This weekend was a mini weekend of debauchery. Miguel's birthday was the catalyst for Phil and Mary to come down from Northern CA and a fun time was had. Phil and Miguel introduced me to VAST on Thursday night. They put on a pretty good concert at th… more »

Every now and then, I suggest installing Grid.org's UD agent for a screen saver. While you're away, the little piece of software uses your computer do to calculations to find the cure for cancer. To this point, over 500,000 years of aggregate computer ti… more »

Some soccer.... First, watch this compilation of Maradona's passing ability. People (Americans) often ask how soccer can be exciting without a lot of scoring. This is one way how. Second, check out the LA Riot Squad home page. There are some great… more »

Shame on me for waiting so long to see this great movie. The Lives of Others won the Oscar (whatever credibility that gives) for best foreign film and I had been wanting to see it long before that. Fortunately, Laemmle in Pasadena was showing it long aft… more »

BLEH:I wrote about this place a couple of weeks ago, but I timestamped it for 2008. For my 27th birthday, Tridi wined and dined me at The Crab Cooker in Newport Beach. The few times I've been in NB, I've noticed this place because there is a big sign… more »

It's no secret that 19 year old Lionel Messi is really good. He starts at forward for Barcelona and he was prominent in Argentina's World Cup team. This season, and particularly since the new year, he's been outstanding. His performances are worthy of FI… more »

I think I'm addicted to this game. It's called Desktop Defense and you setup little turrets to shoot the little blobs moving across the desk. Eventually you have to make a maze to maximize the distance the blobs cover. I spent at least 2 hours on this ga… more »

I was channel surfing on Saturday afternoon, when I saw Office Space on Comedy Central. I've probably seen this movie 20 times, and at least 3 times this year already, but I watched it anyway. I've decided to list some movies I ALWAYS watch when they're… more »