Thursday, March 04, 2010
Tuesday, March 02, 2010
Friday, February 26, 2010
Thursday, February 25, 2010
Sunday, February 21, 2010
Wednesday, February 17, 2010
Saturday, February 13, 2010
Geeked out Ice Cream Vending Machine @ werk
You pick a ice cream bar (my fave: mississippi mud chocolate bar), the freezer lid opens, a robotic arm goes to a bin, a vacuum pump start, it picks up the ice cream bar, it goes over to the exit chute, it stops and drops it.
At work we just stand there and marvel at how it operates.
Monday, February 08, 2010
Friday, February 05, 2010
Monday, February 01, 2010
Chocolate mixes @ the Thai Market
But no friggin Horlicks. *grump* . I got the Ovaltine, I prefer it over Milo.
Saturday, January 23, 2010
Thursday, January 21, 2010
Sunday, January 10, 2010
Sunday, December 27, 2009
A Vegas Staycation
Moving to Vegas, one of the things I most wanted to do was to take a vacation in Vegas, not just be a local. I wanted to partake of what visitors experience whebn they come here.
Finally got around to it. Oh, so nice. Now I understand why people come to Vegas. :)
I picked a hotel on the strip, found a low price (very low) and booked a few days. Man, I felt so pampered and relaxed at the end of it. And the best part, to go back home, I jumped on a bus and went a mile away. Not having to plan a flight or deal with the hassles of travelling was the absolute icing on the cake.
By comparison, I looked up the cost to go elsewhere - and fleabag motels in LA cost MORE than uberluxury hotels in Vegas right now. Why go anywhere else for a Vacation, eh?
I must do this again.
Finally got around to it. Oh, so nice. Now I understand why people come to Vegas. :)
I picked a hotel on the strip, found a low price (very low) and booked a few days. Man, I felt so pampered and relaxed at the end of it. And the best part, to go back home, I jumped on a bus and went a mile away. Not having to plan a flight or deal with the hassles of travelling was the absolute icing on the cake.
By comparison, I looked up the cost to go elsewhere - and fleabag motels in LA cost MORE than uberluxury hotels in Vegas right now. Why go anywhere else for a Vacation, eh?
I must do this again.
Friday, December 25, 2009
Raisin snail munched
SF City Hall
(Raisin snail = Sweet buttery croissant roll with cinnamon and raisins from Gateway Croissants)
Thursday, December 24, 2009
Wednesday, December 23, 2009
Monday, December 21, 2009
Janet Airways flight leaving Las Vegas for Area 51
Destination: Groom Lake aka Area 51.
Taxiing from a separate, unmarked but guarded terminal, these plainly marked planes fly Area 51 workers in and out of Vegas airport every morning and evening. As soon as they leave Vegas control, they become military aircraft.
Thursday, December 17, 2009
My arch nemesis @ San Francisco Intl
Peets coffee is so strong that their DECAF knocks me for a loop.These cups were all over the gates @ SFO
Wednesday, December 09, 2009
I met a man
Met a Navajo who told me stories of the sweet and ornery nature of wild horses, the deer dance of the Zuni, hunting Elk in the mountains of New Mexico and a deer who laughed at him.
Im glad I met this man.
Tuesday, December 08, 2009
Friday, December 04, 2009
Dress like a Midwesterner
Freeze warnings have been called for the Las Vegas valley as arctic cold air has settled far south down the western mountains. Snow is on the high peaks around the Valley and light flurries have been promised. It's a sharp freeze, reminiscent of 5 below in the Midwest.
My extremities were freezing at the bus stop, when I saw a taciturn man buttoned up in a light stormcoat with a fur-trimmed hood, a tam hat, boots and gloves. In Vegas, because of the wide temp swings from day to night, residents here tend to dress on the light side. He wasnt.
The ensemble looked serious - and familiar, particularly the fur-trimmed hood on the coat, even though it was a thin shell. So I asked him: "You from Chicago?" He smiled and said only "Michigan."
