The situation in Burma is getting heated. Liz and I have been supporters of the opposition movement there for several years now. We both hope something good can come out of the current crisis, but it is far more likely that the military junta will stay in power… unless we can convince our leaders to…
Next Weekend is Made of Awesome
Two things are happening in Shamu’s Bandana (Champaign-Urbana to the uninitiated) next weekend of vital importance to national security to all of you awesome blossoms out there (well, maybe only to the ones that live here, but you get my drift). The Pygmalion Music Festival. Who knew that Shampoo-Banana had its very own music festival.…
Folding Bike
Originally published at Kickin’ the new Kuh-nowledge. You can comment here or there. I’m seriously considering a folding bicycle. When I first started looking for one, I wasn’t quite sure what I wanted… but thanks to the power of the intorwebs, I have found several options…. 1. Downtube (http://www.downtube.com): The model I’m looking at is…
Liz is in Orlando
Liz is in Orlando… so all you Orlando peeps should try and hang out. She’ll be there for a week or so. I miss her already. 🙁 I’ll be down for a visit sometime this winter though… with Liz. See you then. (I’m personally looking forward to visiting my sis in Jax). 🙂 In other…
“High Speed” Internet…
I don’t have cable TV, but I do have a landline phone so instead of cable internet, I have DSL. Well, lately it’s been dog-ass slow. And today I decided to check the speed out. We were cruising at a miserly 300kbps. Which, yes, is a lot faster than a modem, but it ain’t no…
Questions for D&D Minis Championship Interviews
Originally published at Kickin’ the new Kuh-nowledge. You can comment here or there. Due to some prodding and begging by yours truly (and a little help from my friends), I was able to convince Ian to include me in the reporting crew for D&D Minis at GenCon. In order to be fully prepared for the…
Woot!
I don’t usually advertise websites, but I found this site (Woot!) interesting. It’s an e-commerce site of sorts. The catch? They only offer one product for sale each day. The product is usually heavily discounted. They don’t reveal a new product until midnight every night. Anyway, sounds like a neat idea. Here’s the link… http://www.woot.com/…
Of Burfdays and Pitchforks
It was a pleasant surprise when Gus (and Alexis) contacted me some months ago about getting and I tickets to the Pitchfork Music Festival in Chicago. We planned on having a grand weekend together of music, fun and awesome! Well, the reality was music, fun, awesome and tired. It was great to see Gus and…
The schedule is killing me… (slowly)
I thought I was tough (I coulda’ been a contender?) I thought I could take a lot of shit, and it appears that I can take a lot, but my one year anniversary in Illinois is fast approaching, and it hasn’t gotten any easier. I must say the whole commute to Chicago every week is…