Fun Saturday!

We started the day at Fenton's for Kohei's 7th Birthday Party. I didn't eat after Friday early diinner so I would have room for my ice cream sundae; I think several others had the same idea:

We went home for naps, to avoid the sugar crash. We woke up in time to watch the Stanford-University of Washington game– Yay, Cardinal! 

Then we left for the City for the Jonathan Coulton concert at the Great America Music Hall.

We were sooo lucky. We were standing near a table in the far back of the first floor, when, just a few minutes before the shows were to start, a Staff Member asked us to follow him. He seated us at a table, in the second row!! We were directly behind Mike Spiff (@spiffworld), at a table with three others who had performed with Jonathan at Yale as part of the a capella Whiffenpoofs. Very fun. I took these pictures with my phone. I wish I had brought a camera, but it's been years since I've been to a concert that even allowed photos. I should have known, with Jonathan Coulton...

(pictures of Jonathan Coulton, with Paul and Storm, and Kid Beyond in geek throwdown during Mr.Fancy Pants which JoCo said was his favorite part of the weekend shows)

As the show let out, I asked Mike Spiff if he was posting a new video tomorrow (Sunday), but he said he already had, he couldn't wait. See both @Spiffworld versions of "Still Alive" here and here! Not sure which I like better…

I also did a little shopping, although Dawn said no one she knows will appreciate my "Re: Your Brains" tshirt, but I'm sure all will be jealous of my "Skullcrusher Mountain" one.

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Wanted: A basic home theater receiver? | The Audiophiliac - CNET News

via news.cnet.com

I like this article, and love the (doctored) picture! But what connections would I give up? It could only work if I could just specify exactly what I need (and will need).

Still, a great picture, and good points. I just picked one out a couple of months ago, and after spec'ing out the inputs I wanted, speaker support, and the upconvert technology, then it was narrowed down pretty well already. Well, and price...

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Snow across Great Britain : Natural Hazards

via earthobservatory.nasa.gov

"According to the Federation of Small Businesses, transportation difficulties kept an estimated 10 percent of the workforce home on January 5 and 6, and thousands of schools were closed. Forecasters warned that frigid temperatures could linger for up to a week. Eurostar was operating at a reduced capacity and airports remained open although passengers could expect delays."

Very cool pictures, but I wonder what all of these affected businesses are doing?

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