A war on Saturn’s return?
About two weeks ago, my girlfriend was playing with a Saturn return calculator and contemplating the impact of celestial bodies, specifically Saturn, on her life. A Saturnian year takes roughly 30 Earth years. In astrology, the Saturn return is an alleged phenomenon that influences a person’s life development at around 29-year intervals.
A magic realism tangent
Because [...]
Magical books I read in October 2011
If I look back and think about the most memorable, inspiring pieces of literature I consumed last month, four books clearly come to mind. Each one explores parallel realities (or supernatural realms) and the magical creatures and animals that inhabit these universes. Naturally, three of the books were written for children.
The first two are out-of-print [...]
Glitch in the Grid by the Leiser Brothers
In 2007, I received a DVD screener of the film Imagination by the Leiser Brothers and posted this review.
A few weeks ago, I received a DVD screener of their latest film, Glitch in the Grid. I recently posted my 15-word review to Filmometer.com, but I want to expand on my thoughts here.
Glitch in the [...]
Mascot Mashup 8-bit art project
Today marks the release of the 200th image I’ve created for my 8-bit art project Mascot Mashup. Every day I post a new famous character that I’ve translated into pixel art.
No. 200 happens to be Johnny Cash (because he died on this day in 2003). Even though I attempt to tie my daily characters into [...]
Oregon tennis tournaments: Summer 2011
Community tennis tournaments
Summer tennis tournament season is here again and I’ve been trying to figure out which weekends I will be on the courts. Most of my information comes from OregonTennis.com. I always try to play four or five tennis tournaments in the Mid-Willamette Valley over the summer. Here are the tournaments I plan [...]
WebVisions 2011 in review: Part three
This is a continuation of WebVisions 2011 in review: Part two.
On Wednesday through Friday, May 25-27, I attended the WebVisions 2011 conference at the Oregon Convention Center in Portland. Below is a quick overview of all sessions I attended on Friday, with links. Many of the slides from these sessions and others are available at [...]
WebVisions 2011 in review: Part two
This is a continuation of WebVisions 2011 in review: Part one.
On Wednesday through Friday, May 25-27, I attended the WebVisions 2011 conference at the Oregon Convention Center in Portland. Below is a quick overview of all sessions I attended on Thursday, with links. Many of the slides from these sessions and others are available at [...]
WebVisions 2011 in review: Part one
On Wednesday through Friday, May 25-27, I am attending the WebVisions 2011 conference at the Oregon Convention Center in Portland. Below is a quick overview of the workshop I attended on Wednesday, with links.
(Also see my reviews from WebVisions 2010, WebVisions 2009, WebVisions 2008 and WebVisions 2007.)
HTML5 & CSS3 in Practice Workshop – Daniel Davis, [...]
Oregon tennis tournaments
Community tennis tournaments
Summer tennis tournament season is fast approaching and I’ve been trying to figure out which summer weekends to schedule vacations and trips to concerts and so on. But I always try to play at least four tennis tournaments over the summer. However, sometimes OregonTennis.com doesn’t have information about these tournaments (at least [...]
WebVisions 2010 in review: Part three
This is a continuation of WebVisions 2010 in review: Part two.
On Wednesday through Friday, May 19-21, I attended the WebVisions 2010 conference at the Oregon Convention Center in Portland. Below is a quick overview of all five sessions I attended on Thursday, with links. Many of the slides from these sessions and others are [...]