An old drawing of a dragon.

I need to draw more.

When Milo and Freya got tired of watching the birds today, they zonked out on our bed.

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For those who missed it before, I'm retiring this journal. I want to take a more introspective and thoughtful direction with my posts and I feel that a clean slate would be best. My new one is here

This journal has served me well - it's over three years old! I'll probably keep it around, I just won't post in it.

Drive a mini RC car around and watch it on a web cam.

I believe that this is set up in TOkyo. Kinda neat to think that I can control a little toy halfway around the world.

I watched the movie Mulholland Drive last night.

I think I'm going to have to watch it again before I understand it ... what an obtuse movie.

Fascinating article about two startup businesses that produce synthetic diamonds. It would be nice to think that they'd put DeBeers out of business ...

This is just a little bit twisted.

This quote is taken from a post on one of the boards that I frequent. It accurately sums up my feelings about money, so I'm posting it here as a reminder ( Read more... )

Nothing in the world can take the place of persistence.

Talent will not: nothing is more common than unsuccessful individuals with talent.

Genius will not: unwrewarded genius is almost a proverb.

Education will not; the world is full of educated derelicts.

Persistence and determination alone are omnipotent.

-Calvin Coolidge

Al Gore calls the Bush administration on their lies, says he won't run but will pick a candidate in the near future. Insightful excerpt: "Robust debate in a democracy will almost always involve occasional rhetorical excesses and leaps of faith, and we're all used to that. I've even been guilty of it myself on occasion. But there is a big difference ( Read more... )