Michelle de Seattle

The IT Crowd - Richmond flashback on Cradle of Filth

2010-02-02T22:26:00.000-08:00

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QMntWakmuEk

2009-09-12T13:06:00.000-07:00

Not much going on here

2009-08-27T18:18:00.000-07:00

Lost world of fanged frogs and giant rats discovered in Papua New Guinea

2009-08-10T19:08:00.000-07:00

NYTIMES: Asperger's Syndrome - On Screen and in Life

2009-07-26T18:18:00.000-07:00

The Economist: Solar power is becoming less of a luxury

2009-07-14T18:07:00.000-07:00

NYTimes: For Today’s Graduate, Just One Word: Statistics

2009-07-02T18:13:00.000-07:00

Gakked from, of all people, Patton Oswalt- True Crime Diary: The Sweetheart Killer

2009-06-25T13:41:00.000-07:00

Science News: Tool Use to Crow AboutThe Economist: Why so few Japanese pagodas have ever fallen down

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The Economist: Timber-framed buildings are a marvel of structural engineering

I got kind of distracted there for a while...

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but I did do quite a bit of reading...For Today's Graduate, Just One Word: Statistics

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May 12 2009

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2009-03-24T20:51:00.000-07:00

Hong Kong Night Skyline This is such an amazing photo...Meghan made this for me.....http://www.myballard.com/Do you think John will like one big image instead of eight?My health insurance premiums sure are high, I wonder why? Oh that's why. 9 patients made nearly 2,700 ER visits in Texas Why aren't more law enforcement agencies doing this? A kinder, gentler eviction process for Cook County

Sidebars? We don't need no stinkin' sidebars

2009-03-19T08:08:00.000-07:00

Here there be monsters:75' South101 Reasons to Stop Writing AcadementiaAllbleedingstops AntarcticaIf you like comic books, you'll love Apropos of SomethingThe Artist Formerly Known as Outside InAussie Lass Awesome PlacesBabette's Yoga Consortium Banterist Bartersauce BeFrank Beth Blurbomat BonnieBooksAuthorReadingsNearSeattle BooksAuthorReadingskindofaroundSeattleBooks.CheriePie.com

Fat cats need love too

2009-02-22T16:01:00.000-08:00

http://www.neatorama.com/2009/02/27/fat-cats-need-love-too/Happy St. Patrick's Day!http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OCbuRA_D3KUParrots teach man to speak againhttp://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/northamerica/usa/4863000/Parrots-teach-man-to-speak-again.htmls

Text messages from January

2009-01-04T22:50:00.000-08:00

RIP Fred Knittle

"Rarely is the question asked, is our children learning?"

2009-01-02T19:31:00.000-08:00

Enlightenment for Idiots Anne Cushman 1/28/2009The Royal Treatment MaryJanice Davidson 1/24/2009Breath Tim Winton 1/20/2009Ordinary Wolves Seth Kantner 1/16/2008PeaceRichard Bausch1/12/2009The Cellist of Sarajevo 1/08/2009 Steven GallowayBonkMary Roach1/6/2009The Wind up Bird ChronicleHakuri Murakami1/4/2009Dead Until DarkCharlaine Harris1/2/2009

Pearl

2008-12-24T13:56:00.000-08:00

2008-12-13T10:12:00.000-08:00

December, 2008

2008-12-01T18:38:00.000-08:00

Girl, Hero 12/30/2008Spook Science Tackles the Afterlife 12/28/2008Hell's Belles Jackie Kessler 12/26/2008 The Mediator Meg Cabot 12/23/2008 12/19/200812/15/2008 12/11/2008

November

2008-11-14T17:43:00.000-08:00

Jacob Jacquelyn Frank 11/16/2008 Dead over Heels Charlaine Harris 11/13/2008

Ok, go

2008-11-14T16:27:00.000-08:00

Paulo Coelho Eleven Minutes 10/5/2008Firestorm 10/10/2008 Yet another pathetic attempt on my part to learn programming... Absolute Beginner's Guide to Programming 10/05/2008The Myth of the Liberal Media Extremely Plae Rsoee 9/30/2008I've taken a class on wines in France, and I've read this book about wines in France, and to be perfectly honest, I learned more from this book!TierneyLab Traffic

2008-11-01T17:37:00.000-07:00

Halfway to the Grave Jeaniene Frost 11/09/2008 Stray Rachel Vincent 11/05/2008 Thin Air Rachel Caine 11/01/2008 Neil Gaiman M is for Magic 10/28/2008Rain Fall Barry Eisler 10/24/2008 Every Which Way but Dead Kim Harrison 10/20/2008

Yes we can!

