Amazon/Alexa Site Info

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HNBP on Amazon, with site info from Alexa. At the time of this writing, I have an average traffic rank of 1,142,858. (Find your own site by searching for it on A9 and clicking on the “Site Info” button.)

Walkathon for the Homeless, 2004

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I joined the Help the Homeless Walkathon yesterday. I had rather stupidly waited till the last minute to register, quite missing the notice that the cutoff date for online registration was last Tuesday. I then rather stupidly forgot to do laundry the night before, and had to do my socks hurriedly that morning, having no other socks to walk in. Then, upon arriving — late — at the crowded Walkathon registration point outside the National Gallery, I realized that I had rather stupidly forgotten to write down any contact info for anyone in my group from church, overoptimistically trusting instead in my ability to find a needle in a haystack.

Long story short, I confirmed my registration individually, got my T-shirt, and joined the Walkathon alone, taking pictures of walkers and musicians along the way. It was a long, fun walk: across the National Mall, down Independence Ave, around the Tidal Basin, and back to the Mall to finish near the National Gallery. Along the way, I was interviewed by PBS for Jim Lehrer’s Newshour. I very much doubt I’ll be featured — I don’t interview well for TV, dissolving into rather stupid, incoherent rambling on camera.

In case you missed the links: Walkathon photo album here.

I’m sure next year will be better.

This Old Doom

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Memories of Doom 1. While all you young whippersnappers have been crowbarring headcrabs in Half Life 2, I downloaded Doom Legacy to my G3 iBook to indulge in some nostalgic pixelated demon-fragging — with the added advantages of higher screen resolution, mouselook, and Quake-like jumping.

Has it really been so long since we upgraded to this from Wolfenstein 3D on our 486DX-33s and believed it to be the pinnacle of modern gaming? I must say, despite the old graphics, Doom remains fairly scary, even ten years later — and I think of myself as a reasonably jaded fellow.

Action-Packed Afternoon at 1600 Penn

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Yesterday’s action-packed afternoon at 1600 Penn Ave NW was a much-needed kick in the pants to get the White House Fence Jumper weblog back up and running. Mohamed Alanssi and Yasuharu Kuga bear the dubious distinction of being first to rouse the ire of Secret Service following a long drought in White House Fence nuttery, a drought no doubt brought about by the construction obstruction of the Penn Project, now finished.

Overheard last week at the Lincoln Memorial:

“Look, Mommy, it’s the White House!”

“No, honey, that’s the White House.”

Mommy then points to the Capitol Dome.

Staring Dragon

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This cute little dragon (found via anildash) appears to move its head and eyes to follow you from almost any direction you look at it. I tried printing out the graphic, cutting out the dragon, and folding and taping it as instructed:

The effect’s a lot more convincing in the video, I must say. Maybe I folded something wrong.

Photo taken with a Unibrain Fire-I Webcam.

Live The Life Mag

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Ganns, a good friend from college days, has taken quite a leap of faith as of late, devoting himself full-time to the ministry of publishing a culture and lifestyle magazine for the Filipino Christian community. That community will get to taste the fruit of all his work on November 27th, when they officially launch LIVEtheLIFE Magazine. (Here’s a shot of the front cover.) Great work, Ganns! I’m sure it’ll be a hit.