it’s nice to be home

Today was the first time in almost a month where I don’t have to worry about being somewhere on Monday morning other than Ottawa. I’m pretty exhausted, and am really happy to be home for a week or so to take a break and enjoy Canada Day where it should be enjoyed. I don’t even […]

jersey

Wow, this is a post that’s up way past it’s bedtime. I don’t really have an excuse, as I have had loads of free time on my hands while iin Denver (I just seem to pitch it at WoW) Back at the start of the month, I headed to New Jersey to see the new […]

spike

One of the uber-stations in the US last night was playing a movie I hadn’t seen in a while. The movie was Gremlins, that early eighties movie about a cute furry beast that begat nasty, reptilian beasts when mixed with water. The nasty beasts had a leader. That leader’s name was Spike. Spike loved the […]

no nuke

My new home has a fairly small kitchen. It’s got an ok amount of counter space, but if I add a microwave, I lose about a third of the usable space. I’ve looked for a cart to place said microwave on, but none of them appeal to me functionally or aesthtically. I also have a […]

deadsquid’s reaction to the mj trial

well, everyone else is doing it, why not us? Here’s our uncensored, highly-biased, and completely worthless commentary on the Jacko verdict: [15:17] <rw> right now i am overhearing the corporate controller and the legal secretary talking about how they are waiting for the verdict, watching the cnn feltboard [15:23] <coop> i marked jacko as having […]

central

so… did you know that haveing central air in 30-degree heat is only good if you remember to flip the breakers for the compressor? I thought I did, but the altitude seems to have addled my brain. Ah well, the breakers are flipped *now*, so hopefully coolness will follow shortly.