Thanks to Netflix, we watched Reign of Fire last night. I didn’t hate it, but I didn’t really *watch* it. I was sorting through old papers and weeding out files. sambear enjoyed it, though, and he’d been wanting to see…
Anita Blake Fans?
Do you read the Anita Blake series? You must read Intervention With the Vampire. I can’t stop laughing 🙂 Edit: This link brought to you courtesy of kellinator!
Lego Magazine
From one of my homeschooling lists: Lego Magazine is offering a free 2 year subscription. Call 866-534-6258 and give them the code APB23. Limit 2 per household. I just signed up and it worked 🙂 It has something to do…
Happy Days
My man is the sweetest on earth. He brings me coffee in bed, draws me a lovely bath with the fizzy bath bombs he got to surprise me, and just pampers me in general. I was cuddling on the couch…
Conformity
The reward for conformity was that everyone liked you except yourself. –-Rita Mae Brown, Venus Envy Good book. It may be about time for a re-read.
Chicago Review
I like this bit: While Zeta-Jones looked great in “Chicago”—she’s a nice, fulsome size—looking at Renée Zellweger in a tiny little flapper dress is like looking at Iggy Pop in a tiny little flapper dress, only on Iggy it would…
Quotes & Performance & Family, Oh My!
Two interesting quotes today: It’s a shallow life that doesn’t give a person a few scars. –Garrison Keillor Ain’t that the truth? Time is the most valuable thing a man can spend. –Theophrastus I got lots of value for the…
The Word of God
I’m posting this for deborahlj and anyone else who hasn’t heard it. You can hear Kathy Mar’s version online, but if there’s any way you can find the Echo’s Children version with its lovely harmonies instead, do so! Cat Faber…
Geekery & Other Stuff
Yay! Go us! We got the data copied over to the new drive (most of it— copying is still happening now, but it’s almost done). Samba is working very nicely. There are a few more things I want to tweak,…
EarWorms
Someone actually did a study on earworms. Really. “Dissecting Earworms: Further Evidence on the ‘Song-Stuck-in-Your Head’ Phenomenon, James J. Kellaris, PhD, presentation to Society for Consumer Psychology, Feb. 22, 2003. It’s summarized at http://my.webmd.com/content/article/61/67505.htm. Be warned, though—it lists the top…