Sunday, November 29, 2009

Tonight's drink experiment: homemade buddha's hand infused vodka with fresh-squeezed feijoa juice. Inconclusive.
Back at home in SF after turkey day extravaganzas. Where did the time go?
Waiting at Diridon Station.
Waiting at Diridon Station.
Watsonville hills windstorm survived; 60th Birthday party (not mine!) a success!

Saturday, November 28, 2009

Friday, November 27, 2009

I would rename all shops in Capitola village to 'Breakable Trinkets-by-the-Sea'.
Black Friday surprising subdued in Capitola shopping areas today.
Haircut Time!
Haircut Time!

Thursday, November 26, 2009

I will never be completely comfortable with California idea of 'Thanksgiving BBQ'.
Really?
Really?
Wishing I was in NYC for the parade this morning.

Wednesday, November 25, 2009

It's a ghost town in the office this afternoon...
Drinking my nonfat double gingerbread latte to get pumped for the official start of the holidays tomorrow!

Tuesday, November 24, 2009

Computorz be mad b0rked today.
Actual NY Times head today: 'Air Defense Push Inspired by 9/11 Gets a 2nd Look'. Since when is '2nd' acceptable for the Gray Lady?
After finishing the new 'Prisoner' I feel like Jim Caviezel is kind of a second rate Christian Bale.
My Maclaren fingertip amputation protectors are now installed.

Monday, November 23, 2009

Sort of a musky #stinktrain tonight. Like I'm riding in a bear's winter den.
Yeah pretty much sums up Comp Sci. http://ping.fm/e8PP7
Google Reader has three feed sort-by options: 'oldest', 'newest' and 'magic'. Should I just always select magic?
The new Chumby looks like a lot of fun. http://ping.fm/I99xp
Homebrew Pikachu ski-mask AWESOMENESS http://ping.fm/GFdOD

Sunday, November 22, 2009

Is it weird my son is eating an entire raw green bell pepper for dinner?
Doesn't it freak anyone else out that OnStar can now turn off your car whenever they feel like it?
On the Redwood Valley Railroad!
On the Redwood Valley Railroad!
At N Berkeley BART, on the way to Golden Gate Live Steam.
At N Berkeley BART, on the way to Golden Gate Live Steam.

Saturday, November 21, 2009

Bought an entire car trunk-full of geotrax trainsets on craigslist. Someone is going to have an awesome Xmas!
XLerator vs. Dyson Air Blade? I'm voting for XLerator as the awesomest.
On the way to the Farmers Market.
On the way to the Farmers Market.

Friday, November 20, 2009

Today I learned that Tia Carrera appeared on one episode of the A-Team as a Vietnamese refuge. Thanks internets!
Yesterday white rice. Tonight the kid was chomping on seaweed salad. Toddlers tastes are so weird
Afternoon accomplishment.
Afternoon accomplishment.
Putting some whitener in my coffee
The rain is gone!
The rain is gone!
As a child I viewed rice crispies as a 'non-sugared' cereal and put extra sugar on it. Turns out the second ingredient is sugar!

Thursday, November 19, 2009

Tried Breathe Right strip last night. Recommended.
A beautiful fall day in Sunnyvale.
A beautiful fall day in Sunnyvale.
'TITANS ... WILL ... CLASH' - that's really the best tagline you could come up with? http://ping.fm/URw97
Vaccine Waiver http://ping.fm/16Qqs

Wednesday, November 18, 2009

Toddler dinner: WHITE RICE.
Android visual voicemail app records messages as ogg vorbis. Thus if you email messages only linux users can listen to them!
Google Reader just told me that I'm 'following 1 people'. Really Google? Can't be bothered with proper noun/verb agreement?
David Chang Was Right http://ping.fm/yJI3E
Grown man next to me on bus reading 'Atlas Shrugged'. He doesn't even look like an architect.
iphone 'camerabag' app users: stop with the holga effect. If you want the holga effect, go buy a real holga for $10.
Stop the tyranny of top posting! http://ping.fm/TI0zj

Tuesday, November 17, 2009

Conan just called 50 cent a 'rapper / actor'. That is... not true.
I feel like I am becoming an NCO in my career path. Not sure if that is a good or bad thing.
Seems awfully optimistic to build this big new building in north Sunnyvale...
Seems awfully optimistic to build this big new building in north Sunnyvale...
Juniper Networks ($JNPR) has updated the signs on all buildings with new logo. Never a good omen.
On the train at 7am sharp for an early morning phone conf with Bangalore.

