January 2011
1 post
2010 review, 2011 resolutions
2010 was a complex year for me, sometimes wonderful and sometimes disappointing:
Anne & I continue to have a wonderful life together. I even managed to trick her into wearing a ring!
I’ve not made significant progress with any of my 2010 resolutions 8-(
We’ve mostly completed renovating our kitchen. We’re both quite pleased with the result.
School has fallen by the...
July 2010
1 post
Consumerist's password strategy and its... →
The strategy outlined in this article (linked in the title) is somewhat similar to what I’ve done. But, the article’s method doesn’t provide good security against social hacking: password theft from shoulder-surfing, inside access, keystroke logging, etc. Even if a scheme like this article’s is used, a savvy degenerate might deduce all of your passwords from discovering...
April 2010
1 post
I'm somewhat stuck making up my mind
Keep my current job at NTR Highly uncertain job security, a hectic and chaotic environment in nonprofit, often long but sometimes flexible hours, but doing work that I mostly love and for good purpose. I have broad authority and the job is prestigious on a resume. The commute is a short bike ride just on the other side of downtown, but is right by CCP (where I’m currently going) and an...
December 2009
1 post
1 tag
2009 redux, 2010 aspirations
I’m pleased to look back and think about how 2009 was a banner year for me:
Anne & I have had a wonderful life together in ‘09
I think my personal growth has left me in an improved place compared to a year ago
I’m enjoying the most challenging and rewarding job I’ve ever had
I’ve successfully tackled my primary 2009 resolutions
Matt & I have a...
October 2009
1 post
woot.com humor that will fly by too quickly due to...
Oh, You’d Be All About This If They Were Two Chicks
iPods. Sansas. They’re okay. They have their place. But the Coby 2GB Media Player is a different sort of player. Can’t it have a place in the world too? Can’t it find… someone special?
“Hey, Trisha! There’s a concert in my pants and you’re invited!”
ugh
“No? Okay, well, Polly? Concert in my pants? You’re invited?
Grow up, Stewart
“What? I’m...
May 2009
2 posts
Why I'm keeping my PhillyCarShare membership
Some aspects have not been disputed from all I spoke with:
PCS has been agressivley mis-managed - including its finances, customer service, gas-card scandal, & last-minute stealthy membership change
PCS has strayed from its mission (perhaps unwittingly)
The loss of PCS leaves Philadelphia with a single carshare provider
Folks who rent once/month or less will pay more under the new pricing
...
April 2009
3 posts
March 2009
1 post
how my soup happened, 2009 edition
look through recipe books since I never use them in lieu of internet
put them back on the shelf briefly after irritation since they’re better suited for planners, go-getters, and do-gooders.
go back to tried & true method of throwing a bunch of ingredients in the search bar & seeing which recipes get spat back out
open 8 or 9 tabs, read through each recipe, find slight...
January 2009
6 posts
54 really nifty digital paintings →
This is a retwit from @sbspalding (who writes an amazing blog). The images wouldn’t get justice on a cell phone, so I retwat here (hmm, does that verb work in the past tense?). The page is called 54 “mind blowing” digital paintings. I’m not sure they’re all mind blowing, but it is a damn good collection from a variety of artists. It’s better than the average...
Super Efficient Floating Wind Turbines →
Make sure to visit the comments too, where I laid some smack down.
Few traditions are as annoying as the worship of... →
"It'll shoot your eyes out" chili
Well, it shot mine out since I didn’t properly handle the habaneros properly.
So I started with this chili recipe, modified about half of the ingredients/quantities & added a few ingredients - including veggie faux ground meat.
It’s a good looking meal but it looks more like the insides of a burrito with the works than a chili with that homogeneous reddish-brown color. It turned...
move
In line with my previous post, if you google with me (chat, email, calendar, reader, docs), please do so with my new address
steven.feldman at gmail.
Resolutions & Plans for 2009
Thanks to MD for the idea.
Resolutions. These are things I must do for the significant betterment of myself.
Start higher education.
For fuck’s sake, I work a block from CCP at the moment.
I don’t want to do IT for the rest of my life. I’ll stay computer & tech savvy, but I’d like tech to be tools in my work rather than work’s primary focus.
Drive...
November 2008
1 post
Shit Shit where'd it go?
My bike, all locked up Police station two blocks south Yet snatched by some bitch
Overnight, locked up in front of Anne’s in South Philly. Called police this morning to leave a report, but since we don’t have a non-emergency police hotline, I’m still waiting for a callback. If you see someone riding this bike, please push him/her into traffic. He/she might survive, since my...
October 2008
1 post
My twitter made it into this debate synopsis →
see if you can figure out my twitter ID (if you aren’t already a follower)
September 2008
8 posts
Why I took my money & ran.
A couple of months ago, Wachovia bank posted a loss of $9bil. I didn’t follow the story enough to know whether it was a cash loss or a write-down of bad debt, but either way that’s a lot of money. The FDIC sounds like a suitable institution under normal circumstances, but I am somewhat skeptical of its effiacy should some of the larger banks buckle. Given our government’s...
if you want something done right
you gotta do it yourself.
scallop scampi with shallots, saffron, parsley. over pasta & asparagus
An American economy based on opening containers...
