Archive for March, 2007
The African Violet That Won’t Quit
My African Violet has been blooming vivid lavender flowers all winter. It’s amazing; just when I think this is the last set of blossoms before it takes a break, more buds spring out of the mess of leaves and cheerfully open up into a new batch of flowers. Here’s a photo of the latest bloom:
paulo.ordoveza.com
Of course I cannot write about my job hunting adventures without mentioning my professional front on the web: paulo.ordoveza.com, home to my resumé and portfolio. I went with an über-minimal look for this one, to get it out the door faster and make navigation a snap for potential employers and other visitors, hence the four [...]
State of the Brownpau
It’s 80°F out today, the first really warm day of the year. The air conditioner is running. I’m still looking for a job. Mid-April is my deadline, by which point I have to be earning a fulltime paycheck if I want to continue eating. My resumé is out there with a bunch of applications, and [...]
links for 2007-03-26
Metroblogging DC: A380 at Dulles. In which I cite that the A380 will not be particularly accessible to the general public at IAD. (tags: aviation airport dc metblogs) Airbus A380: Taking the Largest Passenger Jet for a Test Drive – Popular Mechanics. With video! (tags: aviation video) Boeing 377 Stratocruiser fan site. With cutaway views, [...]
QuikTrak.jpg
Looks like Union Station has new Amtrak Quik Trak ticket machines. I hope the interface on these is better than the old Windows NT ones with the default ‘Ding’ sound. (QuikTrak.jpg uploaded by brownpau.)
EagLob.jpg
Eagle and lobster ornaments cling to the rim of some kind of round wooden vessel at A.C. Moore. Shopping around New Jersey. (EagLob.jpg uploaded by brownpau.)
Crowd.jpg
Big crowd at Union Station waiting for a delayed MARC Penn Line train. It arrived as I snapped this, and the mass of humanity cascaded out and disappeared through the gates in the span of 30 seconds. (Crowd.jpg uploaded by brownpau.)
links for 2007-03-23
MyNewCompany.com – Incorporate Online, Become Incorporated, LLC Formation. Via WorkHappy. (tags: business tools) Pastor Jim’s Greece photos. (tags: greece photos) How I Am Becoming An Astronaut. Damaris’ weblog about becoming an astronaut. (tags: space nasa astronaut weblogs) Photos of Nemo33 – World’s Deepest Indoor Pool. (tags: scuba pool water photos) Sky-Map.org – draggable sky map [...]
links for 2007-03-22
Solid State Group: CSS Hacks and Issues (tags: css design markup) Virgin America Approved to Fly within U.S. Richard Branson’s US airline gets the green light from DOT (tags: aviation business virgin) Free Shaquanda Cotton. Seven years for shoving a hall monitor. (tags: weblogs law race) Austria’s Five-Star Prison. Those are some nice cells. (tags: [...]
LOST 3.13: The Magic Box of Brokeback Island
Before we launch into my thoughts on LOST 3.13: The Man From Tallahassee, a couple of popular retro-TV themes to consider: Star Trek: Shore LeaveIn which the crew of the Enterprise spends shore leave on a planet where their thoughts and fantasies are brought to real, deadly life, thanks to ancient technology guarded by an [...]