Yesterday I went to the Rose Parade in Pasadena and took lots of pictures. We got up at 5 since we had bought tickets to a grandstand and official parking and we had to be parked by 7. Then we had breakfast at Denny's in Pasadena. The parade started at 8 with a flyby of… Continue reading Rose Parade!
Electronics Boutique: Telemarketing in person
I went to the mall today to return a belt (an Xmas present which turned out to be too small). I looked around for a medium, but they didn’t have the kind I wanted, so I just made a return. Very quick, very easy, I hand over belt + receipt, till lady credits $25 to… Continue reading Electronics Boutique: Telemarketing in person
Rain…
Those Pacific (yeah right!) storms really mean business, don't they? For over 36 hours now the view from my window has been a steady stream of water flowing down to the road. Thank goodness I live on a hill and the drainage around here seems to be up to the job. I'm no stranger to… Continue reading Rain…
LJ Experiment…
“6 Degrees of LiveJournal” Go to your friends page. Go to the first user. Go to their friends page. Go to the first user that you haven't visited before. Repeat ad infinitum. – There are some strange people out there – Most of them customize LJ way more than I do
Comedy memes
Anyone else noticed that certain words, places and other items crop up unusually often in comedy routines (sketches, standup, whatever)? Wikipedia has an inherently funny words item about this phenomenon. Apparently the duck is the funniest animal. Although I would consider the badger a close second. Recent examples I've noticed include Boggle (the game) which… Continue reading Comedy memes
Credit card
Capital One sent me a credit card offer. I applied, and they actually decided to give me a credit card! So I can now count myself as a real person in the USA. Too bad MBNA, you missed out. (MBNA wouldn't give me a card of my own despite the fact that I've actually been… Continue reading Credit card
Reasons not to fly
(number N in a series of many) It is a well known fact that airline employees are for the most part jobsworth automatons. Witness my recent experience with Virgin Atlantic. Apparently they have a rule for us plebs in economy class that your one piece of carry-on luggage must weigh no more than 15 lbs.… Continue reading Reasons not to fly
Katamari!
I’m driving down the street, and thinking, “These cars – no problem. That big fence – should be easy to roll up, flat and thin things generally are. This line of trees will give me a nice size boost. Cosntruction site, I’ll have some of that! Start on the portakabins, grab those signs, then the… Continue reading Katamari!
IFComp 2004
http://www.ifcomp.org/ Another year’s wait is over! Time to see what this year’s offerings are.
Crossover fanfiction: Potter & Molesworth
Quite possibly the best thing on the Internet. In the top 10, anyway. http://www.alice.dryden.co.uk/ho_for_hoggwarts.htm