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A few of my favorite things

I'm an avid packrat, and this is my stash of all things bright and beautiful. The archives can be navigated by category, by title, by month (side), or by searching. Happy trails!

By category

Disclaimer: Do not use this as an inference of how much I prefer one topic over another. Some posts may also be placed in more than one category.

  • This modern life — Events in my life, big and small.
  • Commentary — Warning! Potent criticism of various things inside!
  • Geekery — Technology and, more often, XHTML/CSS
  • Writing — Updates on my novel and related artwork and planning.
  • Projects — The strange things I undertake.

By title

Or, you can sort things out the long way, if you prefer.

Post nameDateComments
I know I'm not a hopeless case March 4, 2010 3
We shine with brightness February 13, 2010 2
Stuck true to your obsessions January 23, 2010 2
And still this emptiness persists January 14, 2010 4
Supposed to fire my imagination January 8, 2010 2
You never know, it could be great January 3, 2010 3
What's been on my mind December 10, 2009 2
This repetition... September 16, 2009 0
What's with all the screaming? August 18, 2009 0
I'm not here for your entertainment August 6, 2009 0
Forget about all your plans July 23, 2009 0
I'm so far from my home June 15, 2009 3
I'm having more fun May 26, 2009 0
They don't speak for us April 19, 2009 0
Believe in reinvention March 19, 2009 0
All the forward thoughts March 6, 2009 0
Beware of soft shoe shufflers February 11, 2009 3
Cool it off before you burn it out January 31, 2009 0
Kiddy-like play January 14, 2009 4
Distracted by irrelevance December 21, 2008 0
Mean every word you say November 30, 2008 1
What is what, which is which November 21, 2008 0
No matter what you say November 8, 2008 5
Busting up my brains for the words October 31, 2008 2
Things that keep me underground October 23, 2008 0
Words are a sawed off shotgun October 13, 2008 0
Give me credit October 5, 2008 0
Back to front and no sides September 19, 2008 0
The news I need on the weather September 13, 2008 0
If you think you belong enough September 3, 2008 0
Never said I was the heir to a fortune August 24, 2008 3
Another point of view August 19, 2008 0
There's always tomorrow August 10, 2008 0
Ready to shape the scheme of things July 25, 2008 2
I left home just a week before July 16, 2008 0
Comes reeling through the door July 2, 2008 0
The extra ton of cash June 25, 2008 0
Everyone's saying it June 20, 2008 0
Wishing to avoid an unpleasant scene June 15, 2008 0
At midnight, a messenger June 13, 2008 0
Cue cards and fix-it kits June 5, 2008 0
Pick a moon dog May 31, 2008 2
To clarify and classify May 26, 2008 0
But I never wave bye-bye May 25, 2008 1
The land of a thousand guilts February 12, 2008 0
The days that you choose to ignore December 25, 2007 0
This is one for the good days December 13, 2007 3
The menace of the night December 7, 2007 2
Insatiable in appetite December 2, 2007 0
Is that the way we stand? November 21, 2007 0
While the days slipped by... October 31, 2007 2
From the road to ... the sky October 15, 2007 2
Some old forgotten words October 6, 2007 2
Think about the consequences September 16, 2007 6
No request is too extreme September 6, 2007 2
A luscious mix of words and tricks August 27, 2007 2
Bring before me what is mine August 23, 2007 0
Put that face away August 15, 2007 2
The stars they could not see August 6, 2007 5
You know it ain't easy July 30, 2007 8
A world of magnets and miracles July 28, 2007 4
It's gonna be okay! July 16, 2007 19
We don't want the loonies taking over July 7, 2007 6
I give 'em to you to keep July 2, 2007 8
This is fact, not fiction June 26, 2007 7
Moved on from every place June 25, 2007 0
She knows not to go ... without me June 22, 2007 2
I see the girl I wanna be June 4, 2007 3
Picking up every last crumb May 22, 2007 6
I bet that'll shoot down your plane May 15, 2007 5
