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Brian Bilbrey September 5, 2011

Gone Fishin'

And there's only one way that happens... we went fishin' We drove up to Maine last Thursday, and stayed near to Marcia's sister up there. The rest of her siblings and their spousal units were present, too. A good time was had, great food was consumed, and the Three Consecutive Days Fishing Achievement was unlocked. Today we left shortly after 5AM, and picked up Lexi from the kennel at about 4 in the afternoon, then headed home from there. V.tired, but a fun long weekend. Tomorrow, we unwind, and catch up on a couple of chores before returning to work…

Brian Bilbrey August 31, 2011

Sitting here, looking up

I'm sitting here at sub-desk one, working on the Air and looking up at the wall (not precisely in that order, perhaps). I see two crooked pictures on the wall ... and now I know the answer to the question, "Why earthquakes?" Of course, it's to piss off all the people with OCD. * * * JoCo released his new album an hour ago. I'd link to it, but he announced the event on Twatter, and killed his own secure server with the crush of traffic. HO HO, JoCo! To help with the joyeous crash and burn, I did retwat…

Brian Bilbrey August 27, 2011

Rainageddon

Rain: an inch and a half since 11 AM, and lots more on the way. The sump pump is firing out about 2 gallons US every thirty seconds or so (2' diameter sump, about 6" at a time). We're going to get a fair bit more rain, and if we're unlucky lose power ... but that's about it unless Irene changes course drastically to the west. Right now we're outside the projected pattern for even tropical storm winds. I've been up the ladder once, unclogging one downspout. I also neglected to consider the angle of attack for this storm -…

Brian Bilbrey August 26, 2011

Incoming!

Or another starts-with-an-`I`, like Irene (and a bit like another `I`-storm: Isabel of 2003) ... regionally, we're sure taking it on the chin. Earthquakes (okay, a tiny one by left coast standards, but still), now hurricanes. Plague of locusts, anyone? School-wise, I'm still waiting for the second grade to drop, the instructor promises tomorrow afternoon. Next class starts on or about 12 September: a class on Gerontology. It's one of a few that fulfill a specific general education requirement I'm lacking. Later in the Fall session, I'll be taking a class on Java programming. That should be fun. I think…

Brian Bilbrey August 24, 2011

Holy cow - cool Portal live action short

This is neat!     Watch it in HD, and crank the sound at least a bit. It's fun even if you've never played Portal or Portal 2. But it's made of AWESOME if you have. Oh, yeah, and Danielle Rayne rocks in the role!