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Magnetic distortion due to lightning strike Originally uploaded by JohnKit. Tuesday night my office building was struck by lightning. Most of the monitors in the building were left on, but in power saving mode. This was the result! Wednesday morning, many of the older CRT type monitors looked like this when we turned them on. … Read more

07-30-05_0809 Originally uploaded by Gridman. I don’t generally write entries commenting on news articles, but this one is too much of a hoot to pass up. Some pretentious wanker filled a bottle of water with melted ice from the Antarctic, placed it on a plinth and had the audacity to call it “art.” More than … Read more

Posted the first episode of Ninja Team Video Project over at ninjateam.com, you can link to episode 1 here. To be honest, there’s not much in the episode, but I wanted a short, explanatory piece posted first so that people could go back and refer to it later on.

The 10th Doctor Originally uploaded by Irregular Shed. BBC just posted the first pictures of the 10th Doctor’s costume. The series is currently in production for airing next year (with a Christmas special this year, probably around December, I’d guess) Well, at least it is a lot more traditional. I have hopes the new Doctor … Read more

Park Signs in Taidong city Originally uploaded by iceplee. I want that sign on the left as a T-Shirt

Originally uploaded by Gridman. Yesterday, James made his first forward-motive action, crawling (lurching, really) off his tummy pillow towards a toy he wanted. I missed the moment, but Chu-Wan was ready with the camera.

I don’t put much stock in the theory that dreams means something. I’m more of a “it’s a jumble of recent thought slung together in random ways” kind of person. That doesn’t alter the fact that, sometimes, a dream feels like it is trying to say something. Sometimes it’s more fun just to try to … Read more

I had to go to vital records today to pick up birth certificates for my son so we can get his passport. They ask you several tricky questions. What is your name? What is the child’s name? What is the child’s birthdate? What hospital where they born in? I had rehearsed the answers before I … Read more

I’ve set up a Flickr account for storing photos online. As of this writing, I’ve only uploaded some pictures from this trip to Flagstaff. When I get back home to my iPhoto library, I’ll fill it up some more.