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john halcyon styn was chosen to win the webby in the personal site category. his five word acceptance speech: "let's play. feel the love."

matt takes great pictures. like this one. (and I'm not just saying that because I'm in it.)

nubbin provides a snippet of my favorite type of dinner conversation: The Simpsons: "Sure, the first season of the Simpsons WAS FUCKING GREAT, but god they didn't treat shadows right until the second season..." It's too bad it took seven beers to get there. :) I could quote/talk Simpsons all day long. As a matter of fact I have. I do. buh. snuh.

I would also like to be able to add silences to my blog. but I'm not sure how to add silence without saying something. sometimes silence says more. but not this time. obviously.

There should be a blog complaint rating. So you could take a look and see a percentage of complaining in each blog. Then I could look at this rating and say, "Oh, I see that my blog is 17.2% complaining about things. Interesting." And then life would continue as it does.

meg is convinced that she uses the word irreverent in everyday speech. hmm, maybe people do use it. But not that many. (and these people were probably quoting a marketer or journalist. :))

Why are toy related companies often the most evil companies? etoys, prema, and now mattel. disgusting. The web is about people not corporations. I hope that all of these companies are held accountable for their actions. Their legal scare tactics should be illegal and should have consequences.

I've found another word that only marketers and journalists use. irreverent. I believe that no one uses this in spoken conversations. It only comes up in advertising copy or commentary. And it comes up a lot. Watch for it.

"When you paint spring, do not paint willows, plums, peaches or apricots–just paint spring. To paint willows, plums, peaches, or apricots is to paint willows, plums, peaches, or apricots. It is not yet painting spring." - Dogen

there are even more pictures from partito del vino. (and the next day.) I didn't get a picture of everyone who was there, but I captured many. (some more than others.) If you're not there, I apologize. No more wine for me while I'm taking pictures, I guess. ;)

Hiking. So far this year I've been on a few mini-hikes, but nothing longer than a few miles. I'm ready to go! In anticipation of the season I bought the Hiker's Guide to Sonoma County. I even purchased a new lightweight hiking hat, to replace the old one. And I was ready to wind up the side of Sonoma Mountain this weekend. And then this happened.