This was a pretty sweet move from the red-haired girl.

So, who you got?

Give me Phillies in 7, partly a market-driven pick. I do feel a lot better about Philadelphia's bullpen depth, Price's "here I am now, entertain me" debut to the side.

Tonight's game is probably more important to the Phillies; Hamels is obviously their best starter, while Kazmir is the most vulnerable of Tampa's big three right

New laptop. Like the new laptop.

Took me about 30 seconds to absolutely loathe Windows Vista. I don't see this attitude changing anytime soon.

ETA: Anyone with info or ideas on downgrading from Vista to XP, pass them on. Looks like this is something I'll be considering.

Forget jumbletime and zyzzyva and supermemo and video flashcards and all the rest of it.

Just keep playing this (takes less than two minutes!):

Hector's Study Secret

I grew up wanting to write these things, by the way. There are so many tiny gems in this clip.

I'm not much of a meme guy, but I like this one.

One sentence of good advice. You know, like "never play poker with someone who's first name is a city" or "don't date a girl with more than two cats."

Give me your best shot. One sentence. In, out.

I'm pretty sure these are my five favorite songs. Of all time. Ever.

In no particular order:

+ If you don't like this one, you just don't like rock-and-roll. Please donate your ears to science.

+ I don't like all of her songs, but when she connects, she hits it 573 feet. Here is one example.

+ Coolest song ever written. Any garage band should cover ( Read more... )

Rushmore
Smart chicks in glasses
"Cannonball" - The Breeders
Aisle seats on a plane  
The first three Springsteen records 
Always playing the endgame out
Flexible denominations 
Sleep and let sleep 
Late lunches in empty restaurants
Always have something to read
Cajones and clutch putting

My most played, according to hector 3.0, listed alphabetically ( Read more... )

Check the explanation here, or just dig it for the Fast Times retro appeal. 
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I've forgotten how addictive this song is - I listen to it once, I'm hearing it 4-5 times.

Okay, maybe I'm the problem.

Having a great time in FLA with AENORST, the estimable not_hobbes. I should warn all of Duval County that we're heading to the links Saturday and Monday.

Back to work hell. Click through for your freebie from the VGS (words alone don't do ( Read more... )