Monthly Archives: February 2010

Another food treasure I got from my housemate was a can of ackees. Ackees are a Jamaican fruit or something. If you google that word get a stack of SEO Jamaican tourism pages with recipes for "Saltfish and Ackees." I … Continue reading →

Girl Scout Cookie season is coming to a close. If you’re like me, you’ve probably eaten several boxes of thin mint cookies already, and you’re asking yourself, "Where are all the THICK mint cookies? Are those damn girl scouts hoarding … Continue reading →

Space Squid is always too light in the swag and merch department, so I’ve printed up some postcards with the most metal-rocking Space Squid logo yet. On the back it has everything you might need to actually physically mail the … Continue reading →

Austin had a rare run-in with snow today, so I showed my co-workers the obscure Midwestern sport of boot skating. Point your toes, baby, point the toes. (photo courtesy of Jeremiah)

Sometime last year, Pseudopod was kind enough to make an audio performance of my story "Hometown Horrible." It was a huge honor to become a part of the Escapeartist phenomenon, and it was a fantastic podcast performance. Such a fantastic … Continue reading →

So there I am, in Highland Mall, walking past the gumball kiosk when I realize that I have a pocket full of change. Clockwise from the top they are Black Cherry, Thunderbolt, Green Apple, and Super Sour. Do I really … Continue reading →

Over the holidays I built a white noise machine for my food-frakking deputy Julia. You never know when you might need to drown out some ambient noise. I’ve used an old coffeecan as a project enclosure, even though I really … Continue reading →

I need to get your feedback on some glasses styles. I had some catastrophic frame failures recently, so it’s time for me to get some new specs. Tell me what you think works best. I’m probably going to buy a … Continue reading →

I was making some Norwegian potato flatbread (lefse) over the holidays, and my coworker Jeremiah just requested the recipe. Now, I could just hand him the recipe on paper tomorrow, or I could fluff out my blog with it. 5 … Continue reading →

Last night I was watching "Danger: Diabolik", a Mario Bava film about a suave international thief who steals things while wearing a creepy latex bondage mask. One of the plot points is that the government has to pour the world’s … Continue reading →