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'Nother shallow update. This is kind of an easy habit to get into, I'm finding.
-I went on a friend-adding spree in facebook. I'm a social butterfly, I know. The bright side is that there doesn't seem to be any ability to see friend requests that you've made but haven't been approved yet. Which saves me the trouble of feeding that particular neurosis.
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-Remember the G.I. Joe movie I mentioned seeing? Yeah, apparently it actually made me dumber. Like some sort of cinematic osmosis, where it siphoned off a handful of IQ points over the course of two hours. Evidence? As project_mayhem_ pointed out, ice floats. This is an important fact to remember for a certain scene. And I completely missed it.
Here's hoping that the temporary-dumb effect really is temporary. (The line for the peanut gallery commentary forms to the left, thanks.)
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-Some of you know that I've been teaching myself braille. It's interesting, and kinda fun, and by the way, now I know what the blind community really thinks about us. I can't say much, but I'll tell you this: Blind echolocating ninjas? They're more common than you think.
ANYhoo, in the course of learning braille, I've found a lot of gadgets that make life easier for the blind. Well, easier for them. Funnier for us. For instance, did you know that there are frisbees for blind people? Apparently it's a totally viable concept, but dear god I wish I'd been around for the testing phase.
This is how I know I'm going to hell.
Oh, there's also a Blind Golf Association.** Because any idea that sounds like a Monty Python skit deserves to actually exist, dammit. I've looked for events nearby, but they seem to only play in wide-open spaces like Canada and Australia (which makes sense, when you think about it). The exception is Japan, but when you live in a culture with an ambient weirdness level of infinity, I guess a couple of random golf balls passing through your kitchen don't really register.
wronginthehead and I were thinking that really, they don't need a golf course at all, do they? Just a field, a handful of caddies and support personnel that are really good at lying, and some helmets. Let 'em hit the ball, drive 'em in a big circle in the golf cart, put 'em back in the same spot, and very quietly put a new ball down in front of them. Then let 'em hit the ball again. Brilliant!
I'm going to be rich.
EDIT: Wiki says that there have been four certified holes-in-one by blind golfers. Four. Part of me is really impressed, because I tried golfing once and I couldn't even hit the damn thing. I couldn't play a decent game of golf even if they let me use a hockey stick. But another part of me is suspiciously wondering if maybe, just once, there wasn't some sort of prank involved.
"*WHACK*"
Friend: "It's going... going... OMG HOLE IN ONE!!"
All friends: "Woohoo!!"
Blind Golfer: "I can't believe it! Yay me!"
Second Friend (sotto voice): "Uhm, I didn't see it. Did it really go in?"
First Friend (sotto voice): "Oh, hell no. Went pretty much straight up into the air. That's okay, the last one killed a pigeon. Don't say anything though, he's been having a bad week at work, I wanted to cheer him up. Everyone else is in on it."
Second Friend: "Oh. That's nice of you."
First Friend: "Also, I want to see how many times we can do this before he catches on."
(background): *WHACK* "Woohoo!!"
Second Friend: "..."
*If you're interested, I've found two or three really helpful sites, including the library of congress's certification correspondence course. Nifty stuff.)
**Motto: "You don't have to see it to tee it!" Seriously. I love you, internet.
-I went on a friend-adding spree in facebook. I'm a social butterfly, I know. The bright side is that there doesn't seem to be any ability to see friend requests that you've made but haven't been approved yet. Which saves me the trouble of feeding that particular neurosis.
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-Remember the G.I. Joe movie I mentioned seeing? Yeah, apparently it actually made me dumber. Like some sort of cinematic osmosis, where it siphoned off a handful of IQ points over the course of two hours. Evidence? As project_mayhem_ pointed out, ice floats. This is an important fact to remember for a certain scene. And I completely missed it.
Here's hoping that the temporary-dumb effect really is temporary. (The line for the peanut gallery commentary forms to the left, thanks.)
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-Some of you know that I've been teaching myself braille. It's interesting, and kinda fun, and by the way, now I know what the blind community really thinks about us. I can't say much, but I'll tell you this: Blind echolocating ninjas? They're more common than you think.
ANYhoo, in the course of learning braille, I've found a lot of gadgets that make life easier for the blind. Well, easier for them. Funnier for us. For instance, did you know that there are frisbees for blind people? Apparently it's a totally viable concept, but dear god I wish I'd been around for the testing phase.
This is how I know I'm going to hell.
Oh, there's also a Blind Golf Association.** Because any idea that sounds like a Monty Python skit deserves to actually exist, dammit. I've looked for events nearby, but they seem to only play in wide-open spaces like Canada and Australia (which makes sense, when you think about it). The exception is Japan, but when you live in a culture with an ambient weirdness level of infinity, I guess a couple of random golf balls passing through your kitchen don't really register.
wronginthehead and I were thinking that really, they don't need a golf course at all, do they? Just a field, a handful of caddies and support personnel that are really good at lying, and some helmets. Let 'em hit the ball, drive 'em in a big circle in the golf cart, put 'em back in the same spot, and very quietly put a new ball down in front of them. Then let 'em hit the ball again. Brilliant!
I'm going to be rich.
EDIT: Wiki says that there have been four certified holes-in-one by blind golfers. Four. Part of me is really impressed, because I tried golfing once and I couldn't even hit the damn thing. I couldn't play a decent game of golf even if they let me use a hockey stick. But another part of me is suspiciously wondering if maybe, just once, there wasn't some sort of prank involved.
"*WHACK*"
Friend: "It's going... going... OMG HOLE IN ONE!!"
All friends: "Woohoo!!"
Blind Golfer: "I can't believe it! Yay me!"
Second Friend (sotto voice): "Uhm, I didn't see it. Did it really go in?"
First Friend (sotto voice): "Oh, hell no. Went pretty much straight up into the air. That's okay, the last one killed a pigeon. Don't say anything though, he's been having a bad week at work, I wanted to cheer him up. Everyone else is in on it."
Second Friend: "Oh. That's nice of you."
First Friend: "Also, I want to see how many times we can do this before he catches on."
(background): *WHACK* "Woohoo!!"
Second Friend: "..."
*If you're interested, I've found two or three really helpful sites, including the library of congress's certification correspondence course. Nifty stuff.)
**Motto: "You don't have to see it to tee it!" Seriously. I love you, internet.