I wonder if my taste in movies is changing, or whether it's always been malleable. It's interesting how my reaction to any given film will change depending on the people I'm watching it with (or, alternatively, watching it alone). When I watch a movie with Abby, I know it's okay to yell at the screen. With Alyssa, it's perfectly normal to have a ( Read more... )

Shameless self-promotion: I'm somewhat bored, and mildly annoyed by myspace.com right now, so I posted the following in the "Rants and Raves" section of Craigslist:

WTF, myspace?! So I love myself, so what?!

You should go read it and maybe chuckle, and if you're feeling generous, you should flag it for "best of" even though it's really not that ( Read more... )

I bring you today's comic, courtesy of Toothpaste for Dinner:


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It is totally after two in the morning on a work night and I am trashed and have already decided not to go to work tomorrow and am in the process of trying to convince another of my coworkers to also not go to work, due to the snow and such. I can't believe it's March and it's snowing. Sooooo stupid.

That is all. Goodnight. =D

Whew! Post-holiday whirlwind, I am still very tired. In fact, I might be even more tired than I was before the holidays. I feel like I haven't slept a whole night since....before Christmas. It's close to true; the day after Christmas I slept in until about 1:00, and that was the last full 8+ hours I slept. This week alone, I was up late on ( Read more... )

Ah, the Diligenz Christmas party. Last night rounded out my third such event, and they couldn't have been more different experiences.

Two years ago, the party was hosted at the Bellevue Hyatt. It was super nice, held in a huge room with a fantasy casino upstairs and all the food and the DJ downstairs. There was a chocolate fountain for dessert ( Read more... )

Election time is fast approaching. I can't wait until it's over so all the horrible radio and TV commercials will come to a screeching halt. I'm sick of hearing how Darcy Burner wants to raise taxes and has never held any kind of public office, and I'm sick of hearing about how Mike McGavick ran Safeco into the ground but still gave himself four ( Read more... )

I made wonderfully delicious cookies last night, and they were super easy. You should try them: Ingredients:
1 package 2-layer spice cake mix (any brand)
1/2 cup cooking oil
1 egg
1/2 cup applesauce
1 cup raisins

Mix all ingredients together well. Drop by the teaspoonful onto an ungreased cookie sheet. Bake at 350 degrees for 12-15 minutes, ( Read more... )

Before I begin, allow me to preface: I am bored. I detest my job and I do anything I can to avoid actually doing it. Today I went on a search for Sam's PLU La Vie Boheme video clip thing, and came across her version of what's to follow. It was so enticing, I couldn't resist. Sam, you're irresistable.

1.) Put your music player on shuffle.
2.) ( Read more... )

Five years ago, two planes crashed into the Twin Towers at the World Trade Center. I still remember how foggy everything was on campus. I wasn't totally sure what was going on, and when I called my parents to tell them I was OK (remember that plane that went down outside of Pittsburgh? I just wanted to let them know it didn't crash into the ( Read more... )