My son, Alexander, was born on the 15th of August, twelve years ago.
Happy Birthday, Spud. I love you.
Author: Karel Kerezman
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And while I’m good and angry…
I want a new T-shirt. I want it to read, in large text, “YES, I AM A REGISTERED VOTER IN OREGON. NOW LEAVE ME THE HELL ALONE.”
You’d think that the headphones would deter them, but no, it only works on about half of them. You know who they are, the ones with the clipboards that want you to sign a petition, probably to let Ralph Nader get on the presidential election ballot in Oregon. (That, right there, is a good enough reason not to want to talk to these people.)
I’m sick and tired of being accosted just because I happen to be downtown, waiting for a bus or MAX, and therefore a captive audience. I’m all for participatory politics, don’t get me wrong, but after the 50th time (this week!) of hearing “Are you a registered voter in Oregon?” I’m starting to get tired of the process. It can be November sort of now-ish, thanks.
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I simply must ask.
In what alternate reality dimension, not of sight or sound but of mindlessness, is it a good idea to send email attachments of over 200 megabytes?
Seven times?
All at once?
To the utter knob who ruined my morning by crashing the email server with seven 200-plus-megabyte attachments: Go directly to hell. Do not pass Go. Do not collect $200.
(Before anyone asks: Thanks to the delightful way Groupwise stores messages, I have no way at all of knowing whodunnit. Believe me, that fact alone adds to my blood pressure levels considerably right now.)
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More incredibly evil than I could conceive of.
It’s that evil Flash stuff again… this may actually be more evil than Kenya.
But not moreso than Badgers. Nothing’s more evil than Badgers. Anyway… without further ado…
The Incredibly Evil Machine
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I’m the guy with the really big razor blade.
You are a Samurai.
You have trained the majority of your life. You are
honerable, you follow your word. You spare no
one once in combat, but that is expected, for
your oponent would do the same to you. You use
a two-handed katana.What type of Swordsman are you?
brought to you by QuizillaI dare you to get something other than Samurai. So far, everyone I’ve heard of who’s taken it has ended up with this result. Not that this isn’t a cool thing, mind you…
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…and I’m an addict.
Hi, my name’s Karel, and I’m a Neopets addict. (“Hi, Karel!”)
It was two of my friends that did it to me. They sat down and created an account and gave me my first Neopet. At first I resisted, but then I couldn’t bear the thought of my electronic pet going hungry, so I started looking for games I could play well enough to finance my Neopet’s diet.
Of course, then I found out about the free food options. I felt silly, but by that point it was too late. I was hooked on Destruct-O-Match, and then came Sutek’s Tomb.
The true realization of my addiction came today, when I realized that what I really wanted was to save up for a paintbrush.
My friends, I’m afraid it’s true. I’m a Neopets addict. No, no, don’t bother with the intervention. I’ll take a few NP if you can spare ‘em, though…