Odd news

Well there's a new kind of silly American southern, the kind that tries to shoot a dragonfly with a rifle. Read on...Man misses dragonfly, shoots friendTuesday, August 25, 2009A man who says he was using his rifle to shoot at dragonflies accidently shot his friend in the head. Police said when they arrived the friend was bleeding heavily....

Best Twitter Posts

Ok so this has to be the best Twitterer...Twit...Twitter feed...whatever that I've ever read!Old people say some funny stuff, check it out: shitmydadsays Thanks Herrington for the link...nobody tells it like an ornery 73 year-old m...

The weeks ahead

I can't believe that it is almost that time again....my classes start next Monday. The next three weeks are going to be tiring.This week I have to finish up editing the video podcasts and get them posted to the website. I have to begin/finish writing up the minutes from the Annual General Meeting. Trying to discern decisions from a meeting where all the delegates are yelling over one another for two and a half hours just SCREAMS...

Friday bliss...

It has definitely been "one of those weeks" so when I came across this picture on my computer I decided that I just had to share it.I'm not sure why but I get a warm fuzzy feeling inside when I see it. The word that comes to mind in fact is "hope" but I can't pin-point why. Something to do with long brilliant summer days, sweet butterflies...

Newest News Find

I've just discovered a new site for news/research that I never knew I wanted to know about. The New Scientist (Online News) is filled to the brim with new research to the questions that I never realized I needed the answer to. Such as:How can my cellphone tell me who my friends are? → AnswerWhat does sex during an MRI look like? → Answer (video)Where does white skin come from? → Answer Why do geeks make for more attractive mates?...

Getting the hang of it

This weekend I tested my hand at cooking and it.... well.... hurt. I literally ended up searing my hand on Friday night, not fun. Needless to say I won't be making stir fry again any time soon.Sunday I made another attempt and I did not let the hyper-sensitivity in my hand dissuade me from my task. (Did you know that when you burn yourself that even your mere proximity to a heat source can commence the agonizing throbbing again?)Soldiering...

Anniversary = Aneurysm?

Today is my three-year anniversary at my current job and sometimes I really wonder about how I ended up doing the work that I do.Today I have spent almost the entire day editing video podcasts ... and using QuickTime of all things! Editing the videos from the conference would not take so long if:I didn't have to use QuickTime....there's got to be a better program.I didn't have to manually enter all the chapter timestamps one...

A comeback for Pee-Wee Herman?!

Paul Reubens will be taking his show to the stage in Los Angeles! Apparently iconic '80s kid show character Pee-Wee Herman thinks that it's time he ventured into the world of entertainment once again (read as: has-been actor/social deviant running out of money and career options).This is definitely something that I would be interested in seeing firsthand, having grown up watching Pee-Wee Herman as part of my Saturday morning but...

Wanna play?

Ever wondered if you had enough grey matter to tell the difference between an adult film star and a tasty spud, well now you can test yourself with the game Pornstar or Potato?www.pornstarorpotato.comSometimes I wonder about how my friends find these things and moreover why they send them to me.Have f...

Colour Quiz Personality Profile....?

Not exactly scientific but interesting nonetheless.Miss JL took the free ColorQuiz.com personality test!""Looking to make a good impression and be recogniz..."Click here to read the rest of the results.Thinking of colours, time to change template. I wish that there were more to choose from....I wonder how I do about using one I find elsewhere...

When I fail to blog...

It's nice to know that in the days/months/years that I have failed to keep up with my blogging it's nice to know that I flip to friends' blogs and find those missing days.Reminiscing about days gone by is a nice distraction.And reading a friend's blog is helpful when filling in the missing memory. There was one or two from 2006/2007 that I didn't remember seeing as I. and myself may have gotten a little carried away at the Irish...

I'm not ready for it to be over...

So after two glorious weeks off it's back to work. And upon my return to the office yesterday it took me a little over 2.5 hours to get through the July emails and onto August. (I'd feel pretty popular if they hadn't been work related requests/questions.)I had a fairly low-key vacation but that's just how I like it. No set plans, trying to...