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Finally Spring

2012-05-03T21:20:15Z

Sure, it feels like a whole year of seasons has passed since that warm spell in March, but I think we've finally re-entered Spring. The backyard is clean and beautiful (no thanks to myself), and it's warm.

Perhaps it's too warm, though. I'm half expecting another big thunderstorm, or worse ... snow, again!

Weirdest Thing I've Seen Today

2012-05-02T14:46:22Z

It's an "instant" "hamburger." And it confirms my suspicion that the Japanese are weird. Though, it does seem like something you might get at a swanky molecular gastronomy restaurant.

Thanks to Cynical-C for this horrible thing.

Wil Wheaton Talks About Dice

2012-04-10T14:00:15Z

My parents have sold their house, and are moving out in a couple of months. In order to make the move a little easier, my dad has been going through all the junk in the basement, and gathered all of my old stuff, and all of my brother's into a couple of piles. Now, most of this stuff is really useless to me at this point, and much of it I haven't even seen for maybe 20 years or more. I'm not sure what to do with it all, short of putting it on Kijiji or giving it to Goodwill.

In one box was a bag of dice, if you can believe it. My dad wanted to make sure I had all my gaming dice from back when I used to play D&D. It was actually my brother's bag of dice, since he used to keep it in an old Crown Royal bag (as many of us geek gamers did), but I didn't belabour the point. I brought the bag home anyway, and pooled the dice with my own, which I had to dig out of a closet.

So now I have a large bunch of dice, back from when I was a kid. Don't know what to do with it. It's not a very interesting story, so here's a clip of Wil Wheaton talking about dice.

Wil Wheaton at Gencon On Evil Wil Wheaton and Why He Is A Geek Part 10 - YouTube

A Snack

2012-03-29T21:00:08Z

At DVLB in Waterloo. Going to be discussing some upcoming events in town, so I'll need some energy.

Gay guy's friends more concerned with his HTML page

2012-03-29T14:59:22Z

Seems like an Onion article, but the title of this post is "Guy Comes Out Of Closet On Facebook To Friends Who Are Entirely Too Geeky To Care," and I think it's one of the best threads of Facebook comments I've ever seen.

(Is it weird that I want to see his Web page now?)

Guy Comes Out Of Closet On Facebook To Friends Who Are Entirely Too Geeky To Care | Happy Place

St. Patrick's Day Breakfast

2012-03-17T15:50:09Z

All the food groups are accounted for. Sugar, fat, caffeine, and alcohol.

Mostly Rotten

2012-03-13T13:40:07Z

Kind of a sorry state of movies these days.

Are any of these worth seeing? How about "John Carter?" Any good?

Andrew Stanton: The clues to a great story

2012-03-07T18:07:50Z

Cool TED talk from one of the writers at Pixar.

Andrew Stanton: The clues to a great story | Video on TED.com

The Most Astounding Fact about the Universe

2012-03-07T16:58:11Z

This is indeed a most astounding fact, as described by Neil DeGrasse Tyson.

The Most Astounding Fact (Neil DeGrasse Tyson) - YouTube

Score!

2012-03-02T22:50:08Z

I've been eyeing these pitchers for years now, but could never justify spending $40 for one. Now they're on sale for $5 each! Going to make some great martinis in this.

Too Much Bacon

2012-02-26T17:40:09Z

I never thought I'd utter these words, but 1842 gave me too much bacon for breakfast -- about 15 rashers in total, or about a grocery store's package worth. What's in the picture is what I can't finish.

Oh boy. I'm getting this to go.

Sunday Brunch

2012-02-26T17:10:09Z

Decided to brunch at 1842 for a change. I had to drop some things at the office, and didn't feel like going home just yet.

Nice day today.

Awesome new Pixar trailer

2012-02-24T15:55:51Z

Ah, this promises to have the same Pixar magic we've come to rely on in this dark age of film.

Brave trailer - Disney Pixar - Only at the Movies June 21 - YouTube

Voice of Admiral Ackbar

2012-02-23T18:05:57Z

Now, I'm not going to cheapen this moment by saying something lame, like "it's a trap!"

But I could say I've got a bad feeling about this.

The Voice of Admiral Ackbar Speaks

Maybe it's time to go back to Alinea

2012-02-23T17:28:35Z

Alinea is this great molecular gastronomy restaurant in Chicago. Also, one of the most expensive restaurants in the U.S., apparently. This video shows some of the crazy and awesome innovation they have with food.

Edible Balloon - YouTube