I have had more nightmares in the past few months than I think I've had in years. I know some friends around here have gotten a few giggles from the tarantula dream a few weeks ago, but Tuesday night I had a series of dreams that left me more anxious and out-of-it than ever ( Read more... )

Thursday night at 7:30 I will be performing in the Choral Artists concert at the UH Moore's Opera House ( Read more... )

Had a very pleasant day today. Being a federal holiday, and my working for as a civilian contractor to the government, I enjoyed my day off. What did I do to commemorate the day? I contributed to the economy ( Read more... )

So, we have started a new community on LJ.  Here's the link: rebootgod_brew

So you can have an idea about what it's about, here's the first post:

So our adventures at the renfest have produced a hobby.

First we bought a hard cider brewing kit from the very nice man at Bristlecone Pine.  We (jnasser, kommie, and me) thought that his samples were mighty tasty and ( Read more... )

For those of you that don't know, I have been on hiatus from music for three years.  This semester I have joined back with the choir, Choral Artists.  This is a group of professional (and 3 graduate students) in the Houston area that is directed by Dr. Charles Hausmann.  Dr. Hausmann is head of the UH Choral Department and the director of the ( Read more... )

I was shocked this morning when I headed over to the Consumerist and found out that one of my favorite restaurants is closing it's doors.  Apparently, this came as a shock to more than just patrons.  The line level employees were not told until this morning.  A few restaurants in Texas are staying open for the remainder of the day, but none in the ( Read more... )

Did that get anyone's attention?

Good, because we need another movie marathon.  Can you guess what series we're thinking about doing?

If you are interested in lightsabers, midichloreans, cantinas, and arguing about who fired first, let us know.

We are considering this marathon for a Friday in August - either the 8th or the 15th.

Show up or get ( Read more... )

Gizmodo has a fun post going on about how the new mission to the moon will look.  NASA put out a nifty little animation here. 

I break my silence with one statement:

Can someone, anyone, provide a reason why I don't need this for my child's room?

The orbiter Discovery is currently on pad 39a at the cape. Assuming favorable weather (80% chance right now) she'll be launching at 5:02pm on Saturday. For those that haven't kept up, she will be delivering the 2nd of 3 components to complete the Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA)'s Kibo laboratory. The trip should last 14 days with 4 ( Read more... )