history is dead.

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From a review of the new Indy movie, Annalee Newitz of io9.com has the following observation: The only edge to the film is a clumsy, knee-jerk liberal subplot about how the evil U.S. government suspects everyone of being part of the Red Menace — even Indy! Sounds just like the evil, suspicious U.S. government today! […]

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I HAVE SHINYS.

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So yes, I’m really going to be handing out ribbons at Baycon, because I just picked up the order from the factory. Here are the shots of the five ribbons I’m carrying. (The fifth one is mostly covered due to the top secret nature.) Here they are: They are shiny. Also, any ribbons not given […]

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mountain memories

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Here’s an old shot pulled out of my archives. The shot’s taken from a passenger seat going 75 down I-5 as one drops into Anderson from the hill to the south. This was those last few moments of realizing that I was home after a long trip from the Bay Area. This photo is better […]

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Put me in, Coach (redux)

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You might recall my post from the other day in which I wrote about the story of a home run nearly lost but for good sportsmanship by the other team. Well, here’s the video ESPN put together. Warning: Have Kleenex ready.

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a quote fraught with meaning…

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We shall not cease from exploration And the end of all our exploring Will be to arrive where we started And know the place for the first time –T.S. Eliot, from Little Giddings This one is going into the quotes file. Anyway, consider this a thread for open musings. What’s on your mind, folks? Comment […]

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the may death march

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These are the next two weeks in my schedule. Fri, May 9th: Mom’s 50th birthday. Taking her to lunch. Going out to dinner. Must go down to UCD and pick up paperwork. Must clean house. Homework due in Excel class. Sat, May 10th: Mom’s family comes for Mom’s bday/Mother’s Day. House must be clean by […]

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ribbon madness redux.

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I finally decided on a ribbon. It will say:   Met katster. (still not king)   I’m amused, anyway. :)

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Ribbon mania…

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  Baycon’s coming in less than two weeks! I’m pretty stoked. Baycon was fun last year, and this year I’m actually staying at the hotel instead of commuting from far away. I’m also showing a friend around her first science fiction convention. (It was pretty easy to convince her to go. All I had to […]

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Put me in, Coach…

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I love baseball. My love for it has faded since I was in sixth grade. I once knew every single winner of every single World Series, had a hugeassed baseball card collection (of which I still have most of them) and once won tickets to see my beloved Giants play for knowing the answer to […]

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not in my happy place

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So yeah, I’m not in my happy place these days. Wednesday was a headache-inducing day, as I sat in the office and couldn’t focus because they’re fixing the light rail across the street. This involved heavy use of the pile driver. So far today, the pile driver has not been invoked, so I’m hoping I’ll […]

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the cake is a lie!

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katster discovers Portal and finds that the cake is a lie.

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Is this the real life? Is it just fantasy?

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In which katster finds the lines between reality and fiction a bit blurry…

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testing the crossposter

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I may have found a fix for the LJ crossposter, so I’m testing it now. You never saw this.

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fun with meez

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So, here’s about the best I can do with meez about designing myself. They don’t have plain baseball caps for girls. :(

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Two kitties, one chair

Can has kittens.

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The folks who hang on my IRC channel have occasionally seen gibberish come across their screen as a kitten walked across the laptop keyboard. That’s Ebony, and she’s the all black kitten in back. She has a paw draped over her sister, but it’s kinda hard to tell because of black on black problems. The […]

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