http://asahi.motd.org/blog it takes a lot of parts to make a whole Thu, 29 Mar 2007 18:13:15 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en "You were qualified, they could afford you, and they needed you. So why didn't they hire you? They didn't want to tell you, but your boss-to-be rejected you because of the best kegger of your senior year. She saw the photo with the sorority girl with -- is that a ... http://asahi.motd.org/blog/2007/03/29/how-to-look-good-when-your-recruiter-googles-you/ .flickr-photo { } .flickr-frame { float: right; text-align: center; margin-left: 15px; margin-bottom: 15px; } .flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } Poblet iglesia del monasterio, originally uploaded by yutis2003. A shot of Gothic architecture. I love the archwork and the vanishing point perspective of this shot. http://asahi.motd.org/blog/2007/03/27/poblet-iglesia-del-monasterio/ .flickr-photo { } .flickr-frame { float: right; text-align: center; margin-left: 15px; margin-bottom: 15px; } .flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } Basilique Notre-Dame de Montréal (Notre Dame Basilica) - Montreal, originally uploaded by phillipchitwood. There's something about a church or cathedral that puts me at ease. I feel peaceful and at rest whenever I am ... http://asahi.motd.org/blog/2007/03/27/basilique-notre-dame-de-montreal-notre-dame-basilica-montreal/ .flickr-photo { } .flickr-frame { float: right; text-align: center; margin-left: 15px; margin-bottom: 15px; } .flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } Shibuya, originally uploaded by manganite. One of my fave places in the world... Shubuya station in Tokyo, Japan. Even at 11 PM at night, the square is filled with wall-to-wall people shuttling on errands, ... http://asahi.motd.org/blog/2007/03/27/shibuya-tokyo/ .flickr-photo { } .flickr-frame { float: right; text-align: center; margin-left: 15px; margin-bottom: 15px; } .flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } I Come in Peace, originally uploaded by *labaronesa*. The renderings created by artists of what "aliens" from outer space may look like always seem to creep me out. They have big heads, dark eyes ... http://asahi.motd.org/blog/2007/03/23/i-come-in-peace/ .flickr-photo { } .flickr-frame { float: right; text-align: center; margin-left: 15px; margin-bottom: 15px; } .flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } celebrating the last minute of singleness, originally uploaded by ajpscs. I'm sure if one translated the title of this picture to Japanese, there would be some sort of one or two character phrase to ... http://asahi.motd.org/blog/2007/03/23/celebrating-the-last-minute-of-singleness/ .flickr-photo { } .flickr-frame { float: right; text-align: center; margin-left: 15px; margin-bottom: 15px; } .flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } Spaceport, originally uploaded by in touch. If you stare at this one long enough, you'll recognize it as the atrium to a hotel with a top-down view. Anyways, Iike "spaceport" as a description better ... http://asahi.motd.org/blog/2007/03/23/spaceport/ Read quite a heated debate on SDF forums today, re a member's 13 year-old niece, who is now expressing an interest in learning how to program. Of course, the argument came to which language was best lead-in to both good programming practices/habits, practicality and most importantly, "fun factor" (remember, we're ... http://asahi.motd.org/blog/2007/03/21/the-newbie-programmer/ Not too long ago, I recall that the FCC recently had an "open call" for people to apply for licenses to broadcast on the airwaves for ranges less than one mile in radius. With the purchase of some relatively inexpensive radio equipment, one could run their own neighborhood radio show ... http://asahi.motd.org/blog/2007/03/21/make-your-own-radio-station/ So, I'm looking at myself on the bathroom scale in the wee hours of the morning and I realize that I am no spring chicken. My early days of tip-top fitness and shape have passed and disappeared under nearly 50 pounds of extra weight. Yah, I know. It's hard to ... http://asahi.motd.org/blog/2007/03/21/too-much-sugar/