So, my step-sister Kristin wanted to get her nose pierced. And Kelly, having had a nose-ring for some time and even second time, became the lead conspirator for this journey. Body Art Emporium (chosen by readers of LEO as the “Best Body Piercing” establishment in 2002) was the chosen piercing place. Well, I won’t bore you with details, so here is the gallery of Kristin’s Nose Ring Experience. It was a wee bit painful towards the end, but our man Doc gave it to her for free for the trouble. Nice guy!

The Andy Gallery has been updated with a few before-birth photos, and a bunch of post-birth photos (you thought I was going to say afterbirth, but I didn’t).

I’ve also uploaded a shot of my new desk and surroundings.

check it on the right over there… VisionGS is my new favorite webcam software!

if anyone is still having problems with their e-mail, websites, etc, feel free to give me a call (you should have my number), IM me at “benATthelocust”, or shoot me an email.

Oh, and if anyone (either yourself or a friend) needs reliable web-hosting for cheap, let me know! This new rack has plenty of space and bandwidth, and you know the admin, what more could you want?

As many of you know, I’m a huge White Stripes, and recently Jack White, leader of said Stripes, broke his finger quite badly in a car-accident (that also involved Rene Zellweger, of all people). Well, in a move that can only be called the truest form of fan service — Jack and Meg have provided us with pictures and video of Jack’s finger surgery. Yeah. Watch the video and note that The White Stripes are playing on the intercom in the background. Oh girl! You have no faith in medicine!

…okay, so things are back up and running! galleries, etc… i think the bored may still be choking on some mis-configuration here, but most importantly the galleries and news are back up. it would seem the photos of andy were quite popular.

Born July 30th, 2003 in the wee hours. Click the baby photo to see the gallery!

Well, as many of you know, I’m leaving my job here at Corvus at the end of the week. That also means that the server on which thelocust[dot]org rests is also leaving Corvus! But never fear, I have entrusted in RackShack.net to provide me a dedicated rack server and have already started moving over content! Anywho, more later…

don’t worry, faithful readers. i’d suggest that you go check out this bad-ass piece of tech, the AudioPad.

i don’t want to say that i’m a bad person — but i placed bets on the behavior of a homeless man last night at the outlook inn.

there was a girl across the street and she and her dog-toting boyfriend were locked into conversation with a local homeless guy for about a good 20 minutes.
it all started when i said “i’ve got a dollar that says that the conversation ends in 2 minutes”.

hunter said “5″.

brad hack said “3 minutes”.

another said “4″.

basic rules were set down. conversation must end by both parties walking away. at 3 minutes, 10 seconds — “the hack zone”, as it were — girl attempts breakaway, hack claims victory. but WAIT! homeless man reinitiates, hack cringes, feels his 3 dollars drifting away like a bottle in the sea.
it is ruled that conversation never ended. 3 minutes 20 seconds passes, and we are all in the grip of the situation. hack whispering under his breath “walk away, walk away” — the man at 4 minutes hoping for more… the seconds tick by, my gaze shifting in half-second intervals — secondhand / disturbing social experiment / secondhand / disturbing social experiment…

at 3 minutes 25 — girl turns away, homeless man does the same, and conversation is ruled overwith! there is a loud commotion as we revel in the excitement of our disturbing social experiment. others in the bar swoop to the window — wondering what our exitment is all about. hack swipes his cash from the table like a man catching a fly — “the next game of pool is on me, boys!”