For some time, I've been researching different ways to improve my living space. One specific aspect was the high level of dust that my apartment tends to accumulate, and one way to help with that which kept coming up was to get a new, high quality vacuum cleaner. I did a bunch of research and looking around, and was guided partially by the vacuum ( Read more... )

I'm doing OK. My extended vacation is generally agreeing with me as much as I hoped, although it has only been this month that I've really had some extended time to myself. It's still very weird not working. But I am so happy to be gone from my former employer. It was a great, great ride for the first 6 years, but went pretty downhill after that, ( Read more... )

For any number of years at my job I had one technical wish: to never, ever again have to find a bug and then say "wait, how did this ever work?" only to find that it hasn't ever worked and that some other bug was hiding the failure. I never got this wish. This very scenario presented itself yet again a mere 2 days before I left ( Read more... )

I put in my notice today! All efforts to come up with a longer-term, sustainable working arrangement failed, so I'm done. Done! Donezo. Donezo the donezerian ( Read more... )

Do I happen know anyone who knows anyone who is currently in Brazil or planning on going there soon? There is a very rare board game there that I'm trying to purchase, but the retailer appears to only ship inside Brazil.

My previous writings on Portland donuts, plus a bad bout of insomnia, left me both in the mode to try out all the Seattle donut places on my radar and suddenly awake at an hour when they would still have stock left. It was a great success, although left me a not very productive remainder of the day, unsurprisingly ( Read more... )

Instead of not blogging because I can't find any way of turning my thoughts into coherent, themed posts, I may just try talking about random things that happened. We'll see if this works out ( Read more... )

I've spent quite a bit of time in Portland, OR this year. A trip to Portland is always something of a gluttonous, sinful trip for me, so they have to be planned out carefully ( Read more... )

As of today, I am a Master of Physics.

As of today, I start to come out of my 3+ year hibernation and get my life back.

I've been seeing some wonderful signs of renewed life around here, and I hope to start contributing to that soon.

So, this is a place that exists. And the photos are accurate, and the DeLorean is full-size, and the coffee is good. And if you are in Chicago, you should visit.