Well, we're actually getting a warning about storms this week. Like weather with real rain. Like, water from the sky or something. I mean we've actually had decent amounts of rain, and we're going to get more.

I am unusually excited for this event. Considering the massive drought we are still in, that's probably understandable.

Was the World Cup this big of a deal in the US last time around? I know that I'm geographically in a place surging with immigrants, many of whom have brought a love for the game along with them. I also know that I work in a very international environment where there is a lot of contact with other countries. But it seems that even for that the ( Read more... )

So, looks like Russia isn't doing too well on that whole "Ready to host a major sports event" thing.

Anyone holding betting odds for Rio this summer?

There are some good things about Amazon. One of them is the reviews. Especially the reviews that are clearly there for comedic effect. Over the years Amazon has created quite a list of things they offer for sale that have been reviewed by far more people than have probably actually bought the product, which is why you get ridiculous products with ( Read more... )

Some pictures are stunning. Some pictures are terrifying. I find this particular composite image to be both:

( It's big )

Over at the Washington Post, Alexandra Petri has definite opinions on the new Jeeves and Wooster book. She also has interesting opinions on fanfiction, which she is quite willing to recommend over the novel.

Fanfiction is motivated by the sense that there is something missing. Generally, what is missing is that not enough of the characters are ( Read more... )

So today I contributed to the evil in society ( Read more... )

The White House has officially responded to the formal petition to get the US to begin construction of a Death Star by 2016. The title alone is worth it. Now if only they could send a copy of the response to the Emperor...

Damn you Sweden. Damn you and your deceptively simple-looking, minutely misaligned, impossible to assemble furniture.

If you ever get invaded by angry people with drills, don't look to us for help.

I am the only one who feels embarrassed when I come up to people waiting to cross an intersection in the same direction I'm going and push the button for the walk signal that's right next to them? It's like I'm saying "Hey, I don't trust you enough to presume that you pushed the button that even a first-grader knows to push". I'm not, I'm just ( Read more... )