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I went shopping at Target yesterday morning. The gentleman who checked me out made my morning; he was friendly and talkative, and when he bagged my bananas, cherries, and bread, he handed each bag to me and told me what was in it so that I could put them somewhere safe from crushing. So I went over to guest services, but there was just one person ( Read more... )

Having a child means sitting on a couch, and sitting on a couch means watching movies! I'm totally hooked on Redbox, at this point - sure, the selection is nothing compared to Netflix by mail, but the relatively spare selection avoids some "how can I possibly decide?" paralysis. And we caught a few movies in theatres, and my new job took me to see ( Read more... )

Oh, and I was thinking of a lawful seizure of a weapon within the arrestee's wingspan.

OK, so yeah, I'm still alive. I do occasionally post over on facebook.* I'm not actually "taking a break from livejournal" in any conscious way, I just haven't had anything to say that achieved escape velocity. I'm still reading my friends list daily, tho ( Read more... )

We've learned a great deal about Robocop, but it remains unclear what not-very-similar-to-French-toast-after-all thing I am thinking about. Please, feel free to join in!

I used to think I was kind of smart, but Manufactoria is doing an excellent job convincing me otherwise.

It's important that I sit in this chair and maintain consciousness, but not all that important that I accomplish anything. As such, I am thinking of Something which is not altogether unlike french toast.

Alright, so kids who were born, say, five years ago - are they going to grow up thinking that an un-autotuned voice sounds weird? Or is autotune going to progress like 3D graphics, to the point that in 10 years it will sound 100% lifelike, and today's music will sound as quaint as 78rpm records do now?

Pure, unsweetened cranberry juice might just be the best thing.

Spoiler: a splash of unsweetened cranberry juice in scrambled eggs is actually quite nice.