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Sarcasm kills
I nearly choked to death laughing, when I saw this a moment ago on my TiVo's programme listings:
"The Birds (1963) -- A playgirl follows a bachelor to Bodega Bay, where, for no apparent reason, birds kill."
Apparently, they don't have a strong editorial process for plot summaries. -
Bouncy!
So there was a 5.6 quake just a few miles from me at 8:05pm tonight. I was still at work, on the 2nd floor. The building started shaking like mad, growing over time. Took me about five seconds to figure out what was happening, and then I crawled under my desk for the remaining fifteen or twenty seconds ( Read more... ) -
Because I couldn't resist...
I decided to pour myself a spot of Bailey's on the rocks just a few moments ago. I had to rinse out a tumbler first, but when I turned on the faucet, water burst out from it at very high pressure, as if I'd popped a water balloon, drenching me and the bottle of Bailey's rather a bit ( Read more... ) -
Amy - a random poem of the day
Whilst I was surfing on the net ( Read more... ) -
Is is just me or...
...is Mercury in Retrograde or something? People have been driving like maniacs for the past week or more. Typical scenario ( Read more... ) -
Jesus is coming
A bit earlier this morning, I saw a bumper sticker that read the following:
Jesus is coming soon!
Are you ready?
My immediate thought was "Well, I am using a dental dam!" -
I'm teaching!
I went in today for a class at the Tech Shop, which is a really cool open-access workshop with gobs of equipment. The class was unfortunately not being held due to a mix-up, but instead the folks there talked me into teaching a single-beam holography classI'm admittedly a little bit intimidated -- I haven't ever *officially* taught classes. But ( Read more... ) -
Caveat: about S&S today
I've been feeling overwhelmed and just depressed. I may not get the chance to clean up or go on the shopping spree for drinks like I usuaully do. If you're coming, a stop by the market for Virgil's root beer or anything else would be gladly appreciated. OTOH, just company is good. -
Cats + Cotton Candy = FUN!
Last week (year), I bought a miniature cotton candy machine. Does a marvelous job, and it's a lot of fun ( Read more... )