I’ll be more active on the site again, soon. Until then, here’s a quick recap of what I’ve been doing: Reading A History of Knowledge Working the new job (programming, programming, programming) Getting caught up in the new season of TV (grrrrrr….) Pouring concrete (well, I only spent a Saturday doing this, but it was… Continue reading Lapse
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9 – 11 – 02
Peace.
There and back again
We just got back yesterday from a week-long vacation on the Oregon Coast. I should say, “We just got back and recovered,” because a week in hotels with young children is taxing. But, it was a good trip. We started out in Newport, and the weather for the first few days was crappy: chilly, foggy,… Continue reading There and back again
Well, duh.
Here’s an interesting study: Drinking alcohol makes the opposite sex look more attractive (Yahoo article; MSNBC is here). Haven’t we all known this for years? You know, along the lines of those T-shirts and bumper stickers proclaiming “Beer – helping ugly people have sex since 1883” or somesuch. I mean, really. That’s what alcohol does.… Continue reading Well, duh.
I’m Back!
This past month since I last posted has been a very transitional one. I quit my job with Alpine, and I’m taking on a new one in September. I’ve got slightly less than three weeks off as of now. Of course, that means I’ve had to change servers; I no longer have the convenient access… Continue reading I’m Back!
Fun With Images
As you can see from the image to the right, I have been playing around with Paint Shop Pro and doing some fun image editing. I don’t know why, but this seemed like an extraordinarily funny thing to do, and the results turned out pretty good. Better than the Darth Maul/Boba Fett image I did… Continue reading Fun With Images
Boba Maul?
I finally saw Attack of the Clones last Friday (the 5th), and it was pretty good. Better than The Phantom Menace, at any rate. And I’ve been thinking of the odd, cult-like popularity that has arisen out of two Star Wars characters, Boba Fett and Darth Maul. Yep, utterly geeky. My best theory as to… Continue reading Boba Maul?
Fine Grind
Still around. Had a nice, four-day holiday weekend, and now I really don’t want to go back to work Monday morning. It’s odd; I love working with the Internet, and developing in PHP, and the cool technologies, and being hands-on in all aspects of a web site from domain name registration and server management to… Continue reading Fine Grind
One more reason to love toys…
So I may be behind the times on this, but check out this link: Eric Harshbarger’s LEGO® website. This guy is my new hero. He actually builds LEGO sculptures for a living. No, really. He makes a living building LEGO sculptures. Professionally. What the hell am I doing wrong?
Portland recap; To-do list
Portland was really good. We picked a good hotel this time (we’ve stayed in some real dives) and the Portland Spirit dinner cruise was fantastic. I’d highly recommend anyone looking for something nice to do in Portland, check this out. TODO list for chuggnutt.com: Get blog search working Get the featured “Check it Out” link-thing… Continue reading Portland recap; To-do list