KANPAI~~ Tokyo/Kanagawa Meetup! A special Monkey is dropping by the Land of the Rising Sun at the end of this month - and I was being thinking it might be fun to get together for a session of sake and frivolity. more inside

An art gallery in LA hosts a collection of art inspired by old video games. Other works in the collection include No One Wants To Play Sega With Harrison Ford and Donkey Kong's Last Supper. The WaPo's tech blogger blogs about it here. more inside

Gas Groaners. Gas up and get down.

New family of primates found? A rare and reclusive African monkey discovered last year is believed to belong to an entirely new family of primates - the first such find for 83 years.

Nice kitty! Beavers, Wolves, and Bison . . . OH MY. . . and oh, by the way, there really is life on mars.

Thermodynamics, Psychology, Chemistry Of Love (Warning- Bad webpage design ahead!)

East Bay Bowl-Up I'm having a get-together for my birthday, to do some bowling... anyone wanna come? Sunday, May 28, 2PM. Cost is $16 per person for lanes and pizza, shoes are not included. If you don't want to bowl, I will be having people over to my house after, around 430. more inside