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  1. No Cameras at Bumbershoot? August 31, 2005

    According to the Bumbershoot website, ‘Cameras are not allowed at Bumbershoot—please leave them at home.’ Anyone out there have any more info? What’s the deal here? And how are they going to be enforcing it?

    Posted in Photography.

    12 comments
  2. Happy Anniversary! August 27, 2005

    What with still being neck-deep in moving I’m a day late on this, but — yesterday was my parents’ 38th anniversary.

    Posted in Life.

    2 comments
  3. Boxes Everywhere! August 25, 2005

    Our living room is filled with boxes. Some full, some partially emptied, some waiting to be broken down and taken out to the recycling…but it’s still a lot of boxes. Most of mine are still over at my old apartment, too. The end result is going to be nice, but man is moving a pain in the butt.

    Posted in Life.

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  4. Incommunicado August 19, 2005

    Well, not really, the next few days should be pretty good overall. They’re just going to be really busy, and probably not entirely unstressful. As such, I’m likely not going to be reachable or even online until…um…Wednesday, at the earliest. I think. No guarantees.

    Posted in Life.

    6 comments
  5. Bad UI: Mozilla Thunderbird August 18, 2005

    I’m honestly not entirely sure if I should be grumbling at Mozilla’s authors or Windows’ authors, but this drives me up the wall.

    Posted in Technology.

    6 comments
  6. Webpage Screenshots on OS X August 18, 2005

    One of the perpetual “how am I going to do this?” questions that will pop up from time to time when working with websites is how to get a screenshot of an entire webpage. Most of the time it’s not at all easy to do, and unless you’ve stumbled across some specialized software, involves taking […]

    Posted in Technology.

    6 comments
  7. It’s the little things that count August 18, 2005

    Two things that gave me a grin (for very different reasons) on my way home from lunch today.

    Posted in Life.

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  8. So what’s the deal with the kilt, anyway? August 17, 2005

    I have a question about the utilikilt you wear. I’m sure you covered it somewhere on you blog but I wanted to know what’s the draw of the kilt? What I mean is, why is a utilikilt better than wearing shorts or pants? Do you take a lot of crap from strangers when you’re out in public?

    Posted in Life.

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  9. Preparations August 15, 2005

    Much of the weekend was spent running around, getting boxes, making plans, and generally starting to get things ready for the move. We’ve got a Hanscom family get together this coming weekend, and I managed to get a week off of work for the move and a bit of vacation, so our current game plan goes something like this:

    Posted in Life.

    1 comment
  10. Got it! August 11, 2005

    North Seattle, here we come!

    Posted in Life.

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  11. Seattle Car Theft Statistics August 11, 2005

    On average, a car is stolen every 12 minutes in Washington state. That’s an average of about 122 cars per day, according to the National Insurance Crime Bureau.

    Posted in Links.

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  12. The application is in! August 10, 2005

    Well, we’ve gone and done it — we turned in the application for the apartment we looked at yesterday. If all goes well, we should hear back by midday tomorrow…and with luck, we’ll get the go and have our new place!

    Posted in Life.

    2 comments
  13. The Search Has Begun… August 10, 2005

    Prairie and I looked at an apartment yesterday evening up in North Seattle (just off the 130th St. exit from I-5) that looks really good. We’re keeping our fingers crossed, but at least judging by yesterday’s showing, things are looking very promising. Yay!

    Posted in Life.

    2 comments
  14. Tyger, Tyger, Burning Bright… August 8, 2005

    A few weeks ago, Prairie had a Monday off and was able to come out to the Vogue’s Sunday Fetish night with me. While we were there, we heard a very nice track that caught our ear, with a slow, driving tempo, pulsing drums, and using William Blake’s The Tyger as its lyrics.

    Posted in Music.

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  15. The Worst One of All August 8, 2005

    Scoble’s looking for websites that install nasty crap onto your computer to see how Vista responds. I was going to suggest www.microsoft.com, but he’s already been bit by that bug. ;)

    Posted in Humor.

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  16. Pre-release bloopers August 7, 2005

    While there’s a certain amusement to all of this, what really struck me was that in this internet-centric age, fans are able to catch bloopers in movies before the movies are even finished — and in this case, possibly allowing the studio to correct the error before the final film is released. Pretty amazing.

    Posted in Film.

    1 comment
  17. Bad Math August 7, 2005

    What all this adds up to is laundry taking an absolutely ridiculous amount of time to do. I started my two loads at around five this afternoon. It’s now eight in the evening, and I’m looking at, oh, at least another hour and a half if all goes well.

    Posted in Life.

    2 comments
  18. Old Technology August 7, 2005

    Does anyone out there have any need for an official Windows 2000 Professional install CD, complete with serial number? Update: Eight minutes later, it’s spoken for. You people scare me. ;)

    Posted in Technology.

    6 comments
  19. Bridal Parties are Fun! August 7, 2005

    At least, as long as your definition of ‘fun’ includes 20-some 20-something sorority girls drinking far too much alcohol, being incredibly loud, having no concept that there’s anyone else on the dance floor, nearly starting a fight near the bar, and eventually having one of them carried out of the bathroom by two big beefy guys because there was no way she’d be able to walk.

    Posted in Life.

    2 comments
  20. Enjoy the Silence (Tori’s Ecstatic) August 6, 2005

    Some time ago, Tori Amos released an album of cover songs, one of which was Depeche Mode’s ‘Enjoy the Silence’. I’d been curious as to what it might sound like if Tori’s vocals were dropped on top of Depeche Mode’s music…and here’s the result.

    Posted in Music.

    3 comments
  21. Al-Qaeda’s Shoes August 5, 2005

    As if it’s not bad enough that advertising in RSS feeds is showing up more and more often, we’re also being subjected to the many instances where the context-selection fails miserably when deciding which ad should go with which story…

    Posted in Humor.

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  22. Teatro Zinzanni at Pacific Place August 5, 2005

    If you get a chance, stop by Pacific Place just at touch before 5pm any Thursday through Sunday in August. One of the performers from Teatro ZinZanni is putting on a short show throughout the month to promote their dinner/circus/cabaret show.

    Posted in Photography.

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  23. Podcast 8: Eclecticism August 5, 2005

    I’m posting a series of mix sessions I did a few years back. This is Eclecticism (1h 17m 32s, 88.74Mb). Download, drop into your .mp3 player, and — hopefully — enjoy!

    Posted in Music.

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  24. Arrogant Bastard Ale August 5, 2005

    James, Mark, Chris: I think I’ve found the perfect drink for you guys. ;) Arrogant Bastard Ale!

    Posted in Humor.

    6 comments
  25. Girl talk, MT32b3, and Alan Moore August 5, 2005

    And that pretty much sums up life in the world of me at the moment. Not quite sure what my plans for the weekend are, though there’s a lot of Seafair stuff going on around town right now that I may see if I can find a way to check out at one point or another. As is usual for me, though, I’m not planning much of anything more than about 20 minutes in advance….

    Posted in Books, Life, MovableType, Website.

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