It rained hard today. It was cool. Our basement didn't flood. That was cool. Our new office in the basement of a skyscraper didn't flood either. That was also cool.
Somebody at work asked me for a favor today, and for the first time in ages I cashed in on it the same day. You can now go watch a trailer of the show at www.mutantx.net.
I came home and flipped channels. I found PBS doing a documentary on the history of british punk music. That was weird. They grouped American grunge as punk and it made sense. Mostly it made me feel my musical ignorance. Though I do have a soft spot in my heart for grunge.
Speaking of wacky subcultures, take a look at wildfire fighters some time. They have their own language, their own myths and legends. And their own entry requirements. Apparently in order to do medium-level work on a fireline you have to be able to carry a 25 pound pack 2 miles in under half an hour. I hear my dad can do it in 28 minutes this summer. So I guess he's not retiring yet.
The books: I'm trying to convince myself I'm almost done. Just 20-some odd chapters to go. And that's really not bad when you consider that there are 74 chapters planned. Don't worry. A lot of them are very short.
Somebody at work asked me for a favor today, and for the first time in ages I cashed in on it the same day. You can now go watch a trailer of the show at www.mutantx.net.
I came home and flipped channels. I found PBS doing a documentary on the history of british punk music. That was weird. They grouped American grunge as punk and it made sense. Mostly it made me feel my musical ignorance. Though I do have a soft spot in my heart for grunge.
Speaking of wacky subcultures, take a look at wildfire fighters some time. They have their own language, their own myths and legends. And their own entry requirements. Apparently in order to do medium-level work on a fireline you have to be able to carry a 25 pound pack 2 miles in under half an hour. I hear my dad can do it in 28 minutes this summer. So I guess he's not retiring yet.
The books: I'm trying to convince myself I'm almost done. Just 20-some odd chapters to go. And that's really not bad when you consider that there are 74 chapters planned. Don't worry. A lot of them are very short.
