Okay, I’m staying up too late trying to get some work done that has to be done by tomorrow, and I have to get up early and go to work, and listening to this is what is giving me enough energy to get this all done. I’m only posting this here so I can listen …read more…
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monetize your pets…
In May of 2010, I signed up for Google Adwords and placed them on my main site, my bookblog, and, once I got it going in December of 2010, on this blog. I never expected to make a living from adsense, much less a fortune. After all, what you earn per click is small, and …read more…
it’s gonna be a wonderful day…
This is what happens when you try to clean up your hard drive a bit: you find files that seemed terribly important to save at the time, and now you have no idea why you even bothered. A lot of them got binned, but this one seemed happy enough to keep and share. I think …read more…
Not Quite Black Bean Soup
Some time ago, I bookmarked this recipe and wanted very desperately to make it, but never had the time. It was hot today (over 80°), but in a few days the temperature is expected to drop almost thirty degrees. So I figured that today would be a good day to make it because like all …read more…
…a noiseless patient spider…
I found this spiderweb in the grass outside my apartment one morning at the end of last month. If you look at it up close, it’s such a delicate, intricate little construction. It obviously reflects a great deal of work and skill in its construction. Coated with dew, it looks like a snug, almost magical …read more…
Project Wideawake #006
Welcome to episode #6 of Project Wideawake. This Episode’s Tunes “Canada Loves You” by Rubber Clown Car (4:73) “Popcorn” by TenPenny Joke (3:58) “Songstress’ Sweet Song” by The Agrarians (2:20) “We Are All Bears” by Tinyfolk (3:15) “Cryin Eyes” by Old Lights (3:04) “Country Love” by Benji Hughes (3:11) “More Than I Need” by Philip …read more…
…in matters vegetable, animal, and mineral…
During (and since) my recent aluminium incarceration, I’ve thought a lot about food. That is partly because while I was working insane hours, I craved the kinds of foods that I didn’t have time to prepare. In fact, while I was working there, I became a microwavarian, because I didn’t eat anything that didn’t come …read more…
to boldly go where yeah, whatever…
Something weird happened to me a few years ago. I was at my parents’ house, surfing through the channels they get more or less to justify my position on television: I pay nothing and get about twenty channels, of which only one or two rarely have something worth watching, so why should I pay $50 …read more…
Silent Noise Project #004
Welcome to Episode #4 of the Silent Noise Project. This episode is 46 minutes and 48 seconds long and 64.3 MB in size. You will want to insert the forks into your ears sometime around the 25-minute mark. I am so freakin’ tired right now I just copied most of this from the last episode …read more…
looking forward to getting over “the gap”
I was reading Wil Wheaton’s latest post, and he mentioned this video by Ira Glass: Wow, that really helped a lot! Thanks, Wil! I guess I now have to get something out on a regular basis. Trust me, I’m working on that! BTW, you can listen to This American Life here. It’s a great show. …read more…
How to Get Help from a Help Forum
I participate in a lot of help forums on the internet, and I was recently made a moderator on the Graphene theme for WordPress forum, which has been a tremendous opportunity for me to help others. This post is based on those experiences, both asking for help and giving help. While some of the advice …read more…
don’t know the name of this poem, but it fits this week, apparently
Defeat may serve as well as victory To shake the soul and let the glory out. When the great oak is straining in the wind, The boughs drink in new beauty and the trunk Sends down a deeper root on the windward side. Only the soul that knows the mighty grief Can know the mighty …read more…
