31 January 2008
Of authors and supermarkets. →Read more...
Reducing both the obvious and subtle of a common experience to its most simple and expressive form. Have you ever summed up or heard someone sum up a situation or event perfectly in just a couple of words?
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Radio Free JanetLand. Starting at 8:00 p.m. Eastern. 90 minutes of pop-y music. Dance around the room if you like.
Almost too sweet After weeks of listening to people bad mouth big cats, this was a nice change.
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I effing hate the BMV. →Read more...
Natural Selection Speed Date II: Sugar Mamas and Boy Toys Pocket Change is paying tribute to the women who publicly declare they have the means and they have the needs. Symbiosis has allowed ugly rich men to attract young gorgeous money-hungry women for centuries; it is now the women’s turn. . . . →Read more...
B3 Organ Grinders What are some of your favorite bands/songs with prominent organ?
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Today's heartwarming story 88 monkeys are rescued from laboratory hell in Chile and start a new life in Dorset.
Not from the Daily Mail, so, sadly, no cute pictures.
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Mexico Furious Over German "Finger In Butt" Song NSFW photo (not 100% S, it's a little iffy, a little . . . cheeky, you might say.)
What's the most interesting biography you've read?
Great Olan Mills Portraits of Yesteryear Yes, it's snarkery of the highest order.
Dumb things our pets do -- go! 1. My cat curls up in front of the wall radiator, even when it's not on! I'm like, dude, it's just a cold spot in the hallway. 2. Sometimes my dog sees a small dog a block away and mistakes it for a cat. If she's off leash (it's a quiet street and she knows not to go off sidewalks) she then skitters down the sidewalk all excited toward said cat-dog and then stops short and walks away casually when she realizes it's a dog.
OH YEAH *bursting through a wall near you*
Break it down! A new JibJab starring me, the Twinkie, and my Dad.
Update on squid jerky... ...apparently they serve it with mayonnaise, for dipping.
That is all.
If someone mentions "the big game", pour a bud light on the ground in memory of the Bud Bowl - it's the Superbowl Commercials drinking game. :P
Happy last birthday of January to danostuporstar !
30 January 2008
eBay question: If a listed item has a s&h price and I buy the item is the seller obligated to sell it to me for the price I bought it for even if they discover that they made a mistake and undercharged on shipping?
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FoodFilter I'm thinking about edging back toward a more vegetarian diet. Not "real" vegetarian, but vegetarian plus fish plus free range chicken.
Question: What non-red-meat food item might replace the yummy goodness of bacon in a BLT? Is there any way to get seitan crispy like bacon? Any other ideas?
Kari's new hair? No good.
Wendellsday Night at the Radio 9PM Eastern, for those of you not watching airplanes on conveyor belts.
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Muddgirl Radio Test 1 Starting at 6:45 CST, ending before Wendell comes on. Mostly upbeat college rock songs with some surprises
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Dog lovers, help please! →Read more...
When Bad Headlines Attack... ... or, "Is that a crowbar in your pants, or does this wisecrack NOT apply to women?"
A Picture Worth A Thousand Words The "nuns 'n' nudes" ad irks catholics, but beyond the shock value, the picture is quite intriguing. +Enlarge. [nude male butt alert]
I feel vindicated. Thanks to a sudden blast of arctic air and several inches of snow,
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You-oughta-know-it's-annoying filter. →Read more...
I want this. WantWantWantWant. Want.
Radio now. For an hour. A bit loud and angry at first, mellowing out toward the end.
Jeremy Beadle. Dead at 59. I'm pretty shocked by this. He was a staple of my Saturday night TV when I was a young teenager.
Nice to meet you! Hi! Newbie. Just wanted to greet y'all.
Lent is coming early this year Anyone giving up anything?
How do you make use of your apple warranty for a macbook pro? My other half's mbp is not burning or reading dvds (but not cds). If I take it to the apple store, do I need to bring documentation with me or do they just get the warranty info off the serial number?
What's the longest you've ever waited in line? And what were you waiting for?
Talk me out of it!!? I'm all weight-lossy and pink hair-confident and feel like getting freaky with the vinyl. STEP IN, O wise bunnies.
THIS IS A SHOUTING THREAD BECAUSE I AM PISSED OFF AND I DEMAND AFFIRMATION
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Man, I love the web ... →Read more...
Edwards drops out Article states that Edwards has asked the other Democratic candidates to commit to making poverty a central issue in their campaign and in their potential White Houses.
I have been right all along. . . As part of my job, I do a lot of water testing in school buildings,
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Bad and Good! BAD: my power went out last night and my alarm didn't go off as a result, I woke up 20 min. after I should have already been on the bus!
GOOD: My roommate texted me to say I should stay home if I can since winds are 50 mph, I called my team lead, and he said he didn't think it would be safe for me to try and make it in. So... snow day!
Ultrasonic laughter has been recorded during groundbreaking rat-tickling experiments. In an article on teh funny from "Damn Interesting". But laughing rats? Really?
Apparently. So what has gaspode really been doing with those rats, then?
29 January 2008
My corsetry pictures Since people asked... here some of them are. They were taken by a good friend of mine,
Luke Copping, in his studio. The gal in zebra did both of our makeup (and, is his girlfriend).
A story with teeth This one's gross, but so damn funny.
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Hi, I'm Canadian! Pleased to meet you.
Venting I'm replacing two ceiling registers in the basement apartment of my house. The opening is too large and the screws only meet air. (The old ones were held up by screws on the edges of the vent.) Is there any easy way to fix this? Perhaps make some sort of frame of heavy duty tape around the opening so the screws have something to go into? The new registers are very lightweight and it won't take much to secure them.
ShitSenders. Uh, do not want.
The Stupids Step Out. jonmc and Hugh Janus enjoy an afternoon of drinking, food and crafts.
There's Been a Coup! The more inside button is no more!
Long live more on the outside!
Rah rah rah!
Romance Update -- let's go! Okay, after about 10 to 12 months of near a-sexuality, I've decided to make an effort again. My plan is to have go out on at least one date in March, and hopefully some rolls in the hay by end o' month.
Anyone else care to update?
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Does anybody take Zyrtec D? So, after getting the whole "it's prescription...unlike Zyrtec" to "OH...wait no you're right, it is OTC like regular Zyrteec" run-around at CVS--it turns out they don't have any Zyrtec D in for me to even buy.
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WHY CAN'T I BE SKINNY LIKE THE FRIENDS?? *ahem* sorry. Channeling Margaret cho for a moment there.
But yes, I got my pics back from my corset photo shoot.
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Mo'Nique makes Oprah cry And me, too! I love a good afternoon cry.
More radio starting now. Kind of a test, mostly random stuff, about an hour's worth.
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Remember Lambo? It turns out he ran away because ... well, you can read the full story of where he'd been and where he is now
here.
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Loose vs Lose. Spelling pet peeve of the day. "Loose" = not tight, like a shoelace, or a tooth. "Lose" = get rid of, misplace, as in extra weight, or keys.
"People in the crowd gave him a cigarette and grapes until the rescue services arrived."
WTF?
SOTU - What's with the Red Blazers? I only watched a few minutes of the State of the Union, but
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Radio b- It's a wicked life, but what the hell? I'm going to be listening to some music while I do housework today. You are welcome to listen along, and if you wanna tackle that sink full of dirty dishes while you're at it, I won't mind. The frenzy starts at approximately 10:00 AM Pacific.
V-Day is coming. We're gonna do the Valentines again this year, right? Right?
So, my daughter emails me from Korea, and she tells me kim chee is nasty. But she likes squid jerky.
Up till this time I had no idea squid jerky existed.
That is all.
I've been reading this webcomic for the past hour or so, instead of working.
This strip is great. So are the rest.
Has anyone else noticed the sheer amount of Ikea stuff that shows up on Who, Torchwood and Sarah Jane? Do they not have any other shops in Wales? Just an observation.
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28 January 2008
The Song Retains The Name I’m guessing that MeCha is not Led Zeppelin Fan Central, but there might be a couple of you who’ll appreciate this: last week, I was given a stack of Zep bootlegs. I am now taking this opportunity to share one of them with you.
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Design Challenge: Take Back the Bathroom! Sticker Campaign This thread was the
last straw! We've discussed it here before. We've complained to our friends. We've dealt with other people's nasty inconsideration. It's time to take action, once and for all. Designers, to the barricades!
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chococat, interior designer. I'm in the kids' section of Apartment Therapy!
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Oh. My. God. Greatest. Pet. Evah! You know I love axolotls. Well ...
AskMecha: who does this animated gif represent? Does anyone know where this animated gif is from and who it represents? I stole it from somewhere to use as an avatar but have no idea what it is.
