Texas Travelogue '08, Days 3 And 4

This entry is part 4 of 5 in the series Texas Travelogue '08
Day 3: Monday, March 10th
We spent most of Monday of our first week at the Dallas World Aquarium in downtown Dallas. However, I have little photographic evidence of said trip, as Yours Truly forgot to charge both camera batteries and thus the [...]

Texas Travelogue Extended

This entry is part 3 of 5 in the series Texas Travelogue '08
So we were supposed to leave Dallas today, just like I was supposed to be blogging this trip. I can still make up for that, but the wholesale flight cancellations that occurred at DFW International Airport today can't really be made up. [...]

Texas Travelogue '08, Day 1

This entry is part 1 of 5 in the series Texas Travelogue '08Things have been slow around the blog the last week (obviously), since the fam and I have been on the road in Texas, visiting my in-laws. Please accept these next few round-ups as a small amount of compensation for the dearth.
Day 1: Saturday, [...]

Blogslacking (Or, As I Like To Call It, "Doing Real Work")

I've been very busy here at WWDC these past two days and thus haven't really had time to post much.
Classes have been interesting and mostly useful. I got a chance to go out and see Ocean's 13 the other night. My one sentence review: sappy, sentimental, a bit contrived, not much suspense, worse [...]

Tales From The Subconscious, Jet Lag Edition

5:30am, local time
Id: WAKE UP.
Ego: …*snrrrrk* Wha? Huh? Gah!
I: WE WAKE UP. NOW.
E: What the heck time is it… Idiot! It's bleedin' 5:30 in the bleedin' morning! Let's go back to sleep.
I: IS NOT. IS 8:30. HUNGRY. JOBS SPEAKING IN HOUR.
E: You moron. [...]

In-Flight Blogging

[Recorded somewhere over Western Pennsylvania or possibly Ohio, I think, 6:07pm EDT]
After an unspecified "paperwork"-based delay of almost 45 minutes (due, according to the pilot, to a delayed or mishandled flight from either Phoenix or Las Vegas, curse you Sun/Sin City!), we took off and are on our way to SFO.
The flight is filled to [...]

Blogging From The In-Laws, 2005 Edition (Day 2)

This entry is part 2 of 7 in the series Blogging From The In-Laws, 2005 EditionLittle-known Egyptology/Travel Fact of the Day:
Archaeologists have long thought that Egyptian mummies were ancient Egyptians' attempts at conveying their (rich) loved ones into the afterlife. After several intensive hours of study, I have come to the conclusion that several [...]