December 2008
180 posts
Notable shipping locations for Rands shirts: Denmark, Germany, Ireland, Finland, Netherlands, Spain, Singapore, Sweden, Switz., New Zealand
Definition of too much free time… I figured out the Rubik’s Cube: http://bit.ly/uaD0
Wondering where the nerd/geek personality was hiding before there were computers…
Mall is crazy packed. Hasn’t anyone read the recession memo?
Anatomy of a Salutation: http://bit.ly/V8nUp
Lost Trailer — trying to remember who is dead — http://bit.ly/xhv6
Benjamin Button = Forrest Gump—
I don’t trust a thing my computer says until I fire up Terminal.
“Google before you speak.”
And, of course, k, k?
Making a list of _one_ character responses/statements used in IM/SMS. For example: y, n, ? — what else?
One letter responses I use: y, n, !, ™, …, ? And ones I now understand: f, o, m, c, x, ☮ (f = ftw)
No clue why I haven’t been listening to Yo La Tengo for years.
Instant, unintentional competitor for favrd: http://bit.ly/JoEt
Burn Day. The day I nurture my inner pyro.
Much wisdom: http://bit.ly/GBPt
“Slowly dying of something, I’m sure.”
Drinking Guinness from a bottle which… is wrong.
There are those who tidy by moving stuff from the floor to chairs and couches and those who throw it back on the floor BECAUSE I NEED TO SIT
Thinking of leaving the Industry: http://bit.ly/153Ut (@spolsky)
“Microsoft is stumbling because they are becoming known for the problems rather than their solutions.”
Authority based search: http://twitority.com/ (currently quite slow)
Had a World of Warcraft dream last night where I rolled a Tina Fey.
Instant Netflix has recently become amazingly fast. To the tune of 10 30 Rock’s in an afternoon/evening.
Pee-Wee’s Playhouse — 2009: http://bit.ly/WRs3
Ctrl-(ScrollWheel) on the Mac for grins.
[ ] URL: http://bit.ly/WAPD [ ] Title for URL from Reddit: “Men’s Health is Fucking Retarded” — please check which is funnier
Trying Tweetie’s attach image feature… Note: these straps are taming my cord problem. http://twitpic.com/x26u
Office reconfig complete. Swapped monitor locations so palette monitor is now on left. Kind’a freaked out. Kind’a the point.
No. Authority is whether you follow them or not… not how many are following: http://bit.ly/8jVb
Sssssssh.. financial good news… don’t tell anyone: http://bit.ly/Z0ke
I’ve never watched Manhattan (the movie) and am currently fixing that situation.
I Love Typegraphy’s favorites of 2008: http://bit.ly/H5GP
The game is ‘I Never’. For example, “I have never been in an IKEA.”
Giving Tweetie a try — at risk of incurring a chocklock.
“Insomnia feels like you can’t shave close enough”
Who, what, when, and where are good. Why and how are the best.
Rousing multi-player iPhone-based Texas Hold’em around the Xmas tree. Mom kicked my ass.
I also have short term memory loss: http://bit.ly/5Mc and http://bit.ly/7yxF (@whlteXbread) (Pie = still good)
In IM, I just noticed that I branch conversations via the use of parenthesis. (I like orange)
[] brackets can also be used for a 2nd conversation (Apple pie must be eaten hot) [No, the warranty on my car has not expired] (@dsandler)
one present opened on Xmas Eve. Thought everyone did.
All major projects begin with massive office reorganization. This evening involved handfuls of cord organizing velcro straps.
Reading about WordPress themes, functions, and performance… I smell a holiday project.
Grooving on the new speedy Twitter user search — ie: all users with BOO in their name: http://bit.ly/un0W
The hiatus for both Battlestar and Lost is long enough that not only have I forgotten what was going on, I also might not care.
My go to “I’ve no clue what to get you” gift is —> fucking amazing socks. It’s a winner.
We’re one URL-related service away from the apocalypse: http://www.longurlplease.com/
Your taxes dollars are buying failing companies across America. Like a mutual fund… with more crying.
It wouldn’t be Christmas without me getting up obscenely early to get to the mall.