Ramblings & ephemera
From Robert Sam Anson’s “Birth of an MTV Nation” (Vanity Fair: November 2000):
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Saw the original Dawn of the Dead last night. Still an all-time horror/zombie classic. Gore, humor, satire, thrills, & more.
Setting up Amazon EC2, EBS, S3, & much much more, and it's incredibly fun & interesting.
Sitting with a sleeping baby nestled up next to your side is sure peaceful and pleasant. Especially when he gently squeezes your fingers. :)
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6-yr-old Gabe: "When I was 4, I hit my head and got a big goose egg on my forehead. I couldn't cuss because I didn't know my cusses."
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Goddammit. My Mom's in the hospital with pneumonia. And gout. And she still hasn't met baby Finn. This sucks.
Me: Getting Gabe ready is like herding cats. 6-yr-old Gabe: Scott, I do NOT hurt cats.
Me: Getting Gabr
God, I hate Java applets. Dear developers: 6 yr olds just want to play your stupid games, not have to deal with slow, buggy browser applets!
6-yr-old Gabe sings: "Scotty the very dumb reindeer ..." The metrics are correct!
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