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January 1, 2006
January 2, 2006
Updates!
12/24/2005 12/25/2005 12/26/2005 12/29/2005 12/31/2005 I have a lot more photos/vids from the 30th and 31st, but not enough time to get them all updated tonight. I'll post more as I'm able, but in the meanwhile... I hope these will entertain. I know I've been away for a good [read more...]
Audioplayer Updated
I updated the audioplayer (on the right) with a few new songs. I'm guessing you can spot the theme. [read more...]
January 3, 2006
Ain't Too Proud to Beg
Well, I've not really heard of this thing until today, but I figure it's worth a shot. Lo and behold, the time has come for the Sixth Annual Weblog Awards. Famewhore that I am, I'm asking any and all kind readers to submit a vote for yours truly. I [read more...]
A note about the video
Since I got the new iMac, I've been encoding video a bit differently. Up until now, I've been using the Sorenson codec. But now, with Flash 8 (and the Video Encoder that comes with it), I've been using the On2 VP6 codec. Truth be told, I don't have a clue [read more...]
José González | Sony Bravia
Well, I realize this is a super old link... but I was reminded of it this evening. For those that haven't seen it, this is a jaw-droppingly gorgeous commercial for the Sony Bravia. The visuals are absolutely stunning, and the song by José González is the absolute right song. [read more...]
Raincheck
I was able to get through all the pics/videos from the 30th and 31st. But I don't have time to post and comment them tonight. I'll try to get to those soon, this week. On a completely unrelated note - as I was digging around looking for reasons why you [read more...]
January 4, 2006
Belated Gift Exchange
Made plans to hang out with Liz and Steph tonight. We were originally going to go to some new bar on North/Damen called "The Tavern," but it ended up being way too crowded. Instead, we met up at a place called "Celebrity," which used to be a seafood place [read more...]
January 5, 2006
Updates!
12/30/2005 12/31/2005 [read more...]
Coverflow
Coverflow: a pretty sweet app that allows you to view all your iTunes music via album covers. It even goes out to retrieve cover art from places like Amazon. Sadly, it's a demo version and only for Macs running Tiger. But still a pretty neat thing to check out. [read more...]
Wherein Bryan Teaches Everyone a Magic Trick, Chris Learns It, Perfects It, and Performs the "Jig of Victory"
Unexpected Chocolate Bread
I came home tonight to find a small package waiting for me. Lo and behold, Alex and Linda sent me an awesome gift. Sweeeeeet! I wonder if this bread is from Kavarna Cafe. I can't wait to dig into this guy. According to the instructions, I heat this thing [read more...]
Maybe, Mexico
At the end of the work day today, Rey told us all that we would be likely hitting our divisional budget by the end of the week. Awesome! This means we have our stretch goal to achieve (which I think is like another two hundred thousand), before we can officially [read more...]
January 6, 2006
So there are more than one...
From: The Muffin Lady To: Felix Subj: Ah, if you only knew that I dear Blogger am real and The Muffin Lady Inc., and the best one that there is. Laso if you ever get out to Colorado make contact, for will give you a few of the baked treats, [read more...]
A note about Muffin Ladies
I guess the email I got was from another Muffin Lady in Colorado, who came across my site after doing some keyword searches. But the one I know is the local Muffin Lady, who was busted back in November of 2004. Getting this email today made me go back and [read more...]
January 7, 2006
Errands
Most weekends, I like nothing more than just lazing around the apartment. It seems like today was the first time in a long while where I've had a decent amount of free time. And so, what do I do? I ended up waking early, going out to the grocery store, [read more...]
Martini Party, 2006
Tonight was the annual Martini Party, as hosted by Cathie and Anthony. This is their first official Martini Party as a married couple, to boot (though I'm waaay behind on posting their wedding pics). I spotted this guy and had a chuckle, as Anthony's last name is DeMoon. I [read more...]
January 8, 2006
Puttering, Gaming, Updating
Today's been an odd mixture of slacking off and work. I woke up this morning and spent most of it digging around on my new Mac some. Still getting used to some of the ins and outs, still trying to muck around with things like the Spotlight and Automator. I [read more...]
Doom 3
After my fiddling around this morning, I took a trip over to the Apple Store and bought myself a fancy new game to play. I realize that Macs aren't in the same league as PC's for games... but they do have a few options. While this iMac isn't an [read more...]
Updates
I've spent the evening, doing some slight blog stuff and prepping some financial documents for my company's website. There was a VPN issue tonight, which ate up a bit of time. I blew an hour or so trying to figure out if it was a local issue, or something bigger [read more...]
January 9, 2006
Matt's Bag-O-Money Challenge 3
Matt brought in not one, but two bags of quarters today. You may remember that he purchased a house a while back, and is the landlord man. In the basement of the place he's got two coin-operated washing machines, and from time to time... he empties out the quarters. [read more...]
