Oh Hai February!
There's no way we're already one month into 2010. That's just crazy talk. Part of the reason why everything seemed to go so fast was that SF Sketchfest this year had a crazy-good lineup. Toss in a couple of good concerts and I've been to six different shows in San Francisco already in 2010 (and I'm heading back for trip #7: MC Frontalot next week). I haven't done the math but I'm sure my average for trips to the city is less than one a month so six in less than three weeks is a bit of a personal record. (Well. Five trips. One day we saw Weird Al at 2 PM and then Jonathan Coulton with Paul & Storm that night, so that was two shows in one trip.)
So yeah. February? WTF 2010? Is this how we're going to play it? Look I have a PS3, and it has fast-forward of 120x, so don't thing you can faze me with your fly-by Januaries.
There's no way we're already one month into 2010. That's just crazy talk. Part of the reason why everything seemed to go so fast was that SF Sketchfest this year had a crazy-good lineup. Toss in a couple of good concerts and I've been to six different shows in San Francisco already in 2010 (and I'm heading back for trip #7: MC Frontalot next week). I haven't done the math but I'm sure my average for trips to the city is less than one a month so six in less than three weeks is a bit of a personal record. (Well. Five trips. One day we saw Weird Al at 2 PM and then Jonathan Coulton with Paul & Storm that night, so that was two shows in one trip.)
So yeah. February? WTF 2010? Is this how we're going to play it? Look I have a PS3, and it has fast-forward of 120x, so don't thing you can faze me with your fly-by Januaries.
So yeah. February? WTF 2010? Is this how we're going to play it? Look I have a PS3, and it has fast-forward of 120x, so don't thing you can faze me with your fly-by Januaries.
Bossa Nova For The Win
I've consulted with the cats and they agree. There are three types of people: people who are going to see Nouvelle Vague in concert, people who don't know they need bossa nova covers of 80's classics, and people who aren't truly children of the 80's. Me? I'm in the first category. How about you?
I've consulted with the cats and they agree. There are three types of people: people who are going to see Nouvelle Vague in concert, people who don't know they need bossa nova covers of 80's classics, and people who aren't truly children of the 80's. Me? I'm in the first category. How about you?
Carpe Diem, the Cat Version
One of the stranger artifacts of working from home is that Heisenberg has decided that I should throw his little ratty ball-toy down the hall at least four or five times every day. He has a special little cry that amounts to "Hey, come play with me" that he often makes while holding the ball in his mouth to get my attention. What's funny is that he makes the same call sometimes when he just wants me to watch him play with the ball and doesn't actually want me to do anything. Sometimes I can just talk to him about what he's doing and sometimes I need to come throw the ball myself. I haven't been able to figure out the difference so far.
My first reaction is sometimes to be annoyed and to say "Hey I'm working here". It takes a conscious effort to remind myself that he won't be here ten years from now and I won't care about what esoteric Python feature I was reading about, but that I will remember the two minutes I took aside to play with one of my cats. Which is weird because I'm used to thinking that Heisenberg is a stupid little idiot but sometimes he reminds me that I can learn from him. Speaking of which I hear him calling now. I'd better go throw that scruffy little ball of junk down the hall for him while I have that privilege.
One of the stranger artifacts of working from home is that Heisenberg has decided that I should throw his little ratty ball-toy down the hall at least four or five times every day. He has a special little cry that amounts to "Hey, come play with me" that he often makes while holding the ball in his mouth to get my attention. What's funny is that he makes the same call sometimes when he just wants me to watch him play with the ball and doesn't actually want me to do anything. Sometimes I can just talk to him about what he's doing and sometimes I need to come throw the ball myself. I haven't been able to figure out the difference so far.
My first reaction is sometimes to be annoyed and to say "Hey I'm working here". It takes a conscious effort to remind myself that he won't be here ten years from now and I won't care about what esoteric Python feature I was reading about, but that I will remember the two minutes I took aside to play with one of my cats. Which is weird because I'm used to thinking that Heisenberg is a stupid little idiot but sometimes he reminds me that I can learn from him. Speaking of which I hear him calling now. I'd better go throw that scruffy little ball of junk down the hall for him while I have that privilege.
My first reaction is sometimes to be annoyed and to say "Hey I'm working here". It takes a conscious effort to remind myself that he won't be here ten years from now and I won't care about what esoteric Python feature I was reading about, but that I will remember the two minutes I took aside to play with one of my cats. Which is weird because I'm used to thinking that Heisenberg is a stupid little idiot but sometimes he reminds me that I can learn from him. Speaking of which I hear him calling now. I'd better go throw that scruffy little ball of junk down the hall for him while I have that privilege.
Lovely Time Lapse Video
What a perfectly lovely project (you should really click through and watch it at a higher resolution):
(via Zefrank)
If you liked that one, here's the creator's main site. He did this with three different lenses and thus has three different videos. I liked this one the best with the tighter focus on the trees, but they are all worth a watch.
What a perfectly lovely project (you should really click through and watch it at a higher resolution):
(via Zefrank)
If you liked that one, here's the creator's main site. He did this with three different lenses and thus has three different videos. I liked this one the best with the tighter focus on the trees, but they are all worth a watch.
(via Zefrank)
If you liked that one, here's the creator's main site. He did this with three different lenses and thus has three different videos. I liked this one the best with the tighter focus on the trees, but they are all worth a watch.
I, For One, Welcome Our New Cephalopod Overlords
First only humans used tools. Then we found some primates doing so. Later came dolphins and then we found some frigging birds using tools! Now they've found an octopus that does so. Be sure to watch the video at that link, it's pretty funny.
(via Dinosaur Comics)
First only humans used tools. Then we found some primates doing so. Later came dolphins and then we found some frigging birds using tools! Now they've found an octopus that does so. Be sure to watch the video at that link, it's pretty funny.
(via Dinosaur Comics)
(via Dinosaur Comics)