Archive for August, 2010

Oh, It’s Tuesday: Gotdang Library Fines!

Aug 03, 2010 24 Comments

So I’m dreading going to the library today, because I’ve once again managed to amass large overdue fines –this time while I was out on book tour. I think there are two types of people in this world, those who amass library fines and those who don’t go to the library at all. I simply [...]

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Thought Chuck: August 2, 2010

Aug 02, 2010 Comments Off

. Proof of Nerd ID by Charles Cron “THERE ARE NONE SO BLIND AS THOSE WHO WILL NOT SEE” EDITION According to a 2007 estimate less than 10% of legally blind school-age children can read braille.

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Single White Nerd: I, Sweetsaholic

Aug 02, 2010 2 Comments

Hi.  My name is Michael and I’m a sweetsaholic.  It’s not my fault.  I’m a victim of history.  Did you know that the cupcake was invented by a viking war-maiden to cheer up her heartbroken nephew?   True story.  Neanderthals regularly stole each other’s mates and, to stave off conflict, shoved chunks of sugar cane into [...]

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Procrastinate on This! Guess Who Missed Her Video-Watching Window

Aug 02, 2010 Comments Off

That would be moi. CH is asleep and I’m too lazy to fetch a pair of headphones, so it looks like we’re going to watching these cartoons that were rejected by The Family Channel in 1990 together. Sorry ahead of time, if they’re crap. ~via LikeCool

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Hippie Squared: Coffee

Aug 02, 2010 Comments Off

. by Jeff Rogers and Scott Roat Black and silver spools, an uncoiling ribbon, architecture of feverish reveries built on bricks of beans;

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Philosophical Monday: And Summer Wasn’t Over Yet

Aug 02, 2010 4 Comments

That was a line in the original draft of 32 CANDLES that got cut for some reason or other that I can’t remember. It doesn’t matter, the point is that I both love and hate August. Hate it because it’s the month that stands between me and my beloved Fall. Hate it because, I’m so [...]

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Current Mood: TUNNELING THROUGH