I'm eating ketchup on my liverwurst.

I scoff at purists.

Well, I did it. I put my money where my mouth is and donated to the OLPC project. So sometime in early 2008 I will be the proud owner of an XO-1 laptop. So will some lucky kid in the third world.

Now I'll have to start practicing my dodging techniques for the expected throng of "oooh can I borrow/play with/touch/see that?" people. :)

For the last couple of years, I've suffered really bad seasonal depression once, say, mid to late October rolls around. It's most noticeable on cold days with bright sunshine because my brain cannot accept the idea that the noonday sun looks as harsh (with the color balance shift from atmospheric effects) and low as it does ( Read more... )

Mmm... Skyscraper, I Love You ( Read more... )

Scratch off "things to do" and add to "things done":

- Sing "Sweet Caroline" at Fenway Park in the 8th inning.

And some days... magic happens.

Who wants to go see Underworld (the band, not the movie) in Boston with me? The show is on Saturday, September 15, but I want to get advance seats ASAP. I will partially subsidize tickets for friends. Please IM, call, or post a reply if you are interested.

[as I shuffled around scratched CDs in a broken case]

Everything works exactly the way I don't want it to!

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I'm 27 with nothing to show for it.

Happy birthday rah rah rah.