Archive for January, 2005

The Movie Rating System

Friday, January 28th, 2005 by drummonds

The world needs an objective person to devise a good movie rating system. I am that person and this is your system. Anybody with the intelligence God gave a salamander and the income that God gave a McDonald’s employee has Netflix account. Since the cost of a movie on Netflix is effectively [...]

Gogglepow!

Thursday, January 13th, 2005 by drummonds

I love Google. Google has ushered in a new era for the internet. The time has long past since we’ve been unable to find relevant content for our burning questions. But now, thanks to Google, I can find copious amounts of absolute bullshit in a matter of milliseconds. And, best yet, [...]

Fred The Mouse

Tuesday, January 11th, 2005 by drummonds

Early into my new home there were signs of another resident. When I replaced the dishwasher I found the heaping, steaming piles of shit that could only have been left by a two-ounce mammal. Of course they weren’t heaping or steaming, but you take my point. I was totally willing to live [...]

Phase 1: Events in Europe

Tuesday, January 11th, 2005 by drummonds

If possible, I’d like to see some cool annual event in Europe. I’m trying to collect a list and publish it here. So far my only source of information is this page I found from Google.
Anyway, here’s the list as it stands today:

9/17/05-10/3/05: Oktoberfest in Munich. Maybe too late in the year.
7/7/05-7/14/05: [...]

Christmas Travel Fun

Tuesday, January 11th, 2005 by drummonds

Going back several months now, my plan for this last Christmas was for Krisztina and I to fly to Cincinnati to see my family. The tickets were quite expensive ($550 per seat!) but, hey, it’s Christmas, so I can’t exactly cheap out. Pushed back one day, my expected 8 hours of travel ended [...]

Journal Ramblings

Monday, January 10th, 2005 by drummonds

Since I now have a weblog I’m going to use this service for various ruminations. At this Red Hot Moment, I’m obsessing over my new pet, the mouse. The mouse has taken over closet #2 in hopes of securing a lifetime of uncooked pasta and rice. As much as I love [...]

Europe Primer

Monday, January 10th, 2005 by drummonds

Intel provides its employees with a two-month paid vacation once every seven years. In the academic tradition, it is called a sabbatical. Krisztina, having worked for Intel for 14 years, would have been taking her second with me on my first at the end of this summer. With her gone, I’m going [...]

Obligatory Blog (or: Scott’s First Topic)

Monday, January 10th, 2005 by drummonds

It’s now getting late on Monday, January 10 and I’ve decided to do a little website re-org. First off–and I’m sure this comes as no surprise to most of my readers–Krisztina and I have called it quits. I’ve been pretty upset for the last few weeks since we decided to travel down this path of [...]