The rain started shortly after the gates opened at 5:30, and continued on and off until the game ended, a little after 10 (and was still going when I got home, about 20 minute later). Despite the weather, there were plenty of people in the park. Maybe they were just there for the free Bucky Book, but a good bit of the crowd stayed in the stands for ( Read more... )

Regina Spektor's "Sailor Song" has been in my head since I woke up this moring, so I decided to fire up my Regina Spektor playlist, which is set to random. Guess what song started playing first? Thanks, iTunes.

I've also noticed that when I put the entire library on random, it sometimes tends to develop a theme of one kind or another.

This guy does.

1001 Books: You Must Read Before You Die....well frankly, I've read only a very, very few of those and most of them are things I have no inclination to, either. Maybe this means I'm a barbarian, but mostly I think it means that everyone has different taste ( Read more... )

I Had A Shoggoth

Tekka-li-li!

( So as not to clog up your friends page. )

This was passed along to me on a message board.

Dunkin' Donuts yanks Rachael Ray ad

I thought maybe they yanked the ad for something reasonable, like the fact that Rachel Ray is insufferably annoying. Sadly, this is not the case.

Does Dunkin’ Donuts really think its customers could mistake Rachael Ray for a terrorist sympathizer? The Canton- ( Read more... )

Has anyone heard anything from cvillette? I was a little surprised when he didn't have a weekend report posted today, and since txanne had reported that he'd stood her up without a word, I'm a wee bit concerned. I realize it is probably just post-trip business at the office, but still....

[4th wall alert: Katherine the Shadow Unit reader knows all too well what ( Read more... )

I seem to have woken up with a bit of WisCholera, however, it seems to be pretty mild. It probably helps that I haven't eaten much of anything since 6:30 PM yesterday. I'm glad I didn't get sick *at* the con, but I'm surprised that I am sick now, since all the "wash your hands, gloves and tongs with food" precautions were put into place on Sunday ( Read more... )

Today was an amazing day. I fandom.

My tummy hasn't been terribly happy, but that is due to the amount of sugar and caffeine I have ingested in a short period of time, rather than from the stomach bug that has hit various con-goers ( Read more... )