I just washed a CD-ROM drive ( Read more... )

I'm actually getting back into cooking again! It's been a long time since I've done real work in the kitchen. And even when I did, it was typically with my grandma. (Something I really should start doing again ( Read more... )

I had a feeling it would happen eventually. My Godfather, Joe, who has suffered from serious rheumatoid arthritis for the last 20 years and has gradually lost a lot of his mobility, had a nasty fall and broke his hip yesterday. He's in the hospital now, recovering from hip replacement (more like hip repair) surgery ( Read more... )

This is cool. It's not just for the Atari 2600 anymore ( Read more... )

I know that several of the people who read this journal are obsessed with computers - and networking specifically - so I'm posting this in hopes I might end up with more bids ( Read more... )

As a followup to my Anthrocon report, virtually everyone I know who was at the con is now sick, as evidenced by my LJ friends page (plus other people who have sent me private messages). There must have been something passed around ( Read more... )

(Seldom is my emotional state anything but a variation on Happy...)

Here we have my Anthrocon 2004 report! Advance warning that this is a little lengthy, with some pictures - some of which could be of much better quality, but the photographer is a rank amateur. ;)

Tuesday July 6, 2004

I met Ice-Wolf (icywolfy) at the fast ferry terminal late on Tuesday ( Read more... )

Well, I'm back from Anthrocon 2004!

And here I thought it wouldn't be possible to have a better time than I did in 2003! I don't have the time or the energy to write a full con report at the moment, but I will have my pictures developed soon and post some of the better ones (assuming they came out).

Ice-Wolf (icywolfy) is here with me at the moment and ( Read more... )

Happy Independence Day to all the Americans in the audience ( Read more... )

My last day of work was on Friday the 25th, but I'm still doing consulting for them on a part-time basis, so I went in today to tie up a few loose ends. I almost forgot that they were all planning a Thank-You party for me! So, I spent over an hour gorging myself on various barbecued items, probably the most unusual of which was duck ( Read more... )