Okay, so call me ‘totally susceptible to marketing ploys,’ but I’d really like to know how South Park got away with saying the word ‘shit’ 162 times last night. Seriously.
And one other thing: Martin Short (whose new TV show debuted after said South Park episode) isn’t funny.
I just saw this description on Circuit City’s site.. for a 128mb RAM module…
Have you ever fallen asleep waiting for your computer to upload or download files? With the 256MB PC133 SDRAM desktop memory chip from Centon, you won’t have time to doze off anymore. This one chip can significantly reduce your wait time and increase your productivity. Guess you’ll have to catch up on your sleep during that office meeting instead. Just don’t let your boss catch you!
Riiiiiiiight. ‘Cause RAM helps you upload and download files from the internet faster… That has nothing to do with modem speed or anything….
Now, we all remember that whole ‘Ginger/IT’ thing a while back. I came across this passage in On The Road today, which I felt was.. er.. kind of fitting. I guess. Maybe I just wanted to share it, I dunno. Check it:
“Now, man, that alto man last night hat IT – he held it once he found it; I’ve never seen a guy who could hold so long.” I wanted to know what “IT” meant. “Ah, well” – Dean laughed – “now you’re talking about impon-de-rables – ahem! Here’s a guy and everybody’s there, right? Up to him to put down what’s on everybody’s mind. He starts the first chorus, then lines up his ideas, people, people, yeah, yeah, but get it, and then he rises to his fate and has to blow equal to it. All of a sudden, somewhere in the middle of the chorus he gets it – everybody looks up and knows; they listen; he picks it up and carries. Time stops. He’s filling empty space with the substance of our lives, confesions of his bellybottom strain, remembrance of ideas, rehashes of old blowing. He has to blow across bridges and come back and do it with such infinite feeling soul-exploratory for the tune of the moment that everybody knows it’s not the tune that counts, but IT“
A little more inspiring than a scooter. 🙂 Maybe that’s why I love jazz so much…
Yawn. What a strange day. In fact, I’ve had a strange 2 months. Like, even when I was working at home for a company, it wasn’t this strange. Now, I work for myself, and I’m at home all the time. It’s getting a little wierd and I don’t think I’ll be able to go back to working in a regular office. Not that I plan on it.
Just for no reason, a picture of the people who started Alternate:
Can YOU guess who’s who? 🙂
Are you interested in a PowerBook G4 Titanium? Would you like to burn CDs with that? In a move that insinuates that Apple is NOT looking into including a built-in slot-loading CDR, they’re now offering a FREE VST Firewire CDRW with purchase of said Powerbook.
This is a list of the words added to the Oxford English Dictionary in the Month of June 2001… notice at the bottom left the word ‘doh’… apparently Homer has some influence in this country.
The Simpsons are finally coming to DVD. I have been waiting for this for a looong time. As much as I love the first couple of years, I can’t wait for seasons 3-9, but I’m happy with what I can get. Plus, it gives us all a chance to reflect on how much this damn show has permeated our lives. For most people I know, Sunday night is a decade old ritual. And it reminds you how hard it is to deal with people who don’t enjoy the Simpsons. They are seriously different people. Also, rumor has it that Futurama is coming to DVD in November.
Supoib.
A great graphic from The Onion on the popularity of energy drinks such as Red Bull.
Why is it that this article gives me a feeling of deja vu. Oh yeah, because it describes what it sounds like tech support is doing when you call (ie. lying).
