Andreas Matern’s Weblog

Happy Fourth of July! It’s been a good week. And now, I’m on vacation. Going to a family thing later today, then we are packing up our stuff to spend a week on the cape! Very exciting.

RileySmile posted a new dance track, if you’re into that sort of thing.

I am going to clean up this house and get going. If I don’t blog, well, its because of vacation! Woohoo! I am honestly trying to unplug for an entire week. Will I start shaking? Who knows.

In the New Yorker. 

I’m a big fan, but I won’t be reading this short until I get to vacation land!  WOOHOO! Vacation!

I’ve been a bad blogger.  It’s only going to get worse with vacation next week.  Today is my Friday!  There are currently four people about 5 feet over my head, ripping up the old roof.  It’s not noisy at all.  Nope.  I can barely hear it.  (I gotta get out of here).

Listening to PJ on Jogli right now. Vacation starts after Wednesday. Three gigs tomorrow, today is all prep. It’s hot as hell, and I’m just psyched to get my ass to the show tonight. I’m going to freakin’ Pearl Jam tonight. I … am …. so …. psyched. This is not a TV studio, Josh!

Oh please play In My Tree and Lukin and …

This is amazing. Folks got together in Second Life to host a scientific conference.

I gotta read this in detail later, but here’s linkage: ScienceRoll.

And here’s a quick pic:

Laugh-Out-Loud Cats # 867

Originally uploaded by Ape Lad

Yup, Mars has ice.

I’m still a Processing hobbyist, unlike the people who did this:

Fantastic!  Click the picture to watch the movie.

I’m seeing them on the 30th - last date of the tour. I’m totally psyched.

Story is here.

What a fantastic orator.