While I’m generally quite enthusiastic about the modern style of furniture sold by Design Within Reach, I’ve always found their name a bit disingenuous at best, since even sale items generally are priced at four figures. And I confess that their barrage of emails once you’re on their mailing list can be annoying, though I […]
I just cancelled my AOL account, which is notoriously difficult to do. I’ve had the account, as the customer service technician noted with what sounded almost like awe, for about sixteen years, back before Quantum Computer Services was even known as America Online. I don’t even use AOL, and haven’t for years, except as a […]
Last year I wrote about the possibility/likelihood that Jeff and I would be moving to California. For a few months, at least, I put out some feelers, sent out a few resumes, and talked to some contacts, though nothing much came of it at the time after some initial excitement about some specific prospects. Then […]
Monday after work Jeff and I met by the Tidal Basin to see the cherry blossoms and take some photos; on the way back to the car we also stopped by the World War II Memorial, which neither of us yet had visited. We arrived only half an hour before sunset, and many of the […]
As I wrote to several friends shortly afterward: London didn’t actually happen. Strong winds caused delays that cut what was supposed to have been a two-and-a-half hour layover at JFK to 30 minutes. Then a screwup by American Airlines found our plane docked at the right gate but the AA agent at the wrong one […]
Yes, I’m back. After a too-long hiatus, I’m blogging again, with a fresh start, an updated Movable Type installation, a new design and a new name. [Edit 31 March 2006: Speaking of the new name, the blog also is now officially at the root URL http://www.elfintech.com/ . While the former URL http://www.elfintech.com/reflection/ will continue to […]
Saturday night, Jeff and I saw Betty Buckley in performance at the new Music Center at Strathmore, an amazing new venue in North Bethesda, Maryland that opened only this past February (information and photos). It’s a stunningly gorgeous building–swaths of curves and walls of rectangles, all of glass–and concert hall–full of warm woods, amazingly comfortable […]
After more than three years with only the occasional long weekend holiday, last week I took Thursday and Friday off which, combined with the Monday federal holiday for Columbus Day, gave me a full five days away from the office, my longest break since I began this job the summer of 2002. I went nowhere, […]
From an announcement about the new 2006 model year for the Toyota Prius: Already featuring a high level of safety technology, Prius gains even more for 2006. The new advanced airbag system uses variable-force front airbags for both driver and front passenger. Sensors determine the severity of the impact and in turn the force with […]
Tomorrow, September 30, is the opening date for two movies for which I’m feeling great anticipation: Josh Whedon’s Firefly-based movie, Serenity, and Neil Gaiman and Dave McKean’s magical Mirror Mask (Mirror Mask trailor). So, in addition to the AIDS Walk on Saturday morning (Jeff and I together have raised over $600, though he’s garnered by […]