Stuff!
I have been lousy - LOUSY - at birthdays lately, but I absolutely could not let today pass without wishing all the best to danceswithwords! DWW, I hope you get a chance to breathe a bit today, enjoy some time with your puppy, and have a delicious meal. :)
While I'm here, a smorgasboard of random thoughts and links I've been collecting for awhile.
Via brynnmck, a moving personal story about the importance of the repeal of Don't Ask Don't Tell.
A hilarious captcha word I was given the other day: maninade
Most offensive online game ever? Possibly!
It was apparently Lurker Amnesty Day on Sunday. I was watching the Super Bowl - YAY SAINTS! Thank you for redeeming an otherwise irredeemable season for me. Also, I feel better about the Chargers not going to the SB so that a)I didn't have to hear about Drew Brees vs. the Team That Let Him Go for two weeks and b)so I could actually root for the Saints. Heh. However - BOOOOOO commercials. What a bunch of misogynistic crap most of those were.
Anyway, since I like the idea of Lurker Amnesty Day, I'm going to have a belated one! So:
Today has been declared Belated Lurker Amnesty day! Have you read me but never commented? Do you surf by occasionally? Here for the vids? Say hello! You are under no obligation to ever comment or delurk again, but here's a chance to do so in a post just for that.
And if you aren't sure what to say, here are a random selection of questions I find amusing from a site about questions you should ask while dating. Non-lurkers also should answer! Because I'm nosy.
1. If you were going to sing karaoke what song would you choose?
2. Which fruit/vegetable do you think you resemble and why?
3. If you could be the parent of one famous person, who would you want it to be and why?
4. What was the last thing you regret buying?
5. If you had a crystal ball that could tell you the truth about any one thing you wished to know about yourself, life, the future, or anything else, what would you want to know?
And a bonus fannish question: What single character would you choose to be shipwrecked on a desert island with?
1. Something 80s and epic, so probably 'Total Eclipse of the Heart.' Although I did participate in the Vid Karaoke version of 'Killing in the Name Of' and that was super fun times. Ooh! Or 'You Can Call Me Al.' That would be fun to sing. And I know the words! Heh.
2. I think I resemble, um, dude this question is hard. Someone who knows me, help me out here? A carrot, maybe? My lack of vegetable knowledge becomes shockingly clear!
3. Sasha or Malia Obama, because then I would be Michelle Obama and there is nothing wrong with THAT.
4. It was awhile ago, but our current camera. As long as we're outside or in bright sunlight it takes great pictures, but once the light gets shifty, the quality drops dramatically. Now that I'm taking so many pictures, I realize this is a problem.
5. Most of the things I came up with here I realized I would be happier NOT knowing if it were something bad. So I would want to know when we finally get more affordable commercial space travel so I could hopefully start saving up.
Bonus: I would want someone with excellent survival skills and the ability to play well with others. So I'm going to go with Henry from Eureka. You can't tell me he wouldn't get us off of that island pronto and be fun to hang out with while doing so. (I was going to go with Jack initially, but I think Henry is more useful.)
Okay those are really hard. What was I thinking?
And THANK YOU to my Bitchin' Buddy for the delicious fruity virtual drink. :) I love fruity drinks!
Now I shall get back to work while listening to the EXCELLENT new Dessa album. \o/
While I'm here, a smorgasboard of random thoughts and links I've been collecting for awhile.
Via brynnmck, a moving personal story about the importance of the repeal of Don't Ask Don't Tell.
A hilarious captcha word I was given the other day: maninade
Most offensive online game ever? Possibly!
It was apparently Lurker Amnesty Day on Sunday. I was watching the Super Bowl - YAY SAINTS! Thank you for redeeming an otherwise irredeemable season for me. Also, I feel better about the Chargers not going to the SB so that a)I didn't have to hear about Drew Brees vs. the Team That Let Him Go for two weeks and b)so I could actually root for the Saints. Heh. However - BOOOOOO commercials. What a bunch of misogynistic crap most of those were.
Anyway, since I like the idea of Lurker Amnesty Day, I'm going to have a belated one! So:
Today has been declared Belated Lurker Amnesty day! Have you read me but never commented? Do you surf by occasionally? Here for the vids? Say hello! You are under no obligation to ever comment or delurk again, but here's a chance to do so in a post just for that.
And if you aren't sure what to say, here are a random selection of questions I find amusing from a site about questions you should ask while dating. Non-lurkers also should answer! Because I'm nosy.
1. If you were going to sing karaoke what song would you choose?
2. Which fruit/vegetable do you think you resemble and why?
3. If you could be the parent of one famous person, who would you want it to be and why?
4. What was the last thing you regret buying?
5. If you had a crystal ball that could tell you the truth about any one thing you wished to know about yourself, life, the future, or anything else, what would you want to know?
And a bonus fannish question: What single character would you choose to be shipwrecked on a desert island with?
1. Something 80s and epic, so probably 'Total Eclipse of the Heart.' Although I did participate in the Vid Karaoke version of 'Killing in the Name Of' and that was super fun times. Ooh! Or 'You Can Call Me Al.' That would be fun to sing. And I know the words! Heh.
2. I think I resemble, um, dude this question is hard. Someone who knows me, help me out here? A carrot, maybe? My lack of vegetable knowledge becomes shockingly clear!
3. Sasha or Malia Obama, because then I would be Michelle Obama and there is nothing wrong with THAT.
4. It was awhile ago, but our current camera. As long as we're outside or in bright sunlight it takes great pictures, but once the light gets shifty, the quality drops dramatically. Now that I'm taking so many pictures, I realize this is a problem.
5. Most of the things I came up with here I realized I would be happier NOT knowing if it were something bad. So I would want to know when we finally get more affordable commercial space travel so I could hopefully start saving up.
Bonus: I would want someone with excellent survival skills and the ability to play well with others. So I'm going to go with Henry from Eureka. You can't tell me he wouldn't get us off of that island pronto and be fun to hang out with while doing so. (I was going to go with Jack initially, but I think Henry is more useful.)
Okay those are really hard. What was I thinking?
And THANK YOU to my Bitchin' Buddy for the delicious fruity virtual drink. :) I love fruity drinks!
Now I shall get back to work while listening to the EXCELLENT new Dessa album. \o/