March 2008 Archives
Posted by Chiara | Category main_page
Tonight starting at 8 PM your local time, turn off your lights. Be a part of the World Wildlife Fund's Earth Hour. All over the world people are turning off from 8-9 PM to raise awareness of global warming. Hey, it's a step! It seems my father and grandfather would be proud. They were always going around the house, turning off lights, yelling about illuminating rooms no one was in. I find myself doing the same thing.
Posted by Chiara | Category main_page
So, I was just going through my inventory on SecondLife and realized that yes indeed, I am a pack-rat in my virtual life as well as my real life. This should come as no surprise. I just recently learned that you can get a count on the number of things in your inventory. I have 6,694 items. Now, some of that shouldn't really count against me. There are lots of vendors that include landmarks to their store when you buy something and when you buy a lot from the same vendor that adds up to a lot of extra landmarks.
Posted by Chiara | Category main_page
Tonight is Adaptive Path's 7th Anniversary party! Come join us at 111 Minna Gallery, 111 Minna Street in San Francisco. We'll have beer, wine and -- of course -- the Taco Truck. This year we're moving the party to 111 Minna, instead of having it at the office. All are welcome to come, but you'll need to RSVP on Upcoming for a wrist tag if you want to drink and eat those delicious tacos on our dime. The taco truck opens at 7 PM sharp. Hope to see you there!
Posted by Chiara | Category books
Posted by Chiara | Category books
Posted by Chiara | Category books
Posted by Chiara | Category netflix
The Corporation
Posted by Chiara | Category netflix
Requiem for a Dream
Posted by Chiara | Category main_page
I urge you to please, go to NPR.org and read the transcript of Obama's Speech on Race and Politics. It's okay. I'll wait. It is a bit of a long read. Read it, and tell me that you don't want someone that intelligent, that insightful, that truthful, that amazing to lead this country. Because I don't know how you could read it and not be moved. Read it and not be amazed, in this age of sound bites and spectacle, that such a man exists and is willing to lead this nation. Read it and not be inspired.
Posted by Chiara | Category netflix
I am sam
Posted by Chiara | Category main_page
You can consider this a public service announcement. I just saw a post about RSI and knitting and other crafts. It's over at a site called "Call me Ruby" and has some very interesting points and tips. Makes me think how when I do get into a craft, I tend to do the marathon sessions. I don't do the knit for 15 minutes a night. No, it's 8 hours straight on a Saturday or nothing. I might want to rethink that approach.
Posted by Chiara | Category main_page
So, I'm feeling like a total good-for-nothing, lazy-assed loser since I stayed home and did NOTHING today. I had grand visions this morning, when I made the decision to stay home, of all these chores I'd get done around the house. And I did none of them. Zip. Zero. And so I feel pretty shitty about that. But then, I remember. I remember why it was that we went on a 3 day mini-vacation this weekend. I remember why I'm so exhausted. I remember that I have been completely burned out. I have worked myself to the bone lately. And
Posted by Chiara | Category main_page
I've been inspired by Maggie to come up with a list of 100 things to do before I die. Let's see what I can come up with. 1. Visit France 2. Go on a safari in Kenya 3. Walk a half marathon for Team in Training 4. Ride a bike over the Golden Gate Bridge 5. Stomp grapes with my feet 6. Walk on a glacier 7. Ride a boat in a cypress swamp 8. Have a baby 9. Be a foster mom for kittens for the local shelter 10. Get a saltwater aquarium 11. Dive the Great Barrier Reef
Posted by Chiara | Category main_page
Yesterday, Gary Gygax passed away. Insert losing saving throw joke here. Though, honestly, I didn't realize who he was until I read the article on Slashdot. What really got me, was a post that Scott Kurtz made over at PVP, a web comic that E has gotten me hooked on. Scott talks about how he got nasty, angry emails because he hadn't posted something publicly about Gygax's death. He felt pressured into posting something, and then got flack about said post. Umm, excuse me? What kind of gall does it take to tell someone a) they aren't publicly grieving enough
Posted by Chiara | Category main_page
That joke just never gets old. Even though I do. Somehow 34 really feels like I'm in my thirties. Whatever that means. Year 34. Here's to making it the year that I'm finally not tired.
