August 2009
131 posts
Prins Karls Forland, Svalbard, Norway →
Swimming up to the walrus didn’t seem like such a bad idea. Clumsily approach an unruly marine mammal with flesh piercing tusks and bad temper. What could possibly go wrong. I put on my…
Back from Boston →
Suffice to say I’m alive and safe. Highlights of my far too brief trip to the East Coast-
My family had a birthday party for me yesterday despite it not being…
Singing Kitties →
The most important song of the decade.
Bike train, Allston →
The joy & peril of moving via bikes, from BU Bikes.
The sad end of Super 88 →
Super 88, sold
Super 88, Boston’s homegrown Asian supermarket chain, is being sold to a New York company, Hong Kong Supermarkets Inc., ending months of speculation about the future of…
Exit SFO →
Home again home again.
FossFest 2009 →
FossFest 2009, 9/5/09, Saxton Foss Park, Somerville MA. 2-6pm
All day rain →
The Basilica of Our Lady of Perpetual Help →
Lots of preparations going on here today for Ted Kennedy’s funeral tomorrow. The president will be in town to speak.
East Somerville Main Strets: 3rd Annual... →
On Saturday September 5th, after FossFest make your way down the street to the Old Fire Station for the East Somerville Main Strets: 3rd Annual International Movie Nights. September 5 O…
The X-Mural Is No More →
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And …
Some final preparations →
Cleanliness! (No dogs were injured in the taking of this shot.)
FossFest preview Tuesday night on Pipeline! They... →
Foss Fest performers They Will Hate Us will be playing live on WMBR’s Pipeline next Tuesday, September 1st! Tune in to 88.1 at 8pm or listen to the live stream.
Green rock →
Fuzz and I did our last joint SF run this morning, through the park, by the beach, up and around Land’s End. It occurs to me that we’re right at one month post-marathon, and somehow I’ve…
Main Streets cleanup Saturday →
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This…
Foss Fest Challenge →
Some of you may have heard about Foss Fest, a music festival that some friends of the blog are putting on in Somerville on September 5th. Unfortunately I won’t be there but would…
Foreshadowing, blowout edition →
Lesson learned -- in the terribly, horribly,... →
I was always “spraining” my ankle in sad, last-kid-at-day-care cries for help. On this fateful day, I’d wrapped my “sprained” ankle in several ace bandages, found A CANE in an old closet and wore a foam New Kids on the Block high-top bedroom slipper on the injured foot. Please take a moment and visualize.
People affiliated with Harvard should know better. →
For your amusement.
As seen by Bu Bikes on North Harvard Ave for parking in the bike lane. As potentially perpetrated by Zero Combustion, via Boston Biker.
Accessorize! →
RIP Teddy →
With Jim Rice at Opening Day this year.
Goondog takes Strawberry Hill →
They are playing “Uncle Brub and Maija come to... →
From my mother, re: baby nieces.
I am in Ipswich. The girls are dividing their toy animals into those who have to fly in the baggage compartment and those they can carry on the plane. What do you think about a seahorse? They opted for a suitcase. I am afraid it won’t survive.
"Covered Benefit" Does Not Mean It's A Benefit... →
Don’t talk to me about government-instituted “death panels”. The real death panels are the ones in that building in downtown Philadelphia, and similar ones belonging to other health insurance companies around the nation. The ones who attempt to stymie you at every turn in your efforts to access your “covered benefits”. The ones who hope you will give up, go away, or...
Squirt Gun Day, luchador-style →
Squirt Gun Day wreakin’ havoc in Allston last Saturday. Check out the extensive SGD pool for all your vicarious squirting needs…
this last one is from 2007, for historical purposes. also, thanks to NH for throwing these in the ACL pool.
I was never not Uhova. →
Love & District 9 →
Generally, I walk out of movies feeling like I’ve watched sort of reverse ghosts, people who are pleasantly cushioned and protected from the actual difficulties of life, who get to operate in patterns that I feel would make my life simpler if only I could live within those systems of risks and rewards. District 9 left me feeling like I’d never known heartache, never really known...
