It's been a very interesting day for keys ( Read more... )

Y'all were so helpful when I was looking for blue body paint a few weeks ago, so I'm trying again:

You know those T-shirts with the clenched fist that say "power" or "resist" or "pride" or whatever? Something like this.

I need one of those but I need it by Friday (and don't want to pay $25 for it). Help?

Where can I get a bunch of blue body paint in a hurry (i.e. by Friday night)?

ETA: I'm thinking more "barbarian warrior" than "smurf", but woad is woad.

ETA after the fact: Thanks for the suggestions - Boston Costume did in fact have exactly the right stuff, and helpful staff who pointed me at the same stuff that sparkymonster did.

a friend of mine from Star is starting a postdoc at MIT this fall and is apartment hunting. she'd prefer to stay in the Cambridge / Somerville / East Arlington side of things, i.e. within walking distance of the Red Line. she's in the area this week only, so if anybody has any leads they could send me, i'll forward them along ( Read more... )

I'm seriously considering moving to a Google Voice number. Opinions? Experiences?

so i stimulated the economy with my tax refund and bought a new laptop. this presents me with two difficult questions, one of which i need your help with:

Poll Name my machineMy naming scheme is scientists and/or people involved in the computing industry. Previously used names have included maxwell (Maxwell's equations), fourier (the Fourier Transform), newton, ( Read more... )

meh. i seem to have come down with Teh Sick - up puking until 5am last night, aches and pains and lack of temperature regulation today ( Read more... )

I decided while I was grading my final exams last night that I (a) wasn't going to post solutions, (b) wasn't going to provide detailed comments on people's exams ( Read more... )

i am having a hard time answering this question, and my google-fu is failing me ( Read more... )

it's time to get my neck looked at, since i seem to have injured it over a week ago and it isn't 100% better yet. however, after reffing last night, it's gotten better enough that i think a chiro adjustment will help it instead of just hurting like hell ( Read more... )