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Yay! New Nicolai Dunger album! Straight from the Swedish online place early last week, into the post and onto my doormat this morning. Yay Swedish singer/songwriter types.
Question for the ladies Toilet etiquette.
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yay, and finally! I finally had an amusing-enough observation to end up on boingboing.
I can die happy now.
I discovered two new microwave-related ways to be dumb in rapid succession. →Read more...
my first php program!!! (well, okay, this is actually my second, the first one being a simple "hello world!" print command)→Read more...
Any mechazens in Paris? You know, the one in France? →Read more...
Since it seems to be a slow day here, I am posting this link. It says that Firefox has a 16% market share,
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Flo? "This account is disabled?"
What's the etiquette for
giving an informational interview about a past employer? I'm not really thrilled with the company, and I probably wouldn't recommend that anyone go work for them, mainly because the whole culture was dysfunctional. But
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From the Bands That Never Got Their Due Department, →Read more...
omg puppy vs robot! warning: lots of woofin'!
MeFite Careers? Is there a
Metafilter post about what users do for a living that I can not find? There must be one somewhere.
TV shows you like that are cancelled I'm just getting into
Dead Like Me, and it's so sad, because I know there are only two seasons. But I guess I can enjoy those two seasons. And, I liked
Journeyman a lot, but I guess that's cancelled, too. Anyone else have a cancelled TV show on their mind?
Happy birthday to rhapsodie !!!
27 January 2008
U.S. Men's Figure Skating Championship Ends In Tie. Lysacek defeats Weir on strength of long program to claim tie-breaker.
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Radio Mecha - Music Box: Bobby Hutcherson Here I am, on the Radio Mecha, playing some '60s and '70s jazz. There's a wide variety of bandleaders and styles, but every song features my favorite vibraphonist, Bobby Hutcherson. Please listen, if you're so inclined.
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chrismear radio thing. A brief Sunday hour of some laid-back music, a little sweet, a little melancholy. Starting at 7pm EST, midnight GMT.
I haz absinthe. Not absinthe flavored liquer, but real French Absinthe from France. I'm lubing my liver with a beer first. I called Hugh Janus, figuring he might want to be in on this, but he hasn't called back.
Oh. Dear. God. NSF anyone with a weak stomach. Really. I'm not kidding.
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Oh teh poor li'l kyoot! Be sure to click the video link ('Cat's history')and watch right to the end where it looks as if she's trying to hide her sad little face with her useless extra paw.
Are other people having problems with gmail, or did someone hack my account? My password's not working, and I know that it's correct.
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kd lang Hallelujah After Neil Young had an aneuryism in 2005, he cancelled his appearance at the Juno awards in his hometown Winnipeg. kd lang stepped in with a searing rendition of "
Hallelujah" which ends with her in tears on the stage.
Podecast! Starting at 2pm (ish). 2 hours of New Zealand music, many genres, many time periods.
I had an ocular migraine this morning. It was my first one. I asked mrs chewie if she would still love me if I had a brain tumor. She said yes. Both my parents had multiple strokes and I really, REALLY would rather not follow them. It was probably triggered by that creepy artist picture I linked in the random thoughts thread.
I can't say I don't get offers.... I sometimes receive entertaining communiqués from strange men on Facebook.
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Three point weekend update. →Read more...
This is not the BP you are looking for. However, I am playing for a short while, starting now.
26 January 2008
IRC Party Come to #bunnies for a Saturday night bonanza.
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Radio MeCha: 80's Dance. Extended dance remixes of 80's songs, and some that sound like they're from the 80's. Starting 3pmPST/6pmEST/11pmGMT.
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Metachat Radio FAQ page. To all people thinking of doing a radio show but aren't sure how to start, I've created a new page on the Wiki.
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Facebook scrabble. I have some scrabble games to finish up. I'm looking at you rhizome and teloki. If anyone else wants to play, I'm "Puke AndCry" on facebook.
I've been hibernating. →Read more...
my vacuum cleaner doesn't suck :( →Read more...
Today's SF meetup has been moved to its original time and location (1:00 p.m. at Chrissy Field).
iPod n00b questions -- Hope!
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Dear NYC bunnies I am coming to your fair city the first week of April.
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So, I'm listening to Morning Becomes Eclectic (in particular, the show with Caribou)
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Airport reviews wanted We run a new blog dedicated to the word's airports. For years we've been frustrated by the poor quality of airport guides and thought that we would try and build a better one. Would anyone be interested in writing small reviews of any of thier favourite airports (and maybe supply an interesting pic)?
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Radiating face? Ow. I was just looking at recipes for homemade facial scrubs/masks, one of which advises: Try equal parts of honey and cornmeal, mixed thoroughly. Your face will feel very smooth and will radiate.
So. That's your fun tip of the day; hope it helps.
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Our Conan is on! →Read more...
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25 January 2008
Am I going to hell? →Read more...
Finally seeing Waitress has exacerbated my want to make pie. There is a quiche in the oven, and i think i'll try the chocolate strawberry Oasis.
Thoughts on pie?
Mike Rowe's Dirtiest Job Long before the Discovery Channel, he was a late night host on QVC, and youtube is there!
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Everybody Sings About the Weather Part 2 Featuring rain, sun, wind and other stuff. Starts 6PM PST, 9PM EST, 2AM GMT. The sun WILL come out tonight.
1 hour later than originally scheduled on the dibs page because I made the mistake of going out in the rain today; runs just under 3 hours, unless I get kicked off...
Today at work, I slipped away from my duties to sneak a quick smoke.
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Embarassing Confession Friday #2 - oddest first name of someone you've kissed.
Embarrassing Confession Friday -- let's go! Who do you think is hot or even sorta cute, despite their being a non-acceptable person for such a thought?
Do you think John Gibson will be fired? I think he won't. He's manufacturing the product his publisher wants him to manufacture, after all. No one gets fired for doing their job, right?
The eek photo friday, since I ain't doing the kitchen thing, but with a question. Posted within is a photo I took on my recent trip to North Carolina.
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Stowaway kitty reunited with her family -- Family’s pet cat takes flight in suitcase, which is then grabbed by mistake.
GAH! THIS IS A THREAD OF FRUSTRATED SHOUTING →Read more...
Bay Area peoples: In case you avoid MetaTalk, there's an SF Meetup tomorrow which will be attended by JESSAMYN. Yeah, that's right.
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Coach endures unthinkable loss one second at a time. This is a great article, but don't read it if you're at work and tearing up in front of your co-workers would be a bad idea.
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If DilbertBlog Can Do It, why the hell can't we? Contribute lyrics (based on MeFi/MeCha posts) to a future hit song to be recorded by the
MetaFilter Orchestra (featuring the Millard Brothers and Quonset the Hut).
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Reverse Karaoke: David Lee Roth's vocal track for "Runnin' With the Devil".
as if you needed reminding
Who ya gonna call? Your 80's video flashback for the day.
This photo makes me laugh every time I see it. May not be safe for work. I feel like an idiot even typing that, but I'm just CMA.
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Layer Tennis, two at a time! It's a season-ending double "best-of," with
Shaun Inman up against Chris Glass and
James Hutchinson versus Jason Koxvold. Simultaneously, no holds barred. Should be fun, if it doesn't go off the rails.
Orange Swan Story #58.5: Quick on the Draw Some years back a cop I knew told me this story...
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National types of beauty. A 1928 cigarette card series.
Flying Pigs Freeze Twice Over, or Sumthin. I have done two things recently that I would have never expected to do, and, in fact, not having done those were pillars of whatever positive self image I have going these days.
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MP3 Potluck I'm throwing an mp3 potluck, and everybody's invited. Even if you don't bring anything to share, I hope you'll stop in, say hello and enjoy some of these delicious treats.
Remember that Sony Bravia ad with the superballs? This is a good spoof of it involving video game army men.
web trend map - on the Tokyo subway stations positions! Where's your stop?
Printing Guilt - Ask Mecha: How are local printers staying in business? →Read more...
Design Police i know there are a lot of graphic designers here, so this may already have been posted, but i enjoyed it.
grill skill! (link goes to google video)
a wendy's training video ca. late eighties. srsly, wait until the three-and-a-half minute mark.
Reusable headlines! →Read more...
24 January 2008
Give your resume a face lift Interesting + helpful site I ran across.
Interview Monday! Only two weeks since the total surprise of losing my job...not bad, not bad.
Project Runway - Spoilers
Microwaves are great and all, but when I was a kid, we'd cook Stouffer's frozen Mac & Cheese in the oven and it'd get this nice crust on top that you could mash into the macaroni for crunchy texture. I miss the crust.
