My mom told me about a shirt or card she saw today, so I created a rendition of it so we can all laugh (or feel sorry that I've become a frequent kitty-and-puppy-picture-poster).
Who's on Santa's naughty list?
12.19.2003
Three things: Great news for nerds
1. A U.S. appeals court hands the RIAA a little setback in their quest to ruin everybody's illegal fun (just kidding, I think they have the right to be evil, but it's still evil).
2. A Chinese judge sides with the plaintiff in a virtual theft suit. Nerds everywhere will soon be filing suits for damages from EverQuest Wars (or what have you, I don't play these games!!)
3. Return of the King brings in $34Mil on its opening day. Nerds and bullies (who used to beat up nerds but now run the entertainment industry) everywhere rejoice. I'll go see it in a few days once the nerds have all been but before the geeks start reciting the dialogue aloud (it will take them a couple of viewings to memorize the whole thing, right??).
1. A U.S. appeals court hands the RIAA a little setback in their quest to ruin everybody's illegal fun (just kidding, I think they have the right to be evil, but it's still evil).
2. A Chinese judge sides with the plaintiff in a virtual theft suit. Nerds everywhere will soon be filing suits for damages from EverQuest Wars (or what have you, I don't play these games!!)
3. Return of the King brings in $34Mil on its opening day. Nerds and bullies (who used to beat up nerds but now run the entertainment industry) everywhere rejoice. I'll go see it in a few days once the nerds have all been but before the geeks start reciting the dialogue aloud (it will take them a couple of viewings to memorize the whole thing, right??).
12.18.2003
Random Limerick Junction - give it a try, you might turn out to be good at creating limericks.
there once was a boy from augusta
who thought he could rap like old Busta
he tried out some rhymes
perpetrated some crimes
but his rapping still lacked any luster
There once was a wonderful blog
whose author liked kitties and dogs
one guy had to diss
cause he was jealous of this
and she sunk his car into a bog
(what can I say? I'm good.)
there once was a boy from augusta
who thought he could rap like old Busta
he tried out some rhymes
perpetrated some crimes
but his rapping still lacked any luster
There once was a wonderful blog
whose author liked kitties and dogs
one guy had to diss
cause he was jealous of this
and she sunk his car into a bog
(what can I say? I'm good.)
In a couple of hours, I'm heading out to Smith Station to be a guest reader for my friend's kindergarten class. In honor of this fun, I've put together a list of my top 10 favorite children's books (rankings based how often I requested the book as a little one and biased by how much I still love the books).
1. Harold and the Purple Crayon
2. Good Night Moon
3. Tweedlebugs At Work
4. Pat the Bunny
5. The Giant Jam Sandwich
6. Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs
7. Where the Wild Things Are and In the Night Kitchen (both Sendak books)
8. Three little horses (this was the book we always read and the grandparents)
9. Caps for Sale
10. Buck Rogers in the 25th Century (pop-up book!)
1. Harold and the Purple Crayon
2. Good Night Moon
3. Tweedlebugs At Work
4. Pat the Bunny
5. The Giant Jam Sandwich
6. Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs
7. Where the Wild Things Are and In the Night Kitchen (both Sendak books)
8. Three little horses (this was the book we always read and the grandparents)
9. Caps for Sale
10. Buck Rogers in the 25th Century (pop-up book!)
12.17.2003
I have a nomination for that Stupid Criminals award...
I really wish I could find a news link for this story. I saw it on Good Morning America as I was waking up today. A man and a woman went on a serious shop-lifting spree in a Walmart or similar store. Unfortunately, the surveillance camera's image was too blurry to identify either thief. As the security guys were watching the video, however, they noticed that as the two were helping themselves to some electronics, the woman tried out one of the digital cameras.... by taking a picture of the man she was with. Lo and behold, the security guys checked out the camera and there was a lovely high-resolution photo of the man. Nice work, lady....
(if I see an online version of the story, I'll hook you up... the picture of the guy was priceless.)
I really wish I could find a news link for this story. I saw it on Good Morning America as I was waking up today. A man and a woman went on a serious shop-lifting spree in a Walmart or similar store. Unfortunately, the surveillance camera's image was too blurry to identify either thief. As the security guys were watching the video, however, they noticed that as the two were helping themselves to some electronics, the woman tried out one of the digital cameras.... by taking a picture of the man she was with. Lo and behold, the security guys checked out the camera and there was a lovely high-resolution photo of the man. Nice work, lady....
(if I see an online version of the story, I'll hook you up... the picture of the guy was priceless.)
12.16.2003
Need help getting into the holiday spirit?
Santa Pets 2003
More cheesey christmas pet pictures than you can shake a stick at. Gee, I'm feeling festive already. >: b (I'm being snarky, but really I adore this picture).
Santa Pets 2003
More cheesey christmas pet pictures than you can shake a stick at. Gee, I'm feeling festive already. >: b (I'm being snarky, but really I adore this picture).
12.15.2003
PowerPoint makes you dumb
This article offers an interesting argument that the effort to strip down information so that it fits into PowerPoint's limitations (I've definitely had the resolution problem) creates overly dumbed-down presentations with sometimes tragic results (the effect is implicated in the recent shuttle crash). Ultimately, it's the presenter's responsibility to verbally fill-in the gaps, but it's still an interesting phenomenon.
Here's a review of Tuft's booklet that is referenced in the NYTs article.
Here's a pretty good (though brief) description of what went down with PowerPoint and Columbia.
(link courtesy of Metafilter)
This article offers an interesting argument that the effort to strip down information so that it fits into PowerPoint's limitations (I've definitely had the resolution problem) creates overly dumbed-down presentations with sometimes tragic results (the effect is implicated in the recent shuttle crash). Ultimately, it's the presenter's responsibility to verbally fill-in the gaps, but it's still an interesting phenomenon.
Here's a review of Tuft's booklet that is referenced in the NYTs article.
Here's a pretty good (though brief) description of what went down with PowerPoint and Columbia.
(link courtesy of Metafilter)
Natalie isn't the only woman speaking her mind in a big way:
Lauryn Hill Blasts Vatican Church
I saw that headline and I thought nothing of it. But then I said that she said her piece in the Vatican with all but the pope present. It doesn't sound like she was ushered off stage after her commentary (which she apparently said before her performance). I can't imagine how her music went over... Think they turned the other cheek and applauded her performance anyway?
Lauryn Hill Blasts Vatican Church
I saw that headline and I thought nothing of it. But then I said that she said her piece in the Vatican with all but the pope present. It doesn't sound like she was ushered off stage after her commentary (which she apparently said before her performance). I can't imagine how her music went over... Think they turned the other cheek and applauded her performance anyway?
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