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bugsybanana and I just met and spent a wonderful day with immlass and mcroft, who turn out to live about two blocks from ladymondegreen, akawil, and I, and that’s more LJ user links in one sentence than anyone needs.

We spent the afternoon at 111 First Street, the heart of Jersey City’s arts community, checking out artists’ open studios. Sadly, there weren’t nearly as many artists ( Read more... )

I dunno, I’ve been kinda mopey recently, but today felt great. I know the exact moment it turned around: I was getting ready to do some shopping, and I wanted some music. I managed to find my CD player (which had been eluding me for several months), and I popped in Mark Knopfler’s Sailing to Philadelphia, and the moment the opening notes of “What ( Read more... )

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Temperature on Mars, according to the Spirit rover: high of 41°F, low of 5°F.

Temperature in Jersey City right now: 17°F.

Temperature in Boston right now: 3°F.

Update: Top Ten Reasons Why Bush Wants to Go to Mars!

Well, OK, not my life. Mancala saved me from getting some small scratches on my scalp, and maybe a bit of glass in my eye. What kind of title would that be ( Read more... )

The interview went pretty well, except for the bit where I was all ready to impress the guy by talking about how I used to trap colors by hand in Illustrator when he told me that they do digital printing, and thus don’t have to worry about trapping. (And I told him anyway, and he was still impressed.) He had a bunch more interviews that day, and I ( Read more... )

One thing Jersey City’s teaching me is how good the transit was in NYC. Not just the transit itself, but the support services. Specifically: the maps.

There doesn’t seem to be a bus map for Jersey City. Each borough in NYC has a map showing all of the bus routes, overlaid on a street map of the borough, so you can find your start and finish ( Read more... )

Yesterday, akawil, ladymondegreen, and I celebrated the new year with a trip out to the Indian neighborhood near Journal Square for some vegetarian dosa and curry. They had Indian shows running on the satellite TV, mostly with lots of singing and dancing, though we came in towards the end of a low-end comedy/action movie (or TV show). I understand most Indian movies ( Read more... )