We are back from our adventures in Paradise (tm).  Actually, we got back last night, but Brian pointed out that between the two of us, we'd gotten about three hours of sleep in the last 42, and we should maybe do something about that instead of putzing about on the computers ( Read more... )

Everything and everyone is awesome.

OMG WEDDING!

So, political commentary aside, this made me laugh.  I think you could put any politicians in there and it would still feel disturbingly true.

1. Sitting in front of the TV, what is on the screen?
The Force Unleashed...he likes that game a lot :)

2. You're out to eat; what kind of dressing does he/she get on her salad?
Ranch.

3. What's one food he/she doesn't like?
Asparagus, much to my dismay.

4. You go out to the bar. What does she order?
We don't do the bar thing, but he'd probably join me in ( Read more... )

1. Grab the nearest book.
2. Open the book to page 56.
3. Find the fifth sentence.
4. Post the text of the next seven sentences in your journal along with these instructions.
5. Don't dig for your favorite book, the cool book, or the intellectual one: pick the CLOSEST.
6. Tag five other people to do the same.

_Time to Hunt_ by Stephen Hunter (An awesome ( Read more... )

Alright.  So, it's only Labor Day, but this is already starting to come up, and it irks me every year, so I might as well get it out now ( Read more... )

Metonymy: 
noun
substituting the name of an attribute or feature for the name of the thing itself (as in 'the White House supports the bill')

In my mind: God, Allah, Buddah, Jesus, Shiva, Kali, Brahma, Vishnu, Satan, Green Man, Mother Earth...etc... = Metonymy.  Different names for different attributes of the same thing used to simplify ( Read more... )

There's this thing that's been happening for quite a while.  It's a misconception that many people quite innocently hold to be true.  I just want to set the record straight ( Read more... )

www.freespiritspheres.com gives me ideas.  Ideas for the little world I'm creating.  I would make it a link, but for some reason the link maker refuses to make a link.  Lame! Guess you'll just have to cut and paste if you're curious. *nods*  Thus far, the little world is two barely realized sketches and a whole lot of jumbled up thoughts and ideas ( Read more... )