Last night’s turning experiments with aluminum on the lathe went much better than before, primarily because I tightened up the gibs on the cross-slide (thanks, again, go to Walter). Turns out they should be just a bit tighter than you think to ensure there’s no play. I thought they were tight, but when I brought […]
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February 11, 2002 – 9:46 am
Some highlights from the weekend: A trip to CostCo. Can you say oversized packages of chocolate chip cookies? Yum. A party at my friend Stan’s house involving beer and 78’s from the early eighties. Craft Day! Need I say more? Some more chip-making on the lathe – I’m getting better, I just need more free […]
February 8, 2002 – 7:33 am
Is it bad that this article speaks to me? Probably. I often feel pretty bad that I’m so unmotivated at work, but that doesn’t really change the facts. It’s nice to see someone write about it – in fact, there’s a whole slew of users who posted in response to the article that they were […]
February 6, 2002 – 8:44 am
Mmm… I want one of these. Yep, I’m becoming a lathe dork. Deal. Check out my brother’s awesome gear simulator.
February 4, 2002 – 12:14 pm
It’s official – I’m carless! I feel liberated & much less of a poluter than before. Also, I’m happy to be done dealing with the showing & negotiating, etc. involved in selling the car. All in all, I’d recommend it to everyone (I wish!). I haven’t had time to play with the lathe since I […]
February 1, 2002 – 7:47 am
The car is almost sold – it seems like these things are never as cut and dry as you’d like (at least not as much as I’d like). Unfortunately, the concept of a bank check (and why it’s necessary) seems to evade some people. I added a page on Craft Day. If you’re interested in […]
January 30, 2002 – 5:18 am
Unfortunately, last nights lathe activities were less successful than before. I was trying to turn some steel that turned out to be pretty heavy duty, and the lathe wasn’t so happy – if I went too fast, the tool bit just chattered and bounced off the workpiece; too slow, and the bit would jam into […]
January 29, 2002 – 4:51 am
Last night I made a carriage stop for my lathe (see pictures in the images section). Basically, it’s a clamp that attaches to the bed of the lathe, and prevents the carriage (the part with the tool on it) from moving further than you want. It’s useful if you want to make a bunch of […]
January 25, 2002 – 7:30 pm
I posted more pictures to the images section of the site, including some pictures of my lathe, along with some photos taken during the Leonid Meteor shower in November.
January 22, 2002 – 7:08 am
Tampa in January is SOOOO much nicer than Boston, weather-wise (in case this was at all unclear). High 70’s, sunny, breezy… can someone wipe the drool off my keyboard? Thanks… A big thanks to Anna, Lee, Tim, Gabe, Jenny Faye & Adrian for their hospitality in Tampa on Friday. Check out their site at Lindy […]
January 16, 2002 – 11:14 am
So apparently (I had forgotten), I have a standing agreement with a friend to meet at the top of the Empire State building on March 14th, 2004 (our common birthday) provided we’re both single and still interested. If you still know me then, please give me a bit of a heads up sometime before then. […]
January 14, 2002 – 7:26 am
I spent some time this weekend in Northampton. I’m definitely gonna retire there (soon, I hope!). Leah’s show at the Kendall Cafe was fantastic (and well attended). Kind of a strange little place the Kendall Cafe – it’s more or less an Irish bar, but with a Cajun influenced menu & lots of Canadian beers. […]
January 10, 2002 – 7:53 am
Check out this sweet page on how engines work. I think that might be my new project for my lathe (once I finish my candlestick). I made a video of a bunch of clips of my dancing for my aunt the other night, so I got to watch some truly old-school dancing. Was I really […]
January 9, 2002 – 5:42 am
I’ve been playing more with my lathe. My first real project is some kind of candlestick. Hopefully you’ll see pictures soon. The big excitement last night? I made a boring bar. Woohoo. My friend Leah Seigel is playing the Kendall Cafe in Cambridge on Sunday night at 8:30. She’s a super-talented folk/blues guitar player and […]
January 2, 2002 – 10:29 am
Danvers was a blast. I didn’t compete, but I did stay out too late and dance ’til 5 in the morning. Woohoo! In other news, the workbench (seach for part number 4773T82) I ordered from McMaster should arrive today.
