The first time I went to Vegas, it was sensory overload. Everything was amazing. The second time, my reaction was more, “Is this all there is?” Since then I’ve been there a couple times on business trips, and comes to terms with its superficiality. You have to enjoy it as it is, and not impose…
Category: ramblings
Satemallite Radio
So, I got the Sirius for the car. Yay! It very nearly totally rocks, in a very literal way. Thing is, I noticed while scanning the comedy stations tonight that there were commercials, and I was royally pissed. I mean, isn’t this why I’m PAYING for it? …so I won’t have to listen to that…
Chitown Hijinkery
Ah, yes— Chicago. I went last weekend, and I have pictures and I have notes, but the story is not yet forthcoming because 1.) I’ve been wicked busy, and 2.) I still am. Sometime before the end of the weekend, I will make a valiant attempt at codifying my story and updating this post. Until…
Delicious Bastards
Well, looks like my idea for a Delicious Library-style comic book database app is all for naught. From the DrunkenBlog interview with Delicious Monster co-founder Wil Shipley: I knew it’d work from the beginning, actually. The actual credit for the real-world metaphor in Delicious Library is a bit lost in the mists of my brain,…
Otters
I just came across a great reason for being proud of being made a member of the Happy Otter Clan™, in this quote by Neil Gaiman from an article in Time magazine: Except the trouble is, as a creator…I saw a lovely analogy recently. Somebody said that writers are like otters. And otters are really…
‘It Was as if All of Us Were Already Pronounced Dead’
Brace yourself for more about New Orleans. I recommend a strong stomach for this one— a compiled story of what happened at the Convention Center.
Comfortable Cat
Comfortable Cat, originally uploaded by *eSThER*. Yes, it’s a cat photo on my blog, and it’s not even my cat. Still, every blog needs a cat photo now and again.