My brother saved his Christmas/birthday/arbor day money for two years. Finally, he bought himself a big prize - an Ipod touch. And now its gone. Most likely stolen out of his coat pocket while at the mall this weekend. There was a window of probably ten minutes between when he last had his hands on it and when he realized it was gone. And there's ( Read more... )

I am in love with the smell of musty books. Ohhhhh, acidic paper slowly crumbling to nothing. I want to open a book, stick my nose in the spine and inhale deeply. sigh. Hell, I'd roll around in musty books naked if I could keep smelling that wonderful smell.

Eau de vieux livre. I should market that. 

I don't think I would like some of my favorite authors if I met them. There are a handful of people who's writing I really love; but from what I can gather from this writing, I just don't think we would be friends. For some reason it doesn't seem weird that I would enjoy someone's music or acting and not be able to be buddies with them. The idea ( Read more... )

Who knew I could experience the fun of an earthquake while sitting in Wisconsin ( Read more... )

A technical manual to SQL is sitting next to me. I just installed a whole bunch of stuff from MySQL.

I am learning how to design databases, and I am not afraid.

...okay, just a little afraid maybe...

I'm looking for some advice. Jessica and I are in the market for a new digital camera. We are looking for a basic point-and-shoot model - no fancy SLR for us. A couple important things we'd like is a compact or "ultracompact" size, lithium batteries, and a quick response time. Yesterday Jess and I looked up some reviews on CNet and thought the Sony ( Read more... )

Do compliment and complement mean the same thing to you?

I always understood that to compliment was to praise or give flattery. Whereas to complement was to make whole, or better, or when the addition of one thing makes the whole thing better. So, one may write, "Billy gave Sally a compliment," or  "Kelly complements this company," but not the ( Read more... )

I'd like to share a picture that just tickles me, but because I don't have a paid account it looks like you'll have to deal with a link:

Here is the Archon Project staff, developers of a web-based tool for managing archival processes. I usually try to disregard stereotypes, but look at these guys! Could they be anything else but computer programmers ( Read more... )

i love living in an apartment building, sharing my walls with others. i didn't grow up this way. but i've found that i really enjoy hearing other people's living noises. The radios, the faucets, yes, even the sex sometimes ( Read more... )

Yesterday was overcast, rainy, and rather chilly. I loved it! Generally I'm a bright sunshine and warmth kind of person, but every so often a gloomy day is just perfect. Jess and I skipped church for a big breakfast of "extras with egg and cheese" in our pj's. (The "extras" are whatever produce we have leftover that can reasonably be cooked in the ( Read more... )