Monthly Archives: September 2009

There was a group trip down to Quality Seafood, and I was told that I had to have the oysters. They were cold, limp, covered in dirt, vaguely mucusy, and over-grown with secondary aquatic organisms. I dunno, I guess it … Continue reading →

My MP3 player stopped charging its own battery. In the past this would have been a tragic event, but luckily my co-workers have their own MP3 devices now, so I wasn’t forced to listen to John Aielli, or anything as … Continue reading →

By the time you read this, I will probably have eaten a perfectly ordinary, deliciously normal meal with my food frakking deputy Julia. It will be nothing that I can blog about. But go ahead and enjoy all the other … Continue reading →

I got this idea in my head that I wanted to do a scale model of the solar system. It probably came from listening to the 365 Days of Astronomy podcast, a collaboration project celebrating the international year of astronomy. … Continue reading →

If you are a frequent reader of this blog (and really, who isn’t?), then you are familiar with my previous failed attempt to make a SPAM dip. Let me assure you, dear reader, that I have turned that failure into … Continue reading →

In case anyone doubts that I actually live in Austin, I went to see Woozy Helmet at the Hole in the Wall last week. They’re the only band I ever really go out to see anymore. Because all other music … Continue reading →

If you know me, you know that I’m fascinated with grackles. For a while now, I’ve noticed that if you feed a piece of baked good to a grackle, they’ll take it to the nearest puddle and soak it until … Continue reading →