September 2008
150 posts
Things I’m thankful for:
No forseeable need for loans
Savings account
I belong to a credit union
LOLderdash
kiamatthews:lolcabulary:
n. False and nonsensical to the point of hilarity.
“I’m sorry Governor Palin, but that answer is pure LOLderdash.”
I must start using this in day-to-day conversation.
Apartment Therapy The Kitchn | Good Question: How... →
To all the people who thought I was weird for leaving butter out: read comments, please, and see how I am not alone.
Geeez.
To Tweet or not to Tweet?
peterwknox:
Just how official and credible is the word “Tweet”? I don’t really do Twitter all that much, but, like do people actually say “Tweet”? Is it endorsed by Twitter itself? No one really knows around here.
They use it on their blog!
“In fact, when it comes to banning books, religion is the worst reason of the...”
– Philip Pullman (guardian.co.uk), author of The Golden Compass (first novel of the His Dark Materials trilogy)
I should note that I especially enjoy the way His Dark Materials stands up to precisely this kind of religion.
(via The Daily Dish)
Is it telling that the three most popular photos that I have on my Flickr are photos of cocktails? (Mojito, Clover Club, and Columbia). They were taken with a cell phone camera, too.
A lot of people search for cocktails on Flickr, interestingly enough.
Top 7 Most Cliché Stock Images Used in Web Design →
Always amusing. Bonus points if all 7 images are used in one site ;)
Natty Boh still has devoted drinkers in Baltimore... →
In the midst of hoopla about the financial crisis and politics and such, how about a break with Boh?
ABC News: Top Secret Restaurant Recipes: Red... →
These sound so good to me right now. Best part about going to Red Lobster.
Academy-Award Winning Actor Paul Newman Dies at 83... →
Very sad news :(
“Let’s leave at sunrise;
Let’s live at the ocean;
And I don’t...”
– Doves
Debate Drinking
So our debate drinking rules got us crumpfooted … all of our “terms” included references to said events:
Sip
P.O.W.
Al Qaida
Iraq
Afghanistan
Osama Bin Laden
Community Organizing (no drinks)
Experience
Bush
Bipartisan (crossing the lines)
Main Street (literal term drinking)
Gulp
Iran
North Korea
Reference to Economic Downturn
Bailout Reference
Nuclear
...
DEBATE DRINKING GAME IS ON!!
“Apparently I’m the death star to his rebellion…”
– Roomie Pat
topherchris:
I can see how “How do I take a screengrab of a webpage and paste it into a PowerPoint file?” would fall to the Webmaster to help troubleshoot. Totes.
It’s at times like this when I feel blessed for my ability to spontaneously turn into a duck at will. Quack quack, motherfucker.
</insane>
I get this all the time. The sad part is that I’m probably one of very few...
“Crumpfooted”
– The OG, Ben Franklin
(one of his terms for drunkeness)
Rowley’s Whiskey Forge: Potted, Plotzed, and Corned: An Overdrinker’s Thesaurus
Rowley's Whiskey Forge: Potted, Plotzed, and... →
Synonyms for “drunk”
(via Alcademics)
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“The guy with one house really cares about losing a house, because he is...”
– Chris Rock
Chris Rock: It’s simple, vote for the guy with one house - CNN.com
Hands down the most offensive thing I've seen...... →
thumbwrestlinginbaltimore:
Yes, it is STILL too soon for these jokes. As far as I’m concerned, it will always be too soon.
I’m not exactly pro “never forget,” and can be rather cynical regarding the whole thing (as it HAD to HAPPEN on MY birthday; thanks, terrorists!), but this is completely and utterly classless and offensive. Really.
Furthermore, it’s one thing to...
I see I’m not the only one equating one beauty queen to another according to reactions to her Couric interview on Twitter Election ‘08.
