Oh man, I have been meaning to update this thing for so long. Too much to report: experimental strawberry pie! Bizarre silent film with live sound effects, benshi narration, and male soprano! Extra action marching band! Astounding freeway collapse that actually improved bay area traffic ( Read more... )

Today I cut class to go to a nuclear reactor. I and a few other people from my lab got a personal tour and got to stand on a metal grating right over the reactor, which was in an open tank of water, and look down at the core. There weren't even any guard rails - it would have been easy to fall in! (apparently they joke that you're ok as long as ( Read more... )

( Yes, I'm procrastinating... )

I just finished installing Kubuntu on my new MacBook. I believe this elevates me to an entirely new level of geekiness.

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"I wish I knew. I saw the same things you did. I don't know what -- horns, and what looked very much like tusks. I couldn't recall everything, could you? The warmth and appreciation were such that I followed it here ( Read more... )

I just posted a shit-ton of photos on flickr.


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Seattle so far has been awesome, as per usual. The night before last, Michelle and I tried to take her tandem to critical mass, but broke down shortly before reaching Westlake center. So we walked it to (up) Capitol Hill, hung out at a friend's, which happened to be mere blocks from my sister's apartment, which happened to be mere blocks from the ( Read more... )

Dear friends, I am flying to Seattle the morning of the 29th and leaving on the 3rd. If you want to hang out, drop me a line. I hope you are all having a fabulous holiday.

Assergi (this is the building I wrote about here)


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