Monthly Archives: August 2009

The creek aquarium isn’t doing so good. The water pump is having more technical issues than normal and I’m down to one fish, the baby sunny. I’m pretty sure that the sunfish is killing and eating the others, even though … Continue reading →

I haven’t been paying much attention to the "neat stuff" topic category. I think it’s because I spend too much time eating weird things that it overwhelms the merely non-edible weirdness in my life. Down by Ladybird Lake, right in … Continue reading →

If you’re a Space Squid contributor or illustrator, and I didn’t give you your payment and contributor’s copy at Armadillocon, your Squid is in the mail. There’s a couple of donators and advertisers that I’ll mail on Monday, but in … Continue reading →

About a month ago I had the most brilliant stupid idea of my life. I figured that if you put an air mattress into the Colorado River just below the Longhorn Dam, you could then float the nine-mile bend of … Continue reading →

Too often hotdogs are relegated to the periphery of cuisine. They are found in dark corners of convenience stores and the children’s menus of fine dining establishments. Finally, the hotdog has found its marquee standing as the culinary centerpiece it … Continue reading →

For some people, the highlight of their summer is a trip to Sea World or Six Flags. For me, it’s a trip to the MT Supermarket. The MT Supermarket is the largest Asian grocery in Austin, and it’s in the … Continue reading →

The license plates on these two vehicles are only one digit off, and by only one number! I’m incorporating this event into my all-encompassing theory of how Halliburton and Mikal Trimm are out to get me.

The summer is like a hot iron on the Texas soul. But luckily we have cold stuff to combat the sweaty dread. Found this at the vending machine in front of Home Depot. Of course I took it as a … Continue reading →

Basically, all of these pictures are from the Space Squid party. If anything looks out of focus, it’s because everyone just happened to be a little fuzzy at that time of night. I don’t mean to brag, but even without … Continue reading →

First off, everyone who reads this within the next five hours needs to know that there is indeed a Space Squid room party. It starts at 9pm, in room 614. There’s signs, so if you’re actually at Armadillocon you can … Continue reading →