“Love makes this town go round, my loyal reader, love and hate, pot and booze, despair and buckets of black coffee, most of it stale. But when the wind is fresh off the sea and you’re walking in the sunshine with the foghorns already blowing way out ...
Tollef was able to get an advance copy of my Rebate check from George W! Here is is:
Thanks george! I'm going to go stimulate the e-con-o-meeee!...
So I am done with my internship at apple. It was fun. Our project was one out of a dozen or so picked from 300+ to present to the VP. That was cool.
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The other day my mom was having some trouble with spam on her dsl email account. When she called sonic.net they told her that it was still under my name and she couldn't make any changes. (it seems they also gave her some internet buzzwords like fire...
from an interview with Stephen Hawking on (http://www.pacificnews.org/marko/hawking.html)
TFR: Do you sense a connection between how the universe operates and why ...
When I first got my phone i was all stoked to go on the 'net and download some themes. I asked Tollef who already had the W800i where I should go to look for a good theme. Much to my surprise he responded that there aren't any good themes. Thi...
those punks at skot transformers, uk, have got the number one result on google for 'skot'! then it's jez's friends friend skot that has the number two. then me.
number three! booyah!...
A while back i emailed the people at the sfmuni website to let them know that their list of ticket vendors is pretty impossible to use. I offered some suggestions, but they said they didn't have the budget to do i...
I haven't posted to this thing in a long time. in fact, it looks like the last post was shortly after last semester ended. Keeping with the theme, Spring '06 just ended for me today! In sculpture I made 3 abe heads spin on an assortment of wooden gea...
Last weekend on a trip up to Sebastopol I finally got around to making the onomatograph I have be meaning to build for a few years. A buncha years ago my mom's school cleared out all the Appl...
I love looking at urban exploration pictures. abandoned mental hospitals, storm drains, and caves make me shiver in my seat, yet keep me too captivated to stop looking. The one time I actually got to explore an abandoned hospital it was the same feel...
In almost all of my free time since early August I have been working on the Breath of Fire circuit. Seeing this project through has been quite an experience... I don't normally feel such dedication to actually finishing things. If you have been feeli...
i've been doing lots of things.. unfortunately those things haven't been giving my websites the attention they deserve.
what's your net worth?
I am t...
I have been working pretty much nonstop on our project for Burning Man 2005, the Breath of Fire. This website has the info:
http://www.skot9000.com/bof/
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I'm still here, although for some reason I don't have the same level of time to kill in front of the ole 'puter. Quick recap:
- Quit Apple. I sent out this letter to (most) everyon...
Are you allowed to factor un-useable cliff space into your total acreage of a property? My parents live on 2 acres and most all of it is a slight hill — it's all totally useable. But at what point does the incline become so much that it can no longer...
My last day at Apple is going to be Thursday, July 30th 2005. That is just over 2 weeks from today. If i remember correctly, I started on Monday, May 22nd 2000. Not including holidays, vacation, sick days, and weekend work, that is roughly 1320 busin...
I started my English 1A class last night at CCSF. I have a feeling this is going to be much harder than my previous government class.. but no matter, i can tackle that stack. I can conquer the school beast! I think...
I havent been tak...
5 years ago last week I was hired.
in 3 minutes i am going to my managers office to announce my resignation!
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I just got a telemarketer calling me on my cell phone asking me if I wanted to increase traffic on this website. After I told him i wasn't interested in 'increasing my ad revenue dollars, blah blah' I hung up, but in retrospect I should have talked w...
Dear flash designers, unless your site has content like tokyo plastic I don't want to wait while all of your stupid lines and vector graphics zoom across the screen to form links and text boxes. Sorry, it's ...
Here is an idea I posted a couple years ago to halfbakery.com. My idea got kinda shot down on the site, but after reading it again just now, i kinda like it;
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Almost everyone complains that they...
At the recommendation of Mr. Jez I have added a table of contents style page for my blog. It's cool. check it. http://www.skot9000.com/contents/.
And once that was finished I got to think...
I remember when I got the Jury Summons letter I made a mental note that I was going to need to go right after I moved into the new place. What I didn't note was the specific date; April 4th. So, Tuesday the 5th I was sitting in my office at work and ...
I have moved! nothing is a more painful reminder of how much useless crap I own then having to carry it up to the 3rd floor. Luckily we had Boris, Amy, George, Alex, Lindsay and my Mom to help out... without them it would have been impossible, so tha...
