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Ruh Roh

Feb

27

2008

Two things causing concern. First, I got on the scale, and was happy to see I’d lost another pound. The bad news was, I realized I hadn’t weighed Chaplin in a while, so I picked him up to do the whole “weigh self holding cat, weigh self, subtract” method to see how much he weighed. ...

The Broke-Ass Chronicles 1

Feb

25

2008

Not a lot going on with me at the moment, mostly scraping along while I try to find myself a new job. A few points to share from the trenches of brokedom: – My $3 a meal effort seems to be working well. 30 days a month x 3 meals a day x $3 meal ...

Excelsior! 7

Feb

20

2008

You know you’re a geek when you think, “God, this job-hunting would be so much easier with a spreadsheet.” You are an even bigger geek when you actually make that spreadsheet. You realize being a geek is a good thing when said spreadsheet actually does turn out to be helpful.

It’s Only Pronounced Fee-nix 3

Feb

19

2008

To balance out my bragging in the post below, I thought I’d share a story about how unbelievably stupid I (as well as several other people I shall not name to protect their pride) felt after bar trivia on Thursday. The last question was fairly straightforward: There are twelve state capitals that start with the ...

One Year Later 1

Feb

17

2008

A year ago this weekend, I got on the scale, and the number I saw almost made my eyes bug out of my head. I’d had to greatly reduce my gym time because of my ongoing foot problems, and I hit a number I’d sworn I’d never let myself hit. I saw that number, and ...

Why I Wish I Was A Cartoon Voice-Over Artist

Feb

13

2008

Because then I’d get to participate in unbelievably awesome stuff like this, from the voices behind Spongebob Squarepants: via Dave Barry’s blog and BoingBoing.

Ding Dong 2

Feb

12

2008

The Strike is dead.

Only Took Me Two And A Half Years

Feb

12

2008

I’ve finally uploaded the last of the best of my Europe photos, from my 2005 trip with Mark. Here’s a link to the full set, the captions have descriptions of what the hell it is that you’re looking at, along with some entertaining stories of stuff we did while over in Euroland. If, unlike me, ...

Gung Hay Fat Choy

Feb

12

2008

Saturday I went to the Golden Dragon parade celebrating Chinese New Year with some friends, and my pictures are up. I’m really happy with how these came out, since this is the first time I went shooting with my giant (70-300mm) lens and did manual focus the entire time. I will say, this is the ...

In Bruges 1

Feb

11

2008

In honor of the movie that’s recently come out (which I have not yet seen, but Tim, of course, has), I wanted to remind people that I have, in fact, actually been to Bruges. I even have photographic evidence of this fact. I even have evidence that Mark was there with me, and that he ...