“Burn After Reading”

Of all the things I’m excited about in the land of movies, I’m the most excited about this. (NSFW; it’s the red-band trailer.) I mean, can you believe it? George Clooney, Fran McDormand, Brad Pitt, John Malkovich, Tilda Swinton, and J.K. Simmons? With Burwell scoring? It’s like my dream movie.
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George Carlin is Dead

Rest in peace, my friend.
We’ll keep using your seven dirty words here on Earth.

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“Sick of Myself”

I’ve been grooving on this song the past week. The sound quality of the YouTube video doesn’t do it justice. I like how Roman has Matthew playing all the instruments, as he did in the song (except, of course, for the solo):

In the comments to that video, someone mentioned [...]

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Atrainium

For a long time, I have been struck by two aspects in particular of the young adult, or Y.A., novel genre. The first is that, for the most part, Y.A. novels aren’t very good. Sure, there are some exceptions, most notably new works by authors like Gordon Korman, Christopher Paul Curtis, and the [...]

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TBI Computer GarageBand Training

If you’re coming here from my TBI Computer training class, you can click on this link to download some of my music!

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Nixie Tube Clock

It’s here! I ordered on Sunday night, late, and the package arrived today. I can’t recommend Peter’s creation enough. It’s absolutely beautiful. These photographs don’t do it justice. (You’ll notice that its place of honor is right next to my Harmony touchscreen remote; I like a little anachronism here and there.)  [...]

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One Hundred Seven

Bridgeport, Connecticut, 10:56 A.M., Tuesday, June 10, 2008. The number on the left (underneath the sun) is the outside temperature. The number on the right is the inside temperature. And it isn’t even noon yet.

UPDATE: 11:18 A.M., 111.2°F.

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Loquacious Music Goes Green

Let’s review all the things I have done so far to try to make this house as green as possible:
1) Every lightbulb in the house has been replaced with an energy efficient CFL.
2) The computer’s surge protector will be replaced with APC’s SurgeArrest power strip by the end of the month.
3) The [...]

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Clocks (Not Coldplay)

Those of you who know me well know that I love clocks, watches, and other timepieces. Tonight, I was watching Brian De Palma’s 1980 thriller Dressed to Kill when I spotted a clock unlike any I had ever seen. You can click on the picture for a closer look:

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“Freeway” Contest

This is kind of fun!

Look for the “Live from the iSight Studio” rendition as soon as I learn the song!

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