Things I’ve learned tonight: 1. Mixing unsweetened chocolate and granulated sugar does not make chocolate. I already knew this, but I guess I had to prove it to myself once again. However, when you spread it on toast and dust it with powdered sugar, it makes a tart and delicious chocolatey treat. 2. Watching stupid [...]
> Chromeo – Me and My Man > Daft Punk – Voyager > Propellerheads – Winning Style Whoa. I just finished reading Ender’s Game. Fucking incredible. And even though years ago I had been told the surprise ending, it didn’t dawn on me until the very last second. I started reading it yesterday night and [...]
> Chromeo – Ah Oui Comme Ça I just checked out the web site of that band Chromeo and it’s really cool! Their music videos suck, but the band’s biography really made me crack up: Crossing the Gaza Strip of Sexxx Jams Chromeo is Pee Thug and Dave 1: best friends since their Montreal adolescence, [...]
This morning the power went off 10 minutes before I was supposed to get up. I woke up anyway and halfway through my morning routine, the power had come back on. So of course I got in my car and drove to work. Big mistake. The power was out all over Crescent City and there [...]
It turns out it wasn’t the original DVD that was scratched, it was the one I copied it to. Burned another one and it worked fine. The movie was great, but it seemed like it ended 3/4 of the way through. Weird.