20 Oct 2005, 16:57 p.m.

Argh

There are jerks in the world. And sometimes I interact with them! And I get frustrated. Argh.

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20 Oct 2005, 9:46 a.m.

"Waiting Waiting Waiting"

I laughed out loud at Spamusement! today. Incidentally, the other web comics comprising my daily comic trawl are: Achewood; Toothpaste For Dinner; Something Positive; and Dinosaur Comics.

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18 Oct 2005, 19:25 p.m.

Lies, Durned Lies, and Carrots

I lied to my mother. Or I tried to. But because he lied, Yudhisthira's chariot falls upon the ground, never to float again.

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18 Oct 2005, 13:51 p.m.

The Fear Of Jerkitude

Harlan Ellison v. Penny Arcade, and the court rules in favor of no one at all.It often takes self-confidence and self-immersion verging on the level of sociopathy for creators to get their ideas on film …

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17 Oct 2005, 16:19 p.m.

Jobs At The Internet Archive

Various levels of tech savviness required.

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17 Oct 2005, 13:14 p.m.

Decision Procedures

When I go to a restaurant, I limit myself to choosing from a fraction of the offerings at that restaurant. I have made one very big decision (continuing to be vegetarian) that frees me from …

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17 Oct 2005, 12:17 p.m.

Music Soothes The Savage Inequalities

Every few months I look around the ShoutCast radio stations and find great selections. Today: flamenco/Spanish guitar. Man, that genre is to me as pink walls are to a PCP fiend.

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16 Oct 2005, 17:28 p.m.

Progress Redux

It's Weekend O'Minor Renovation! Recaulking the sink, building tacky snap-together furniture, hanging up pictures, sorting stacks of dead tree for shredding and storage, and sending notes to charities asking them to take me off their …

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16 Oct 2005, 0:30 a.m.

Progress

Yesterday (Saturday) I tidied my room, dug a bunch of seldom-worn clothes out of my dresser and closet, took them and Leonard's rejects to Buffalo Exchange, got a tiny amount in store credit and dumped …

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14 Oct 2005, 18:40 p.m.

Epithet For A Customer

"mega-jerk"

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