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Actual Conversation with My Daughter
Me: Have you brushed your teeth?
C-bear: Err...have we brushed the *dog's* teeth?
Me: What? No, I mean *yours.* Have you brushed *your* teeth?
C-bear: But what about the dogs? Don't they deserve to have their teeth brushed?
Me: Well, I think they...WAITAMINUTE.
C-bear: *looks innocent*
Me: ...
C-bear: *GIANT DRAMATIC SIGH* ...No, not yet.
Future Lawyers of ( Read more... ) -
When nerds write movie reviews
Although the rest of the review isn't quite up to their usual snark-filled standards[0], something about this phrase from Pajiba's review of Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2 tickled my nerd-funny-bone: "With four separate storylines, you’d think this film would be pretty engaging or at least that the 1 hour and 57 minutes would easily pass by, ( Read more... ) -
*rimshot*
Checked my email this evening to find a very nicely worded note from American Airlines, apologizing profusely for their huge spate of flight cancellations recently, and for any inconvenience this may have caused their "most valued customers" (I'm Platinum on AA at the moment, which may explain the more-obsequious-than-usual tone ( Read more... ) -
HAPPY ANNIVERSARY!
Eight years ago today, motley_muse made me the luckiest, happiest guy on the planet by taking my hand in marriage. Just wanted to take this opportunity to wish her (us!) a very happy anniversary.
Happy anniversary, my love. Hope you have a wonderful day!
Love always,
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Yes. I R A Geek.
I'm way too excited about getting my first real excuse to consult my new copy of The Garner regarding the use of "data" as a singular or plural noun. And while it didn't really give me a solution[0], it was still quite satisfying to consult and at least get an expert opinion. Highly recommended for grammar and wording geeks everywhere ( Read more... ) -
Happy Birthday!
A belated happy birthday to vilejynx, with whom I share a birthday. As a measure of how awesome she is, she managed to get her birthday message to me out on time, whereas I...well, not so much. :)
Many thanks to everyone (especially motley_muse and little bear!) for all the wonderful birthday wishes--I had a terrific day! -
Fun with memes
Per the meme from vilejynx, some answers to her questions.
( Behind the cut, 'cause I ramble a lot. ) -
Book Meme!
Chiming in on vilejynx's book meme thing. To shorten the list a tad, I removed all of the "No title" entries.
As you can see, ( I've got my work cut out for me... ) -
Good things come to...ahh, the heck with it.
I suck at waiting ( Read more... )
