Decided to keep turning up the music till I can no longer hear the gunshots... errr I mean fireworks! Happy New Year's everyone!

Have vodka... Have rum... Success!

Heading off to the recycling center!

looking for a good international movie (e.g. non-HollyWood) to watch tonight... what's your suggestion?

Taking a break from writing & coding for a trip to Starbucks and the library

Movie night tonight. Primer up first, followed by Moon.

Watching Dr. Who - The End of Time, Part 1

Rare Exports - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8JIz7I5yzwQ (caution kinda NSFW) but well worth it!

Presents unwrapped, dinner eaten, time for Mario Kart Wii! Add me 0689-4321-9777 :-)

Baking cookies!! Next up ham... Noms!

One of my coworkers is coming to San Francisco for the first time the week of Jan 14. What is going on in the City that week? :-)

Listening to Gabber this morning: Think of it as Happy Industrial Ghettotech Hardcore. :-)
http://www.di.fm/gabber/

Just because

Listening in on office discussion about which MS Win 7 version to buy makes
me happy I'm OSX enabled

7 vehicle collision on the Howard Franklin Bridge...

More info on the tweeting bed - http://tech.slashdot.org/story/09/12/17/1655230/Best-Man-Rigs-Newlyweds-Bed-To-Tweet-During-Sex

watching UP - laughing my ass off while Angus ponders the talking dogs

Best Man Rigs Newlyweds' Bed To Tweet During Sex. - http://twitter.com/newlywedsontjob

Ataque de Pánico! - $300 movie hoax? A condensed 5 minute action film with ROBOTS! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-dadPWhEhVk

Hackers find a way to turn your home computer into a bomb!

Random gunfire in the Chez Kitteh neighborhood... maybe its time to look for a new place to live...

Watching the pilot of SG-U: Star Gate Universe

Now Biscuit and I are off on a walk

Out for a walk with Angus :-)

Watching season 5 Lost this morning.

Yay Florida!!!

Minneapolis St. Paul airport feels more like an upscale mall than layover locale

Minneapolis/St. Paul snow cover from 10000 feet

Interesting.... Delta double booked my seat.... Feel kinda bad for the other guy

Sad I did not get to visit with everyone.... Next visit west will be much longer :-)

At Sea-Tac getting ready for the first leg of the return flight to Tampa Bay

Had a great time at Snoqualmie falls with Shelley, Ericka, and the man from Canada :-)

Christmas lights were cool :-) now chocolate martini time!

Time for Christmas Lights in Seattle :-)

Shopping at Trader Joes, check. Next up Starbucks :-)

Have you ever consumed enough caffeine that it made your teeth tingle?

Get on the plane temp is 75, get off and it is 18. Hello Seattle!

Next stop Minneapolis then on to Seattle

For everybody keeping track: so far no news

Interview went well: now enjoying Miami traffic. :-)

On my way to Miami for a job interview....

So there was a shooting in the street right in front of Chez Kitteh.. about 10 minutes ago... No injuries, lots of police. yeesh

Needed: Tampa Bay Guides - I've been working on exploring and photographing the areas in ... http://kestrachern.net/needed-tampa-bay-guides/

Google offers free holiday cards - https://services.google.com/fb/forms/gmailholidaycard/

Tornado watch for Tampa Bay area counties till 4AM. trying to decide if I'd rather a hurricane...

Spotted 5 manatee in Coffee Pot Bayou this morning

Somali Pirates get investor funding: http://www.reuters.com/article/wtUSInvestingNews/idUSTRE5B01Z920091201?sp=true

Angus is exceedingly twitchy tonight: thinking it is moon related...

Wahoo!!! Hurricane season has ended!!! :-)

Weekend with Robin - Ok...

Robin came to St. Petersburg this past weekend.  He says it was... http://kestrachern.net/weekend-with-robin/

Weekend with Robin - http://kestrachern.net/weekend-with-robin/

Lost - Over the US Thanksgiving Day weekend I finally had the opportunity to catch up on Lost. I've made it ... http://kestrachern.net/lost/

Enjoying one of those beautiful Florida winter days & reading about JavaScript outside :-)

STS-129: Space Shuttle Porn - http://www.vimeo.com/7852885

John Barrowman - the perfect music for White Saturday!

Slap Chop - sooooooo happy I have DTV!

on my way to the next job interview! keep your fingers crossed! :)

Leaving for the first of today's two job interviews........

Hooters!

Playing minture golf with a Dutch Master - guess who won...

85% cute -15% dork

Lunch at Beaks with Shelley and Robin :-)

Sand sculptures on Treasure Island Beach

Shopping with Robin!

Sunset essence

Need recommendations for the best pancakes in St. Pete, FL!

Looking for a new custom bike? here's a bike raffle to raise $$ for friend's medical flight back to NYC - http://www.getbettergabe.com/

Success!

Waiting for the space shuttle launch :-)

Did you catch the remake of The Prisoner on AMC last night?

friends don't let friends go to the Ritz in Ybor, full story tomorrow.

DeadMau5 sound check

On the way to see DeadMau5!

37 is the new 23!

In San Antonio searching for the elusive Florida hills. Let's go ride bikes!

Comfort creatures - now at Whole Foods...

Out walking on a rainy St Petersburg evening -& taking picturesp

but so far only seems to work on twitter.com , check it out :-)

Twitter has new ReTweet functionality.... its kinda cool :-)

Baking baguettes today... And they are yummy!

Atumnal Cleaning!

Opera time! La Traviata

help---- need some variety.. what is your favorite champagne... & why ? :-)

Very windy on Tampa Bay tonight...

