Hmm. It turns out my experiment this morning might not have been entirely scientifically accurate.

Cruel irony. Tara D, who’s been defending Valentine’s Day to me all week, just had the shittiest one EVER. Some jerk stole her wallet at the grocery store and then went on a spending spree. I’d explain more, but you really should read her version of it. I mean, she’s a professional comedian, so despite the suckiness of what happened, her re-telling of it is still the funniest thing I’ve read in a while.

Awww! Slashdot‘s Commander Taco proposed to his girlfriend yesterday via the website! That’s the cutest thing ever.

On a related note, Channel 7 here has a new show called “Marry Me” where they film outrageous public marriage proposals. Snook astutely predicted that I’d love it. It’s not that I have a thing for weddings or anything. It’s just that these poor guys do the most embarrassing things, and they’re so nervous, and you just have to laugh.

Science at work! My friend Pat and I just solved one of the great mysteries of our time. I’ll let you see it unfold in real-time via our Instant Messager conversation:

Pat: actually, what time is it there
krisinsydney: it’s 10:16 a.m.
Pat: oh
krisinsydney: We’re, what, seven hours behind Chicago?
Pat: but its tomorrow
krisinsydney: right.
Pat: crazy round earth
Pat: so, does the toilet swirl the other way down there?
krisinsydney: i think that’s a myth.
krisinsydney: i haven’t watched though.
krisinsydney: okay, so flush yours and see which way it goes.
Pat: ok, i’ll be right back
krisinsydney: i’ll go do mine.

(Pause)

Pat: right to left
Pat: counter clockwise
krisinsydney: no way!
Pat: what does yours do
krisinsydney: well, ours doesn’t actually swirl. it just whooshes straight down. but i filled the sink and pulled the stopper and THAT goes clockwise!
Pat: haha
Pat: i told you
Pat: mr wizard wouldnt lie to me

See? Conclusive proof that drains swirl one way in the Northern Hemisphere, and one way in the Southern. Now we just need someone equatorial to tell us what they do in the middle. Kristen??

Hello?? Did anybody else see that my site was visited by a gangbanger yesterday? Evidently my ripping on Gary, Indiana was not appreciated. I’ve since removed his comments, but here’s a tip for you G’s in the future: Misspelling “motherf***ker” makes you look more comical than tough. Try and get it right next time. Oh, and thanks to Moire for backing me up. I got a posse!

The café around the corner from our apartment has a chalkboard out front that always has an interesting (and often timely) quote on it. Today’s was an old Sicilian proverb: “Everlasting love lasts two years.” I just thought I’d throw that out there for anybody feeling, you know, bitter today.

Question of the Day: What do people call themselves where you live? Snookums and I were talking about this on the bus today. Six months ago we were Londoners, but now we’re Sydneysiders. We couldn’t imagine what people in Perth call themselves. So what are your city’s citizens called? Do you find it funny? If you don’t know it, what do you think they should be called?

What a lovely day! The Snook and I spent it at Coogee Beach, soaking up sun and Pacific waves. I hope everyone spent it in a way that made them happy. 🙂

In case you didn’t see it, my friend Stefanie came up with a great link about why Jennifer Connelly’s up for Best Supporting Actress instead of Best Actress. I still think she was scared of the competition, though.

Are you a music loser? How many of these albums do you have? If you’ve got twelve or more, you might be a Dido fan. (I have six, but if you count mp3’s of the bands mentioned, it goes much higher. Thus I’m probably a loser.)