I got a new job. The last little hurdle cleared today (drug/background check), so I went ahead and gave my two weeks notice. I'll be working at Corning as a process engineer developing...fiber optic cable. So...not a huge move in terms of the basic physical theory behind the product, but they're glass fibers rather than polymer ones, so it ( Read more... )

I really got a kick out of this comic: http://www.xkcd.com/c273.html

Well, that episode of 24 was a waste.

I have nothing new to say except that for some reason I'm inordinately amused by the lolcats phenomenon.

Especially MONORAIL CAT.

I tried out the new Watch Now feature on Netflix tonight. Almost everything about it was awesome. The interface was easy to use and install, the movie loaded quickly, and best of all it was free with my subscription. Apparently you get an hour's worth of streaming for every dollar you pay in subscription fees. I currently have the 1 movie at a ( Read more... )

The other day I had the song Hakuna Matata stuck in my head. From there the lyrics morphed into "spinach frittata," which made me want to make that particular dish. I finally got around to making it today and man was it tasty.

While browsing Fark this morning, I saw an article that made me almost make a post about a Gingrich/Norris ticket in 2008 but decided against it.

Then I watched 24 tonight and realized that if Powers Boothe can be Vice President, then Chuck Norris would have no trouble roundhouse kicking his way into office. Seriously though, I can believe James ( Read more... )

Ok, I know that I quit the 24 bandwagon halfway through Day 2, but I went ahead and started Tivoing it. Which is definitely the way to go (especially if you've got 4 straight hours of it). And wow. Neato. I'm an idiot for skipping all those years in between. Oh well, I'm hooked again. Time for bed.

In addition to Geoffrey Arend, I think that I also bear a passing resemblance to Samm Levine

I know I've been saying that I would post a Christmas list for a while now, but I've been procrastinating a bit. Sorry. The problem is that I just can't really think of anything I want ( Read more... )