I just updated the Pidgin instant messaging client from 2.1.0 to 2.1.1 and the developers decided "Hey, tabs are so fucking great, why would anyone ever want to disable them?" So now the "Show IMs and chats in tabbed windows" checkbox is just for show. If I open a chat window with myself, it now says "blake8086" in no less than three places just ( Read more... )

I had never made an omelette before, so I just now tried, and I must say, that was a badass mushroom and cheese 3-egg omelette.

Someone asked me about hard code I've written, and I realized that in my entire life, I've written maybe three things that were actually difficult:

1. I wrote a program in high school that had 8 squares rotating around a ( Read more... )

Ted sent me this great documentary about Japanese host clubs. "Host clubs" are clubs where girls pay money for attention from cute, nice, and funny guys. The girls know it's not completely real, and the guys know they know that, but the documentary details just how far some girls are willing to fool themselves. The clubs are expensive, with many ( Read more... )

Well, as some of you know, I quit my job. It's pretty great to be on a multi-month vacation now, but I'm sure this will get boring ( Read more... )

Blake: -$30
Craig: +$112.50
David: -$30
Frank: -$15
Jason: -$45
Michael: -$15
Tom: +$22.50

On Friday, we went to Freebird's at Craig's request. I asked for some extra rice, like I've done 50 times in the past, and they tried to charge me $0.50 extra for it. I told them I wanted another burrito where I wouldn't be charged extra (seriously, is rice so expensive?). The asshole manager (Graham) told me that this was his store and I was ( Read more... )

Blake: -$15
Craig: +$127.50
David: -$30
Frank: +$0
Jason: -$45
Michael: -$15
Tom: -$22.50

While out running today, Craig and I came across a deer standing in the path. Craig said, "if l had a rifle, I could kill that deer from here ( Read more... )

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Blake: -$60
Craig: +$142.50
David: -$30
Frank: +$15
Jason: -$45
Michael: -$15
Tom: -$7.50