Ben's Log http://junknstuff.net/community/Ben/ en-us 2009-07-01T06:48:10-08:00 2009-07-03T14:35:39-08:00 July has Arrived Fireworks Originally uploaded by 007Ben Happy July. I've got a three day weekend approaching meaning only one more day of work (not counting the one I'm just starting). Kala and I have decided to do very little with the... http://junknstuff.net/community/Ben/archives/002977.php Ben 2009-07-01T06:48:10-08:00 Midweek post. Didn't end up making it to the Wine and Wings Classic last weekend. Weather wasn't super and none of us wanted to risk getting rained on, which would have happened. Instead we went to catch the afternoon showing of The... http://junknstuff.net/community/Ben/archives/002976.php Ben 2009-06-24T13:40:35-08:00 Weekend, Wine, Wings. And some Linux. Douglas DC-3 Originally uploaded by 007Ben Kala and I will be heading to Chris' place for the weekend this afternoon. Then Chris and I have some geekery to attend to as the file server is getting a fairly major... http://junknstuff.net/community/Ben/archives/002975.php Ben 2009-06-19T10:21:46-08:00 1,000 Mile Weekend Friday Kala and I road tripped it down to Sacramento (477miles) to gather some more of her stuff and visit some friends and break the news that she is moving/has moved to Oregon. We also had a couple trips (40ish... http://junknstuff.net/community/Ben/archives/002974.php Ben 2009-06-15T07:52:19-08:00 New Roomie What was supposed to be a 3 day weekend with job interviews for Kala has turned into much much more. She drove up and arrived late Thursday night and went to a handful of job interviews on Friday. Then Sunday... http://junknstuff.net/community/Ben/archives/002972.php Ben 2009-06-10T06:40:15-08:00 My Weekend. Haystacks Originally uploaded by 007Ben Last weekend was pretty busy but good. This weekend should be as well. Saturday I headed back out to the barn to help pick up the last of the hay for the season (hopefully).... http://junknstuff.net/community/Ben/archives/002971.php Ben 2009-06-01T22:29:09-08:00 Summer has arrived. First Ski Originally uploaded by 007Ben Matt took the boat out for the fist time this year and did some skiing. I almost wake boarded but the water was still a bit too cold for my blood, as I... http://junknstuff.net/community/Ben/archives/002966.php Ben 2009-05-29T07:30:23-08:00 Frequent Flyers In the past 12 months I have flown more than I had at any time prior in my life, even if you were to combine all the flights from the prior 12 months it would still be ahead thought not... http://junknstuff.net/community/Ben/archives/002958.php Ben 2009-05-25T19:28:34-08:00 Pre-launch Rituals Tomorrow I fly to Sacramento to spend Memorial Day weekend with Kala. Today I will likely go through many of my pre-take off rituals. Which may or may not include: Washing my car, check over my camera stuff, deciding which... http://junknstuff.net/community/Ben/archives/002957.php Ben 2009-05-20T08:59:58-08:00 Last Night, Today. Tomorrow. Last night was the Baker Blvd Geographic Society. We started putting together the Lego Taj Mahal we made some decent progress on it. Joel plans on posting a time lapse at boingboing gadgets later on. It's been years since I... http://junknstuff.net/community/Ben/archives/002956.php Ben 2009-05-16T10:05:06-08:00 Science Pub Today is Science Pub Eugene. The topic this evening is Sex, Relationships, and Technology. I'm going. I've meant to go to the other topics from the last couple months but couldn't make it for one reason or another. But tonight... http://junknstuff.net/community/Ben/archives/002955.php Ben 2009-05-14T06:37:31-08:00 Guess Who Needed a Photographer. Today while perusing the creative gigs section of craigslist I found a post from last week that was needing a photographer ASAP, not so strange on its own, but what I had actually found was a Suicide Girl looking for... http://junknstuff.net/community/Ben/archives/002954.php Ben 2009-05-11T11:18:24-08:00 Here We Are in The Future I recall being a kid in the 1990s and wandering about the Mall. Many malls at the having an AT&T store, though these AT&T stores didn't sell cellular phones but landline service, answering machines, cordless phones, caller ID units, most... http://junknstuff.net/community/Ben/archives/002953.php Ben 2009-05-07T12:37:11-08:00 Counting Down To A Busy Weekend. Kala arrives tomorrow evening. Then we will crash and Chris' place then head to Eugene on Saturday morning for a party and depending on how early we get started there may be a stop over in Salem. Then Sunday back... http://junknstuff.net/community/Ben/archives/002952.php Ben 2009-04-30T12:12:10-08:00 Got My Car Back I did get my car back on Friday. It was a bit strange to get back into my car which feels much tighter and almost high strung compared to the Malibu which felt very lose and lazy. But the strange... http://junknstuff.net/community/Ben/archives/002951.php Ben 2009-04-26T08:51:56-08:00