As of yesterday Kat is officially a cashier rather than a sales associate. Granted, standing in one place for eight hours brings its own set of aches and pains, but I'm not complaining one bit. It is so much less stressful and labor intensive and it's been a long time since I was able to come home from an 8 hour shift and not just collapse at the ( Read more... )

someone got bored waiting for Sanctuary:


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Hey, look, it’s another science spam :) granted, I still have like 200 science news emails to get through now going back months. But this is a start and I didn’t figure anyone wanted to wait weeks or months for another science spam and then get hit with about 800 links.

( science under the cut )

You heard it here, first (unless you heard it somewhere else first). Apparently, God has another reason to hate me these days:

www.escapistmagazine.com/news/view/101996-Church-Protesting-San-Diego-Comic-Con-For-Idol-Worship

nerdbastards.com/2010/07/12/westboro-baptist-to-protest-at-comic-con/

I was sure this was a joke at first, but the number of ( Read more... )

Just for customizing some t-shirts?


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In case you didn't know, May 25 is Geek Pride Day (no, seriously, has been since 2006) en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geek_Pride_Day

It's also Towel Day for us hoopy froods. towelday.org/ Do you know where your towel is? I have mine right here *pets it* Also, don't forget to drink a few beers and eat some peanuts in case you need to cushion your system prior ( Read more... )

I won't be around today and neither will Will. We finally got some of the rain we needed and, thanks to the storm-front, my arthritis had me up until almost 0800 this morning and I was up a bit after 1000 when my sister called to see if I wanted to go see "Babies" with her at 1100 (or maybe 1130? i honestly don't know. time doesn't have a lot ( Read more... )

Never heard of this guy before, but I love him. Because, really, we do have way too much of a habit of making questions out of statements and this dude just sums that up perfect:

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Seriously, 7 brand new hardcover books for $77 dollars and free shipping? I just got 10 books from you guys, have 33 bonus points still to use towards discounts, and you dangle prices that good in my face? Of course, the truly sucky part is that I have the self-discipline to say no. So many shiny titles I don't own...

*wibbles and goes to distract ( Read more... )

So, a couple of weeks ago, I was feeling very bummed and decided to treat myself. I cashed in all my History Book Club loyalty vouchers and ordered ten books. Which just arrived! (heavy box, lol ( Read more... )