I'm reading Fahrenheit 451 with my kids. I came across this quote:

“Play the man, Master Ridley; we shall this day light such a candle,
by God’s grace, in England, as I trust shall never be put out.” - Hugh Latimer

And researched it's origin: Nicholas Ridley, the Bishop of London in the sixteenth century, was an early martyr for the Protestant ( Read more... )

I think one of the most difficult things to cook is your standard bacon and cheddar three-egg omelet ( Read more... )

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Also, I spent like two days looking for an application that would allow me to yahoo instant message on my *new* pocket pc for free. I finally found one in the form of Agile Messenger and nobody will log onto their Yahoo IM.

Sniffle.

Oh my god.

Has anyone else seen the new Tyra Banks daytime talk show? She changes her outfit like every three minutes. She's doing an interview in sequined overalls (yellow with gold sequins) and rollerskates.

It's perhaps the most television-y thing on tv.

Needed a mental health day, so I called in sick ( Read more... )

After logging on to my router to check my network, I realized I had four extra computers logged in and leaching my bandwidth. I feel like a total scrooge, but it was just getting out of hand - so I put a wep key on my router.

Netflix told me to get the movie Assisted Living. They're doing this thing where they market indie video releases by sending you an email telling you that you'll like it.

The movie is excellent and everybody should see it.

By the way. I think making reciting the pledge of alegiance unconstitutional is totally fucking retarded. Conservatives never actually come out and say that they want to ban mini-skirts or black people. They figure, small steps, they'll get to it eventually.

What the Hell is wrong with us?