wikiwithdrawal

(yes, there is such a thing. quiet.)So my favoritest Web encyclopedia EVAR, Wikipedia, is undergoing a major software upgrade even as I type this. I have not edited an article in DAYS and it is AGONY. When the upgrade is done, many things will work better, and the whole of the English-language ‘pedia will be [...] [...]

Advice to gay kids

… the pre-Pride edition. I’m thinking a lot about this ’cause we’re gearing up for our annual “We’re being ourselves so fuck off if you can’t handle that” celebration; after this weekend, I may have more to say on the topic. Dan Savage solicited advice from his readers a little while back for a 15-year-old [...] [...]

All of Ludwig Van’s symphonies in MP3 – free

If you hop to it, you can get free MP3 files of Beethoven’s nine symphonies, as recorded by the BBC Philharmonic. At this writing it’s just numbers 1-5, but in a couple weeks the other four will be available (mark your calendar!). BBC – Radio 3 – Beethoven Experience – downloads Please note that they’ve [...] [...]

Star Wars in 15 minutes?

So yes. Fred and I saw Ep-III (pronounced “ep-ay-yi-yi”) this past weekend, at a truly bitching theater which I most heartily recommend whilst drinking frosty pints of a nice unfiltered Belgian-style white ale (garnished with a wedge of lemon). For a quickie recap of the film, please see mistful: So, Star Wars. My favorite line: [...] [...]

Um, and again.

I did mention a major project, right? Well, unfortunately, it was major enough that I couldn’t really update all y’all. Sorry. It’s over now, mostly. Since the last update… well, Ed got married, I got engaged to Fred, I keep moving up in the Wikipedia active-poster rankings, my workouts are becoming shorter but more intense, [...] [...]