Press baby…

I’m sitting the press room at SXSW sucking off free internet access. There’s a couple other people here chatting about things.
One of the guys is David Weinberger who just wrote World of Ends page. Quite interesting. I revealed that I work for Disney and that sparked a few discussion.
Time to get a bit to eat before Stallman.

Lone Star State

I’m currently in the lobby of SXSW in Austin, Texas.
After a bit of travel, I have arrived. For the flights I decided to not wear my contacts, since I would probably not be able to sleep with them on and my eyes would be worn out way too early. I wore my glasses. I don’t wear my glasses in public much, mainly because I can’t see well with them on. At home, I can watch TV, but I can’t read words on the screen from even the couch.
Now I was traveling with this vision. You take for granted that you can read the signs and monitors at the airport. To read everything, I had to either squint up at it for a bit or ask some one to read it to me. Now, I’m an outgoing guy, and I don’t mind talking to strangers, btu I could see what went through people’s mind when I asked for help. They thought either I was really blind or I was slow and illiterate. In either case, I felt very strange. Not at all like the hardy traveler I picture myself.
On to Texas, a couple thoughts.
1) It’s a much wider sky. Logically I know that the sky looks bigger because there are fewer buildings and trees, but it sure *feels* like a bigger sky.
2) Frontage Roads – These roads are designed to let the locals know who is from out of town since they see us making plenty of U-turns and pulling over to look at maps.
3) Construction – Austin is one big construction zone. Cranes, dust, red cones, and hard hats are everywhere….
OK, time to leav cyberspace and jack back into the real world. Later.

30 hours

About 30 hours until I leave for SXSW. I have plenty to do, but unfortunately my energy level is low.
Rather than write more or do anything productive, I’m going to bed. Rest is good.
Good night. More content in the coming days…

Catch Up

One of the things I did this weekend was put up some new shelves over my desk.

I didn’t trust the undersupports alone. I added the side braces as well for double security. We live in earthquake country don’tcha know….
Here’s the completed shelving…

While I’m posting photos, I might as well show you a few of the boxes and boxes of Girl Scout cookies in the dining room.

Yes, we are part of the Girl Scout Mafia. Buy our damn cookies. Lots of them…
Uncomfortableness
I have been told that several of you are uncomfortable with the dancing images below. What is wrong with you people? It’s just my toe and picture my 4 year old daughter drew. You all have perverted minds. I think you watch too much network television.
Audblog
It appears that the Reverse Cowgirl is Audblogging. It appears that she is quite the lightweight with an evening in NYC consisting of only 3 martinis. 3 Martinis are but a warm up…
Take a listen to her audblog. I mean, who can disagree with a woman who says “if I don’t get a show about sex on TV, like, the terrorists win, this is just that important…”
Geek Mode
So I’m at the Kings Hockey game with my wife and daughter, explaining the finer points of icing, checking and other fun stuff to the seven year old, when I catch wind of the conversation next to me. Two teenage boys are arguing…
Teenager #1: “Dude, I could so beat you with an AK.”
Teenager #2: “Dude, I could so beat you with an AWP.”
They are talking about Counter-strike.
Teenager #1: “Naw dude, you suck with the AWP.”
Teenager #2: “I do not! I fucking rock.”
Teenager #1: “No way dude, I could beat you with just the nine.”
Teenager #2: “Hah, I could beat you with just the knife.”
…and so on for 10 more minutes…
I consider blurting out the comments in my head, but I refrain. I will now blurt them out here.
Why are you playing fucking Counter-Strike? It’s almost FIVE FUCKING YEARS OLD! It’s the damn Quake 2 engine.
There are dozens of better team based games out there today. The Urban Terror mod for Q3A, Tribes 2, Return to Castle Wolfenstein, UT2K3, Battlefield 1942. Why are you playing crappy old CounterStrike?
Move on. Get a real game…
Lastly, three days untill SXSW

Um, so like, er, gotta update and stuff

I’ve been a bit busy since Friday. I put up new shelves in the office, went to a Kings hockey game, replaced a power outlet, met the new neighbors, replaced a trashed geocache, played minature golf, and even managed to watch a little TV.
First, Mister P, created a new image from my broken toe photo. It’s simliar to the animated drawing of Mira’s that’s on Michele’s site. Behold.

I feel an entire genre of animated gifs coming.
Television
In the words of Ali G, “Listen up peoples, I be tellin’ ya what youz shou be watcin'”
There are four shows you must set your Tivo/VCR to record.
Da Ali G Show – Ali G comes from Britain with brilliant humor and hijinks.
Family Business – Finally, a reality TV show I like. The story of Adam Glasser, a successful pornographer better know as Seymore Butts.
The Wire – HBO is replaying the best series of 2002. Excellent acting & dialog make this show about drugs above and beyond anything else on TV.
Six Feet Under – With The Sopranos season over, this is the best soap opera on TV.
Get up from the computer NOW and go setup the recordings. NOW!
Trust me on this. These are the best shows on TV now. Toss in my personal favorites, Good Eats, Mail Call, Conquest, Chappele’s Show, and The Daily Show, and you’ve got a plethora of entertainment choices. Strang ehow nothing good is on the big networks. CSI, West Wing are crap. Fox is crap since they canceled Firefly. It’s all crap.
Time to go spend some time with the family. I’ll post later if I get a chance.