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While I was off I got a chance to see a few movies and I finished watching season 1 of Scrubs (thanks to Cathi for pointing me there). First up is Many of the Year. It was entertaining overall but as a whole it was uneven in just about every way. The story had awkward […]

I had all of last week off. Originally my sister was going to be here for it but her work exploded into a nightmare that leaves them without a manager going into the holiday season. She’s at 60 hours for the week and on her 9th consecutive day. Not only doesn’t she get a fun […]

Thanks to Cathi I learned that there is LJ IM. And based on this page I could set it up in Trillian using Jabber.

I saw in teh Friday Sentinel that the Santa Cruz Band Review would be happening on Saturday. I haven’t had enough marching band in my life lately so Nicole and I went to check it out. After seeing about 50 bands and getting a little sunburned there is now satisfaction. Some were very good, some […]

A couple Fridays ago we went to the Davenport Roadhouse at the Cash Store which is to say, it’s new and improved. The food is actually good and reasonably prices and the wait staff is fun! Also the decor inside is much nicer than it used to be. I’d definitely drive up there for a […]

This recipe was our latest attempt in Vietnamese cooking. It turned out very tasty served over your average white rice. The only difficulty was finding mint. We visited three different stores to find mint. I guess it took two stores to find the fish sauce too. Anyway, it’s good and simple and most of the […]

When I’m not reading while brushing my teeth (I take a long time) I often hum along to my Sonicare. Sometimes it’s the same tone, usually it’s harmonies. Today on the way to work on my way to work on the electric scooter, I found myself going not at full speed so the tone of […]

He destroyed all the spice so that humans would invent a way to navigate fold-space without needing the Spacing Guild’s monopoly with it’s prescient navigators. Also to remove people’s dependence on spice in general and not be able to be ruled by its necessity. The Fish Speakers (Leto’s all woman police force) are all Atreides […]

Gerald will think I’m crazy, but I think this is possibly the best Dune novel thus far. It doesn’t stand on its own like Dune does but it’s just about great in every way. It’s about humanity, what it means to be human, and where they should go in the future, and where we have […]

When we were working on the Mpemba effect we needed to boil water. It wasn’t a full kitchen, just a sink, a refrigerator, and a microwave. We also had those 15.7fl.oz. bottles of water. First we dumped out a little and put it in the microwave with the top off and after a short time […]