There is a man who sleeps in a doorway across the street from my house nearly every night; even the rainy ones. I saw social workers clearing a homeless persons camp from underneath a freeway in full biohazard gear— he had tongs and bucket full of sy...
Even though it is completely ridiculous that the only mass transit down the peninsula is a big, dumb, slow diesel train when it should be BART running along the same route, I do have some praise for Caltrain. Just like all other government agencies (...
last night was so warm. I just wanted to kick back with some friends on a porch and drink beer. The only problem is that we don't have a porch, and i really needed to get started on my taxes. I sort of made do with some beer, and i simulated the porc...
After a long and mostly disappointing apartment search, we have found a place! It's 8 blocks away. It's big, yet seems cozy, and seems like a cool neighborhood. We are supposed to go down and sign the lease on thursday and move in on April 1st. I can...
I got a response back from the head of the MUNI ITS department, which was nice. I'm glad to see that they at least consider things like this;
Dear Skot;
Thank you for your comments to MUNI regarding our mapping...
Google is pretty neat, and i use their web search engine exclusively. But I've never really gotten into their other services, such as Froogle, News, Gmail etc. Until today. I saw a link for Google Maps on ...
Disclaimer: I do NOT approve of current government spending habits.
Looking at my paycheck before taxes and after taxes is a depressing activity. I work at least 3 months out of the year entirely for the government. But with that said,...
UPDATE! January 20th 2005 @ 10:00am School starts on monday! My car has been in the shop since before Christmas.. I've almost forgotten what it's like to drive the 1800. My transmission needed replacing and I was able to find one on the east coast for a decent price.. however the shipp...
Last friday i took the English placement test at San Francisco City College (CCSF). I got a 98 out of 113 which put me in English 1A, the same class i failed in Fall '00. Tuesday I got all of the paperwork turned in and was fully signed up. Today I ...
it was a good weekend.
Studies have shown that when Mr. Jez comes to visit, there is a very high chance you are in for some seamless back-to-back fun. Luckily for us, Not only was Mr Jez going to visit, but he was bringing certified co...
A friend sent me this email today claiming that this picture is from the 1954 issue of Scientific American showing a model of what they thought a computer would look like in 2004. Ha! this is obviously a hoax. below is my reply.
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By the power invested in me by the internets of the world, i hearby do present the unofficial Photoshop template for the Avery brand 5162 (5262 also) address labels.
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It's been really cold lately. I think that means it's winter. As much as i complain about the cold, there is something exciting about putting on a bunch of layers, gloves and hat before you go out to dinner.
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I haven't been photographing the exciting things lately, just random things that don't really fit in with the context of my posts. today is no exception.
a...
I've been trying to close my citibank saving account for a while now. I originally opened the account with Cal Fed and was happy with it for a few years, then along came citibank and swallowed up cal fed. then they started charging me fees for the sa...
BLAMO November 10th 2004 @ 5:39pm Tollef read somewhere that the average person has 3, one million dollar ideas a year. That is, ideas that could make you a million dollars. I'm ready to cash in i tell you! I'm not necessarily desperate for a million dollars, but i'd love to produce ...
AGAST November 3rd 2004 @ 2:25pm I just don't understand how half of America could vote for Bush. How can they think he is doing a good job? Please, help me understand this....
George, I never thought you'd actually win in 2000. I guess you didn't really, most people refer to your position as "stolen". The last 4 years have been a rollercoaster ride of presidential comedy, nightmare and scary politics. But in the end, I hav...
The analysts continue to say that voters support Kerry's positions on the economy, but trust Bush more to keep the country safe. How can p...
when you have this in San Francisco
that means you get this in Tahoe
and ...
So, as you may, or may not have noticed I have moved things from diaryland over to my own domain; skot9000.com! Turns out that to get the advanced features from diaryland like stats, email, and image hosting is about the same price per year as gettin...
Dear Mr. President. With all the growing criticism of your job as president of the United States of America, and with numerous sources citing you as the worst president in our countries history, you must be feeling pretty bad. No doubt it's t...
