Monthly Archives: September 2007

Austin Hotdog Roundup: Corporate Dogs

Recently, the Sonic near where I lived had a two-for-one foot-long Coneydog coupon. The coupon would draw me in with the enticing promise of bright-pink processed pig flesh drowned in chunky processed gravy wrapped in grease-sogged bread, and then my … Continue reading

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Cultural synergy

Last night I watched Nacho Libre with Spanish subtitles. I’ve been trying to find a good comparison for the experience. Is it like eating burritos with chopsticks? Is it like watching an anime re-make of the Magnificent Seven? Is it … Continue reading

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a turn to the technical

i would like to take a moment to brag about how clever i am. i’ve been getting into electronics recently. actually, it’s nothing wildly impressive. it’s mainly just me being too cheap to throw away broken electronics gear. case in … Continue reading

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Weird beasties in Texas

two vaguely crypto-zoological happenings in Texas recently. first, there’s a giant spiderweb being built near Dallas. what sinister motive could the spiders have for building such a thing? other than, you know, catching lots of Mosquitos. then there’s the growing … Continue reading

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