X-Philes and The Creeps

What’s creepy?
No, not the earthquake yesterday. That has its own creep factor. Namely the part where the world starts shaking. It’s not like it is on TV, either: no running and screaming, no “rumble, rumble, rumble” noise, no dramatic music.

Geek TV

Looking for a little geeky TV to brighten your summer? I recommend Eureka, which returns to the Sci-Fi channel tonight at 9.
What’s it like? Well, if you liked Northern Exposure, especially the early seasons, it’s something like that. With a little added sci-fi, geek toys, and a downright silly sense of humor.
Besides, [...]

No, No, Two’s My Limit

When I first met Just A Girl up in Portland, I remember that I was enormously chatty. Seriously, the whole time that we were moving stuff out of the truck, taking stuff from my ice chest and putting it in the hotel fridge, and generally getting me settled after two days of camping, I [...]

Happy SAAD

Have you thanked your SysAdmin today? If you haven’t, go do it now. Or give him a hug. Or a present. Or lots of cash. Or maybe a new car, if you can spare it.
And if you read this list, just substitute “GeekHiker” for “Ted” and you’ll have a perfect [...]

A Much Needed Rant

Sometimes it all comes down to one little thing.
Ever had a day where, for no really justifiable reason, you just ended up pissed at the whole damn world by the end of the day? And then found that the mood carried through into the next day?
There wasn’t any one thing that led me to [...]

HIKE: Ben Overturff Ruins (Via Road)

In the heyday of the Twenties and Thirties, the mountains above Los Angeles were littered with resorts and private getaways. The natural combination of destructive forces in Southern California, earthquakes, fires and floods, eventually ended the life of most all of them, leaving little but ruins in their wake.
Ben Overturff came into the mountains [...]

Okay, Um, Ow…

It’s not often that I get to whip out the term “tour de force” when writing about a weekend, but, geez, what a weekend, a true tour de force if there ever was one. I am completely and totally exhausted.
And, well, most of my body is in various states of soreness and pain. [...]

Friday Sillyness

(Out of town for a few days, so yea for setting up advance posts!  Most of you have probably heard of this viral audio around the web by this point, but I’ll share it for those who haven’t.)
Now, we’ve all heard that women like a guy who’s confident.  Sucessful.  Sure of himself.  A go-getter who [...]

Little Things

(Prepping for a trip out of town tonight… hope you all don’t write too much whilst I’m gone this weekend!  I’m such a slow reader…)
Ever notice sometimes it’s just one, unexpected thing that can turn around your week?
Work this week has been crazy weird, marked by people doing any number of silly/stupid/brainless things.  Me and [...]

Looking Away

At the gym tonight I did a relatively light workout, mostly lower body. It hurts like hell, but there are less exercises that I do for the legs than for the upper body, so I rather like Wednesdays as I get out a bit earlier to head home for a shower and dinner.
Finishing up [...]