Has anyone here ever made wasabi tobiko? I went to the Japanese market, and they only had masago. I usually get wasabi tobiko too, but they didn't have any. How hard can it be? Fish eggs and wasabi powder, right? Any suggestions would be appreciated for making my own masago tobiko.
Radio Mecha - Music Box 40 minutes or so of music before the Repub debate. Please listen, if you're so inclined.
That boy needs therapy! What, what does that mean? (bizarre Avalanches YouTube)
Man. Life could always be worse. People could feel entitled
to steal your freakin' hair.
Teeth - movie preview I saw linked from mefi. Quicktime, probably NSFW. I don't even know what to say about this, but I think I want to see everyone involved in this drown in sewage.
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I am most thoroughly, indubitably nerdy Herein I discuss wardriving on the bus with my iPod Touch.
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How hard would it be to make a bracelet like this? I gave one to a friend and he lost it. I know nothing about beadwork. Is this impossible?
My computer monitor broke today and I was too afraid to tell IT
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Reading this article has cast a pallor of gloom over me for the last couple days. hugs, anyone?
(Doesn't that make you want to click the link?)
Plumb crazy.. There's no drain in my basement, and I must have one put in before I rent out the apartment in it. Probably no one can estimate this basement unseen, but will anyone hazard a guess as to how big and expensive a job it might be for a plumber to find and refit the drainpipe I'm assuming must be under the ceramic tile somewhere?
Three Point Status Update! →Read more...
Ask MeCha: Editorial style geeks, please don your propeller hats →Read more...
DJ Haidz: This Is Your Post! →Read more...
Seattle meetup bump! February 2nd, The Elysian on Capitol Hill. Starring many fun & lovely Seattle Mechazens, and some from Portland, too!
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Hi Bunnies, I'm hooo-ooome →Read more...
This Posts Is Sufficient - Have you seen this lolfite?
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REPLACEMENT SHOUTING THREAD , YEAH, I'M LOOKING AT YOU SEANYBOY
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The Liner. 'The entire senior class of Hamline University, Saint Paul, Minnesota, 1925, each drawn in one hour a night--with a few days off--from November 17, 2004 to February 17, 2005.'
holy crap, i KNOW her! for 'american idol' fans. i totally went to high school with her, and she sang at my friend's wedding. little surprising she didn't make it, but what do i know about the music industry.
The Lancashire Witches by Ainsworth. What are you reading online? Include a teaser quote. "Bess Demdike is an approved and notorious witch, and hath been seen by credible witnesses attending a devil's sabbath on this very hill--Heaven shield us!" - Earl of Poverty
23 January 2008
I had a shitty day at work today. →Read more...
My first EVAR MeCha dream: →Read more...
Everybody Sings About the Weather (part 1) A Very Special Wendellsday Night Radio begins at 6PM Pacific Time, 9PM Eastern, 2AM GMT. It starts with snow music but quickly moves to the rain, because It Never
Snows in Southern California.
yeah, I'm announcing it early, but I'd like some audience this time
The Hawaii Chair Okay, I don't have cable, so maybe you've seen this but I haven't until now. So I'm laughing my head off imagining
these people actually working in an office.
I wore a suit to work today and I have a run in my pantyhose.
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Radio! I'm gonna play some songs in an attempt to make myself sit here and work. You can listen too. Starting on the hour (2p.m. California time).
Bring back that old-timey music! Or: What happens when musicians gather at a cabin in the woods with instruments.
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The best jellybean flavor is Pear. Refute, discuss.
How trendy is Gobelins? I mean the area in the 13th arrondissement. Some people say its the Parisian equivalent of the Meatpacking district (or it soon will be). I'm tempted to stay in a new hotel out there, but seeing as its out of town, i'm hesitating. Anyone been there? Anyone have a recommendation? Or a pearl of wisdom?
many thanks in advance
..VR..
Poor Kitty ; _ ; Asthmatic cat! Cute tiny inhaler!
Happy Donuts are everywhere. Makes me long for a Despondent Donut. A Manic Donut, at the very least.
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Home Shopping Network on-air meltdown: Batty caller drives already near-hysterical presenter over the edge. I feel kind of bad for both of them.
Back in Colorado. With a photo.
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I like fairtilizer , I'm shamelessly plugging my honey voiced pal singing
A womans lot (boperetta), and I got six more invites burning a hole in my profile. Who wants to play?
What are you doing to beat the winter blues?
I can haz asalt ryeful? (SFW) In my ongoing documentation of human quirkiness I bring you photos of people in their bathtubs reenacting a scene from
I Am Legend. With
dogs, cats or,
well.... Oh, and I forgot to mention the guns.
Vietnam 1967-68. A found film series becomes unfound.
Last.fm: Technology has finally done me in. I am a maroon: somebody please explain how to get the most out of last.fm.
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22 January 2008
Itch head Itch head, really grody itch head... Younger Boy got sent home with head lice this afternoon.
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Oscar's "In Memorium" Each year at the Oscars they do an "In Memorium" to honor film industry people who have died over the last year. They typically save the last spot for either the most famous or the most tragic death. The question is, who will top Heath Ledger's death? Is there anyone who has died this year bigger than that? I'm drawing a complete blank.
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NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!! Heath Ledger is DEAD???
I see Fred Thompson just dropped out of the race What a non-starter that campaign turned out to be.
Latvian bunny card! Thank you, mdonley!
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Scene from "Killer of Sheep" (1977) They were playing this on Turner Classic Movies last night, and though I was dog-tired, I simply could not turn off the TV.
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That "amazing birth" video in Metafilter Since so many Mechazins are pregnant, lets give them positive stories to give them good luck on their big days!
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Hi Ho Hi Ho, It's off to school I go... →Read more...
It's that time again! Can you recommend some Internet Radio stations for me to listen to at work, now that I have a job where I can listen to music? (yay!)
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Netsilik Eskimo series. Images from a film about Eskimo life in Canada in the 1960s.
SHOUTING THREAD. GAHHHHHHHHH
I HATE YOU COMPUTERS.
Create a Chain Theme Restaurant To Start: Adirondack Boathouse. Theme: Dirty Dancing-esque hotel. Slogan: "Where nobody puts your baby in the corner." Long porch in front with white adirondack chairs, lawn in front with badminton, sports gear and old rustic photos on the whitewashed wooden walls, early 60s sould and 50s glee-club mix for the music, waiters in ties. Menu: Lots of jello, iceberg-cheddar-pineapple salad, and roast beef.
Fancy pasta. We were given some designer tri-color pasta made with olive, arugula, and red pepper and I wanted to make a salmon and asparagus dish with it, but when I went to the nearby grocery, there was no asparagus, and the salmon they had was selling for 12 Euros. Too rich for my pocket! So...
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Anyone for an Economic Dead Pool? Tell me the date and time you expect to see the Dow Jones Industrials, bellwether indicator of the U.S. Economy, (which is down from it's 14,280 high three months ago to 12,099 Friday, losing almost 1500 points since Christmas) drop
below 10,000.
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Is anyone doing this thing a day thing? i might give it a go.
21 January 2008
My triflin' cat Meet Prudence (a.k.a. Dr. Monster).
I found her scrawny, sick kitten arse over a decade ago in front of the post office in Wickliffe, KY., during my internship at Wickliffe Mounds. I picked her up, wiped her eyes, fed her a piece of fried chicken, and she's been my shadow ever since.
MeFi deleted post greasemonkey script question: why don't the deleted AskMeFi threads show up? Every time I click on one, it says "You've stumbled upon a non-existent post, or one that was deleted for various reasons." I WANT TO SEE IT!!!!!
Is this some urban legend legend I had never heard before? That pr0n star is your real mother!
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Help me make a sammich. →Read more...
MeCha Radio. Playing some random stuff I threw together. Bit on the hard side, but nothing I'm sure most people haven't heard of. Will be connecting in 7 minutes (7-855pm).
[Spoilers possible] I'm going to admit that I watch
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OMG Death-Defying Poodle! With tiny pink crash helmet!
Podecast! From 5pm, for an hour or so before sperose's set.
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Meu tinkering I’m going to host the Swan family Easter do. I’d like a suggestion for my menu…
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I'm about to press the button!! Maiden voyage of Radio Free JanetLand, starting now and going on for just over an hour. Very pop. Very old pop.
How good was the playlist at the party in Cloverfield? Seriously. Perfect!
"Deliberate wrong inputs are criminally pursued and indicated" I got my first IRS phishing email today.
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eeePC. Do I want an Asus eeePC? [x-posted from askme]
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so i'm going to los angeles next month and i'm bringing
one of these with me with the intent of filling it up. can any l.a. area bunnies recommend some good places for crate digging?
i'm originally from l.a., but i haven't been back in twelve years. i know that sf's amoeba opened a hollywood location a while back, so that's going to be a definite stop. rockaway, too.
