I hope to God that I never experience any unpleasantness that can't be fixed by a sushi meal with half a bottle of wine, because I have just had such a cure and am feeling entirely in charity with the world right now ( Read more... )

I'm awfully sorry to hear that Robert Altman just died. He directed one of my favorite movies (Gosford Park) and I'm still in love with the way he managed to move the camera about and capture several different (simultaneous!) conversations in such an elegant and natural way.

Eeep. Check out this tally of Playstation 3 related mayhem. I can understand the wanting of a new toy, but there comes a time when you just have to suck it up and keep using the ol' PS2. For me that time is when the new toy costs several hundred dollars and the company isn't willing to supply it to me in a safe and convenient manner ( Read more... )

I'm feeling frustrated right now. I just got all excited over going to Virginia with most of my family for my birthday and Thanksgiving and now it's looking like it might not happen. My grandfather's getting sick with some sort of nastiness that my Grandmother is just getting over and they may not want visitors. It's always possible to visit ( Read more... )

You paid attention during 86% of high school!

85-100% You must be an autodidact, because American high schools don't get scores that high! Good show, old chap!

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I've now been back from my two week road trip for a bit over a week. It took a few hours and a good sushi dinner with wine to acclimate to the house again, but I'm settled in now and no longer wonder where my free continental breakfast is or what time to check out ( Read more... )

I am in such a great mood right now. Want to know why ( Read more... )

Here are a few thoughts that I'm not going to bother fashioning into anything organized ( Read more... )

Now this is a headline I never thought I'd see:

"As Children Suffer, Parents Rethink Spinach UseIt's a very depressing article, especially considering how damned funny the headline is. I miss spinach. A lot. I really hope all this is resolved soon so I can eat my veggies without fear. I'm betting on cattle feedlots being the cause of this. Even if ( Read more... )

Yesterday I changed my first diaper. My sister was passed out after her grizzly wisdom tooth surgery. My niece smelled like a buffalo who'd eaten a vindaloo. I had no better options so I handed over a bit more of my carefully guarded ignorance about the disgusting side of child rearing. Alas, my maidenhood slips away ( Read more... )