Yet another example of why the internet is better than TV. Check out this video . It’s a few highschool kids from the US playing a medly of the songs from Super Mario Bros. on a Marimba and drums. As a recovering percussionist, it’s awesome to see something that would… Read More
Just a quick post to let you know that new photos of Georgie’s housewarming party are up. Don’t worry folks, I’ve kept all the really embarassing ones off the website. ;) Check them out here. Read More
I nearly cracked the sads and left work mid-afternoon today. I was doing my usual ‘extremely polite email responses to complete idiocy’ trick, where the more annoyed I am, the more polite and urbane the language I use in email. I get quite formal, in fact. I have single-handedly made… Read More
I’ve uploaded the photos from Tim and Bevan’s weddings at long last. Some ok shots, some not so ok, but overall not too bad for someone who needs a lot more practice. In processing them, I’ve started using a new program called Digikam, which is for KDE under linux. I… Read More
Today is Rememberance Day. I know a few people who’ve served in Vietnam, Korea and similar places. My grandfather worked in the Airforce as a mechanic during WWII. I have heard many a tale of bravery, camaraderie and shenanigans when on leave. The stories I’ve been told have almost exclusively… Read More
Whew. It’s been a long week so far. I’m covering for a colleague who’s away this week, on his honeymoon, the bastard. ;) We’re both normally up to our elbows in alligators, but with only the one of me doing the work of two, it’s been a struggle. I’ve fallen… Read More
Whew! I’ve just spent many hours migrating the site to a new spanky install of Zope and Plone. It’s mostly the same look and feel, but with funky new features, like: A better blogging interface that makes it easier for me to add entries, and easier for people to find… Read More
Huzzah! My freshly minted The Complete Calvin & Hobbes arrived yesterday. Three heavy, lovingly bound volumes of comic goodness. Excellent! There’s a foreword by Bill Watterson that explains some of the history of how the comic came to be, some if its trials and tribulations through the years, and how… Read More