2008-10-05T13:35:00.000-07:00

Unruly children to be punished with 'innovative' foot massages The Book Design Reviewreversetrickortreating.orghttp://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/10/31/reverse-trick-or-treating/yeswecarve.comI love zooborns.com, a lot like cuteoverload.com or icanhazcheezburger.com, but better, because it's edumicational!The Working Poor, Invisible in America by David Shipler I was only able to read half of this

2008-09-26T15:03:00.000-07:00

September 25th: Cute ads on my bank's website, just waiting to be photoshopped! September 26th: No More Cute Ads Ever!

Okay, this...

2008-09-13T20:28:00.000-07:00

is freaking hilarious...Bella!Timmy!

tearful goodbyes, I haz them

2008-08-30T16:06:00.000-07:00

Goodbye, Karl....Karl Kopitske, RIP. May 23, 1973-August 22-2008

My template has aparently blown up or something.

2008-08-19T16:36:00.000-07:00

This book knocked my socks off. The first 10% was pretty dull, though. Sorry, Stephenie.I love Holly Black's books. Also, don't ever eat anything given to you by the fey. Bad, Bad, Bad.I love how the meanest fey live in New Jersey, just like in the Sopranos. Hey! I finally figured out where the title of the book came from. Did you know that opossums' closest living relatives are Tazmanian Devils

Just reading and texting, mostly

2008-07-22T13:38:00.001-07:00

Angry Canadian Werewolves! Angry Queen of the Vampires! Text Message from the Past: My ice maker has stopped doing crushed. This is quite a bourgeois tragedy. It's really odd to be reading a series of short stories and realize that you went to elementary school with one of the authors. Text Message from the Past: Something you don't see every day: Amish guy at the Mexican Restaurant down the

2008-07-12T12:00:00.000-07:00

Pearl brought us a live mouse.I leave for Denver tomorrow.Meh.

Is it possible to make biodiesel out of the weeds in my yard?

2008-07-01T17:59:00.001-07:00

I couldn't finish it. Sorry, Neil. Mom, Dad, I'm Into Steampunk. This was written by a 20 year old or something. I liked it. Doctor Fish Invents Fan Blade With Twenty Percent Greater Efficiency By Mimicking A Whale Flipper Every morning this pops up on my screen and I say, "I hate you, Adobe!" I can't make them go away. No one can. I have a green thumb, I wear Chia Shoes!This is set in Los

2008-06-06T05:14:00.000-07:00

We fired up the iRobot Dirt Dog yesterday. It cleaned up the kitchen floor and scared the hell out of Mickey. It was done in about 20 minutes. Pretty awesome, except that I think I'll spend 21 minutes cutting all the two-foot long hairs out of the cleaning mechanism. Oh, well.I think I would have enjoyed this book more if I had a myspace page, or a facebook page, or "Are you hot or not" page, or,

Ok, ok.

2008-05-18T11:48:00.000-07:00

A continuation of Scott Westerfeld's Uglies trilogy...Will everyone live in the wild living Rousseau's ideal childhood, or get plastic surgery and live as pampered valley girls? It's so hard to explain all the good things about this book, the camping! the running away! the flying! I think the cover is a little off-putting...a better cover would be..something by Alfredo Arreguin! I read too much

Trying to update more than once a month....

2008-05-06T15:11:00.000-07:00

Uglies by Scott WesterfeldIn Scott Westerfeld's distopian trilogy, Littlies live with their parents until the age of twelve. Herded into dormitories at the onset of adolescence, pre-plastic surgery "Uglies" go to school together, eat together, and play pranks until their long-awaited 16th birthday. Then they get surgery on both their bodies and their brains and become vapid and innocuous. Do only

A prison? near my house? oh, goody....