Ordered my first pair of shoes from the internet yesterday. Was pleasantly surprised when they showed up today at 1:30pm when i only ordered them last night! Shipping was free too.. hooray ...
i really really want to build things. my mind burns with ideas during the commute, during the day at work, and at night in bed. yet, come time to actually do it, somehow the idea doesn't seem as cool, or i can't remember what i wanted to do, or i jus...
Well glad you asked..
got a letter about my ticket situation. DPT sucks.
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keeping the hottub perimeter safe from encroaching plastic jugs since 2004!oh, it's a BB gun not a assault rifle... but then, what's the difference anyways?...
burningman is so soon! I feel like after spending most of the year not terribly excited about the event, it has finally hit me! (well it did about a week ago..) this is going to be rad!tomorrow is my birthday! yet, all i'm much m...
I've tried a couple nights to get to this spot and snap some photos, but each time there has been a covert CHP officer hiding near the overpass trying to get speeders. tonight was my lucky night!...
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Jez: my 7xl is not yet invented.
Skot: it's really been tough to get funding for 7xl development.
Jez: i bet the good 8 si...
So, i've been riding with George a lot lately to work. it's pretty nice. He's got a nice car a we listen to talk radio while trying to forecast at which exit the San Francisco fog bank will lift..Although, it's nice to drive my car ever...
So, you're a potato chip fan, but you're trying to watch your weight. you've heard about trans fats and you know they are bad for you. they are firmly rooted in the "bad" catagory of fats, and they are shown to cause heart disease and Type-2 diabetes...
okay, i'm still on the kick with things that were really cool when i was younger. nostalgia festival here. Oregon Trail rocks my worldAnd the even b...
man I loved this thing....
I was a bit worried late last week that the weather wouldn't be so rad for the 3-day memorial weekend. It had been foggy a couple days in a row in SF. Come saturday morning there was no need to worry.RobertG had told me months ahead of ...
Davemarr posted a survey type thing on his blog that included the half-full/half-empty question, and tollef has a picture of a half-empty glass of water on his blog. For some reason this question is something i think about quite a lot. I like to thin...
So I just got back from NEW YORK! Turns out that city is cooler than i ever imagined. So many really tall, old buildings and cool shops, etc... A While ago Jez had mentioned that he was going to take a trip to NY, then Ria told me she was goin...
Today I stumbled upon an interesting site about Sonoma County (Where Sebastopol is located) and the the 'sacred' history of many of it's landmarks. It's mostly interesting to read the history of so many of the places i've been... The Sacred Alignment...
some tasty photos i found on my work computer..the vicious road taggers are back again with more secret code...
It seems like it happens to most diaries, somehow the updates become fewer and farther between. I was doing so well for a bit there. It's not like I forgot, i seem to always think about my diary when i'm driving to and from work, but the problem is i...
Things and things! St. Patricks day, finding the glorious roof-top spot you've always hoped for, road trip to LA, lots of mimosas, "hogging" the bathroom, bedrock, home improvement, and more!...
I cut my newly bleached hair a bit shorter last week. In the words of Spoonie Luv, "I think that's fly!"...
It's been freakishly warm in the city that is known for it's cold, foggy summers. Everyone keeps telling me that it won't last, the cold will return. I'm going to pretend that they are all wrong. SF has changed for good into a warmth paradise filled ...
Wise George said it right: This is the best time of year. By the time July rolls around it's getting pretty hot and people are starting to get a little tired of relentless heat. But right now, this weather is pure money. Days like these make i...
The only problem with having such an epic weekend, is when monday morning comes along it seems all that much more rainy and dreary in comparison to the fun loving sunny weekend.For a weekend starting with no plans at all, it turned out ...
Yesterday it was sunny and awesome, and today it is raining the hardest it's rained all year. madness i tell you.Last friday Tollef and I both installed new overhead lights in our rooms. It was a home improvement extravaganza. Turns out...
I had an interesting weekend that mostly involved partying with a few friends and a LOT of dumb people that i didn't want to know or hang out with. let me explain:Friday night Ria came over and we hung out for a little bit before decidi...
PARKY February 12th 2004 @ 10:58am Okay, quick update. Golden Gate Park is actually bigger than Central Park in NY. But Andie alerted me that It is however, smaller than Forest Park in St. Louis:Forest Park, St. Loius Missouri: 1370 AcresGolden Gate Park, San Fran...
