Jack Bauer’s having another (7th) awful day. What keeps me coming back? Just the right mix of characters and action. There are weak spots, sure, but the ever present ticking clock means something exciting is always coming.
Double Scoop: Australia & The Spirit
Saw a couple movies this week that I’m glad I only saw once. I didn’t want to give them their own individual articles here because they honestly don’t deserve them. They weren’t quite so awful maybe; but they were pretty … Continue reading
Here Be Zombies: World War Z
I read World War Z while in Glendale for work and after a few days to reflect on it, I think it may be the best book I’ve read all year.
What I Need for X-mas
I don’t need world peace. I don’t need the new Nerf Vulcan. I don’t even need to see Julie in the 2008 Victoria’s Secret Diamond Fantasy Bra (hmmm… naaaaah). You know what I need for xmas? Critical Thinking. That’s what … Continue reading
Driven: Prius… or Why I Miss My Beetle
Asked for two levels up from the bottom at Alamo on Monday in Glendale–bottom is a Chevy Aveo, second is a Cobalt–but instead of the Pontiac G5 I got the Toyota Prius. In White. Short form? Great idea… but it’s … Continue reading
What’s the Big Deal about So Cal?
Working for the week in Glendale, CA… like Los Angeles proper, but Norther. So far it’s mostly complaints for me: It’s rained almost every day so I haven’t gotten around much in my oh-so-eco-friendly white rental Prius. The hotel is … Continue reading
Not So Silent Night == Oh So Good Music
Ended my work week early on Thursday and went out to Oakland to the Oracle Arena with Julie, Ted, and Claire for Live 105’s Not So Silent Night. In short, a rocking concert on most fronts.
Not looking while running drop database == FAIL
Major PEBCAK moment. I was debugging something and ran the drop database command against the wrong database… in fact I destroyed the blog database entirely. Luckily I had a backup, but unluckily it was from two days ago, so I … Continue reading