2008-04-28T15:00:00.000-07:00

Unquiet Dreams by Mark del Franco I love this book, mostly because the descriptions of a half-imaginary Boston are so vivid. I've heard that Boston has an insane number of Colleges and Universities squashed into a small area but no sign of them ever shows up in this book. Mostly this is set in the poorest, saddest, most prostitute- and fae-ridden parts of town, which is mostly like my current

do be do be do

2008-04-14T10:11:00.000-07:00

There are seahorses living in the River Thames! Yay!dang, no comments in the last five minutes...Ignite Seattle!and then their car was stolen by the Portland Mafia...Silence is Violence, New Orleans, LAJohn and I went to the Friends of the Library book sale today at 3pm. It closes at 4pm. I did this on purpose because BOOKS=CRACK. I was hoping there would be hardly any books left; instead there

I wonder where the mommy bear is?

2008-03-27T19:33:00.000-07:00

This morning I couldn't find SkinnyCat anywhere, Mickey came in and started gulping down his food but no Skinny. I grabbed the big bag of "duck and green pea" dry food that they love and ran around the front of the house squeaking "eep eep eep" and shaking the bag. No SkinnyCat. I hear a jingling behind me and Mickey is galloping right after me, apparently extremely anxious that his beloved bag

Fun. Fun? Fun!

2008-03-27T09:10:00.000-07:00

Sardis Raptor Rehabilitation Center Ferndale, Washington Distance: 100 miles

What I don't understand is, why didn't he just pay cash?

2008-03-13T12:12:00.000-07:00

Text messages from the past:POODLE FIGHT!It sounded bad, but apparently no poodles were seriously harmed.Here's the scoop - big white poodle chained up in front of nail salon attacks smaller unrelated white poodle.Little poodle and owner unhurt but quite flustered.Big poodle still a dick.Ten ingredients in the smoothie that I'm trying to choke down right now, without much success: Brown Barley,

Anton Chekhov said, "Any idiot can face a crisis; it is this day-to-day living that wears you out."

2008-03-04T14:15:00.001-08:00

Text message from the past: "Neighbor Guy was using W&ders till 3" "I hope Mickey craps all over his patio tonight" TMFTP: "4 want of a &?!# car light sensor all hell broke loose!!!"Normally I don't put stuff like this here but it seems to be a good cause: "The Animal Rescue Site is having trouble getting enough people to click on it daily to meet their quota of getting free food donated every

Pollen all over my car this morning

2008-02-21T11:39:00.000-08:00

The mind of a 6-year old is wonderful. Firstgrade...true story:One day the first grade teacher was reading the storyof the Three Little Pigs to her class. She came to thepart of the story where the first pig was trying toaccumulate the building materials for his home.She read: "And so the pig went up to the man with thewheelbarrow full of straw and said, 'Pardon me sir,but may I have some of that

Since you've all given up and started gardening or knitting or whatever

2008-02-11T17:06:00.000-08:00

Type Control Shift + to make the text bigger.Man! Four years and we have made no progress! Get Your War On from 2004I can't believe how sunny it is today.My sense of time is all off.I'm not ready to leave work at 5:30 any more. I think it's 3:00 because it's too bright.Dude! Musical group called Lambchop!I had no idea Ella Fitzgerald owed so much to Marilyn Monroe...(from the Writer's Almanac 4/

Just waiting for two more comments so I can start a new topic

2008-01-25T20:10:00.000-08:00

Passenger train stuck in Sierra NevadaHello, three people who are still reading this!In a worldwide survey, Iceland was found to have the happiest citizens. Bulgaria was at the bottom of the happiness heap at 54th. Predictably, money was not the main requirement for happiness. Good health and a happy family were the highest determining factors. Also, those who participated regularly in sports

while listening to this american life

2008-01-05T11:40:00.001-08:00

Where IS this taking place?I think it was in the midwest somewhere.None of the other parents complained?I guess they're not into separation of church and state back there.No one called the ACLU?Well, it's the midwest.Guess what?It was in Delaware...

Mickey's blog

2008-01-05T11:10:00.000-08:00

Cats do not like stinkalicious food - prefer pebbly stuff.Skinny Cat ruined Mickey's warm laundry nap when she climbed under the futon at the bottom end and noisily scampered out the top end. There was no reason to do this other than to ruin Mickey's nap.Two hours later: Laundy time is still ruined.

Women On the Edge (W.O.E.)

