It's official, by vote of the membership of Arisia, Inc.: I am the convention chair for Arisia '07.

The 2007 convention is a year and a half away, though I'm sure the time is just gonna fly by...

In the immortal words of Socrates, "I drank *what*?" :-D

(footnote for those not familiar with Arisia conchair selection: in order to be considered ( Read more... )

Operation "Get Kalessin The Hell Outta Boston" has entered the mission operational phase ( Read more... )

Tired of the old Dewey Decimal? Bored with Library-of-Congress classification? Widener Library at Harvard doesn't have enough concurrent classification systems for your taste? Bookstore categories too narrow?

Try the new, the wow, the totally-California way...

A whole bookstore arranged by color!

Article about the art.

More photos.

My trusty 1983 Suzuki GS1100GL fired up easily today, first time after its winter slumbers. I've been missing riding, motorcycling is something I find to be just so much fun. I got through doing taxes on Friday (I owed $3500 to the IRS through my own damn estimated-payments miscalculation!) by promising myself that I'd go riding during this ( Read more... )

New England Suffers Maple Woes (requires Real Player or Windows media):

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4571982

Happy April 1st!

There are three hundred and seventy-three styles of Chuck Taylor canvas sneakers offered on Converse's website (including youth and infant sizes). The mind boggles. Unfortunately, still no checkerboard Chucks, I've been waiting 'bout twenty years for them to come back 'round again on the guitar ( Read more... )

I suppose it was due to happen sometime. Much like people, when cars get older, they get grumpy cantankerous. On cold, damp mornings, they sometimes just don't want to wake up and start running. Usually this is due to condensation under the distrubutor cap or in the spark plug boots, old spark plug wires, clogged fuel injectors, etc etc ( Read more... )

AUUUGH! Why is it that cars always choose stormy times on weekends to break down? My Volvo, that has been exceptionally dependable about starting every time the key is turned in the ignition, decided that today, with all the rain/slush-from-the-sky/snow and temps going from 37degF down to about 30, was the perfect day to refuse to start ( Read more... )

I just got back from a Boston Symphony Orchestra concert. Tonight's program was Mozart's Symphony #40 and Mahler's Symphony #5 ( Read more... )

Wow, I haven't posted in a long time. Tough to get back into even the once-monthly habit ( Read more... )