- Ugly Doll, Sweet Guy
Eivind (zytta) sent me an Ugly Doll the other day (he’s called Jeero). Contrary to its name, it’s really cute. Thanks, Eivind *hugs*
- So Long, Mr. Coren
Satirist, writer, humorist, broadcaster, and Sage of Cricklewood, Alan Coren died of lung cancer on Thursday (October 18th). To say he was brilliantly funny is somewhat of an understatement, and doesn’t do him justice. He was brilliant and brilliantly funny–a master wordsmith with an incredible sense of humor, and masterful humorist with an [...]
- Uhh…k…
From my trip to the store last night:
Is it art for furries, art by furries, or art of furries?
I thought this was the weirdest product I had seen, or at least the weirdest product name, but then while I was resizing the image to upload it I noticed that the package next to it says [...]
- Sorry, wrong number.
I fully understand wrong numbers. It happens, but it happens frequently where I work because we own a large block of phone numbers. For our particular exchange, we own all of the 5000 range, so it can be a little annoying. However, it gets down right confusing and aggravating when people seem [...]
- Just Something Interesting
I was reading In These Times this afternoon and ran across this article. It’s by Vonnegut, and is nothing ground breaking. In fact, most of what he says has been said many, many times before. I just like how he said it.
- Useless Factoid
It takes 1 gallon of oil to make three fake fur coats.
- Worth1000
The fine people at worth1000.com sponsor photoshop contests as well as some other art contests. The other day one of their photoshop challenges was titled “Mamsects and Insmals 5“. The rules were simple, you must meld an insect and a mammal while remembering that arachnids are not insects, and that amphibians, birds and [...]
- Goodbye Blue Monday
Happy birthday, Mr. Vonnegut. Kurt Vonnegut, my favorite 83 year old man and second favorite curmudgeon, turns 83 today. If I had my way he’d have another happy, healthy 50 years ahead of him. Below is a quote from his book Sirens of Titan that I find amusing.
“Sometimes I think it is [...]
- Speaking of sap
So umm, yeah…there seems to be a tree on our house.
- I’m such a sap.
We have mice, or at least a mouse. In figuring out how to get rid of him, I’ve realized what a sap I am. These were my first indicators. A) I think he is really cute, but even so, I know he can’t stay because he is destructive and carries disease, B) [...]
- Happy Birthday Georgi
Today Georgi is officially as old as she thought she was last year. This makes it an ideal birthday because she gets to have a birthday while not feeling any older. I hope it is a great one, G.
- Word
I posed this question to koudelka last night, “What do you think is the most subjective word in the english language?” He answered, “me.” Good one. My own answer is “hope.” What is your answer?
- Counterbalance
I’m so sick of people being cruel or unkind to each other. I don’t just mean large acts of cruelty, like the bombing in London, or any other large scale assault, but also how people interact with each other on a daily basis. It is just as easy to be kind as it [...]
- Tech Support
To date, the best advice I have seen in solving end-user problems:
<patzer> consultant walks over to ask that we reboot a server because somebody told him that somebody else couldn’t login
<richlow> patzer: shoot all 3 of them.
<patzer> richlowe: …and he doesn’t know who
<richlowe> check the mail server logs, if it wasn’t verbally.
<cdavies_> and then shoot [...]
- Weird Day
Yesterday I walked to run an errand and while walking I saw a woman about to drop a letter into a post box. She stopped when she saw me and asked, “Would you mail this letter for me?” The look on my face must have expressed the confusion I was experiencing due to [...]
- Water, water everywhere
As I have ranted about in the past, we drink far too little water. Here is an interesting tidbit on the effects of dehydration. It doesn’t mention that dehydration turns your blood to pudding, but I will.
- Georgi!
Georgi visted last weekend. Not the one that just passed, but the one before that. I was going to write about it earlier, but I was waiting for photos to go along with it. Georgi is going to upload them for me, but given her busy schedule (she just took over [...]
- I Ain’t Just Whistlin’ Dixie
Your Linguistic Profile:
60% General American English
15% Upper Midwestern
15% Yankee
10% Dixie
0% Midwestern
What Kind of American English Do You Speak?
- But I carry a real purse!
Your Brain is 26.67% Female, 73.33% Male
You have a total boy brain
Logical and detailed, you tend to look at the facts
And while your emotions do sway you sometimes…
You never like to get feelings too involvedWhat Gender Is Your Brain?
- Hrm
I am not sure how to describe this ornament. It is probably best you just look for yourself.
