It's been 10 years

So I'm sitting here in jeans a t-shirt and a sport coat, about to walk out the door to go to my 10 year high school reunion. That seems kind of ridiculous to me... not the t-shirt and sport coat, the fact that I've been out of high school for 10 years. It should be interesting... instead of sitting around and getting drunk illegaly with people I don't really like, I get to sit around and get drunk legally with people I don't really like. Actually, it might be kind of fun. I just wish I had something more interesting to say than: "Yeah, I'm in grad school for Visual Effects... and I live with my Mom!" At least I'm not divorced with 3 kids.

What it sounds like inside a Diet Coke can

Watch this video and discover what it sounds like to be inside of a freshly opened can of Diet Coke.

http://www.pixelcorps.tv/macbreak133

107-Year-Old Bulb States the Case for Leaving Lights On

107-Year-Old Bulb States the Case for Leaving Lights On [Livermore Light Bulb]: "The LA Times has written a sweet little feature about Livermore Fire House's lightbulb that has been burning for 107 years without a break—unless you count the 22 minutes it took to transport the bulb from Fire Department HQ to Station No. 6 in 1979. That's almost a million hours' worth of low-wattage, you know. Unofficial keeper of the bulb, retired firefighter Tom Bramell reckons its longevity is down to old-fashioned craftsmanship. 'I believe the bulb has stayed alive so many years because the makers gave it a perfect seal, so no air gets inside the bulb to help disintegrate the carbon filament. This bulb operates in a vacuum and it doesn't burn hot. That's the secret.'"

(Via Gizmodo.)

I don't think I could do this...

So I came upon a really interesting video on youtube today.

The Blasphemy Challenge



That's some pretty hardcore shit. I'm not a believer... and I'm sure I never will be, but I just could not do this. Maybe it's because I was raised Unitarian and can't deal with stepping on others toes, but I just couldn't do it. Anyway, lemme know what you think.

Back home twittering fun

So I'm back in Louisiana. It comes with some serious mixed emotion. I'm happy to be home, REALLY happy to see my dog again, and am generally feeling better (although a tad less healthy with no hills to climb daily.) But I can't help but feel an intense sense of failure at coming back home... again. 

I have really discovered the joy and value of twitter. For the longest time I was kind of sensitive about who I followed. I like to receive tweets on my phone and didn't want to get too many texts. Then I switched to unlimited text messages and it's been a whole new world of twitter to me. When I see that someone I follow is following someone else, I generally follow them so that I can see the whole conversation. It's pretty incredible watching the community that seems to be developing. It's like watching communication across the world in realtime. 

Well, back to work.