Tagged: geek
stats: a Sprig for 2008
née: Sprig of Mint for 2008 Looks great from the outside, no? I need some kind of quick-release for my camera. I have it with me all the time, but I rarely take it out because I have somewhere to...
Brian takes a quiz!
100%ALCOHOLIC This seemed an appropriate quiz to take on New Year’s Eve and turns out I probably need an intervention! Knowing about drinks and booze is a foodie thing, I swear! FOODIE! 😉 I rarely do quizzes or memes or...
The Rainbow Moose says Happy Holidays!
I hope everyone is having a good holiday, whether you’re going to celebrate, or already have or if this is just a few days off for you to sit back and watch the world go nuts over a silly holiday....
“The Computer Guy” — I can relate
Hesitantly, I responded: “I work in computer support.” The transition to silence was immediate. All eyes suddenly turned to me, raised eyebrows all around. If you hadn’t heard my response, judging from everyone’s reaction you might think I said something...
Gives Me Geeky Goose Pimples
It’s no surprise that I’m a geek. I mean really no surprise. And I love me some old-school sci-fi. I have yet to grab the “re-mastered” original series Star Trek yet, which Jack tells me is fantastic. Region 2 be...
We are in a car.
Mickey Smith: Okay, no time to explain, we need to get inside the school. Do you have, like, I don’t know, a lock picking device? K9: We are in a car. Mickey: Maybe a drill attachment? K9: We are in...
The new (i)Pod People
It’s like seeing the white earbuds all over again. Now I see other iPhone headphones wearers, identifiable by the mic capsule on the wire. Often there’s a little nod and a smile, but other times there’s no real recognition. It’s...
Pinot Noir genome mapped
For the foodie and the geek in me, from The Biotech Weblog. The French-Italian Public Consortium for Grapevine Genome Characterization has released the grapevine genome sequence of Pinot Noir, a red wine grape variety which lend their flavour to both...
Well, I’m off!
It should be a pretty easy going trip down and back, but I’m sure to be exhausted when I get home late tonight. I haven’t tried blogging from the iPhone yet, but if the hosp has wifi, I just might....