December 29, 2001 – 2:42 pm
So last night I took some pants out of the dryer, and they were all staticky. Hardly shocking (no pun intended), but it was annoying, so I went online to see if I couldn’t find a quick way to de-static them. No luck. But I did find these pages: Getting Rid of Static Electricity How […]
December 26, 2001 – 7:24 am
Check out the new recipes [link removed] section of the site. There’s not much there now, but there will be soon… Holidays with the fam actually was about as pleasant as it could have been – not too much tension & they didn’t even bust out the angel/bell/spinning sculpture. Imagine my excitement.
December 19, 2001 – 12:25 pm
Well, my lathe came last night via UPS. Currently, though, it’s in pieces on my bedroom floor, as most mini-lathe owners agree you really have to take the whole thing apart and put it back together better before you have a more reliable and accurate machine. It’s the most fun I’ve had in a while… […]
December 14, 2001 – 7:04 am
I bought a lathe! It’s definitely an experiment of sorts, but I’m excited… besides, my “Holiday” bonus was burning a hole in my pocket. (Also check out this page for more lathe goodness.)
December 11, 2001 – 8:49 am
Having finally recovered from Panama City, I can update this page again. Sadly, I haven’t got much to say. If you want to buy my car, send me email. Oh yeah, so I welded this weekend for the first time. I dig it! Pictures might be up soon…
November 26, 2001 – 8:32 am
Check out Craig’s List. Right cool. Thanks to Sarah for puttin’ me on to it… Off to scenic Panama City, Florida for work today. Know anything that’s going on there? Please?
November 21, 2001 – 12:12 pm
I added a shot from the History Channel documentary to the Images page. Enjoy.
November 20, 2001 – 6:50 am
I went out on Sunday morning to watch the Leonid meteor shower – it was simply stunning! Sadly, we couldn’t really get too far from Boston, so we had to settle for the not-quite-dark-at-all dark sky at Haystack Observatory. I did take some pretty cool photographs of the meteors, though, which I’ll put up soon. […]
November 8, 2001 – 1:23 pm
Well, in case you hadn’t noticed, I reorganized things on the site in the hopes that people might read the news section more frequently, see as that’s the most likely portion of the site to be updated with any regularity. You can still get to the main page (the old index.html) with the link above. […]
November 7, 2001 – 9:21 am
So I forgot to say that I scanned in pictures from our weekend in Connecticut. Check ’em out here. My television debut came and went without too much fanfare. Truth be told, it was rather anticlimactic – my hands and artwork made appearances on the screen for a sum total of approximately ten seconds. Woohoo. […]
November 6, 2001 – 7:58 am
I’m gonna be on TV. Tonight! I know, you just can’t wait… here are the details, straight from the History Channel’s Website: The History Channel – 10:00PM – 11:00PM Patent Files Get It on Paper The daily objects we use to communicate are so common that we can hardly imagine a day when they did not exist. […]
November 1, 2001 – 10:00 am
Well, I got the prints back from the snooty photo store, and they were so much better than CVS (big shock, eh?). I’ll scan some in tonight and post ’em. In the meantime, check out Steve & Rebecca’s site for some sweet pic’s of the Halloween dance last night. No prizes for guessing which one’s […]
October 30, 2001 – 10:31 am
I dropped off the negatives from last weekend at Ferranti-Dege in Harvard Square (the snooty photo store in the area), and should get them back tomorrow. Hopefully, they’ll do a better job than CVS. The Lego submarine’s almost done – I’ll end up pressure testing the sub this week at work, and will have pictures […]
October 24, 2001 – 10:55 am
Look for some pictures of my weekend in Connecticut up soon (as soon as I can get the prints redone ’cause CVS screwed ’em up royally the first time). The negatives came out well, so hopefully the prints will be nice… For the first time in about two months, I’ll actually be at home this […]
October 16, 2001 – 3:29 pm
I put up the results of a recent game of Dictionary up on the site. You can find that here [link removed]. We had fun, hopefully you will, too. The leaves are beautiful. Go look at them. Now.
