Damek.

Cory Doctorow over at BoingBoing.net explains better than I could what is so great about Kim Stanley Robinson’s Red Mars. I just thought you should know why you should read it. Don’t wait for the Sci-Fi Channel’s miniseries version of it, it’ll probably suck.

Next Saturday we’re having a “belated birthday party” in honor of Alex, who turned 26 on July 19. And last week we decided that before the party we would finally paint our apartment. We’ve got the colors picked out and all our supplies, and with a week left before the party, last night [...]

…if it would turn her into a progressive liberal. Oh yeah baby!
Any hot Republicans wanna get down with me, just say you’ll vote against Bush. Mark anyone else on the ballot. Yeah, right there, that’s how I like it. Mmm…

No, not my travel journal - something about my Oxford trip should be up shortly (It’d be up by now but my site’s host was upgrading their servers and I haven’t been able to do anything here for a few days.)
No, this is about another guy’s travel journal, with luscious photos, and surprisingly interesting text. [...]

This is great!
PV-TV…. this amorphous silicon technology has a “three-in-one” functionality: it is able to act as a glazing element, solar panel, and video display screen.
I particularly like the “architect’s rendering of the Kanazawa Bus Terminal in Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan.” I hope buildings like these become ubiquitous in my lifetime. Of course, the [...]