Archive for 2008
Double Handed
What I like about going to the Asian market… the girls at the register always take your credit card with two hands and then return it with both hands as well. That just seems so very polite to me. I heart Eastern culture.
In: General · Tagged with: asia, culture
Free The Airwaves
I came across this on Google’s Blog: Down to the wire on white spaces And they have it correct, white spaces are important. So here is my “blog action”, sign the effing petition, literally takes 5 seconds. Effing lobbyists.
In: Tech · Tagged with: google, politics, wireless
No Parents
So I watched a movie this weekend based on a couple people’s amazing recommendations, The Orphanage. Well screw you bastards, it was a horror flick and ruined my weekend and most likely most of this week! Holy shit, I live alone… uncool. The acting and directing was amazing by the way.
In: Movies & TV · Tagged with: horror
Plumb
I’m in the wrong racket, genetics is a highway to nowhere. Now plumbing, that’s where I’m headed, $216.07 for ~15 minutes of work. It’s like crapping gold, or making sure your gold crapper’s pipes are working at least. Good thing my landlady covers the charges, or at least my landlady’s insurance company.
In: General · Tagged with: plumber, work
Polishing The Chrome
I started using Google Chrome yesterday and Oh-My-Gawd is it snappy. I’ve been a Firefox fanatic, but my new default browser is now Google Chrome. I do miss my Adblock Plus though, but there is a proxy adblock workaround for GC that I may mess around with later. Good thing extensions and scripts are forthcoming for [...]
In: Tech · Tagged with: browser, google
Coo-Workers
My co-workers knew I’ve been fasting, mainly because I haven’t had lunch with them in about a month… plus I bitch about it all the time. Well today they came up to me before they left for lunch, wished me a happy Eid (even though they were off by a day and didn’t pronounce it [...]
In: General · Tagged with: work
Krispy Ice-Cream
Another key part of the plan is the company’s new Kool Kreme soft serve, which will be featured with a toppings bar. The product is being tested in several stores around the country. Krispy Kreme hopes to heat up sales with ice cream – LAUREN SHEPHERD – Sep 21, 2008 Sweet holy crap, who wants [...]