Sunday, September 21, 2008

Excerpt from The Bunny Suicides



I just discovered these today. Too too funny!


Click here for more.





Friday, September 19, 2008

Thursday, September 18, 2008

The Story Oasis is Online!



"The world is a fucked up place for a little friendly turtle."
~Anonymous, left at the Story Oasis, Burning Man 2008


You know how you wish for something, and then it appears, like a mirage in the desert? Only it's not a mirage; it's real. That's how I found the Story Oasis at Burning Man.


I didn't even know it was there. I was just out, walking the Playa, following whatever whim called to me. Strangely enough, I had been thinking of a story I wanted to write earlier that morning. And although I had brought paper and pen with me, I didn't want to sit in my tent when there was so much to see and do. And the story was unique to Burning Man as well. So I thought to myself, in the thoughts that I think, that there wasn't any rush; if I were ever to write it, it would only be for my own pleasure. Where would it ever find a home?


And so there I was, on walkabout, just barely conscious of the wish that there should be a place here for writers to write. And then there it was: a modest hut, providing shade, paper and pens, and typewriters. And you know. Well. I just had to, didn't I.


And right after I sat down, a lovely man on a bicycle, with an ice chest in tow, arrived and offered to fix me a drink. A gin and tonic, to be exact. So I sat there in the shade of the Story Oasis, drinking my drink as the desert winds blew and the sun began its slow descent, and I wrote.


About that same time, the owner and creator of the Story Oasis came along to change the battery which ran the typewriters. I was really glad I got to meet Ben and tell him in person what a brilliant idea his oasis was.


And now? The stories created there can be read online. I haven't found mine yet--I've only read through Wednesday morning. I think I was there Thursday or Friday afternoon. There is a wide variety of ramblings, quotations, stories, and poems. The quote above is my favorite so far.


So... go! Go see the Story Oasis and discover more. Click here.





Sunday, September 14, 2008

iWanna iRoomba!


I am convinced that this nifty invention will be the answer to all my household needs... Well, at least it will keep my floors clean.

I'm adding it to my wishlist:

  • One iRoomba
  • One automatic mind translator (put together from old hairdryer parts)
  • One droid that understands the binary language of moisture vaporators (and speaks fluent Bocce)
  • One Doctor Who Mini RC Dalek Battle Pack


Actually, I have that last one already. And. It. Is. So. Cool.

Go on. Call me a geek. I dare you. You just want my wonderful toys.

Monday, September 8, 2008

Living in the Trees, Part II







Look! People more clever than me have designed and built actual treehouses! Click here for more!









Sunday, September 7, 2008

Living in the Trees



I've always sort of fancied the notion of living in trees, like Lothlorien in Lord of the Rings or more humbly, perhaps, like the Ewok village in Return of the Jedi. Can you imagine it? Forests would thrive once more. Earthquakes would hardly be a problem; nor would floods.


And yet...


One does wonder where one goes to the bathroom. (I don't fancy climbing down the tree in the middle of the night).


And what do you do when it rains? Where does all the rain go? How could you keep it from coming in the windows and getting everything all wet?


Oh, and lightning. Hmm. Yes, lightning could be a problem.


And bugs. Can't abide bugs.


Sigh. My brave new world is once more deferred.