Yes, it's crossed my mind May 7, 2007 1
We scheme but we always blow it April 26, 2007 2
I remember when I lost my mind April 22, 2007 6
And the daylight has no end... April 15, 2007 4
You know it means something... April 5, 2007 6
A universe gone quickly April 4, 2007 2
The vehemence of passion March 27, 2007 2
Show me everything and tell me how March 19, 2007 9
Only some want to fly March 10, 2007 6
Warm below the storm February 26, 2007 6
Am I too dumb to refine? February 11, 2007 14
Front page, bold type February 7, 2007 14
Slow down, my love January 30, 2007 3
Not a girl who misses much January 26, 2007 3
So I can feel happier January 22, 2007 8
The taste was not so sweet January 19, 2007 6
The feelings that are wrong January 8, 2007 7
So I've got to push on through January 3, 2007 10
Reapplying the 'rel' attribute December 27, 2006 4
Showcasing design elements December 23, 2006 2
Lying the more that I smile December 19, 2006 2
Oh, my baby: Design theory #1 December 14, 2006 12
Poisoned rationality December 12, 2006 3
Every child and beast December 4, 2006 5
Review: PHP 5 by Julie Meloni December 2, 2006 4
It wears me out November 30, 2006 11
Turn and face the strain November 26, 2006 15
When layouts have moodswings November 24, 2006 4
Dreaming, he cannot wish them away November 19, 2006 17
Would you be wise enough? November 16, 2006 4
It's just your foolish pride November 11, 2006 2
You sit there in your heartache November 9, 2006 3
Floating round my tin can November 6, 2006 8
It's so peculiar...wait and see October 30, 2006 2
Crushed like a bug in the ground October 30, 2006 8
I know I can't be free October 29, 2006 3
MT vs. Dreamhost October 28, 2006 0
Thoughts: Firefox 2.0 October 27, 2006 1
I’d heard the music years before October 21, 2006 0
Feels like a flood in my head October 18, 2006 2
State of emergency [mini] October 11, 2006 4
The finger of blame: Youth October 5, 2006 2
I confess, I'm so happy here October 2, 2006 0
This is what you get September 25, 2006 4
Borne quickly along by the current September 20, 2006 5
I'm free, look at me September 14, 2006 6
I will watch through the night September 9, 2006 3
Hacked! September 5, 2006 7
To build a wall between us September 4, 2006 1
The world through troubled eyes September 1, 2006 1
I've been chasing the life I'm dreaming August 29, 2006 4
To remind us what is real August 26, 2006 3
Someone shows that he cares August 23, 2006 9
In which many notations occur August 19, 2006 4
Before we all go under August 16, 2006 2
Take these sunken eyes and learn... August 14, 2006 6
Time of your life August 11, 2006 5
Time can break your heart August 5, 2006 8
Would it be the same? August 3, 2006 3
C is for... August 1, 2006 4
A dirty story about a dirty man July 19, 2006 0
Wheels keep on spinnin' round July 10, 2006 0
The places where we go July 3, 2006 3
Arrest this girl June 30, 2006 4
Question of faith June 27, 2006 4
It's official June 27, 2006 2
Stumbling in the dark June 26, 2006 2
IE7 Beta June 25, 2006 0
Hacks and quagmires June 24, 2006 2
Musings June 24, 2006 0
One of the thousands June 23, 2006 2
Miffed June 21, 2006 5
Excerpt from Ventura June 20, 2006 0
The wisdom of the ages... June 19, 2006 7
Music of the heart June 16, 2006 1
Five simple things June 14, 2006 6
Don't let it get away June 14, 2006 2
#2: A love by any other name June 10, 2006 4
Daily eccentricities June 9, 2006 1
Oh frabjous pet peeves! June 8, 2006 0
A few difficulties June 8, 2006 0
Pianoze and the art of vocalism June 6, 2006 3
New template: Paramour June 4, 2006 5
Ventura, ever a work in progress June 4, 2006 0
A serif story and other oddities June 3, 2006 3
Evil has one form: IE. June 2, 2006 2
#1: All the world is a fear June 1, 2006 0
The Social Experiments May 27, 2006 0
Manifold hatreds May 16, 2006 0
Suddenly, I realized... May 9, 2006 0
That cow I have. May 7, 2006 3
Something... May 7, 2006 0
Conversion factor May 7, 2006 0
This could be good April 23, 2006 4