http://hellbox.org/ en-us martin@hellbox.org 2008-10-05T18:52:40-08:00 hourly 1 2000-01-01T12:00+00:00 http://hellbox.org/archives/001517.html 1517@http://hellbox.org/ Writing 2008-10-05T18:52:40-08:00 http://hellbox.org/archives/001406.html So a site pops up that asks artists to compete for assignments and then to rate other artists on the assignments to help the original querier pick the best of the lot. There is a no question that this... 1406@http://hellbox.org/ Design 2008-02-21T15:51:27-08:00 http://hellbox.org/archives/001404.html Paul over at the Muriel Awards was kind enough to ask me to write about Jonny Greenwood, since he won the Best Music category. Only, after I wrote and submitted the piece I realized that my comment about Greenwood being... 1404@http://hellbox.org/ Movies 2008-02-20T13:25:27-08:00 http://hellbox.org/archives/001401.html For the second year in a row I’ve had the pleasure of voting in the Muriel Awards. If you’re interested in what twenty online film critics have to say about the crop of 2007, you might be interested in... 1401@http://hellbox.org/ Movies 2008-02-13T20:34:53-08:00 http://hellbox.org/archives/001398.html In 2002 I signed up for a Hotmail account. I’ve had a server with my own domain since 1996, so this was more to explore the interface and poke around. I never gave my address to anybody, because I... 1398@http://hellbox.org/ Sundry 2008-02-07T16:09:03-08:00 http://hellbox.org/archives/001381.html What could be greater than a club where you get a picture of a robot every month sent to you? I can think of no greater thing. Christine has made the Robot of the Month Club and I couldn’t be... 1381@http://hellbox.org/ Design 2007-12-04T15:28:08-08:00 http://hellbox.org/archives/001377.html This week’s Ask An Uptight Seattleite features a letter by me. Although, they edited the funny out. Fair enough — it’s his show, and that’s the way I like it. The editing may have even improved it, although I... 1377@http://hellbox.org/ Sundry 2007-11-14T12:18:07-08:00 http://hellbox.org/archives/001376.html John Scalzi visits the Creation Museum, and files a most excellent report. Christian culture has only recently ramped itself up into being something other than a wan and denatured version of pop culture (this is evidenced in part by the... 1376@http://hellbox.org/ Sundry 2007-11-13T13:51:34-08:00 http://hellbox.org/archives/001371.html Is there anything more tedious than hearing somebody else’s dreams? Good. Now that this is established, let me tell you one of mine. It’s a super-hero movie, but in the way that Muppet Babies is a Muppet movie. Except,... 1371@http://hellbox.org/ Sundry 2007-11-05T18:39:07-08:00 http://hellbox.org/archives/001370.html If you happen to be flying American Airlines in the next few weeks, you might see my name briefly mentioned in an article about NaNoWriMo. For the earthbound set, there is the online version. Funny how I have more distribution... 1370@http://hellbox.org/ Writing 2007-11-04T22:20:36-08:00 http://hellbox.org/archives/001365.html On Thursday Christine and I visited the Museum of Flight. We boarded the retired Air Force One, used by Nixon and Kennedy, among others. Christine turned to me, standing in the galley in the back of the plane. She... 1365@http://hellbox.org/ Sundry 2007-09-15T09:42:44-08:00 http://hellbox.org/archives/001364.html Noodle Zen is about the whole process of eating, not just about the pleasure of the bite.... 1364@http://hellbox.org/ Food 2007-08-24T09:01:44-08:00 http://hellbox.org/archives/001363.html Last night we went to bed early, around 10pm. We have our clock radio set to KUOW, and fell asleep with it set to snooze at a modest volume, listening to the chattering voices of NPR reporters. This is... 1363@http://hellbox.org/ Sundry 2007-08-10T10:02:03-08:00 http://hellbox.org/archives/001362.html Ever since an afternoon screening of The Bourne Ultimatum last Saturday, we’ve had a new game at our house. The game starts by saying “If I were a spy…” and then telling the person you’re with just how their life... 1362@http://hellbox.org/ Sundry 2007-08-06T13:40:21-08:00 http://hellbox.org/archives/001360.html As realized by Christine Larsen. Have you seen her around Seattle? I have. I saw her cruising down 1st by the museum, dragging her foot to control her speed. A dude in a dapper suit stepped out and held out... 1360@http://hellbox.org/ Sundry 2007-07-02T20:57:26-08:00