So, I just watched the movie Big Fish on the recommendation of spiffturk. It is the best movie that I've seen in a relatively long time. The two major lessons that I get from this movie are a) that I should appreciate my dad more and get to know him better and b) that I really need to get the mustang back working because spinning tires and driving fast in ( Read more... )

So, I know that on more than one occasion in my life I've been bored. It happens to all of us (unless there is some exceptionally lucky soul out there). I just found a site that could be good for burning away a few otherwise wasted hours: Project Gutenberg Distributed Proofreaders. Also, if you'd prefer to just read some free books, you can ( Read more... )

So, I usually browse the web with Mozilla Firefox because I dislike the spyware and virii that come from using Internet Explorer. I also use the adblock plugin to help me avoid annoying flash and banner ads that pollute many websites. While working today, I was trying to find what diameter was meant by different gagues of needles, and I came ( Read more... )

Today, I've become a real engineer. I'm doing an experiment where I had to calculate the Reynold's Number (for blood entering the tip of my really expensive pipette maching it's gonna be about 4.5). Everyone knows that part of being a real engineer is calculating the Reynolds Number. I feel better about my research now, and I feel very silly for ( Read more... )

I'm gonna wear this when I get married:


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So, I found some images here that I found intriguing. I didn't believe it at first, and according to this they aren't real ads, but they're darned amusing (another word that some may pick would be disgusting).

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Destiny: You are filled with Passion and drive to achieve your goals. People gather around you and you love this. You're open and fun loving. You don't mind getting your hands dirty...


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Political quote of the day: "And no one can argue that the world is better off with Saddam -- if Saddam Hussein were in power." -- George W. Bush (from the White House transcript of an interview on June 25, 2004)

Also, Bush is a weenie who can't handle a real interview.

So, I've never really been a fan of SUVs the way that they're used now (sorry SUV owners). When SUVs were there because you needed to carry lots of stuff around, it was good, but when it became the new station wagon, it was bad ( Read more... )