The For Real Deal

Courtesy of Dave’s Blog: a rather entertaining sign found on a bank in honor of today’s special events.

Just got a new website going on, for an in-development movie by my buddy Paul Skidmore. The site is just a single page now, advertising an upcoming casting audition. When the production is in full-swing, I will be given the go-ahead to do the full website. This part was easy, as the […]

During this month and next, Mars will be very close (relatively) to Earth, and should be much more visible than usual. I’m not sure I’ll be able to see it due to light pollution from living in the city, but maybe I’ll have an opportunity to gaze at it.

Finally added the blogroll to the site. I’d started to add links a long time ago, but kept the list disabled. Now I’ve added a bunch more, and it’s now visible on the sidebar below the archive links. Have fun reading some of the same blogs I read.

Finally got around to renaming my blog. I had thought about it before, as I wasn’t totally satisfied with the “Blog-Type Thing” name. So, what do y’all think?

I’ve decided to sign up for National Novel Writing Month (aka NaNoWriMo) this year (the month in question is next month, November). I will be writing a Sci-Fi novel, provisionally titled Deep Blue. My profile at the website is here. I will track my progress here. 30 days, 50,000 words, 1 […]

zipdecode is a Java applet that graphically maps out U.S. Zip codes. Kinda neat how you can just watch how the numbering system works. Those wacky M.I.T. guys - what in the world will they think of next?
Hat-tip to Neil.