Archive for November, 2005

Apartmentastic!

I got another letter today, this time from my apartment management. Here is how it started out, and I quote…
Happy Anniversary!
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Therefore, effective February 1, 2006 your rent, which is currently $x.xx, will be increased $40.00 to $x.xx per month.
Who the hell sends bad news starting off with “Happy Anniversary!” (with an exclamation mark no [...]

November 29, 2005 • Posted in: General • 1 Comment

Comcastic!

Got a letter in the mail. Comcast is raising their prices…again!
I’m so happy. I absolutely want to give birth to a Comcast baby, which will happen soon enough, they’ve raped me enough times.

November 29, 2005 • Posted in: General • 2 Comments

SPIMed

I’m really getting tired of spim. I’m only getting it through my AIM screen name too, come on AOL! Do something about the spim. And before you say it, no, I’m not going to block everybody and only allow certain users. There are too many people that have my AIM screen [...]

November 28, 2005 • Posted in: Tech • No Comments

Thankstaking

thanks·giv·ing, noun

The holidays you realize why visiting family for an extended period of time is a bad idea.

November 25, 2005 • Posted in: General • No Comments

Top 20 Geek Novels

Top 20 Geek Novels

The HitchHiker’s Guide to the Galaxy — Douglas Adams
1984 — George Orwell
Brave New World — Aldous Huxley
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? — Philip Dick
Neuromancer — William Gibson
Dune — Frank Herbert
I, Robot — Isaac Asimov
Foundation — Isaac Asimov
The Colour of Magic — Terry Pratchett
Microserfs — Douglas Coupland
Snow Crash — Neal Stephenson
Watchmen — [...]

November 21, 2005 • Posted in: Books • 1 Comment

Great Goblets Of Fire

Well it’s around 3:30AM, I just got home and I’m pretty beat. Hence I’m going to conveniently call in sick tomorrow to work, so if you work with me and you’re reading this, be cool.
So why did I get home oh so late? Well…I just watched a midnight showing of Harry Potter And [...]

November 18, 2005 • Posted in: Movies & TV, Review • 1 Comment

Save As…Face

My Tuesday class got cancelled, so I did what any normal person would do, I decided to skip work as well. So tonight (even though it’s currently in the AM), it being a week-night and all friends go to bed early, I chose to watch a flick. What did I choose?
Saving Face
Now this [...]