I don't really have much to say today…

…so here's a picture of a Mr. Jerry Brown in a bowl.

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Sad news

It was just yesterday that I learned that Dan Fogelberg died a couple weeks ago of prostate cancer. I'm a bit surprised that I didn't hear the news at the time, but then, perhaps it's not so surprising – I rarely go looking for news of celebrities, and that time I was wrapped up [...]

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I really need to think "What Would Man-In-Hat Do?" more often…

Couple Arguing at 2:00 AM
Director: Unknown as of press time
Cast: Occupants of Upstairs Apartment
Improvised Performance
Running Time: Approximately 60 minutes
Warning: Contains language, adult situations, moderate sexual content and simulated elephant herd.
Rating: ***1/2 (out of ****)
Reviewed by: Occupants of Downstairs Apartment
Last night had already been a pretty fun weeknight by the [...]

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Guess it had to happen eventually…

11:30 PM: Take shower.
11:45 PM: Get into bed (new 540 thread count sheets yay!). Play Puzzle Quest for DS.
12:08 AM: Joined in bed by Brian. Put away DS and snuggle down for night.
12:15 AM (estimated): Fall asleep.
01:49 AM: Jolted out of sleep by thumping and muffled screams coming [...]

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Odd…

I seem to have gone all the way through the stages of sleep deprivation (sleepiness=>mental exhaustion=>feeling of not being here) and out the other side. Or maybe it's the caffiene I've been slowly but steadily feeding into my bloodstream. Either way, I feel almost normal, barring a slight slowing of reaction time.
Not having [...]

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To paraphrase Tevye…

On the one tentacle, I felt surprisingly awake at 5:00 this morning to take Taktuk to the airport.
On the other tentacle, this might've been because I'd only had three hours of sleep.
On the third tentacle, it meant I was able to do a surprising amount of apartment cleaning-up and rearranging following Tak's departure.
On the fourth [...]

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Jonesing already?

Christmas has been altogether lovely, with some excellent presents both given and received. Favorite present-opening moments: Taktuk opening a set of unlabeled brushed stainless steel polyhedral dice and being able to identify material, size, and store of origin; Brian tearing the wrapping off a box from my mother, seeing it labeled “L. Ron [...]

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Another "OMG MACBOOK!" moment

I just discovered that my MacBook saves the volume setting for various audio outputs. So when unplug my headphones to use the external speakers, I don't have to fumble with the volume keys to turn it back up. And when I plug headphones in, I don't risk blasting my ears out.
…that is SO [...]

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Noooooooooooooo!

My hatred for Gross-Alaska (the local movie theater company) knows no bounds.
Not only do they have an awful track record with customer service, movie-watching experience, and title selection, they have now committed an unforgivable sin.
They won't have Sweeney Todd playing here in time for us to go see it on Christmas.
I mean, come on. [...]

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This pretty much says it all…

Have I mentioned how much I love xkcd's Man-In-Hat? He's always working so tirelessly to make the world a weirder place…
Many thanks to Randall Munroe, who not only allows but encourages hotlinking to his comic.

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