Name: Brian Bishop
Date registered: May 26, 2005
URL: http://www.mochasteak.com
Feb
10
Thought that was worth all caps. Date to be determined. Location: somewhere in Hawaii if we can swing it. Oh, and I really need to look into some insurance for the ring. The Internets told me I could add a rider onto my apartment insurance, which would be great, if I had any.
Feb
10
So, I was motivated to start writing again by the efforts of both my Dad and my friend Jen Stevens, who was kind enough to pressure me into joining her writing group. A fun bunch, who give good constructive criticism, the hardest thing was to get back into it. Then I took a look at …
Apr
16
This is why cities are fun. I walk back to my apartment at 12:15am, after seeing Green Zone in the movie theater that is two blocks from my hose (score one for expensive Manhattan apartment). There is a guy who has walked behind me for an entire block who also enters. The doorman appears to …
Aug
21
I had a conversation last night with a good friend of mine about beliefs. For those of you who don’t know, I classify myself as a tolerant atheist, not a fundamentalist atheist. I realized during this discussion that over time my views have softened a bit. My friend Jeff Tripodi actually called me “Brian ‘Cold …
May
29
Dubai photoset on Flickr I’ve been fortunate in my life to have lived in a few great cities (London, Paris, Hong Kong, Seoul) and travel to many many more. Travel is one of the experiences I value the most for its amazing ability to transform people: by embedding yourself into other cultures, by experiencing other …
Jan
29
So I’ve seen two great examples of extremely thoughtful gifts in the past month, and thought that now would be a good time to give some credit to these extremely generous and caring people: Pamela Seaton (my girlfriend’s sister) and Mark Bishop (my brother). [EDITOR’S NOTE: It should be assumed by the reader as a …
Jan
23
This is an attempt to test out the new functionality on the AuthorMapper that lets you embed a map on your own site. Powered by AuthorMapper.com Journals: Acta Mathematica Powered by AuthorMapper.com
Jan
10
This past week I accomplished a major goal: a website that I’ve been working on for fourteen months has finally launched. Ladies and gentlemen, I give you the AuthorMapper. It’s a great feeling, when you’ve worked for something for so long, to finally have it, well, DONE. The idea for the AuthorMapper came to me …
Dec
16
It’s strange, going back to a place you’ve been before, but years later. The most extreme example I have of this is going back to Hong Kong after seventeen years. Coming back to live in the UK, after a nearly eight year hiatus, generates many of the same weird déjà vu and “I feel like …
Dec
10
[/caption] News Flash! LONDON, December 10, 2008. Careful statistical analysis of blog posting patterns on Mochasteak.com revealed what many had suspected: Brian is a lazy blogger. After reaching previous highs of 20-25 posts per month, recent months have been averaging a paltry 1-3 posts. Brian Bishop, owner and sole contributor to Mochasteak.com, was quoted as …