Why did I not know that Placebo did a CD full of fabulous covers? Everything from the Smiths to Kate Bush to freekin Robert Palmer ( Read more... )

Thanks to decidedlyodd for pointing out that the previous post about Mars being humongous in the sky is a hoax. It's still worth looking up in the dark August sky with the Perseid meteor showers at their peak.

I posted some of the pictures from my Crater Lake trip on my myspace. I'll put a few on here once I get time to do the necessary work.

Thanks Christopher for this! Also I will be posting Crater Lake pictures as soon as I can get around to it and it's not 4:30 am ( Read more... )

I just discovered that Car Talk is available on podcast form (for free) on Itunes! They used to charge for it for some reason, which made no sense since online streaming has always been free. Finally, I can listen without being tethered to the computer or having to be up at whatever ungodly hour they actually air it ( Read more... )

I decided to go running with Craig during a break in the rain showers this afternoon, and while passing the nursery by the airport we saw a goat tied up inside the fence. Now Craig has gotten better about not pulling when we encounter other people, and even other dogs, but I don't know that I could have trained him to not be interested in ( Read more... )

So I'm back in Illinois (just for a few days) posting this from the undergraduate library at UIUC. The campus looks about the same, a few new buildings going up as usual, and they added those cool signs at the major bus stops that show when the next bus is coming, like they have in Europe and supposedly we're getting soon in Seattle on a few routes ( Read more... )

The City of Federal Way is conducting a survey regarding red light cameras. Even if you don't want to weigh in, check out the link, this has got to be one of the most misleading, poorly worded surveys ever. Talk about trying to guilt you into picking their position! The full link is messy, so just go to Read more... )

The spam lords are now posting their garbage on Livejournal entries, as I found out this morning. I have to wonder, is anyone who has enough computer-savvy to maintain a journal here going to buy some shit because some scumbag posted an ad in their journal? Why don't they just stick to the masses over at myspace where they might have a chance ( Read more... )

Just got back from a 750 mile trip to Eastern Washington in the new car, and I have to say I continue to be impressed by that machine. I was hoping to get the K&N air filter installed before I left, but unfortunately the air filter is in a stupidly inaccessible spot that's going to require a trip to the shop to get it installed. Despite not ( Read more... )

The new garlic fries are every bit as delicious as their trans fat-soaked predecessors.