Musings on Dance, Food, Geek Stuff
Here’s a swell pic of my friends Jeremy, Shawn and I right before we performed the “Shim Sham II: Electric Boogaloo.” Or more descriptively, the “B-Boy Shim Sham.” It was so fantastic getting to perform this piece that has been in my head for at least six months. Jeremy and Shawn were excellent collaborators and…
On my run this Christmas morning, I ran into this fantastic tinsel-bombed tree in the middle of Golden Gate Park near Stow Lake. I think I'm gonna like it here.
It's pouring rain outside… has been for a couple of days now. As I go about my morning ablutions and dishwashing, preparing for splashing around in the muck, I am feeling thankful for my city's sewage system. It's one of the unseen wonders of civilization that we've come up with a plan to deal with…
Last night I had the pleasure of going to Nerd Nite SF at the Rickshaw Stop, courtesy of my friend Laura. Nerd Nite is a regular series of spirited talks given by geeky people in bars in 50 cities around the United States. I'm not sure why it has taken me this long to make…
Check out this awesome dinosaur themed holiday sweatshirt that I am sporting at the entry to the Cal Academy of Sciences. I'm the envy of all of my colleagues here. Just $29 on Fab.com! Click here for a closer look at the sweatshirt. I didn't intend to look so smug!
Watch the last episode of the "SwingNation" talk show for season 1 with Spuds, Zuckerpunch and yours truly! In this episode, we got to chat with the wicked smart Baltimore lindy hopper Mrs. Sommer Gentry about the amazing new system that she and her hubby Dorry Segev have designed that will vastly improve the…
My cat Mole Negro was actually okay wearing this holiday outfit for about 10 minutes. And then he started freaking out.
It's kind of hard to believe, but after months and months and months and months of largely fruitless and frustrating searching, I am finally moving into an apartment in San Francisco starting December 15th! My new place is located in the lovely Inner Sunset neighborhood, just a few minutes by foot from the Cal…
I love this video of Charlieiscoollike (aka Charlie McDonnell) completely nerding out on why he loves Saturn so much. His love of science and discovery is so genuine and infectuous. [Hattip: Bad Astrology blog]
This just made my day. Jordan Vogt-Roberts brings you "Bad Boys II Men in Black." This could be an epic movie, actually. (Okay, the "Men in Black" part is kind of a stretch, but it's awesome nonetheless.)