Blog Really...: Letterman Top Ten List →
TOP 10 SURPRISING FACTS ABOUT SARAH PALIN 10. Sometimes Sarah calls John McCain “Grandpa.” 9. She stole that sexy librarian look from me. 8. Recently passed legislation to build a bridge to Funkytown. 7. Does great impressions of Tina Fey. 6. Favorite meal: moose nuggets and beaver jerky. 5. Working on “Knight Rider” spinoff about a talking snowmobile. 4. Favorite book? “Late Show Fun...
“Quote from Sally: “By the Sarah Palin rationale I am expert on heart...”
– Twitter / shekira
Saw this via the Twitter Election ‘08 page.
Survival of the Crappiest
margeeka:
Every week, our office manager fills up the candy jar in the kitchen with an assortment of Hershey’s miniatures. My preference, in order of greatest to least, is as follows: Hershey’s Special Dark, Hershey’s Milk, Mr. Goodbar, Hershey’s Krackle.
It’s now Friday and all that’s left in the jar is 10 pieces of Krackle. I guess I’m not the only one in the office that can’t stand it.
I...
Q: Many people saw the conventions as little more...
STEWART: We're all sort of complicit in forcing them to make those narratives in the first place.
COLBERT: You mean us, or the real press?
STEWART: Everything. The whole mechanism of dissecting their every waking moment has created somewhat of a paralysis. We have drained them of their ability to remain human. Because any human moment will be so fiercely dissected and digested and metastasized by the media.
(really good article: http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20228603,00.html)
Financial crisis basics
karmcity:
magdela:
karmcity:
The news continues to tell me we’re about to hit some hard times. Seemingly every expert is saying if the bailout doesn’t take, we’re going to be in serious trouble.
Besides the obvious conclusions, how will we be in serious trouble? Is there an outline anywhere of the butterfly effect this will have on the world?
It’s driving me crazy that people all over the...
The Story of Muxtape →
willw:
jstn:
muxtape:
What happened, and where we’re going. Muxtape is relaunching as a service exclusively for bands.
Where I’ve been for the last six months.
PETA Urges Ben & Jerry's to Use Human Milk →
muppetpants:
PETA officials say a move to human breast milk would lessen the suffering of dairy cows and their babies on factory farms and benefit human health.
What. The. F**k.
THIS IS INSANE! →
peterwknox:
(via kevindavidcrowe)
If you’re the type of person that needs to keep things neat, do not click this link.
There are people who are compulsive pack-rats… I’d say these photos illustrate one such case.
MC Hammer's 10 Favorite Blogs : Web 2.0 :... →
Can’t touch this.
Palinism Parodied Avant La Lettre →
This eternal Peter Sellers parody of a politician unable to say anything but forced to say something has somehow more salience right now
Question: Why does FiOS not have on demand exercise videos? I mean, there’s an exercise channel… but what if I don’t want to do whatever is currently showing? I really thought they would have something. Sadness.
Inbox not-quite-zero
So I’m really pleased because I’ve been able to keep my personal email inbox down to <10 emails. I think this is aided by the fact that I use gmail, which makes things super easy. Also, I love being able to “archive”. It’s out of my inbox, but not out of my email. I can archive non-labeled things and they still exist.
I know I could theoretically do all these...
"Man witnesses an accident" →
Dug this up today, so I figured I’d share it again with everyone.
In order to eat carrots, I have to make it interesting somehow (or munch while doing something really brain consuming). I like to munch off the outer circle (if possible), leaving the inner part for last.
I have a feeling this makes me look rabbit-/squirrel-like.
Woman "tricked" into sex by penis cream treatment →
peterwknox:
notthatkindagay:
meltinyourmouth:
Sbano claimed he was in talks with a gynaecologist who was anxious for a certain cream to be applied, the prosecutor said.
“He (Sbano) suggested he would apply the cream to his penis and apply it inside her.
Mr Rees said the woman found the sessions “Clinical, not at all erotic”. She consented only because she believed it was a proper...
