IdolHands.com :: Days in the Life of an Alpha Geek
Who is this Corey Ehmke guy anyway? Maybe this collection of musings, introspections, ramblings, and personal updates will provide a clue.
Berwyn is notable for three things: its stunning collection of Chicago-style bungalows, the world's largest laundromat, and a controversial sculpture called The Spindle.
As a rule, I avoid New Year's resolutions, because something about them smacks of desperation and imminent failure. However, I don't mind setting goals for the coming year; the difference is probably purely semantic, but it works for me somehow.
Boing Boing Gadgets did a great post yesterday on 101 classic computer ads. Looking through the grainy images of futures past, I saw my own history of computing writ large.
One of the goals that I set for myself for the year was to spend more time playing guitar. But last year was particularly hectic with work and Europe and I barely picked up an instrument at all. Then I saw Danche Guitars in Oak Park.
Hard to believe, but my 20th high school reunion is coming up next year. This fact doesn't make me feel "old" or anything, though; I simply don't feel like I'm the same person. At all.
A friend of mine who is an ardent Obama supporter and active Something Awful forum goon recently contracted me to build a blog site for her. The result is "The Audacity of Truth", a site devoted to dispelling media myths about Obama.
As of my birthday (December 17, for those who are keeping track and feel the need to buy me a belated birthday present), I have quit the corporate labor force and entered the world of independent consulting.