October 8, 2001 – 8:49 pm
Well, I didn’t end up going to Wood’s Hole this week, but I do get to play with our inertial navigation system in a van, driving around Boston. Hmm… maybe tooling around the city in a rented van with lots of funny equipment and big antenna’s isn’t the best way to avoid being pulled over. […]
October 8, 2001 – 6:20 am
I’ll probably be spending a good chunk of this week at the Wood’s Hole Oceanographic Institute playing with robots. Fun!
October 2, 2001 – 8:58 am
Exciting (?) things that I’m doing this week: Building a Lego submarine (more on this when it’s done). Making crepes (sweet and savory). Playing with my new laptop at work. Going to New York City this weekend.
September 26, 2001 – 10:59 am
San Francisco was, of course, a blast. Nice people, fun city – what more could you ask for (except to be able to live there, rent free, with a large stipend… hmmmm)? Only question that remains is when I can go back… Some highlights of the trip: Seeing protestors & naked people in Berkeley. Wouldn’t […]
September 21, 2001 – 9:44 am
Well, I made it to San Francisco. I guess I was a little nervous about flying, but in the end, it was probably easier than a flight a month ago would have been. Security was a bit tighter for sure, but the airports I went to were empty (Boston, Atlanta, and San Francisco), and I […]
September 12, 2001 – 8:28 pm
[ My friend & mentor, Eric Jensen died on Monday in a motorcycle accident. ] I met Eric almost exactly five years ago, to within the week. I was planning on being a Physics major, and was wandering the building introducing myself to professors in the hopes of finding an advisor. It really didn’t take […]
August 29, 2001 – 7:57 am
I’m moving. Sort of. See, my roommate moved out, and her room was bigger than mine, so I’m gonna take her old room. Unfortunately, this entails moving everything I own back down the narrowest stairs in existence. I can’t decide if this is better or worse than actually moving. Since I’m not really putting stuff […]
August 22, 2001 – 9:10 am
Curious how a optical inertial navigation system works? I was. Find out for yourself.
August 21, 2001 – 8:05 am
Well, we’re in to week three at the new job, and so far, so good. They like me. I like them. They let me do experiments in the microwave. It’s all good. I’ll keep you updated.
August 6, 2001 – 8:53 pm
I’m gonna be on the History Channel! My friend Tova has a friend who’s working for a production company that the History Channel contracted to make a documentary, and my hand & my artwork will be in it… so check for the “Getting it on Paper” episode of “The Patent Files”, scheduled to air in […]
July 15, 2001 – 7:11 pm
You can see some new artwork up on the pictures page, including a watercolor and a few drawings. There are also a few pictures I took while in Montreal. Look for a new coffee table (and maybe some bookshelves) up on the site – it’s construction time in Somerville ’cause my roommate is moving out […]
June 28, 2001 – 7:21 pm
A new tongue-twister for you: “new colors in pin-up pants and skirts and some cute cropped peasant tops in fruit prints”
June 7, 2001 – 10:47 pm
A.D.D. Productions did more work on the movie script this week – we’re hoping to film sometime in July. So if you see a huge production company with lots of equipment and actors hanging around Boston this summer, that’s definitely not us… we’ll be the ones draggin’ our camera around on the homemade dolly and […]
June 2, 2001 – 9:52 pm
I went to see Snappy Dance Theater tonight – if you’re in Boston in the next few weeks, check ’em out. Also a good bet for entertainment, the Jackie Chan movie Ten Fingers of Death. At least that’s what it’s called on the box I have… it seems to have at least five other names […]
May 31, 2001 – 8:52 pm
I won a bet/dare the other night to eat a (relatively) big hunk of wasabi in under a minute for $15. I won. If I could do that for a living, it would translate (approximately) to two million dollars a year. If.
