"I Feel it in my Fingers..."

Um, so that's a huge sub. Comes up to my waist and weighs 50% more than me.

It's been sixteen hours since we turned them off, and my butt is still vibrating. M&K, you're geniuses!

Scanning for Lifeforms

Kristen and I decided to test whether or not the library scanner was fixed. This was my test image.

Heh, heh. If you're nerdy enough to want to read this book, you can do so in the Willis Library Reference Section.

The Real Reason

Yes, I am unashamed to admit that my real reason for watching the Superbowl was to see MacGyver in a Mastercard ad.

Watching Eyes

Man, I hate it when a contact gets stuck somewhere behind my eyeball. You can feel it, but you can't see it. Ew. And since I have this gross-out thing about eyeballs (like Rachel on "Friends"), I can hardly lift my eyelid up without retching--so I usually choose to wait it out. This means I have to go to sleep that night and the contact will magically appear on my pillow the next morning. Luckily, however, the one that lodged itself back there this morning just came out. Whew.

So after working out this afternoon, Amy and I watched a few home movies from back in the day. Specifically, the days when she was about seven or eight, and I was about eleven or twelve. There are things that we did with video cameras that made great sense at the time, but are terrifically bizarre, frightening, or a combination of the two today. After about ten minutes, we looked at each other and mutually agreed that perhaps odd parents homeschooling odd children leaves those children with no litmus test for normalcy. Perhaps for my future kids' own good, Alex and I should not purchase a video camera. Then they'll have nothing to be blackmailed with down the road.

And, yaknow, in case they want to work with the FBI someday and a background check is required, they might still stand a chance. I know I wouldn't.

Extra, Extra!

Did you wear a red shirt today to show your support for women's heart disease awareness? I did!

Stop the press: Hot Topic is selling Princess Bride shirts. And pins. And... perfume? (Below is the shirt that I couldn't resist buying.)

So, if the anticipated Pixar/Disney re-deal does go through, at least this time it looks like Pixar's getting a better deal. Mixed feelings abound: loyalty for Old Disney, bitter anger and lack of respect for New Disney, immense love and respect for Pixar and yet--irrepressible joy when I see the Disney logo on a Pixar film. Sigh...

Don't lose all respect for me: I love this Nacho Libre poster. Rock on, Jack Black, rock on.

Now This is Pretty Funny

Always wanted to know some Facts About Chuck Norris? Well, now you can.

Irony: n, 1. A key word in a repetitive yet strangely catchy Alanis Morsette song. 2. The fact that while email forwards tick me off and are promptly deleted, bulletins on MySpace delight me. There's something narcissistically twisted about how much I enjoy answering questions.

And the Nominees Are...

For some Oscar-winning fun on March 5th, print out these M&Ms Oscar Bingo cards! And you can find more oddly-related links between the Oscars and small colored candies at the M&Ms Oscars Party page.

On Cloud Nine

So in my PHP class last spring, one of my classmates created this nifty word cloud--it acted both as a guide to frequently-discussed topics, and also a nifty navigational tool. I thought to myself, "Self, that's a really cool little trick." And promptly forgot about it.

Yesterday, while reading a librarian blog, I was reminded of this trick in a new, neat way. SnapShirts will create custom t-shirts based on your blog's feed (or another blog that you read), and you can choose colors and sizes, then promptly purchase a few dozen to distribute to family, friends, and poorly-dressed passers-by. Theoretically, you could clever use such shirts to further promote your blog or website... hmmm.


If you'd like to add a similar word cloud to your website to use as an afore-mentioned nifty navigational tool, go to TagCloud for an easy alternative to slaving through the code on your own. I'll post a link to mine when it's been formulated.