Compliments gone wrong, no. 42.

"You're the most promising girl I've ever met at a bar."

Pick up line doomed to fail:

"Are you sure you don't want to use this soldier for one night?"

Why, yes. I don't know what I was thinking before when I said no.

So I went to buy some fruit at a small, nearby market. And I bought four grapefruit that came already packed in a little net bag (you know those little netting baggy things?). And I went to pay for it, and the little Asian woman who runs it comes up in her poofy winter coat--with the hood all drawn up tightly around her face--and starts to give ( Read more... )

So I recently took a trip. It was great, but I'll give you one highlight ( Read more... )

Yeah, I'm doing it too... bandwagons and whatnot. I can't resist. Do it please... I need affirmation.

http://kevan.org/johari?name=logicshrugged

I got a job! Well, sorta... well, yeah... well, the job I applied for was not the one I got.

The one I applied for was basically a 3-month internship at Der Tagesspiegel, a famous Berlin newspaper, translating and writing reviews for their new English website. No pay, but a 250€/month stipend for fees (restaurants, bars, entry fees for ( Read more... )

http://www.songtapper.com/

This. Site. Is. Incredible.

Really, it's such an ingenious idea! You tap the rhythm to a song and it searches its database for a match. Man.

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so i recently found some paint pictures i drew as descriptions of various things that need pictoral descriptions... and i wanted to share them with you.

in september, i lived with this guy... and it was fine and all... but get this: i had the most horrible toilet. it was awful. and here is a diagram that will explain why:


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Okay. So I hate to be another one of those guys who's like "recommend music to me!"... but... recommend music to me! Please! And I know you guys listen to lots of music and a wide variety, so I come to you. Here's even an inspiring (linked!) picture to inspire you to comment.


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