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Time to go.: If the calendar finally says it, it must be true.

Tue, 22 Jul 2008 12:32:19 -0500

Time to go.: If the calendar finally says it, it must be true.

Superfish - Suckerfish on 'roids

Tue, 22 Jul 2008 11:43:07 -0500

Superfish - Suckerfish on 'roids: Superfish is an enhanced Suckerfish-style menu jQuery plugin that takes an existing pure CSS drop-down menu (so it degrades gracefully without JavaScript) and adds the following much-sought-after…

The Sashimi Tabernacle Choir: “If one singing, dancing...

Tue, 22 Jul 2008 08:00:32 -0500

The Sashimi Tabernacle Choir: “If one singing, dancing fish can be that annoying, what can you say about two hundred and fifty?” (Thanks, Lissa.)

theferrett: How To Be A Snob: Drinking Alcohol

Mon, 21 Jul 2008 13:03:47 -0500

theferrett: How To Be A Snob: Drinking Alcohol: The second part involves understanding that taste is an intensely personal experience, which is to say that you can say pretty much anything and nobody knows any better. In fact, unless you’re drinking with a sommelier who knows what she’s doing - in which case let her tell you what’s in it and nod a lot - then everyone is afraid that maybe they’re the ones who don’t know what they’re doing. [reblogged from jowilson]

Knock Knock Stickies

Mon, 21 Jul 2008 08:53:00 -0500

Knock Knock Stickies:

Sticky notes for those of us who can’t look at work without being snarky. Disturbingly useful.

Naked rugby

Sat, 19 Jul 2008 09:17:27 -0500

Naked rugby: Members of the All Blacks, New Zealand’s national team, took part in a nude rugby game for charity at St. Kilda Beach on July 12, 2008 in Dunedin, New Zealand.

When fatalism meets alcoholism

Fri, 18 Jul 2008 15:07:50 -0500

Amy: No, really, Charles, you should get your tickets booked if you want to see Batman this weekend. Shows are selling out.
Charles: Meh. I'll do it later.
Sherry: (a few minutes later) Hey, the local movie theater's website is overloaded. Too many people trying to buy tickets. Charles, she wasn't kidding. Call your friends.
Charles: Nah. We'll probably just give up and go drink instead.

A liberal geek in Kansas decided he couldn’t take any more...

Fri, 18 Jul 2008 13:03:30 -0500

A liberal geek in Kansas decided he couldn’t take any more of his conservative state representative, and decided to run against him. Click the image to see the full XKCD-style cartoon to see what happened next. The internet and small donors — two things that, when put together, have the potential to change how we look at (and fund) our elections.

HolyJuan: Tips for Meeting Your Future Self

Fri, 18 Jul 2008 12:42:18 -0500

HolyJuan: Tips for Meeting Your Future Self: At some point, time travel will be invented and your future self will come back to warn you about something. Be prepared by following these tips.

“Take a look at that, folks. It’s us, seen from 50 million...

Fri, 18 Jul 2008 12:34:00 -0500

“Take a look at that, folks. It’s us, seen from 50 million kilometers away. I’ve seen many images of the Earth and Moon together as taken by distant spacecraft, but this, seeing them in motion, really brings home — if I may use that highly ironic term — just where we are: a planetary system, an astronomical body, a blue orb hanging in space orbited by a desolate moon. This is a view that is literally impossible from the ground. Only a spacefaring race gets the privilege of this view from a height.” - Phil Plait’s “Bad Astronomy” blog

HP shatters excessive packaging world record

Fri, 18 Jul 2008 10:50:21 -0500

HP shatters excessive packaging world record: 17 boxes in total to protect 32 pages. A world-class effort there from HP.

Scattered, smothered, covered and hitched

Wed, 16 Jul 2008 14:52:53 -0500

Scattered, smothered, covered and hitched: “Waffle House employee Pamela Christian is escorted by father William Christopher during the start of her wedding ceremony in the parking lot of the Dacula restaurant Friday. ” To quote Adam: “that’s…

My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2008-7-13)

Mon, 14 Jul 2008 07:26:00 -0500

My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2008-7-13):

Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz

We prefer ‘chaotic neutral,’ thanks: Taking a break...

Sun, 13 Jul 2008 17:58:30 -0500

We prefer ‘chaotic neutral,’ thanks: Taking a break from attempting to beat each other up, they collapsed in a heap in the blue rocker and, eventually, purred each other to sleep. (For those of you not well-versed in recognizing our cats, Edmund is on your left, and Tenzing is on your right.)

World Spice Merchants

Sat, 12 Jul 2008 04:06:54 -0500

World Spice Merchants: Downtown Seattle shop for herbs, spices, and teas. They have multiple kinds of chai. I am very, very intrigued.

Trombone made of glass. Enough said.

Fri, 11 Jul 2008 23:21:50 -0500

Trombone made of glass. Enough said.

Amy added 'The Compass Rose'

Fri, 11 Jul 2008 13:32:04 -0500

Amy added 'The Compass Rose' : Amy marked as to-read: The Compass Rose (Paperback) by Gail Dayton
bookshelves: to-read

Amy added 'The Silver Pigs: A Marcus Didius Falco Mystery'

Fri, 11 Jul 2008 12:26:35 -0500

Amy added 'The Silver Pigs: A Marcus Didius Falco Mystery' : Amy marked as to-read: The Silver Pigs: A Marcus Didius Falco Mystery (Mass Market Paperback) by Lindsey Davis
bookshelves: to-read

Bizarro Comic: 'Binary Shakespeare'

Fri, 11 Jul 2008 08:44:19 -0500

Bizarro Comic: 'Binary Shakespeare': (That’d be a heck of an online handle…I like it.)

Mountain Dew Flavored Doritos: Not for the Squeamish

Fri, 11 Jul 2008 08:44:10 -0500

Mountain Dew Flavored Doritos: Not for the Squeamish: “Mountain Dew-flavored Doritos. The very idea sounds like lunacy.”