Has anyone round here played Fallout 3?

It's depressing to think that you would need significant breakthroughs in stem cell technology to occur before you could read everything on your Amazon wishlist.

So, it's October, and I thought I'd make a lame attempt at starting a Halloween meme. Know any good supposedly true ghost stories? I've got one from an old roommate. He was coming back from working into the early morning hours, and sat down in the kitchen to have some cereal. As he's eating, he notices a woman in a red dress standing in the other ( Read more... )

Why are the Republicans talking about corporate greed? I'm not being sarcastic, aren't they supposed to be the greed is good party? Isn't self-interest the guiding principle behind the invisible hand?

You are a
Social Liberal
(65% permissive)

and an...
Economic Conservative
(71% permissive)

You are best described as a:

Libertarian

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Happy Petrov Day. Cuz no matter how bad of a day you're having, it would be much worse if large portions of the world had blown up in 1983.

From mmaresca :

1. Comment on this post.
2. I will give you a letter.
3. Think of 5 fictional characters and post their names and your comments on these characters in your LJ.

I was given "Z".

I'll come out swinging with:

Zebraman, Derek: A fitting hero for all the ultrageeks out there, Miike's hero wears a Zebraman outfit (a show that was canceled after 7 ( Read more... )

I know this because I said "Karl Rove's next plan is to trick the elves into making him a Ring of Power", and everyone in the lunchroom got it. The assumption is that one he has his Precious, he'll spend his days hopping around Rock Creek Park.

So my bizarre musings here:

http://word-geek.livejournal.com/91624.html?view=501224#t501224

got me to thinking: what are the signs and portents in the sporing world that the end is nigh?

So, I'll be heading out to Philly for a week of training. I hope Crystal Reports is worth it.