Say you're out and about on Sat. and can't find the restaurant you're supposed to be at - you didn't bother to look up the address of because, like an idiot, you just assumed you'd psychically divine which way to turn after exiting the T. Say you're already running late, so you decide to call a friend to see if they know. They google it for you. ( Read more... )

From today's "Please, can't we ignore these backward fuckers?" files:

The law proposed by Gerald Allen, R-Cottondale, AL:
No public funds or public facilities shall be used by any state agency, public school, public library, or public college or university for the purchase, production, or promotion of printed or electronic materials or activities ( Read more... )

We came in 3rd last night - we didn't get either of the bonus questions, but we did much better in the general rounds, thus proving that the bonus questions are what matter.

The bonus questions:

• According to Shakespeare, what is the food of love? (Disappointing, as I instantly recognized the quote once the answer was read)
• What island was the site ( Read more... )

From his bio:

Favorite Musician? Tom Waits
Favorite Ice Cream? Mint Chocolate Chip
Sport? Soccer

And he's not even a Yankees fan.

J, we've found the perfect person for our threesome. ;-)

J and I don't use an alarm clock usually - thank you skylights and huge surrounding windows. Our wake-up time doesn't really fluctuate, but our get-out-of-bed time does. I've been meaning to get up earlier, so it's lucky that we got a new alarm clock that's extremely effective at getting me out of bed - time from alarm to out of bed? 0.03 seconds, ( Read more... )

We went to trivia last night. I don't have any talent for trivia, at least not the pop-culture based trivia games that are found in bars. Let's see - a heavy dose of sports, pop music, and movies, with the occasional history/geography/science/business question thrown in for good measure...it doesn't bode well for this chick who was raised by wolves ( Read more... )

With social engagements Fri, Sat and Sun, this weekend flew by. Friday was a Border Cafe/Grendel's night. Fatty food, lots of drinks. I learned that I'm terrible at the coaster flipping pub game*, or at least can't learn it under pressure while tipsy. For some reason being with that particular group always makes me want to be good at things, so I ( Read more... )

Final, unquestionable proof that the japanese are insane.

Aw, cute, midget pig racing. And look, the city kids get a rare chance to interact with farm animals! Let's give them a chance to practice treating animals appropriately.

"In addition to stroking and petting, the children are also given a chance to hit the winners with an inflatable mallet."

Here's your dose of aaaaaaaaawwwwwww for the day.