Everything Else
Dave the Roommate
Posted by yoursinwriting in Everything Else on May 24th, 2003
Dave just came into the living room to borrow my phone. This is a big deal, because there is an ongoing rivalry over the quality of each other’s cordless phones. He gets better reception. Mine has call display and buttons that don’t stick. We each like our own phones better. But now his battery was Read the full article…
Bucking the Stereotype
Posted by yoursinwriting in Everything Else on May 24th, 2003
Another lazy Saturday. In Vancouver, you feel less guilty about laying around doing nothing, because it’s rainy all the time. Contrary to popular belief, not everybody here puts on a yellow slicker and goes splashing out into the slobber on hikes every weekend. Today I made a bunch of phone calls, and it was fun. Read the full article…
Super Ultra Extreme Improved Website
Posted by yoursinwriting in Everything Else on May 21st, 2003
The funnest new thing is the “Ratings” feature: at the bottom of every piece of writing are rating buttons that you can click to weigh in with your opinion. Love it? Click the 5. Hate it? Be the Russian judge and click the 1.
The Old Man and the C
Posted by yoursinwriting in Everything Else on March 5th, 2003
I threw out a scanner today. The computer kind, for scanning photos. Just chucked it right into the big, commercial dumpster in our building. It probably cost $500 when it was new.
Cling-Wrapture
Posted by yoursinwriting in Everything Else on February 23rd, 2003
Every once in a while, you manage to discover something on your own that makes you feel like a genius and an idiot all at once. Today I learned how to use cling-wrap.
Squirrel Fishing
Posted by yoursinwriting in Everything Else on February 17th, 2003
What I like best about this is that the “experiment” is taking place at Harvard. If this is what our best minds are coming up with, there may be hope after all.
What is the US Fighting For Again?
Posted by yoursinwriting in Everything Else on February 13th, 2003
They are threatening to declare war against Iraq because they suspect Iraq has weapons of mass destruction.
They are NOT threatening to declare war against North Korea, who they KNOW has weapons of mass destruction.
How to Stop Drunk Driving
Posted by yoursinwriting in Everything Else on February 6th, 2003
The slideshow is part of an ad campaign against drunk driving. The images are graphic, and watching the story unfold on my screen, I had to fight sobbing.
11:11
Posted by yoursinwriting in Everything Else on January 27th, 2003
When I looked up at the clock on the stove tonight, it was 11:11. Time to make a wish.
Ludigrass
Posted by yoursinwriting in Everything Else on January 24th, 2003
It’s not even the end of January, but the air has already begun to unfurl its loins and make plans for the weekend.
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