Monthly Archives: October 2006

Flaming drinks, flaming pumpkins

Another successful Halloween party completed. One person briefly caught on fire, so it was a good night.…

The Greatest Mouse Ever

Microsoft’s Intellimouse Explorer 3.0 has been re-released. Until recently, used versions of this thing have been going for up to a hundred dollars on Ebay. It should be noted that this mouse is perfect only if you are looking for what it offers—a very precise corded right-handed mouse with forward/back nav buttons on the thumb …

Dragon seeks path

So I’m making note of the first time I unmistakably felt the baby move. Three big kicks.

Previous attempts returned hazy results. Was that the baby or your stomach? Was that movement or indigestion?

But today there was no denying it—there’s someone in there and he’s practicing his roundhouse!…

Molon Labe

My brother pointed me to the new 300 trailer. I’ve long been interested in the story of Thermopylae—read Gates of Fire, watched The 300 Spartans, and enjoyed the reference in The Big Fat Kill before Frank Miller did the 300 book.

I’m still not sure if the actual movie will be great, …

A Cassandra Complex

As has been known to happen, I went to a dinner party but ended up playing our host’s seven-year old on Nintendo. He asked me if I wanted to play “Mario Kart” and I had to resist using some line about a briar patch. The ensuing carnage was a combination of “The Fast and the …

Looking up at the vanilla sky from the sag wagon

The gates of fire will have to wait until next August. The five boroughs may have to wait even longer to witness my pain.

Updated for clarification: I have never ridden the sag wagon. The title refers to an alternate reality which my HH100 friend and I believe may exist.