A NaNoWriMo winner, anyway. National Novel Writing Month doesn’t end for another two days, but I’m done. I passed the requisite 50,000-word mark on Saturday, and I needed just a little more time to figure out how to properly end…
Month: November 2006
Just Like Elvis
Full disclosure: I am, in general, not a fan of hip-hop, rap, or R&B. Every now and then a song will come along that I enjoy, but overall, those particular musical genres don’t appeal to me. It is, then, perhaps…
Netflix in da House
As I was re-sorting my Netflix movies just now, I noticed something interesting. Here are the four titles I have checked out: House, M.D.: Season 1: Disc 6House of GamesMonster HouseCrash I guess my subconscious is trying to tell me…
Every Topic In The Universe Except Chickens
As detailed in Dinosaur Comics, this may be the only way to save Wikipedia! Plus it’s a fun excuse to say “Fictional Jimbo Wales” over and over again. ~CKL
Happy Election Day!
I don’t care how you vote today; I just want you to get out there and stuff those ballot boxes! Uh, that didn’t come out quite right. I also love John Rogers’ metaphor of the current administration as a questionable…
Lame Argument of the Day (Not Mine)
At the “Pete Rates the Propositions” site, the eponymous author sets forth a Semi-Biennial Lecture on Bonds, which basically says “don’t worry about interest rates or repayment” and concludes thusly: There is one last reason to vote for a bond…
Child’s Play 2006
If you’re looking for a way to take the edge off your liberal guilt this holiday season, look no further than Child’s Play, a charity organized by the Penny Arcade guys to benefit sick children in five countries– and, as…
The Yellow Rose of Democracy
Here’s your head-trip for the day: the last song in the They Might Be Giants Podcast 9A is an anthem for the Democratic Party, sung by a men’s chorus to the tune of “The Yellow Rose of Texas.” I’m sure…
PayPal attacked, literally
Just found out that a bomb exploded at PayPal (now owned by eBay) in San Jose last night. No one was injured. I normally wouldn’t post local news, but I have friends who work there. I know they’re safe, and…