Yep, you could tell he was from the upper midwest. Serious people dealing with serious weather. Ironically, his ensemble is suitable only for the midwestern spring, but he wore his togs with the experience of someone who knows the seriousness of a northern midwest winter.
For even the freezing cold isnt all that serious in Vegas.
My extremities were freezing at the bus stop, when I saw a taciturn man buttoned up in a light stormcoat with a fur-trimmed hood, a tam hat, boots and gloves. In Vegas, because of the wide temp swings from day to night, residents here tend to dress on the light side. He wasnt.
The ensemble looked serious - and familiar, particularly the fur-trimmed hood on the coat, even though it was a thin shell. So I asked him: "You from Chicago?" He smiled and said only "Michigan."
Yep, you could tell he was from the upper midwest. Serious people dealing with serious weather. Ironically, his ensemble is suitable only for the midwestern spring, but he wore his togs with the experience of someone who knows the seriousness of a northern midwest winter.
For even the freezing cold isnt all that serious in Vegas.
Tuesday, December 01, 2009
Monday, November 30, 2009
Saturday, November 28, 2009
Writer's gotta write
The other night I dreamt one of my usual dreams, a story. Abstract, but with characters, a plot, protagonist, antagonist, a beginning, middle and end.
Oh, yeah - it had talking dogs in a rock band with the hero triumphant playing deathmetal. (Think "Bolt" with Goth characters and roadies.)
Anyway, I told a co-worker and he asked "Do you usually dream this way?". I do, when I sleep deeply, my dreams tend to be structured storylines, not random abstracts, totally unrelated to my life.
"So why dont you write them down?" I shrugged and mumbled something about not really caring. It's not that I dont care, Im just too lazy and too busy to want to write them down. And the reason I dream that way is because I actually THINK in narratives.
My writing has suffered over the years as I now mostly write on twitter and facebook and IMs, in short bursts that actually destroy a narrative. Therefore, Ive taken a hiatus from writing like that (its hard) and try to start writing again. Every day.
It's the doing that make dreams come true.
Oh, yeah - it had talking dogs in a rock band with the hero triumphant playing deathmetal. (Think "Bolt" with Goth characters and roadies.)
Anyway, I told a co-worker and he asked "Do you usually dream this way?". I do, when I sleep deeply, my dreams tend to be structured storylines, not random abstracts, totally unrelated to my life.
"So why dont you write them down?" I shrugged and mumbled something about not really caring. It's not that I dont care, Im just too lazy and too busy to want to write them down. And the reason I dream that way is because I actually THINK in narratives.
My writing has suffered over the years as I now mostly write on twitter and facebook and IMs, in short bursts that actually destroy a narrative. Therefore, Ive taken a hiatus from writing like that (its hard) and try to start writing again. Every day.
It's the doing that make dreams come true.
Thursday, November 26, 2009
Tuesday, November 24, 2009
Thursday, November 19, 2009
Sports related injury
How I got Blackberry thumb. To pass time on the commute, I would play the space game in my little Moto Razr. The repetitive movements and pressure messed up the thumb. I stopped over a month ago, and my thumb is still painful, but recovering.
Tuesday, November 17, 2009
Neu toy
Acer 1810TZ
Itsa nice. It is a full laptop in a small netbook body. A tad overpowered, but Id rather it be overpowered than under.
Now, I wanna accessorize it. :)
Wednesday, November 11, 2009
Wednesday, November 04, 2009
Friday, October 30, 2009
The Woman Who Named Me
Many years ago, as I traipsed around Gotham, Lissa referred to me as being "Itinerant in New York". The moniker stuck. She has a knack for coining memorable phrases.
Tuesday, October 27, 2009
Wednesday, October 21, 2009
Wednesday, October 14, 2009
Dinner reading
Been wanting to get a copy of "Audacity of Hope" and sit down to read for quite awhile. Among other things, I wanted to see what Obama has learned and realized over the years that maybe I am missing.
So far, it is far better when he is talking about his personal views and perspectives. The policy and historical stuff - eh.
Tuesday, October 13, 2009
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