Sliders

Posted by banane on March 30th, 2008 — in technology

Not the hamburgers. These are the little javascript things that make you feel like you’re mixing a record. I got it in my head that I wanted these for Annaboka, and here, about 4 hours later, I’ve integrated them and used them with a form. I’m disproportionately proud of myself. Not only did I get [...]

Everything’s Backwards

Posted by banane on March 24th, 2008 — in local color, north beach, technology

The drivers here go up Jackson, then let the break go and do a nifty backwards careen at an angle into the garage. The brakeman here is telling me, “Everything seems backwards, doesn’t it.” Because I was walking backwards - giving the legs a break- and their car was going backwards.
I’m almost ready to release [...]

(Not) Writing For Money

Posted by banane on March 23rd, 2008 — in about writing, technology

I met my neighbor at the gym- she’s a professional writer- and we ended up chatting on our way back to North Beach through parks and alleys, until our paths split. She was surprised that my day job didn’t involve writing, since we usually talk about each other’s novels in progress, and she knows [...]

Fika & Backslang

Posted by banane on March 22nd, 2008 — in language

I decided to translate some Swedish this morning for practice- met my 2nd removed Swedish cousins the other day so planning on visiting at some time- and knowing (at least some of) the language always makes visiting a richer experience. Anyways, I’m translating away (a post about refugees from Iraq, “Irak” in Swedish criticizing Tobias [...]

Limits

Posted by banane on March 21st, 2008 — in fitness

I decided on the second day not to get a ski lesson. I just wanted to use my time to get more used to being on the snow- log in some hours, like it’s a medical degree or something. I tend to over-intellectualize almost everything, and I remembered my 1-on-1 class last year like it [...]

Cafe Circuit

Posted by banane on March 12th, 2008 — in local color, north beach

I met a guy at a conference and he emailed me the other day, “See you on the conference circuit,” and it made me think of other circuits I have in life. I’m currently in the Cafe Circuit. As I walk from home on errands around downtown and North Beach, there are a few cafes [...]

Recent Reads: 3 Cups of Tea

Posted by banane on March 10th, 2008 — in about writing

My mom left a book at my house the other day- told me that everyone was reading it- so I picked it up the other day and literally didn’t get off the couch for hours: it’s 3 Cups of Tea. The story is about a guy who failed to climb K2, and lost his way [...]

Finishing Things

Posted by banane on March 3rd, 2008 — in about writing, local color, technology

I’m just alerting you to the fact that I am working on finishing my business idea, which is Annaboka (http://www.annaboka.com) anna+book, in Swedish. I am working on the login process, so the minute I iron out the irregularities, I will open it up to whomever is interested. I gave it an allotted time of 2 [...]