A song for MLK day, which is being observed in the U.S. today:
U2's "Pride (In The Name Of Love)". Crank it!
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THREE POINT SHOUTING UPDATE 1) dear customers; SHUT THE GODDAMN DOOR, IT IS COLD!
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How can I zip up an entire website? →Read more...
"Argument to Beethoven's Fifth" with Sid Caesar and Nanette Fabray. I think performing this would be lots of fun.
Next Four Photo Fridays... via
this thread.
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20 January 2008
I had not thought about him in years, but John Stewart was huge to me.
California
Bloodlines is a lovely lovely album.
The Phoenix Concerts is one of the best live albums ever.
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Tips for Winter Chapped Lips? →Read more...
Gnome Update. Just keepin' our heads above
water snow. And he misses you ;-)
You Suck at photoshop. 1,
2,
3.
I love the designs on these paper condom envelopes from the 30s and 40s. But what the hell is the thing on #10?
Radio Mecha - Music Box: Lucky Sevens I'm on the Radio Mecha for a little while, playing a bunch of songs that are more than six minutes long and less than eight. Lots of jazz, and plenty of other stuff including downtempo, hip-hop, reggae and African music. Please listen, if you're so inclined.
what's the best way to warm up really cold hands? Today I went out without gloves and my hands were so cold when I got back that I couldn't move them and I nearly fainted from the pain. I warmed them by jumping around my apartment and blowing on them and then getting in the shower once they were a little warmer. What's the best method for warming cold hands? Putting steaming water on them is too painful. And no, I won't go out without gloves in this NYC weather ever again.
Workouts for boneless people. It's a gold mine out there tonight, y'all. And tomorrow it's back to the grindstone.
Storyline Opps (Possible Spoilers) A thread for pointing out storyline inconsistencies from your favorite television shows
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At what number of sock puppets can you assume a user is a little loopy? →Read more...
When nano-wires explode. I wish *I* had an electron microscope.
Take a picture of what you're doing tonight and post it here, already →Read more...
Photo Friday suggestions inside. Walk this way ------> →Read more...
1 year. Or I guess technically 364 days to go.
Saturday Story with photos and recipe. Come in!
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My mother will be here in about two hours. I didn't know she was coming until Friday afternoon. She's driving in from Oklahoma and is staying with us for at least one night. Also, it's 10° outside and we have no food in the house. But I'm happy to have her here - I haven't seen her since July when my uncle died.
Now on MeCha Radio: Sunday Gospel Brunch Start your Sunday getting roots religion with some bluegrass and old-time gospel songs, sacred harp, and a cappella.
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Teddies turned inside out. Cute or creepy? You decide!
THIS IS A SHOUTING THREAD about cable/internet companies.
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This Post Wonders.... if ethylene thinks
it's pretty.
Your calm, contemplative and restful front page art has been brought to you by the charming and debonair eekacat (top two photos on the left sidebar), the sassy and intriguing pokermonk (bottom photo on the left), and the delightful and delicious deborah (sleepy widdle kitty on the right sidebar). Kiss them.
Glasses update! I have them! They make me feel like a movie star librarian!
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19 January 2008
1000+ streaming TV stations in this world and not a damn thing on worth watching.
I am so stressed about this right now. I'm so worried that I'm going to be stuck with a HUGE bill because of this.
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Which one would you date? The brilliant, funny, angry one? Or the nice, active, boring one? Seriously, those are your choices.
'a friend of mine' just ran his cellphone thru the washer and needs advice. thanks. and Happy Saturday Night.
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I finally have internets again! I missed you guys! *whuffles* What's new?
As of January 19, 2008, it is no longer called "pulling a Wendell", it is called
"pulling an Estrich". That is all.
And no, I do NOT consider myself 'in proud company'.
chrismear Radio MetaChat. So, I'm going to try and do a radio set. Starting at 9:30pm GMT, 4:30pm EST.
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Bunny! OMG! The eyelashes!
It's snowing! Yay!
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Here's why you don't pass out with a house full of people. My sister threw a going-away party for our friend Matt who has been re-deployed to the Middle East for 15 months. Unfortunately, her
GIGANTIC beverage put her to sleep quite early. She awoke this morning to find that her house had been completely
redecorated.
Heart -
filmed between their regional singles successes and the US album debut of
Dreamboat Annie:
Soul Of The Sea,
Devil Delight,
Magic Man
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Portland - would you like to gather to get loaded soon?
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What is so great about this person, exactly? She just seems like she's competing with Britney for most fucked up, to me.
Suck it face! I deactivated my facebook account and I feel like a million bucks! Freeeeeeeeeee!
MLK Assembly at Daughter's High School So Daughter was participating in the annual Martin Luther King Assembly, doing a segment on LGBT rights,
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Sling Blade (no spoil3rs please). Have watched about the first hour of this movie and have found it very slow. Is it worth watching the rest of it?
It's snowing in Hattiesburg, Mississippi! Crazy. And y'all better not laugh at us crashing into one another. We're snow virgins, lots of us.
The kittahs are freaking out. My husband is grumbling. But I'm loving it!
I am so mad at myself I went out last night with my best friend to a bar where I know the staff.
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So! Cloverfield! (poss. spoilers) See it? Whadja think?
BP Radio Some late-night goings-on. Starting now.
HAHAHAHAHAHA. DIDN'T WORK EXACTLY AS YOU WANTED IT TO, NOW DID IT???
*grumble*
99 bottles of beer on the wall. 99 bottles of beer.
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18 January 2008
Metachat Radio: Neo-Classical. Radio_Replica: 10-11:30PM PST.
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OMG SHERIFF BUNNY From the latest edition of
'webzen', "desktop zen".
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Oh Boy. I dunno if any of you have read
this article in today's Times.
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Plant/Krauss tour dates I've seen a few folks here mention that they like the
album (as do I), so I thought there might be some interest in their tour.
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This post has exactly 100 comments. You knew this had to end in tears, right?
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Juno. Unicorn and I both disliked it very, very much.
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DJ Stynxno .: Metachat Radio I'm playing whatever I have currently on my hard drive. It's nothing special but there is music for the next two hours or so.
Ah ha! moments of the day. I just figured out that the weird patch of itchiness on my wrist is likely because I was attacked by a mango.
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Oh, Max Headroom - t-t-those bastards wr-wr-wronged y-y-you.
NOW it's Friday! What's up for the weekend, bunny pants?
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GOP Candidates Expressed as Buffy Villains Snicker. Giggle. And my inner nerd is showing.
Radio Mecha DJ Drive Hi there. As you may know, Metachat has an internet radio station.
But we don't broadcast as often as I'd like, and I think we need some new DJs.
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AskMecha: What kind of suit do I wear to co-officiate my best friend's wedding? →Read more...
Photo Friday: The front of the outside of your dwelling space. Suggested by hellbient.
Follow-up to my Clown Post on MeFi: The Shat in defense of Bozos
17 January 2008
please god no no no no, please? Is it even
possible for The Bees to be in heat
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Dating hell, part 349, aka I Give Up At what point should someone disclose that they are/were married?
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I feel a bit beat up. Need advice. Should I send the following email? Preface and long story inside.
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This post may be about John Mayer... but you should still consider reading it.
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Python for profit I just got an advance for my first time ever paid pyton work!
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I take the third law of thermodynamics very seriously. →Read more...
SO JAZZED. Oh, the world is righteous. I am holding in my hands a $200 check from the Santa Barbara County Auditor!
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Pitch 'n' Putt with Joyce 'n' Beckett Yes, it's old. It's still funny, though.
omg bunny! this is one great bunny parent!
Note to self: You know you hate disorganization. You really do. So next time you think, "Oh, I know that organization has a reputation for being disorganized. But that just means I'll have a bit more freedom to do what I want!", DON'T SIGN UP FOR THE INTERNSHIP. Really. I'm telling you this for your own good.
One time I bought some pants. It was awesome. I think they were like $35. I still wear them sometimes.
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Is it only Thursday? This was going to be a "Tell me about your weekends plans!" post, until I realized... it's not Friday. Oh well, whatcha doing today?
I had a manicure this evening.
Freedom! I dropped my mother off at the airport this morning. She's been here for a month.
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Oh my god, I am my mother! On consideration, today's BBQ feels extra metachatty, so I'm cross-posting this mothercloner.
£250 for 4,000 words in a week.
Clintons and the at-large caucus in Nevada Honest question -- what's up with the lawsuit in Nevada against the at-large caucus? It seems completely devious, and the casino workers lay the blame on the Clintons. But the Clintons clame innocence. Can any Nevadans or political wonks out there shed any light on this?
