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01-Apr-2008
Twenty Year Anniversary
I don’t care for April Fool’s Day, but the opportunity to think about mistakes is a nice one. Five years ago, in No Fooling., I wrote: 15 years ago I learned something critical and important about myself. It’s beyond the scope of this blog to talk specifics, but let’s simply say that I made some...
31-Oct-2007
Misc-y Halloween!
Did I really go a day without blogging? For shame! No, not really. It’s Halloween, though I don’t have any special visuals to offer you today — I’ve been far too busy lately. But I do have many tasty linky treats to offer. Really! Remember, Color Me Badd — famous for the song I Want...
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28-Apr-2007
For Auction on eBay: WebSanDiego.org Banner
We’re so moving. Anyone want to buy this lovely WebSanDiego Banner? Own a piece of history! eBay: WebSanDiego.org Banner (item 160111743932 end time May-05-07 12:20:52 PDT)
22-Apr-2007
Accelerated Decrepitude: Reading Glasses
Spectacles were invented in the 13th century. In the year of our Lord, 2007 — yesterday, in fact, I received a pair of eyeglasses which I will attempt to wear for reading and otherwise. I am 37 years old. Dr. Kubota, the Japanese-American eye doctor I went to was most professional. I really liked the...
22-Feb-2007
I sing a song of shoes
I have discovered an alarming trend of my online life: I document when I wear out my shoes. Here’s: The Sandals Which I Killt Wif My Walking from last August. And Old Shoe from 2004. I made a header out of that one. And in that spirit, here’s the latest in the line of dead...
22-Feb-2007
Getting Lost at Mardis Gras
Tuesday was Mardis Gras, and my Mom reminded me of the time I got lost in the crowds there. I had not remembered how old I was. Here’s the exchange: Joe, Remember when you got lost att Mardi Gras? What a scare that was. We almost lost you twice in crowds. I replied: I do...
12-Aug-2006
The Sandals Which I Killt Wif My Walking
Remember back on July 30th where I said “yesterday I walked 4.3 miles, this according to Google Maps Pedometer. My feet HATE me today. And my sandals are now broken, both of them.” These are they. And now they must be retired.
16-Jul-2006
Overdrawn at the Memory Bank
In 2002 I wrote, in House-Sitting and Other Things (Long): I’m trying to get my head screwed on straight. Quite a challenge these days, as I really feel like I don’t know what I’m doing. It’s been a heckuva year so far. I hope so much that things settle down soon, but I think the...
01-May-2006
Matt Groening Interview
I really enjoyed this Matt Groening interview. More or less for Sassy. I’ve been enjoying Matt G’s work since I was about 15 years old, with the original Life In Hell comic strips which were syndicated to the San Diego Reader. I saw him speak at the old San Diego Civic Theater which is in...
02-Apr-2006
Anniversary of The April Fool
On the April Fool’s after my eighteenth birthday, I got caught being a fool. So that was 1988. That’s 18 years again since the event. So I’m twice as old now as I was then. Maybe twice as wise. Maybe even 18 times as wise. Part of living an authentic life is being able to...
06-Jan-2006
The Wisdom Tooth Saga
A long while ago, I had some dental issues that could only be resolved by having my wisdom teeth removed. I had a draft of it forever, here it is, for better or incoherent. I realized something was wrong in my mouth on a Tuesday. I was having persistent pain. It was not particularly sharp,...
08-Dec-2005
Wedding Luau Advice, Utah
(From Leah’s side of the family, December, 2004). Paraphrased because I couldn’t keep up with the goodness and silliness. Always say your prayers Take moonlight strolls and talk about the innermost things. You’re so good to me. Read your scriptures. Let her put the toaster wherever she wants. Talk to each other like all the...
04-Dec-2005
“Pornos” Man
I had meant to post this some time ago, and have managed not to for, oh, about a year. Herewith, a tale from the bowels of the metropolitan region… Leah and I had just moved to the L.A. area. It was during all that rain, not that that matters. I was taking advantage of the...
14-Oct-2005
Digital Archaeology: Favorites List, 1990s
A list I kept of stuff I liked. Why? Don’t ask me! I’m the 35 year old version of me. Now I do this sort of stuff on the website. Heck, why am I posting this here? Well, it’s fun. *Movies* The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai After Hours Aliens All The President’s Men The Big...
14-Oct-2005
Me @ La Jolla Cove, 1995
And I played around with these experimental photos after scanning them into PhotoShop. If you’re counting, that means I have TEN years of experience in PhotoShop. I love the Cove very much. It feels like I still have much to learn, still.
12-Oct-2005
Lincoln Memorial, 1990 or so.
I guess I’m making up for lost time. The Lincoln Memorial is by far my favorite place in Washington, D.C. I can’t not cry when I turn to the right and read Lincoln’s great words, his second inaugural address. This bit, among others, always slays me: The progress of our arms, upon which all else...
12-Oct-2005
Joker Joe 1991
I’m a big fan of Halloween. In 1991 or so I won a costume college (I was either first or second place out of maybe 2 dozen or so health science students at CHRV College of Health Sciences). The other day I posted the “guts cake,” which I submit as evidence of liking Halloween. Funny...
12-Oct-2005
Art*’s that Never Were
The nicknames that never were (for me), from 2000. From the crew that hung out on AOL chatting trivia and whatnot. ArtViedersehn ArtMum ArtFess ArtNaturale ArtSafety ArtTip ArtDuck ArtJovi ArtPhile ArtDeco ArtHowl ArtLunar
11-Oct-2005
Archaeology: EMPLOYEE PROPRIETARY INFORMATION AND INVENTIONS AGREEMENT
Cleaning out the hard drive, from March, 2000: *EMPLOYEE PROPRIETARY INFORMATION AND INVENTIONS AGREEMENT * Bidland.com, Inc. 3990 Ruffin Road San Diego, CA 92123 The following confirms an agreement between bidland.com, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”) and *Name (referred to in this agreement as “I” or “me”). I understand that this agreement is a...
30-Aug-2005
Joseph in Cyrillic
More travels through packrat-ism. In about 1994 I worked with a _very_ diverse staff of Respiratory Therapists. One of the women was a Russian, and I prevailed upon her to write my name, “Joseph” in Cyrillic. It looks pretty cool. And now that I’ve scanned it, I’ve one less piece of paper! Yay for trimming...
27-Aug-2005
Psychology 101 Professor, 1988
Well, that last one was a terrible resemblance, as pointed out by Tom Bickle. This one is rather better, I think. This actually looks like my professor. I even have some
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26-Aug-2005
Self Portrait, 1990
Little more than a scribble. The mustache is an afterthought. Not a great likeness. I can tell the year because of the mustache, and the lab coat. Maybe it’s not obvious to you it’s a lab coat, but it’s sure obvious to me.
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24-Aug-2005
B&W Texture, 1988; Thoughts on flickr’s 2006 account changes
This was for the graphic design class in 1988 that I did so poorly, as I recounted here. The idea was to have some rich textures to show off. This one was done with india ink, washes, and black and white colored pencils. I still quite like this texture. Something like this makes me think...
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24-Aug-2005
Jek Vehicles, 1988
Part of my fandom of Japanese culture was learning, which is to say _trying to learn_ the hiragana and katakana alphabets. So while these vehicles are interesting and well rendered, what I find more interesting is my own careful choice of names. Jek is the overarching name of the zaibatsu I invented for these pieces....
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