Monthly Archives: June 2008

So I got some hot-tub time in this morning before checking out of the hotel, which was clearly the icing on a very pleasurable Apollocon weekend. I really enjoyed hanging out and talking with old friends and all the extended … Continue reading →

man, i’m even more of a slacker with the pictures today than i was yesterday. this is pretty much all i took. and it ain’t that great a picture. after the con weekend is over, you should wander over to … Continue reading →

First day of the con is coming to a close. I always thought Apollocon was a particularly relaxed affair, so I’m taking extra care to stay stress-free and not peddle Space Squid too much. I’m also not taking as many … Continue reading →

I just ordered my own personal copy of Gordath Woods by Patrice Sarath. You better get your own soon, because Amazon is nearly out of stock and it’s going fast. Now, I know what you’re thinking, why would he go … Continue reading →

I have nearly completed my greatest invention yet. It more practical than the Beyboard and more awesome than the bathroom radio or even the LED chandelier. I have created a device that cools your beer as you drink it! I … Continue reading →

Headline from the Janesville Gazette, a town that is still under water from the midwest flooding: "Carp gathering to mate in United Way parking lot" From News 3 in Madison: A couple of enterprising Janesvillians have captured the terrestrial carp-mating … Continue reading →

I just lost two hours of my life browsing through the photo archives of the Wisconsin Historical Society (although as a wee lad in Wisconsin we always called it the "Hysterical Society"). What is remarkable is not just that they … Continue reading →

Although a mere coffeeshop and therefore not as awesome as a hotdog stand, Texespresso does however have a number of hotdog and sausage related products, in the food case on the opposite side of the Tiramisu slices. Located near the … Continue reading →

I realized just the other day that as an adult with an adult’s income, I can effectively make as many model airplanes as I want. So here’s the step-by-step process for putting together a P-51 Mustang, the sexiest fighter plane … Continue reading →

In my web wanderings today I ran across this eco-utopian plan to create skyscraper farms. I wanted to talk about this because, like most environmental schemes, this has been dreamed up by city-slickers who have no more idea of basic … Continue reading →