I got up early this morning to see a demo unit of the nook in person, as it was supposed to arrive in stores today. I'll confess that I was clutching a slim hope of being able to buy one of the few units allocated for brick-and-mortar distribution for my husband for Christmas. He went with me so we could at least take it for a test drive ( Read more... )

We hates it, precious. We hates the Daylight Savings Time forever ( Read more... )

This morning, it appears that Florida has narrowed the race for the presidency further. CNN reports that John Edwards and Rudy Giuliani are both dropping out of the race ( Read more... )

I appreciated the "Answer Man" portion of Roger Ebert's site today:

Pet-peeve-a-thon

( Preserved behind the cut for posterity because the content of this section changes frequently )

I am not normally one to complain too much about Atlanta traffic as it is something of an inevitability, but it was really bad this morning. I was nearly in three accidents! One with a woman from Florida who was just yakking away on her cell phone not paying a whit of attention to what she was doing, and another because nobody would let me in on GA ( Read more... )

Dear Yoplait ( Read more... )

I tend to dislike parents who pierce their infant's ears ( Read more... )

. . . to post about the end of The Dark Tower and breaking the Fourth Wall.

( Cut for those who haven't read it; spoilers within )

Dammit, cornbread! You've been in there 15 minutes over your designated time! It is not permissible for you to be soggy in the middle any longer - I need for you to brown! BROWN!

. . . ten minutes later, a string of curses issues from Banshee's kitchen . . .Hey, kids, don't forget -- your thumb has NERVE ENDINGS in it! Do not apply hot cast iron ( Read more... )

Dear Icky Sinus Infection:

It is almost Thanksgiving. I would have one more thing for which to be thankful if you would kindly go away and stop congesting my poor nose and lungs. The skin on my nose would thank you, too, as it is sore and red from interaction with too many Kleenex.

Sniffily yours,

Me