Archive for July 2007

Aquafina is just tap water

I’ve always preferred tap water to bottle water, since I felt the water was just as nutritious, plus it reduced plastic waste. The fact that water was supposed to be better if it came out of a bottle seemed kind of pointless to me, since the United States spends a great deal of time purifying [...]

Desktop Backgrounds

I work at a computer company, so obviously, the use of a computer is one of necessity. In only a few weeks, I’ve developed a certain bit of affinity with my workspace. Of course, it doesn’t hurt to have a super-fast Dell Precision 690 and 2, yes TWO, 24 inch HP monitors. But, whenever you [...]

HP7 / Arrested Development

So yes, I finished Harry Potter. I don’t want to give anyway any spoilers to the vast majority of people who haven’t read the book, but suffice it to say, it was much different than previous versions, although not in a bad way, but in one that just made the book not as exciting as [...]

HP7 is Coming

Of course the internet is buzzing with spoilers, activity, etc of the upcoming HP7. Myself included, will be getting the book as soon as possible and reading it this weekend. Hopefully the next update will be my own impressions of the book.

Biking to Work

I biked to work for the first time today. According to Google maps, the route is about 5.85 miles each way. It’s a pretty decent route, because there are bike lanes alongside East Bayshore, Garcia Road, Amphitheater Parkway, and Shoreline Boulevard. And the route is flat, so there are no hills to slow me down. [...]