My life in a pie chart

by | Aug 4, 2006 | Personal

Well, since I own a PC, which apparently can do wonders with a pie chart, I thought I’d represent what occupies my mind during waking hours. Of course, this was a highly scientific process, involving hours of delicate psychological testing with finely calibrated...

The NYC weekend Harold

by | Jul 31, 2006 | Improv, NYC 2006, Personal

Man, what a weekend. I haven’t had a lot of time lately to blog, because it tends to be the first thing that falls off of my priority list when things start to get a bit crazy. They were indeed crazy for the days leading up to the festival. I think I can relate...

Israel bombs us

by | Jul 26, 2006 | BS Detector, Personal

Apparently the Israelis are enraged by Kofi Annan’s suggestion that they bombed and killed UN observers on purpose. The Israeli military was bombing the area around that UN observation post all day yesterday until they hit the post directly last night. They...

Ghost cheque

by | Jul 24, 2006 | BS Detector, Personal

I’m a bit freaked out. I went on a ghost walk last night, which was a tour of the Customs House, one of the city’s historical buildings. The guide told all kinds of stories about death and murders that had occurred in the building since the 1850’s....

This is also journalism

by | Jul 14, 2006 | BS Detector, Personal, Random Thoughts

A story on one of my favorite websites yesterday caught my attention. Apple had been suing a couple of prominent Apple rumour blogs to get the identity of the source who leaked information about a new Apple product. Although it looked like Apple was going to get its...

My Second Home

by | Jul 9, 2006 | General, Personal

I’ve decided that if I don’t want to get bored with my second life, I’d better learn how to do some stuff. I always wanted to be an architect. Who hasn’t wanted to be an architect? If it’s good enough for George Kostanza, it’s good...