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it was back in 2004 or so when i checked out this "news" stand on south lamar. now, for those of you who live outside of texas, there are a whole bunch of these "news" shops around austin. before actually … Continue reading →

if the internet is to be believed, air rifles were contemporary to black-powder muskets, far superior in rate of fire, and nearly comparable in actual stopping power. here’s a link to a site discussing early nineteenth century austrian airguns. it … Continue reading →

i’m a bad boyfriend. i whined, i weedled, i nagged, until i convinced my girlfriend to spend saturday, our traditional datenight, watching a bollywood movie on the big screen. there’s been a bollywood movie playing down at the local multiplex … Continue reading →

just tonight i got sent links to the purchase pages for two different anthologies that are publishing my work. the BEST OF ANDROMEDA SPACEWAYS INFLIGHT MAGAZINE: HORROR reprinted my spoof-horror story "the elves hate you." this was essentially my first … Continue reading →

i just got word that i’m a winner in the pinkwater neddiad contest! i should be the first entry on the page. i can’t tell you how great it is to be finally recognized by one of my personal heroes … Continue reading →

there’s this online discussion that i saw a long time ago that’s still bugging me. it asked the question: "Could a typical young man, armed only with a knife, (say, six or eight inches long) be trained to consistently "win" … Continue reading →

i just finished watching DUS, which is hindi for "ten". and just so you know, it’s not DUS as in "goose," but DUS as in "bus." this is one of those movies that’s all about people swaggering in slow motion … Continue reading →

last month the SPACE SQUID team presented at the austin dorkbot event. dorkbot describes itself as people doing weird things with technology. i like to think of them as wannabe technomages, or like the digital circus of ZBS’s "the adventures … Continue reading →

i’m still reading the neddiad by daniel pinkwater. one of the joys of reading his books are the many interesting factoids he throws in. for instance, you should never have more than two bottles of CHEF CHOWS HOT AND SPICY … Continue reading →

i think i may have mentioned that i live on the eastside of austin now, which is the BAD side of town. i was biking around, exploring, and i found this branching intersection . . . . . . which … Continue reading →