I found out today that another co-worker is leaving. Since this co-worker speaks Japanese fluently I misappropriated one of Matsuo Basho's most famous haiku to bid him farewell ( Read more... )

I read this morning that the Golden Gate bridge board voted to construct a fifty million dollar net to catch people who might be jumping off the bridge. The board members I contacted would neither confirm nor deny that the net, codenamed Clarence, will have the ability to show the jumper what life would be like for friends and family in their ( Read more... )

I've enjoyed listening to Of Montreal for years so I was excited to go see them perform live at the Carolina Theater last night. The show was filled with entertaining theatrics and musically came off as very tight and well coordinated. The frequent instrument changes, costume changes and seamless transitions between songs were especially impressive ( Read more... )

( Why did I dream up a rustic fable? Read it and decide for yourself. )

( In which the flashback is concluded and the horrible truth revealed! )

What's the deal with the dragon con sword-on-the-head guy winning so many costume contests year after year? They should give him a lifetime achievement award, give the guy a medal that says sultan of dragon con or something and bar him from winning further contests. That's what I'd do. Mmm hmm ( Read more... )

( In which the first half of our story-within-a-story reads more smoothly after a handful of judicious edits. )

"First and most obviously the patient suffers from a ruptured fourth wall, a serious problem if left untreated. Timely treatment, however, makes for a quick and complete recovery in all but the most serious cases. Secondly, we have an undeveloped comic reference. While not life threatening, these blemishes are easily treated. Thirdly and most ( Read more... )

( In which our hero and my faithful reader both bravely endure overwrought storytelling! )

( In which the fantastic adventure truly begins and our hero is briefly forced to loosen his cravat about his neck. )