Monthly Archive: April 2005

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stereogum: You Might Be An Indie-Yuppie If…

stereogum: You Might Be An Indie-Yuppie If… My favorite from the article: If your jeans cost more than an iPod, but your t-shirt cost less than a pack of gum… you might be an indie-yuppie. Oh and more! You might...

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change the channel…

From: Bush: The E-Mail Stops Here (washingtonpost.com) I hate that I actually agree with Bush.. so I’ll look at is agreeing with The President on inappropriate television programming…

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freakin’ sweet!

I rarely use Zipcar, but I do read the e-mails, and I can’t resist a contest, especially one from people that already have my address and won’t spam me for it. And frankly, when a rental car company says “Guess...

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words to live by…

a quick video snippet from the BBC special (I don’t think this is on my dvds) “The Story of Absolutely Fabulous” which… rather puts my life in perspective. Julia Sawalha: they love me [1.91meg .mpg]

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New! Shiny! New!

My new phone arrived today and I got that usual “Whee! New Tech!” feeling with it, even managed to get mp3 ringtones of my own choosing on it at no cost. I love being a hacker sometimes. It’s cool having...

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“The Man Date”

*hee hee* The New York Times > Fashion & Style > The Man Date (and before you gripe about having to register, go here and obtain a login, or use the bookmarklet)

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Blossom 005 – license to sneeze

Blossom 005 – a photoset on Flickr Sometimes it’s good to take a walk in the middle of a work–a-day Monday. 🙂 The pictures didn’t come out as well as I’d hoped, but it was my manager’s camera he let...

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quote of the day

The Radical Right* is so homophobic it thinks global warming was caused by the AIDS quilt. –Dennis Miller *rofl* [Also seen as “Jerry Falwell is so…”]

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Tips to Tame Your Tongue

From this Washington Post article: Tips to Tame Your Tongue Recognize that swearing does damage. Start by eliminating casual swearing. Pretend that your grandmother or your young daughter is always next to you. Think positively. Practice being patient. When you...

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hack-a-lakka

Being a fan of Lifehacker, it amused when I performed my own life hack by getting the Pepsi machine here at the office to give me 4 quarters for a dollar, no purchase necessary. Yes, it’s lazy, but in my...