Another new gallery of pictures has been added to alexandnicole.com, this time from our recent trip to Monterey. I was also reading today's newspaper, and was surprised to see that unemployment in Santa Clara County is at an 18 year high, at 7.9 percent. Over 80,000 people are out of work. It's a tough time around here, and I'm really glad/lucky to have a job.
posted by Alex at 2:09 PM

A new gallery of pictures (the first since I brought the site online) has been added to alexandnicole.com -- you can click here to see our Yosemite trip photos. I have some other pictures to get online eventually, and of course, there's always the issue of getting those wedding photos online. Also, an important news bulletin: I like cheese.
posted by Alex at 11:39 PM

Well, updating frequently turned out to be a lot more effort than I had originally thought. I am going to start updating again soon though, probably next week. (alexandnicole.com will be getting updated more frequently as well.) In the meanwhile, check out this interesting article about remote-controlled rats.
posted by Alex at 6:37 PM

Man, I haven't updated this site in eons. Well, there have been a few updates to alexandnicole.com since I last posted on fictional.com back in August. So go take a look. I hope to have more time to update this site soon. Please drop me an email at awiesen@cs.stanford.edu if you'd like to say hello, though!
posted by Alex at 6:33 PM

I've gotten married, and I'm on my honeymoon. Want more details? Check out www.alexandnicole.com. Ok, back to the sun and mosquitos!
posted by Alex at 7:03 PM

I'm pretty sure Ikea is Legos for grownups. I was assembling a bunch of furniture today on my "vacation" day. As I went through all the boxes, I suddenly had a deep feeling of deja vu, as if I had done this all before. The simple, picture-based instructions -- assembling different units using combinations of the same basic parts -- the satisfying kerthunk of different parts connecting together -- tightening two pieces together to improve the quality of construction -- I could have been creating a brand new version of the Super Mega Alex Warcruiser 6000. Which makes me wonder: why doesn't Ikea make spaceships?
posted by Alex at 10:55 PM

Several new updates to alexandnicole.com this week -- new pictures, new information about nicole, and new stuff about yours truly. Go check it out here.
posted by Alex at 11:39 AM