AWP: So it begins
I’ve got some more pics, but ended up stumbling home around 2 AM and not updating. More later.
Archive for March, 2004
Named!
The name of the elusive tune is Popcorn! Big thanks to arigato, who named the tune in something like 2 minutes after I posted this question on twelvestone.
Dooo-Doo Dooo-Doo, DoDo Doo
A Little Help?
Ben has been going crazy trying to figure out the name of a particular song. Hementioned it to Justin, and Justin knew the tune… but was also unable to come up with either the song title or artist. It’s an early 80’s song, instrumental, and Ben associates it with thelimbo portion of the night at a roller skating rink. Justin…
I, Robot
The world’s first fully automated domestic assistant? I’m not sure if this will be a hit or a flop. I guess we’ll find out in July.
Artful Dodger
Justin and I paused for drinks by the Artful Dodger, a local bar literally a stone’s throw from my house. He was waiting around for Emma to call, and we got to talking about work (of course), about music, concerts, the idea of buying land, and a lot of other stuff that made me happy because we weren’t talking work…
Found Concerts
I just found out from Justin that Múm is coming into town again! For anyone that wants tickets, check out the Empty Bottle’s site. They’re playing at the Logan Square Auditorium on June 26. Maybe this time I won’t get so drunk so fast. This was something I happily stumbled across. Pinback is a band that I got introduced to…
Deadline Moved, But Still a Late Night (for Ben)
So this week got a bit better. What was originally a Friday deadline got bumped back (per our request) to Monday. This buys us the weekend which, all told, is a nice buffer. While it may mean a working weekend, it also potentially spares us an all-nighter tomorrow night. Around 7 PM, I began packing up. But when Justin and…
It’ll get better
I know it’s been a slow week. But the AWP conference is in town. Starting tomorrow, there’ll be a good number of Columbus folk attending, good friends from graduate school. Buncha writers, and professional boozers every one. I’m not clear on how the work week will shake out, but it looks like I’m going to be tired and drunk a…
Small Progress
I played around some more with that Flash IM idea. Started in on the XML, and I’ve got the bare bones down. Right now, I’m thinking of making each line its own node, identifying primary or secondary speaker. In the event that the text wraps… I’m being lazy and identifying that as, I dunno… indent? Instead of a speaker, it’ll…
Roll the dice to see if I’m getting drunk!
8-bit D&D. Nerdy, funny goodness.
wizards and code and shit
I happened across this thread on twelvestone, and found myself at an MIT page offering Video Lectures by Hal Abelson and Gerald Jay Sussman. It caught my interest and (holy download), I managed to get the first video pulled down. Haven’t gotten more than a minute into the thing, but it looks cool. We’ll see how long it takes before…
Blog work
I was originally going to do work work tonight, but two friends (Justin and Matt) convinced me otherwise. Justin stressed the separation of work and personal space, and Matt emphasized that work done on personal time should bring about two elements: recognition and reward. So what did I do? I ended up working on my own stuf instead. Felix work….
Pics of Chicago, From New York
Instead of me generating content today, I’m being lazy and letting someone else do the work for me. Check out some Chicago pics from Satan’s Laundromat, a Brooklyn-based photoblog: Is Chicago, Is Not ChicagoChicago, City of MeatChicago SignagePimpin’Chicago, City of “Protection”Train to ChicagoDes Plaines, City of DestinyChicago Chinatown
Cleaning, Mostly
Today was a slow cleaning day. Got some laundry done, and my apartment is now much, much cleaner (with the exception of my wreck of an office). I’ve still got a few piles here and there of things, but they’re grouped piles that I need to sort out further (books, CD’s, letters). I’ve turned my bed and I’ll be sleeping…