And though the world was sick unto death, the mighty Steam behemoth churned onward. An automaton loosed upon an unheeding world, it had the misfortune to outlive its purpose. Created to bring entertainment, it now ground fine the hopes for joy and mirth of its victims. Ever onward, ever higher, (airships more fantastical by the day), its pace only ( Read more... )

I read an opinion of Jane Austen novels once, the gist of which was that they were very nice and all, but that one has the uncontrolable urge to grab the various characters by their lapels and give them a firm shaking.

Now I am firmly convinced that I share this opinion.

..committing Grand Theft Auto in San Andreas.

Also, I don't know how I missed this one out there in Youtube Land, but it's apparently been around for a while: How To Cope With Death.

OK! Productivity break!
aaaand link of the whenever: it's Baby got Back... In Latin.
(buy the Shirt/thong/teacup/mousepad/teddybear??)

Also, as a correlary - A book by a very cunning linguist (yeah, I know, like that one hasn't been used a billion times for this book). As one review I saw put it, "all sorts of naughty words, culled from the ( Read more... )

So, I'm wandering through the Jungle with some friends of mine. I don't recall why right now, but suffice to say, there we were, listening to all sorts of wild animals slink around, staring at huge trees, skyscraper-tall, that when they fell they could span whole rivers (of which there were a few as this was, after all, a jungle ( Read more... )

from wikipedia's entry on Samurai Fiction(SF: Episode 1)

"SF episode one ( Read more... )

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I guess this is workplace safe. Unless your workplace has a problem with the word "butt"
Oshiri kajiri mushi - Butt Biting Bug - subtitled. (found via Boing Boing - with their new comment thread moderator)

for those of you mebbe a bit down in the dumps ( Read more... )

So. I have Bronchitis. Go Me.

No work for Andrew 'till Tuesday.

:P

And now for amusing distractions:
( See LJ meme. See LJ meme misrepresent me horribly. See me laugh. I am Distracted )