2008

May

“Own only what you can carry with you; know language, know...”
— Alexander Solzhenitsyn
May 12th
May 12th
Sometimes life on this island is just unreal
May 11th
Warch Watch
May 11th
Dmite - Readabook
May 11th
“By failing to live by the letter of the texts, while...”
— Sam Harris, The End of Faith
May 11th
The latest from jenreadsjunkmail
May 10th
The secret to a “Black v. Red” game on SimAnt is...
May 9th
May 7th

Friendship

Shannon: I wish you were here so we could go get a booth in Denny's and talk. Partly because I'm hungry, and partly because I like to talk and have no friends.
Me: Having no friends is better than having my friends. The last email from my friend Jeremy ended with "Heather, breast implants. Think about it. I know I do. Jeremy"
May 4th
NY Times: A Blacklash?
May 4th
Jen: God damnit what is his name?!
Me: Botero?
Jen: YES. That's it.
Me: All the really suspicious Google queries in my browser history are your fault.
Jen: Yeah, I know the feeling. I'm pretty sure if anyone ever got ahold of my computer, they'd think I was some fetishistic pervert.
"fat people painter"
"paintings of fat people"
"fat children paintings"
May 3rd
Si l’bor d’lo
May 2nd

Apr

Emphasis added
Apr 29th
Dear Random Plastic Elephant on the Kitchen Counter This...
Apr 28th
“The scene to the right, the fourth in Hogarth’s...
Apr 27th
“Yes, I’m finnich!”
— Even after 8 months, about 150...
Apr 27th
via zachklein: via swissmiss
Apr 25th
There’s no Russian alphabet song?! Outrage! This is a GarageBand project.
Apr 24th

19th century anatomists that have...

Robert Gooch Benjamin Gooch Roger Cooter Benjamin Alcock Lord Henry Cockburn Sir Thomas Booby (Our...
Apr 24th
Vaguely in response to tumblr developer is a jerk…: This set off a little rant in my head, and...
Apr 23rd
“Most people make the mistake of thinking design is what it...”
— Steve Jobs (NY Times Magazine:...
Apr 22nd
wetherobots.com (via dkoder) A lot of my French coworkers...
Apr 21st
“I think computer viruses should count as life. I think it...”
— Stephen Hawking (via...
Apr 21st
Google Answers: Ants in a microwave oven
Apr 21st
Emily, Melanie and Guillaume, I adore you eternally. I will...
Apr 20th

Today's big fat thumbs down goes to A...

A Small Orange Software has earned my certified, exclusive Seal of Disapproval. Seven out of eight...
Apr 18th

An unsettling thought

If you only get psyched about things you’re not really getting paid to do, you’re...
Apr 16th
A colorized CAT scan of a woman who died in childbirth and...
Apr 16th
ideas: KyleBean.co.uk - Portfolio
Apr 16th
Jen Reads Junkmail
Apr 16th
Shallow Blue Theme
Apr 16th
The Mysterious “Save For Web” Color Shift
Apr 15th
“Nothing is so stifling as symmetry. Symmetry is boredom,...”
— Victor Hugo, Les Misérables
Apr 15th
Speaking of Étang-Salé, here it is 20 minutes ago
Apr 15th

Striking like only the French can...

Teachers in both the middle and high schools of Étang-Salé have been on strike for over a week now. ...
Apr 15th
New theme: Graph Paper
Apr 14th

In search of new host

Well, looks like the mod_rewrite issues were caused by my host’s security restrictions rather...
Apr 12th
“Если хочется работать — ляг, поспи, и всё пройдёт.”
— When in Rome, do as the...
Apr 12th
“Photograph taken by the Hubble space telescope on...
Apr 12th

