Month: September 2008

  • Palin: Worse than the Parody

    Holy crap. I didn’t realize that Tina Fey’s parody of Sarah Palin’s interview – the part where she spewed random, nonsensical talking points about the bailout – was actually a WORD-FOR-WORD QUOTE.

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  • RunningBlog

    Not a good weekend. I just had no energy, and I had a tension headache the entire time. I had plans to do a long run but instead I got stuck on the Couch of Doom. I don’t know. I suppose it’s easy to try to justify it by claiming I was overtraining and needed…

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  • Harley Rocker

    ZOMG. My nephew Isaiah needs this.

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  • Overseas Voting Deadlines

    If you’re an American living overseas and you haven’t registered to vote yet, you need to do it NOW. Deadlines are looming in a lot of states. And don’t feel stupid if you don’t know what to do. (I’ve had a couple emails from people asking about the process.) Go to the Federal Voting Assistance…

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  • Weekend Update

    Job news: On Friday I was officially welcomed to my first meeting as part of the Product Management team. Nice! (I’m still technically a Software Engineer half of the week.) I’ve been helping out to finish a lot of specifications (use case diagrams, wireframes, etc), which means I actually get to use the stuff I…

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  • Monteagle Bag

    Monteagle BagI saw the Monteagle Bag on Mason-Dixon two weeks ago and immediately downloaded the free pattern PDF. Then I filed it away in my brain and forgot about it. Last weekend, when I was supposed to be tidying up the house but really was procrastinating by digging around in my knitting wool, I found…

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  • Creepy Snakes

    Awesome Halloween ideas from Martha Stewart: Creepy Snakes, Candy Wreath, Rotten Eggs and Centipedes, Devilish Eggs, Squash Leaf Canapes.

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  • Bridge Run Finish

    The Finish Line video of the Bridge Run is now available! I wore a red shirt and a blue baseball cap, and I come right up the middle here (towards the end). I raise my arms just as I cross the finish line. I’ll put the Snook’s video after the jump if you’re interested… He…

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  • Twilight

    Ha! I just watched the second Twilight teaser trailer and suddenly realized that evil James is Volchok! The evil surfer who killed Marissa on The O.C.! THAT’S AWESOME. (Hm. I wonder if Bella will be as annoying as Marissa. Quite possibly.)

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  • World Flip Cup Championship

    Duuuuuuuuuuude! The World’s Largest Flip Cup Tournament will be taking place in New York next month. If I were in the US, I would absolutely be trying to talk Kel, Crawf, Pants, and RT into entering. AND WE’D WIN.

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