Note to self…

Next time you're going to accelerate from zero to 100, do it with the windows up. Sage Kitamorn

Lyrics

Lately, I've been keeping a notebook of thoughts.  This is part of a larger effort to start writing songs.  There's been some trouble…   Most great songs, which aren't pure sunshine, are grown from a burning passion, which is usually the product of profound distress, pain, angst, or longing in the heart of the artist.  …

Memo Shmemo

As a matter of practice, I try to avoid blog filler the likes of quizzes and gratuitous re-posts. I cave occasionally, though. I started this more out of personal curiosity then a desire to share. It turned out to be a nostalgic and reflective research project. Originally from Holley via Facebook: So, here’s how it…

Nymphs and Sirens

For the most part, the walls in my apartment are pretty well decked. The dining room is full of Texas stuff. My living room has the Gerardo Arellano paintings, and downstairs I’ve got some Kandinsky prints. My bedroom walls are the last ones to be decorated. Today, I found a photo I took at the…

Undiscoverable dictionary feature in NYTimes.com

I just discovered a feature on NYTimes.com which I didn't even realize was available.    1. Go to an article page, like this one 2. Find a word you don't know (or any word in the body of the article).  My word was Pablum 3. Double click on the word   Woah!  Definition popup!  That's…

Unfortunate Cookie

Unfortunate Cookie, originally uploaded by Sage Kitamorn. Wow. I thought I was doing OK. I thought I was on the right track. This cookie really put me in my place. I am humbled. You’ve got to give the cookie credit for successfully constructing a complete sentence, including the proper use of an adverb. Sage Kitamorn

Hard Boiled Excitement

Saturday night, we had a bunch of friends over for feasting and excitement. As Erin Dean foretold, the theme of the dinner was “While You Were Out.” The main event was not the meal, but the egg decorating contest and egg drop competition. Check out the flickr for complete coverage. There was much feastingOur menu……

It’s Gorgeous

Can I find any more excuses to get outside today? I took the bus to work, and got to walk to and from bus stops. I walked to lunch at a remote cafeteria on campus, met with some friends and ate outside. Some coworkers and I just came in from a football break on the…

Danny Elfman

Did you know that Danny Elfman was also the frontman for Oingo Boingo?  I had no idea.   Until now, I knew Danny Elfman as the composer of many great TV and movie themes, incluging one of the best songs ever, the theme from Pee-Wee's Big Adventure.  He also wrote the theme to The Simpsons….

Tainted Vessels

I keep an eye on the Seattle P-I’s top stories news feed just in case a story like this comes across the wire. It’s a coincidence that this happened just after I visited Bainbridge Island for the first time. Two 12-year-old girls from Bainbridge Island are accused of attempting to elude punishment for a tardy…

Water; Brownies

I drank eight 12-ounce glasses of water today. I’m sure there have been other days when I drank this ammount, but today was the first time I counted the cups. Also… last night, I made the first batch of Edge Brownies. Forsaking mixes, I used the brownie recipe which came with the pan. This recipe…

Old School Memories

[I had some conversations with college friends over the last couple of days which prompted me to upload some old school pictures to my flickr. This is the story behind one of them. One day back in 2003, Brendan and I were grocery shopping at H.E.B. In the cheese isle, we found some toys displayed…

The Art of Peter Callesen

Castles, skeletons, vines, birds, water … If you have not seen his work, I encourage you to check this out. Sage Kitamorn