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