August 2009
1 post
March 2009
1 post
Musical genres I enjoy
Sad dudes with a sense of humor
Rap and hip-hop made before 1994
Indie rockers gone solo
Whatever it is that Tim Hecker does
Bands that have the word “Mountain” in them
Metal with discernable notes
Groups that have obviously listened to Big Audio Dynamite, to include any band Mick Jones has been in
Covers made with a Nintendo
Actually, any 8-bit music
Kelly Clarkson
January 2009
1 post
December 2008
2 posts
Lists of One
In 2008
Favorite musical group I found: Bodies of Water
Favorite album that came out this year: Un Dia, Juana Molina
Favorite album that came out that is not completely insane: The Midnight Organ Fight, Frightened Rabbit
Favorite song with words and guitars that came out: “The Ballad of the RAA,” The Rural Alberta Advantage
Favorite song without words but with a brainwave...
November 2008
3 posts
Great conversation with my wife from RubyConf
Crystal: I hope you have a real nice evening.
crnixon@gmail.com: Thanks. I'm going to dinner soon.
crnixon@gmail.com: There are a lot of Japanese people here.
Crystal: I'm going to figure out something to eat, myself.
Crystal: Really?
crnixon@gmail.com: The creator of Ruby is Japanese. It's very popular there.
Crystal: Aha!
Crystal: Who's the creator of the "On Rails" part?
crnixon@gmail.com: David Heinemeier Hansson
Crystal: Every time you say/type creator, I think "Kraaator".
Crystal: Ah, the cute one?
crnixon@gmail.com: Yes,
crnixon@gmail.com: KRAATOR!
Crystal: I wanna play duel of ages!
crnixon@gmail.com: I have to go to dinner now! I want to play DOA too
Crystal: Okay, bye!
October 2008
4 posts
“Serious Cookie Monster death metal — faster than you can blink riffing with...”
– Best album review I’ve read in a while. From na: righteous babe, deerhunter at 17 dots.
Road school
In my dream life, when our oldest kid turns 5, we’ll get rid of most of our possessions, sell our house, and buy an RV. We’ll put an antenna for Internet access on the top. We’ll get in and drive around the continent for the next five years. I’ll get up early in the morning and work as a freelance developer for 4 hours a day. I’ll probably hire an assistant overseas,...
Two more reasons my wife is awesome
10 great reasons to quit your desk job and not get another one
Home organization expert on Backpack: “It’s like magic! My respite of order in a chaotic world.”
September 2008
2 posts
Durham Central Market | Eat local, y'all! →
I am stupidly excited about this coming to town.
August 2008
3 posts
Not my normal thing, but irresistible and...
The Saturday Profile - A Blind Boxer Inspires... →
July 2008
6 posts
Bull City Rising: Raleigh mall melee: A new lens... →
Re-blogging this amazing article. Really worth reading the whole way through to see why people who live in Durham love it so much.
The Mountain Goats | Solo Set, At Home, In August →
If you have any sense, I’ll see you there.
The Submarines are totally my band for summer...
Re-evaluation
About a year ago I sat down with Crystal and wrote out my life goals. I’m having a hell of a rough month, so I decided to re-read them to give me some hope. I thought I’d share.
2 year goals (Age 30-32)
May: Fix roof. Done!
September: Furnish backyard for fall. Yeah, missed that one, but working on it.
Cheer Crystal on for a marathon! Done!
Get a bachelor’s degree. OMG...
Now I have to go buy something at McDonald's. →
Man, seriously. Who would have thought McDonald’s was not completely evil, just unhealthy? I will have fries with that.
Religion in American Culture -- Pew Forum on... →
This is by far the most interesting thing I’ve seen on the web in the last 3 years. It also gives me serious hope for the future. It shows what I’ve thought for a while: that we only hear the most vocal voices of religion, but that most religious people are way more moderate, accepting, and understanding in their beliefs than they are normally portrayed.
June 2008
4 posts
Muchachita del Oriente - from The Roots of...
Things I am aware of
The positivity of my mood is directly proportional to the frequency of my posting. Hold on, it’ll be OK soon.
May 2008
1 post
Crystal and I had a great Friday night. We had reservations for a fancy dinner at Piedmont in Durham, which I just realized posts its daily menu through Blogger. I had the “spring vegetable risotto with baby fennel, asparagus, artichokes, peas & goat cheese” and Crystal had “fresh tagliatelle with local peas, prosciutto, truffle butter & parmesan.” Both were richly...
April 2008
11 posts
I mention this about once a week, but man, I...
“D as in delicious, … S as in super, … B as in beautiful …”
– My wife, spelling her name for a hotel reservation
Unclutterer » Saying farewell to a hobby →
Magnificent Bloodstep
From an e-mail I just got:
Yo!
This Saturday at 9:30pm the DSI Comedy Theater will play host to Troy
Sterling’s Air Guitar Madness! Evil Billionaire Troy Sterling has
stolen the Heart of Rock n’ Roll and hired three Ultimate Air
Guitarists to defend it. Some local maniacs will challenge the
Ultimate Air Guitarists in an incredible musical battle to the death
(okay,...
Music for Cold Days →
This looks like the last cold day of the season in Durham. I’ll miss gray skies and cold fingers.
Yesterday was exhausting. I got up at 4am, drove from DC to Durham, worked a full day, met Crystal, bought a new car, drove home twice — once in my old car, once in my new — and then made Chinese soup out of a bottle of ketchup and some soy sauce. That turned out better than it sounds. Crystal was as tired as I.
I was so sweaty and greasy and plain horrible feeling that I took a...
Bull City Rising: Durham lowers drought... →
I am amazed at the forethought and leadership Durham’s city council have had in this situation. It’s smart and brave of them to only reduce restrictions slightly, and make a plan for the future.
March 2008
7 posts
A Victim Treats His Mugger Right : NPR →
I am kind of in love with this Russian folk-punk...
pentecost project →
As a guy that’s lived among Christians, and still carries some lessons from those experiences, I have to say that I love these guys. “An Economy Stimulating Giving Spree” is another fantastic article on the subject of giving. The Jesus talk still makes me nervous; but, people who are invested in actually humbly helping one another make me hopeful.
My power mixtape for my co-worker →
Overheard in our bedroom
Me: (looking at Netflix email) Hey, we get Monk tomorrow.
Crystal: You're a monkey.
Me: Did you just say "you're a monkey"?
Crystal: Don't be calling me a monkey!
I am married to a comic genius
This email awaited me when I got to work this morning:
I meant to mention to you this morning that there is a bunch of crap inside the oven — knives, towels, plastic tray, cookware, etc. I put these things in there to hide our unwashed dishes from our unsuspecting guests yesterday evening. The reason I am telling you this is because I thought you might turn on the oven to preheat it for...
November 2007
1 post
“We can’t have sex until after I finish this Excel table.”
– My awesome wife
October 2007
1 post
Fed dogs; went to work; still in love
It’s tempting not to write about things are aren’t exceptional; but, when every day is good, the things that are the same every day are worth celebrating, too.
Crystal’s blogged about this, already: we have a second dog named Eli. He is growing on me. He is actually a super dog, but he is sort of a catalyst to Charlie. Apart, they are very well-mannered. Together, they turn into...