A personal note (and some content):

I do my best to keep posts coming on a daily basis (posted at 12:00 AM United States Central Time) and I am currently unaware of whether or not I will be able to maintain such a schedule for the coming months.

I will be overseas (in Germany, for the most part), and have no guarantee of consistent wireless access.

In that vein, I will attempt to create a cache of posts and have them continue posting themselves until I can guarantee that I'll be able to add content from overseas.

Some things you might want to read up on - the next post will assume you've seen these:

(an extra-long list!)

[ Lung @ Wikipedia ]
[ Lung Cancer @ Wikipedia ] - Warning: Graphic. Discretion advised.
[ Asbestos @ Wikipedia ]
[ Asbestos @ cancer.gov ]
[ The most terrifying 45-letter word ever ]
[ Silicosis @ Wikipedia ]

Laser hair removal? It's more likely than you think.

I've been hearing about the whole laser-hair-removal concept for the past few years- first, on the radio, where advertising for "Ideal Image - Laser Hair Removal" had almost saturated the entire morning radio adspace.

The ads were relatively unobtrusive, actually- no obnoxious jingles, no super-speedy-disclaimer at the end, and memorable, to boot. That's good advertising, in my opinion.

Then I discovered that a few of my ladyfriends (and a guy friend, too) had determined that they were going to try the process out- and the results were absolutely astounding.

I maintain a beard regularly (shaped, too) - and the amount of effort to shave and discomfort that comes with a tiny bit of stubble on a regular basis. When I saw the results of what I had assumed was another açaí diet, I discovered that the waxed-skin-smooth feeling is completely attainable without regular self-injury.

What do y'all think of the whole idea? Lasers and skin still sound a bit eerie to me.

[ http://www.idealimage.com/ ]
[ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laser_hair_removal ]
[ http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/laser-hair-removal/MY00134 ]

More lengthy posts like this one are in the works, probably. Stay tuned.

Minecraft add-ons!

Insta-house (and bonsai trees):

Check the entire thing out here. In essence, a use for gold in SSP- creating a house-in-a-block that can be deployed on-demand (once constructed, anyway).

Pistons! IN MINECRAFT!


Adding an entirely new facet of gameplay, check out this addon. You can push other blocks around! I also use them to create dynamic gates and staircases.

Singleplayer commands:

Adding extra functionality to singleplayer in the form of commandline-style on-the-fly modifications, this is probably less for the purist and more for the creative player. Check it out here.

What mods (if any) do y'all play with?

Stuff I like: Fringe and White Collar

I will admit to watching large amounts of prime-time television.

J. J. Abrams is quite possibly one of my favorite names to see on any screen. The work that he's done (Alias, Lost, and the Star Trek movie, for instance) has never disappointed me.

Fringe is a show about a department of the FBI that investigates strange happenings that deal with "fringe science"- things like teleportation, walking through walls, parallel universes, and superpowers. Between Anna Torv and Joshua Jackson, the show strikes the balance between subtle nerdiness and delicious interpersonal drama.

Also of note is a show about "white-collar crime" - featuring Matt Boman as the stylishly-dressed Neal Caffrey, it's earned my attention as media that encourages attention to detail and good sartorial taste.