[22:44] dana: you don't sound very enthusiastic about my goal of unfolding into a giant robot
[22:44] steve: can i unfold into a giant robot too?
[22:45] dana: when i set a goal about unfolding into a giant robot, i think it would be nice to get a little support from my fiance as i embark on that goal
[22:45] dana: i think it's the least I should ( Read more... )

Phil Plait vs. Katie Couric and anybody else who whines about spending money on NASA when there are problems in the world that we haven't fixed yet.

I love Bad Astronomy.

ICE arrests 15 aliens in Roswell working for U.S. military contractor

Fall TV picks
(all times Central, just to confuse you)

Monday:
8pm: Heroes (NBC) is a show about people who get super-powers and stuff, and as such, I am required by law to watch it.
9pm: Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip (NBC) is by Aaron Sorkin, and as such, will probably pop up at #1 on my TiVo list the moment it actually shows up in TiVo listings ( Read more... )

R.I.P. Mako.

He had a pretty impressive career, but nerd that I am, he'll always be Uncle Iroh from Avatar to me. :(

You know, it looks like dumb fun and all, but I'm having trouble foreseeing any circumstances in which I won't be sick of Snakes on a Plane before it even premieres.

Thanks a lot, internets.

Birthday meme borrowed from ect(via Wikipedia ( Read more... )

Last month, work gave me a nice little Visa gift card as a bonus for five years of service. (It's actually closer to seven, but they just started the reward program now and they're catching up.) After some deliberation, I used it to buy a nice shiny black 30GB video-capable iPod. I'd already been using iTunes and a half-gigabyte Shuffle for a ( Read more... )

Enneagram thing, yoinked from laurelar

( This is generally pretty accurate, I think )

Apparently a couple of companies have been allgedly hiring people to get on message boards, participate for a while to build a reputation, and then say good stuff about the company's productsFirst thought: Message boards are going to be even lamer now. Any time you post a comment that somebody doesn't like, the reaction is going to be, "Oh, so-and ( Read more... )