My friend Tim found this and I had to share. Blog aggregation, ahoy.

Pug Bowling [.WMV]

There’s more to be said of my time at the National Stage Combat Workshop at UNLV, but since I’ve been back there has been little time to say it all.

Nevertheless, I have finally uploaded the entirety of the photos I snapped while there, along with a few comments. If you’re so inclined, why not take a look?

… though they may have gotten their information from Wikipedia. Thanks to Derka Derka Bill for the link which is ill.

George Washington [youtube, profanity, maybe NSFW]

…but not the British children…

My friend Tim McKee brings a sweet symphony to me, and I pass it on to you

Big Lebowski F-cking Short version. [youtube, profanity]

Joss Whedon talks Equality. Now.

Sorry, folks, but I’m going to blog mostly in pictures for the NSCW. No time for much else with 12-15 hour days of solid combat. The ever-expanding set with some utterly pointless shots and descriptions — should you be interested — is available here:

NSCW, Las Vegas 2006 .

Enjoy and I’ll try and do more when I get back.

A nice summation.

The Midwestgrrl: Up To Here.

To be frank, I’ve got a lot to say, but no time to say it. I’ll be leaving in a couple of weeks for the National Stage Combat Workshop in Las Vegas, and before that happens I have a whole pile of mundane bullshit of which to take care [awk].

Meanwhile, I’ve been casually discussing ethics, morality, sexism in comics, application usability, and porn (with no fewer than three co-workers). All of these co-ed ruminations have resulted in plenty of mind-meat, but work prevails, much like England.

New design and all new words coming soon, I guarantee.

The restroom sinks at my workplace are deep half-spheres made of shiny, polished metal set in a tan wooden counter over which hangs, somewhat cheerlessly, a simple metal tube of a faucet. If one places one’s hands below counter level within the basin, the sink is functional as a normal sink would be. But more often, my co-workers are careless with their post-relief ablutions. This results in pooled water across the remarkably level surface of the counter, which could eventually warp the counter but is also unsightly and inconvenient if one brushes against it in the course of restroom business.

There are many complaints about these sinks. They range from derision of the design to outright anger at its users. I choose to see these sinks as a metaphor for humanity’s great diversity. Without going into detail, as I am already verbose, I will sum it up for you, the Steelbuddha reader.

There are those who use the sink properly to avoid splashing.
There are those who splash some, but clean up when they are finished.
There are those who are careless and leave their mark in puddles.

There are those who clean up the mess whether they made it or not.
There are those who seek to get others to clean their mess through group chastisement.
There are those who leave the mess, claiming not to have time or mental space.

There are those who suffer silently.
There are those who actively seek out the offenders.
There are those who passively assume the offenders.

I may have missed my calling as a sociologist.

A friend of mine is running a marathon to help raise money for his mother who was recently diagnosed with leukemia. As you well know that’s a tough one to beat, so she’ll need all the help she can get. Please take a look and donate if you can.

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