That quote succinctly describes why I might yet bounce even with Obama 08 and why I’ll almost certainly bounce with McCain 08. I won’t tolerate my (eventual) lifetime of working for a living being eroded or made irrelevant by the machinations of an elite and indifferent class.
Original quote here, thanks klang
http://www.atimes.com/atimes/Global_Economy/JI16Dj08.html
because not just people in my google reader should... →
My speed story from..
Anne’s Golden Shower short story event, on 09/11/08 (prewritten story to follow)
15 minutes given to write, with the following agreed-upon lines to be included:
opening: In the dim light, her nose closely resembled a meatball sandwich middle: Sayonara, mother fuckers. closing: It was as if none of this, excluding this moment, had ever happened.
In the dim light, her nose closely resembled...
Please ignore this store! →
If it happens to come to philly, or you happen to go elsewhere. 8-)
Ben Folds whips a mule's ass onstage..
all the time, but particularly with the Chamber Orchestra of Philadelphia backing him up. Anne came with, for her first time seeing him in too long a wait (my second). Thanks pops for the great (free) seats!
Why I said what I said when I shared what I...
is in Ken’s tumblr’s comments.
August 2008
9 posts
Games I can just haz'd
Twilight imperium expansion
Two apples to apples expansions
And one game sort of like a2a called Attributes
my buddy Nate's 48 hour film festival submission →
demands watching. This was done in under 48 hours. Took away the most honors (but not first place).
out of towner all arounder
leaving 8/26 after work, returning 9/2 before work, visiting friends and a convention in Atlanta.
busier than needs be
I receive only a fraction the volume of email at NTR as I did at PCH, but it takes up much more of my time.
slow kilt ahead in washington →
Cock Punch Ghandi, as I’ve been told (a title, not a suggestion)
nice change of pace to get to listen to music and work productively in peace here.
Solving the Unpossible →
do not watch if you do not want spoiler to 20th level “Unpossible” in http://fantasticcontraption.com/
I cut and torched my home PC
Instructions were here: http://www.tkdan.com/SC420/ (except I have the sc1420, with dual xeon 2.8 irwindales instead of a single lousy p4)
Took place here with their tools but just my hands: http://thehacktory.org/ (hosted at my workplace!)
July 2008
15 posts
My new internet addiction (game) →
In the same vein as Bridge Builder or The Incredible Machine. I’m having a fuckin’ ball.
R.I.P. Scrabulous
Since a licensed (and shittier) Scrabble application made its way to Facebook, it was only a matter of time before Scrabulous got served its final serving. Part of me wants to wave the flag and boycott the new Scrabble. The other part of me wants to buck up and play the new game.
umm of IM
Robert: that damn picture of you! it’s like some bleeding zombie steve me: groan I’m getting pretty hungry, I might stop by whole foods on my way home and pick up some locally grown brains Robert: and if I saw a bleeding zombie steve on the street i’d pull out my biggest gun. me: oh noes!I’m not undead yet! Robert: and I mean that in a totally non sexual way me: I...
Another nail in the coffin →
One of many reasons why I’m sick of not having health care and having to settle for health insurance. If the upcoming democratic president and the current democratic majority (likely to be increased slightly during the 08 election) can’t buck up and deliver health care like other civilized developed nations, it’s time to bounce.
How to proceed?
My boss just sent a company email that’s really aimed at me and perhaps 2 others:
I know all too well how easy it is to forget your main objective was to drain the swamp when you are up to your ass in alligators.
However, the alligators are between me and the dam. Damn.
How many dinosaurs have you used this year? →
According to this link and my mint.com, I’ve burned about 20% of one T-Rex.
an f-ton more than 2 bits.
To have my whole head shaved by a barber was quite luxurious. The service was indulgent, thorough, expensive, and applied professionally by a guy at the right level of chattiness. The resulting shave was suitably close and smooth, although not necessarily better than what I can do myself when I focus. I might want such a service again on days where I’d want to ensure a close shave and...
Clockin' teh hours
I’ll be in NTR all weekend, other events nonwithstanding. owers over the hours.
insomnia/restlessness/faithless
I’ve had quite a few restless nights lately, where I have extreme difficulty falling asleep. I’ve been able to rule out the presence or lack of the following before-bed and in-bed circumstances:
caffeine
sugar
alcohol
heavy food
ambient temperature
humidity
clothing
mattress type (sofa, air mattress, lumpy or firm or soft mattress)
pillows
ambient noise, white noise,...
cheese, wine, chocolate, and women
Last night:
Several fantastic beverages (including a mead and fine imported port) at Tria.
Many unusual and expensive cheeses at Tria.
Several tasty accroutrements - namely chocolate fig spread! Again, Tria.
4 stunning women - girlfriend, her stepmom, her sister, and sister’s friend. Coincidentally at Tria.
Chocolate (master) shake - Naked Chocolate.
brief stop at Jose Pistolas to...
Reviews of mine. →
I’ve been pointed to this site, which looks like a good outlet for a critical jerk like myself. RSS is there, so feel free to add and look forward to semi-regular (like my non-vegetable-eating friends) compliments or complaints on places and things. Compliments and complaints about people (the third P, of course) will still go here.
Thx anne
hold music
Is the same for my auto insurer when I call customer service as it was when I answered calls for them at PC Helps.
Gmail as default webmail client in Firefox Threeve →