Native American Heritage Month

November is Native American Heritage Month in the United States, but there’s virtually no media attention devoted to it. The most I’ve seen even mentioning the Native Americans this month are last night’s The State of Things’ three stories (1, 2, 3) and an article posted on Reddit last night… Read the Rest…

Crossfit

It wasn’t until I read a blog post from a fellow CFD member and Crossfitter that I decided to take a position in our friendly debate. I am a Crossfitter. My boyfriend, best friend and brother, and our other friends we’ve coaxed into joining the box can take their time… Read the Rest…

Technology Is Hard

Would you believe that the WiFi version and the 3G/WiFi version of the Nexus 7 hardware are completely different? I’m sure there are perfectly logical reasons, but I can’t think of any. Would it not be more cost and energy efficient for ASUS to produce only one front assembly, one… Read the Rest…

On Yield

Yield is not a controversial idea as far as I know. Even in downtown Washington, DC it is fairly well understood. But I have yet to find a posted yield sign in the Triangle that is regularly obeyed. Not that I’d be hard pressed to find one in DC that… Read the Rest…

Hallowed Weens

I’m picky about my fictional characters. It makes me a bad movie buddy for B-films and scary movies. Because I’m a critical viewer and I ask “why?” Don’t get me wrong, I love fantasy and adventure stories. They’re my favourite fiction genres. But the characters have to be believable!… Read the Rest…

I’m So Bad At This Game

In the last year I have purchased a new car, had emergency surgery, joined a Crossfit gym, welcomed a new nephew to the world, painted the house, helped raise a binturong, and made some progress on my documentary. But I haven’t been very good at keeping this blog updated. That… Read the Rest…

Fontplore

Fontplore is, quite possibly, the best use of the Microsoft Surface table technology I have seen thusfar. As an interactive font exploration device it is miles and miles ahead and above any organisational tool yet devised for typeface management. I want one.… Read the Rest…

A Mountain Adventure

A tale told by a filmmaker, full of whines and howls. Signifying Waffles.

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