Now in 3D
Bryan brought in this cool camera today - a Nishika N8000, some sort of 3D camera. I guess this thing spits out a stereogram - two versions of the same image side by side, from slightly different perspectives. The thing you would then do is to cross your eyes, [read more...]
Making it a little more like home
It's been a while since we moved in to this office. And during these months, two paintings that used to hang above Ben desk have sort of been sitting around. Well, today Ben and Jane took hammer in hand, and put thought to action. They hung up these two [read more...]
Ninjas Versus Pirates: Rated Arrrrrrr!
This... This is what the Internet was created for. Thanks to FlamingoJeff for the link. The first act has a super long intro to it, so give it a chance. Once it actually gets going, it's pretty darn silly. Some of my favorite moments: Pirate Captain: Ninjas like to [read more...]
Ask... The Jerk Store
Looks like my friend Will (aka The Jerkstore and one of the authors of The Shotgun Rules) has updated his site. Stop on by and post a question, or just say hi! [read more...]
Congratulations, Riddla!
My friend Matt (aka Tha.Riddla) has done it once again. Last year, I told you about how he got into the U.S. Barista Championship after placing at the Great Lakes Regional competition. Well, recently he was at the Great Lakes Regional, and placed first! This means he gets an [read more...]
January 10, 2006
Michael Wolf: Architecture of Density
Some jaw-dropping images here, by photographer Michael Wolf. I remember seeing this link a while ago, but was reminded again of it by my friend Jesseca. And she was right in her thought that I'd go all apeshit for the repetition/symmetry. These are some amazing photographs of Hong Kong [read more...]
You Will Never Know What I Saw
Talking with Gretchen tonight on IM, she gave me a link to Sam Brown, who draws images based on titles people send in. This one is Gretchen's favorite, and I have to admit I'm quite fond of it as well. [read more...]
First Applescript
So, my problem with the EXIF info on some of my photos? It's looking like I need to create my own script/solution to take care of things. Tonight, I made a cup of tea and settled down with a Mac OS X book Justin loaned me. I was able [read more...]
A note on lanyards
Out of all the poetry readings I've ever attended, I've laughed the most while listening to Billy Collins. There's one poem in particular that I've been meaning to share with you, and the other day... I was reminded of it. I was watching an episode of the West Wing, and [read more...]
The Lanyard
by Billy Collins The other day I was ricocheting slowly off the blue walls of this room, moving as if underwater from typewriter to piano, from bookshelf to an envelope lying on the floor, when I found myself in the L section of the dictionary where my eyes fell upon [read more...]
Today has been a day of links
Wow. Well, I didn't take any photos today, but I got a ton of fun links from people. And to think that I was kind of worried I'd have nothing to post tonight. Lots of fun stuff here. If you like anything here, keep in mind it's because my friends [read more...]
The Ultimate Showdown of Ultimate Destiny
With lyrics like "angels sang out in immaculate chorus / down from the heavens descended Chuck Norris," how can you possibly go wrong? The Ultimate Showdown of Ultimate Destiny. Thanks goes to Chris. [read more...]
Notes on the Denial of Perspective
"A seemingly random smattering of elements that, viewed from a specific point in space, coalesce into a tangible planar element." This is the most recent entry on a blog called gravestmor. I've only had a brief bit to look around, but this one just made it to my bookmarks. [read more...]
January 11, 2006
Sand Game
This is a pretty wicked Java-based game, posted by GHaST over at Twelvestone. Lots of interesting interactions. Plants grow in water; fire burns oil; water puts out fire. I haven't fully figured out the sand and cera and salt just yet... but this thing is like your own little [read more...]
Billy Collins mp3 files
Yesterday, I posted a poem by Billy Collins. Today, I was searching around some and stumbled across a small cache of mp3 files - six poems in total! Check out this page on download.com for some free audio files and get your poetry on. [read more...]
January 12, 2006
Current.TV
My boss Rey sent this link out to all of us a week or so ago, but at the time I didn't do more than glance over the site. Today, I happened across a BB post about the site, and ended up taking a closer look. Wow! Talk about [read more...]
The $14 Steadycam
Just now, I remembered a cool link to a $14 Steadycam that I saw on Ektopia a few days ago. You know - in case anyone decides they want to create something for current.tv. [read more...]
Photoshoot
At work, from time to time, we end up grabbing a digital camera and going on a photoshoot. We mostly know what we're doing, and it ends up being a lot cheaper than hiring a photographer or buying stock. In order to get the images we need for our [read more...]
Wasabi Peas and Magic Tricks
A few days ago, I posted a video that showed a magic trick that Bryan had taught everyone. Well, all of us have been sort of practicing it, off and on, since then. Lately, it's become this thing where Jane and I have tried to make silly bets as to [read more...]