Several years ago, Steampunk made it's first appearance. For those unfamiliar with it, it takes several different forms. In it's literary form, it closely emulates Jules Verne, and the Tom Swift novels about science and technology from near 1900. In order to get the full impact of Steampunk, it pays to be at least aware of that genre of literature ( Read more... )

So, I woke up this morning, and I had a few messages from some friends. It turns out that my monitor popped up on Engadget last night. My minor internet fame is growing!

The text is as follows:

"The monitor you see above was awfully close to becoming exactly like this, but thankfully, the wood gods spoke to Scuba_SM's heart before he could round up ( Read more... )

http://valleywag.gawker.com/5124184/the-russian-bear-slashes-a-social-network

Well, the monitor case mod has made it to the front page of BBG! I'm pretty geeked out.

Here are some detail shots of the monitor.


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Well, the monitor is finished. Now I've got a 15" LCD with no home. It'll likely get re-used in a home file/back up server.

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Alright folks, it's election day. This is probably one of the most important elections in a while, so get your butts out there and vote. As they say in Chicago, "Vote early, vote often ( Read more... )

I bought a new CD a few weeks ago. I had heard a song by the group on CBC Radio 3 while driving into work. After a rather grueling day, I decided to indulge in a little retail therapy, and bought the CD based entirely on the one song, the website, and the style of the cover art on the CD case. Normally, this kind of impulse buying results in ( Read more... )

Today, I washed and waxed my car, and as I stepped back and heaved a large sigh, I realized I had a problem. My car smells like a woman. It doesn't smell like a girl owns it, it literally smells like a woman ( Read more... )

This weekend my dad and I drove up to St. Ignace to do some diving. Every year, we stay in the same motel, The Driftwood, and eat breakfast at the same restaurant, The Galley. As usual, we arrived before they were open, and spent some time shooting the breeze, and looking out over the harbor. During breakfast, a fog bank slowly rolled in off the ( Read more... )