I always laugh when I see online postings that end with some variation of “Serious people only! No scammers/trolls please!” as if by some miracle, the scammer viewing the post will go through some introspection and realize “Oh, I’m a scammer. Well, they said no scammers, so I better not reply!”

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What is it about Chinese restaurants being located right next to … shall we say, unsavory shops of a sexual nature?

I think I walked through the red light district today right after visiting a huge church. Location is everything, I suppose. I was walking through a street with a few Chinese shops and restaurants (Amsterdam Chinatown is in that area ( Read more... )

Now that it’s winter, I’m suddenly very grateful for the burning heat the macbook pro generates.
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Instead of packing like mad… I’m watching Lego versions of songs. :)

In no particular order, I present:
Les Mis Preview
One Day More (From Les Mis)

The Les Mis series song by song (chars are usually blurred and not pure lego stop-motion animation): Look Down, Valjean Arrested/Valjean Forgiven, At the End of the Day, I Dreamed a Dream, Come to Me ( ( Read more... )

Tonight, I shall be watching the opening ceremonies and making crepes. :)

Earlier this week, I made quite a few using prosciutto, serrano ham, cheese, lemon juice, nutella, bananas (not all at the same time). Tonight, I add mozzarella, basil, and tomato. I’ve been planning the basil, tomato, prosciutto, mozzarella for a while… I hope it does not ( Read more... )

Today was puzzleday. The day was so awesome. The puzzle creators and people planning the event were all dressed up in costumes. Among the attendees, several Star Trek crew, a grunt (from Halo), Master Chief, a flower/vines creature (mother earth?), Darth Maul, a Jedi knight, Neo (from The Matrix), a cardassian… Oh, the costumes did not disappoint.
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The new prime cards are GREEN. I wouldn’t go so far (and be so delusional) as to call it Lime Green, but when I saw my new card full of green swirls and prettiness… I gave a little happy squeal inside.
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So Mike, who is awesome beyond words, got us tickets to see Maroon 5 in September. (Counting Crows will also be there, as will Augustana, who I just started listening to on Pandora and it’s pretty good.)

*happiness*

And then… there’s THIS. Diablo III! The gameplay video looked so awesome. There was a bit with Deckard Cain when he starts to say, “ ( Read more... )

You know how in movies/tv shows they always have that hitman/assassin who sneaks up behind someone and strangles them with a thin, retractable metal thread from a small reel in his/her hand? Yeah?

I have one. Actually, I have TWO, except one’s made of flimsy elastic thread.
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