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It has been a while, hasn't it?
Every year about this time I generally send out a mass email called the Poetics Year in Review. A little introspective about the ups and downs, changes and similarities, and an overview of the year as a whole. Generally I fire this off to most friends in my address book, but wanted to see if anyone else was interested in receiving it. If you're ( Read more... ) -
A Victorious Day for Open Source!
Jacobsen v. Katzer has been settled!In short (that article is fairly extensive ( Read more... ) -
Lshoan Harah (Fiction)
The life of a Sheriff is neither glamorous, nor friendly. Good thing there are kindred like Austin to take care of the cleanup. As with most of these stories, this one contains adult themes, violence, and is in no way indicative of my own personality. Remember folks, it's only a game.
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Dear Sir or Madam at my company,
Normally, I really don't care how I'm addressed. Some people call me 'Poetics,' others 'Christopher,' and some less reputable titles, in my out-of-office life. However, I have gone to great effort to ensure that in this professional setting, my preferred address as 'Christopher' is well-known. All of my emails are from 'Christopher,' all of my ( Read more... ) -
A Day to Write
An author whose works I have enjoyed since childhood once wrote that for one to be a writer, as with a painter, sculptor, race-car driver, climber, or any other professional or hobbyist, one must practice their craft every day. Every day. No breaks for Christmas, or because you're tired, he wrote, no breaks due to travel or illness. Every day ( Read more... ) -
Samantha's Final Ride
So I heard back from the mechanic today: State Farm is considering Samantha a totaled vehicle. A 2001 Katana is going for about $3k on the market, and there are easily over $4k worth of damages to her from the crash three weeks ago ( Read more... ) -
More Fiction
Just wanted to bring people's attention to johannesj, my IC journal for the Camarilla Requiem venue. A new entry has been posted, part 1 of his introduction to a "new" family member.
I know I have quite a few other scenes and situations to write up -- I'm trying to get to them, believe me! -
Samantha needs CPR
So I was going to write about how today was an awesome day -- I had a great lunch with an old friend, accomplished a few goals at work, and all in all enjoyed myself immensely ( Read more... ) -
iPhone SDK for the Layman, or why I get giddy about silly things
There has been much buzz in the tech world recently as Apple released their SDK (software development kit) geared at the iPhone and iPod Touch, but what does this mean for the common consumer ( Read more... ) -
Anger
So on Monday I realized I needed to pick up contacts for my portrayal of Johannes at SWRE. Well, in California, even non-prescription contacts require a prescription. No problem -- a friend of a friend works in an optometrist's office and got me in Tuesday afternoon to get checked out. That night I sent in an order with next-day shipping to an ( Read more... )