On the bus this morning, I saw about 20 goats wandering around the Plymouth Pillars dog park in Capitol Hill. Yes, I said goats. There was a “Rent-a Ruminant” sign hanging – quite simply, this company “brings [their] goats to … Continue reading
Monthly Archives: August 2008
Mt Rainer & Orcas Island
mt rainer dog or tree? forest creatures view from mt constitution, orcas island me waiting for the ferry
U.S. men win 4x100m free relay
I finally watched the 4x100m men’s race. It’s amazing. Jason Lezak start the final leg WAY behind, and just powers his way through to win it. BADASS, and just inspiring. Watch the video here! Read about it here. Coming from … Continue reading
Silverlight at the Olympics
I’m sure many of you have heard by now… Silverlight 2 Beta 2 is powering the NBC Olympics video experience! At http://nbcolympics.com/video, you can see live event coverage as well as on-demand viewing of already-happened events. Check it out! (Be … Continue reading
An Early Look – VisualStateManager for WPF
John Gossman, one of the awesome Silverlight and WPF architects, just blogged a prototype of VisualStateManager for WPF. VisualStateManager will be added in to a future release of the .NET Framework. For those of you who want an early look, … Continue reading
The Daily Show – "The News Better Run" Commercial
I heart John Stewart. (I especially liked the baseball scene.)
Lake Lillian
From a recent hike to Lake Lillian. I never actually made it to the lake, which I guess isn’t that uncommon. There was snow at the ridge, and I ended up losing the trail. (Made more exciting by the fact … Continue reading
Origami
About a year ago, the New Yorker wrote an article on Robert Lang and his crazy mad origami skills. I thought it was super cool, and wrote about it. Here’s a newer piece that he’s done (yes, it’s one piece … Continue reading
Movie Trailer: Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince
My mom just sent me the trailer for the next Harry Potter movie, Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince. It looks REALLY good. It’s directed by David Yates, the same director of the last movie. Also, from his IMDB … Continue reading