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May 1, 2007
09-F9-11-02-9D-74-E3-5B-D8-41-56-C5-63-56-88-C0
Just spotted this on MetaFilter, and thought it was *incredibly* fascinating. My sense of things is this: someone discovered the encryption key to the HD-DVD format a few months ago. This means, essentially, that people can copy those DVD's to their heart's content. Well, I guess the MPAA has been [read more...]
May 2, 2007
Two Online Links That Have Dropped My Jaw Recently
The Science of Resuscitation and The Double Slit Experiment. [read more...]
May 3, 2007
On the Way to Work
A Fun (and Delicious) Game Idea
Chris and I spent some time today hashing out a potential game to develop. We've had a bit of a lull at work, and so we came up with a few project ideas that we could tackle in the meanwhile. Originally, it started as a game I had in mind [read more...]
Bryan Odiamar Determines His Jury Duty Status
May 4, 2007
New Apartment (Preview)
View from the dining room, looking out onto Fairfield. Viw from the living room, which extends out into a sunroom. That's right - a sunroom! I've never had one of these guys, and I can't wait. This little area screams books and afternoon naps. Sunroom, looking out onto the [read more...]
May 5, 2007
Moving Time!
Yikes. It's been a hectic few days, with more ups and downs than I can adequately recount here. I've got some fun pics and videos from the past few days, but scarcely had time to check email, let alone make any updates here. Sorry for the lag, but I'll try [read more...]
Moving to Logan Square
Move day is here! I got a ton of folks who agreed to help me with my move, as I'm of the "more people means less time" camp. Prior to today, I threw out a ton of stuff (I'm still amazed at all the crap I kept lying around). Liz [read more...]
Harmony the Cat: Backstory
Several weeks ago, I began a very difficult search: I needed to find a new home for my cat, Harmony. I haven't really mentioned it on the blog yet, but Liz will be moving in to the new apartment with me. It's an exciting next step for us, and I'm [read more...]
My Cat Harmony Needs a New Home
Original email, sent April 4, 2007 -------------------------------------- This is not a very easy email to write. My cat Harmony has been with me for some 13+ years now. She's been a part of my life since I was a mere undergrad at Indiana University, and has stuck with me over [read more...]
Harmony the Cat: Closure
Well, up until today... I had talked with someone who was willing to take Harmony in, and to give her a new home. My friend Aimee (OSU MFA alum and poet extraordinaire) helped in my search by posting an entry on her blog. For some reason, I held off posting [read more...]
Congratulations, Liz!
This evening, I stopped over at Liz and Steph's place, to help celebrate Liz's graduation. She successfully completed her Library Science degree, and now knows how to access information in ways you and I can only dream of. Although I was pretty beat from the day, I'm happy to have [read more...]
Happy Birthday, Dave
Dave's birthday was a few days ago, and he had an impromptu gathering at the Hideout (timed, conveniently, with a Dirty Found event). I missed most of the actual show, but hung around a bit afterwards with Dave, Amanda and Kristen. At this point, I'm pretty dead on my [read more...]
May 6, 2007
A Day of Cleaning
I cleaned, well... pretty much all day today. Woke up and had at it, getting my old apartment in shape. Around 2PM, I decided to walk down to Santullo's for a few slices of pizza. While I'm there, I remember that I have no TV, and wanted something to [read more...]
May 7, 2007
First Day in the New Neighborhood
May 8, 2007
I'm an Uncle! Again!
As of this afternoon, I am officially an uncle. Again. :) My sister's water broke this morning, and around 6PM... gave birth to a healthy baby boy. He was delivered through C-Section, and weighed in at 5 pounds, 8 ounces. Although, there was some discrepancy and he might only be [read more...]
Four Hundredth Mile
by Roger Mitchell I am 83 miles north of Indianapolis on I-65. A few clouds are out and the corn stands dead on its feet on either side of the road. It is dusk and the light leaps up to take its last look at the world. It is September, [read more...]
Thinking About Change
Lately, things have been going up and down for me. Everything's great, and I have little to complain about. But lately, things seem to be in a constant state of fluctuation. There's been a lot of unexpected shifts, a lot of sudden reversals. I've been thinking a lot about the [read more...]
May 9, 2007
peabe @ 32nd & Urban
Bryan's going to be part of a show this weekend, and wanted me to snap a few pics of some pieces he brought in. Check it out: Oh, hey! I just remembered - I saw the early stages of this piece! Prior show: peabe @ Impaired Visions. Prior show: peabe [read more...]
Fun Slides, Redux
For some reason, the topic of "Fun Slides" came up today. And, if you've been following this blog, you know that after seeing the toy make the Ten Worst Toys of 2004 list, well... we just had to get a pair. We busted them out again today, after what seems [read more...]
