Month: January 2001
-
Reason #1 I Wish I Didn’t Live in London Though: It’s now the most expensive place to live in Europe.
-
Reasons #125 and #126 I’m Glad I Live in England: John Ashcroft’s violent anti-choice stance and his hardline drug criminalization policy. Because I think people can make mistakes, and Ashcroft’s methods of “helping” them are, to my mind, the worst possible solutions.
-
Nice story on ESPN about Muffet’s recruiting efforts for the Irish. It also has a really weird picture of Riley and Siemon that kinda looks like Ruth is hitching up Kelley’s trunks for her.
-
I just found out that the Red Cross is now refusing to accept blood donations from anybody who’s lived in Western Europe (including the UK) since 1980. They’re worried you might carry mad cow disease. This affects a hell of a lot of us who studied abroad…
-
I just found out from Max’s site that I’m not allowed to donate blood! Apparently anybody who’s been to Western Europe in the last twenty years will be turned away over fears that they could carry mad cow disease. That sucks. The last time I tried to donate at school they turned me away because…
-
I’m fascinated by Survivor, but unfortunately I just can’t get it on television here. This article on Survivor 2: The Australian Outback talks about the ecological impact the show had on the area of northern Queensland where it was filmed. I can’t wait til Snookums and I take our holiday Down Under so I can…
-
Still laughing… Salon’s InBox points to Things to Say When You’re Losing a Technical Argument. If your job is anything like mine, you’re gonna love these. My personal favorites: 1. Can you generate some USE CASES that would justify the change?2. Jakob Nielsen wrote an interesting hit piece on that.3. Yes, but we’re standardizing on…
-
ESPN is taking a poll on whether ND should be #1 in the Women’s Basketball poll next week. We’re currently winning, 88.2% to 11.7%.
-
AHHHHH! Roald Dahl’s BMW is for sale! Willpower, don’t fail me now!
-
Wow. Just came across some great new LOTR images that somebody found hidden on the site…