Horoscope
My horoscope for today: Showing off provides momentary amusement. Someone here is a little too serious for the usual diversions. Listen to your instincts when handling a sensitive matter. … er … ok. Duly noted.
Number 1 Single
The U.S. number 1 single on my birthday was My Love by Paul McCartney and Wings. link via zuba
Rain in LA
People in LA really freak out when it rains. I haven’t seen any real rain here yet, although it’s drizzled once or twice. A few nights ago we got <sarcasm>almost one half-inch</sarcasm> of rain and you would’ve thought it was the Great Flood. There were over 400 auto accidents on one stretch of the 405
“It’s never too late to be what you might have been.”
George Eliott, via lillianchan
blogIRC
It’s Wednesday, and you know what that means. Tonight bloggers will meet on IRC for our weekly night of chatting. Here’s where you can join us: Time 8:30 PM Eastern / 5:30 PM Pacific / 1:30 AM GMT Server irc.turlyming.net at port 6667 Channel #BlogIRC I’ll even try to make it this time! I know
HaHa No, Serious
Whatever happened to haha – no, serious? /me misses LD
Deaths at DisneyLand
Theme Park Tragedies
Page Blocking
I find it incredibly amusing that my company’s proxy server prohibits me from visiting swoon.com, an astrology site, but has no problem letting me browse All About My Vagina.
Game Theory
The bonus question @ sylloge.com is: “Does anyone know if there are an infinite number of chess games? If not, what the limit is?” The answers are “no” and “I couldn’t tell you off the top of my head, but I suspect it’s a great big number”. This is a topic tackled in Prisoner’s Dilemma
Complete Idiot Guides
Now they’ve just gone too far. (“Hey look, if we can explain Windows, how complicated can Judaism be?”) These are actual titles! The Complete Idiot’s Guide to: Understanding Judaism Understanding Catholicism Improving Your IQ the Life of Christ Being Psychic Wicca and Witchcraft Pro Wrestling the Vietnam War Sex on the Net Extraterrestrial Intelligence link