I'm now in Oakland, a stone's throw from Berkeley. (So long as one has a trebuchet or similar aid in throwing stones longer distances.) The lease says I'll be here for 1.5 years.

Also, my (213) phone number is once again active.

I first became aware of Alan Watts when a certain dear Olga posted this clip to her blog. It's both amusing and excellently witty, and of course, it's very true:

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This got me to prowling around Mr. Watts' speeches on YouTube, and after a bit of that, this one popped up on my recommended list. It takes the form of an explanation of yoga for a ( Read more... )

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Boardgame ideas are one of those things that percolate through my brain. I had one many months back that I quite liked, and visiting the Essen Games Faire this year gave me the inspiration I needed to finish the last few nagging issues I had designing the game. So I built a playtest copy ( Read more... )

... this video proves many important things about the nature of the universe. Mostly it proves that I have excellent friends.

Not getting bites on my roommate ad responses in Berlin. Suggestions for finding a flat here, anyone? I'm looking for a short term stay (2 months) which is likely part of the problem.

If Berlin continues to be problematic for finding a good place, then the search widens to Prague and Tallinn.

Twitter has replaced 2/3 of what I used LJ for.

baudot on twitter

The "Lost Episode" of Dollhouse is a rare treasure - a glimpse of where the storyteller thinks the story is headed before he's found his way there.

For those who haven't caught this meme yet, it's some of the best science fiction currently going. Start at episode 6 and don't look back.

If you don't hear from me again, the (vegetarian) haggis did me.

Updateing whereami.org fairly regularly again. Check there for real updates.

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Nearing Scotland. Density of sheep increasing.

WhereAmI's RSS feed is yet to be resurrected. In the meantime, hey, here's a shoutout: There's updates on WhereAmI.org.