I decided to redo my Moleskine pen holder hack this time with black duct tape – which I mentioned would probably look better. Sure enough, I was able to go from this:
To this:
Xmas wishlist
Everyone seems to be doing it. Nono even has a whole series on it (check out the october archive). I thought I might as well list the stuff that I might like in case some rich relative (or rich and generous friend) decides to read this and actually buys any of the items listed here.
It’s funny though that though I still have my “techno-lust,” as we would call it, that I can honestly say I’m pretty content with “what I have” as it were. Sure we can always use more if possible, but it’s not like I make it a point to focus my work and efforts to buying stuff (which was often the case in the past). Simply put, anything I may want is just that… a “want.” It’s not a really want. And if I really wanted something, I’d probably get it [myself] anyways, I’ve saved up quite a lot for my trip to the US during the holidays.
It’s here…
I got reprimanded by Juan last week during one of our conversations:
juanporu: bibili na dapat ako ng c2d
juanporu: kaso naubos pera ko dun sa<site we rather not mention>
nargz: “c2d”?
juanporu: core 2 duo
juanporu: you gotta be in with the linggo dude…
juanporu: you’re about to own one
Now, I am forced to “get with the linggo,” as it were – as I am now an owner of a MBP 15″ 2.33GHz C2D with 2GB RAM, 256MB VRAM, and sure, FW800 as well. That linggo-ed enough?
Kidding aside, I promised Juan a “review” of the new MBP in comparison to an old PowerBook G4 – I’ll be getting to the performance part soon enough. Meanwhile, let me focus on the aesthetics – which we know Apple fans go gaga over.
Moleskine hacking
NOTICE
This “hack” has been improved/superseded by a [cosmetically] better one that can be found here. Otherwise, feel free to read on about the “concept” and methodology behind it.
One of the problems a notebook owner will face is the fact that they will not only have to lug notebook all around, all the time; but that they would need their writing materials handy as well.
Moleskine owners often tend to take their writing materials just as seriously as the notebook they write on – just like me. I only want(ed) to use a [mechanical] pencil with the notebook, and that I like to have a “pen-eraser” (for lack of a better term) for mistakes I make (because mechanical pencil built-in erasers, if present at all, suck).
There have been a lot of “hacks” done with Moleskines in the internet that address just that: trying to integrate your writing materials into your notebook to make it easier to transport. We have hacks such as the Moleskine pen-hack, pencil holder hack, quiver hack, duct-tape pen hack, among others – feel free to post a comment if you know of another hack, I’m trying to check all options to see what might be the most effective (and cheap) implementation.
And so in this post, I present my own pen-holder hack, sort of a tutorial (actually more of a commentary) on the reasoning behind the materials used, and construction “decisions.” Read More
Ben Franklin’s Advice Concerning His Friend’s Sexual Affairs
I just had to share this, it was very amusing.
Franklin had a friend who did not want to get married, but was battling with urges and lustful inclinations for the opposite sex. In the letter which follows, Franklin first advises the friend that the best solution for his urges is marriage. However, since he knows the friend will not take that advice, Franklin goes on to suggest that his friend have sexual affairs with old women. We know from the context that he is suggesting women over 45 years of age (see #3). His words about putting a basket over her head or turning out the light (see #5) illustrate an aspect of Franklin’s character which is seldom exposed.
Adding this to his numerous accomplishments, skills, and interests, I think it was safe to assume that he was definitely a bad-ass during his time!