http://www.vonnieda.org The Story So Far... Fri, 08 May 2009 05:10:59 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Flavor Tripping report: Good: Lemons (awesome!), granny smith apples, fortune cookie, tabasco sauce, corn, peas, jalepeno Weird: Soy sauce, Italian dressing Bad: Coca-Cola (wayyyy too sweet), 7-Up (tasted like diet) No effect: Tortilla chip, salt, rice Tomorrow we're going to load up on fruits at the grocery store and try again. Supposedly strawberries are where ... http://www.vonnieda.org/archives/1377 Courtney said last night I need to update my site, and I couldn't agree more. If the angry gorilla wasn't going "oo oo ah ah" in the background while the choad was talking I might be able to stop watching this. In other, non auto-tuned news, Courtney and I are going to ... http://www.vonnieda.org/archives/1376 We're back from Japan, and I still have a ton to write about that, but in the meantime... Has anyone read or started to read Anathem by Neal Stephenson? Is it worth it? I'm about 20 or 30 pages in and it's miserable. I'm really struggling to continue. The made ... http://www.vonnieda.org/archives/1375 Sunday, Sunday, Sunday! On Sunday, once we got moving we all headed right for Shinjuku to visit the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building No. 1 which has an observation deck on the 45th floor. It's a free, easy way to get a great view of the entire city. Courtney and I had ... http://www.vonnieda.org/archives/1374 So, we're in Japan! We left with no real issues on Wednesday, arrived here on Thursday afternoon around 5pm and then pretty easily got to our hotel in the outskirts of Tokyo. We had a really nice flight. Courtney slept some, and I watched three movies. It really passed the time ... http://www.vonnieda.org/archives/1373 I have been a very busy Jason. First, to answer the questions about why my name is included in the Android platform... I can't tell you. Unless you buy me a beer. Actually, not even then. What I can say is this. "I helped." Next! Courtney, Jeff, Kathryn and I spent the ... http://www.vonnieda.org/archives/1372 I'd really like to hear Aphex Twin's "Windowlicker" in a club on a system that could properly hit the bass notes. I bet it would be freaking awesome. http://www.vonnieda.org/archives/1371 Well, if PC World is going to mention it I suppose I can too! From the article: That's not the only bit of levity to be found on the phone. The G1 comes with a text-only scrolling video listing contributors and offering special thanks. After a pause, at the very end, Google ... http://www.vonnieda.org/archives/1369 Seriously, does anyone ever want to hear Sarah Palin speak again? Haven't the last 8 years of idiocy been enough? Vote Obama. http://www.vonnieda.org/archives/1368 I just finished Braid on XBox 360. Very cool game. It must have taken some kind of insane genius to design the levels. Highly recommended. In other news, I am buying a house! Courtney and I found the perfect house in Newcastle and we're well into the buying process. We have ... http://www.vonnieda.org/archives/1367