Buster McLeod

bubbles are pretty

The internet is sort of getting exciting again (and simultaneously scary, of course). I don't feel like linking today but it's not like anybody really needs links anymore do they? Yahoo 360 sort of sucks but it gets us all thinking about the nature of why things suck, which inevitably leads to a better understanding of how to build non-sucky things. Then again, I'm also willing to give them some benefit of the doubt and say that if their goals are different than mine (for example, if they want a lot of users and want to consolidate otherwise disconnected Yahoo features into one big conglomerate... both noble goals from some perspectives) then they're probably going to do a good job succeeding at those goals. And despite it all I'm still having fun playing around with things over there. My blast is collecting dust. Then there's EVDB, Jobster, and many more coming soon. It's exciting. We live in a tiny world where I think the only things worth doing are the things which make the future and the web and the people connect in fantastic new ways. But a lot of these ways seem to be slowly turning the corner.

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Today I mailed out the final papers. And I forgot to put a return address on it. Lost papers from a lost soul, ha.

Oh, and because I don't

Oh, and because I don't really have a very good way to navigate the camera phone pictures yet, this is the link that I think gives the best overview of the trip so far: July's Cameraphone Pictures.

Who wants to be my

Who wants to be my roomie at South by South West? I have a double at the Hilton (the main hotel) but can't afford to pay for the whole thing myself. Last year I went with Bill and it was quite fun, but unfortunately he can't make it this year. Be my roomie! For more info, email me through that contact link in the left nav.

I whittled the pile of

I whittled the pile of clothes, books, and music to 92 CDs,
54 books, 26 shirts, 11 pairs of pants and shorts, 14 pairs of underwear, 10 pairs of socks, 4 sweaters, 1 coat, 1 suit, 1 tie, 1 belt, and 1 pair of sentimental suspenders. This includes everything:

Everything else is now in cardboard boxes and trash bags either going to the store or to the trash.

I didn't get rid of as much as I could have. As a percentage, I'm getting rid of close to 2/3rds of my CDs (which I'm also deleting from my harddrives), 2/3rds of my clothes, and 4/5ths of my books. Now time to get rid of 3/4ths of my hair, aka getting a haircut.

K leaves for the weekend

K leaves for the weekend and already I'm acting silly.

Now I just have to come up with an algorithm that decides what stays and what goes. Maybe I should base it on whether or not I would buy it back if I had lost it.

Hmm... another year.

Hmm... another year.

Sign number #439 that a

Sign number #439 that a geek is feeling a little under the weather: he/she considers his custom-built, highly-designed, butt-slow, imperfectly-implemented-but-truly-beautiful-to-the-right-eyes weblog software and thinks about moving to Movable Type. Suggestions?

Mecember 3rd was tough. I've

Mecember 3rd was tough. I've had a headache all day, my laptop died for the second time in a week so I had to work from my linux box which I'm not used to, I had a tough time debugging my Mason installation from strange terminals, cold wind was blowing over my knuckles as it came right through my office window. Drank too much tea during the day, have a stomach ache now. Feeling gross. Maybe Mecember 4th will be better. For now, a small glass of plum wine will suffice.

Holden is eating and peeing

Holden is eating and peeing again like a normal cat, and his sister has decided to stop growling at him because of his strange vet smell. All is good.