December 2008
25 posts
Starting the day late
At Makeda Coffee http://www.makedacoffee.com/ Posted via email from Jaxon Brooks | Comment »
El Chupacabra for diner
http://www.yelp.com/biz/el-chupacabra-seattle Posted via email from Jaxon Brooks | Comment »
Let the Right One In FTW
Don’t see any previews, don’t read about it, just see it. I like very few movies. I loved this one. A fragile, anxious boy, 12-year-old Oskar is regularly bullied by his stronger classmates but never strikes back. The lonely boy’s wish for a friend seems to comes true when he meets Eli, also 12, who moves in next door to him. Swedish filmmaker Tomas Alfredson weaves friendship,...
Back to basics: film noir and espresso
siff.net makedacoffee.com Posted via email from Jaxon Brooks | Comment »
Some light zombie / alien survival reading
Daniel H Wilson http://danielhwilson.com Max Brooks http://crownpublishing.com Posted via email from Jaxon Brooks | Comment »
I got a ukulele for Saturnalia!!1
It’s a tenor Lanikai. ;) Posted via email from Jaxon Brooks | Comment »
Kids are playing Rock Band in the basement
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Road salt is bad, m'kay
Salt, the Sound and Seattle drivers http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2008/12/23/note_to_seattle_times_driving Posted via email from Jaxon Brooks | Comment »
The George Bushes say, Happy Holidays
From Dorothy, George, Jeb, Marin, George Jr, Niel and Barbara Posted via email from Jaxon Brooks | Comment »
Wrist violence strikes at home
I was chasing Alex and Isabella’s car throwing snowballs and forgot that I was running on ice until I hit the ground. I’m ok other than a strained wrist which needs to remain imobilized. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Colbert_Report#Wrist_violence_and_fictional_addiction Posted via email from Jaxon Brooks | Comment »
More night driving in the snow
Yes, I did stop before taking the picture. Posted via email from Jaxon Brooks | Comment »
Mexican train
Dominoes Posted via email from Jaxon Brooks | Comment »
Hoff says Happy Holidays
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So much fun driving in the snow
From last night. I stopped to take this picture. Posted via email from Jaxon Brooks | Comment »
Sunlight in the snow
From the Sunlight Cafe before tonights snowstorm. I wish the iPhone picked up reds better. Posted via email from Jaxon Brooks | Comment »
System Freeze: Bus Error
Two charter buses packed with passengers slid down a slippery hill in Seattle, and one was left hanging precariously over a 30-foot wall beside Interstate 5. About 60 passengers were aboard the two buses, which crashed through a metal railing and screeched to a stop seconds before toppling onto the freeway below. The bizarre accident happened at about 12:30 p.m. as the buses nosed down a hill...
OMG! LOLCODE!!!1
Programming the LOL way. http://lolcode.com/examples/filezorz Posted via email from Jaxon Brooks | Comment »
I wish my name was Bruce
Saw My Name is Bruce the other day. It’s a must see for any Bruce Campbell fan. Bruce himself was there to answer questions and generally be awesome. http://www.bruce-campbell.com/pilot.asp?pg=mnib Posted via email from Jaxon Brooks | Comment »
RIP Bettie Page, 1923-2008
Bettie Page died Thursday night at Kindred Hospital in Los Angeles, where she had been on life support since suffering a heart attack Dec. 2, 2008. Posted via email from Jaxon Brooks | Comment »
Poor mans Kindle, the Nintendo DS
While still mainly a handheld gaming device, the Nintendo DS could now officially be used as an e-book reader similar to the likes of the Kindle and the Sony Reader. According to Times Online, the Japan-based company struck a deal with publisher HarperCollins to make literary classics available in their digital format on the DS console. ...
DIY Expandable Christmas Stocking
This is the Christmas stocking you’ve been waiting for! Make it yourself to reflect how naughty or nice you’ve been. Hang it in its most compact zipped-up stage to appear modest and humble. Unzip it to lengthen, section by section, until you have the stocking of your dreams! Then make sure to write Santa a very nice letter to let him know you’ve been good enough this year to...
Youngest Twitterer EVAR?
Corey Menscher, an ITP student, has designed a kick sensor which monitors his pregnant wife’s belly, and generates a fetal tweet whenever the baby kicks. KickBee on Twitter http://twitter.com/kickbee Posted via email from Jaxon Brooks | Comment »
Proud to be dirty and full of bacteria
Highlighting the germs, bugs and dirt at the infamous Hans Brinker Budget Hotel in Amsterdam the Netherlands. Posted via email from Jaxon Brooks | Comment »
Python 3.0 Released
http://docs.python.org/dev/3.0/whatsnew/3.0.htmlPosted by email from Jaxon Brooks (posterous) | Comment »
Graduate of Fine Dining Etiquette class
At the Fairmont Hotel in Downtown Seattle.Posted by email from Jaxon Brooks (posterous) | Comment »