Monday, October 17, 2005
oz
It appears I will be spending some time studying in Australia. Not sure how long, but at least a semester starting in February...
Friday, October 14, 2005
facebook is a drug
overheard in dormitory elevator
girl1: "I don't use facebook."
boy: "It's so awesome. I waste all my time there."
girl1: "Yeah, that's why I'm scared of it."
girl2: "Facebook is a DIRTY DRUG! I love it."
later, outside I heard:
girl1: "Did you see? She friended [guy] on facebook."
girl2: "Aaah! What a bitch! She keeps stealing all my cute friends."
girl1: "How well do you know him?"
girl2: "Oh, he just messaged me once yesterday."
Notice, the college student vernacular has been amended recently with terms such as "friending" (a verb that means listing as a friend in one's social network). And people are oh-so-posessive about their friend lists!
girl1: "I don't use facebook."
boy: "It's so awesome. I waste all my time there."
girl1: "Yeah, that's why I'm scared of it."
girl2: "Facebook is a DIRTY DRUG! I love it."
later, outside I heard:
girl1: "Did you see? She friended [guy] on facebook."
girl2: "Aaah! What a bitch! She keeps stealing all my cute friends."
girl1: "How well do you know him?"
girl2: "Oh, he just messaged me once yesterday."
Notice, the college student vernacular has been amended recently with terms such as "friending" (a verb that means listing as a friend in one's social network). And people are oh-so-posessive about their friend lists!
Thursday, October 13, 2005
cnn
Media coverage on cnn is funny.
Of all places, CNN has an interesting video on their front page. I'm not going to watch it because I don't want to see more than a minute eleven of "horses shot to death." The video is probably just reporting the incident (not showing it) but I really don't want to risk watching that.
Jim Bob! This guy's name is actually Jim Bob! He has a last name too, but this is too much. Not only that, but he's from Arkansas and has 16 kids. WOW.
Update: CNN is now rotating this "free video" too... I hope to god that the vikings in question are football players and not Norse warriors! (though it would fit their M.O.)
Of all places, CNN has an interesting video on their front page. I'm not going to watch it because I don't want to see more than a minute eleven of "horses shot to death." The video is probably just reporting the incident (not showing it) but I really don't want to risk watching that. Jim Bob! This guy's name is actually Jim Bob! He has a last name too, but this is too much. Not only that, but he's from Arkansas and has 16 kids. WOW.
Update: CNN is now rotating this "free video" too... I hope to god that the vikings in question are football players and not Norse warriors! (though it would fit their M.O.)
samurai suit
Ceremonial or not, artist or not, there is something wrong with this samurai suit. (Link to artist info and more pics)
Tuesday, October 11, 2005
Thursday, October 06, 2005
Tuesday, October 04, 2005
clever card
Someone sent me an e-birthday card and the notification email was neat: the sender's address was set to a clever value so that when gmail displayed it, I laughed.
Subtle cleverness always makes me grin.
Subtle cleverness always makes me grin.
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