1. A very merry christmas? Fuck, Yes!!!

    Posted by Shane Becker on 

    <p>This year the universe has worked it out that I'm getting for christmas (if you're into that kind of thing) a new roommate who is an old roommate. It's Gary!</p>

<p>I've been trying to get him to leave Salt Lake City for like ever. I'm so super happy that it's finally worked out that way. I also have another roomie moving in who is a total stranger that I met on craigslist. She seems pretty awesome. Her name is Leah. She's vegan, into bikes and likes my dog. Triple word score.</p>

<p>Whose house? Run's House.</p>

    Subscribing to feeds from Safari 3

    Posted by Shane Becker on 

    <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/veganstraightedge/2074626832/" title="Safari 3 gets feed subscription totally right. by veganstraightedge, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2211/2074626832_f868994d65_o.png" alt="Safari 3 gets feed subscription totally right."></a>

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  When you click on the blue <abbr title="Really Simple Syndication">RSS</abbr> button in the <abbr title="Uniform Resource Locator">URL</abbr> bar and there is more than one option you're presented with a little drop down menu to choose which feed and which format. Nice! It used to just give you the first one by default. This is just one of the dozens of little things better in Mac OS X Leopard.
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    The story of my birthday, 54 days after the fact.

    Posted by Shane Becker on 

    <p>Why 54 days later? Because, I'm lazy? Also, because I couldn't find my xD card reader.</p>

<p>I have a bad habit of waiting too long after some event to write about it. By the time I get around to it details have been lost and impact and waned. I apologize for the brevity of this recount and lack of detail.</p>

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  <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/veganstraightedge/1976293149/" title="Photo Sharing"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2287/1976293149_408eabf1b4.jpg" alt="paper hearts hanging from the ceiling on my birthday. put up by emily, they tell a story 579 pieces. 1 for each day he had been together."></a>
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<p>When I woke up I found 579 paper hearts hanging from the ceiling. Each one had a number on one side and a word on the other. Put them together in order and it told a little story. I won't share it here as it was a little private, but believe me it was very sweet. (P.S. cutting down and organizing/ordering 597 hearts took for.ev.er.) Also, she had gotten me bagels and flowers.</p>

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  <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/veganstraightedge/1976346155/" title="Photo Sharing"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2008/1976346155_c99b14a932_t.jpg" alt="paper hearts hanging from the ceiling on my birthday. put up by emily, they tell a story 579 pieces. 1 for each day he had been together."></a>
  <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/veganstraightedge/1976286133/" title="Photo Sharing"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2247/1976286133_d8eb9dcc29_t.jpg" alt="paper hearts hanging from the ceiling on my birthday. put up by emily, they tell a story 579 pieces. 1 for each day he had been together."></a>
  <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/veganstraightedge/1977209932/" title="Photo Sharing"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2407/1977209932_62ff2df860_t.jpg" alt="paper hearts hanging from the ceiling on my birthday. put up by emily, they tell a story 579 pieces. 1 for each day he had been together."></a>
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  <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/veganstraightedge/1977222302/" title="Photo Sharing"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2105/1977222302_2148c6c340_t.jpg" alt="paper hearts hanging from the ceiling on my birthday. put up by emily, they tell a story 579 pieces. 1 for each day he had been together."></a>
  <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/veganstraightedge/1976323121/" title="Photo Sharing"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2386/1976323121_b0c586ecca_t.jpg" alt="paper hearts hanging from the ceiling on my birthday. put up by emily, they tell a story 579 pieces. 1 for each day he had been together."></a>
  <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/veganstraightedge/1976340767/" title="Photo Sharing"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2021/1976340767_0872d6be19_t.jpg" alt="paper hearts hanging from the ceiling on my birthday. put up by emily, they tell a story 579 pieces. 1 for each day he had been together."></a>
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<p>I put in a few hours at <a href="http://thedreamingcomics.com/">the Dreaming</a> (the comic shop that I help out at now and again). Emily picked me from the Dreaming in the afternoon. Then we went to see <a href="http://us.imdb.com/title/tt0829482/">Superbad</a>. Afterward we went back home where she had set up a little buffet of awesomely awesome foods; a little bit from each of our favourite resturants here in Seattle.</p>

<p>Mac and cheese and hush puppies from <a href="http://www.hillsidequickie.com/">Hillside Quickie</a>. Philly Seitan from <a href="http://www.myspace.com/waywardcafe">Wayward Cafe</a>. Inari from <a href="http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&amp;client=safari&amp;rls=en-us&amp;um=1&amp;ie=UTF-8&amp;q=HaNa,&amp;near=Seattle,+WA&amp;fb=1&amp;view=text&amp;latlng=47620146,-122320900,3309188815707800554#">HaNa</a>. <a href="http://www.odwalla.com/product1.asp?p=beverages&amp;s=flavor&amp;id=11">Mango Tango</a> and <a href="http://www.typetive.com/candyblog/item/chick_o_stick/">Chico Sticks</a>, because they rule. Apple Juice ands Hummus from <a href="http://traderjoes.com/">Trader Joe's</a>.</p>

<p>Then to top it all off, she had gotten gift certificates to all those food places, plus a few others which I'm still using nearly two months later.</p>

<p>Altogether, a pretty good birthday.</p>

<p>There are <a href="http://flickr.com/photos/veganstraightedge/sets/72157603098953876/">more pictures of the hearts</a> over on flickr.</p>