A retrospective
Thursday, August 11th, 2005It’s pretty impressive when you get them all together.
The brown ones are all recluses, all found in my house. The two black widows were found at a ranch in South Texas.
Archive for August, 2005
Videos you must watch
Wednesday, August 10th, 2005Rubber Johnny - mutagenic child freaks out to Aphex Twin.
Supersize me! (with whiskey) - a sendup of Morgan Spurlock’s overwrought McDonald’s saga.
The Nut Bra - supports the boys when they’re feeling low.
The Little Girl - forgotten by everyone - wonderful horrible dark little tale.
Salad Fingers - the newest installment.
Enjoy! Some links might not be [...]
Human interaction and games
Wednesday, August 10th, 2005I used to play games with people, face to face, all the time. Endless amounts of Gin Rummy with my friend A. Frequent bouts of Trivial Pursuit. Darts. Rummikub at the ranch. Constant unending sessions of Spades (or Hearts when we couldn’t get a fourth). Poker. I really [...]
Peekaboom
Tuesday, August 9th, 2005Newest addiction - Peekaboom.
The first of the red hot tantrums
Sunday, August 7th, 2005Jo had her first full-fledged prolonged public tantrum today at the mall. Actually, multiple tantrums. Basically it was an “I want” which was denied. A solid hour of screaming ensued. We touched on “I don’t want you as my mommy anymore”, but luckily skipped “I’m running away” and “I don’t love [...]
The driverless car
Wednesday, August 3rd, 2005I’ve owned two houses in Austin, both next to very big hills. At the last house, kids used to daredevil down the hill on their bikes. One time a boy lost control and I heard his tortured “YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARGH!” as he flew into the neighbor’s yard.
The house we’re in now is on a much [...]
To dream of rabbitholes
Tuesday, August 2nd, 2005For the past few nights my dreams have been riddled with… riddles. Puzzles, rabbitholes, cryptography, trails. I’m not sure if I was the player or the puppetmaster.
Actually my CT scan showed that I have both diverticulitis and a kidney stone, but the...
