Chrome Beach

Ahem, Pinko

2012-01-27T07:12:00.000-08:00

Almost there....

Artist's rendition

2012-01-26T14:59:00.000-08:00

of my work week:

Yes, we're being lazy as usual and again. Get used to it.

It was only a matter of time

2012-01-25T16:13:00.000-08:00

...before politics was joined with hockey. Take it away, Tim Thomas:

For several months, Bruins personnel ranging from owner Jeremy Jacobs to the rank-and-file players knew that Tim Thomas wasn’t planning to attend Monday’s ceremony at the White House. None was surprised that Thomas, one of two Americans on last year’s Stanley Cup-winning roster, would be the lone dissident.

It was Timmy being Timmy.

“[Expletive] selfish [expletive],’’ one team source said.

*COUGHShawnThorntonCOUGH*

Bonus ball-ache from Bruins fans here, and probably throughout Twitter.

Normally I wouldn't care that another athlete felt it was necessary to Make A Statement (other than "I'm a really fucking good goaltender"). What annoys me is that I have to agree with Mike Milbury.

That would be this Mike Milbury:

I hate when that happens.

WHEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

2012-01-19T12:22:00.000-08:00

UPDATED WITH ACTUAL CONTENT
Sorry, folks. Work is kicking my ass back into shape, and I'm not getting any sleep. Back on the weekend with the hungover indignation you have all come to know and love.

FURTHER UPDATING: I fail even at procrastinating. Yay me!

Cleared for takeoff

2012-01-06T10:23:00.000-08:00

A somewhat belated Happy New Year to you all!

Also:

My favourite part is that it's an exit row.

Varia/Viscera

2011-12-31T08:36:00.000-08:00

When The Better Half next suggests visiting her parents, I will suggest that her father refrain from referring to Canada as a Christian Nation if she wants me to accompany her. Dominionism: now in maple flavour!
I am somehow getting less sleep than during a normal working week. Please fix this. Anyone?
We are less than 24 hours from my next hangover. I hope you're as excited as I am. And a happy new year to those on the other side of the International Date Line.
If you can get hold of the Mill Street Brewing variety pack, I highly recommend you do so. The Bock is particularly fine. Even if it is from Toronto.
ZRM requested a martini. This seemed appropriate:

That is all.

Martinis from outer space

2011-12-23T08:59:00.000-08:00

This is the only explanation:

the 13-pound metal sphere with two bumps on its poles was found by a farmer near Onamatunga in the Omunsati region between November 15 and November 20. Explosions were heard in the area before the discovery, but no evidence of an explosion was seen around the area where the object was found.

Link from my dad, of all people, who theorizes it may be a robot lemon. But it is clearly an olive.

A new record

2011-12-19T13:01:00.000-08:00

for the least time spent working out of a single office: 3 months and 18 days.

Yes, once again I have drawn the short straw (in this case, I was asked last) and been moved to a new section. I get my own office in the IT enclave with a lovely view of the construction lot next door. Not a construction site, just a muddy hole in the ground.

However, the coffee's free (at the moment), the air conditioning works, and the server room is heavily soundproofed. This might not be so bad after all.

Advisory

2011-12-12T21:49:00.000-08:00

Please note:

If you have a food processor whose varying attachments conveniently fit in its own mixing bowl, do not store said attachments with an actual blade in proper position. This may cause a slightly hung over and sleepy person (me) to hit the on-switch without thinking, resulting in a scratched-up bowl, damaged accessories, and digging bits of plastic out of a slightly bent chopping blade for the next week.

This has been a public service announcement from Mendacious D and all his fingers.

A rare apology

2011-11-30T15:42:00.001-08:00

No, not for not posting. I've already filled my quota of apologies. I've even written something for that other joint. Honestly, it seems there's no pleasing you people.

ANYWAY.

It seems I was prematurely profane against my HR department. I just got a 2 percent pay bump, backdated to September, without so much as a word of warning.

So, uh, yay?

Pimp-slapped by the Invisible Hand

2011-11-30T13:46:00.001-08:00

Atlas Shrugged, Part One is available for free. On Bittorrent. Capitalism!

Grey Cup

2011-11-27T13:44:00.001-08:00

Sorry for the absence. Busy with football, making food for football party, drinking for football party, and other shenanigans.

This means I am contractually obligated to post this:

Back eventually, which can be a very long time.

It's that time of year again

2011-11-18T08:27:00.001-08:00

Time to pretend I'm an academic:

Call for Papers and Artwork for the 16th International Conference on Information Visualisation and Symposium and Online Gallery of Digital Art D-ART 2012

10-13 July 2012 - Montpellier, France

The gallery will also be presented at the 9th Intnl Conference on Computer Graphics, Imaging and Visualisation–CGIV2012 July 2012 Hsinchu, Taiwan.

Anyone want to co-author?