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QotD: My Game of the Year

2007-11-20T07:57:13Z

For me, 2007 is the year of the roguelike text adventure. I ascended Nethack this year with a Chaotic Orcish Rogue. I was totally spoiled by the Nethack, uh, spoilers. My character was two-weaponing, spell casting, and generally laying waste to t...

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urban hawk

2007-11-20T07:07:26Z

I've been bird watching with the boys recently. Bird watching. The idea of it clashes somewhat with my self image, but I'm learning to be flexible. We haven't taken it (yet?) to the point of tromping through the woods, listening for feathered frie...

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Clinton blinders: ON

2007-11-02T02:05:26Z

Waiting for my bus five minutes ago, President Clinton walked past me with a dozen police officers. I was watching the police, silently commenting on the waste of a dozen cops in the same block. Then Clinton breezed by me. Then i came to my senses...

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One down

2007-04-21T21:25:24Z

We're one meeting in to our four meeting trip. I'm jittery from the coffee and the receding illness. One more meeting this PM. Then sleep. I hope tonight's rest is more restful than last's. Perhaps Sushi Ron for dinner?

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The myself mallet

2007-04-10T21:37:54Z

The polycom display says, "05:35:40". That's the duration of my current call. We're designing IP network training curriculum for a technical call center somewhere in southwest. I'm expecting the pain to end when the phone reads, "08:11:23". This...

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Planning for spring: blackberry pie

2007-04-02T05:10:47Z

I have five extra minutes and a blue post-it in my hand. Fellow aikidoist Erin brought an extraordinary blackberry pie to to a semi-recent potluck. (She's now hiking with her husband to the Aleutians Islands. They started in Seattle. Ambition has ...

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To g-nan's

2007-04-02T00:05:01Z

Trip to g-nan's house today. High and textured clouds, punctuated by bursts of sunlight. G-nan's place isn't especially prepped for the boys. Lots of things to break within two feet of the ground. Heirlooms and such. Paintings painted by the grea...

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Late night with 6682

2007-04-01T07:03:25Z

Typical: about to shut down for the night when one of the adverts for the nokia n93i catches my attention. Of course it does, but I'm not reasonably going to shell out the cash right now. I've replaced half of my appliances in the last month. For ...

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first look - sugar shack

2007-03-31T21:34:02Z

The Sugar Shack Baking Co. just opened in our Seattle neighborhood. Until a few weeks ago, the windows have been covered with brown butcher paper. Now it's open and busy. Thankfully, it's not elbow-to-elbow, but a steady stream of people came and...

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RSS Readers and False Permanence

2007-02-04T04:56:14Z

Spent a few hours tonight learning keyboard shortcuts on Google Reader (out of beta now and mos def worth a look). I played with rojo in its early months and do like it, but my life works better when I minimize daily-use technology platforms. (It...

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