December 2009
25 posts
Drama For Obama as Child's Injury Delays Golf Game →
I bet that author felt VERY clever for that rhyming headline.
This is one of those annoying newspaper articles that makes a big deal out of a normal non-event. OOOH, delayed a GOLF GAME, OMG HIGH DRAMA.
That's so true!
Wil Wheaton (@wilw) 12/27/09 6:42 PM The single most insulting thing you can tell a creative person is, upon viewing their creation, “you have too much free time.” Sent with Tweetie
Is there no page fold? →
I don’t know. I’ve seen people not be able to figure out where something on a web page was because it never occurred to them to scroll down. Amazing, but true, stories.
Asian brown cloud →
Wow, I stumble on some disgusting things.
The Pragmatist Says: Get Over Yourself
I was reading Kung Fu Grippe, and came across the post on the book Conspicuous Compassion. I haven’t read the book, but I get the idea. Generally, I agree with it. I work at a charity, so I know better than most the ways people try to seem as if they care by doing the easiest, most public thing possible.
Which is why the quote from indefensible.me kinda pissed me off. To wit:
If you want...
Hollywood trains students to falsely recall... →
Duh. I guess we needed a study to figure that out.
“When asked in an interview if she had any mottos, she replied: “There are loads...”
– A Moron Named Kate Moss (via theTelegraph)
Lyrics from Fergalicious →
These prove that (1) she can’t spell duchess or (2) T-to-the-A-to-the-ASTEY.
They also prove that she’s a total moron. These lines are not lyrics, they’re dimwitted cries for help. She should try having a more interesting and fulfilling life. This whole song is her (1) begging people to think she’s valuable because she’s not fat, (2) trying to convince us she’s...
The Watcher: Sex, secrets and 'Dollhouse': Joss... →
I’m a little sad it’s going off the air, because I like Joss Whedon, but I never really liked this show for a variety of reasons. Eliza Dushku is freaking terrible, the not-really-consensual sex aspect made me nervous and unhappy, and it’s been hard to see where it’s going or what the point is … I won’t be sad to see it go.
40 Unseen Moments From Your Favorite Movies (Star... →
Fun Stuff!!
BBC - Ban pink gifts for girls, says mother →
This woman is my hero.
If I had a daughter I know I’d show up at toy stores looking for books, Star Wars, Tinker Toys, Legos and race cars. I never got the pink thing.
Did you know Google Streetview has the Pompeii... →
Time Runs Out On START - the 1991 U.S.-Russia Arms... →
This was a really big thing to me back in the day the first year I participated in Model United Nations. Discussions about arms proliferation/control and disarmament dominated that year. It made me want to go into international politics - which in fact I started to do when I went to college.
Clients From Hell →
This blog gives me the willies. Because it’s real.