RewriteRule ^desk$ bed

mod_rewrite is like the flight deck of a 747 disguised as a TI-83. It says come, come play with me!...
Apr 11th
Dear Abby: Are birth control pills deductible? —Kay
Dear Kay: Only if they don't work.
Apr 10th
peterwknox: Barack Obama
Apr 9th
Scientology: Bringing people together since 1952
Apr 9th
8-year-old suspended for sniffing marker
Apr 7th
Awesome HOT TIPS for YOUR WEBSITE in 2008
Apr 6th
Health site blocked 'abortion' searches
Apr 6th
“Hey, I just invented a fun new game. It’s called...”
— A future pediatric surgeon,...
Apr 6th
Succuba G by CatRocketship
Apr 6th
Warch Watch
Das Rad. Remember?
Apr 5th
“If what I say on the privacy of my own webspace could ever...”
— topherchris. Hear, hear! ...
Apr 5th
A recent mention on NotMartha has led to a big jump in...
Apr 5th
This is EXACTLY why I want a big dog
Apr 5th
My days are filled with a disorienting mixture of languages....
Apr 4th
A Simple Apology by Mark Gleim
Apr 4th
“All you need for a good movie are tornadoes and scientists. ...”
— Randall Munroe, xkcd
Apr 4th
Third-graders arrested in teacher attack...
Apr 3rd
Bizarre Thought of the Day, courtesy of Robert, in the form...
Apr 2nd
Apr 2nd

Poisson d'avril

I spent much of today being told “t’as une araignée dans les cheveux!” and having...
Apr 1st
“The mating rites of mantises are well known: a chemical...”
— Annie Dillard (Pilgrim at...
Apr 1st

Mar

Oh, and thanks for all the Europe suggestions. They, especially the “how many years will you...
Mar 31st
Warch Watch
I watched this whole thing with my mandible touching my clavicle
Mar 31st
This is as fixed-width as volcanic sand gets, I’m...
Mar 29th
“L’outre-mer, c’est comme une femme … il...”
— Jacques Chirac
Mar 28th
Mar 28th

It wasn't a good article.

Jen: I left feedback on their site saying it was the best thing I had ever read from them, and thanking them.
Jen: Oh, and when it asked me to categorize my feedback, out of the list of options, I chose "offensive".
Mar 28th

Obligatory European destinations?

I’ll be passing through Europe in late June, early July, with no strict schedule. I’ve...
Mar 28th
Outwith
Mar 27th

On FriendFeed

Seriously? How many ways can we invent to monitor each others’ lives before monitoring is all...
Mar 26th
“The typical imperative from biology is not thou shalt, but...”
— Steven Pinker, How the Mind...
Mar 26th
NY Times: Far Below the Surface of the World’s Oceans, a...
Mar 26th

Yes, yes it is.

Today I was teaching one of my younger classes how to say “Yes, I like…” and...
Mar 25th
Hitachino Smallcaps: a great typeface design by Alexander...
Mar 24th
Disabled pregnant woman used as target...
Mar 24th
New theme: Box Factory
Mar 24th
Tumblr’s ass-tattoo. Love it.
Mar 23rd
jessehattabaugh: testumblrone: via cracked.com
Mar 22nd
Ici, repose. (Saint-Pierre was pretty this morning.)
Mar 22nd
http://mon.thly.info/
Mar 22nd
“After the one extravagant gesture of creation in the first...”
— Annie Dillard, Pilgrim at...
Mar 21st

All in good taste

Adam: http://www.theonion.com/content/node/36834
Me: I love "falling to the communists."
Adam: My favorite is "A visit from Cap'n Bloodsnatch"
Adam: You see, "falling to the communists" is still tasteful. And that's no good.
Mar 21st

Celebrity sex tape challenge

johnbrissenden: My friend H and I were recently playing that old childhood favourite, The...
Mar 20th
Seethrough theme
Mar 20th
“It may be the first time in history that the person who is...”
— Tom Daschle (Reuters: Clintons...
Mar 20th
My favorite small brother type human
Mar 19th
“This album is the best one I’ve ever heard in my life....”
— The Sneeze, Jr.
Mar 19th
Mar 19th
“Rachel wants to go out tonight but, I got a Facebook notice...”
— Jesse Hattabaugh, re:...
Mar 18th
A screenshot from Mon.thly.Info beta
Mar 18th

Mon.thly.Info: A call for beta testers

Are you female? Swell! Do you like to break things? Even better! You should try to break my beta...
Mar 18th
“It is something we seem hard-wired to do. When you find new...”
— Irving Biederman, from Why...
Mar 17th
If you have this. EMAIL ME IMMEDIATELY. We can work out...
Mar 17th
Totally sweet theme
Mar 17th

