October 2009
33 posts
“[Jonathan Frakes] has a cow-shaped mailbox, and retrieving the mail involves...”
– Jonathan Frakes - IMDB Biography
“… what we do know is that the story of the boy in the balloon, filled as...”
– Foster Kamer, Gawker (via @kristinab)
Pink is the new STFU - Veronica Belmont →
See, I’m NOT the only woman who hates being stereotyped by pink. Via @FeliciaDay
I was just trying to look at a history of...
From A Pictorial History of Terriers:
At about the time that Reverend John Russell was picking up his first terrier, the Reverend Thomas Malthus was publishing his tract on human population growth, which was written as a defense of the Enclosure Movement. Malthus argued that nothing should be done to help the rural poor that were being shoved off ...
Epic Fail Furniture Sale Conversation
Buyer: im intersted and like, umm , yeah if i can ask for 75?
Me: Sorry, it was sold for the full amount.
Buyer: aww it look so good allright appercaite u let me know
Food Network star finishes book tour at Whole... →
The book-signing!
While getting my books signed, I mentioned his stop at the Maid Rite in Quincy, Illinois during his Feasting on Asphalt (Mississippi River Run edition) show. It was my grandmother’s favorite restaurant for probably 40 years, and my dad worked there in high school. My dad and I were really pleased to see this humble establishment featured on a food show. It’s been...
“There is only one real lesson in Whedonland, and it’s that loving cool...”
– 5 Reasons It Sucks Being a Joss Whedon Fan
Apologizing for drunken behavior - 9th century... →
The company that turned 'disability' into an asset →
I was reading recently that there’s a disproportionately high number of high-functioning autistics (and those with Asperger’s) in the computer industry. The stereotype that computer nerds have social issues has some basis in the social discomfort that comes from this communications disorder/difference.
The truth is that computer work is a natural for many autistics. As the article...
Study: Majority Of 'Calm Downs' Ineffective →
Silver Linings
Me: Hi, how are you?
Co-worker: Good. How are you today?
Me: Buried in paper.
Co-worker: At least you'll be warm!
NY Times: Congressional Bills and Votes →
Newspapers complain about losing readership (and mostly, relevance) as their activities are taken over by a horde of amateur and professional web writers.
I like this feature from the NY Times, because they’re doing something to keep relevant, to compile and then provide to the public useful information in a format readers can understand and make use of.
Better than complaining no one...
Ramis Interview - Ghostbusters III →
“If the real internet is too scary for you, I now have an official Facebook page”
– @JohnCleese (that’s pretty much how I view Facebook)
Understanding the Anxious Mind *NYT →
So you think you can tell Arial from Helvetica? →
I can. And I won’t even go into a rant about Microsoft, though I could, since they so obviously stole from Helvetica.