Monthly Archives: August 2005

I wrote a short story a while ago, hoping that I could turn it into a script for a machinima movie, using Counter-Strike as my ‘camera’. Maybe I will someday, but for those not familiar with the beauties of machinima, … Continue reading →

Several months ago I wrote about a group of MIT students who created a random paper generator and then submitted it to a conference. It was quite the joke when they were accepted. Well, they received a few donations, went … Continue reading →

Just when I thought I was done! I just found out I am going to be doing a book signing at education week. I’ll be at the BYU bookstore on August 16 from 2pm-4pm, and then at the South Orem … Continue reading →

So I’ve known about snipes for a long time, but just recently heard about Skype. Since I now work in a different county from where I live, and don’t have a cell phone, there is no way to communicate with … Continue reading →

So, I did something today I’ve never done before. Ever. I bought an apple product. It’s not that I avoid Macs. Or hate them. Or love Windows machines. It’s that I’m lazy. I grew up using a PC, I know … Continue reading →

What do you say when this happens? A man spends almost 20 years in prison, is denied parole because he won’t confess to the crime, and then we discover that it in fact wasn’t him that did it. Seriously, what … Continue reading →

My cousin told me yesterday that my book, Chickens in the Headlights, was used in his Sunday school lesson at church. I had to laugh, and then ask, ‘what could they possibly have used my book for? He told me … Continue reading →

I may as well drop out of my doctoral program. My younger brother has upstaged me. He has written his masters thesis, a feat for which he should be applauded. And I do applaud him. But what is even cooler, … Continue reading →