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I've been watching Old School Sesame Street on DVD and it's freakin' great! (Especially the music...)
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Debit Card woes: On Jan 7, Yahoo ran an unauthorized hold of $10 against my checking account that resulted in two actual debit card transactions bouncing.
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Tomorrow's Photo Friday theme will be "The front of the outside of your dwelling space", suggested by hellbient.
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"There's that black kid. He's up with the Bruins" The 50th anniversary of Willie O'Ree becoming the first black player to skate in the NHL is Friday despite the fact he was blind in one eye.
Baa! via mandyman & wolof
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We Can Haz Snowstorm! Unabashed self link - it's snowing like the proverbial
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16 January 2008
A couple weeks ago in a thread about an inheritance squabble, birdherder guessed that I was a Buddhist from a comment I made about disliking mementos. I lol'd when I read this very apropos panel in a manga today...
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Homemade Hot & Sour Soup: The best decongestant ever.
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NYC real estate market starts to stall "The robust growth in real estate values in New York . . . has nearly skidded to a halt, city officials said Tuesday."
GOOD GODDAMN MOTHERFUCKER SHIT PISS AND POOPINGS! →Read more...
A guy just knocked on our door wanting us to sign something that said the train traffic out back is unchanged from a year ago. Something about a real estate disclosure (his unit's on the market).
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Help me pick out glasses! I'm going to
Lenscrafters tomorrow for (probably) my first pair of glasses.
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Interesting facts about your intestines. I picked up a copy of the collected Peter Cook while in town last weekend, which led me to dig up this link. Lots of interesting facts for your edification.
Eddie Izzard + Star Wars Lego + Stop-motion animation = Awesome.
(Youtube, ~ 3 mins., possibly NSFW - some strong language).
Anyone know of any good, long (but not crippling) New York walks? I've been spending some of me weekends in NYC just walking around. I've done
this and
this, what else is good?
Thanks! - /selflinks
More live Radiohead goodness. After a late start, a police-enforced change of venue, etc., Radiohead are broadcasting from a 200-person club in London right now. They're about half way through playing what appears to be the new album in its entirety.
Does anybody have an iPod touch in the uk Because I just got a used touch, registered for the itunes store, and cannot find where to buy the upgrade!
I think I brainwashed my baby So I'm taking care of my baby boy (4 months old last Sunday!), as my wife is out doing her film critic thing, and we're hanging out on the bed and I'm working on my laptop.
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Question for my bunnies: Is there some sort of web2.0 thingey which allows you to keep local browser bookmarks on different machines synchronized? I've got five computers I use at various times between work and home, and I keep putting bookmarks on one that I'd like to look up on another. Surely I'm not the only one with this desire?
It's a weeknight in midwinter. It's cold. It's snowy. You have cabin fever. You want to get out of the house and do something fun and unusual with a friend or your sweetie...but what? Creative cabin-fever antidotes, anyone?
Which private island will you buy when your ship has come in, you’ve won the lottery, and cashed in all your chips: will it be
big or
little,
tropical or
temperate, natural or
artificial?
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Mediocrity. What so bad about it? →Read more...
Estranged from reading? I used to read books. Books, books, books, books, more books. About 10 years ago I started reading less, and now I can't remember the last book I read. I read -- I read at work, I read magazine articles, newspaper articles, stuff on-line. But I buy a book, I read a little, and just don't connect or commit. What's up with that?
Metachattalk: Help me find a MeFi or Metachat post from the fall of 2006 involving a blog with tons of old horror records in MP3 format.
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I call eponysterical! Entropy answers a question about shuffling a pile of papers.
BUSINESS MAN! Follow-up to
rainbaby's post:
this is how I've decided to explain what I do all day.
Fake Places. I am fascinated (and more than a little freaked out) by places that are made to look like somewhere else. Example: Dubai is going to
build a 700-acre replica of the French city of Lyons.
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where's a good place to look for project management jobs besides monster? I am not super technical but have four years of experience managing schedules and projects. I only really know how to search on Monster, and when I look on other sites it seems to be headhunting firms and/or things I am not qualified for, like financial services jobs. I am located in NYC. Help appreciated!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY BIGMUSIC!!! →Read more...
Happy Arbor Day to the tr33hggr !!!!
15 January 2008
American Idol ignorance.... →Read more...
Bunny Suicides Cartoons of "little fluffy rabbits who just don't want to live anymore". By Andy Riley.
Today at work, my supervisor 86'd a couple of our regulars. →Read more...
If you have a boring/non-standard/niche job, how do you explain what you do? →Read more...
I'm not proud of this... About three years ago, I decided to test the bad guys get the good girls theory. I was sick of being single. It seemed like a good idea at the time.
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SICKENING RAGE. I JUST HIT MY LIMIT FOR HEARING AWFUL STORIES ABOUT HOW AWFUL HUMAN BEINGS CAN BE TO EACH OTHER. NEED TO SCREAM AND LET IT OUT.
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Last Hour of Work Categories Game Suggest five categories, please.
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Cross-posting from AskMe. If anyone's got ideas for recording a huge group of people, lemme know! I will buy you a cookie! Or at least I will wish I could buy you a cookie!
List 7 lies about yourself. →Read more...
Whining thread. I feel like I need some cheese with my WHIIIIINE.
i got fired Sunday. How long can I wallow? Yesterday I was surprisingly motivated, applied to a bunch of jobs, reached out to contacts etc. Today all I want to do is cry and lie around under blankets. Will I be sorry if I just take today off?
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Feelin' Lousy. →Read more...
Bus fun The campus I work at provides a free employee bus for "Green Transport." It has long been the tradition that people leave the bus in an orderly fashion, front to back. But for the past couple of months a new employee who likes to sit in the back and then cut in front of all the people patiently waiting their turn.
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For Whip-It devotees only - inhale at 7:00. The first seven minutes of "Freak Parade" from Todd Rundgren's Utopia are of only moderate interest to 70s proggers, but anyone intimate with the joys of nitrous will be able to appreciate the latter half of this 'eau de laughing gas'.
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THIS IS A SHOUTING THREAD! →Read more...
14 January 2008
Very cool and unusual hotels. Need some place to stay? Have a lot of money?
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So the dog hasn't peed tonight. →Read more...
Cooperate by oneself? It's like Portal for cursors.
My commute home is going to be all snowy. It's been snowing quite hard for about the last hour now. In order to fit in with my fellow Seattle snow drivers, can you give me some really bad driving tips? I already know about driving fast so that there's less snow for me to have to drive through. Anything else?
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Um, so anyone got any invites to, um, stuff? →Read more...
Ivory tablecloths. White placecards, or cream placecards? I feel there's an actual answer to this.
omg coyote! his bed-hogging technique is unstoppable!
Fingers crossed, people! Job interview in 189 minutes....
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Spoilers Needed and, Hopefully, Inside So I watched the first half of
The Arrival on Saturday night and I want to know how it ends.
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R&B Singer Richard Berry was on a package tour that included a salsa band when he heard a song that grabbed his ear:
Rene Touzet's 'Loco Cha Cha,'. The progression in the opening and bridge was a total earworm, so he copped it and wrote a song of his own. Calypso was big at the time so he wrote some quasi-West Indian lyrics about a homesick sailor and a
rock and roll standard was born.
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I love her. How can I show her? I've been going out with my girlfriend for the past 9 months. It's been a long distance relationship for the majority of that time. We currently live about 8 hours apart.
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AskMeCha: I need Windows Vista help! Not for me, for my future MIL:
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"I don't mean to suggest that I loved you the best, I can't keep track of each fallen robin. I remember you well in the Chelsea Hotel, that's all, I don't even think of you that often." "Chelsea Hotel #2" popped up on my iPod on the way to work. It's rather melancholy way to start the day, I have to say.
Don't check batteries! In case you haven't seen, spare lithium batteries are now carry-on only.
Kitty Dress Ups If this isn't a sure-fire way to wind up mysteriously scratched to death one night, I don't know what is.
That said, the Hogwarts/witchy costume is just tooooo cute.
13 January 2008
What's up with my Gmail? For the past few weeks, it's been acting really weird.
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i'm really digging this song and the video's very cool too. (obviously the visual punchline is at the very end.) why haven't I heard of Field Music before?
[via Drawn!] g'night!
phone # separators: dots or dashes? why? (225.6836 or 225-6836?)
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"Stevie Washington... The Angry Youth!!! Born To Die..."
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Sunshine. We just watched this movie, and it's absolutely AWESOME.
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Radio Mecha - Music Box: Jazz Here I am, on the Radio Mecha, playing some jazz. Please listen, if you're so inclined.
