http://fnord.kevyspice.org All sinister mind-controlling metasyntactic variables, all the time! Fri, 06 Mar 2009 04:39:52 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I completed the music for Galactic Glory Holes 3: Truck Stop at the End of the Universe (Original Game Soundtrack) for the RPM Challenge around 1:30 am on March 1. (I officially stopped working 1.5 hours past the official midnight deadline, but I spent that extra time working on The ... http://fnord.kevyspice.org/?p=11 I wrote this story in response to Widge's "Get Off Your Ass and Write Something This Weekend" challenge at Needcoffee a couple of years ago. The story was originally hosted on kevyspice.com, but that domain and its contents disappeared as part of the whole Leafycaust debacle. I'm reposting it here ... http://fnord.kevyspice.org/?p=10 Some time ago, the trusty Gemini Plus theme I was using stopped displaying the links in the Links section, leaving an orphan heading. As such, all 1.5 to 5 of you out there get to see this one for a while. I doubt there'll be much more content added in ... http://fnord.kevyspice.org/?p=9 On a recent re-read of The Restaurant at the End of the Universe, I finally found a Douglas Adams bit that I've been butchering for years: "The major problem - one of the major problems, for there are several - one of the many major problems with governing is that of ... http://fnord.kevyspice.org/?p=8 Wow, these guys are busy! I'll refrain for now from posting more details of my own Leafy experience, but in the meantime, there's a new Ars thread with some delectable song parodies dedicated to our (well, my) favorite pariahs. Enjoy! http://fnord.kevyspice.org/?p=7 RIP, RAW. http://fnord.kevyspice.org/?p=6 Random observations before lunch on yet another holiday-coded day that should've been a sick day. Prop noise on certain small planes sounds uncannily like throat/overtone singing. David Foster Wallace's essay on the use of irony in the plight of under-40 post-postmodern fiction writers in the early '90s has had an impact on ... http://fnord.kevyspice.org/?p=5 More details on the hosting snafu here. http://fnord.kevyspice.org/?p=4 Whee! I've just changed hosts because of the Leafyhost fiasco. In fact, I've secured another domain just to be able to move on and avoid more non-responsive wackiness. Kevyspice.com may or may not become my active domain again at some point, but it's .org for now. http://fnord.kevyspice.org/?p=3