May 29, 2001 – 3:12 pm
The BLX is over, but hopefully the website will continue to provide hours of entertaining misspellings and mix-ups (I almost used the word “hijinx”). All things considered, the weekend went quite well, and Corner Pocket, the band from Toronto, was awesome. Thinking ahead (a novel concept), I’ve decided (with the help of friends) to go […]
May 15, 2001 – 2:07 pm
Well, it’s my last night in France. Back to the Etats-Unis tomorrow morning, bright and early. If you’re ever in Avignon and looking for a place to stay, check out Hotel le Splendid. Aside from the awful name, the folks who run it are truly sweet, and the price is right (it’s not luxury by […]
May 10, 2001 – 11:20 am
Off to Avignon tomorrow morning, so I guess that makes it my last night in Paris… it’s been just over two weeks, and been a blast! Highlights include: the Parisian Pimp Store, of course seeing scary rock’n’roll dancing instead of lindy hop the Rodin Museum – definitely one of the most amazing places in Paris […]
May 6, 2001 – 5:47 am
I found the Parisian Pimp Store!! It’s a lot like the one in Boston (Porto Classica) – shady sales-people, outrageous clothes for huge people, etc. For those of you lucky enough to be heading to Paris and want to check it out, here’s the scoop: Barracuda 9 Boulevard Rochechouart, 75009 (9th Arrondissment) Tel: 01 42 […]
April 30, 2001 – 11:48 am
I made it to Paris and I’m having a blast, in spite of the seriously rearranged keyboards here. Great food in a beautiful city with amazing history, fantastic landmarks and huge parks – couldn’t ask for much more (except for a keyboard with the ‘a’ and ‘m’ in their proper places). I’m also getting set […]
April 23, 2001 – 11:25 am
I’m back from NADC, and I didn’t compete after all. Maybe next time, maybe not. Wednesday I’m off to Paris! I know, it’s a rough life.
April 13, 2001 – 9:41 pm
Check out this [link removed] footage that Danielle and I made with the dolly. Cool, no?
April 9, 2001 – 12:32 pm
Well, I bought tickets to Paris a week ago! Very exciting, if you ask me. In my unemployment, there was no reason not to go for three weeks, so I am. I think before that happens, I should develop the film from my last trip to Spain & London. Sounds like I have a plan […]
March 28, 2001 – 5:15 pm
Check out this T-shirt design that Rif, Anna, Danielle & I came up with. Ok, a bit obscure, but fun none the less.
March 27, 2001 – 1:50 pm
The cable modem guy came this morning, and I haven’t left the house since! Ok, that’s a small lie – I went out for a few minutes to get a library card. Now I can read trashy novels for free. Check out these pictures (#1, #2) of a snowy gate at Radcliffe College. Everything looks […]
March 26, 2001 – 9:09 am
I’m freeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee… Well, sort of. My last day at work was Friday, and now I’ve got more free time that I know what to do with. Pretty exciting, all in all. Today’s plan includes returning the Visor (’cause work gave me a Palm Pilot as my parting gift), getting a library card, and going to […]
March 23, 2001 – 6:43 am
Today’s my last day at work, and Monday marks my first day as a full-time bum. Plans include travel, surfing the internet, and toolin’ around Boston by bike & foot. Hopefully I can resist the temptation to sleep all day. I’ll be competing at the North Atlantic Dance Championships in NJ in a few weeks, […]
March 19, 2001 – 10:38 am
Got lots of computer related goodies this weekend, including: a USB hub (less than thrilling) a Visor a Cable modem router/switch/hub from NetGear It’s all in anticipation of leaving my job and also getting a cable modem connection at home. Mmmm… free time & and an internet connection, the recipe for laziness.
March 7, 2001 – 8:40 am
The latest news? I’m in San Francisco, and you’re not! Unless you’re from San Francisco, in which case, Hi! I’ll see you soon! In a whirlwind of travel, I’ve been to San Fran, Phoenix, and back to San Francisco, all in three days or so. For the time being, I’m settled in the bay area […]
February 28, 2001 – 7:42 am
So A.D.D Productions spent the afternoon on Sunday building a dolly for our upcoming movie shoot – expect to see pictures & a description of the construction soon. In the mean time, check out these awesome pictures of Anna and Danielle.
February 19, 2001 – 11:03 am
I went to the New England Aquarium yesterday for the first time in a few years… it was awesome! Definitely make an effort to go there if you’re in the area. Also, I managed to catch the classiest made-for-TV movie last night called “The Princess & The Marine,” starring, among others, Zak from “Saved by […]