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The Christmas Mountain Ranch (
1,
2,
3), a 9,270-acre chunk of desert mountains in West Texas, was donated to the state in 1991 by the
Conservation Fund. Last year, Texas Land Commissioner Jerry Patterson (the state's
self-proclaimed official Realtor; scroll down to
#9) announced that the his agency
would auction the property because it was "too hard to manage." In an effort to keep the area accessible to the public, the Conservation Fund is
considering re-purchasing the land in order to donate it to the National Park Service. The
NPS wants it.
Just moved house and need some cheap furniture or ideas on how to jury rig some I just moved to a new place, and have decided not to buy any new furniture. I won't be staying here too long.
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Project runway preview! Spoiler The sneak peek for the next episode is up on Project Rungay!
Looks like a challenge where Chris can rock the house!
Bunny! OMG! Please fasten your seatbelts, Bunway Airlines is now taking off.
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Happy Birthday to those krazy kids kyleg and kosher_jenny!
12 January 2008
Three-Question AskMeCha Okay, what are your three questions for Saturday? Here are mine:
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A beautiful piece of Frippertronics from the David Sylvian/Robert Fripp album "The First Day" Enjoy! Good music to go to sleep to.
At the time, it seemed pretty innocent . . . but in retrospect, this ad for Pakistan Airlines was not a great idea.
Radio Mecha - Bmarkey's Lost Nuggets From the 80s In an hour or so, at 4:00 PM PST/7:00 PM EST, I'm re-playing bmarkey's Lost Nuggets from the 80s set. In the meantime, I'm playing a little '80s hip-hop. Please tune in, if you're so inclined. And if you can't listen to bmarkey's set now, rest assured that I'll rebroadcast it again sometime.
C or WD - what's worst? Help with a choice about education Should I quit or should I stay?
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I JUST FELT LIKE A BIT OF A SHOUT ing thread
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My word cloud includes a very big "buttock-looking" - as well as a bunch of other stuff I don't ever remember saying. Including "one-eye", "prolactin", and a misspelling of DaShiv. Sorry DaShiv! Please make me feel better about my buttock-laden cloud by demonstrating that yours is at least as silly?
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This is cracking my shit up. Though kids with English accents always crack me up, really.
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I decided to break off the engagement. →Read more...
I once had some cheese In Helsinki bought by my friend from a Greek store.
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Jeez, why does my dad act like this??? →Read more...
"Waiting to keep the appointment she made/Meeting a man from the motor trade". So I'm about 40 yrs behind the times. But what does that line from "She's Leaving Home" mean? It's bothered me for over 20 years.
Down In The Boondocks. Down In The Boondocks. Be sure to watch for the fancy footwork starting about 1:30. Eat your heart out Micheal Jackson! Recorded in 1965 by
Billy Joe Royal.
By the time it hit the Brit pop charts
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11 January 2008
I Can't Really tell what people are on about, but some of it is cheesy and fashion-like.
Help? i brought beverages and snackables.
If you can, do help, or be may end up balkanized in the oddest cheesy fashion.
Mayan Cayenne Chocolate cookie recipe I promissed lonefrontranger months ago. →Read more...
Pink Floyd's "The Wall" - The Musical I was just reading an interview with Nick Mason in the new Mojo: "Mason added that waters was working towards a 2009 debut for his musical version of
The Wall - 'he's gonna cheer it up a bit; it'll be like
The Sound of Music but with bricks in it'."
Just curious to hear what cheese fiends might think Today, at my local deli/bakery, I spotted some smoked mozzarella in the cheese case area. I almost bought some to add to the regular mozzarella that I use for homemade pizza. Would that have been nuts? Whattaya think?
It's gone horribly wrong-- anything been off for you?
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RIP my best friend "A pet dog missed the family’s dead cat so much that he dug up his grave and brought the body back into the house.
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"Seating is limited. Reservations are not transferable." And yet I cannot count the number of people who still think this means they can ask to bring guests. I'm pulling my hair out here.
I just took a bite of my tuna sandwich and bit down on a fish bone. What have you found in your food?
I haz interview! Hurrah. Sent off a resume/cover letter/clips at noon yesterday, and they called me at 4 to set up an interview.
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Radio b - Lost Nuggets from the 80s edition OK, cube farmers! Fire up the winamp/itunes/whatever the hell you've got. Relative obscurities from that god-forsaken decade are coming your way at more or less 10:30 Pacific - just about half an hour from my posting this.
Trailer for the first episode of Cinematic Titanic (the new movie-riffing venture by the original guys from MST3K)
"How come you almost never see a smart person's stomach?"
I haz job! Hurrah. Got my formal job offer today. Good thing, too, because I was on my last packet of Ramen.
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Baby Tapir! OMG! Four-day-old male tapir Gesztenye (Chestnut) stands in his enclosure in the Xantus Janos Zoo in Hungary, making his first public appearance
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Typecasting For the past six months I've been corresponding with someone I knew as a teenager (we worked together and went to the same high school). As I get to know him a little better, what I'm learning about his temperament reminds me of... me.
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My love affair ended last night. →Read more...
Photo Friday with two themes: What the hell is that? - A photo of something common or well known, but photographed in such a way that it's not so obvious. *AND/OR* Why the hell did I keep this?!? - Pictures of things you own and you have no clue why. Both suggested by DarkForest.
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How We Beat the Heat or "Are You There God? It's me, Beatrix"
She's a little woman now, and i think it's finally really over
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I command you to make soup. If you have not made
misskaz's spinach meatball soup yet, do it. Seriously.
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10 January 2008
Project Runway recap (Spoilers) but it's been two days →Read more...
'Confessions of a Dangerous Mind' ...about Chuck Barris's career (according to his "unauthorized"
autobiography) as a CIA hitman has been playing on IFC lately. It's on right now if you're in U.S. EST. Pretty mind-blowing, especially if you grew up watching
the Gong Show.
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The only reason I like Summer 18 mangoes for $3.
Let's see. Mango cheesecake, mango ice-cream, mango smoothie, plain old mango, mango salad, mango cocktail, pan-fried mango with rum and fresh cream...
Annoying! Sylvester P. Smythe: I can't find a single picture of him with mop in hand. The Intarwebs should be full of him.
The Tata Nano was introduced to day. The USA had the Model T, and the Germans gave us the Beetle, now, India's Tata Motors has introduced a new "people's car," which at $2,500 will democratize car ownership. A
debate has already begun as to whether or not this is a good thing.
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All revved up and no place to go. Last Friday, the unemployment office called me and said that there were some issues holding up my claim.
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On the way home today, my ipod spit out these
two songs in a row. I hadn't heard either in quite some time, but they always bring a smile to my face.
Apparently Portland is the new Milwaukee A tornado, whose native habitat is the Midwest, showed up in the suburbs of Portland today.
This is just to say that I just gave two weeks notice at work.
What sorts of questions would you include in an American-ness test? Inspired by BtGoG's question below, I propose we put together an American-ness test. If there were such a test, what sorts of questions would you want it to have?
this is just to say that i passed my britishness test. w00t!
OMG! Zombie Alpacas! Run! Run, while you still can! Arrrghhh ... too late!
water to land ratio picture? I've searched & can't find the image someone made that had two spheres: the big one was the total amount of land mass, and the small blue one was the total amount of water mass on Earth. hope me?
Lost Nuggets from the 80s - The Radio Show? Given the fairly decent response to
this thread, I thought I might play a radio show along similar lines tomorrow. HOWEVER,
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Northern New England MeChazens... mikepop was thoughtful enough to post a MeTa asking if anyone wanted to use Space Gallery's showing of "The King of Kong" as an informal meet-up. It's this Saturday; times and place are linked in the MeTa.
I think I'll be able to make it --- anyone else going?
Do you use noscript? Do you whitelist your usual sites or just leave them disallowed?
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Dear 300-pound Guy Sitting Next To Me. Coughing to cover up the noise of a fart might work in some circumstances. But not when:
1. You fart like 50 times a day.
2. You fart like 50 times a day, every day.
3. Each fart smells like a three-week-dead skunk just exploded in my face.
Americans, please help me. Online shopping to Canada has improved much but it's a pet peeve of mine stores such as Zappos don't offer the same items to us. Blast!
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Lease hinkiness. So the gf and I discovered an apartment we could afford, with a garage I can use to work on my bikes, space for most of our stuff, and really convenient to the public transportation I'd need to take to my new job. I got an e-mail from the real estate agent today that the landlord liked our applications and that they were just waiting to hear from our past landlords. But
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What do women want? Someone asked me this tonight. I said hummus, and I meant it.
But I don't speak for all women. What do you want?
09 January 2008
Free RSS readers! Newsgator has announced that FeedDemon (for the PC) and NetNewsWire (Mac) as well as their other RSS products are now all free! This is good.
