HOWTO: Change your own brake pads. Not for the mechanically uninclined.
This makes about as much sense as I’d expect: “Aether cements strategic shift”. Because when one business model doesn’t work, try anoth—nevermind, we’re going to try this now.
Gizmodo reviews a SanDisk thumb drive and it sounds pretty nice. Except for that Mac-incompatible part.
5 Steps To Being Photogenic. Some good advice here. As a guy who typically looks like a frightened tree weasel in 90% of the pictures he takes, this will help me become the underwear model I’ve always dreamed of being. (via)
Don’t tell my Dad, but I’m not at school today. BG&E cut the power to our block to work on the treeline that runs parallel to our poles, so I’m at the local Panera taking advantage of free wireless and warm coffee. It’s not the same thing as sitting at my own desk and an orange cat curled up in the corner, but it’s not bad either. Unfortunately, I can’t send out e-mail from my main account (something to do with the DNS lookups here, grumble grumble) but otherwise I’m online.
I stayed up Saturday night and made a hood for my Duaflex II to try the through-the-lens trick, and these are the first shots to test out the rig. Obviously, the lens(es) on my Duaflex need to be cleaned. The G3 is not the best camera to use for this trick, as I need a lot more control over the focus than I currently have. But, not bad for a first try.
The Y entry for the Alphabet Project is live. Because this is a week overdue, it’s a two-fer, in Orange Revolutionary goodness. (Well, except for the guy’s skin. But, he was poisoned by Bad Guys, so it’s not his fault.)
Hey! I just looked thru the latest City Paper and saw that Massive Attack is playing at the 9:30 Club on September 28th. Tickets, however, are a bone-crunching $40. Let us all hope I get paid quickly, because I’d like to be able to pay the mortgage, my tax bill, and see this show. (Tricky is playing two nights afterward, so it’s a good bet he’s on tour with them, or at least able to show up and play these two gigs.)
From: Bill [mailto:XXX@XXX.com]
Sent: Wednesday, August 09, 2006 7:07 PM
To: XXX@martinomalley.com
Subject: Where can I get some yard signs?
Hi XXX,
I’d like to get some O’Malley yard signs so that I can battle the
Ehrlich machine here in Catonsville, but I haven’t heard anything
back from your campaign yet. You’re getting your butts handed to you
in this town, and I’d like to do my part to even out the score in the
Battle Of The Lawn Signs. I live right on Frederick Road on a main
thoroughfare, and I think it would be great exposure (the current
ratio is about 10/90% O’Malley/Ehrlich.)
Let me help!
Bill D.
__________________
XXX@XXX.com
From: XXX@martinomalley.com
To: Bill [mailto:XXX@XXX.com]
Subject: RE: Where can I get some yard signs?
Date: Thu, 10 Aug 2006 09:57:27 -0400
Thanks for your support Bill.
We will have one out to you by tomorrow.
Thanks,
XXX
XXX XXXX ~ O’Malley/Brown Campaign
Volunteer Coordinator ~ XXX-XXX-XXXX ~ XXX@martinomalley.com
From: Bill [mailto:XXX@XXX.com]
Sent: Tuesday, August 15, 2006 3:26 PM
To: XXX XXXX
Subject: I’m beginning to think you don’t like me.
Hi XXX-
I haven’t heard anything from you guys yet, and I’m beginning to get
jealous of my neighbors who have spiffy green and white signs on
their lawns. Any word on signage?
thanks-
bd.
__________________
XXX@XXX.com
From: XXX@martinomalley.com
To: Bill [mailto:XXX@XXX.com]
Subject: RE: I’m beginning to think you don’t like me.
Date: Wed, 16 Aug 2006 07:19:34 -0400
Sorry Bill, we were out of signs last week so we got a little backed up.
What is your address, I will send one this week.
Thanks!
XXX XXXX ~ O’Malley/Brown Campaign
Volunteer Coordinator ~ XXX-XXX-XXXX ~ XXX@martinomalley.com
Postscript: As of yesterday, we have three shiny green and white signs on our front lawn. I was half-hoping they’d erect one of those big-ass billboards instead, but I’ll take what they gave me. We’re not the only ones, either—the O’Malley machine sent word out and suddenly green and white signs have sprouted up all over the area, including *sniff sniff* two of those billboards, at last count.
On the next street over from us, someone covered the “ER” in Erhlich with “BUTT” on both sides of one of the billboards. Good times!