Stuff from December, 2006
This is the archive of tumbledry happenings that occurred on December, 2006.
Mappy
This is the archive of tumbledry happenings that occurred on December, 2006.
Great podcasts from NPR - Worth a look: This American Life, NOVA, The Writer’s Almanac, etc.
The magic of video editing - This guy can neither play the piano nor the drums … but phenomenal editing puts this entire song together out of video fragments.
It is by believing in roses that one brings them to bloom.
— French Proverb
His chops are too righteous. The helmets can’t handle this level of rock ‘n’ roll.
— Plankton, in The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie
I want to say, in my actions and words, “We are citizens of the world, and as such we all have a responsibility to try to make something better. You can pick what. You don’t have to pick what I pick. Just pick something.”
— Wil Shipley
I’ve got one more final and some miscellaneous work to finish up. Not to worry, there are links to add, pictures to post, and stories to tell - just hang on a couple more days. And good luck to all of you on your finals - the pain of the end-of-the-semester makes the Christmas holiday that much sweeter.
Taken like a spoonful of Nyquil just before you pass out from flu exhaustion, nostalgia is no harm at all. In fact, it’s positively uplifting, even if that lift up hampers your hipness standing to the point where you might as well be culturally asleep. Short trips to what was probably an imaginary past— immaculate family gatherings around the tree, perfect junior high summers with perfect junior high kisses— aren’t necessarily grounds for an inner guilt trip.
Seven images at different exposures, merged to HDR, colors tweaked, shadows brought out, and a filter applied to cover up the mess. Still doesn’t look the way I’d like. Maybe I’ll get it next year.
Merry Christmas, everyone. Do keep your loved ones near as another year draws to a close: in tough times, they are all you’ve got. Speaking of tough times, I’ve been absent yet again not for scholastic reasons but for health reasons. I got a virus that absolutely clotheslined me. I hope you didn’t contract anything like it. And if I’ve seen you recently, I hope I didn’t give this sickness to you.
I got this mask for cold weather running!
How to get started on anything - Using coffee.