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Let's play guess the user Here's how it works. I pick a MetaFilter user, generate text using MarkovFilter, and you try to guess who it is. If you guess right, then you get to pick the next user. NO CHEATING BY USING SEARCH ENGINE ASSISTANCE.
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Things that are always a mistake →Read more...
Gene Simmons on the Mike Douglas Show, 1974 [from the segment] Tottie Fields: "Wouldn't it be funny if under this he was just a nice Jewish boy?"
my nose is whistling I am cranky and secretly pleased that I am annoying my coworkers with my whistley nose.
How is everyone else's day going?
Cross-posty. I look for advice there. I look for commiseration and mojo here.
What would make someone do something like this? I don't get it. Really. Are humans intrinsically that heartless?
Happy Birthday, Severus Snape! Click the calendar in the top right hand corner.
a very british three point status update i) i am studying for the britishness test which i take tomorrow
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What's your best case election scenario? I'm curious about who you bunnies would like to see win the election. Who are you hoping to see in the White House?
What have you got on you and with you, right now, GO!
Explain the caucus to an idiot. How does Hillary Clinton have 183 delegates and Barack Obama only have 78 when only Iowa and NH have voted (and she lost in Iowa)?
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Not exactly the bunny hop. Groove Armada, thuggish bunnies; quicktime. "Get Down" - in case you haven't seen it.
You know you've been bitten by the interior design bug .. when you read up on the Amityville Horror house and think "awesome wallpaper!"
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Metafilter in the ruins When the apocalypse comes, when the world ends as we know it, you can bet someone will be updating Metafilter. KEVIN GUILFOILE points out there’s nothing worse than a doublepost after your hair has fallen out.
has this been around forever or is it a new thing?
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Afghan Whigs fan? You've no doubt got some Twilight Singers singers albums, but the debut album by Rick McCollum's Moon Maan group is well worth checking out.
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AskMeCha -- BayArea Tech Help? The usual guy I hire to fix my computer problems isn't available until February. But my kid's brand new (4 days) Dell laptop is doing strange things, and won't connect to our wireless network. (The other laptops are connecting fine.) Anyone have the name of someone I could call to help? We got it at Best Buy -- should we bring it back?
Remember when we discussed Katherine Heigl knocking "Knocked Up"?
Rumor has it, that talk may have cost her.
via metachat it's viachicago's birthday!
08 January 2008
And we get neighbours.... This is just fantastic, in a car-crash sort of way. Why is our TV so crap?
I want to be elected High Commander of North American Cupcakes. How bout you?
Per his facebook,.. kmellis' dad just died. Just thought the community should know.
Haunted Airplane! as if I need more reasons not to fly!
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New 30 Rock? Is it strike kosher? →Read more...
Dave The Spazz Hits a Home Run Dave the Spazz is a DJ on
WFMU who plays a lot of old-timey rocknroll. His last show was simply amazing (or the first hour or so, but that was enough for me). So amazing, in fact, that I have to share it here.
God made you a man. Controversial news article of the day (ok, of Saturday). Catholic hospital refuses to allow breast augmentation surgery on transgender woman.
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What is going on here? Britney has brand new british accent at 3:16? Check.
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Am I just a geezer? Or is it now standard practice for employers not to contact finalists letting them know someone else was hired for a job?
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Milwaukee is the new Portland: Wisconsin weather →Read more...
Three-point update →Read more...
Which Candidate: a. Has the best pro-environment stance?
b. Has the best stance on Net Neutrality?
c. Has a credible set of specific policies they would persue?
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I'm laying in bed with a box of kleenex, a cup of tea, and a bottle of Tylenol. WHO'S WITH ME? (well, not literally, it's only a queen size bed)
Help me find stuff to put on my walls. An example of what I'm looking for inside...
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Do we have a Photo Friday theme for this week? I think the chain of handing it off to another person each week faltered a little over the holidays... is there a plan to get a theme picked out and start us up again this week?
Should I do it? There's the possibility of a place in this year's London marathon. I've been running 12 miles for a while and think I can do more. The marathon is in April. Should I try and go for the place or am I out of my mind?
Three point status update. NH primary edition. I'm going to call it early. Why? Uninformed punditry inside.
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ChaCha Slide I could (and probably will) watch this 50 times...
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The Jewish Americans: recommended PBS viewing. I saw a preview tonight, and it seems like a fascinating look at not only Jewish-American history but also issues of immigration, assimilation, and minority rights and culture in the U.S.
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07 January 2008
It's 10pm in West Michigan on Jan 7. Temperature is currently 59 degrees, with gusting winds, torrential rain, lightning and thunder and we are under a flood warning and a tornado watch. I blame Al Gore.
Non-voters: Explain Yourselves to LT! →Read more...
Bump from Mefi I am not in the position to do a study but I would suspect that most of us would rate a bit higher than average on this guy's recommendations.
Apache vs. Voodoo People magic people. voodoo people.
this is an all-purpose whiny, SHOUTING, Magic 8-ball thread!! →Read more...
Tell me about the GRE I'm seriously contemplating a career change, and another masters degree is in order. The program I went to for my last masters didn't require the GRE so I've never taken one. What can I expect? Should I have t3h ph43r?
i keep finding gray hairs! Fine by me. I hope I get a cool evil dragon-lady stripe.
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Jeffrey Tambor Fanclub Powers ACTIVATE! WP blogger columnist quote: "the Jeffrey Tambor of the TV talk show circuit", referring to Dr Phil. Clearly she means to only point out they look the same, but instead she implies that Jeffrey Tambor is like Dr Phil, a huckster.
Now get over there and protest with me in the comments! No signup required
Work, huh? AMIRITE? I've been so busy since switching projects here at work, and I miss you guys lots. But I have big news and needed to shirk my duties here for a few minutes to fill you all in.
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SkeevedFilter - there's something running about in my ceiling.
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Oldies? What? →Read more...
Seattle meetup on February 2 at the Elysian. Elizard will
be in town. If you know her, you miss her! If you don't, come meet her!
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I keep dreaming about y'all. . . . Over the past several weeks, I have had 3 or 4 dreams about random bunnies, and
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Three things making you happy this morning →Read more...
It's 10 Years Since the Ice Storm. Those were some crazy times. I'm too lazy to make a proper MeFi FPP myself, but my local paper is running some
anniversary stories, including a photo
slideshow (audio).
Has anyone read "Out" by Natsuo Kirino? [poss. spoilers] I would love to talk about it if you have.
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sssh! Is this the sooper seekrit chrismear surprise party thread? Because
I think we fooled him.
OMG DRUNK BUNNY ...so the Bunny Comic guy is working on a plush prototype. When he offers one in Blue, I am so there...
Happy birhtday to mmahaffie !!
06 January 2008
Best Online Documentaries I already posted a FPP today, otherwise I might have used this.
Your fill of intellectual stimulation for the day is right
here. [nsf those squeamish about renegade philosophers talking about toilets]
People piss me off Pet mistreatment anger filter
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Clean Living January: Updates and Whuffles.
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Seattle meetup? February 2? Seattlites! Seattleonians! Beloved bunnies of Seattle! I will be in your fair city for a couple of days at the beginning of February. Anyone up for a meetup?
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Happy Three Kings Birthday to chrismear!
John Prine! Last night, we went to see John Prine in concert at Carnegie Hall
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A little jazz funk for Sunday →Read more...
Specklet seyz →Read more...
Crowded House (newest version) was just on Austin City Limits and, oh, how I loved it.
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05 January 2008
BP Radio! Starting now. Expect a heavy 80s influence, thanks to jonmc's thread from yesterday
(and Guitar Hero).
Mint.com I just joined- anybody else use it?
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holy crap! I actually got the ovaries up to post one of my songs on MuFi!
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Tardis For Fears A Doctor Who montage of villains and monsters to the tune of "Everybody Wants to Rule the World". Lots of great matches of lyric to image, all umpteen incarnations of The Doctor seem to be represented, and all the Daleks you can shake a sonic screwdriver at.
Saffron Brown Rice. A staple in the eek household. How I make it is
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Ugh. Sappy, shmaltzy, predictable movies make me mad!
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Study: Monkeys 'pay' for sex -- "...may treat sex as a commodity."
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Awesome French vanilla shower gel - bought online and shipped to Latvia? So me and this shower gel, which goes by the name of "Ushuaia Gel Douche 2 en 1 Adoucissant Vanille"...we have a relationship.
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Bring 'em if you got 'em.
Kung Fu Election I wish they had Gravel as a fighter, so gramps could kick Huck's ass. Alas. [via
Scrutiny Hooligans]
Candidate Matchmaker Sorta interesting widget on a Fox news channel. You do a quick quiz on basic issues, blind, and it matches your opinion with the candidate whose positions are closest to yours. Look for the box on top R and click to start.
