The new laptop Arcosanti's buying for me has been ordered, an Alienware m17x with a quad core processor, WUXGA screen and a blu-ray drive to take advantage of it. The only problem now is that I have to wait until mid-october for it to be built and shipped.

It's going to be quite a spectacle. Even if you don't dance (like me) the Flam Chen Circus is going to have a 20 person pyrotechnic performance crew. If there were ever a time to come check out Arcosanti, September 26th will be it.

Spread it around!http://www.arcosanti.org/earthdance

Some really crazy shit goes down here.

With crane dangling acrobats.


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Today's tool: the Hilti hammer drill. I just need time, a Hilti TE-56, a mountainside, and someone's face to carve into it. Anyone want their own mount rushmore? Preferably someone with enough money to buy a mountainside?

Who's got two thumbs and gets to go back to Arcosanti?

This Guy!

(You have to imagine I'm pointing my thumbs at myself.)

Folks are taking notice that what I do, I do well. They've decided to promote me to the tier 2 support team. It's not the promotion I was hoping for, but I'll take it for the moment - hopefully it's a step in the right direction.

First day of work for Apple, think I'm really going to enjoy it.

Also, to all those I haven't called yet, sorry about that. It's not that I don't love you all, its just a combination of busy, late schedule, and a ridiculously acute phobia of phone talking.

I'll be back in Phoenix soon, probably on the 4th, no later than the 6th. Can't wait to see some friends, can't wait to see my Chomps, can't wait to play me some Shadowrun, can't wait to have me a good job.

He's not Mister Chomp Jangles anymore. Now he's Jonathon Chompingston Seagull.

UPDATE: I believe this also makes Valerie's Chomp name "Jingles Seagull", just so everyone knows how to address her properly.

Most of you are on my friends list, save for Bosco, Bob and Lisa I think, so this is as good a place as any to spill the beans. I just thought about all of the storylines that never made it to completion for my long defunct deadlands game, and figured I'd give some closure ( Read more... )