"Funny, thinks Milton, Power, Time, Gravity, Love. The forces that really kick ass are all invisible."
~ David Mitchell, in Cloud Atlas(my current read ( Read more... )

For the past week I've been working on my entry for the 2009 Peeps Diorama Contest held by the Washington Post. More details here.At the end of January I finally got Netflix and have spent the better part of my free time catching up on Twin Peaks (two disks left!). It goes without saying that the idea to do the theme of "Twin Peeps" came pretty ( Read more... )

It's been a strange last few days. From dressing up in formal wear to see a slasher film, to riding around in a truck doing doughnuts in snow covered parking lots, to the quite real possibility that I was bit by a spider in my sleep on Monday morning.

How bout that snow, eh?

My wittle baby sister turned 20 last week. (Translation: I'm old.) For her birthday she received the first copy of the Yacht Rock mix I've been working on for awhile. I presented it at her party Saturday, amid 50 some college sophomores and a keg of Yuengling. The CD went in, and the speakers started blasting the first track, Kenny Loggin's "This ( Read more... )

Okay, so here's the deal ( Read more... )

I have never been more excited about a television show premiere than I am today. In fact, I'm quite sure I've never had reason to be excited about any television premiere in my life's history. But LOST is that good. And I've been anxiously awaiting this moment since I finished Season 4 last summer ( Read more... )

Last week I wrapped up my Computer Applications course, marking the first time in my 7-some years of college that I have ever made it through an entire semester without skipping a class. Incidentally, I also got an A. What do you know ( Read more... )

For Christmas this year, I'm making "efficiency" books (better title pending) for all the ladies in my life. Sortof a DIY guide of everything household, i.e. making your own this or that, home remedies for various elments, tips and advice, etc. I meant to do it last year, but time ran out. Anyway, there's much involved with this task, so I'm ( Read more... )

A most necessary rant ( Read more... )

Since most likely every girl and her sister will be going as Sarah Palin, I've had to change my course. With two days to spare and just $7 to my name, I'll more than likely end up going as the ghost of Halloween costumes past (namely, the Bee or the Banana). I'm holding out though, in hopes of some fantastic last-minute stroke of genius. In the ( Read more... )