Archives for: November 2005

525,600 is only applicable in non-leap years

November 29th, 2005
Come December 6th, it's on. I got to see Rent with Jennie this week. I was really impressed. With the possible exception of some really weird backdrops in what was supposed to be Santa Fe, and a lack of homeless dancers, it was an all-around good ti… more »

Roy Orbison was not in fact blind

November 23rd, 2005
Thanksgetting is ongoing this week, and the festivities started with a pot-luck down in Norman-town. Everyone's food was really good, especially the turkey, the squash, and the cheesecake. A new interesting taste was had in Keers's spoonbread, a tasty mi… more »

l'object petit a

November 21st, 2005
On the first frigid cold night of the autumn, on the highway just south of I-240, Intrigue clicked on that magic sixth digit in its odometer, and my little baby is now all grown up. In celebration of its coming-of-age, I stole several hours of Charles B… more »

L. Frank the Bomb

November 14th, 2005
This, with an average of three interpersonal crises per night, continues as the single most drama-filled November on record. Last night, I caught the last few minutes of The Wizard of Oz on TV down in Norman-town. I had forgotten how many good little… more »

We're all stars now

November 11th, 2005
Sorry about the site(s) being down yesterday. A hard drive crash on the computer that connects the website to the Internet is to blame. At least it wasn't another worm. Oddness this week included the obvious computer problems, two increasingly awkw… more »

Linux.Lupper varient called 'listen'

November 8th, 2005
At 1:45 this morning, Server Prime was compromised by a varient of the Linux.Lupper worm called 'listen.' There's not a lot of information out there on this, so I'll try to share what I've found. I was attacked by server1.infinityclan.com, at 69.45.… more »

The calendar determines my mood

November 7th, 2005
The UCO tournament was quite entertaining. I got to judge some of the better novice rounds (and some of the not-so-good ones) I've seen in quite a while, and OU had some good successes. Congrats to Conor and Blake, of course, and also to Laura and Dust… more »

Hit them biscuits with another touch of gravy

November 3rd, 2005
After some extensive consultations with Nick, regarding how we both really really need to do well in classes this week, we opted not to go to UCO or to Wake. The good news is that this frees up my vacation time for next year (not to mention my airfare b… more »

The ole' bait and switch

November 1st, 2005
What follows is some analysis of Scott McClellan's characterization of what constitutes experience and qualification to be a Justice of the United States. We begin back when Ms. Miers was the heir-riet apparent. 10/05/2005: ...one of the nation's top… more »