http://rabenstrange.com Always Thinking, Over Thinking Mon, 08 Mar 2010 07:40:53 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en From BoxBrown. http://rabenstrange.com/2010/03/08/toon-of-the-day-3710/ I have noticed a definite trend in my wardrobe over the last couple months. This pleases me and I intend to drive it forward. http://rabenstrange.com/2010/02/26/what-the-young-man-is-wearing/ Today, while I was in the shower, I pondered the extraordinary amount of time, effort and energy that we put into maintaining society. Trillions of hours are spent scrubbing bathtubs, mowing grass and fixing breakdowns. What could life be like if all of the resources poured into ... http://rabenstrange.com/2010/02/23/maintenance/ Bookshelves, tables, sofas and ottomans, what do they all have in common? Sure, they’re all furniture but what does that really mean? What makes an item a piece of furniture? I was musing over these matters the other day and I’ve struck on what I’ve chosen to call (perhaps ... http://rabenstrange.com/2010/02/18/a-theory-of-furniture/ Insomnia is a real drag. Perhaps because I slept in late this morning (technically, last morning), I am suffering from a persistent inability to sleep tonight. It is five a.m. and I have given up on getting any rest before my roommate and I go running at six. ... http://rabenstrange.com/2010/02/17/tape-dispenser/ Several months ago, I linked to a talented and amusing artist,Scott C.and his ninja melee painting. I managed to get a poster made of this painting a couple weeks ago and tonight I finally managed to get it backed for mounting on my wall. This ... http://rabenstrange.com/2010/02/15/ninja-poster/ Last Friday, with the help of a friend and lots of family members I lugged all of my boxes to my new residence. They are now more or less unpacked (or at least as unpacked as they are likely to get until I build or buy some shelving). In ... http://rabenstrange.com/2009/12/23/now-coming-from-a-new-location/ Today I had to work a split shift. I do not like working split shifts. A 6-10 a.m. / 6-10 p.m. schedule is about as far from ideal as possible. http://rabenstrange.com/2009/12/16/doing-the-splits/ Tell me tomorrow has come With open arms If you say it's time to move on Then I'll stop holding on If you say that it's ... http://rabenstrange.com/2009/12/15/moving-on/ I don't know where the legion of demons that Jesus cast into the pigs has been for the last two thousand years but I know where they are now. They are inside the computer that generates the University of Washington's final exam times. This quarter I have two Saturday ... http://rabenstrange.com/2009/12/11/finals-approach/