Author Archives: mbey

I’ve been trying to catch up on all the good podcasts, which means listening to the nearly 150 short stories and whatnot on Escapepod. Now what should I find as I get toward the end of the queue, not one, … Continue reading →

I went ahead and ordered some more LEDs off ebay. This little LED flashlight is made from an empty Italian spices container, and took me about an hour to put together: It’s powered by a single 9v battery, so the … Continue reading →

When most people think of Target, they think of the cheap underwear and the "slightly cleaner than Walmart" ambiance. Rarely do people think of the food stand at the front of the store and the hotdog-munching opportunity it represents. The … Continue reading →

Jodhaa Akbar The big news is the release of "Jodhaa Akbar" the sweeping period-piece romance with Hrithik Roshan as the emperor of the Mughals. It came out here in Austin on the same day that it opened throughout India, and … Continue reading →

SPACE SQUID is proud to announce that we are the #1 google hit for the precise search phrase "anus lump". We couldn’t be prouder, although without the quotes we are merely a page two hit, so there’s obviously room for … Continue reading →

spacesquid.com now has a link from the front page to this blog category, so this is going to be our little way of keeping people informed of the state of the squid. i happen to be caught up with the … Continue reading →

so i bought this ten dollar MP3/media player off ebay. actually it was ten bucks and another fourteen to get it on a plane going from hong kong to texas, but that’s not the point. the point is that it’s … Continue reading →

So the Nebula awards are coming to Austin this April and I’ve already bought my weeny membership-only pass. That’s right, no awards banquet for me. I’ll probably be down the street at Lovejoys, drinking their barley-wine homebrew, waiting for the … Continue reading →

So I went into the aquarium store to ask about the worms. When I walked in, I said to the folks behind the counter, "I have some strange worms in my tank. Just a sec, let me get out the … Continue reading →

i’m openly soliciting expert opinions on this worm that just appeared in the GF’s ten-gallon freshwater aquarium. we spotted this worm and a nearly identical twin just this morning. what’s particularly upsetting is their size. they are about an inch … Continue reading →