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Jan 02 2016
Blog, In the Moment

It might be time to audit some of these boxes. 2/365

This.

This is why I have too much crap in my house. I cannot even play this tape. I mean, I remember maybe going to Sam Goody. I was probably wearing black jeans and a sweater, even though I lived in San Diego.

More than likely it was at Plaza Bonita or Mission Valley malls, considering that’s where I spent most of my ‘rat time.

But now it’s just a hunk of solidified petroleum, and this entire album can be streamed with better fidelity.

Yet it is still taking up room in my condo.

It’s been time for a purge, and I feel like this is the year.

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Jan 01 2016
Blog, In the Moment

Djinn and toy. Post New Year’s Eve recovery breakfast. 1/365

via Instagram

As I’ve gotten older, I think about how my celebrations have changed.

In my teens, they required leaving the house and getting away. In my 20s, they were bar focused and social. In my 30s I started thinking about having experiences, places that were unique in some way, different from places I’ve been before.

Now I’m 40 and I just want to sit down, have animated conversations and drink high end booze in the comfort of someone’s home.

Pictured above is Djinn with a favorite toy at a friend’s house. She basically illustrates the relaxed sort of comfort I’m talking about.

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Sep 09 2015
In the Moment

Board Game Night!

XIA: Legends of a Drift System. Pictured above is a Tier III ship. We decided we were going to play a long game of XIA and we did, although we still got trounced by Dwight.
My early game needs work, and I’m not using my special abilities as often as I should.
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Sep 08 2015
In the Moment

Dad always did like Clyde’s, so this one is for him.

Whenever Dad would visit, he’d insist on Clyde’s. We’d always go to the Friendship Heights one, sit down and watch the train make its circuit.
This was one of the few times I’ve ever seen my parents drink, although it was a Kahlua and Cream and not the Guinness pictured here.
I can’t believe it’s been three years since he passed. Time really does slip through your fingers.
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Apr 16 2015
In the Moment

No, it’s not the Apple Watch

Probably the best benefit from the Apple Watch announcement is the price drops for older Android Wear devices.
I am trying a Moto 360 out with my brother, we shall see if the 12 hour battery life gets to me, or if I feel like the benefits are worth babysitting a watch for battery life.
Supposedly some folks have been able to get two days. As a user of the watch for 48 hours, I have not seen that to be the case. I wear it upon waking in the morning, and I’m not comfortable that it will make it to happy hour after work.
It is wireless charging, and I do have some Qi chargers laying about, so that may help some of my issues with it.
Right now, my initial reaction:
It’s fun to talk to your wrist and send texts. Or set an alarm while you’re doing laundry, or remind yourself to do something while walking to the metro. For me, since I am first and foremost a pedestrian, I can see the appeal. Voice recognition is about as accurate as voice recognition gets, which is to say 90% of the time it’s pretty good and my message gets across.
But the battery life and the size are the things that I am not completely sold on.
Honestly, it’s too large for my wrist, as seen in the picture above. But my plan is to convert into a leather-bound pocket watch for when I cannot have a futuristic watch on my wrist.
That is to say, during the Steampunk World’s Fair.
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