Category Archives: Personal

A Big Transition

Posted on March 31, 2012 by Greg Landgraf

Last week was another in a fairly long line of eventful weeks. First was the wedding of a very good friend. And then, on Monday, I quit my job. The two are only slightly related, by time and by the … Continue reading →

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Hey! I’m on BoingBoing!

Posted on March 27, 2012 by Greg Landgraf

A very quick return to the blog (a wedding, plus some unrelated and ultimately exciting crisis preparation took me out for a while) to point you all to “From barn to bibliothek, a library emerges from history,” an article that … Continue reading →

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Reflections on a Robbery

Posted on February 24, 2012 by Greg Landgraf

Forgive the indulgence of an almost completely personal post. But, you know, something happened, and writing is a good way to deal with it. The something: two days ago, at the gym, my bag was stolen. It had my phone, … Continue reading →

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A Note to Any Potential Employers

Posted on February 22, 2012 by Greg Landgraf

This is a massive longshot, but it’s the only likely option. My phone (and some other things) was stolen today. So, if you got my resume, Googled me and got here, and have reached the conclusion that you want to … Continue reading →

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Things That Matter

Posted on December 28, 2011 by Greg Landgraf

Looking back on the past couple of years, it’s actually pretty easy to summarize. Only two events have Mattered, at least in the self-centered sense of affecting my life. That’s not to say that they’ve been bad years (they have … Continue reading →

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Link Dump Sunday: You Are Not Alone Edition

Posted on December 18, 2011 by Greg Landgraf

A relatively short link dump this week. The first real blast of winter made me sick, as it tends to do, so I’ve been minimally aware of things generally this week. I am happy to report that a couple of … Continue reading →

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Link Dump Sunday: Inspiration Edition

Posted on December 4, 2011 by Greg Landgraf

The common thread in most of today’s links is how they’ve expanded my view of the world and what is possible in it. Hope they do the same for you. Montblanc created a contest for 1-second movies. The results are … Continue reading →

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Side Project: Debate a Robot

Posted on November 25, 2011 by Greg Landgraf

I’ll be creating a I’ve created section for personal stuff in the reasonably near future, but until thenjust this once, I’ll share this here. As a side project, I’ve started a comedy webseries called Debate a Robot. It’s pretty much … Continue reading →

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Matrix Fry, the Dragon

Posted on November 11, 2011 by Greg Landgraf

Unrelated to anything, but a nice diversion from a rather stressful week: I made a dragon. Out of printer ribbons. This is its story. Genesis Where I work, one of the customs is to leave unwanted materials on a table … Continue reading →

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Defeating Destruction

Posted on October 4, 2011 by Greg Landgraf

Way too much of my life is spent around destructive forces. At work, I have the good fortune </sarcasm> to receive a lot of complaints–it’s not my job, but due to several not-very-good reasons, a lot wind up in my … Continue reading →

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