[Update 11/13/07: this blog http://zunasurf.wordpress.com/ has more updates and info on cleanup efforts than the one I linked] Lest you think that my life is all Disco Balls, FlashDances, local politics, and working at Apple, you miss the MOST fun thing I do. Clean up Oil Spills! Fun Fun! [Ed … Continue reading
Yearly Archives: 2007
Halloween 2007: Martial Law is the New Party!
[Ed Note: This post is about Halloween in the Castro, what went wrong, & how to fix it. If you are more interested in my Halloween pictures, or my costume or how I made it, scroll or click to the previous post. Also, if you are interested in the future … Continue reading
Halloween 2007: Disco Ball 4.0!
[Ed. Note: 1/12/2015: This Disco Ball, version 4.0, is obsolete 🙂 You should check out my ultimate (!?) version, Disco Ball 6.0, here.] [Ed. Note: 11/18/2010: As awesome as this Disco Ball 4.0 costume is – it is obsolete 🙂 You should check out my new and improved, crazy awesome … Continue reading
Flashdances 10, 11, Thrill The World & Day of The Dead
This is a placeholder post – more on all this coming soon I promise. UPDATE (9/10/08): OK I lied. I never got around to a decent update of this post. Short version FD 10: a special Sunday Labor Day Weekend Edition was AWESOME. FD 11: Wasn’t great – smallish turnout … Continue reading
An Ode To Wikipedia
So I was just thinking: in the past few weeks I have: Looked up info on “The Shining” after we watched it. Looked up the history of the term “salad days“ Looked up the history of the term “red tape” because it came up Looked up “Neil LaBute” because Jon … Continue reading
The ‘Deep Slate: November 2007 Edition
[Ed. Note: 10/31/2015: This “post” was originally a pair of emails (“LIST” & “DETAILS”) I sent to my friends on 11/5/2007. I have posted it today in 2015, and backdated for archival/search purposes] LIST: Seriously people if you go to the polls for no other reason tomorrow, go to Vote … Continue reading
FlashDances 8 & 9: Everything Wrong & Everything Right!
[Note: What follows is a long ramble about my 8th and 9th flash mob dance parties, FlashDances 8 & 9 & what worked and didn’t. If you want to cut straight to the PIX click here, or the MOVIE or the PLAYLIST ] Woooooooo! So Saturday night was my 9th … Continue reading
The Lord’s Own Pastry
[UPDATE: 2/13/2013 – At long last, my friend Linshao Chin has SOLVED THE MYSTERY! What I guessed was called “Lai Won Bao” is actually “Nai Won Bao” or “Nai Wong Bao” which means egg custard bun (of course)!. I’m updating this post!] Those of you who know me well, know … Continue reading
Happy Happy Joy Joy – My Ruminations On A Week of iPhoning
Well folks, I’ve owned the Precious, my iPhone for a week now & given how much I’ve been obsessing about it (since before it came out) & how many people have been asking me about it, I thought I’d write down my ramblings (that’s why I have a blog isn’t … Continue reading
iPhone!!!
Pronounced Eye-Pee-hOn So I’ve been wanting to talk about the iPhone for weeks – both its ups and downs & why I’ll be getting one ASAP!! and what tradeoffs I’m willing to live with. But I can’t because, as an Apple employee, I can only talk about stuff that has … Continue reading