May 2004

Generally I don’t post a lot of links in my main blog. Usually I just shove them over into the “Hot Links” column and hope you’ll click on them yourself.

But this article in the Chicago Sun-Times just has to be read:

There is something not just ridiculous but unbecoming about a hyperpower 300 million strong whose elites — from the deranged former vice president down — want the outcome of a war, and the fate of a nation, to hinge on one freaky jailhouse; elites who are willing to pay any price, bear any burden, as long as it’s pain-free, squeaky clean and over in a week. The sheer silliness dishonors the memory of all those we’re supposed to be remembering this Memorial Day.

Read it. And, of course, Happy Memorial Day.

Last week I finally moved into my new studio apartment. Its about what you’d expect for $875/mo with utilities near downtown San Jose: partitioned out of an older house in one of the “older” neighborhoods in town, with heavily replastered and repainted old walls and architecture straight out of the 60’s.

But its still awesome to finally have a place of my own. For me, it couldn’t be better. Its got great old hardwood floors, which I love. As studios go, its pretty large, and its even got a backyard. Its also in the “student ghetto” area near San Jose State, so its close to lots of cheap restauraunts and convenience stores and only a few blocks from downtown, so I can finally ride my bike to the coffee shops or the light-rail station. Most importantly, its all mine.

Update: I stole the lamps from my friend. I’m not nearly that stylish. Or strange.

Latency.

Why, if I want to mail a letter to someone, do I have to mail it five days in advance, and I’m not even guaranteed it will get there?

I mailed my graduation tickets home about a month ago. “USPS Priority Mail”. Said it “should” be there in 2 days. It took them 4 days to deliver a one-ounce package to a city an hour away.

Seriously, get working on this.

If the USPS upgraded “First Class” mail to 2-day, guaranteed on-time delivery, I’d pay $1/ea for letter-rate stamps. Then have like “Second Class” or “Standard” mail be the regular “get-there-in-4-to-7-days-if-it-gets-there-at-all” service.

WordPress 1.2 is out!! WordPress 1.2 is out!!

Now its time to upgrade…

Update: Finished upgrading… Yayyyyyy…

To prove I’m still around, I’ve posted a few more great albums of stuff I’ve taken over the last month.

Includes:

• More shots from Ann Arbor.
• For the stalkers, shots from my graduation.
• Cross-country from Detroit to San Jose.

Since I’m settling in in San Jose now, I should be able to post more soon.