The Maiden Heist →
Trailer for The Maiden Heist is now up. The scene at 0:20 was (imperceptibly) shot at The Grecian Yearning pre-fire. Without knowing that beforehand I wouldn’t have known, my eyes couldn’t pick out any specific Allston locations. Hopefully the full flick has a few more exteriors.
More friends for D →
One down →
Dog and I got one scratched Santa Cruz off the list this afternoon.
Visit the Farallones
Climb Mt. Tamalpais
Check out Santa Cruz
Go see Yosemite (*)
Night photography from Marin
Plus, one new addition.
Visit Mission Pie
allison • christopher →
The List →
I’ve been idly working on a to do list for the greater bay area. Just stuff a person should do while they have the opportunity. Persons briefed on this idea have helpfully suggested a cheap trip to Hawaii from this coast and while I’m sympathetic to the concept this defeats the live local part of my short term goals. So far I’ve got only five items. Any suggestions?
Visit the Farallones
Climb...
S&I To Go →
If you missed it, a profile of S&I To Go in Allston from the Globe last week. Ike DeLorenzo starts with making explicit the tacit dual menu hypothesis…
[A]t the majority of Thai eateries here, there is an unnerving tendency to remove essential herbs, spices, and ingredients that the owners feel are too challenging for Boston diners. Even with the king looking on. I asked my waiter at...
Some new friends →
Pedestrian and dog killed in Athens →
Maija and I used to live right there.
The 33-year-old man was walking his dog across Lexington Road near Gaines School Road around 2 a.m. when the crash occurred, Athens Police said.
I did not get a photo of my inglourious basterd... →
He lives (for now) in the bottom right corner there. Game on little punk. Lets review your long gone buddies, #1 and #2.
Why Your Stadium Sucks: Fenway Park →
Shared by nanio
don’t hate me because i’m beautiful.
Golfers don’t recycle. →
Front Yard Remodel →
Oh right. It’s almost moving day. WC is upgrading from this.
[W]hen we arrived at our new abode at Gordon Street, we were greeted by room after room full of trash, a basement floor soggy from water damage, windows rotting out of the frame, an overgrown backyard adjoining a rusty garage and a landlord who simply didn’t want to do a thing about any of it. Our first meeting was a hostile one, as...
How I Got Lost →
And as long as I’m posting random videos on here rather than substantive content, here’s a trailer to a film LS is associated with. It’s on the festival circuit now, and they’re looking for investors for distribution. Making money in independent film is a long tough row to hoe. But this looks really good. The Sufjan score doesn’t hurt.
Collaborate on Picasa Web Albums →
Posted by Thomas Kang, Software Engineer After a recent trip to Yosemite, I was frustrated to see my traveling companions share their photos in three different online albums on three…
Foss Fest #4 →
It’s not technically a leak anymore since the full lineup has been announced but here’s band number four for Foss Fest. These guys are optimistically called They Will Hate Us, from Arlington.
Candy Land →
The Diamond Mines @ O’Brien’s →
I just noticed that The Diamond Mines (one of the Foss Fest bands) is playing at O’Brien’s tomorrow, along with Left Hand Does and Ovlov. Tickets are eight bucks.
Also – these…
Foss Fest 2009 playlist... :) →
The Math of the Fastest Human Alive →
Usain Bolt is running much faster than humans ought to be running right now. This should give you an inkling of just how special these performances we’re seeing from him are. We shouldn’t be seeing times like this until the 2030s. Which means, honestly, that it ought to take around 30 years for someone else to come along and break his record.
So what do we learn, practically, from...
My vet is not a herbalist. →
Barney Frank →
FU Tuesday →
I got to work today to find I was locked out of my computer, having been (it is suspected) auto-fired by the HR computer borg. Thank you University of This Fine City in This Bankrupt…
Wet & Sandy →
