Badly Drawn Monsters
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May 4th
I don’t know why this amuses me so much, but when you type the word “safety” into Google, the suggested sites are as follows:There are about 23,000,000 websites related to the Safety Dance. Now don’t get me wrong, I think it is important for us all to be aware of the potential for injury whilst dancing, just not maybe 23 million websites important. That type of thing should be solely dedicated to Miley’s new hairstyle or something. http://feeds.feedburner.com/ThisIsWhyYourHoldTimeIsSoLong
anatomy is not my strongest subject
May 4th
Jeremy: Very productive morning thus far, actually. Made a 50+ slide lecture on oral contraceptives.Me: That’s an easy lecture: “You don’t make babies in your mouth, therefore oral contraceptives are a waste of money. Any questions?” End of lecture. http://feeds.feedburner.com/ThisIsWhyYourHoldTimeIsSoLong
bored & angry
Apr 27th
This last weekend, I spent a lot of time in the back of a van driven by other people. Usually on road trips I like to drive as I very easily get bored. I also like to stop a lot and look at strange things that we’re passing by, which is why I wasn’t allowed to drive on this trip. Speed took precedence over sightseeing this time, so here I was in the back of the van squished between coolers and jackets.
My typical response to this situation is to buy a crappy $6 paperback and read it until complete. This More >
revenge
Apr 21st
“Hi, my boss needs his password reset, can you do that?”“Actually no, due to security constraints and rules with federal regulation in our industry, it is strictly against the rules to give out password information to anyone other than the person whose account it is”“But I know his password, can you reset it?”“No”“He’s really busy and doesn’t have time, can you just do it this time?”“No”“I’m his assistant, I should be able to reset his password”“No. Is he there right now?”“Yes! He’s right here!”“Can I talk to him and then I can reset it?”“Um…no, he’s….busy….”“Have him call us when he’s More >
are you even looking?
Apr 21st
“On the back of the computer, do you see the network cable?”“No”“Are there any cables plugged in at all?”“No”“..Um, what does your mouse and keyboard plug into?”“The back of the computer here”“So there are cables plugged in?”“Yes”“OK, can you tell me where the network cable goes?”“It goes to the box, it says Linksys”“Are there any other cables plugged into that box?”“No”“Is there a power cord or any other network cables plugged into it?”“No”“So this is the only thing plugged into the box?”“No, there are others here too.”
OH MY GOD. This went on for 20 more minutes. Seriously, blame your coworkers More >
we’re all criminals
Apr 17th
I think it has officially gotten a little ridiculous. Carbon Dioxide is now a pollutant according to the EPA, those stalwart defenders of all that is pure and grassy.
When I think about the EPA (which I do at least once a day), only one thing comes to mind, and it’s not clean water.
Walter Peck.Yes, Walter Peck, the Ghostbuster’s nemesis. He almost single-handedly brought about apocalypse by shutting down the ghost jail because there might have been something dangerous inside. You think he would have done a quick “Hmm, which would be worse, unleashing the souls of the undead, or some carbon More >
the new house
Apr 6th
The fiance and I bought a house last week, and this has completely taken over my life until we’re able to move in. The house is in very good shape, however there are a number of changes we want to make before moving in, as it’s easier to do paint and stuff before all of our crap is in the way.
The house was built in 1959, and I believe it was last decorated in 1960. Everything is well maintained, but part of me wishes that it wasn’t so well maintained so it would have had to have been replaced at More >
quothe the raven
Mar 30th
IM conversation between me and another tech here:Marc [7:29 AM]: me: VCPI can I help you? caller: Its all gone! me: What is all gone? caller: Everything! And my screen is red…. me: ???
Jeff [7:31 AM]: red screen of death? sounds like a Poe tech manual http://feeds.feedburner.com/ThisIsWhyYourHoldTimeIsSoLong
more information has come to light
Mar 26th
After crying for awhile, I decided to see if I could figure out any more of this story. In a compassionate moment, I thought “Clearly there is something else going on here, and the rest of the story needs to be told.” So I go back onto Facebook, which at this point is a little like going back into the water after a great white started eating tourists in your New England town.
Her was the Facebook status right before:First of all, among all the intriguing and interesting words here, it might get lost that “Cassie” is the one who the status More >
oh and by the way
Mar 25th
So I login to Facebook and they have this new format that caught me by surprise. Instead of having everyone’s “status” updates in their normal 10pt font that can easily fade into the background, they now have it large and unavoidable. Before I could sort of scan over my friend’s updates and get a general sense of the world; now I’m assaulted by every thing by everybody I know.
Clearly this upsets the natural balance of Facebook. It is for telling other people what we’re doing, not for finding out what other people are doing. Sort of like blogging. Ahem.
So, here More >