On friday two girls who i had met seperatly were hanging out and they invited me to go with them to a bar in Chinatown. One of those girls was Bailey, who always seems to bring out the heavy drinking in me. The other girl was Izabella who is cute and...
conversation between two older guys on the bus this morning:First guy walks up; "Hey man, where's yo B at?".other guy; "huh?".first guy; "yeah, where's yo B at! I'm a christian so i don't want to say it in fr...
BEEFALO February 5th 2004 @ 12:57pm Oh yeah, after hanging around with vegetarians recently i have come to discover a wide variety of non-meat-containing entrees that are really good! So, while i'm not ready to become a full-fledged vegetarian, i am going to try giving up chicken for a...
Saturday was spent the way saturdays should. Well, actually it would be rad if every day was like last saturday, but this will do for now... Start by waking up around noon, laying around half naked in the sun for hours drinking mimosas.. eating apple...
All week i have been wanting to paint my door, and now it's friday and i have yet to even put the primer on! below is a detailed list of how i have been procrastinating: (oh, and I haven't been taking many pictures for some reason.. so i'll just add ...
Alo! I'm dealing with a sake hangover at work right now.. it't not really that fun. but more on that later...Wednesday night I met up with the infamous Ria B and we took a cab down to the prestegious Clift hotel and Redwood Room. It was...
Yesterday I got to work an HOUR early.. I had spent the night at Tollef's executive housing that Apple is hooking him up with in Mountain View for his Genius training. My commute was about 10 minutes, it reminded me of the days back at Avaire.. 3 min...
oh yeah, i forgot to mention; on the way to my car this morning I saw this.. No WAIT! before you click on that link let me warn you, it's really really really gross. It's not perverted, or...
On friday night Robert G and his brother picked me up on their way from Santa Cruz to Sebastopol, because the plan was for me and Robert to wake up early and head out to the famous 'secrets' for some surfing. In the past we've tried to make it out to...
Last night on my way home from my parking spot (which was by far the tightest uphill parallel parking spot i have ever gotten into), I saw some of the craziest things i've ever seen on my street. it didn't make me feel very safe.. but then again it I...
So on SF Muni busses there is this pre-recorded announcement of a womans voice saying "Please exit through the rear doors" that comes on every now and then. well, i was riding last night on the 71 when the womans voice came on, but this time she didn...
Okay, so i'm just going to continue the story now so that i don;t forget it and so that i don't get farther behind on journal posting.continued...Friday night I actually set my alarm so that I would wake up by 11am ...
continued..Alex showed up at Ria's and we celebrated by drinking more mimosas. After some more professional bed-rolling around Nicki, Tollef, and Jez decided that they needed another night of Popscene and took off. Me, Alex, Ria ...
In the days leading up to NYE, I was a bit worried about what might happen. There weren't any parties really setup, and noone new what they wanted to do--except for have an epic time. Luckily, Andie and Laura stepped up and volunteered their house (a...
Finally, i am the proud owner of my very own snowboard! It's the board i had been eyeing for a while, and after I got a chance to demo it last friday, i just couldn't pass up the chance to buy a brand...
Last night Jez, Dave, Ria, Dave's friend whose name I forget, Diana, Alex, Kristina, Anthony and roomates Tollef, Nicki, and Doug all came over and we hung out and drank some beer for a while. then we decided to check out this rave that was 1 block f...
TAGGAH December 19th 2003 @ 9:56am I love it when taggers take the time to come up with something creative, interesting, or even just pick nice placement.I also like it when the taggers are cute girls and they put th...
Whoa.. no updates for a while. I almost forgot about this thing. So, last year after santacon Justin informed me that it is infact, "the best thing ever". Turns out that he is CORRECT! Santacon was the best thing ever. At 11am I ...
my santa suit has arrived! photo. I'm stoked for santacon this weekend! My knee is feeling much better and I think i'm ready for a day of ho'ing around town with tea...
Today as I was leaving the city I had about a quarter tank of gas and it seemed like i could prolly make it to work on that. But as I was crusing along 280 and I saw the sign that said no services for 22 miles, i figured i should prolly play it safe....
every now and then i realize that i am living the life of my dreams. sure, it's not exactly the same as i imagined it in my dreams, but the elements are there and that's pretty fucking rad.i want to practice enjoying the many fin...
blinded by my excitement, i nearly forgot to mention the fact that i am going snowboarding tomorrow! I had planned on getting some of my own bindings and boots, but i've been feeling like i spend too much money lately, so i decided to wait. I don't r...
