Category Archives: Journal
While you were away…
Hmm. Where to begin? I finished the quarter but I didn’t do too well. On the other hand, I didn’t fail anything. And I suppose it was a learning experience. At least that’s what I keep telling myself. Anyway, it’s … Continue reading
Publishing Ethics
At the beginning of this quarter, I ‘crashed’ Philosophy 4 Intro to Ethics. When I finally was officially enrolled in the class, I walked down to the Isla Vista Bookstore to pick up the required reading. As luck would have … Continue reading
Peak Two
Carlyle has a well-written essay about our summer backpacking trip to Colorado over on his blog. He talks about personal satisfaction found in mountaineering through an anecdote of the ten-hour trek on Peak Two (elevation: 13,475 ft.). We were literally … Continue reading
Plastic Soldiers
While recently scanning over my blogroll, I clicked on a link to William Eubank’s production company. The recently relaunched Darkshelf site looks great (Darkshelf.com was designed by Will Etling). The site is very shiny and while it takes a while … Continue reading
First Day Back on the Job
Monday was the beginning of winter quarter here at UCSB and my break officially ended. Over break I kept relatively busy. I spent two days working with Kevin’s help on some hand made Christmas presents (which involved an insane number … Continue reading
Kindling the Fire
American author Washington Irving once wrote “Christmas! ‘Tis the season for kindling the fire of hospitality in the hall, the genial fire of charity in the heart.” With that in mind, I decided to do a little kindling myself. My … Continue reading
The IMDB Top 250
The Internet Movie Database (IMDB) is a website run by Amazon.com that catalogs information about films. Users are allowed to register and rate movies, giving 1-5 stars. The 250 most popular movies are kept in a list. The Wikipedia article … Continue reading
Global 2 Final
Yesterday was my Global Studies 2 final exam. That one kind of snuck up on me. The situation kind of reminded me of the movie Toy Story: Ok, uh… oh yes. One minor note here… Andy’s birthday party’s been moved … Continue reading
I Voted
Yesterday I voted for the first time. It was pretty exciting to get a ballot and fill it out. My appreciation of the event was increased because a few days prior, my sociology professor had shown a documentary that illustrated … Continue reading
Desmond Tutu
On Friday, I went to see Desmond Tutu at the Arlington. Desmond Mpilo Tutu is an Anglican Archbishop from Cape Town, South Africa and a Nobel Peace Prize recipient. As Secretary-General of the South African Council of Churches, Desmond Tutu … Continue reading
Color Like No Other
This is by far one of the coolest ads I’ve ever seen (watch it here). Sony released 250,000 Superballs down a street in San Fransisco. The visuals are amazing! In an age when CGI is commonplace, this makes the commercial … Continue reading
Video Sharing
YouTube.com has been called the flickr of videos. YouTube allows users to upload videos and share them with the world. The streaming videos can also be tagged for searching and sorting. Here’s my question: what online social network will be … Continue reading
Procrastination hack: “(10+2)*5â€
I’m giving this article‘s advice a try. Time to get back to work.
Support Direct Relief
I modified an image from The Brian Alvery Weblog and am releasing it for use in supporting the victims of Hurricane Katrina: Feel free to add this code to your site as well (hotlinking is ok): <script type="text/javascript"><!–document.write(‘<div style="position: absolute; … Continue reading
LiamKeane.com
Hey! Welcome to LiamKeane.com! My name’s Liam Keane and I’m currently living in Santa Barbara, California. I decided to start this site and as of now, it is currently in development. LiamKeane.com is powered by WordPress and is hosted by … Continue reading