i posted this to fb, but i'm gonna post it here as well: blackbelt's "cybernetic rainbows" ep is finally on spotify, cdbaby, and the itunes music store!!

do me a solid and listen to it or buy it? those three little songs give me more pride than just about anything else i've ever done.

xoxoxoxox

i can't even write here anymore. thanks, depression.

so as many of you know, i've been working on a command-line itunes controller for mac and pc for a long time. basically, i used to ssh into my music machine, fire it up, and control itunes from the command-line instead of having to use vlc or something. the mac os x version hasn't changed in a while, but it's here. it's a mashup of perl and ( Read more... )

back when i was at a previous company, i had to write a select box that would "explode" the data of the selected option out into a bunch of text inputs. it was so that we could allow people an easy way to enter lots of machines, with their ip addresses and hostnames and etc. anyway, i wrote something pretty hellacious, and always wanted to do it ( Read more... )

so why is it so uncomfortable and embarrassing to talk about diarrhea? we all have it occasionally, some of us more than occasionally, and sometimes it would be nice to say to a co-worker who asked what i was sick with to say, "diarrhea!". instead, i have to come up with euphemisms like "intestinal trouble" or "sick in my guts". and that sounds ( Read more... )

when i first got an email from my mom with the title "steve jobs", my heart sank. i was sure that he'd finally died from his cancers. but no! long live the steve!! he's just stepped down as ceo from apple. now that's scary in and of itself, but not so scary as him dying on the job. i'm very happy that he'll stay on as chairman of the board, because ( Read more... )

so i've gotten back on the comics train, buying graphic novels by the bushel. i'm still a big fan of hero books, and of specific artists as well. For instance, the art for x-force vol 1 (the new x-force, not the cable one) just viscerally gets to me. when jimmy sticks a knife through a purifier's head, you feel it. i've also been reading x-factor ( ( Read more... )

karaoke at the highline tonight! i'll be there at 9. who's in?!

and best-laid plans tend to fall apart sometimes. i'd studied hard all weekend for an interview today, took a shower (shocking!), got all dressed up, was on the phone with a recruiter, and then found out that it was cancelled because both the interviewers were out of the office. no word on when it'll be rescheduled, either. so i'm still trying ( Read more... )

after seeing doyouhaveaflag and girlstyle yesterday, i've been inspired to start writing in this thing again. so what happens? i get writer's block! maybe it's just like when you see an old friend and you know the love is there, but the conversation goes in stunted spurts. so, hello, livejournal. i still love you forever. ♥