For Christmas this year, I commissioned Len Peralta of monsterbymail.com to do our family portraits. He did a wonderful job - a wonderfully gruesome job! I built a frame to finish it out and presented it to Amy Christmas morning. It was a fun present, certainly an unexpected one.
I detailed the frame [...]

We have now officially fallen to a distant 2nd for Balthazar’s adoration. My mother gave him the gift of a lifetime - somewhat inadvertently - yesterday. She had been at a dog party where the requirement was to dress up your animals for Halloween. Among hers, she had some cowboy and villain [...]

My Score: Modern, Cool Nerd
69 % Nerd, 69% Geek, 13% Dork
For The Record:
A Nerd is someone who is passionate about learning/being smart/academia.
A Geek is someone who is passionate about some particular area or subject, often an obscure or difficult one.
A Dork is someone who has difficulty with common social expectations/interactions.
I scored better than half in [...]

This comic from XKCD captures a feeling I have frequently. Sometimes I go to lengths just to attend or make an experience for the purpose of recollecting it to the world. Somebody out there thinks like I do…

This image is one I took of the lovely Duct Tape Pirate ladies at Dragon*Con 2007 Masquerade contest. As I grabbed this image, I noticed even Flickr was getting in on the fun!

A hilarious glimpse into the driver charades game. If you find yourself a victim…or even a promoter of road-rage, you can learn something useful from this…

I was reminded of the Superhero quiz today and thought I should try it again to see how the results compare or contrast.
Today, I am Green Lantern

Green Lantern

70%

Superman

65%

Robin

62%

Spider-Man

60%

Catwoman

60%

The Flash

60%

Iron Man

55%

Supergirl

50%

Batman

50%

Wonder Woman

40%

Hulk

40%

Hot-headed. You have strong will power and a good imagination.

Times have changed, but [...]

This picture gives me a headache and I can’t stop looking at it…

Source, The Onion.