Archive for July, 2006

I’m all in favor of shorter workdays

Monday, July 31st, 2006

Technology: help or hindrance?
Sydney University academic Dr Caroline West says while work delivers self-esteem, income and social ties, more than four to six hours a day will bring anxiety, exhaustion and a poor quality of life.
Man I wish I could work shorter days and still afford to pay my bills! From the time I get [...]

The iPod Clicking Sound of Doom!

Saturday, July 29th, 2006

Today while trying to listen to my iPod, I turned it on and about 10 seconds into listening to the Foo Fighter’s Everlong the little white brick clicks, whines, powers down and shows me this icon on the screen:

After trying to reboot it a few times, I searched the web and found a few articles [...]

Does this mean I used to have talent?

Wednesday, July 19th, 2006

In the quest for “the perfect job” here in San Diego, I’ve gone ahead and started work on a portfolio of my previous work as a web designer. While the site itself is still under construction, I hope to eventually turn it into a pretty snazzy grouping of all the sites I’m proud to have [...]

Brandtson - Earthquakes and Sharks

Friday, July 14th, 2006

Went down to Mexico,
I drove my black El Camino
I met up with an old gringo
He showed me round, and said to call him Joe.
I was there about a week or so,
Wound up in the general hospital,
Joe said don’t drink the water no more,
How the hell was I supposed to know?
Drove up to San Diego
Saw a [...]

A San Diego Sunset

Sunday, July 9th, 2006