life
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What about society disappoints you?
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KRISTA: What is it about society that disappoints you so much? ELLIOT: Oh, I don’t know, is it that we collectively thought Steve Jobs was a great man even when we knew he made billions off the backs of children? (Apple factory in Shenzhen) His eyes shift to the glass framed Tour De France poster…
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The Problem with Civilization
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Whenever I have encountered any kind of deep problem with civilization anywhere in the world— be it the logging of rain forests, ethnic or religious intolerance or the brutal destruction of a cultural landscape that has taken centuries to develop— somewhere at the end of the long chain of events that gave rise to the…
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This Morning’s Dude, Where’s My Car? Moment
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Me: Took me forever to find my car this morning. I totally forgot where I parked my car Friday night. Almost had a heart attack this morning because I thought it was towed. Coworker: nice Jennifer Coworker: Glad you had a good time. -_- This is what I get for only using my car to…
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The Aftermath
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Just experimenting around my house using the Classic Chrome film simulation. Most of these were straight out of camera (tweaking the curves a little), and only two processed from the RAW files.
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Working during the Holiday Season
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My Library
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I really need to get rid of a lot of my junk. I must say I’ve gotten a lot better about books these last couple of years since I starting borrowing ebooks and audiobooks from the public library. Guardian cartoons by Tom Gauld (including the one shown above) available as prints here.
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Bits of a Big Birthday
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Update (11:11pm): Forgot to add this earlier. Sometime I wonder about the same things as Sheldon, from the Big Bang Theory. Sheldon Cooper: The entire institution of gift giving make no sense. Let’s say that I go out, and I spend 50 dollars on you, it’s a laborious activity, because I have to imagine what you…
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In life, pick two
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Doghouse Diaries
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Facial Products
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I walk by a cosmetic store. Lady gives me a free sample. Free- my favorite F word. Of course, I take it. Lady: What facial products are you using? Me: Not much, I’m pretty minimal. Lady: So like, just water? Touché, lady, touché.
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Backhanded Compliments That I Often Receive
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“Wow, I love what you are wearing! I could never pull that off.†What they think they mean: “I think you look ridiculous and I wouldn’t be caught dead wearing that.”