tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-70275512009-08-29T21:21:52.276-04:00Your source for amateur punditry, random observations, personal reflection and geek discourse. or Another useless exit ramp to nowhere on the information superhighway.Sergehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00640303223037732121noreply@blogger.comBlogger127125This is an XML content feed. It is intended to be viewed in a newsreader or syndicated to another site.tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7027551.post-1135887759957680502005-12-29T13:33:00.000-05:002005-12-29T15:22:40.013-05:00Sergehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00640303223037732121noreply@blogger.com1So the year is coming to an end and I'd thought I'd reflect on the past year, since I'm not really feeling all that original. Lots of big things happened this year for me, and here they are in no...<br/> <br/> [[ This is a content summary only. 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Well, this past weekend at Onna!, the convention that I was helping to run, (I might post about that later.) it finally saw...<br/> <br/> [[ This is a content summary only. Visit ximatl.blogspot.com for full links, other content, and more! ]]tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7027551.post-1129164789207035992005-10-12T20:36:00.000-04:002005-10-12T20:53:09.236-04:00Sergehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00640303223037732121noreply@blogger.com0Clearly, the nomination of Harriet Miers is a turning point downward for this Presidency. The President insists she the best person qualified for the job, when given the list of sitting Federal...<br/> <br/> [[ This is a content summary only. 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(Did...<br/> <br/> [[ This is a content summary only. Visit ximatl.blogspot.com for full links, other content, and more! ]]tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7027551.post-1126117770148274022005-09-07T13:35:00.000-04:002005-09-08T20:03:05.776-04:00Sergehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00640303223037732121noreply@blogger.com0So, I've been trying to gather up enough steam to write something about this whole Katrina mess. But, all I really have is just my rambling incoherent voice to add to the chorus of those who are...<br/> <br/> [[ This is a content summary only. Visit ximatl.blogspot.com for full links, other content, and more! ]]tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7027551.post-1121316715323703732005-09-04T23:24:00.000-04:002005-09-04T23:34:09.816-04:00Sergehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00640303223037732121noreply@blogger.com0It's been a long time since I last posted so here are some thoughts on things that have happened in the recent past. More recent stuff to follow. London Bombing: Feel free to disagree, but anyone who...<br/> <br/> [[ This is a content summary only. Visit ximatl.blogspot.com for full links, other content, and more! ]]tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7027551.post-1121312167517634262005-07-13T23:36:00.000-04:002005-07-13T23:36:07.523-04:00Sergehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00640303223037732121noreply@blogger.com1Nobody but us diehard hockey fans care, but this is long, overdue news. And this analysis is right on the money. This was a textbook example of a Pyrrhic victory, and it will be years, if ever,...<br/> <br/> [[ This is a content summary only. Visit ximatl.blogspot.com for full links, other content, and more! ]]tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7027551.post-1121311404115240162005-07-13T23:23:00.000-04:002005-07-13T23:23:24.120-04:00Sergehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00640303223037732121noreply@blogger.com0I found this to be really funny. <br/> <br/> [[ This is a content summary only. 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So, he goes as normal and says something stupid: The French...<br/> <br/> [[ This is a content summary only. Visit ximatl.blogspot.com for full links, other content, and more! ]]tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7027551.post-1120012345670427842005-06-28T22:26:00.000-04:002005-06-28T22:32:25.670-04:00Sergehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00640303223037732121noreply@blogger.com0I finished the comic around the 22nd of May, and it's now in the pre-press process, and hopefully will be published in early August, in time for Otakon, the largest anime convention on the east...<br/> <br/> [[ This is a content summary only. Visit ximatl.blogspot.com for full links, other content, and more! ]]tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7027551.post-1119308850546033842005-06-28T17:29:00.000-04:002005-06-28T22:25:57.536-04:00Sergehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00640303223037732121noreply@blogger.com0So, its been well over a month since my last post and a lot has happened since then. Most of it was gearing up for our wedding which happened on the 18th. Yes, after 9+ years of co-habitation, or if...<br/> <br/> [[ This is a content summary only. Visit ximatl.blogspot.com for full links, other content, and more! ]]tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7027551.post-1116353551693195392005-05-17T14:05:00.000-04:002005-06-28T22:33:06.356-04:00Sergehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00640303223037732121noreply@blogger.com0So, a lot of things have been going on and I haven't been sleeping a lot lately, but I do have something to show for it: here.(Warning: pages 11-13 are probably not worksafe.) All in all, it's...<br/> <br/> [[ This is a content summary only. 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Again, we go the Cafe Pronto and have...<br/> <br/> [[ This is a content summary only. Visit ximatl.blogspot.com for full links, other content, and more! ]]tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7027551.post-1113830617800802282005-04-18T08:22:00.000-04:002005-04-18T09:23:37.803-04:00Sergehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00640303223037732121noreply@blogger.com4We got up late and rushed to get ready to meet Pattie, Erica, Kelli, Janice, Gideon and Lorelei for breakfast. Janice, Gideon and Lorelei were leaving today, and we decided to hang out for breakfast...<br/> <br/> [[ This is a content summary only. Visit ximatl.blogspot.com for full links, other content, and more! ]]tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7027551.post-1113749323433869162005-04-17T10:33:00.000-04:002005-04-17T10:48:43.436-04:00Sergehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00640303223037732121noreply@blogger.com0Today started late, obviously. We met up at noon with Patty and Erica, went to the AM/PM and picked up some sandwiches for breakfast and ate outside in the sun, which was nice, even if we were being...<br/> <br/> [[ This is a content summary only. Visit ximatl.blogspot.com for full links, other content, and more! ]]tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7027551.post-1113704103304665412005-04-16T22:01:00.000-04:002005-04-17T10:32:01.503-04:00Sergehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00640303223037732121noreply@blogger.com0So, after lazing away the past seven days, it was now time to go to work. This was the real reason we came to Tokyo, we just built a vacation around it. ;)Anyway, we started the morning a little...<br/> <br/> [[ This is a content summary only. 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When I woke up the light from outside was saturating the heavy curtains on the windows, so I knew it was sunny out...<br/> <br/> [[ This is a content summary only. Visit ximatl.blogspot.com for full links, other content, and more! ]]tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7027551.post-1113397647778970842005-04-13T08:58:00.000-04:002005-04-13T09:28:47.390-04:00Sergehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00640303223037732121noreply@blogger.com0I've been meaning to take pictures of the city at night for a while. Tonight, I remembered. We chilled and relaxed for a bit after returning from Asakusa and Kappabashi, then when we went out for...<br/> <br/> [[ This is a content summary only. Visit ximatl.blogspot.com for full links, other content, and more! ]]