Today's XKCD is the saddest. But the rollover text is supremely quotable.

I would link it, but if you don't have XKCD bookmarked (or at least through an RSS feed to your LJ or whatever), then there is nothing I can do for you... because I don't know who you are and what you have done with my friend.

So, not infrequently, Libby or I will say something in the form of "A nice XXXX would set me up for life!" Always in the same tone of voice. "Oh a nice glass of whiskey...would set me up for life!" Sometimes we anthropomorhise for the cats, "Oh, a nice piece of cardboard to chew on...would set me up for life ( Read more... )

http://www.ted.com/talks/ken_robinson_says_schools_kill_creativity.html

I got a presentation accepted at the ASPE conference (professional organization for Standardized Patient Educators) in late June, so I get to spend 5 days in Baltimore on Northwestern's dime. I will be discussing non-verbal feedback: how an SP gives feedback to a student every time they react to anything that happens...which is really obvious to ( Read more... )

We seldom get reviews that mention us by name. Not infrequently, the violence gets specifically mentioned, but if there are not swordfights, then most reviewers seem to presume that the director was responsible for any violence ( Read more... )

So, I had the germ of an idea, which just won't leave my mind. It is about a second long, and I have none of the skills (composer (or filker, really), animator, burlesque choreographer) that would move it forward. But it has cracked me up consistently for a couple days ( Read more... )

Hello All ( Read more... )

So, we all know that nothing in the song "Isn't it Ironic" is actually ironic (though the meeting the man of your dreams could be argued ( Read more... )

Hey ( Read more... )

Monday night I went to a cabaret at Martyr's (http://www.cabaretvagabond.com/) and told a story.
Fun! I think it went pretty well. I was going to do something very short and funny, but decided in the end to rock the history lesson (six feet of English Soil, for those who know the