So, you may or may not know that SciFi.com is hosting a set of ten Battlestar Galactica “webisodes” to lead up to the Season 3 premiere. They’re being released every Tuesday and Thursday, and at 3-4 minutes apiece they’ll add up to (approximately) a full episode worth by the time they’re all released. From the [...]
Posted by Chris in Fun, Science fiction, Television, Uncategorized on September 7th, 2006 | 6 Comments »
Yes, among many other doings there comes an update to the 20,000 Leagues Under the Covers quilt! (Deana and Glen, there are more photos on my Flickr site.) The work on this quilt is done in fits and starts, but I think it is really striking when a new stage is finished. Yay! The fishie [...]
Posted by Karen in Crafts, Literature, Uncategorized on July 21st, 2006 | 1 Comment »
I’m sure I’ve mentioned this study before, but I finally found a source I can cite. Back in 1998, the International Center for Technology Assessment released a study called “The Real Price of Gasoline.” It showed that if all the costs of gasoline (including subsidies and externalized costs) were included in the price at the [...]
Posted by Chris in Environment, Government, Iraq, Reference, Uncategorized, World on July 15th, 2006 | 1 Comment »
Our own Stephen Frost graduated from UCSD today. Yay! He looked rather dapper in a cap and tassels. Congratulations, Steve!
Posted by Karen in Academia, Uncategorized on June 18th, 2006 | 3 Comments »
From small things: Two small bits of stuff meet, greet, and make something bigger (perhaps better?) than their own small individual selves. Turn a corner, new perspective, trim off the unnecessary, take on new partners, become something larger or sleeker or more useful or stronger or more likely to survive. A 3″x3″ scrap of fabric [...]
Posted by Karen in Crafts, Literature, Uncategorized on June 18th, 2006 | Comments Off