It's a virtual glass case for us to show off our polished little flashes of imagination. It's a late-night chat at a 24-hour-diner, where we can take things much too seriously until our thoughts crystalize into insights worth sharing. It's a soapbox blog, where you can stand up and rant about anything and everything - as long as you can be entertaining while you do it.
More than anything, it's a place we want to share with you.
June 13th, 2010
This week, Adrian has begun the rather frantic process of trying to pack up his entire life and move cross-country. He is also trying to put together a few thoughts on Fanime, but his time is very limited right now. It is very sudden and very confusing. I think he is as surprised by it all as everyone else, but I will try to keep him on track. In the meantime, I am here to entertain you.
Originally I wanted to show you all how to make a nice dinner, but… it has not gone as planned. A wonderful artist named Barlee drew a picture of the ensuing chaos.
June 5th, 2010
Hello everyone!
Adrian has unpacked from Fanime and is now immediately repacking for a short visit to Florida, land of humidity and alligators. Please join me in hoping that he is not eaten.
Also, we are conducting a small experiment with the moderation system. It should let new first-time comments in much faster than before. We do see all of the comments, even the ones held for moderation, so please do let us know if you have problems.
Thank you,
~Catboy
January 14th, 2010
Originally I planned to release First and Last and Always in time for the new year. I’ve been working on it, on and off, for about two years now, and I’m more than a little tired of having it on my plate for this long. At the moment it is pretty close to finished, but work is sapping a lot of my time and energy, and the home stretch is more difficult than I really care to admit.
Right now my goal is “by Valentine’s Day, even if I don’t sleep the whole weekend.” We’ll see how that goes.
In the meantime, I have been meaning to keep this site more active. I shouldn’t expect you to come back to the same page for six weeks running, and I feel badly about that. On the other hand, when I started this site, I made a very simple promise to you:
- No filler.
We will not post unless we have things to say. 1000 Gears should be interesting even if you have no idea who we actually are.
Primarily I was concerned with “What kind of X are you?” quiz-memes and similar minutiae that is only actually interesting to the person taking the test. It’s very easy to slip into a routine of posting for the sake of posting, and I like that even less than silence. So, stuck between these two urges, I have a question for you, as my readers. If I were to post, once a week, sharing a small handful of interesting bits I’ve discovered online, would you consider that to be “content” or “filler”?
October 3rd, 2009
Hello everyone!
Traditionally, the computer running 1000Gears has lived in Adrian’s closet. Lately there have been some problems with this living arrangement, so we have moved the website to another computer, which does not live in Adrian’s closet, but does promise to be much more reliable. So far it looks like nothing was broken in the move. It is possible that we still have a few bugs scurrying around, though. If you notice one, please let us know. I will try to find it and hit it with a stick.
Thank you,
~Catboy
May 21st, 2009
Adrian is going to Fanime tomorrow and will be there all weekend.
Track him down and say hello!
(Hint: He is usually sheathed up to the neck in black and wears a lot of leather. Also, he has kitty ears with purple fluff!)
Please do not dry-hump him without asking for permission first. It perturbs him.
