March 2011
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thesummerofmark asked: Thank you for your present! My only criticisms: 1) the paper was not nearly dark enough, and 2) the book had a good story, but I felt the characters were vastly overdeveloped.
flannelowl:
In which Sir Digby Chicken Caesar discovers that tambourines are not for kitties, and announces his disapproval by sneezing off-camera.
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My awesome spring break!
Read over 1500 1800 pages of very well written science fiction.
Ran nearly everyday in my neighborhood.
Made significant progress on organizing Organized my music collection.
I have found some songs I have had for awhile but are now my new favorites.
Took a week to think about what I’m doing next with my art, some more great ideas have formed and are ready to go.
Had some great...
Chicks dig sludge metal
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The Carrot Duopoloy →
How a previous Coke executive is trying to change the game of the carrot industry:
Staffers had watched suburban moms unpack their groceries and studied where kids looked for snacks when they got home from school. Kids seldom went to the refrigerator; instead, they went straight for the cupboards or the pantry. If they did go to the fridge, baby carrots were at least visible, out on a shelf....
Tonight I played Warcraft III. I will never play...
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Firefly fans will see me, do a double take, stop, nod and say ‘Captain’ with an...
– Nathan Fillion, Entertainment Weekly (via randy-giles)
Forever.
(via sonic-hip-attack)
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The Case Against News →
From Econlog:
Go without news. Cut it out completely. Go cold turkey. […] If you want to keep the illusion of “not missing anything important”, I suggest you glance through the summary page of the Economist once a week. Don’t spend more than five minutes on it. Read magazines and books which explain the world - Science, Nature, The New Yorker, The Atlantic Monthly. Go for...
chriskelly:
Incomprehensible Shouting Named Official U.S. Language
This is one of my favorite stories I wrote for Onion News Network. Check out the full episode tonight - and every Friday - at 10pm on IFC.
Death of a computer
My computer, a laptop, shut off for the last time at 13:30 this afternoon. In his life he has received no less then 4 OS reinstalls. 3 new power adapters. 2 new hard drives. 3 new motherboards. An upgrade of RAM. 2 new keyboards. A new touchpad and new screen casing. The cooling system has been replaced as well.
In the mean time I’m relying heavily on my HTC Evo. I hope my replacement laptop...