Today marks the one year anniversary of me getting my Spanish driver’s license. This means that I no longer have to display that stupid L1 on my forehead the car. In Spain, you see, for the first year that you have your license, you have to display this L sign which means that [...]

Only in the last decade or so, American movies and television have brought the concept of Santa Claus into Spain. Previously it was the sole job of the Three Wise Kings to magically bring presents to children. The main problem Santa faces in Spain is that none of the houses have chimneys. [...]

I have this desk lamp that I really love. I bought it from IKEA. It’s the same lamp they have on their desks at CTU. It must be some really crappy craftsmanship, because this particular model of lamp lasts for about one year and then breaks. I know, because this is [...]

Many of you already know that I signed up for Facebook the other day. Several people have shown their surprise that it took me so long to jack into the matrix. I’m still learning about it, but so far I’m impressed. I’ve heard it called “MySpace done right”, and I have to [...]

Earlier this week, I received a shipment of spices from the New World. That is, after all, why Columbus went that way in the first place back in the early 90’s. As so often happens when shipping things, somehow a little rodent got in there and hitched a ride with the goods. [...]

Yesterday, I noticed how lovely the little dotted lines of sunshine were on the wall of our upstairs hallway. So I took a photo. But then it occurred to me that these dots would move up and down on the wall over the course of the day, so I put the camera on [...]

These are some photos I took the other day about 150 meters from my house. Actually, I’m beginning to expect that these aren’t ferns, but I like the title, so… I would love for someone to identify them for me.

This is a little excerpt from a screenplay I’m writing:
‘Tis but thy name that is my enemy;
Thou art thyself, though not a Montague.
What’s Montague? it is nor hand, nor foot,
Nor arm, nor face, nor any other part
Belonging to a man. O, be some other name!
What’s in a name? that which we call a rose
By any [...]

Just a few photos I’ve taken a few months ago that remind me of abstract art. They’ve been collecting dust in iPhoto, and I just remembered them because I accidentally took another one just now. The night sky is particularly clear tonight (gonna have frost tomorrow morning) and I made a feeble attempt [...]

I went for a rainy December walk yesterday, snapping a few photos along the way.