“The new process replaces the lava lamps with a more Zen-like source of entropy: a webcam with its lens cap on.” #
gettin’ mathy with it
friday at the mission is a defacto half day, so we came back to the hotel just after noon, and sat out by the pool reading and watching the ocean. which makes me wonder how far out can i actually…
your fearless adventurer
i got in the ocean today. the indian ocean. Justin in the Indian Ocean
first, a picture
this is a view of the indian ocean with the tide out as seen from the sea cliff. i’ve marked with an arrow where i believe i was standing when i took this photo. perhaps this more aptly conveys what…
like a warm laptop on cold toes
how voyeuristic to see myself in a photo i didn’t know was being taken. it’s easy to forget what your body looks like, especially when you’re doing some idiosyncratic thing like scanning the horizon for an interesting photo. catherine took…
happy na-ne na-ne (peasant’s day)
it’s friday, an apt day for reflection man walking in the indian ocean at low tide i was considering going to zanzibar, but i think my original plan for today and tomorrow (hanging out by the pool) will more than…
Second trip to Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
My second trip to Tanzania completes my three country, six trip tour of the world. How splendidly symmetrical. Though the pictures below tell a story of continuous jaunts along the Indian Ocean, flirting with the flora and the fauna, I…
returning, slowly
my house has new shiny floors, smells salty like varnish. suitcase back finally three days late, one candlestick broke. like a satisfying gift of dirty clothes. closure. unpacked it immediately. put pictures from tanzania up online. the clouds and the…
lifestyle seduction
this morning a volkswagen ad caught my eye, showing a long Airstream trailer attached to a new beetle, lifting the latter into the air. and i remembered how much i love the airstream trailer design. rounded. shiny. aluminum. and nowadays:…
laundry
i get anxious doing laundry in new places. the vulnerability of trucking clothes out in broad daylight. the inability to predict whether the washers will all be taken. the elevator style non-interaction between fellow launderers. the leaving of clothes unattended.…
this is what is up
i’ve given myself two days of vacation on thursday and friday. how nice. tonight everyone came over under the auspices of playing risk (there being several gamers among us). we ended up playing settlers of catan and fluxx. tomorrow we…
manumission schmanumission
how easy to forget that school is awesome because of the new people. what was i doing dissin’ 19 years of school in my last post? i feel like i’ve dissed all the new people i’ve met over those 19…
seeking partner for programming
i enjoy working on projects where the interaction i have with people demonstrates to me that they care about what i’m doing. i’ve happily worked on measure’s databases for so long because i usually get instant feedback from my boss…
tonight we rocked the library
jean and i bought snacks in 95 degree humidity, 45 some odd people came out, sils’s myriad organizations were duly introduced, and chris higgins provided the culminating and encore group introduction. thus happy hour was officially inaugurated. for a free…
thinking about classes
i really haven’t had time to sit down and think. or more accurately, my head hasn’t been thinking anything interesting as of late. i have some faith that even when my own thoughts are inaccessible to me, the out of…
words that rhyme with orange: binge, cringe, fringe, inge, klinge, minge, singe, tinge, twinge, vinje, winge, impinge, infringe, syringe, unhinge #
how big a dork? according to google, my database naming conventions are the 7th most popular on the internet! Leszynski and Reddick, you’re going down! #
instant gratification: catherine’s pictures from our trip to the mwenge market #
all the sinks around here say armitage shanks on them in a sort of scripty comic sans. i think that’s kind of funny
pinky writes in to tell me that armitage shanks is also a band! #
ohmigod! NATIONAL PRAYER DAY – PRAY FOR THE DEATH OF BILL O’REILLY #
raise your hand if you’re oblivious to the blog syndication megadrama #
groan! Someone in the industry needs to lead the way by launching an all-new beer aimed at women — the world’s first Fem-ale #
how disturbing. umm, and this too rebecky #
googledance?
so useful: pronounceable password generator #
a little boingboing love #
robo water striders, so cool! #
tell me this isn’t new:
holy smokes!
had i only known about this:
ohmygod!
anal is: editing a year’s worth of blog posts to take advantage of blogger’s new title tags #
Best Quote Ever!
“[Kevin] Costner is at that poignant crux in a star’s career when it’s time to think about taking supporting roles, doing a TV cop show, trying Broadway, running for Governor.” #
an abomination
weirdest copyright message ever
“The All Media Guide is protected by a unique data fingerprinting process to ensure that the data and its format can be identified…” #
christina ricci as woody allen
(what a great trailer!) #
resolved: worse is better #
not for ie – about:mozilla #
“Thou shalt not covet thy neighbor’s ass” — the “Ten” Commandments #
interesting: My Life Without Me (lovely music) #
“If you were driving a truck for 10 hours a day, that would be your job. Truck Driver.” — Gary Marchionini (in class) #
photo: The 6 Eleven #