04 January 2008
UWS radio for 40 minutes or so This is a mix by grievousangel, a good friend of mine.
IRC - is anyone there or did I eff up again?
MovieFilter: Daeth Laid An Egg
Does anyone here have a personal review?
Multi pronged do along or "x point status report" if you need your consistency:
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THIS was odd. I felt forced to watch the whole thing.
Attention Mechazens of NYC: I am soon to walk among you.
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"Consumers, by and large, don't know the difference, as they think they will need a telephoto to shoot a charging Rhino vs. needing a wide angle to photograph a birthday party in a small room". As a 28mm lover, I laughed. He'snot entirely wrong.
Great White stalks ocean canoeist Photo inside... [DO NOT CLICK if you have shark phobia!]
Fun with wifi well... maybe not "fun."
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Do you enjoy occasional forced time away from the 'puter? Snowstorm power outage surge fried my (yes, I'm stuck on dial-up) modem (and possibly soundcard, etc.) Luckily all = under warranty. But I'm VERY away from the 'Net (guess I just have to use 'puter to draw!) and kind of enjoying it (AS LONG AS IT'S OVER SOON.) Ghaaaah. My post
here was prescient. KTKSBYE time 2 leave library! ;-)
Trip to Virginia Can anyone add to this AskMe on an impending history-focused Virginia trip? Anything would be appreciated.
More fun with food storage: Coconut milk? I made a curry sauce last night with coconut milk (and curry powder, vegetable oil, lemon rind, lime juice, and fish sauce). I boiled it for five minutes before serving. I forgot about the leftovers, and they sat out overnight. Safe to save, or not?
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So I was wondering, as I ducked out of this rainstorm into a coffee place on my way home, and glanced at a newspaper
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Unofficial Photo Friday assignment. But don't open this thread yet! It's almost Noon here and there's no Photo Friday thread. So I'll make one up. This is a 10 minute photo assignment. Don't open the thread until you're at home with camera in hand. You have 10 minutes to make a photo on the subject to be revealed within...
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Well, this weather sucks (though I love that photo forecast.) Actually, it'd be perfect if I could stay sitting here with the cat on my lap and a mug of coffee for the rest of the day, but I'm a little worried about having to take the bus to get to work.
Lion dog needs new home after
ten years in the shelter. Awwww.
Yo, American types: The Super Furry Animals are
touring the States very soon. They are very good.
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How bad is bad? Ok, so this artichoke spinach dip never made it into the oven
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03 January 2008
Huh. Looks like Obama and Huckabee.
Is something about to happen? On Monday, our next door neighbors had to call 911, and got three fire trucks plus an ambulance, when their camper (parked in the driveway while they restore it) overloaded their house wiring and started a small fire. Tonight, our OTHER next-door neighbors have cops in the yard because a car came down the road, ran into their yard, smacked into their car, and then the driver got out and fled!
Photo taken a few minutes ago.
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Lost nuggets from the 80s Because the decade wasn’t only about bad hair and makeup. Really.
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For my 100th post, my question is about blogware. I've been considering writing again, and wonder about blogware/hosts.
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Stupid thing seen on the Prius in front of me at a stoplight: A license plate frame that read "This car $tarve$ terrorists."
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three point status update 1) I have
norovirus. any other UK buns have it?
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Let's talk about my facial hair again! I tried the
handlebars. It was fun, but I don't think I can actually live like that. Next up: the
chin beard. Also, are
goatees now completely out of style?
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Mini-Me(etup) at Atlanta International →Read more...
What was your most satisfying personal accomplishment in 2007? →Read more...
Tired of Beefcake? As an LIS graduate and a male I think this is pretty funny.
Last night I heard Radiohead's "Creep" for the first time ever. What else have I missed since my son was born?
Speaking of debt what are some good resources for personal finance and budgeting for someone who's pretty dumb with/about money?
Defending the NHS I went to hospital today, and I've got to say that I was impressed with the people at A&E. I saw a nurse, got a digital X-Ray taken, and had it read by a doctor... all in under an hour.
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Synchronicity? Or just a weird coincidence? So I'm at my desk, thinking about the stuff I read as a kid.
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MeCha challenge - plz to exorcise my earworm and banish my boredom? →Read more...
Doggie Kisses My Boss brought his dog into work today! I received lots of doggie kisses. She's so nice - she's a black lab and has improved his mood 180%!
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Contra 4. I can't be the only one suffering through this, right?
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Wikipedia laugh of the day: "A cleverly hidden reference to 'Manqué' is to be found in a recent popular song by the British artist Robbie Williams...
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How could the -- generally unfunny -- Jay Leno be actually funnier writing alone his own stuff (as he pointed out on the air) than Letterman with an entire team of writers? Should Leno dump his writers altogether when they eventually come back from the strike? Should Letterman go back to writing his own stuff, too? (This would mean of course they'd have to actually work harder than they usually do; they might not want to do that).
By garsh, I'm out of debt! (sort of) →Read more...
I spent 2 hours last night in a 19* windchill installing a roof rack on a car. I had to stand in the shower for 20 minutes to warm back up. This morning my ears are ringing. I hope I'm not getting sick :/
Post of lamentations + whuffles (thanks everyone!) = OM NOM NOM. →Read more...
What's the book (or author) you love that others feel the need to abuse you for? Just to complete the set, y'see.
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02 January 2008
Wendellsday Night Radio from 9PM Pacific, Midnight Eastern, next week in the rest of the world
What is the worst book you've ever read? And, no, you didn't have to finish it. Inspired by lfr's thread below, we talk often about books we love, but how about some books to avoid?
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Hangin' at the airport with Lipstick Thespian! Hey! I got to hang out this afternoon with LT, who had a layover here in Atlanta on his way to sunny California. It was awesome!
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SOUP! I invented some delicious soup today.
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Ask MeCha: I need to fix two things at Swan's End Actually, I need to fix considerably more than two things... but we'll start with that many.
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Multi-point status update.*
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Famous hotels in the movies that you can actually stay in Fans of Fellini might want to stay in Grand Hotel, Rimini
Grand Hotel in Rimini, Fans of Danny Boyle's Trainspotting might fancy a night in the
Cordova Hotel in London ...
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What books are you currently reading? →Read more...
"Q: What do you get if you cross a cow, a sheep, and a goat?" "A: A milky baa kid."
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No, really, I don't WEAR them, honestly, you have to believe me ... →Read more...
Live your life like an emotional zombie, and you'll stay young forever! Just read in a piece about keeping your skin looking younger: "Take care not to make too many overly animated facial expressions." Why do I
keep reading links from MSN? I know better than that.
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THIS IS A WHINING THREAD →Read more...
What did you think of Mark (Jason Bateman's Character) in Juno?
Less is more: If you remove all of Garfield's speech balloons from a Garfield comic,
the strip becomes funny. (Also, kind of melancholy, as Jon apparently has no humans to talk to.)
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Who Needs Sleep? [Wired] "
A nasal spray containing a naturally occurring brain hormone called orexin A reversed the effects of sleep deprivation in monkeys, allowing them to perform like well-rested monkeys on cognitive tests. "
[via the astonishing
tdj]
Sedentary office supplies The irony is thick:
"Business Stationary is often the first impression someone gets of your company."
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Back to Work! *cracks whip* PUT YOUR BACK INTO IT!
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Cotton Bowl →Read more...
Happy birthday, urbanwhaleshark!
We have determined that an excellent way to annoy Ron Paul supporters is to pretend to mistake him for Ru-Paul.
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01 January 2008
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The Mummer's Parade! I love it unapologetically and don't care who knows it.
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What Would It Take To Do Simultaneous Group DJ Sets on Mecharadio? →Read more...
There's a Twilight Zone marathon on Sci-fi channel. Just so ya know. That show was a huge influence on me.
Aw, man, we went to see Les Savy Fav play last night at the Bowery Ballroom. They rocked.
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How's your weather? (Snow) Stormy here. Experiencing frequent power outages. Power off, power on, power o
Bunny! Cilantro! OMG! Cannot. Eat. It. Fast. Enough.
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*pokes head out of emotional snowdrift, gasps for air, shivers* →Read more...
Story Of Stuff is a a 20 minute Flash movie
about planned and perceived obsolescence, recycling and the massive problem the planet is facing. Although it's focused on America, the issues are the same for everyone. Happy new year!
How to see the new year in with the most absurdity possible? Wendell Radio's 100% not-normal mix.
Starting in mere moments (11:00PM Pacific, 2:00AM Easter, 5:00AM GMT)
HAPPY 2008! →Read more...
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