Sacrifice

Me: Can you test the site in IE7?
Jen: Do I get reimbursed for the shame I feel as the ie icon creeps further and further up my frequently used applications list?
Mar 16th
“I have a hard on for algorithms.”
— Adam, you are adorkable
Mar 15th
Never make jackass friends your alpha testers. (Thanks,...
Mar 14th
When Yi sent me this, I thought it was an ill-conceived...
Mar 13th
And to all a good night.
Mar 13th
Jen: (sing-song) I know which one youuuuuu are
Mar 12th
I lurve it so, so much. alarchy :: jinon :: sangsara :: The...
Mar 12th

Hint: not the same

Have you ever hit a bird with your windshield? Yeah, me too. Have you ever hit a bird with your...
Mar 11th
The Five Ballsiest Con Artists of All Time
Mar 9th
Jen: I like this game: http://chainfactor.com/ It's both attractive and fun.
Me: True. Relatedly, has anyone ever told you, "go to hell, you're ruining my life?"
Jen: Only myself. =(
Mar 8th
I did this with R.L. Stine’s modern classic,...
Mar 8th
Mar 7th
“We’ve decided that IE8 will, by default, interpret web...”
— Microsoft on the IEBlog, via...
Mar 7th
“She speaks English very well for an American.”
— English workshop student, on...
Mar 6th
Mini-Pigs: These pint-size pigs are hogging the spotlight,...
Mar 6th
Griddle 1.0: A new theme for the plugged-in amongst you,...
Mar 6th
At Misprinted Type via youwillbeassimilated
Mar 5th

Selective comments with Tumblr post...

A wise man once said “Why duct tape comments onto a tumblelog?” I wholeheartedly agree...
Mar 4th
Me: Aquatic pink salamanders. With external gills. ...
Mar 4th

Dear Senator Clinton:

I just wanted to let you know that I’m really proud of you for putting yourself out there and...
Mar 4th
CSSArtillery.com
Mar 3rd
Tugging on the sleeve of how it used to be
Mar 3rd
“Ses dents raclent le parquet.”
— Maryse. French has the best...
Mar 3rd
Neil Gaiman's 'American Gods'—FREE
Mar 1st

Feb

Is it Tuesday yet?
Feb 29th
World’s first eyeball tattoo via Geekologie
Feb 29th
Tumblr’s getting cooler.
Feb 28th
“Did I ever mention how frequently I lost my glasses as a...”
— Ned (and for the record, I...
Feb 28th
Feb 27th
Feb 27th

Thought Cloud 2.0

Live demo here. Download includes: Text file—copy into “Custom HTML” under “Customize” The...
Feb 27th

Six year olds probably don't exist

Today, in the middle of a lesson, one of my CE1 students leaned over, stuck his little fingers down...
Feb 25th
Who clicks on ads?
Feb 24th
Greetings from New Jersey (PostSecret)
Feb 24th
Is that supposed to make me feel better? (PHD Comics)
Feb 24th
Hillary is mom jeans
Feb 24th
One of me and Jen, snatched from Ned. Same great day.
Feb 22nd
Chicago, Feb 2006
Feb 22nd

Shameless

Lately my RSS fix is full of people saying, basically, “I am for Obama, but that’s...
Feb 22nd
The “who repeated a two-sentence thing from...
Feb 22nd
“Avoid complying with a demand by a stranger to get into a...”
— University of Chicago safety...
Feb 20th
Campaign 2008
Feb 19th
“By not spending 22 and a half hours a day reporting on...”
— Jen. c.f. BBC: Ivory...
Feb 19th
Paultards Enraged At Fake City
Feb 18th
“Heather? Is ‘dork’ the same as ‘hearty...”
— As shouted to me from across...
Feb 18th
You're Not Special
Feb 18th
Worrisome
Feb 17th
“Running for office is sort of like being waterboarded.”
— The ever tasteful, ever...
Feb 17th
Stuff White People Like
Feb 16th
via core77: Extensis Typecaster. It’s always nice to...
Feb 16th
Language Log: Egg, penis, whatever
Feb 15th
“Could this all be part of the Clinton master plan to make...”
— Robert Schlesinger, The...
Feb 15th

Betrayal

The Indian Ocean just stole half of my favorite pair of flip-flops. And all this time I thought we...