2004 Four hundred and one posts

I posted 401 times in 2004, 86 using WordPress, 315 using Blogger. The total word count for 2004 was 47,684 words with about 38 images and approximately 72 external links. I was not yet tagging swimming posts in 2004. I made 14 headers.

18-Oct-2004

Bruce Sterling to teach design at Art Center Pasadena My hero, Bruce Sterling (his blog) says in his latest Viridian Note: The going is getting weird. The weird are turning pro. I have been asked to take a year-long guest residency, teaching design at the Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, California. This school is in the Los Angeles basin, the epicenter of...
16-Oct-2004

Octubre Surprise No, no estoy muerto. Estoy estudiando. I’m chilling out. Thanks for the concern. Man, I had such a week. Monday I kicked ass on a Spanish test. I studied, and did well. A little client work, but not a whole bunch, actually. A bit of friction at the part-time gig. Communication is hard man. I...
07-Oct-2004

Lyrics of the Week The Cars … Don’t cha stop right here I’d like to melt inside of you right here your kiss is totally new right here your hands are soft and creamy right here your mouth is wet and dreamy and it’s just what I like so dim down the light (don’t cha stop don’t cha stop)...
01-Oct-2004

Clarity Clarity is a gift you can sometimes give yourself. But more often it’s a gift you receive by the grace of others. Thank you Leah. Thank you Mom. Onward
01-Oct-2004

What about Poland? Quote of the day: They deceived us about the weapons of mass destruction, that’s true. We were taken for a ride. – ALEKSANDER KWASNIEWSKI (translated) Mr. Kwasniewski is the President of Poland. (via ABC Australia)
30-Sep-2004

Morrissey My sister wrote me something the other day and I’m going to share it here. I saw Morrissey play at DAR Constitution Hall tonight and I had this welling of emotion when he came out. Anyway, it’s hard to put it into words without it sounding a bit silly, but thanks for taking me to...
30-Sep-2004

Semantic Web Just posted this to a mailing list: There’s so much hype and mystique about what the Semantic Web could be, might be, will be — I am particularly taken with a new series of articles (still unfolding) on xml.com about Paul Ford’s work on actually trying to *build* semantic web applications. Screenscraping the Senate Uncle...

programming semantic web
30-Sep-2004

Debate Leah and I went to class in a rush, we had an outline due tonight. But alas! No class. I suspect our teacher played hooky to watch the presidential debate. Ah well, more time to prepare the house for the imminent arrival of my mom, tomorrow.
28-Sep-2004

Phew. The entrails of my self are all over the place right now. My mother comes Friday — she’s going to a reunion this weekend and staying with Leah and me. We’re in a bit of disarray right now, so we have a bit more cleaning to do. Counseling today went well. Learning so much it...
27-Sep-2004

Latest Stew Photos I put my latest pix of stew (from yesterday’s show) up on my flickr site.