It's usually a mistake to read YouTube comments, but I quite appreciated this exchange (in the comments thread of a Q.I. episode):

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  Why does England get all the good shows, and good comedians, and sexy actors?
  
  spongeyruler 1 year ago 51 
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....not because my life is super scandalous and fascinating (quite the reverse), but because I dislike getting comments from spambots. Please comment here if you want to be friended!

ETA: I'm not cutting any friends! Sorry for giving that impression! Everyone who is currently friended will stay friended (unless they ask not to be, for some ( Read more... )

Oh, gross.

The New York Taxi Workers Alliance union is holding a press conference with Mr. Sharif tomorrow. TPM has the most complete coverage of the story that I've seen, but I think this quote from the director of the union just about sums it up:

"While a minority of has-been politicians spew ignorance and fear, it's the working person on the street who ( Read more... )

Hah, I am super sore from yoga yesterday. Well, not SUPER sore, I mean I can still walk, but I can also feel every single muscle in my back. This is why it's important to do yoga with a teacher --- she pushes me so much harder than I push myself, and also helps me get into (or sort-of into) poses that I can't possibly contort myself into ( Read more... )

I see we are once again in RaceFail territory thanks to some writer in SPN fandom (is it just me or does that fandom generate more drama than the rest of TV fandom put together ( Read more... )

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I'd like to think that Dave Dobbyn speaks for all New Zealanders in this song; I know he speaks for many of us (and the song is universally beloved, although I think a lot of its fans, especially expats, think it's about them rather than realizing that it's about refugees and immigrants in New Zealand. Lyrics here). The video features New ( Read more... )

School lent me a laptop, yay! Now I can go home.

It is still raining. I think it is going to rain FOR EVER.

"Mr. Mayakovsky too died in the gulag."

I await the correction with bated breath.....