I am resurrecting my blog and bringing it into the (not-quite-so-) new decade of 201X. These days I am no longer studying computer science at BYU, so my blog will probably not have such a computer science focus, but rest assured that technology will still play a role.
Let's start off the new post with a list of awesome things:
Super Mario Galaxy 2
Wii
Christmas
Donkey Kong Country Returns
Netflix
Tara's secret Christmas present
The binary on Tara's secret Christmas present
Moltentail Masticore
Landfall
Snowfall
Not being at IHOP
Our fireplace
My hacked subwoofer
A job that will most likely last
Flex UI
Eclipse
Eclipse shortcuts
Chipotle (the restaurant)
Tomato Basil Mozzarella
Butternut squash soup from Kroger
Charlie the dog
Our wonky Christmas tree
Black Keys
Arcade Fire
Broken Bells
The giant window in front of my desk at work
Of course, Tara would be at the top of every one of these lists (awwww!), so I omit her from the list (booooo!) to give the other items a fighting chance.
Super Mario Galaxy 2 is indeed extremely awesome. Unlike many other games I've played recently, Mario Galaxy has fresh ideas at every turn. My favorite part at the moment is the spring mushroom. Tons of fun for a girl or a boy.
Tara's secret Christmas present was a surprise to me, but an even bigger surprise to Tara. It is currently resting under our tree, awaiting Christmas Eve. Tara has no idea what's about to hit her. It's gonna be good! To make it look more secretive, I encrypted the gift by drawing binary all over the sides of the box.
I am happy that I am currently not at IHOP. Last night we went to IHOP for a very late dinner, and had the misfortune of arriving there at the same time as a business party of 30 Amway salesmen. A good comparison would be to imagine yourself trapped in the Inferno with 30 high-school drama students who are all out to impress each other with their great wit. I ate my omelette hastily.
My hacked subwoofer makes me happy. It is a computer subwoofer (seen here), that I got for $5 at a yard sale, and which is absolutely not made to work with my surround receiver. Through rather clever wiring, and maxing out the sub channel, it sounds just like a real powered sub.
The butternut squash soup that Tara got me from Kroger is exceptionally good. You may have had good butternut squash soup before, perhaps even excellent butternut squash soup, but Kroger has them all licked. Yes, Kroger, the evil spawn of Kermit and Grover, has the best butternut squash soup I have had in my life.
Welcome to 201X, courtesy of HAL 9000!
7 comments:
Great to see you back in blogging again. I too think that Broken Bells is amazing.
Should I be surprised at finding only one magic card on the list? And no commentary about it?
I'll have to make my Butternut Squash Soup with Cheese Ravioli for you! Maybe I'll beat Kroger!
Welcome back! Looks like Tallia's going to take on Kroger. Should be a good fight!
Tallia, you'll have to make that for us when you visit us this summer.
Jared, I'll make a full post about Magic in the near future.
Is Kroger the vile originator of cookie pals?
Now I'm going to have to see if Costco has the same Butternut Squash soup, that sounds excellent. Ate quite a lot of that with my recent wisdom tooth ordeal.
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