December 2008
39 posts
Not sure why, but for the past few weeks I’ve really been enjoying monochromatic designs.
Dec 30th
I was looking for something in some old logs and came across this beauty: http://www.spidermancrawlspace.com/Weird/spidercamel.jpg
Dec 29th
I hope these houses become commonplace: http://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/27/world/europe/27house.html
Dec 27th
I’m three days into my winter break and my internal clock has already forgotten what day of the week it is. Oops.
Dec 27th
T-15 minutes until the family is scheduled to arrive and the festivities begin.
Dec 25th
I think George Bush may have copied his foreign policy from Harrison Ford in Air Force One.
Dec 24th
my second trip into nj this week was fairly painless thanks to the magic of tomtom.
Dec 24th
Merb getting rolled into Rails? Really? I guess it’s too early to be an April Fools joke… http://tinyurl.com/7l9p3v
Dec 23rd
Lately when I put on my huge hoodie, it’s like a Mr. Yuck sticker screaming “Keep away. I’m sick and gross.”
Dec 23rd
new york drivers and the entirity of new jersey are both ridiculous and undesirable.
Dec 23rd
oh back to the future. why are you always so awesome? esp. 1955 george mcfly.
Dec 22nd
Made the coat exchange with @calophi. Success! However, my lungs keep on trying to cough themselves inside out. Assholes!
Dec 21st
Just got back from Park’s party (which @ewindisch kinda livetweeted) Think @calophi took my jacket accidentally? :( Despite that, it was fun
Dec 21st
Oops. The post office closes at 1PM on Saturday?
Dec 20th
I am trying to taunt Chris into doing the Macarena. It is not working. Peer pressure, why do you fail me?
Dec 17th
Last night I fought light pollution in my room by throwing unmatched socks over all my gadgets’ LEDs. What have you done lately, planeteer?
Dec 17th
Saw a pretty girl at subway wearing a megaman hoodie. I’m pretty sure I’m in love.
Dec 17th
Hark, young glove! I have found your brother!
Dec 17th
this is hardly precipitation. not a valid excuse for everyone driving like an ass.
Dec 16th
rt @ginatrapani “Good Thing becomes Rut, Rut becomes Transition, and Transition becomes Good Thing.” http://tinyurl.com/6cxcbm
Dec 16th
I have too many clothes. Just retired a ratty Nike t-shirt I bought freshman year of HS. That was… 1997? Jeez.
Dec 16th
holy cow. creppert got a facebook?! this is news.
Dec 15th
In Iraq, Bush is showed with…. shoes? http://tinyurl.com/6398wl
Dec 15th
Today is one of the few days I get to use this excuse: http://xkcd.com/303/
Dec 12th
ugh. right-click -> edit in vim is suddenly broken for me under vista, and manually running triggers UAC? gross.
Dec 12th
I’m finding it surprisingly painful to setup an Oracle client on Ubuntu. Added the sources, apt-get’d, and the files just aren’t there. WTF?
Dec 11th
someone should make a saucy supermarket novel out lines recycled from war films. “I want you to take the first hard and fast up the middle.”
Dec 11th
I think if we all work together we can bring “Information Superhighway” back into society’s common vernacular. This would be a good thing.
Dec 9th
“HAY GUYZ I JUST SAW SOME LOLCATZ AS I WAS SURFING DOWN THE INFORMATION SUPERHIGHWAY.” See? I’m doing my part.
Dec 9th
window plasticing is going worse than last year. 1) the plastic i got is too short? 2) hair dryer conked out after 1/2 of first window.
Dec 9th
I got up from my desk for water + context switch only to find that the entire office has left for the day. This happens somewhat regularly.
Dec 8th
wow. woke up to a 35 degree room. i think it’s time to insulate the windows a bit. and get new batteries to my space heater’s remote.
Dec 8th
OMG REFLECTION AND GRADIENT in Adobe newsletter. clearly someone over there knows how to use Photoshop. http://tinyurl.com/5ha5jv
Dec 6th
So … I heard on the radio that OJ Simpson will be serving 15 to life?
Dec 5th
I do not understand why some people will buy sponsored links on google to websites that are so useless they don’t even list prices.
Dec 4th
Apparently our office is directly under a giant compressor that condensates a lot, so our ceiling tiles need to be replaced annually.
Dec 4th
There is a strong inverse correlation between the length of my beard and the frequency I am asked for change. I shaved yesterday.
Dec 4th
I would be lying if I said I didn’t spend the past hour tracking down a bug that did not exist because I forgot next year is 2009, not 2008.
Dec 4th
I’m not sure I 100% woke up today. I blame the cold.
Dec 3rd
bah. i am not entirely thrilled with how this holiday season is kicking off.
Dec 1st