February 2010
16 posts
WatchOh, Zooey.
via textbook
Scoot Chacononnen on The Geek Talk →
One of my crazy co-workers.
What are the tools you couldn’t live without?
Fire, a pen knife and bailing wire. Everything else is a luxury.
What a geek.
Something I will never understand
Purchasing an engagement ring worth 3 months wages.
Wouldn’t you rather 3 months vacation? Perhaps a trip around the world? A few years living in another country? Depending on how much you make — a car, a down payment on a house, whatever your dreams desire.
Just always seemed so backwards to sacrifice time with the person you love to give them a shiny rock. (And let’s not even...
“Do you charge money to do things?
Yes. And, actually, I charge kind of a lot....”
– On hiring Merlin
The Gang Solves The Gas Crisis →
Words cannot express how much you need to watch this. I think I’ve seen it around 10 times now and I still die laughing each time.
“mercurial |mərˌkyoŏrēəl| — adjective
(of a person) subject to sudden or...”
– Lean something new every day. Glimpsed from Merlin’s video description
A conversation I have every month or so
dwineman:
Me: (tries to visit a local restaurant’s website via iPhone) Restaurant website: I require Flash. Fuck off. Me: I just want to know how late you’re open. Website: Nope. Me: But I’m on my phone. Don’t you have a little “HTML Version” link up in the corner or something? Website: I’m ignoring you. Me: What if I’m on my phone because I’m out, looking for a place to eat? Didn’t that ever...
Terry Pratchett on assisted suicide →
Having seen what Alzheimer’s does to people, I can’t help but agree with him. I can be sure of one thing: If I become victim to Alzheimer’s I would gladly end my life at before I put my friends & family through the inevitable suffering.
With all the advancements in medicine it’s always been shocking to me why we don’t look into the consequences: what if people...
teawithlemon:
fmylife:
Today, I tried convincing my Valentine-hating boyfriend to send me a card, by explaining how important it is to me. He finally agreed and sent me a card. I opened it up, and it wished me ‘harmony and well-being on Lupercalia’. What is Lupercalia? It’s an ancient Roman festival where men run down the street naked, whipping people with goat skins to encourage fertility....
“If only she knew
What would i do?
Would i run?
Maybe stick around just for...”
– O.A.R. - If Only She Knew
