Last night, at about midnight, I was attacked while approaching my parked car at a bus exchange in North Vancouver. I was returning from downtown and was on my way home. I had just got off the bus, walked over to my car, put my bags in my trunk and was unlocking the driver side… Continue reading Attacked and almost robbed
GNOME 3.0 Beta v0.0.6 Impressions
GNOME 3.0 is due for release April 16 and I’m pretty excited by it. So I finally decided to check out first-hand how it’s progressing. My perspective is that of a GNOME 2.X user, but like many people, I was a little skeptical of the changes in 3.0. I tried the 0.0.6 image from the… Continue reading GNOME 3.0 Beta v0.0.6 Impressions
Japan Disaster
As you no doubt already know, Japan has been devastated by a monstrous natural disaster. On Thursday March 11th, at 2:46pm, Japan experienced a massive magnitude 9.0 earthquake originating just a few hundred kilometers north-east of Tokyo. The quake caused a giant tsunami which actually caused much more damage than the original earthquake. I’ve been… Continue reading Japan Disaster
Beware of Snoctopus Man
Snoctopus Man says this blog is not dead. …It’s just on holiday.
Mother’s Day Lunch and Knife 4 Life
I made a late lunch for my mom on Mother’s Day. Yup. There’s that omelet again! My mom wasn’t here when I made it last weekend, so naturally, I had to make it again. 🙂 I stuffed these with a lot of onion and mushroom. Not a bad thing, at all, but it certainly prevented… Continue reading Mother’s Day Lunch and Knife 4 Life
Gourmet
Yes, I’m alive. And I’m well. It’s been a long time since I posted anything…. I have 6 posts categorized as drafts, so it’s not like I’ve completely ignored blogging. ^_^ But wow, it’s been a while. This post will basically be some pictures, since it’s not hard to put together. I took some casual… Continue reading Gourmet
DIY Wireless Booster
To access the Internet on my desktop computer, I must use wireless. Unfortunately, it’s about as far away from the access point as possible: opposite corners of the house and different floors. And the wireless card I’ve got in my desktop is a little old and pretty cheap. Basically, I’ve had to battle with a… Continue reading DIY Wireless Booster
Happy Halloween!
Did this FlipNote animation on the bus, yesterday. The pumpkins, this year: I did the one on the left (least effort!). ^.^ And it should resemble the pumpkin in the FlipNote animation, above. 🙂 Happy Halloween!
New (Used) Car: 1993 Honda Accord EX-R
Last weekend, I finally got a car. I’m not a car guy and know next to nothing about them, so I just mentioned some criteria to the car people in my family and asked them to tell me about it if they figured it was a good deal and fit my criteria. My primary criteria… Continue reading New (Used) Car: 1993 Honda Accord EX-R
Baking Powder Biscuits
Another potluck lunch at the office, and I took another easy way out. But these really are great, and ridiculously simple. Ingredients 2 c flour 4 t baking powder 1/2 t salt 1/2 t cream of tartar 2 t sugar 1/2 c shortening 2/3 c milk Instructions Sift the dry ingredients in a mixing bowl.… Continue reading Baking Powder Biscuits