The Bantha was out of commission for a few weeks this spring while I tackled a few wiring projects. Rather than post them here, though, I’ve posted them on IH8mud (where Land Cruiser junkies document their addiction), in hopes of helping others waste time and money on their projects.
January 4th, 2010 - 8:36 pm § in Archaeologist
Yemen is a Beautiful Mess
I’m categorizing this one under archaeology, but it’s really not. You see, I did my dissertation research in Yemen, and really love the country. So, with how much it’s been in the news lately, I’ve been gobbling up all the Yemen news I can find. In doing so, I came across two blogs that (Iâ€[...]
December 31st, 2009 - 11:16 pm § in Uncategorized
Happy 2010!
(Note: the following is a break from my policy of this blog being a politics-free zone. I would have posted it on Facebook or Twitter, but it’s too long. Enjoy.) Fuck the Aughts. Fuck racist stupid-as-shit Republicans. Fuck our lazy-ass press who can’t do their own fucking jobs. Fuck Bush, h[...]
December 30th, 2009 - 9:20 pm § in Archaeologist
Ouch!
Today I decided to let my ASOR membership lapse. It was a painful decision, but seeing how little I’m actually doing in the field, I just could’t bring myself to pony up the $110 for another year’s membership. I sincerely hope that this is just a temporary thing, and that I re-up sometime in [...]
December 20th, 2009 - 11:24 pm § in Handyman
A Little Carpentry Project
For some reason, little girls who are seriously into horses like to pretend that they’re horses. I really don’t know why this is, but all the girls who ride with my daughter spend hours before and after their lessons running and jumping over child-sized jumps. They trot, they canter, and the mak[...]
November 18th, 2009 - 6:51 am § in Archaeologist
Finders Keepers?
John Tierney makes an ass of himself again, this time discussing cultural property.[...]
October 30th, 2009 - 10:01 pm § in Handyman
I Hates Meeces to Pieces
I consider myself to be a fairly tolerant person. But there’s one thing that I won’t tolerate: mice in my truck. I really hate those smelly, pissing, pooping, wire chewing bastards. So any that move in should know that they will die. But what I really want to know is what the neighbors’ big, m[...]