mindrot

wow. serious mindrot. i just spent the day writing php at strongs. it’s kind of the thing that could just go on forever, so thankgoodness i stopped myself around 11pm. now i’m totally unsure of what to do next. maybe…

sanity log day 2 – 430am dec3

for various reasons, i did not return to austin for thanksgiving. this has given me the mental space to begin work on my web database final project, in exchange for missing my family and our cooking together. it’s worth noting…

power went out dec5 2:37am

happy birthday justin weather is really nasty outside i wonder how long i’ll be without power suddenly happy for my gas heat, otherwise i might be freezing no more internet suddenly happy for web and database server installed on my…

North Carolina Ice Storm of 2002

On the evening of December 4th, North Carolina was hit with an ice storm that knocked out power for more than a million customers, some of whom didn’t get their power, heat, hot water restored for over a week. view…

from dec5 908p: power on, internet off

something about not having access to email makes me feel lonely. i guess that access represents a certain promise that something wonderful may be dropped into my inbox. having no access to email is like i am purposefully cutting myself…

icestorm day 7

the icestorm officially ended for me today when sometime around 7pm my internet service was restored. i am back online. time for some serious websurfing and boingboing-ing. [also, i turned in my last final project of the semester today, so…

symmetry

back in august, i went to kazakhstan for a week, came back on a sunday and school started on tuesday. before i had left, the town was empty, work was busy and when i returned the town was overflowing and…

car research: chassis rigidity and torsional stiffness

i am 23. i do not have a car. maybe i ought to join a support group or something. i don’t know, i’ve done quite well without. the mountain bike was a useful investment. i work on campus and live…

winter break in austin tx

i will be flying to austin tx very early in the morning (read: 8am) on thursday and will be staying with family through the new year. something *i need* to remember to bring: wireless access point. there is a good…

live from austin

yesterday was day 1: filled with departing and arriving, lord of the rings part 2, and dinner. i never feel such thorough exhaustion as i feel when i come home. today was shopping. it’s kind of like what to get…

i don’t believe in new year’s resolutions

haha. actually not entirely true. i have new semester’s resolutions. usually this means that the start of a new semester or summer (in august, january, and may) is perfect for abandoning old habits and taking new risks. this semester i…