So, Mat shocked himself twice on the back of his computer. This was cause for concern, of course, because computers are fairly well insulated, at least externally. So, holding the plastic sides, I turn it around to get a good look at the back -- and I see the nearly bitten through cable emerging from the power supply. How our retarded birds ( Read more... )

I need some color matching assistance. Joanns has a limited supply of zippers, and none of them were even close, so I have to order something. As I'd rather not pay $10 for the color cards, I figure if I get enough opinions theoretically it'll be right.

( So, click here to offer your opinion! )

So, I have a very pointy left knee. This very pointy left knee has caused a hole to appear in the left leg of every pair of my jeans. So, undaunted, I set off to buy some new ones ( Read more... )

Ok, ok, I bought my ticket.

I don't know how it'll work out without a room this year, but I'll at least be there during the day. :)

Done. Now no one can spoil it for me.

"Tony Benn argues that for-profit healthcare and the other instruments of the corporate state, like student loans and bottomless credit-card debt, perform a crucial function for that state. They undermine democracy by creating a docile and hardworking population that is addicted to constant debt and an essentially unsustainable lifestyle, that ( Read more... )

Kurt Vonnegut's Galapagos was probably the first book that actually made me think about what I was reading. I wrote my high school american authors 15 (at the time, 15 pages was huge!!) page essay about his assorted works. I think I picked him because I wanted something unusual, and I had a vague sense that he was, in some way, unusual. I had ( Read more... )

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Happy Zombie Jesus Day!

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