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Welcome to my Web site. My name is Chris, and I'll be your host. I live in Austin, Texas, with my partner, Ray, and our child dog, Mocha. You can read more about me, learn 100 random things about me, and if you're wondering what the heck a khowaga is, click here. Feel free to browse, read, and leave comments!

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Playing Around

One of the things on my Christmas list this year was a 50mm f1.8 lens for my camera.  It’s a fixed lens, meaning you can’t zoom in and out, which is new and different for me, considering the last lens I bought goes from wide angle to extreme zoom in one fell swoop.

I like it.  [...]

Confessions of an Arabic Learner

The other day whilst trying to set up an appointment to discuss a project with our associate chair, she mentioned casually that she couldn’t meet one afternoon because she was supposed to be on Wisconsin Public Radio.

“Really?  Why?”
“I’m … not actually sure,” she said.  “They want to talk about learning Arabic?”

Well, the interview is now [...]

So … now what?

What if you threw a wave and no-one came?

I’m usually not one of the first adopters of new technology.  Ray does not have this problem–he had a PS2 when they were still camping outside of Best Buy based on rumors that there might be one with a dented case stashed somewhere in the back.  We [...]

Egypt Theme for Windows 7

I kinda geeked out last week when Ray installed Windows 7 on my laptop and I discovered all the fun international themes that you can download and install – and you can make your own!  Wow.  Geekiness ensues.

There’s no Egypt theme for Windows 7 on the Microsoft site, though, so I decided to make one [...]

LiveBlogging the Great Blizzard of 2009

Given the extensive coverage the topic has received in major international outlets such as the Austin American-Statesman and KUT-FM radio, I’m sure that you are all aware of the impending blizzard that is set to descend upon the ATX later this morning (assuming the weathermen didn’t get it wrong, again).  In case you’ve been hiding [...]