Do you know the worst part about taking Friday off from work?
Thursday, that’s what.
While I wait for this workday, this dreary endless workday, this first day of Kidsgiving so everybody’s too wrapped up in that to bother me with anything at all day, to end… I give you a random webcomic. Click and laugh. I did.
I’m posting this as something of a reminder to a later Me who peruses the journal archives at random, possibly searching for entries on the topic of food.
Hey, Me: When you think about what a neat idea meatloaf is in principle, try to keep in mind the old axiom that “In theory, there’s no difference between theory and practice, but in practice there is.” The theory behind meatloaf sounds appealing, but in practice it’s almost always underwhelming.
Keep this in mind when shopping in the future, won’t you? Your taste buds and digestive tract thank you in advance.
I didn’t know about Acorn, but I know they have something I want. I mean, c’mon, how could I fail to love the idea of a tabletop catapult?
So, if any of you out there are stuck for what to buy this holiday season for your favorite little grey duck…
Thanks to the roomie, I’ve now come into contact with the most incredibly excessive extrapolation of a simple spoonerism the world has yet known. Go forth and be amazed, amused, appalled, or whatever other adjective starting with the letter “A” that you see fit.
The kids and I, along with the kids’ Uncle Evan, poked around in Soul Caliber III this afternoon. We discovered that the character generation system is decent but not fantastic (we’re possibly spoiled by such fare as City of Heroes in that respect), and the RTS game mode is far better than I originally feared. Evan was given cause to consider that maybe leaving his Gamecube at the kids’ place for months on end, thus giving Alex ample opportunity for practice at Soul Caliber II, may not have been the best idea he’s ever had. (Let’s not even get into how badly I got thrashed by the boy. Le sigh.)
I’ll be leaving the game system over there for a couple of weeks so they can play around with that game. This also gives my daughter a chance to finish up the first Fullmetal Alchemist game. What a good dad I am, eh?
Ever since Entercom Portland moved into its current facility, lo the many moons ago, I’ve tried to run a sort of “news blog” webpage to help catch people up on what’s happening, geek-wise. It lived on the server named “Mihoshi” for a few years, and then transitioned to “Washuu” a few years back, which is when the site took on the name, “The Lab.” No matter where it lived or what software I used, however, it never really took off. Forget about issues of demand, the supply just wasn’t there. What can I find to write about in a news-snippet format that would be useful, let alone interesting, on a regular basis?
A few months ago I started a little side project. I built a wiki, and experimented with migrating things like the FAQ data from another subsite, soliciting content from one of the building’s department heads, and so on. Instead of trying to be flashy and new all of the time, the focus was on providing mostly-static, useful information in an easily-updated format.
This afternoon I flipped the switch and turned the “Lab Wiki” into “The Lab” proper. I’ve work yet to do, tidying up and rewording some things and so forth, but so far… I’m quite happy with it.
Give it a look-see, won’t you?
The Lab (Wiki)
