I missed posting this in the whole run-up to the election, but probably should have done so closer to Hallowe’en, which is about when I found it. Regrettable timing aside, if you have the same reaction as I do to the contents of this particular video, then we pretty much need to be best friends, […]

Yep, I’m off for the next couple of days – gotta burn some “use-or-lose” leave. I’m spending some quality couch time, doing some online Christmas shopping, and hanging with Catherine, who helped me pull this week’s list: Barrel of a Gun – Depesche Mode The World Is Not Enough -Garbage Early Morning – Old 97s […]

If all had gone perfectly, as I type this, I should have been arriving in Northern VA for a bitchin’ heavy metal show featuring Mike T.. But I’m not. Earlier this afternoon, I got a call indicating the show was off; no worries, this stuff sometimes happens. Oh well; there’d be less rushing around, and […]

Back at home today, hoping to put in a solid Friday’s work before heading off to the cub scout overnight this evening. Hopefully the rain will hold off. As one might guess by the contents of this week’s tune sample, I pretty much completely reloaded the Sansa with new stuff. Yay. “Mightmaker” – Miss Kittin […]

Thanks to the holiday this week, it’s a rare Friday in DC for me. The new office, I’ve recently discovered, was empty a month ago, and has been completely recarpeted and painted (notice I didn’t say “cleaned”); this leads to all sorts of new allergens for me to cope with. Ah – Choo. Anyway, here’s […]

A week of conference calls, manditory town halls, cub scouts, and papier mache. “The Well and the Lighthouse” – Arcade Fire “Wild Honey Pie” – Beatles “Knife Going In” – Tegan and Sara “Shane” – Liz Phair “Frank Sinatra” – Miss Kittin & The Hacker “Lost” – Katy Perry “The Wrong Man Was Convicted” – […]

…this web site, or this video: so, what’s the verdict? /♬ Pipe Wrench Fight!!! ♬ EDIT: I apparently forgot to close my italics. fixed now. I am dumb.

Today, ideally, is the day that the results of the project I’ve been working on for the last ten months or so get deployed. Let’s hope the world doesn’t end; it shouldn’t – if we did our jobs right (and I’m pretty sure we did), the user community shouldn’t notice anything but a couple of […]

Exaggerated…but only slightly. No, I haven’t pulled a McCain and suspended all activities to duck out on the debate deal with the financial crisis; I merely got really, really, seriously, knocking on Death’s door sick with some evil flu-like virus this week. From Monday evening to Wednesday lunchtime, I think I was awake for maybe […]

Avast Ye, Mateys! Here be this week-end’s treasure trove o’ piratical hornpipes: “Run to the Hills” – Iron Maiden “Hurricane Cindy” – Liz Phair “Better” – Jonathan Coulton “Little Tornado” – Aimee Mann “Misery Business” – Paramore “Future Proof” – Massive Attack “One Big Love” – Patty Griffin “Can’t Get There From Here” – REM […]