A while back I made a post about googling for good ideas and used the phony search string “automatic rubber-chicken dance hit studio”. Well, my blog is now the number one hit for that google search! I also had a link to the search for “best idea ever”. Sadly, my blog does not come up for that...

If ya’ll are reading this, you have either way too much time on your hands or your life is very boring… You should visit my site instead: jeremy@strangerstudios.com. Then again if you’re reading this, me and you are probably day and night.

This is a common scenario for me. Yesterday, I came up with what I think is a great idea. As usual (I get great ideas often), I went to gandi.net to look for domain names appropriate for my idea. I found some great domains which I’m surprised are still available. But before plunking down the...

I was browsing through a backup CD of mine and came across a bunch of my old poems. I might as well throw them up here. Here’s one called “conceited monkeys”. > the yellow bellied > underbottom that > moves me > to consume. > fabrics of threads > stranded… > and stranded. > together as many >...

What the hell is up with ATI Technologies (ATYT) stock? The stuff has been on a steep decline since the beginning of April. It’s gone down about 10% in the last two weeks. What gives? I bought the stock back in the fall and enjoyed a nice little boost as the price rose from $16.40 to around $20....

I wonder if I’ll ever get around to finishing the Making the Blog(MtB) feature. It would be a useful piece of literature, but I’ve been struggling to find the time to work on it. I don’t have any illusions that people are excitedly awaiting the next installment. Once it’s finished though, I...

It’s been over a month since I moved into my new place, about time for an update. So far 3 of 5 walls are painted and 5 of 7 rugs are in place. Operation scrub it down is complete. Sofa is go. Crummy TV and cable go. Living room curtins go. Old desktop computer go. Still needed: 2 of 5 walls, 2...

The first MtB post was merely an introduction of the idea for this series. In this, the second installment, I will describe the MySQL schema used to store post information. Future MtB posts will go into the coding behind the various public and tools-oriented pages used to display and update the...

I’m currently sitting on my plastic covered couch waiting for the cable guy to get here. Besides the couch, there’s also a microwave, two folding chairs, and a TV set in here. It’s beautiful. I’m also “borrowing” my neighbor’s wireless network to make this post. I thought that I might have “Making...

This was made using the “Old Guy-Mean Guy” technique and another photo of me from the Dominican Republic (it’s the only photos I have on this computer). [](http://sites.strangerstudios.com/therealjasoncoleman/wp-content/uploads/sites/11/2007/01/jason.gif) The piece is significant because it...