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Archive for January, 2010
thank you note tuesday
Jan 26th
Instead of getting mad at someone who has wronged you, get thankful. Â Order yourself a nice, big bowl of Thankyou with a side of snark. Â And some bread for the table, because everyone likes bread. Â Don’t appear ungrateful; thank you notes are the ideal way to let someone know how they impacted you and that you’re appreciative of the perspective they have afforded you. Â Even Ms. Manners would agree.
Dear Computer Illiterate Customers,
I understand that nobody is born knowing all there is to know about computers, but I’d like to thank you for calling me first. Â And by “first” I mean More >
the monster rides again
Jan 25th
For those eagle-eyed readers who come to my page instead of just reading my words of wit in Reader (yeah I’m guilty of that too), you may have noticed I’ve added another page and another box to my sidebar regarding the Tour de Cure. Â This is a bike ride that raises money for the American Diabetes Association, and is held across the country.
Everyone knows at least one person who has diabetes, and odds are they are able to live a normal and successful life while dealing with it. Â It’s because of research and work done that this condition is able to More >
how…how is that possible?
Jan 22nd
I’m not what you would call a gourmet chef, but if I ever ended up on some cooking battle show, I’d have to say my style is steeped in “Bachelor Cheffery.”
When I left home to go to college, I was forced to cook for myself for the first time. Â Being of meager income, my meals mainly consisted of ramen, pasta, bulk frozen chicken breasts, cereal, eggs, and other simple staples. Â I never really kept a lot of food around, because I hated going to the grocery store and would only get necessities for survival (i.e. beer).
However, like many single guys, More >
the cure to what ails you
Jan 21st
Cheers for Thursdays in which the blagonets reverberate with the sound of TMI broadcast around the world and preserved for future generations to discover and wonder at the mistakes made by their ancestors. Â Hip hip!
Back in college, one of the most important aspects for the first two years was of course who your roommate was. Â Some folks roomed with a friend from high school and prayed that their friend didn’t end up turning into their worst enemy due to an unfortunately fight involving who drank the last Fresca and didn’t get more or who slept with who’s boyfriend even though More >
who’s on first
Jan 19th
If you’ve ever wondered why tech support people are cranky, here’s probably the conversation they had right before you called. Â This is an actual transcript of a conversation between the service desk and end user yesterday:
User:  I can’t long in
Tech: Â What does it say on your screen when you try?
User:  ”Locked out” or “invalid password something……”
Tech: Â Ok, I unlocked your account, please type in your password again
User: Â What password?
Tech: Â The password you normally type into this login screen
User: Â My new one or the old one?
Tech: Â Did you change your password recently?
User: Â No
Tech: Â Type in the last one you used to get logged More >
musical memoir monday – felmo is free
Jan 18th
It’s memoir mondays, where I still studiously refuse to capitalize proper nouns and post headings, and where once again I subject you all to old music that I found on an old hard drive.  So sit back, get a cup of fair trade coffee, let your goatee grow out, and feel the rageangst of a bunch of teenagers.
At the height of our popularity, we had oh, maybe about 100 fans, and I’m judging that by the number of CD’s we sold. Â Total. Â Go figure. Â Anyfame, this song was one of our more popular ones, probably because it contained the lyrics, “I’m bored, More >
friends of friends who nobody knows
Jan 14th
Cheers for Thursdays in which the blagonets hum with the sound of TMI broadcast around the world and preserved for future generations to discover and wonder at the mistakes made by their ancestors. Â Hip hip!
In my junior year of college, my friends and I rented both floors of this large old house on campus. Â We had ten people living in this place, which basically turned it into…well you can probably imagine. Â I lived down on the first floor, which usually had the most people hanging out in it because we actually kept it clean (the upstairs was only safe for More >
my life does not require popcorn
Jan 13th
I read this article about Avatar making people depressed, and I can say I’m one of them. Â Not because I won’t ever go to Pandora, but because if they had spent 1/100th of their budget on a script it would have been even better.
Cards on the table, I really liked this movie, and thought it was very good. Â One of the best movies I’ve ever seen? No. Â To me, one of the qualities I like in a good movie is how every day after you’ve seen it, it makes you think about it more, and your appreciation for it grows. Â Avatar More >
memoir monday – really?
Jan 11th
Ever had a story that you really wanted to tell but you never managed to hit that narrow range of drunkedness where you felt comfortable enough to tell it but still could talk clearly? Â That’s why Travis created Memoir Mondays! Â No Jager needed!
Back in the fall of 2000, I started a collegiate career that would last me the better part of a decade. Â I loaded up the family van with my meager belongings and my family members for the not-so-very-long drive to Madison so I could move into my dorm room. Â I even got to drive the van! Â Woo hoo! More >
dorm room music studio
Jan 9th
Back my freshman year of college, I had several friends that were really good musicians. Â I am a drummer, but that’s a pretty hard instrument to play in a dorm room, so my friends who played way more portable instruments got way more of a chance to practice than I.
Jordan was one of the best guitarists I’ve ever had the pleasure of playing with. Â Al was a fantastic singer and a pretty good bassist, if he could remember the song that we were playing. Â Lucy played a mean viola and could belt it out. Â Joe is the best singer I’ve More >
