Here is an autobiographical story I wrote. I submitted it to one fairly major blog on a whim, not sure what else to do with it, or whether it is any good. Names and minor details changed to protect the innocent, but all the actual details went down exactly as described ( Read more... )

I'm still alive. Grad school is kicking my ass this semester. I took too heavy a courseload and it's kind of a mess. The point of my program is to produce published research and spending too much time on classes detracts from that. Lesson learned - I'm taking a lighter load next semester ( Read more... )

I haven't quite been avoiding the NYC steampunk scene, but I haven't been seeking it out either ( Read more... )

For all of you who still read this - Delsin and I got engaged :).


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After almost 6 months of life in the "sixth borough" I have some thoughts on the nightlife scene in New York City as it applies to weirdos like myself. A big part of why I moved here was to enjoy the cultural resources of the city while I am still young and unencumbered enough to care, so here are my thoughts in no particular order ( Read more... )

We met someone on the train who was going to the same place so we walked there together. The scenery along the way involved lots of broken glass, trash, barbed wire fences, barred windows, and other signs that we were not in Kansas anymore. Of course, the only way you can hide a 300 capacity secret venue is to do it in an area where the cops are ( Read more... )

If you're wondering why so long since my last update - in the past 5 weeks I ran a festival stage, moved across 3 states, got situated in a new apartment, adopted a kitty (!), and started grad school. Busy is an understatement ( Read more... )

This morning was interesting. I was about to leave for work when I hear a knock on the door. I answer to find a burley construction worker looking dude, who tells me he is from Wells Fargo and he is here to change the locks on the property. He was disarmingly nice and polite so I answered his questions about whether the building was occupied and ( Read more... )

Rutgers Newark it is :). I'm, like, going to get my doctorate. They think I'm, like, smart or something.

One thing that continues to amaze me is how marketing seems to drive the entire hygiene industry, rather than research or even logic for that matter. Marketing trends that actually make no sense at all ( Read more... )