2008

The water’s up at the cottage this year, high enough...

“Cookies ‘n cream ice cream is my favorite breakfast.”
— Cousin C.

Hello, Gerald R. Ford International Airport. I am SO psyched...

We Need Puppy Name Help!

How about naming it Meadowlark Lemon Beagle, after the Harlem Globetrotter widely acknowledged to be...

Mom's on Facebook, and that's a problem

Mom’s on Facebook, and that’s a problem. Now, suddenly, Facebook is an inappropriate...

WALL-E: it really is that good.

Listening to Girl Talk is like playing...

Is anyone else physically exhausted by the new Girl Talk album Feed The Animals?  I’ve been...

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“i want to do 45019874091734917324 things but there is only...”
— My friend L.

Guess what just got hidden in a National Historical Park?

All dressed up with Wooie at Friendly’s. It’s...

Booooooooooooo. Northampton sucks!

Sister got married this past weekend in Northampton, MA,...

Note to self

List of things to have on hand next time it’s hot: popsicles freezee pops baggy...

Also, this is the car J and I drove up to the RPS...

Today Roshambo Winery hosted a 192-player...

mmm… hot chocolate…

rap + chess = wuchess

katydid: As much as I like the Wu-Tang Clan, I am still uncomfortable with gangsta rappers kicking...

“I’ve been grading myself on pithiness, inscrutability, and...”
— Kennyb, with a great...

hidden words in the periodic table

Today I’m sitting in lab, babysitting a machine that requires frequent and periodic attention....

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Lieutenant Kara Thrace, a.k.a. Starbuck, of Battlestar...

I am a post-coital idiot

Recumbent 3 a.m. conversation a few days ago: She [sincerely and without warning]: I’m...

From my bike ride today: In Canyon, CA, my favorite post...

Pineapple Express comes out in 74 days

glaciers and alizee

My friend Johnny is a glaciology grad student, a position that makes me deeply jealous for several...

shoot me

I’ve been spectating at my department’s graduation ceremony for the past 105 minutes,...

This Peanut Looks Like A Duck

Outside today it’s 93 degrees and sunny. How am I...

Late last Friday my brother phoned me from Facebook’s...

Why Nevada is a good place for hot springs

Brainstorming with big brains

my fast is better

I just woke from an epiphanic dream in which I discovered why Steve Nash is so fast: It’s...

I bet she thinks Ziggy's gotten too...

Conversation just now, during post-game beer, with preposterously athletic girl on our coed soccer...

one, two, five

Last Sunday on Family Guy, Meg Griffin was briefly tied up in front of the TV and forced to watch...

um, yes, please, I want one, and I want one...

“A light cigarette is like a regular one with a pinhole in...”
— David Sedaris, in...

The Voodoo Donuts box

It tastes just as good as it looks

Not to mention a honey glazed as big as...

I’m up in Portland, Oregon this weekend, hanging with Jon Swann, seeing the sights. I really...

Making Long-Distance Partnerships Work - New...

Venture capitalists are not amused

Old high school friend Ali Asaria (founder of well.ca, Canada’s fastest growing online...

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Predawn in the San Antonio airport

Say what you will about San Antonio’s humidity, lack of topography, and the proclivity of...

Dr. J at AAPG

Runes on the conference hall carpet!

Conference schwag!

People here seem to like the Spurs

I’m in San Antonio, Texas for a big industry conference over the next 44 hours, looking for a...

San Antonio

What the hell?

The 50 Greatest Comedy Sketches of All Time -...

t-shirt of the day

Seen on a t-shirt while walking across campus today: I Can Has Torrents?

Waiting For Kennyb (Ton’s, Janet’s, and...

“So what you’re saying is, you regret not experimenting...”
— Danos

A practical lower bound on the time...

As many of you know, I’m kind of into the card game Set.  If you’re unfamililar with the...

Set

hello, world.

“Hello world.” These were Tiger Woods’ first words to the media universe at the...