Entries from October 2007

Start Your Day Right

Post 1

Check out this series of photographs of people and their breakfasts by John Huck. The photographs are beautifully taken, sure, but the subject matter is just so compelling. One photo presents only cigarettes and coffee as a woman's repast. I feel sad that she doesn't eat more but the emotion is quickly followed by self-reproach [...]


Om Nom Nom Nom Braineaters Disc

Post 2

It's official: the Braineaters have voted in favor of the Om Nom Nom Nom disc design that Joaquin and I created. I previously suspected my power as a Brains alumn was through my wallet but apparently Art Trumps Money. Hilarious, hilarious art.
Also, my site is in the Google top five for "om nom nom nom." [...]


Seattle Running Suit

Post 3

I jerked awake this morning at quarter to five with my face shoved down in my pillow and had a moment of lucidity. "Alarm's not set," I realized. "And you're dehydrated."
I stumbled down the hall to the bathroom for a pee and several long gulps of water from the faucet---am I the only person who [...]


Om Nom Nom Nom

Post 4

I saw this image of an evil road monster eating cars on Laura Fisher's blog a few months ago but her image link died. In attempting to relocate the hilarity to show Joaquin, we stumbled upon Om Nom Nom Nom but could not find the original reference. Finally, much refreshing revealed the above genius, but [...]


Site Maintenance / Regionals Post Delay

Post 5

I am officially finished with Fantastico as a website auto-installer. I wished to update WordPress and Gallery2 for my blog and that of Claire and Whit. Did my Bluehost Fantastico have WordPress 2.3 available? No.
Did attempting to run the Fantastico Gallery2 updater overload my CPU quota and break my Gallery2 installation? Yes. Yikes:
500 Server Error
A [...]


Morning Notes

Post 6

When I am walking in the city in the morning and listening to Led Zeppelin, I feel extra super cool. I was seriously surprised today that no one stopped me to give me fat wads of cash or profess undying love.
Even from the 10th floor of the Smith Tower, I can hear bagpipes somewhere in [...]


Haircut by Claire

Post 7

My housemate Claire is quite handy behind a pair of scissors, and with my camera.