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random poll
I'm curious about this. I'll post my own opinions later. No trick questions here -- don't try to choose the "right" answer, just pick whatever you honestly think ( Read more... ) -
book review time
How did I end up reading two werewolf books in a row? Weird. It's not exactly a genre I actively seek out.
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I wish LJ had a search feature. Meaning, a search feature that will search all my entries, including friends-only and private, and which I can use without allowing other search engines to index my journal. All I want to know is when I read particular books and whether I wrote reviews of them, but I only know about the ones I read since I started ( Read more... ) -
random weirdness
So I use google for units conversion a lot. I just searched for "1/2 mile in yards." As expected, the unit converter came up telling me that 1/2 mile is 880 yards. The weird part is the actual web search results -- they're mostly ads for beachfront vacation rentals! Plus a few workout plans ( Read more... ) -
Carter's average day
I'm working at home today, observing Carter in his native habitat. His day goes something like this ( Read more... ) -
pandora
Pandora, I wish you had a feature where I could say, "Don't play me any songs by this artist." It's figured out some bands/people I like -- yes, I am a fan of Depeche Mode, Duran Duran, All-American Rejects, Asian Kung-Fu Generation, Bowling for Soup, and Pet Shop Boys. However, it has also decided that I must be a huge fan of Ben Folds, Linkin ( Read more... ) -
prop 8: the musical!
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daily amusement
Ad across the top of my gmail: "Pigs shouldn't have lipstick unless they've been kissed. Help pigs now!" (From PETA, but I like the implication that we should all go out and kiss a lot of pigs.)