12oz of Red Bull later I'm feeling better!

after #2 I feel unclean :-/

Interview 1 went fabulously! On my way to #2

random call tonight = 2nd job interview tomorrow - Thanks Universe! now show me the money!

I WOULD LIKE A JOB PLEASE!!!

Sitting at the library and writing.... Feeling like I'd rather be elsewhere....

In St Petersburg, Lamborghinis travel in pairs

Carving time :-)

Killer Dolphins: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/earthnews/3323070/Killer-dolphins-baffle-marine-experts.html

Why am I living in an area where people didn't grasp this concept
decades ago?

At Dooly's Pub hoping to be their next bartender.....

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Early wake up when nearby electrical transformer explodes during a
rainstorm. Fire department on scene checking things out. No power at
Chez Kitteh.

WTF: Man 1/2 way across FL Skyway Bridge, sets car (with body in trunk) on fire, then jumps to death. http://www.jumperpool.com/jumplist.htm

Watching the sunset from Treasure Island beach.

Looking for some good travel blogs/sites about travel in the US... any suggestions?

Saint Petersburg Sunrise - I finally made my way to Tampa Bay's water's edge to catch a ... http://kestrachern.net/saint-petersburg-sunrise/

Biscuit and Angus visit the vet.

Tropical storm Grace just formed off the coast of France and is heading to UK - http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/graphics_at4.shtml?5-daynl#contents

Deadmau5 on my Birthday! - November 15, deadmau5 is coming to the Ritz in Ybor (Tampa). I... http://kestrachern.net/deadmau5-on-my-birthday/

trying to find the original animated Scooby-Doo. Its been that kinda day. :-)

Using the ping! App for iPhone? Ping me as kestrachern :-)

I had no idea that Leonard Nimoy wrote poetry...

Searching for the source of a glorious floral perfume at the Marie
Selby Botanical Gardens in Sarasota

Sarasota County traffic stats. Because knowledge is power :-)

Three Words on Thailand - Send me three words that you think best represents Thailand, es... http://kestrachern.net/three-words-on-thailand/

Zucchini Tree - The weekend began with me trying to help a sick MooseB8. On Thursday evening MooseB... http://kestrachern.net/zucchini-tree/

My first European adventure - In late July I had the chance to travel across the Atla... http://kestrachern.net/my-first-european-adventure/

Mango Boba and Vietnamese sandwich for lunch at Saigon Sandwich

Dodging raindrops and watching sailboat races in Pinellas Park, Florida

Fruit and Alcohol Combinations - In my exploration of baking I am looking for othe... http://kestrachern.net/fruit-and-alcohol-combinations/

Red Bull Soapbox Race - Atlanta - A trip to Atlanta this past weekend let me take p... http://kestrachern.net/red-bull-soapbox-race-atlanta/

What is your favourite baked good?

Time to bake bread :-)

Upon seeing my eyebrow piercing the first question a student asked,"
Do you have a boyfriend?"

Teaching 6 & 7 grade math today. Concern over a lack of lesson plan
became relief at the news of stanardized testing today. :-)

All about the Sponges - Every other Friday Miss McTastic gets the day off and we've decided... http://kestrachern.net/all-about-the-sponges/

Stryper AND KMFDM? What do I do?

Double chocolate kok! Gotta get myself one of those :-)

Tarpon Springs, today's adventure destination. :-)

Whew - tonight was filled with adding content to a new site http://tampabay365.com Now time for bed. :-)

Hoola Hoop and I-75 - With the exception of several miles of I-75 in the Upper Peninsula of M... http://kestrachern.net/hoola-hoop-and-i-75/

Double Rainbow goodness! Thx Andrea :-)

Absinthe, have you?

Today trance if the word! :-)

Its a techhouse kinda afternoon :-)

Dinner at Georgie's Alibi to a remix of Pet Shop Boys and Dead or
Alive.. It a little slice of Castro dropped in St Petersburg. :-)

Taking the time to give back ;-)

Baking time - attempting french style bread.

an unexpected power outage in SF FiDi led to my discovery of the
mist delicious chocolate and bacon combination :-)

View from my Sarasota Florida office. :-)

Stopping in Sur la Table on a quest for kitchen gadgets I saw this
Krups mini keg chiller... Are they any good? :-)

Rows of vintage magazines, books, and comics at Helens in Sarasota, FL

What was the last book you read?

In case I get lost.

Pit row gets busy at Red Bull Soapbox race Atlanta 2009

Cake, light and dark. Dessert artistry at Apres Diem

Teams at the 2009 Atlanta Red Bull Soapbox race unpack and check their
cars

Me at work :-)

Setting up for tomorrow's Red Bull soapbox race in Midtown Atlanta.
Rain makes it feel more like Seattle.

Sitting outside Pastry Art café enjoying jazz drifting down the street

Aquarium at the entrance to the kids section of the Sarasota Public
Library

Found a cute little bookstore/café, Sarasota News & Books. Sadly they
are closing on Monday.

Colour or black and white?

Mmmm fresh baguette :-)

Time for a trip to pick up office supplies! ;-)
mmm post-it notes.....

Shopping time! :-)

MooseB8 loaded and ready to go. Next stop Cincinnati, OH, Queen City
of the West.

Thai Moneybags appetizer at Lemongrass in Macon Georgia

My view for the next six hours. Heading to Macon, Georgia. :-)

Early morning trip to the vet :-/

Urban art? In Sarasota Florida

Clockwork Live This Day - one of downtown Sarasota's many sculptures

Pizza at Il Panicinio :-)