My mom would like an e-reader for Christmas. She doesn't want a Nook but otherwise does not have a preference. I was thinking about getting her a Kindle. Is this a good idea? Does anyone have suggestions for a better e-reader? Mom would be doing most of her reading reclining in bed, so weight could be an issue. She is not particularly tech savvy, ( Read more... )

First, links to pictures I finally put up on flickr.
1. New zoo pictures from early October
2. My parents' visit in August has pictures from the zoo and the DaVinci exhibit at the National Geographic Museum.
3. Dear New Orleans benefit concert hosted by Bonerama pictures start toward the bottom of the linked page.
4. New York Comic Con was much fun ( Read more... )

So the last 6 weeks went a little like this ( Read more... )

My sister called Sunday and invited me to join her for a Dallas to San Francisco road trip since her friend flaked on her. Owing to other obligations (like seeing Green Day tomorrow night, wooooo!!! and our parent coming up next Wednesday) I won't be joining her for the whole trip, but I will do Phoenix to Las Vegas with her. This means I get to ( Read more... )

I have been out and about more in the past week than I usually am in a month. Last weekend,
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So I managed to miss the entire month of June, posting wise. Let's just say I did some stuff, and it was pretty cool.

At the very end of this page, the pictures from the 9:30 Club's 30th Anniversary party start. Except for Dave Grohl and Henry Rollins, I hadn't heard of most of the other performers. They were all pretty amazing though.

Here are ( Read more... )

I have many new pictures up on flickr to show you. There are a few zoo pictures from a few weeks ago. They are mostly of the alpacas since they had recently been shaved. They are very spindly under all that hair.

So Mom and Aunt Jane came in town on Thursday for DC fun times. Pictures from our various excursions are here. We started out at the ( Read more... )

Anyone in the DC area with $30 to spend and an interest in belly dance should consider buying a ticket to Under the Desert Moon this weekend. I'm performing in the 4.00 show on Saturday and the 7.00 show on Sunday. I've seen most of the performers before, and they are amazing. I'm excited for tech rehearsal Friday night because I haven't seen any ( Read more... )

Zoolights was fun the last two nights, but I forgot to bring my camera. I might ask at the zoo to see if any official pictures were taken. I saw several people with cameras on tripods, but they could just be photo enthusiasts. Saturday night was the only time I didn't sweat through my shirt and bandanna in the panda suit. That's because it was 25F ( Read more... )

We got off work 2hrs early today. Thanks, Mr. President! So I am relaxing at home with no plans to go back out until tomorrow night for Zoolights. You will have two more chances to see me rock out in a panda costume, tomorrow and Saturday. I will try to remember to bring my camera and ask one of the other volunteers to take pictures and/or video of ( Read more... )