Monthly Archives: December 2008

It’s been a month and a half since I last looked at the slushpile (I know, less frequently than I promise in the guidelines), but all the correspondence and all the submissions have been properly attended. Right now this issue … Continue reading →

How many of you think you really know Austin? If you’ve never been to Austin, the answer is probably not so much. If you’ve lived in Austin for any period, you’re probably insufferable about your expertise. I was cleaning some … Continue reading →

This friend of mine was telling me that there was an animatronic LBJ down at the LBJ museum and library, and I was all like "You’re totally high, there’s no animatronic LBJ," and she was all like "I ain’t high. … Continue reading →

So my super-cheap MP3 player went out of commission a while ago. Towards the end it was held together with a rubberband. Then, one day, mid-MP3, it just stopped working. This may have been connected to the time I dropped … Continue reading →

I’ve been talking about it for a while, and the parts have been sitting there on my desk for months, but last night I finally did it. I put a permanent 12v LED lighting system on my bicycle. I realize … Continue reading →

When my mom visited, she asked if I, like other folks my age, spent time just surfing the web. So as not to seem uncool, I did just that. Here’s a link to some Japanese guy who’s working very hard … Continue reading →