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  1. Happy Halloween! October 31, 2005

    Happy Halloween, folks! A couple more pictures of decorations ‘round our apartment after the jump.

    Posted in Life.

    2 comments
  2. He wrote some pretty creepy stuff… October 30, 2005

    He has a terrific imagination, he’s going to be the next Ray Bradbury.

    Posted in Film, Humor, Quotes.

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  3. Halloween Weekend October 30, 2005

    Erk. Forgot that daylight savings time kicked in (out?) today, and got up an hour early. Meh. Could’ve had that extra hour in bed! Fun night out at the Vogue for Halloween, though.

    Posted in Life.

    3 comments
  4. OpinionOutpost Apology October 28, 2005

    Last June, I got a comment on my site that as far as I could tell was comment spam advertising a site called Opinion Outpost. Not being a fan of that style of advertising, I posted about it. Yesterday, I actually got an apology from the person who originally left the comment that started it all.

    Posted in Internet, Life.

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  5. More family photos October 27, 2005

    A couple of months ago, Prairie and I drove down to join my parents at my brother’s house in Corvallis, OR for a weekend. Dad’s just uploaded his pictures of the trip, and two in particular caught my eye.

    Posted in Life.

    1 comment
  6. America’s Next Muppet October 27, 2005

    I’m not sure what I got more excited about — the fact that there’s a Muppet-centric weblog that I just discovered, or that the Muppets may be coming back to TV!

    Posted in Links, Television.

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  7. Frappr October 27, 2005

    I’ve created a Frappr group for Eclecticism readers…feel free to drop by and add yourself to the map. I’d love to get an idea of just how widespread my readers are!

    Posted in Links.

    4 comments
  8. Autumn in the Arboretum October 25, 2005

    There are some gorgeous colors in the fall in the Seattle Arboretum…as well as some rather odd wildlife.

    Posted in Life, Photography.

    3 comments
  9. My blog is worth… October 22, 2005

    But the real question is…would I actually sell it if offered the money? Heh. On the one hand, that’s a lot of money — on the other hand, that’s my name. Of course, it’s not going to happen, so I don’t think I really need to worry about it.

    Posted in Website.

    3 comments
  10. Why Target’s target is red October 22, 2005

    Target’s policy is that the customer can go to hell if their pharmacist thinks you’re a sinner. Target will let their pharmacist turn you away so that YOU have to go find another pharmacy, rather than their pharmacist getting another frigging job.

    Posted in Politics.

    5 comments
  11. Lost s02e05: …and Found October 21, 2005

    Scribbled notes while watching Wednesday night’s episode of Lost. Spoilers, obviously, so only read further if you want to…

    Posted in Television.

    2 comments
  12. Voltaire at the Vogue October 21, 2005

    In addition to the [photos I took][3] over the course of the night, I also took a few minutes of video a few times during the night, and have put together a nine-minute sampler of bits and pieces of the show. Be warned — not everything in the video is exactly “family friendly”, though it is quite funny.

    Posted in Life, Music.

    5 comments
  13. Playing the race card October 20, 2005

    Prairie and I got a sudden hankering for ice cream and stopped into the Baskin Robbins just down the street from our apartment. A couple of teenagers were hanging out in the store, chatting with their friends behind the counter. Sitting at one of the tables, a skinny black kid, decked out in street-standard clothes said, ‘I don’t think I could live with you people.’

    Posted in Humor, Life.

    1 comment
  14. Scalzi’s Top 50 Significant Sci-Fi Films October 18, 2005

    Another list meme: this time, John Scalzi’s top 50 significant sci-fi films. As always, films I’ve seen are in bold.

    Posted in Film.

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  15. Time’s Top 100 Novels of All Time October 18, 2005

    Time Magazine’s list of the top 100 novels of all time (in alphabetical order, not ranked, English-language, 1923-present). As always, items in bold are the ones I’ve read.

    Posted in Books.

    3 comments
  16. Top Ten Weblog Design Mistakes October 18, 2005

    Jakob Nielsen recently published a list of the top ten weblog design mistakes. As I’ve done in the past with similar listings, I took a quick look to see how I feel my site fares against his list.

    Posted in Weblogs, Website.

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  17. The Vampire Club October 18, 2005

    Since I only had one album by Voltaire (The Devil’s Bris), I decided to see if the iTMS had any available, as they’ve been doing a rather remarkable job of expanding their underground/goth/industrial/anything non-mainstream collections. It turns out they had two others in addition to The Devil’s Bris: Boo Hoo and Then And Again, both of which I snagged.

    Posted in Humor, Music.

    7 comments
  18. Voltaire this Wednesday October 17, 2005

    His show last year was great, and I’m really looking forward to getting to see him again.

    Posted in Music.

    1 comment
  19. Wal-Mart Sics Secret Service on Student October 16, 2005

    Need another reason to stay far, far away from Wal-Mart? Or maybe another reason to be disgusted with the culture of fear and repression of political dissent in the country? Be glad you’re not this high school student.

    Posted in Politics.

    4 comments
  20. God’s Total Quality Management Questionairre October 14, 2005

    God would like to thank you for your belief and patronage. In order to better serve your needs, He asks that you take a few moments to answer the following questions.

    Posted in Humor, Religion.

    1 comment
  21. Lost s02e04: Everybody Hates Hugo October 14, 2005

    Scribbled notes while watching Wednesday night’s episode of Lost. Spoilers, obviously, so only read further if you want to…

    Posted in Television.

    1 comment
  22. The Rhythm of Life October 13, 2005

    My strongest memory of a trip to England revolves around a single song. Our show-stopper piece that year was a song called ‘The Rhythm of Life’ — fun lyrics, an upbeat tempo, and a gorgeous arrangement that made every part fun to sing had quickly made it a favorite, and we’d all become quite fond of ending our concerts with this number.

    Posted in Life, Music.

    31 comments
  23. A few general updates on life October 11, 2005

    I haven’t really done one of these in a while, so I figured it was about time. Work goes well as I get used to being a salesperson, and fun with scheduling effects everything from planned trips to Alaska to how much ‘puter time I’m getting.

    Posted in Life.

    6 comments
  24. The Ten Commandments of Clubbing October 9, 2005

    All of it seems pretty obvious to me, but I can’t count the number of times when I’ve wished that more people had these in their head. Bunch o’ savages in this town….

    Posted in Life.

    4 comments
  25. Birthdays Yay! October 9, 2005

    Much fun — birthday parties, friends old and new, and bouncing and flirting at the Vogue. All told, not a bad night in the least.

    Posted in Life.

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