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Weird thoughts in my head
I always sleep in pajamas. I have this worry that if I don't, the house will catch fire and I'll be forced to escape in only my underwear. -
Finally saw Star Trek Into Darkness
Yeah, it took me this long to get the chance. I was one of three people in the theater. It was... okay. By the end, I was tired of things exploding. I don't know if there's much else to say about it for me. -
Interesting read: Confessions of a Sociopath, by M.E. Thomas
So this is a bit of a treatise and a bit of a memoir written by a diagnosed sociopath, who bucks a lot of the conventional stereotypes about what it means to be a sociopath. It's written by the same person who blogs at http://www.sociopathworld.com/. The name M.E. Thomas is obviously a pseudonym, because as the author notes, we have a visceral ( Read more... ) -
Interesting reads
I think I'm going to start mentioning here various books I read that I finding interesting. Mainly for my own records. There's nothing more annoying than wanting to recommend a book to someone and not remembering the title or the author. -
What else?
Back in my home state of MN. Would love to stay, but we'll see where the job search leads me.
Thinking of learning to knit. I know how to crochet, but I'd like to be able to knit socks. Um, what else does knitting do tons better than crochet? Is there anything? -
Aw, man, not fair
A local donut shop has launched rum cake donuts. Why do I find out about this just as I'm moving away? The universe is taunting me. -
Make the noise stop
Something is making one of my aunt's dogs back. Like, off and on, mainly on, for the last, oh, hour or so. Which starts my dog barking, which is shrill and painful. I love her, but if ever there was an argument for debarking, it's curled up on the of my bed, debating if it wants to send lancing pain through my skull in the name of "warning off ( Read more... ) -
And it continues
Still job searching. I hate job searching ( Read more... ) -
Creeeeeeepy
Ever watch one of those extreme couponing shows? It's like watching someone with an addiction and a hoarding problem all in one. "Look, I own 125 sticks of deodorant, and it only cost me 1.17!" Great, but what the hell do you need 125 sticks of deodorant for? I find it creepier than shows about hoarders and addicts, because the couponer shows act ( Read more... ) -
Hah
Potentially scary dreams lose all their potential when the "creepy" ghost is played by Christopher Lloyd.