2007-12-31T19:17:00.000-08:00

Skinny Cat is doing well. She's angry and resentful that we won't let her outside, and she wants to fling her bowls of "special hypoallergenic kitty food" against the wall and then rub our faces in it, but other than that she's a very happy, cheerful, playful kitty.She tested negative for Bartonella. Best of Craigslist: An open letter to the person(s) who stole my porch lightI think I can get

Sorry, John

2007-12-24T09:04:00.000-08:00

Apparently, the shortest way to Seattle from Federal Way is through DenverDecember 23, 2007 DENVER CO US Departure Scan December 20, 2007 11:29:00 PMDENVER CO US Arrival Scan December 19, 2007 09:18:00 AM FEDERAL WAY WA US Arrival Scan December 18, 2007 US Carrier notified to pick up package

goulash

2007-12-21T09:42:00.000-08:00

This is just too cute: onecoldhand.comNo response to my ad yet. Maybe someone can make me an ad I can put on all the light poles or something.I lost the fob to my car keys last week. No big deal. I could still use the key to get in and out of the car and open the trunk. I just couldn't turn on the alarm. Everything was peachy keen, until I noticed this morning that the alarm was on. I have no

Today is the best holiday of the year!

2007-12-20T14:13:00.000-08:00

Awesome song, can't find any videos....

2007-12-16T23:03:00.000-08:00

Thrice All AmericanLyrics by Neko Case I want to tell you about my hometownIt's a dusty old jewel in the South Puget SoundWell the factories churn and the timbers all cut downAnd life goes by slow in TacomaPeople they laugh when they hear you're from my townThey say it's a sour and used up all placeI defended its honor, shrugged off the put downsYou know that you're poor, from TacomaBuildings are

Futility

2007-12-16T21:36:00.000-08:00

So, every time I talk with my mother on the phone, she asks me how I am. And every time, I tell her my ankle hurts. Why does my ankle hurt, you ask? My ankle hurts because in 1991, I had surgery on my foot. It was a disaster. I was in excruciating pain for six months. It still hurts where the guy took my stitches out, as if it's been only a week since he took the stitches out. The surgery

Had this been a real emergency....

2007-12-11T12:23:00.000-08:00

Did development, logging set the stage for disaster? Every time I watch this condom awareness video that Vicki sent me I like it more and more.Some people I know are just wayyyyy too good at decorating...Monday was kind of, well, one of the more horrible days Western Washington has had lately...The text says, "A two-foot long salmon swims across flooded Silverdale Way in Silverdale.The text says,

People say I'm overbearing, freakish and weird, but in the best way possible

2007-12-06T19:43:00.000-08:00

Okay, I'm babysitting. I brought home that huge UPS tube full of plotter paper I found in the recycling, let's see if they like playing with it. Okay! They do. They're screaming and jumping up and down on it. This is so easy.Okay, why did you just dump that whole box of toys on the couch? What's the deal with all these toys? Does any normal person need 5,000 toys? Okay, now Zach is carrying the

Books for sale!

2007-11-30T11:17:00.000-08:00

Kiss of the Bees J.A. JanceLion of Senet Jennifer FallonMasquerade Kit WilliamsNight Fall Nelson DeMilleNights in Rodanthe Nicholas SparksNotes from a Big Country Bill BrysonOlivia Joules and the Overactive Imagination Helen FieldingThe Outlaws of Sherwood Robin McKinleyRaven's Shadow Patricia BriggsRaven's Strike Patricia Briggs

2007-11-29T19:00:00.000-08:00

To do:Learn Photoshop SnarkinessThe Predatory Lending AssociationSkinny Cat went running out of the house today. I was walking after her, I almost had her, and then I was distracted by this huge, huge mushroom growth on the ground, roughly the size of a cat. I thought, wow, I wonder if there's a dead cat in there. A zombie cat. And then I thought, I really need to find the battery charger for the

this blog contains 280 ppm carbon dioxide

2007-11-01T17:02:00.000-07:00

For Delia: YouTube: Where's THEBUSYBEE??!!??For amarkonmywall: The latest on the disappearing honeybee mysteryFor mamacita: YouTube: It's bloody coldFor justmytwocents: We're going to be friendsFor Holly: A pit bull! and a dramatic chipmunk! and a running video!For fulcrummonkey: Youtube: a baby!For Jen: donuts!For theroad: Chicken! and more chickens!For KinnicChick: The art of coffee

2007-10-29T14:42:00.000-07:00

Ineed someoneto fix my stupiddehumidifier I boughtat Sears two years ago. Blegh.

