This never fails. When I start working on the blog late, I get done later. But then… for some inexplicable reason, I feel the need to remain online and surf around looking at useless shite. It’s 1:30 AM. Any of the blogs I check have already updated. The forums are dead. And I’ve already looked…
A few days ago, Matt (Tha.Riddla) and Mel travelled to Seattle for the United States Barista Championship. Where, I’d like to mention, he placed 4th. In the nation. The nation! Congratulations, Matt! Woot! Sidenote: It’s been almost a year exactly since our visit to Intelligentsia. And I still haven’t posted those pics and videos yet….
I guess the person who drops off the Sun Times got the message.
I came across this blog a few days ago, and I’ve been back a few times since, checking it out. Despite having my own blog (maybe because of it?), I’m not a big reader of ’em. Most are… quite frankly, pretty boring. Hell, I think MY life is pretty boring, and I’m surprised folks bop…
Met up with Justin this evening for some coffee and dinner at Filter. He’s been worse than me lately, what with him being under the weather the week before (and pretty much working nonstop since before my birthday). Food was good, and it felt nice to be out of the house for a little bit….
Today is officially Pi Day (3.14)! Well… at least in the States, I guess. I wonder how many other sites might be linking back to my Pi experiment today. I don’t anticipate too much of a traffic bump, but my site has gone down a few times in the past, due to excessive visitors. I…
I’ve spent almost all weekend working in front of the computer. I’d say it’s half and half; half work stuff, half stuff for side projects. Ever since I started working from home, I’ve felt a little scattered and unfocused. I’d try to get in the zone, but either phone calls or IM chats would interrupt…
I came across a great Flash piece today, done by SamBakZa.net. I think that currently, they’re getting a ton of traffic and a few pages may be down as a result. I don’t want to take away any traffic from their site, but I went ahead and posted these two flash animations on my own…
Got this site courtesy of Gretchen.
In my digging around the web for info and pics on Jim Henson, I happened to stumble across Mirrormask. Ok. Check this out. It’s a movie that combines the talents of Neil Gaiman, Dave McKean and the Jim Henson Company? Consider me sold on this! Here’s a brief synopsis: MirrorMask is the story of Helena,…
For a while now, ever since I came across the cover of “The Rainbow Connection” by Me First and the Gimme Gimmes, I’ve wanted to choose this song for the audioplayer (on the right). I’ve been listening to this song a lot, and I just can’t get over how much I like both the lyrics…
Hung out with Steph and Liz tonight, at the Artful Dodger. We were originally going to meet up for a drink and then decide on another bar… but it started snowing something awful, and so we ended up just hunkering down there for the night. Awesome talks, as always. I learned about the topic of…
I don’t really have pics for this, but I found out today that Alex and Linda have purchased a house! They’re going through the final steps, but it looks like the sellers accepted their offer. I saw a few photos online, and the place looks fantastic. Awesome light through the windows, and a fireplace to…
Here’s a quick shot of all the fun stuff I got. Among the notable items, I got a kickass Mr. T tee from Chelsea, and some of Ben’s own artwork (a lot of the cool artwork I have around my apartment is thanks to Ben). Great presents all around. Ok. This just fucking made my…
A few days ago, Justin mentioned a lecture by someone named Malcolm Gladwell. I hadn’t heard of him before, but when Justin recommends something (and he sounded very excited), I make it a point to listen. Justin, Chris and I got tickets to go to the event. Originally, they were $20 a pop, but we…