW awards, which I am hereby affectionately dubbing "The ... http://www.rightuptop.com/archives/455 I've posted all my favorite SXSW artist shots from this year on Flickr. I selected about 130 out of about 6000.  I think I did OK; not as good as I'd hoped.  I think I need to be more pushy in the front row, but without a camera tag, I ... http://www.rightuptop.com/archives/437 Got back late last night, exhausted (although suprisingly chipper) and glad to be back.  Had a blast; met some fine folks, drank some cold beverages, ate some delish Tex-Mex, and (of course) saw some great shows. Total count this year is 56 bands and one comedian, not inlcuding five repeat ... http://www.rightuptop.com/archives/428 Last week, I signed my family up for Geni, which is a great site that allows you to create a family tree for free (here's mine), and then use that family tree as a small social networking site; like a mini Facebook, just for your family. Building out my ... http://www.rightuptop.com/archives/399 So I recently started browsing FFFFound.com for cool images, and I love it. When I started finding really cool stuff in there, I figured, hey, I'll add this site to my RSS reader (as I normally do with sites and blogs that I enjoy). Well, the joke was ... http://www.rightuptop.com/archives/369 For everyone who missed it, see Chapter I here. Jake and Jesse's Review(s) of the Pitchfork 500 Chapter 2: 1980-1982 I'll paste Jesse's list in here first. Also keep in mind that Jesse and I did not share our lists with each other until they were completed. Here goes: My Least Favorite Tracks: 1. ... http://www.rightuptop.com/archives/358 As many of you know, I received the Pitchfork 500 from my parents as a Hanukkah gift, and it has since sparked a number of reactions from my various friends, ranging from grudging respect (John Collins) to genuine irritation (Stromberg). Soon after I started perusing the book, I had ... http://www.rightuptop.com/archives/310 Hey all. So I've added Tumblr integration to the site using the FeedWordPress plugin. The plugin is scanning my Tumblog for posts and updating this blog accordingly. So if you're wondering why there are suddenly 30 new posts, that's why (I imported a bunch of old tumbles). And you can ... http://www.rightuptop.com/archives/196 But I have been tumbling. Check out my tumblog for updates, and meanwhile I'll figure out how to integrate the tumblog into the site. http://www.rightuptop.com/archives/172