Art weekend 2008

Just back from Art Weekend with way too many LJ folks to type out by hand. Seriously: technolope, capital_l, redmed, aerospcgrl, multiplexer, amnesiadust, ect and mcniadh … (update: cyrrin and fire_starter_ are on LJ too! Who knew?) and 2 others who may or may not have ye-olde-livejournal.

Pictures here, including the results of actually opening . . . → Read More: Art weekend 2008

Porch

I had been working all day with the NASA folks, and I got back intending to take a run and perhaps a dip in the pool before going for dinner. I was feeling pretty good about myself, lookin’ sharp in the shades, khakis, and pressed collar shirt. Solving problems for a living and all that. . . . → Read More: Porch

Demons

I have never seen anything that looks so much like I would imagine “summoning a demon from hell” might look, as this video:

Aliens

Spent the afternoon at s ancestral mansion, along with , , , and maybe 10 other assorted folks. We were there to hunt and destroy “invasive” plant species in the woods out back, to make room for the locals.

After the plants were dead, we ate pizza in the “summer kitchen,” and spoke of many . . . → Read More: Aliens

Brief updates

A sound / feeling very much like “grrrrRRRPOW” in my mouth last night woke me from a solid sleep. I looked in the mirror and discovered that I’ve somehow chipped the corner of my (very nice, expensive, time consuming, uncomfortable to put in) new crown. It might be a teeth grinding thing, but it’s a . . . → Read More: Brief updates

Dance moves

I wish I could dance like these guys. It gets better and better towards the end.

Photos of TV

As pointed out by , Photos of TV is made of pure awesome. It captures, as in a great portrait, the frozen essence of a fluid medium:

Socket

The longer I sit in this depressing airport bar in Raleigh, the more reasonable it seems to me to climb up on my table, unplug the TV over my head, and plug in my laptop.

Hey, I’m not even *watching* the TV that’s right over my head.

Transformers

Perhaps I need a hobby.

Ooooooo

I don’t usually do this, but it’s late and I’ve been at the wine again (thanks and !)

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