On this day… Hanukkah ends at sundown Festivus is “traditionally” celebrated The Night Before Christmas was first published, in 1823 Eddie Vedder was born in 1964 The Emperor of Japan Akihito was born in 1933 Van Gogh cut off his ear in 1888 A whole bunch of other stuff happened …and oh yeah, it’s my… Continue reading 34
Month: December 2006
Fantasy wish list
I’m nerdy, no two ways about it: while thinking about the kind of things I would want for Christmas this year, I got to wondering about fictional gadgets and technology that I wouldn’t at all mind having. So, as a perfectly goofy/nerdy/idle/self-amusing blog post, I put together a wish list of sci-fi/fantasy gadgets I’d like… Continue reading Fantasy wish list
I was interviewed about Lost…
Based on what I’ve been writing (ranting) about “Lost” recently, I was contacted via email by a woman doing a feature story about the subject who wanted to interview me (also via email). The twist? It’s a Brazilian television Lost fan site entirely in Portuguese. Globalization, ya gotta love it. It’s cool seeing my name… Continue reading I was interviewed about Lost…
Hack Bend holiday shopping guide
A little cross-pollination: over on Hack Bend I’m going to be posting a Holiday Shopping Guide, and I want to make it collaborative as well as listing my own opinions on where to shop for the holidays. So if you live in Central Oregon and have any recommendations or want a piece of the action,… Continue reading Hack Bend holiday shopping guide
These Santas are so wrong
SouthFlorida.com is running a photo gallery of kids scared of Santa Claus, which is gut-busting funny. (Really! I laughed out loud at a lot of these.) But some of these Santas are so messed up that I had to re-run them here. (But go check out the rest.) Like this one… Or this one: More…… Continue reading These Santas are so wrong