This is one of the greatest novels ever written and it’s interesting to see what people draw from it. The Consumerist has a short post about 5 Thrifty Lessons From Post-Apocalyptic Novel “The Road”. … [Read more...]
noisenoisenoise
I ran across a music blog this evening. It’s called noisenoisenoise and Dave, the author, has a discerning taste in music that I can appreciate - so I thought I’d share. He say’s he’s “total rock snob” and that’s fine, I like his selection of music so I really don’t care if he’s a snob. There are a bunch of artists I like (fIREHOSE, Lord High Fixers, Lubricated Goat, Lydia … [Read more...]
Playscape
Here is a series of photographs of the playscape at the Wooten Elementary playground in Austin, TX. These were taken in January of 2009 mostly as an experiment to see what my phone was capable of. There was a bit of post processing done on them to amplify the intensity a bit, again as an experiment. … [Read more...]
The Road (Not Quite a Review)
I’m currently reading Cormac McCarthy’s The Road. I’m about half-way through. I have to say that so far this novel (which come on, you have to admit) qualifies as science fiction, regardless of the fact that Michael Chabon doesn’t want to admit the truth. That it’s science fiction is a compliment, of course, as science fiction is that last literature of ideas whereas … [Read more...]
Distraction
I'm supposed to either be doing some coding or creating and applying certificates to a couple of servers but frankly I don't have the motivation right now. My mind is elsewhere for one thing. In other words I think I've been here long enough today and done enough today to call it quits. At least I have a decent selection of music here. Headphones. Can't hear my co-workers … [Read more...]