February 2012
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Volatile Essence: So, this one time, I was... →
This is worth reading.
volatileessence:
Of course, the story’s not that easy or that simple. And, quite possibly, by writing this I may push away people I’ve come to like and care about in this space.
But I’m tired of hiding this thing. Tired of pretending I’m ashamed of this, because I’m not.
I’m also tired of hearing people talk about issues surrounding women’s health who are only concerned...
jerkface asked: Acceleration is a function of mass and force. Force attracting two bodies is a function of mass and distance. Unfollowed, sir! (jk!)
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Introduction to the Destruction of Me: Dead on a... →
misterprankster:
Do you ever wonder what it would be like to die in a horrible roller coaster accident or do you have normal thoughts? Say it all just jumps the tracks at the highest peak. It would be a completely different death experience for the first seats than the later seats. You’re in the first seat thereby seeing everything happen as you jump the tracks and plunge to your death. It’s the...
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Dear Men who undo their belts and lower their...
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A Super-Sappy Valentine's Day Poem
Feel free to take this and recite it for your significant other, if it applies.
(I’ll let you know tomorrow how it pans out for me.)
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My Dearest love -
Roses are red,
Violets are blue,
Tonight I think we should conform to stereotypical American behavior
by eating a large meal with lots of wine, having the requisite romantic encounter, and falling asleep in front of the...
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Twitter Meme? Tweme?
Back when I first joined Twitter, I said, “Hey, it’s like a giant internet-sized IRC channel!” And so it remains. Unfortunately, it’s a moderated channel and I don’t have a +v.
Here’s some of my favorite tweets. They’re not award winning, but hey, I knew early on that I’d never be a stand-up comedian (which appears to be a required part-time gig...
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Jar Jar - The Aftermath
As you may recall, yesterday I wrote about enlisting a coworker to play a prank on her Star Wars fan of a fiancé by suggesting they include Jar Jar Binks on their Star Wars themed wedding cake.
She couldn’t wait to carry out the plan, and, well, here’s the recap she emailed to me this morning:
So last night I had my BlackBerry out and I pretended I was looking something up on the...
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“Well, if you’ll just bear with me, I think I’ve devised a fair and...”
– Rimmer, Red Dwarf
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Last fall, I posted about my (crappy) little Greasemonkey script to turn your Tumblr Dashboard from Blue to Black - I created it to replicate the experience of those who got the extra-special “Donate to the BP Oil Spill Fund” option in their settings but had subsequently lost it due to deletions, etc.
After a recent reformat/reinstall of my OS, I went back to the script page today to...
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Jar Jar Binks
Those three innocuous words fill any die-hard Star Wars fan with revulsion.
A coworker of mine is engaged to a die-hard fan. She never watched any of the Star Wars movies until she met him. He has only “allowed” her to watch Episodes IV, V, and VI (the older ones). [Don’t worry, it’s a healthy relationship, she has no desire to watch the new ones.]
As I said,...
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WatchSST anyone? (But next time, let’s skip the rubber band, please. Ouch.)
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That would certainly make time-outs more effective
misaimedjaimes replied to your post: Before 7 AM…
Aren’t the locks supposed to be on the outside at that age?
Believe me, I’ve seriously considered that. If the Bean is acting out big-time, she gets a time-out in her room until she can calm down. Occasionally I have to stand there and hold the doorknob to make sure she doesn’t immediately try to come back out of her room. Too...
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Before 7 AM...
Early this morning (i.e. before 7AM), I replaced the Bean’s doorknob with the one from my closet door. The new one? It does not lock.
4 year olds do not need a door that locks. ESPECIALLY when they use it to act out in anger.
On a related note, my wife will now be able to lock herself in the master bedroom closet when she can’t take the kids anymore.
What did you do before 7 AM?...
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“Distance is one of the only things in life you truly earn. Anyone can give you...”
– Marc Parent
“My Sweaty Little Secret”, “The Newbie Chronicles”, Runner’s World 