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Hmmm
Not sure I want to hear the words "freefall" and "stalling" from any airplane manufacturer even if the intended context is supposedly good. Bad metaphor, sir. Bad metaphor.
To quote:
But the airlines are not really cancelling existing orders either, for fear of falling behind rivals once an economic recovery gets underway ( Read more... ) -
Fat Disclaimers
I wish there were a polite way of going through every. single. comment. on every community post that I see in which commenters encourage losing weight and having something like those Surgeon General warnings for cigarette packs ( Read more... ) -
Playmobil?
So, f-list. Playmobil. I know there are some fans out there! Where to start, for a boy who will be three in June (and does not have an eating-toy fetish)? -
In brief
Star Trek on IMAX = cool
And, to quote Wil Wheaton, It was awesome. I loved it.
Go on, go see it. Well-done movie with plenty of general appeal as well as the fun ST insider references. -
Star Trekkin'
Am going to see Star Trek on the Pacific Science Center IMAX screen ( Read more... ) -
Need laptop
Lenovo is having a sale on some of its laptops ( Read more... ) -
Little did I know...
Gee, if I'd known I was such a fantastic pick, I'd have started dating earlier.
Your result for The Social Persona Test (What kind of man/woman are you?)...
The Rarity (QTAF)
Quirky Traditional Alpha Female
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Backing up LJ
Is there any way to back up LJ archives (on, say, Dreamwidth or elsewhere) so that if it goes poof, all is not lost?
Yes, I know about LJ-Book, which I keep reminding myself to use again, but it would be nice to have an e-copy. -
Pet peeve
Something I see popping up ALL over the place...
Folks, you do NOT need to make up a gender-neutral pronoun in English. By this I mean "hir," "zie," and company.
You see, to quote Monty Python, we've already GOT one. It's called the singular they and is entirely grammatically correct. I know, I know, it sounds wrong to say, "I don't know ( Read more... ) -
F-you food list
Apologies for forgetting to cut this yesterday - I know it can be triggering for some!
( Friday, May 7 )