Technical Disaster Strikes, Publication Delayed

It was all finished, every last page, and I just needed to print it.  Only, when I tried to open the files, they were corrupted.  Half of the magazine is now lost in cyberspace, and the future of the rest is shaky at best since I don’t know what happened.  Computer Virus?  Problem with my flash drive?  Fluke accient? No clue.

This is exactly what I wanted to do the old school cut-and-paste layout.  Luckily, my better instincts generally get the best of me, and I have a mock-up that contains most everything that was destroyed, and, of course, I have the original work from our contributors.  It is the hours of lost labor that is distressing.  I am disheartened, I’ll admit it.  And damn annoyed for not having a back up of the files (which would probably be corrupt, too, eh?)

Chaos fights order at every turn.  Dark threatens to snuff out light.  Some dude quoted me $9 an issue to print this thing out.  Is he out of his mind?

It’s going to take at least three days to get the layout back to where it was, and this forces me, once again, to consider the virtues of print versus electronic.  Perhaps a mini-issue to accompany a website launch?  Blurbs of articles with the full-text online?  Any thoughts would be welcome.

Skipping Meals video

In Britain, dumpster diving is often called “skipping.” In this video, a U.K. student discusses dumpster diving for food. It’s short and informative. The discussion is specific to Great Britain, but the information certainly applies to America, perhaps even more so. Definitely worth a watch:

Skipping meals

Also, if you search YouTube, you’ll find many more short videos about dumpster diving.

Two Exciting Developments

First, business cards are on the way!

These cards are designed so that the various greensburg magazine staff members / writers can have their own business cards to distribute when they are “on the beat.” If you want your very own greensburg business cards, leave a comment here or drop us a line. (Obviously, you need to be affiliated with us in some way, but, hey, we welcome new connections, too.)

[Note: I purchased the business cards through VistaPrint. If you order products using this link, you'll save 25% and $2 will go to greensburg magazine.]

Next, I’m excited because I just booked a ticket to San Francisco in March to attend the 12th Annual Anarchist Bookfair.

The event is free and promotes independent media makers by providing a place for peeps to meet and greet. Apparently people from all over the world show up, it’s free, and, since greensburg is independently published by me at this point, I figured this would be a great place to make contacts and, I hope, figure out a way to keep greensburg “underground.”

They’ve got a load of speakers lined up, and I found someone with a place I can crash for free.

I’m pumped.

So, anyone want to join me as I enter the wonderful world of anarchist media makers? My ticket was $164 via priceline.