Spent the week at a conference in Santa Clara. Had a really great time, but I also banged up my knee pretty bad when I went out rollerblading. It hurts a bit to walk, and I've got a really big scar ( Read more... )

* Looks like I'm driving out with the kids. bethr is flying out with S. and the cats.

How come I'm the last to find out about these things?

(If you haven't seen this, you should look at it. It's fun. A Barak Obama / Apple 1984 mashup.)

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I'll be in Montreal through Friday. If you want to get together with me, drop me an email.

Did you know you can send virtual gifts with LJ?

It's true.

Why do they call them "packing cubes" if they aren't cubes?

They sure are handy, though. I just hate it when things are given names that are inherently wrong.

I've been thinking about food a lot. Out here in California, my life consists mostly of waking up, reading email, working, and eating. I love eating. I love lots of interesting food. And so I find myself thinking about food all the time. Some of my questions:

Should I go back to that restaurant I really liked, or should I go exploring and try to ( Read more... )

It's not MIT ( Read more... )

For those of you who like my taste in music, I strongly recommend the band Dirty Martini. It's a girl band (well, some guys are playing in the background) out of Oregon. I saw them perform live in San Francisco a few weeks ago. Really good. Sort of like a grown up version of Disappear Fear with better lyrics and music.

The room I am renting has no lights.