HAIRED December 5th 2003 @ 9:58am last night at about 2am i was just about to go to sleep when i remembered i wanted to cut my hair. so i cut it really quickly and then went to sleep. this morning when i woke up, i had almost forgotten about it, and surprised myself in the mirror....
it would appear that, according to myspace.com most girls are interested in: making out. what fun! (and brilliant marketing strategy for the site)...
I'm really liking having this big window in my room, it's been over a year since i've had a window in my room at all, and over 3 years since it looked out upon anything interesting. I find myself just staring out it quite often. I have a small dilemm...
I'm back from Costa Rica now. Although it was nice to hang in Sebastopol for a while and then be back in SF, it is becoming quite clear that Costa Rica is much more fun than work!I was so tired last night at 11 that i absolutely ...
so, robert and I are in playa negra, a very small town on the pacific side. we´re staying in a cool little cabina about 5 minutes walk from the beach. our schedule has been pretty much the same for the last few days, get up before the sun, paddle out...
5am: coffee5:15: paddle out at Playa Negra7:00: low tide8:30: breakfast, eggs, bacon, pinto9:00: nap11:00: help girl push car out of mud12:00: walk into "town" drop off laundry1pm: nap3:00: fish...
I´m in costa rica now and yes, it rocks the motherfucking house as expected. here is my first letter home to mom:hey mom! so, i´m in costa rica! actually i´ve been here for a few days. the flight was fine except for a litt...
Yep, I'm going to Costa Rica this sunday! I can hardly wait. My friend Robert who is already there has been sending me daily emails about just how awesome this is going to be. Looks like the surf is going to be ...
SURFY November 13th 2003 @ 9:34am Oh yeah, in other news i'm going to COSTA RICA for two weeks on sunday! I've been so busy lately I actually haven't had much time to think about it.. but hopefully once i get there things will slow down a bit. I'll have a chance to look back over my ...
wow.. somehow when i was moving over the old entries from diaryland i unconsiously skipped 13! isn't that like a lucky number or something?...
Much less annoying and much more amusing than the last time, we had another psycho doorbell-ringer last night. This time it was at 9pm or so instead of 4:30am. Some girl started ringing the bell like crazy, so i opened the door and looked down at the...
PEN15 November 11th 2003 @ 9:35am Spent all weekend moving stuff.. out of the warehouse, into seb, out of seb into the dump. out of my old SF room across the hall into my new SF room. I've become pretty closely aquainted with my stuff.. although I doubt I could find anything specific...
last night was the hardware engineering party for work. the invite said "business casual" to "semi-formal". I have absolutely no clue what this means. I'm not sure anyone else does either, because there was a pretty wide array of styles from jeans an...
For a while now my car has been pulling to the left and thunking when i brake. Tuesday morning I got around to taking it into the shop.. looks like the front crossmember--the piece which bascially holds the entire front of the car together and holds ...
So the other night I met the imfamous Kate. See my entry below for why this is interesting. When I asked her what the deal is with the crazy dude looking for her, she simply responded with, "Oh he was just looking for his skateboard". "...
oh hey, i'm going snowboarding on sunday..SNOWBOARDING! I AM SOOOOOO STOKED! On monday it was so hot i couldn't sleep. Tuesday i thought I was going to die on the way to work at 9am because it was so hot. Sunday I was planning on going ...
here are a few photos of my new place in SF before we did 4 pickup-loads to the dump.Now the garbage is out and we are getting unpacked and organized. last night the ...
SUITED October 31st 2003 @ 9:51am I was so stoked when i found a clean pair of boxers in the corner of my room this morning! another day without breaking down and doing laundry!I wore a suit to work today. it's funny beca...
This morning when I was pulling out of my inclinated parking spot, I quickly let out the clutch and slammed the gas -- standard procedure to get a manual transmission to back up a hill without rolling forward. Only problem is that my car was in 1st, ...
This morning the lady at Cafe International called me "sweetie" at least 5 times....
KATE! October 29th 2003 @ 8:31am At about 4:30am our doorbell rang. and then it rang again, over and over and over. I wasn't really expecting any guests, and I wasn't too stoked to get out of bed, so i just tried to go back to sleep. but the doorbell ringing was relentless....
