I’m back from working at the Lewiston dog show. It was worse than last year on account of the cold and snow. Snow in April! Ridiculous. Anyway, Mr. Damberg is a good boss; we got free lunch every day at noon, hot chocolate or coffee at ten, and he reimbursed me for all my gas expenses. A couple pics:

The first one is of the snow we got, the second is a panorama I took from the scenic overlook at 4:50 AM on the 21st with an extended exposure.

News on the house: They got the roof on! The skylight’s even in place. Looks like they’re going to be tarpapering and shingling soon. I think all the plumbing hookups are in place now too. Everything’s in the Flickr set, but here’re a couple highlights:

This Killbots picture by darkpony is pretty awesome (and CC-licensed!):

I figured out the name of those almond/granola bars I liked so much (cf. #938) — Nature Valley Sweet & Salty Nut Granola Bars, Almond. And Amazon has 7.8 lbs. of ‘em for $33 with free shipping (if you use super saver). Keen. Mine’ll be here on the 28th.

Some YouTubery I’ve enjoyed lately:

• The Flea Waltz — Japanese girls playing a variation on Der Flohwalzer.
• Boston Dynamics Big Dog — Okay, this is kind of old now, but it’s compliation of field test footage for a quadruped robot “pack mule.” The thing has amazing balance.
• Louis Vuitton “Superflat Monogram” - Takashi Murakami — A neat animated music video. The song is kind of like slightly techno-y Combustible Edison.

Your word of the day is: Callipygian. Try to use it at least once in conversation.

I’m going to shower and get some Subway.

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