Memories of things that haven't happened yet, predictions of things that have come to pass.
Wednesday, 10 February 2010 at 13:23
A few more shots of Snowpocalypse, these taken just before I got in the shower this morning.Tuesday, 09 February 2010 at 11:57
If you haven't heard by now, the National Weather Service has predicted another blizzard headed for the DC metroplex, this time with up to twenty inches of snow in store for us. Yesterday afternoon the federal government called another code red, meaning that all non-essential personnel weren't supposed to drive in. Of course, in our infinite wisdom, Lyssa and I called up Hasufin (who owns a four wheel drive SUV) because we had to make a run to the supermarket to get a few things that we'd run out of (the stuff that spoils soon after you get it). Wholly unsurprisingly, everyone else and their backup had exactly the same idea judging by the carnage at our local supermarket. People were packed in there like sardines in a can and the shelves looked like a plague of locusts had blown through and eaten everything but the enamel on the shelves. Interestingly, you can tell how many people in the area care about eating healthy: the produce shelves were stripped almost bare, the skim, 1%, and 2% milk were entirely gone (but whole milk was left behind), there was no turkey or chicken left but pork products were still in the chiller cases, and there was practically no bottled water to be found. It was so absurd that I couldn't help but snap a few pictures with my smartphone while waiting for the crowds to thin so I could walk another couple of steps.Sunday, 07 February 2010 at 22:35
A second batch of Snowpocalypse II pictures, taken while Lyssa and I were out with Hasufin and Orthaevelve this afternoon stretching our legs.Sunday, 07 February 2010 at 21:45
Edited and uploaded at last (the power failure this morning notwithstanding), here are the first round of Snowpocalypse II pictures. While many of the people in our complex spent a good bit of last night and today digging out, we're still plowed in. Our complex is considered a side street, and the state of Virginia isn't going to clear the roads back here until sometime later this week (when more snow is predicted). Plus, a few brainiacs have decided to park right in the middle of some of the roads which have at most a single lane free, so no one can really get anywhere. We saw a few people on skis making pretty good time, and Hasufin's been working on a pair of snowshoes in his spare time.Thursday, 04 February 2010 at 20:39
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Tuesday, 29 December 2009 at 19:07
Tuesday, 29 December 2009 at 18:51
On my way home after work this afternoon I stopped at the Safeway a couple of blocks from the apartment complex Lyssa and I live at to pick up a few last minute items for dinner. On my way out I stumbled across a most curious thing: a TV Kart, which appears to one of those shopping carts with the vehicle-like plastic thingy underneath that lets kids pretend they're driving with a pair of television screens attached to them. The idea is that you check one out on your Safeway membership card, unplug it from the recharging station, and wander around the store half watching television and half looking for whatever it is that you're there for. It would appear that kids need their pacifying media device also. The screens of the TV Kart I saw weren't functioning at the time so I don't know if they even work (though I strongly suspect that they do) or what they normally show. It wouldn't surprise me if they played an endless stream of commercials or adverts for Safeway. I've half a mind to go back there this weekend and try to chase down one of them just to see what's up with them.Monday, 21 December 2009 at 20:45
Here's a picture of a stuffed squid posting on the Eclipse Phase forums:
Monday, 21 December 2009 at 13:33
This morning I took a short drive around my neighborhood to survey what damage I could from my car. I didn't take too many pictures because, frankly, it's not safe to drive and try to take pictures at the same time. The apartment complex Lyssa and I live in seems to have suffered damage to only a couple of evergreen trees, but seeing as how I haven't gone hiking to see what was going on I don't feel comfortable being quite so optimistic.This is the weblog of the Doctor, who is (in no particular order), a computer geek, a writer, a musician, a mystech, occasionally a coder, a traveler, an adventurer, and is interested in just about everything to some extent.
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