Happy Year of the Dragon

Neil is the one on the left.

Happy Year of the Dragon to all. Neil Gaiman drew you a picture (click thumbnail to the right for a better view, or read about it on his blog).

If you hatch this year, you’re a Black Water Dragon — very auspicious indeed.

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Gazebo, Part II

Our backyard gazebo, finally nearing completion. Since it’s been so long, I started a new post rather than just updating the old one. Most recent picture to the right, and more below the break. Click pictures for a bigger version. Read the rest of this entry »

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Papercraft Dragon

I don’t speak Japanese, but the papercrafters Kamimodel.com know that dragons are the universal language. (All images from linked site; click to enlarge. More after the jump.)

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Ponyspotting

This is probably the most horrible thing I’ve ever done. I’m not proud of it. If you think it’s funny, then you’re a bad person and you should feel bad about yourself. You’re also in what is likely a very small set of people whose tastes span both Irvine Welsh and MLP:FiM.

Read on for full text, merch and source files for doing your own mashup.

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Black Swan APA v0.2

I’ve recently taken up home brewing (of beer) again after a long hiatus. Keeping detailed notes seems like a good idea, and since those notes might be interesting to others, the blog seems like a good place for them. Recipe, procedure and results after the jump.
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Protected: Where the Wind Comes Sweeping Down the Plain

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Protected: Parsley, Sage, etc.

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Peptic Salve and Adrenaline

Now You’re Drinking with Portals.™

(Idea: Greg Erskine at Metafilter.)

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Plywood: The Silent Killer

I bought a couple of pieces of plywood today. You know the stuff: Useful, made of wood, pretty boring, kinda flat, deadly. Wait, what? Yep. Says so right on it:

Warning: This product may generate wood dust, a chemical known to the State of California to cause cancer.

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I Shoot an Arrow at It

Last Update: Saturday, 14 May 2011

Our backyard gazebo: a work in progress. Updates here in a more recent post as they happen (and I remember to take pictures). Most recent picture to the right. More after the jump:

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