September, 22, 2005 archives
i feel like i’ve already seen this discussion about elevator/metro etiquette.
the title of this washington post article pretty much sums it all up: “a great thing about slim-line tvs: more floor space.”
that’s one nice thing about using a projector for a television. it doesn’t take up any space at all. (another is the ginormous screen — i laugh at your puny 43 inches!)
hanging a $4000 television on the wall must be a nerve-wracking experience.
speaking of projectors, a simple feature that they should all have, but at least mine does not, is a built-in image you can use to set the focus.
bar 107 is the new name of the bar formerly known as score that is just up the street from me. in its previous incarnations it was one of the oldest gay bars in los angeles, but the new ownership has gone in a new direction.
on friday, it is the venue for an ’80s prom.
tragically, i will have to miss it. i’ve got a midnight flight.
okay, that’s not really even the slightest bit tragic.
time looks at various scientific research on shyness.
here’s an entirely unrelated joke.
at some point, the historic downtown los angeles retail project snuck online with a website. los angeles downtown news reports that the project helped twenty new businesses open since it started two years ago. still no video store, though.
the second-to-last grand performances event of the year is upon us today, a free lunch concert by i see hawks in la.
yeah, this is pretty last-minute — the concert is at noon.
they’ll also be playing at cole’s next wednesday night. (but i’ll have to miss that one. my flight gets in after 11pm.)
lapd caught the sheriff’s department apparently dumping a former inmate in downtown, or actually relocating them from over near the men’s central jail to vaguely near the midnight mission.
the sheriff’s department claims they dropped the man off at the food line for the mission (at 10am on a tuesday). but if i remember correctly, one of the features of the new mission was supposed to be that the food line didn’t go out on the street. it seems like an easily verifiable (or falsifiable) statement — too bad the reporters didn’t.
here’s a free online version of the “caring for your introvert” article by jonathan rauch that i mentioned earlier. (found by jason kottke’s readers.)
old bank district artwalk
the old bank district artwalk will be taking place on sunday, october 2nd. you’ll have the chance to poke around the lofts of my talented neighbors, hear some other talented neighbors play their music on main street, and otherwise revel in the talentedness of my neighbors.
this is the same day is the self-guided wilshire tour, which i guess poses certain logistical problems.
there’s also some sort of evening event to celebrate the centennial of the farmers and merchants bank building, but i don’t think you’re invited. (i’m not even sure i’m invited. i’m assuming something will get slipped under my door at some point.)
the picture is from last year’s artwalk, where they had a bunch of ribbon strung out between the fixtures on either side of main street. as i recall, i spent the artwalk last year reading a book and nursing a horrible headache. here’s another picture i took last year.
mysql is looking to hire a community relations person in the united states.
oh, and the mysql users conference 2006 was announced, and the call for papers is out. the deadline for submissions is november 7.