Posts by hamblog
where the magic happens
Many of my gracious readers (well, one reader: Jeana!) requested “After” pictures of my bedroom and the bedroom set that I scored. You can click any of the pictures to get a larger view, or just go off and have a cocktail and wait for a less nest-y and unwieldy post tomorrow! I wish I…
Read Moretoo much and not enough
WEDNESDAY I initiate a high-five with a stranger. I hate high-fives and generally distrust strangers. But there it is. It had to do with my Red Sox teeshirt. So, strangers, sports and high-fives. Do I even know myself anymore? THURSDAY In a hurry, en route to a work appointment, I stop at my local convenience…
Read Moremad meme mashup!
It’s a crazy mishmash meme! I’m just taking bits from memes out there and rocking them here! And, well, I’m just making shit up as well. Join in! JOIN IN, I COMMAND THEE. Draw a Picture with Your Eyes Closed [thanks, hula seventy] This is a robot, outside, waving an American flag and saying “Yay…
Read Moreshocking is the noise
Some humorous bad user reviews I came across while shopping for a printer. It’s very cool but awfully big. I will have to throw my TV out to make room that’s OK TV sucks anywho. PhotoDumb is better descriptor. I thik epson hired a full line of crooks to make this printer. Best think I…
Read Moreme machine me make music
Robots! Machines! Music! Robots and machines making music! What is not to love, I ask you? Being the robotophile (and serial anthropomorphizer) that I am, I offer you, from my special vacuum-sealed vault, some choice selections from the crossroads where things get positively blippity blip! Here is a great gallery of audio — recordings of…
Read Morebye mervyn
I’m uncharacteristically sad about the demise of Mervyn’s. I’ve always liked the store, their sales, and their Hillard and Hansen label provided pants that seemed to be cut perfectly for my good Danish ass. But that’s not why I’m feeling sentimental. It was at Mervyn’s, among the sale sleepwear, that I had my last profound…
Read Morerally ho!
On November 15, Ventura joined in on the nationwide protest against the passage of Proposition 8. My friend Jeff started off the day being greeted by a drive-by knucklehead yelling “faggot!” Just more impetus to get over to the park and start some solidarity. There were a few other onlookers and drivers who voiced their…
Read Morepoem: anatomy of a relationship
This poem was composed entirely of search strings collected from the very addictive art project, The Automated Beacon: The beacon continuously relays selected live web searches as they are being made around the world, presenting them back in series and at regular intervals. The beacon has been instigated to act as a silent witness: a…
Read Morehearthy
Update: The fires are still raging down here, but here’s my delayed fire post. I do not intend to make light of what’s happening with the wildfires in my part of the state. I think what you can glean from this post is: don’t play with fire, godammit. Cloudy’s awesome post about being a youthful…
Read Moreso cal living
I had written and posted a semi-humorous reflection on my youthful indiscretions, just par for the course during NaBloPoMo, but today has decided something different. The blog post had to do with three fires I inadvertently started when I was a kid. But I took it down, as the humor is completely lost right now…
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