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The Catch-Up Brain Dump

January 23, 2013January 23, 2013 Chief Oddball

This entry doesn’t have a central topic. It doesn’t even have a featured image, as you probably noticed. It’s simply a big, massive wall of text onto which I spew everything that’s been clogging up my mind for the past month while I haven’t been posting here.

The Dishwasher Dilemma

July 24, 2012July 24, 2012 Chief Oddball 4 Comments

My wife and I have decided that we really, really need to replace our dishwasher. It hasn’t cost us hundreds of dollars in repairs. It hasn’t leaked all over the floor. It hasn’t caught fire. But it doesn’t clean the dishes.

Weekend Warrior

April 17, 2011April 17, 2011 Chief Oddball 1 Comment

Ever since I was a kid, I relished the weekend as a time when I could retreat even further than normal into my own mind, whittling away hours drawing, writing, recording radio shows and playing games. To this day that hasn’t really changed.

The Snitch

August 23, 2010September 21, 2011 Chief Oddball 2 Comments

During our walk to the post office today, we spotted a guy who can only be…The Snitch.™ Not to be confused with The Stig, The Snitch is believed responsible for the variety of violation letters that the HOA sends out to the community residents.

Hit the Weekend

May 22, 2010October 7, 2011 Chief Oddball 1 Comment

Another glorious Saturday has arrived. Normally I spend much of my weekends playing games, although the past couple of weeks have been a little bit different. Since we decided to officially put our house on the market and see what happens, we’ve been making some changes throughout just to make sure everything is in top shape, in case a prospective buyer happens to come by.

2009: The Year Entropy Accelerated

November 6, 2009September 21, 2011 Chief Oddball 3 Comments

As the ill-fated 2009 starts to wind itself down, it’s making it more clear than ever that it’s not going to let us forget how much pain and suffering it inflicted on us all. Some more than others, obviously, but by-and-large it’s been a pretty depressing year.

Watering Hole

August 20, 2009January 4, 2012 Chief Oddball

Apologies for the lapse in posting. Shortly after my Windows 7 installation, I fell into a tremendous task load — both at my day job and otherwise — which included a few up-till-midnight work evenings, working over the weekend, and the usual accompaniments.

Lockout

December 22, 2008December 22, 2008 Chief Oddball 2 Comments

I was just wrapping up a very productive day. At the “office,” I’d worked up a Flash video animation from start to finish and sent it off to my boss — all before anyone back home opens their email for the first time on Monday morning.

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