Welcome to my site. Here you will find some info about me, the things I do and a listing of upcoming (and past) presentations and lectures. While I initially expected most of my posts to be about Open Source/Free Software (hence the name), these days it's mostly rants and ramblings about running.

half way there!

Posted June 30th, 2011 by eric

and with the following rather uninspired photos, I hit the half way point in my attempt to post new images every day (with other content as well when I'm so inspired). Six months down, six to go.

well done vandalism

Posted June 29th, 2011 by eric

Comic strip heroes appear on Soviet Army monument in Sofia, Bulgaria
http://www.madeinslant.com/2011/06/comic-strip-heroes-appear-on-soviet-a...

I just love this. Some artists painted on top of an old Soviet-era WW2 tribute. Superman leads the charge; santa looks a bit menacing and Ronald McDonald charges forward with the American Flag in his hand. Without damaging the initial artwork itself, they really changed the emotion and meaning of it.

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Today's photos


I've said to Jenna a number of times that when I was doing my year of part-time work at the SUNY Buffalo's undergraduate library if anyone had pointed out to me that librarian was a real job, I might have made different choices about my education's direction -- but it feels like it's too late to make such a radical change. However, the allure of being a professional child might get me back to school.

photos, June 28

Posted June 28th, 2011 by eric

week 6 (take 1) done!

Posted June 27th, 2011 by eric

Once again I was certain that I'd never make it through, but once again I did. This Couch to 5k training plan is just magic. Week 6 day 3, 25 min run: 2.78 miles, 4.47 K!

This week's playlist was:
Burning Down the House: Talking Heads
I'm Tired: Layabouts
I'm With Stupid: Chumbawamba
Critical Mass: Team Spider
52nd Street Theme: Dizzy Gillespie
Washington Bullets: The Clash
Damn this Town: Layabouts
If Love Was a Train: Michelle Shocked

With Jenna out of town and with me afraid to push too far too fast and end up hurting myself, we're going to repeat week 6 next week but I might put together a new playlist for it if I find the motivation and time.

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Today's photos:

I was taking a picture of the cigarette pack when the NYPD Emergency Services Unit cop ran down the stairs with a stretcher
 
 

playing with combination of back curtain flash settings and zoom lenses

hey man, that's my chair!

Posted June 26th, 2011 by eric


I'm walking down the street and saw this chair positioned nicely in front of a pay phone. As I took my first photo, I heard an angry voice yell at me "hey man, that's my chair."

I looked over and wondered what direction this was going to go as I saw him walking towards me "It looks pretty cool, I'm just taking a picture of it"

The guy's mood and tone shifted, he gave me a big smile and said "Well, then take my picture too." So I did. He offered me some beer, I declined. We did a little fist-bump and I walked away.