These people are smarter than I am

I went out today wearing only jeans and a tank top.

Wait, you may not realize the significance of this, so let me explain: I am one of those people who always gets cold. Sweaters, knee socks, and hoodies are part of my regular wardrobe. I've slept with an electric blanket more often than not. And I'm quite happy travelling to tropical countries and staying in places without air conditioning.

Keep in mind I live in a city where summer temperatures often stay in the 50sF, and fog means I can go days or weeks without seeing the sun. As if that isn't enough, temperatures can change from warm and sunny to chilly and foggy within the span of an hour or two, and the way to tell San Francisco residents from tourists is that the residents are the ones who leave the house carrying a sweater on what appears to be a sunny day.

Today it was so warm I left the house in a tank top, without the requisite back-up sweater, and I didn't regret it at all! Last night we went for a walk and I was warm in a sleeveless top and sandals, which is crazy because we pretty much *never* have warm nights here. However, we also usually never have more than three nice days in a row, so expect the fog to come rolling in tomorrow.

someday, i will build myself a man cave, paid for with beer. it'd have electricity and running water, though. R!R!R!R!RR!

Today I found an article at the Wall Street Journal about Marissa Mayer and fashion while looking for a Fortune article on why people are leaving Google that ishtart pointed me at.

Marissa is a VP at Google and appears a lot in the press.  The article shows her immaculate closet, her coutre clothes and custom shoes.  My thought was "wow, there's no danger I'll ever be written up like this".  My closet is somewhat organized (similar heaps and even some drawers) and Tristan does his part by putting my old socks in the laundry basket.

I also found the article about resignations interested.  Paul Graham (essayist, startup founder, VC) had an interesting essay recently , You Weren't Meant to Have a Boss where he says that "companies will inevitably slow down as they grow larger, no matter how hard they try to keep their startup mojo."  I feel that every day, especially since I work on project that have to be SOX compliant.  What a pain.  I think fondly of previous companies where I seemed to get more interesting projects and get more done.

so the california supreme court just overturned the gay marriage ban
which means - cali homos - we are likely to be able to haz marriage

this is a big deal.

i know not everyone wants to support the patriachal whooha that is marriage
but damn it's nice to make that decision for yourself and not have the state make it for you

so this feels like it isn't work safe - but it is
it feels like it was directed by lynch - but it isn't

so amazing. so pervy. so delicious.

The meezerbabies are now 4 weeks old. Here's the latest pic of them and their meezermom. FYI, she's a chocolate point, and her facial point pattern breaks the one minionjoe noted in the comments of my last kitten post. :)



I intend to select a kitten based on criteria other than color, but I am finding myself captivated by the probably-lilac point kitten. She's especially cute in this picture. Awwww...

stuff i am doing, wanna do, or think you might like doin

Friday May 16th
Hubba Hubba Awesome at DNA Lounge

Saturday May 17th
Power Tool Drag Races - Ace Speedway
www.powertooldragraces.com/

Sunday May 18th
Dresden Dolls @ Fillmore

Wedesday May 21
Vagabondage Show @ Skyline College (daytime)

Wednesday May 21
Gypsy Jazz at Amnesia (night show)

Thursday May 22
Me and other folks readig at Inside Storytime at Edinborough Castle

Friday May May 23
Queer Open Mic with Meliza Banales

Saturday May 24
RUBE WADDELL FREE STREET SHOW
LIVE AT LEEDS!!!!! 9:45pm at Sketchers 22nd and Mission
www.rubewaddell.org/
www.myspace.com/httpwwwmys...rubewaddell


Friday May 30th
Bohemiem Carnival at DNA Lounge
Extra Action/Gooferman/Shitloads more
www.bohemiancarnival.net/

Saturday May 31st 7pm
Laughing Squid Lucky 13 Anniversary Party!!!!!
CELLspace 2050 Bryant Street
laughingsquid.com/laughing-squid-2008/

Thurday June 5
Leah's awesome show at NQAF

Saturday June 7
I perform at the Best of SFinX show

so we just launched that whole free streaming thing up over on jaman. how this is way cooler than other shit is that its free instant watching of artsy, classic, indie movies that are FEATURE LENGTH. stuff you can often only see at film festivals or overseas. so that cool doc wildlife photographers, or night of the living dead, or the udrey hepburn classic charade, or the buster keaton classic go west, or or or... there are 100+ up now and we're adding more weekly. Oh and there is good techie mumbo jumbo that means the player adjusts to your connection to give you the highest quality image. it works in all countries. it rules. i think its pretty exciting.

here's a link to the list of all of the films

a dabbling in text animation.

dialogue taken from "west wing", words by sorkin

CANCER (June 21 - July 22):

As part of the arrangement your soul entered into before you were born, you were given the mission to accomplish five specific miracles. Three of these you have not yet even guessed the nature of. Why? For one thing, none of your elders or teachers ever named them for you while you were growing up. Secondly, you have been overly timid about imagining what you're capable of. That's the bad news, Cancerian. The good news is that you're very close to the mystery spot where one of those undiscovered dreams has been moldering.

This reminds me of the "censorship" pixelization code in The Sims that prevents you from ever seeing their little 1×2-pixel SimRogenous zones. (Don Hopkins once told me a long story about how hard that was to implement...)

There are also now Wikipedia links in the maps (checkbox on the "More" tab). There aren't very many of them, though. Anyone know what triggers their presence?

Alright gang, if you only listen to ONE episode of Batman: The Ace of Detectives, listen to THIS one...

PENDANT PRODUCTIONS PROUDLY PRESENTS:


Cover art by Adam Bell
for Pendant Productions

( Batman: The Ace of Detectives, Issue 28 - 'In the Dark' )