Month: March 2007

Benchley Is My Co-pilot

Robert Benchley wrote an essay about getting your most avoided tasks done while procrastinating your way out of your absolute most avoided task. Cheers to TruePenny for pointing to a text file of the essay. That was me all day. I was avoiding sorting out a vexing tax issue that will involve lots of digging… Continue reading Benchley Is My Co-pilot

Cupcake Photos Too Hot For Flickr

I have only been to Star Provisions a few times, but consider myself a big fan of their baked goods. Today at lunch I went with a colleague from work to have some sandwiches and enjoy some dessert. The two likely delicious cookies I bought are still sitting, uneaten, within their beautiful packaging. Here's why:… Continue reading Cupcake Photos Too Hot For Flickr

A Gift From Past Me To Future Me

The night after I got back from Austin, I had the usual post-travel downer of having to find dinner materials in my kitchen despite near complete exhaustion and after a long string of restaurant meals. As a bonus, a colony of tiny ants were putting on a rolling photoshop marquee tutorial in my sink. Gross.… Continue reading A Gift From Past Me To Future Me

43 Showers Backlog: Pasadena

I started to set up a photoblog-ish thing over at www.43showers.com as the future home of all of them, but that stalled  mid-birth so I'm cross-posting this one here from there. I have to apologize for not capturing the shower handle at the Austin Sheraton. It's a testament to how frenzied SXSW was that it's… Continue reading 43 Showers Backlog: Pasadena

QotD: Famous Last Words

What will be your famous last words?Submitted by ngocaroo. I'll be pleased if they are something to the effect of "It's bigbooTAY! TAY TAY" Smcard09 Read and post comments | Send to a friend