Monday, November 16, 2009

Experiments of exposure to poison topsoil on families without a dad. http://ping.fm/Tjiir
I just realized my entire mental model of LA is based on the lyrics to the Tom Petty song 'Free Fallin', combined with the video.

Sunday, November 15, 2009

First use of 'be seeing you': 4 minutes into the premier of new Prisoner.
Watching remake of 'The Prisoner' on AMC, thanks to reminder from my sis.
It's the height of pretension to smoke a pipe while riding your bike. Unless, of course, your bicycle is a Penny-farthing.
At the playground, or as I like to think of it, 'H1N1 infection vector'.
There will be a 'Yo Gabba Gabba' float in the Macy's Parade this year. http://ping.fm/4EqjV
Roaring Camp Steam Train
At Roaring Camp Railroad in Felton, CA.
Made cinnamon vanilla banana pancakes for breakfast. Suck it, IHOP.
The Black Eyed Peas were unsurprisingly poor on SNL tonight.

Saturday, November 14, 2009

Enjoying the company of a two year old and a fine homemade Zahidi date shake that I mixed up.
Tonight my son said, "more sushi, please". Also, my son likes sushi?!?
Buddha's Hand
Buddha's Hand
Columns
Columns
Son completely enamored with BART though we never ride it. He cares not at all about MUNI. Mktg FAIL
A solution to problem of archiving shortened URLs. http://ping.fm/o2M5K

Friday, November 13, 2009

Somehow Firefox on my mac has lost it's icon - the doc and task switcher display a blank space where it should be. Persists across reboots.
Reading a library book in the hot tub seems awfully daring
Megan Fox to star in a 'Jonah Hex' movie, based on the wild west comic series, not the post-apocalyptic one (which was better).

Thursday, November 12, 2009

My son refuses to get in the Ergo now. No more babywearing for me and I am sad.
'A History of Violence' was the last major motion picture released on VHS.
The future created Lady Gaga to distract us from finding the Higgs Bosun. http://ping.fm/P5Y4s

Wednesday, November 11, 2009

A many button mouse specifically for OpenOffice use. http://ping.fm/iYdlp
My day is shaping up to be doublestuf ungood.

Tuesday, November 10, 2009

Wearing tiger stripe costumes while you dance to 'Eye of the Tiger' is probably taking things to literally.

Monday, November 9, 2009

Saws a tshirt on train with a pic of a dead bird labeled 'Atticus'. Is that some sort of Kill A Mockingbird reference I can't figure out?
Check out Salling Media Sync if you just bought a Droid and are wondering how to sync your itunes and iphoto http://ping.fm/s82m8

Sunday, November 8, 2009

Apparently Noe Valley is the SF version of Park Slope.
The continually circling google blimp adds a touch of gatsbyesque whimsy to the San Fran skyline.

Saturday, November 7, 2009

DirecTV has stealth rolled out widgets on their TV boxes for Flickr, etc. but the whole thing is super slow and buggy. Wtf?
David Chang (Momofuku chef) is signing books at the Ferry Building Farmers Market right now. @lferrybldg
I have a dual core 2.2ghz macbook pro with 4gb of ram, yet it cannot play youtube videos without stuttering. WHY?

Friday, November 6, 2009

My life has no meaning until I show up on some twitter lists.
Just asked my son where he wanted to go tonight and he told me, "ART CLASS!!!"
The forecast for this afternoon is drool and numbness.
Time to get a filling. So not excited.
People continually amaze me with their ability to abuse perl. open ( FH , "/bin/cat -n $File | "); is really horrible.

Thursday, November 5, 2009

Steak House or Gay Bar? http://ping.fm/lo9un
My job is nothing but edge cases, bounded by corner cases. Also, occasional singularities I must avoid.
THE MOST IMPRESSIVE DOGS IN THE GOLDEN AGE http://ping.fm/HKUo8
I declare the official start of San Francisco Sweater Weather.

Wednesday, November 4, 2009

DOWSING FOR BOMBS http://ping.fm/ghxSe
Hey Tweetards: now you can buy a device that does nothing else! http://ping.fm/lRZji
Flu shot time!

Tuesday, November 3, 2009

Spent 3+ hours last night replacing the lcd in a MacBook. No extra parts when done!

Monday, November 2, 2009

If I keep hitting the StairMaster every day I'm going to have to start wearing Zubaz.
Suck on this, anti-vaccination fools. http://ping.fm/dv00d