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Things Younger Than McCain
http://www.thingsyoungerthanmccain.com/
Some of my favorites: The invention of the ball-point pen, Alaska, and Mount Rushmore.
disclaimer:
I don't advocate age-ism - he's apparently in fine health. But since I happen to dislike McCain's bid for president for other reasons, (admiting in his own words he knows very little about the economy, pro-war, ( Read more... ) -
Spy vs. Spy
I saw Iron Man last night, which was definitely in the top 3 comics-type movies I've seen (behind Batman Begins and Transformers). Me and Casey also invented our own comic book series on the way there, but more on that later.
But then I wasn't tired when I got back, so I did something that I'd never done before: I watched C-SPAN.
And it was awesome ( Read more... ) -
Things for Sale That I Will Mail You
David Horvitz, apparently an aspiring MFA student in NYC, has a lot of things for sale ( Read more... ) -
How many 5-yr olds could you take in a fight?
31
Apparently I could take 31 5 yr olds in a no-holds-barred, no weapons fight in an enclosed space the size of a basketball court. How many can you take?
Pretty awesome quiz site - I don't even remember seeing ads, so I'm not sure how they stay up and running...
edit: interestingly enough, LJ thinks my userpic should go inside this little widget, ( Read more... ) -
If I was a betting man...
Pat, Paul, and I have been going to the gym pretty regularly since January (when we originally moved to Boston and got gym memberships a week before we had an apartment.)
For some reason, this morning we decided to see how much our max weight is on the bench press. I was never really that into lifting before this year, so I literally have never ( Read more... ) -
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I have 13 socks in my drawer right now. And one matching pair.
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Justifying the cost
I've been looking for an alternative to my backpack recently. It's pretty old, but mostly it just looks like I'm on my way to class, not on my way to a sweet start-up ( Read more... ) -
I love my coworkers
At the gym yesterday:
Pat: "Man, I'm getting weaker."
Me: "I'm getting stronger!"
Paul: "I'm getting a pimple!" -
5 minutes of fame
And by that I mean 5 seconds ( Read more... ) -
The Toolbars
FreeCause recently joined a basketball league that meets in Waltham (20 mins outside Boston) every Thursday night. The league is refereed by NBA-certified refs, and Casey, who is crazy, signed us up for the division just below "semi-pro." Which made us preeetty sure we were going to get blown away every game.
But we're not doing too bad! As of ( Read more... )