The performance of "Circle of Life" at the 2008 Tony Awards never fails to leave me awestruck.

An amusing gadget for iGoogle.

What I read:
"Common sense told me I should be terrified. Instead, I was relieved to finally understand. And I was filled with compassion for his suffering, even now, as he confessed his craving to take my life." -- Bella Swan

What I hear:
"I'm so sorry you want to kill me. Here, have an elk."

Jello pudding cups. Chocolate with a stripe of vanilla in the middle.

I saw not one but two UPS trucks turn left today, in front of my very eyes! ;-) (Related story here)

"ARE YOU A VAMPIRE? (click here to find out!) "

Well gee, lemme check...>=[

S.F. a dangerous city for careless pedestrians -- "Seriously, how often have you seen someone there walk out into traffic against the light, confidently assuming that the car will stop?"

If you're crossing the street against a red light, I have no sympathy for you if you get hit.

It's dry outside this morning. I was ready for another storm too. Yesterday would have been fun if I'd been able to go home after work instead of having to go to class. I wouldn't have had to keep my socks dry as long as I did. Yes, my life is uneventful enough that a major rainstorm has me smiling as I get soaked because nothing nearly that ( Read more... )

"Season's first major storm brings high winds; 60,000 lose power; over 200 accidents reported; fatal crash on Hwy. 1 at Devil's Slide." -- SFGate.com

And today's favorite word is: perturbed

as in: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perturbation_(biology)

though more generally:

perturb -verb (used with object)
1.     to disturb or disquiet greatly in mind; agitate.
2.     to throw into great disorder; derange.
3.     Astronomy. to cause perturbation in the orbit of (a celestial body).

I was bored, so I played with the Search function over at the Pit. In the Twilight fandom, the number of hits I got for the search string "I suck at summaries"...701.

People. We can tell whether or not you suck at summaries by READING THE SUMMARY. You don't have to tell us. Oh, and by using that precious summary space to tell us you suck at ( Read more... )