current location:

unavailable (quantum superposition)

AIM status:

a new word in my vocabulary:

zanshin (Japanese): a relaxed alertness, like the assured, inherent state of readiness found in cats

new tracks or albums in my collection:

Jorane

1 Giant Leap

the Serenity soundtrack

MekTOUB, by Khalil Chahine

Lemony Snicket's Series of Unfortunate Events, by Thomas Newman

latest bargains:

linen pants at US$3 a pair (thrift store)

14" iBook for US$349 (eBay)

projects:

make a mobmov

building my own LCD

working on the "tracking mouse" input device at FabLab

operate my computer remotely by phone

recent quotes:

"Stress is nothing more than a socially acceptable form of mental illness" ~ Richard Carlson

"On the Internet, nobody can hear you being subtle" ~ Linus Torvalds

"Constantly being accessible makes you inaccessible" ~ Linda Stone

last great books i've read:

Long Way Round: Chasing Shadows Across the World, by Ewan McGregor and Charley Boorman

The Madman, by Khalil Gibran

currently reading (online):

Basic Mac OS X Security

Blogging is Stupid

How does Dupal compare to Mambo?

Japanese Facemarks

simply everything at Idle Words

Who's Changing the World?

The 1984 Apple Commercial: The Making of a Legend

all of Things My Girlfriend and I Have Argued About, too (i see, once again, how blessed my relationship is!)

currently reading (offline):

Lies My Teacher Told Me: Everything Your American History Textbook Got Wrong, by James Loewen

Quicksilver (Volume 1 of The Baroque Cycle), by Neal Stephenson

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