This month's theme: Where's Waldo! It was damn cold and the forecast called for rain, so the turnout was relatively small. But I still had a good time!
A few months ago I got into Drum'n'Bass in a big way. Then I found some long-form mixes by an online DJ named "Strepsil", and liked those very much. Then I saw the movie "Trick'r'Treat", and it all collided in my head and I decided to do a long-form Halloween-themed Drum'n'Bass mix. It's 70 minutes long. Well, Halloween is more of a motif here really ... There is almost no halloween "themed" ...
A Bike Tour In Four Themes, Theme 2: Curiosity, continued Day 5 I'm still in Christmas Valley. I've decided to take the day off, since I still feel tired and fuzzy-brained from yesterday's efforts. I've spent most of the day holed up in my motel room, drinking root beer and catching up on a few months' worth of web comics, such as Flintlocke's Guide To Azeroth. I don't even have the ...
A BikeTour In Four Themes, Theme 2: Curiosity Day -1 I never did learn the vet's name, but I did hear all kinds of personal details about his health problems. Most of them did not stem from the war, actually, but from an accident he got into while driving a taxi in San Francisco. Complications from the long recovery left a wound on his ankle that wouldn't heal. He might have lost his ...
A BikeTour In Four Themes, Theme 1: Amusement Day -1 Mr. Breakpoint rushes me to the train stationSpeed Racer style. I walk inside with all my luggage prepared on my back, and my ticket in hand. Of course, that's when the attendant tells me that the train is running almost an hour late. I should have expected that. When I get on board, I am seated behind a young man yammering on his...
A bike tour in four themes: Amusement, Curiosity, Discomfort, HappinessIntroduction (written on the last day): I went on vacation to get away from it all and I certainly have. I've also had plenty of time to think about what I'm doing and why, and it's occurred to me that touring by bike, especially alone, is a unique experience, and the way that experience feels depends mostly on how ...
A while ago I got interested in obtaining a high-quality version of the music to the old Nintendo game Faxanadu. I searched high and low, but could only find some crappy MP3s. I considered the idea of using an emulator to make mathematically "perfect" emulations of the sound chip in the NES, but once I realized that Mr. Beatings actually had a physical copy of the game, I could go right to the ...
