A plastic tiki idol (that resembles an angry terrier) is placed in the raised middle of a molded, 3d board, where it can rotate freely. Plastic men and multicolored pigs move their explorer pawns up the sides of the mountain along paths and through caves, trying to reach the top of the mountain, retrieve the idol's giant ruby, and take it down the ( Read more... )

there was more to last weekend than robot-wearing cargo shorts and gmail tennis. i went to a crawfish boil (disguised as a math party). despite my recent sea food binges, i couldn't really deal with the sights and smells of boiling crawfish. i could, however, deal with the very cold keg of Fat Tire.


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I have 2 GMail invites. If you think having a GMail account will make you cooler, then email me and I'll assess your worthiness for an invite. increase your chance of getting selected by offering me cargo shorts or drawings of robots.
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i have a guilty pleasure, and that's the show Dharma and Greg. if you're unfamiliar, it's the straight couple's answer to Will and Grace. Dharma is a dog trainer and a yoga instructor, Greg is a lawyer. Dharma's hippie parents collide with Greg's capitalist parents. hilarity ensues. love is in the air. i am charmed. this show comes on at ( Read more... )

Ray Charles
1930 - 2004


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last night, i decided to take the pouring rain as a great opportunity to train for the apocalypse. (also, i'm a fairly cheesy person who finds things like running in the rain irresistibly romantic.) running in the rain is almost tolerable. i don't get red-face and i can run a longer distance, but still, the best thing about running only ( Read more... )

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Heartfelt apologies to my miniscule readership for the dearth of posts lately. I haven't felt much like writing. Life is throwing me lemons this summer, when I wish it would throw me limes, a more versatile fruit useful in margaritas, pad thai, and pico de gallo.

First off, it seems that Xeni Jardin of BoingBoing has also adopted the phrase " ( Read more... )