Done: Gave notice to the landlord that we’re breaking our lease, requested they be nice about it and really try renting it early. Sent all the formal acceptance letters to New Job Contacted Telus Mobility about my contract. I’m on a term contract that let me get the UT Starcom SmartPhone at a discount, and [...]
Read more →I’ve booked a flight at a decent price of $265, which breaks down to approximately $26 per hour of time in the air. Odds are that there will be no “weekend trips” across country in that event.
Read more →Today was mostly spent at the Getty Center, looking at old things; I’ve never seen such a selection of work produced by dead artists in one place at one time. Took a lot of photos when I could; despite what the guides and maps that the Getty publishes state, you can NOT photograph anything you [...]
Read more →I swear that there was no parking of any sort within about 5 miles of the Upright Citizens Brigade Theater in Hollywood, by five minutes into Billy The Mime‘s set. Even the illegal spots were double-parked. Sure, there was one guy with a flashlight out front of the UCB Theatre, but he may not have [...]
Read more →This will be fast because I’m off to catch Billy The Mime in short order… Can’t come to LA and not see something live, even if it’s a mime. Bonus points for a mime that’s lewd and crude. Before I go, however, this; More on the other places, but the above is a lorakeet ready [...]
Read more →Took a drive by the Book Worm and found out that other people are much more interested in 30 seconds of contact with someone famous than I ever have been. I don’t really understand autographs for the most part, so much of a book signing is lost on me, and it loses ground when I’d [...]
Read more →Sitting in Los Angeles at the free hotel that is, thankfully, very rat-free so far. It’s very IKEA in its sense of style; lots of glossy orange in the bathroom, blue astroturf by the pool side, and prices aren’t too out of line with reality. Even the room service appears to be in the range [...]
Read more →Normally I’m not a fan of early shows that are put on for little more reason than to allow a club to have a DJ dance party for the Top 40 set. Kick all the live band fans out by 11, and make a second cover charge for the sober people who want to shake [...]
Read more →There’s something fundamentally wrong with the east coast of Canada; that or I’ve been in Vancouver far too long. I’ve been digging around a bit as I’ve been talking to a company in Halifax, Nova Scotia about a position they have that might be very good for me. I’d basically be making the same cash, [...]
Read more →Since the beginning of VIFF 2006, I’ve been certain that my Powerbook’s DVD drive was dying. The drive would work, but the eject / insert of discs wasn’t working very well, and when it did play, sometimes it would make horrible noises. It sounded and felt like a problem with the motor in the drive, [...]
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