Looks like they have the equivilant of Ozone Action Days out here in the Bay Area, complete with the hacking cough and the free public transport.

The cough is about like the one in Austin, but the free ride is a much bigger deal. In Austin, an OAD would save you a buck, whereas today I saved $7.

Craziness.

moiety_tx and nescafe: y'all'd better not call off this wedding, because I just bought my tickets.

desika, might I trouble y'all for lodging from Thursday, September 28th through Monday, October 2nd?

Cotton Enterprises has a new official slogan:

Serendipity On Demand

Every time I just about get myself convinced that I can be happy with building my own life and contributing to the well being of my own people, something comes along to jar me out of it.

This time is was discovering Between the Wars by Billy Bragg, which I'd somehow never heard before, and once again I'm off to crush the jeweled thrones of the ( Read more... )

I just received my offer letter from BitTorrent, so I'll shortly be calling the Bay Area home. The next six months will be busy, but I know I'm going to learn a huge amount.

The adventure continues...

I dreamed up a tomato-based sauce on the drive to Portland, which I served with gnocchi. It turned out well. I'm jotting it down here for posterity ( Read more... )

First off, my apologies to everyone who knew I was traveling halfway across the continent, but didn't receive a notice that I wasn't currently being feasted on by coyotes behind some mesa in Northern Arizona with a roll of toilet paper in my hand and a bewildered look still on my face ( Read more... )

Why? Because he got to attend the premier of The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe at the Royal Albert Hall.

Check it out, it's the third entry down. Lots of pictures from the afterparty, including Tilda Swinton.

Does anyone know where the love of God goes ( Read more... )

What would you actually be willing to die for?

or

to put it another way

What would you be willing to try to do, knowing that you might get killed in the process?