January 2009
56 posts
New Years Eve dinner with @stacyk and @schwartzc. Pork chops + peppers. Shiner Bock and choco chip cookies for dessert.
Fake New Years Resolution: Avoid becoming addicted to streaming Netflix. This is dangerous.
December 2008
74 posts
listening to the best of 2008 music selections by @drappel
Christmas present to myself: quality dress clothes
Pita Inn. The best budget dinner around
Waking up late in a very quiet house. Even if it’s just 1 day out of 365, I’ll take it.
just landed at O’hare. Locating NW side landmarks never gets old to me.
Flight home was cancelled and that was completely fine
flight home is delayed just enough for me to hear if the Bears make the playoffs
Planning out my movie-going schedule for the next few days
heading to the zoo on Christmas night. First time for everything
Merry Christmas! Best wishes to all.
Finishing another marathon meal with aquavit and krumkake
reading Jeff Shaara’s Rise to Rebellion. can’t stop seeing Paul Giamatti as Adams
playing Pandemic w/ @stacyk. great co-op board game.
in colo springs let the food coma begin
Aol radio app to save the day. No bears radio or ESPN in CO
Twistory (twitter history + GCal) says I haven’t updated status on a Monday in over a month. I’m not surprised.
Quote of the Day →
Consequential…superb word choice.
Achievement Unlocked | Armor Games →
For all the achievement whores and they know who they are.
Shopping online is fine, but in-person toy store browsing for a 3 1/2 year old is incredibly fun.
off to the sleddin’ hill
TimTams are not only Austrailia’s favorite cookie. They are my favorite cookie.
it’s time to pack the orange crate
Happy 1st Birthday to my baby girl, Amelia
Interview with Darren Aronofsky →
Definitely, definitely going to see The Wrestler
Periodic table of awesomeness →
Why do people say “reached out to” when they mean “called,” “emailed,” or “talked to”?
Birthday pizza time at Candlelite with the family and the aunties.
35 is halfway to whatever age you want depending on where you start counting. Just not allowed to count backwards.
Somebody could make a killing selling coding-capable mittens in this office
I should probably wear more layers considering the sad state of temp control in our office.
looking forward to daily naps in CO
typing fast to keep warm
contemplating how many pieces of birthday cake it’s safe to eat.
getting ready for Amelia’s 1st birthday party
It’s know hard to imagine how it takes the clerk 15 minutes to checkout a customer with 30 tubes of Pepsodent tooth paste, but it did.
Tower defense game for the iPhone →
Coding Horror: Profitable Until Deemed Illegal →
As with everything - Caveat Emptor
Of all the suggested names for the Blago idiocy, I think I like “Pay-Rod” the best
David Rosen's design tour of Knytt Stories →
Knytt Stories is one of my favorite 2D platformers. This video has some good insights into why.
Tugboat by Galaxie 500 seems ripe to be on an indie film soundtrack starting…now.
Slate political gabfest. Regular Friday morning listen on the way to work.
Is there a such thing as a pro-Blagojevich blog? If so, show me. I really want to read it.
I keep trying to get the same 2 things done, but a different 3 things get in my way every day.
Quote of the Day →
feeling like I can’t deliver. Charlie’s Christmas list is a Batcave, a dragon, a monkey, and another monkey.
OJ is probably more popular than Governor Rod
Bonus Quote of the Day →
“If it isn’t the most corrupt state in the United States, it’s certainly one hell of a competitor. Even the most cynical agents in our office were shocked.”
A Senate Seat "Is a Fucking Valuable Thing" [Rod... →