May 10, 2007
"We made brownies, and I think we're dead..."
Combine the Internet and the Freedom of Information Act... and you get embarassment on a global scale. The department's investigation began with a bizarre 911 call from Sanchez's home in Dearborn Heights. On the night of April 21, 2006, a panicky Sanchez told an emergency dispatcher he thought he and [read more...]
May 11, 2007
Harmony Gets a New Home
Today's the official day, of me taking Harmony off to her new home. I took the day off work today, partly to spend some time with Harmony... and partly to get her to get her nails trimmed and a bath, over at the local PetSmart. Here's a pic I snapped [read more...]
May 12, 2007
Happy (Surprise) Birthday, Chris!
So here's the backstory: Chris' birthday was today, and Leslie called me up to help out with the "surprise" part. Someone (me) needed to occupy Chris for part of the afternoon (3:00 - 4:15), allowing Leslie and everyone else to sneak into their home and set up the party. Earlier [read more...]
May 13, 2007
Paige's Dedication Ceremony, Bethel Church
Today Liz and I went to church service with her family, to attend Paige's dedication ceremony. We trekked out to Crown Point, IN to Bethel Church. It's been many years since I've been to a church service, and this one had a much more modern, younger feel to things. [read more...]
May 14, 2007
Fire at the Merchandise Mart
In the slowest, quietest way possible... a fire broke out near the Merchandise Mart today, near the end of the workday. I was looking out the window, and noticed a firetruck had pulled up. Next thing you know, another one pulled up on Franklin and they started getting the [read more...]
May 15, 2007
YouTube Profile Page
Started playing around with creating a YouTube profile page, and uploading some of my favorite videos there. I can easily spend an hour just digging through old archived stuff from the blog, so I expect to be adding more as time goes on. [read more...]
Bent Objects
Bent Objects is a great little site with a ton of fun pieces to view. via MetaFilter. [read more...]
May 16, 2007
Plupon
Plupon is a fun little game where you put your addition skills to the test. Click three balls to "freeze" them and to add their sums. Try to get it so that the balls total "10" or "20." Get enough, and you advance on to the next level. [read more...]
May 17, 2007
Stunt Rock Movie Screening
Almost a year in the making, our copy of "Stunt Rock" was finally put to use today. I can't believe it's been about 10 months since we first had the notion to watch this film in its entirety. At long last. Hm. Looks like they pulled down the video from [read more...]
May 18, 2007
Liz's Move
Today's the official day - Liz is moving all her stuff into our new apartment in Logan Square. It's been a busy time lately, so I didn't take all that many photos. This was the first time either of us used movers, so the whole process wasn't too bad [read more...]
May 19, 2007
Stunned
I forgot what we did today. I think it involved unpacking a lot of boxes. And lifting things. And unpacking more boxes. [read more...]
May 20, 2007
Justin's Move
Swung over to Justin's place today, to help with his move. He's packing up his apartment, putting a lot of things into storage, and heading to back home to Evansville for a little while. I think he's got travel plans set up, and he's looking to tour around the [read more...]
The Worst Sign. Ever.
Bunny on the Loose
Baxter got let out today, and she wandered around the apartment, exploring a bit. She was fairly timid, and stayed on the rug for most of her time out. She's slowly getting a feel for the place, and slowly making her way around the rooms. [read more...]
May 21, 2007
Painting the Dining Room
Liz, painting the dining room her favorite color. Not bad for one evening's work. I tried helping out some, but got in the way most of the time. I think all in all, I probably hindered more than I helped. [read more...]
May 22, 2007
Pulp Fiction Covers (by Thomas Allen)
Thomas Allen cuts out covers of pulp fiction novels, and the results are absolutely stunning. A terrific idea, executed incredibly well. Just... wow. via BoingBoing. [read more...]
CPAP Machine and Mask (aka "The Vader Trainer")
This morning, I got supplied with a CPAP machine for my sleep apnea. I got a brief runthrough of how the guy works, and... hopefully, it'll help me sleep better at night. The part of the left is a humidifier (I'm supposed to add in a tray of distilled [read more...]
May 23, 2007
Ratatouille: New Trailer
New trailer out (along with a 9-minute preview) for Ratatouille. [read more...]
reactable
Computer nerds always get the best toys to play with. The reactable is a collaborative electronic music instrument with a tabletop tangible multi-touch interface. Several simultaneous performers share complete control over the instrument by moving and rotating physical objects on a luminous round table surface. Thanks, Dustin! [read more...]
May 24, 2007
The Vino Rides Again, Again!
Liz has been getting