Don’t be afraid to speak up, interns.

August 16th, 2010 | Uncategorized | Chad Gardner | No Comments

Back in 2006, as I was starting my career and was completely naive to the world outside of college, I started working an unpaid internship at ManiaTV. With zero expectations at hand, I spent four months taking on the tasks that were given to me without really thinking about how my time there was affecting [...]



Au Revoir

July 7th, 2010 | Uncategorized | Chad Gardner | No Comments

This is goodbye — at least for a little bit. I decided to take part in a new project a friend thought of called I Crush Daily.
Honestly, I haven’t made enough time to write well-thought out blog posts. In its absence, I am going to take my ADHD over to the new Tumblr blog. Stop [...]



The Knew – Pulperia

March 17th, 2010 | Music | Chad Gardner | 2 Comments

This is long overdue!
The Knew finally came out with their first full-length album, Pulperia, which I have been feverishly anticipating. Their Boom Bust EP has definitely not worn out its welcome in my playlist; in fact, the track “By Yourself” advises me to “slow down on days I’m dead” every morning, courtesy of my iPhone’s [...]



American Nerd: Story of my people

March 12th, 2010 | Uncategorized | Chad Gardner | 1 Comment

I just finished American Nerd: Story of my people by Benjamin Nugent and I was fairly disappointed. On the bright side, it is a quick little read, informative and well-written. I had two main problems: 1. It lacked energy and was fairly dull. 2. It may reach a little too much and is restricted by [...]



She & Him – In the Sun

March 11th, 2010 | Music | Chad Gardner | 1 Comment

Married or not, Zooey Deschanel is still the most adorable person ever. As for the song, I don’t like it nearly as much as Volume 1.



Hely and the Publishing World

March 3rd, 2010 | Rant | Chad Gardner | 1 Comment

I finished Steve Hely’s How I Became a Famous Novelist in one sitting last night, which is to say I was up until about 3:30am.
Hely’s character Peter Tarslaw tackled the formula needed to grab the attention of “serious readers” and make The New York Time’s Best Seller list all to humiliate his ex-girlfriend at her [...]



Jamie Oliver’s TED Talk, Meh.

February 25th, 2010 | Rant | Chad Gardner | 3 Comments

For the past week or so, I have seen Jamie Oliver’s TED Prize wish: Teach every child about food speech floating around everywhere. I took the time to watch the video because healthy eating is a concept that has intrigued me since my move to Colorado in 2006.
Being exposed to this new, healthier Colorado lifestyle, [...]



Don’t blame technology, you’re just lazy!

February 18th, 2010 | Rant, Uncategorized | Chad Gardner | 6 Comments

I get frustrated with technology on a daily basis — it truly is my double-edged sword. On one hand, the innovations that technology provides make my life significantly easier and far more entertaining (so much more so because I sit behind a computer screen for a living, if you can call it that). On the [...]



Aziz Ansari

January 17th, 2010 | Uncategorized | Chad Gardner | No Comments

Trying to warm myself up for Aziz Ansari’s Comedy Central special tonight:

Aziz Ansari on Conan from Aziz Ansari



Greatest Thing I Have Ever Seen On The Interwebz!

January 15th, 2010 | Uncategorized | Chad Gardner | No Comments

Click it, seriously!