May'st Hear the Merry Din

Someone is looking for pictures from a party I think.

Here are the top phrases searched:



  - 2 for "pictures"

  - 1 for "birthday party"

  - 1 for "butcher boy"

  - 1 for "dreamkeeper"

  - 1 for "march 20 2004"

  - 1 for "michelle"

  - 1 for "party"

  - 1 for "photos"

  - 1 for "scream"

  - 1 for "silly string"

Not everything in Kirkland reeks of vile excess

These sleeping ducks are perfectly quaint, if overfed.

This, however, is not:

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Watching a Movie

I was going to attempt to post a blog entry while watching 2001 but it just feels wrong not to pay full attention.

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Throa at Cranium

Where will the Throa appear next?

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Throa

aka Throwbot

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New Blog

There's an additional blog at this domain here. The notion is to post entries through a mobile set up. Details, fascinating details, to follow.

Mama Lucia's

The coffee was better than expected and was delivered with its own spoon.

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Nightstand

Mundane, sure, but unique!

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Hackey

Spring arrives to the lads of Wireless Data Services (Americas)

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Desk

Is this a TPS cover sheet I see before me?

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Wall of remembrance

Sunday morning at Cranium

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St. Paddy's Fountain

A fountain in the courtyard of the building where I work was dyed green. The two blobs are a pair of ducks.

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St. Patrick's Day Fountain

A fountain in the courtyard of the building where I work was dyed green. The two blobs are a pair of ducks.

Great Lego Builder's Site

True Dimensions

More new gadgetry

It's real rubber!


Looks like a one-eyed hedgehog!


But not so much from the side.


The back.

eyemodule

Slideshow of first test images, i.e. my desk. Is it an iModule if I use it with my ibook?
Next entry: Walkies!

Eating the Rich

"Homer, are you eating the rich?"
"But Marge, they're so sweet and tasty!"
Pulls dead Mr. Burns out of barrel labeled 'Upper Crust®'.
"Ewwww!"
Eats him anyway.

Story about nails that has a happy ending with an Australian who isn't Mel Gibson

and a carpenter who isn't Jesus.

Han Shot First. Period.

If you heard otherwise, then explain how this Lego set that I just bought includes a hidden gun under the table! Explain if you can!
A slideshow.

Fun with Photoshop

Simulated depth of field in a UT screenshot. Do not write home about this.

A Great Reason to Turn the Internet Off

"Subject: FW: Smile! This is great!"

My so-called friend Vince sent this to me although he did provide a warning:
Do not view if nauseous. CONTAINS ANIMATED .GIFs
but he neglected to mention the MIDI of Rockin' Robin. Grrr.

Word.

CNN.com - Study: Very few bloggers on Net - Mar. 1, 2004

Whitney found it first.

Online animation: It's weird, it's edgy and it's spreading like a virus

Lego Exiled to Office

It's all for the better, of course. The toys would rather be with their own kind. And now the knick-knacks don't have to worry about seeing the Lego unless they want to.

Funny, Funny Typing

From the search tool report:

  - 1 for "anaconda"

  - 1 for "cutthroat island"

  - 1 for "spartacus"

  - 1 for "the reivers"

  - 1 for "the reveiers"

  - 1 for "the reveirs"

Concerning America On-line Instant Messenger

... and then burn that laptop, gather the ashes and mix it with acid and then mix the slime into concrete and then row out into the middle of the ocen and drop the concrete into the sea. Then stave in the rowboat and swim to a desert island and live there blasted and alone until the memory of AIM is bleached from your mind.

p.s. I am not a crank, sir!

mzsvapo: http://www.thelobstercam.com/
Kyle Beatty: I love that since July 1, 1999 there have been two pictures worth archiving. Plus one described as 'not exciting.'
Kyle Beatty: Ad copy suitable for the commercial break of any daytime game show: "Sealure is a natural hide bait specially treated with a highly potent, scientifically developed chemoreceptor scent. Sealure Lobster & Crab Bait is available from a variety of distributors."
Kyle Beatty: Lord of the Rings has a 1:1 ratio of "Thanks to" credits to frames of film. Lobstercam has Bruce Leiter.
Kyle Beatty: atwoodlobster.com sells something they call a Jumbo Lobster yet there is no link to a memorial page bringing to mind those brave lobstermen who died in hand-to-hand combat with the Jumbo Lobster. (You know, I can actually hear the whistle of my karma being sucked away by the ghosts of fishermen who have perished lobstering, just not those who went garra y mano with Moby Langosta.)
Kyle Beatty: How jumbo can anything be that fits on a plate!
Kyle Beatty: Oh, I see! A giant among LOBSTERS. Pfft!
Kyle Beatty: I've played a few chapters of Half-Life and I think I know a thing or two about fighting Jumbo Lobsters.

USB Fob in Lego Mk 2

I made a better USB dongle / fob / keychain.

How I did It

I made a Lego USB dongle.

Toa Turaga Arrive

I have the whole kit and kaboodle. No need to go into detail, but they are generally superior to the earlier toys. They have a more unified style which combines, none too gracefully, Art Deco and Steampunk. The legs are vastly more posable beating even the Rahkshi in this regard but the shoulders have been rendered a little stiffly. This is a side effect of a swell gearbox that serves as their torso. Their new skull design is even scarier than the first! (Scary new skull on the right.)