STILL NOT BLOGGING ABOUT MY FEELINGS

2007-10-28T14:34:00.001-07:00

Your Score: Lion Warning Cat 85% Affectionate, 53% Excitable, 48% Hungry You are the good Samaritan of the lolcat world. Protecting others from danger by shouting observations and guidance in cases of imminent threat, you believe in the well-being of everyone.To see all possible results, checka dis. Link: The Which Lolcat Are You? Test

Boys who love tonka toys and the women who love them

2007-10-08T18:21:00.000-07:00

Okay, here I am at happytown again being offered syrian, swedish, and mexican food in various denominations CAN YOU PUT THE VACUUM IN OUR BEDROOM RIGHT NOW HONEY PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE THEY'RE RIDING IT LIKE IT'S A RODEO BULL AGAIN and I'm not sure what I want GET UP THE STAIRS RIGHT NOW AND STOP CLIMBING UP THE RECLINER AND JUMPING OFF DO YOU WHAT ARE YOU DOING IN THE ROCKING CHAIR

2007-10-04T22:19:00.000-07:00

Defective Yeti's take on NaNoWriMo (you get to VOTE! YAY!)Seagull stealing DoritosGuy who auto-uploaded pix of self turns in hot MacFrom Fark.com: Boston manholes bursting into flames. Early attempts to fix the problem went through several preparations. Preparations A through G were a complete failure. But now, they finally have a working solutionMocean WorkerVideo rendering of the new Chicago

Will you go with me?

2007-10-04T09:31:00.001-07:00

Peter Ward, popular science writer and professor of paleontology at the University of Washington, will deliver a lecture titled "Global Warming and Species Survival" from 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 4 at the Central Library, Microsoft Auditorium, Level 1. The program is free and open to the public. Registration is not required. Limited parking in the Central Library garage is available for

OKAY, FINE, A NEW POST

2007-09-23T14:36:00.000-07:00

Seahawks vs Bengals, halftime almost over.NASA is trying to get me: Germs taken to space come back deadlier

Does this linkage make my butt look too big?

2007-09-12T13:03:00.000-07:00

Gakked from Fark.com Live version of "Baby Got Back" as a balladPlease please please look at Brian Dettmer's Amazing Art: Book AutopsiesDick Cheney / Draco Malfoy Family ResemblanceCheck for Bad Neighbors Before You Move with RottenNeighborCan you live with No More Coal?Seattle blogger barters for art and the stories behind the pieces39 going on 14 A middle-age guy tries to mind-meld

My stream of consciousness is dancing on the escalators of life

2007-09-03T16:43:00.000-07:00

So I'm sitting here at a friend's house "babysitting" and trying to type on this very small laptop. I've hit the caps lock key 47 times just typing this sentence. I'm listening to "K" try to keep peace between these two active young people and I'm amazed how few parents end up screaming crazy things at their children while the police are at the door knocking politely, wondering if everything is

Impressing people, as usual.

2007-08-31T10:37:00.000-07:00

So I walk out of the bathroom stall to wash my hands and I notice there's someone standing near the door. Then I notice it's a man, standing at a funny porcelain thing. Then I realize I'm in the men's bathroom, with two other men. "Ijustusedthewrongbathroom I'mreallyembarrassed" I mutter as I scoot on out of there, staring at the floor. The guy at the funny porcelain thing laughs.Not only are

2007-08-23T02:24:00.000-07:00

Apparently 1/3 of Maine Coons carry a gene that leaves them susceptible to heart disease and sudden death. This article in wikipedia discusses this mutation and has a photo of a cat that looks like Thor, except less handsome, of course.

2007-08-22T14:42:00.000-07:00

Aug. 22, 7 p.m., Third Place Books, 17171 Bothell Way N.E., Lake Forest Park. Two signing tickets will be given for each purchase of "Eclipse"; no tickets are required to attend Meyer's Q&A.I'm trying to decide if I should go. Should I go? She writes great YA fiction.

2007-08-20T00:14:00.000-07:00

Have you looked at Ten eco-friendly things to do with lemons?Someone managed to check out six library books under my name. I wonder how this happened? I logged out before I left the library...I love it when friends visit. I get to show off my amazing sense of direction and skill for finding restaurants that are both crowded and mediocre. They get to see how cranky I get when forced to walk

2007-08-13T17:35:00.000-07:00

The vet did a necropsy and it appears that Thor died rather quickly of heart disease. Goodbye, mighty Thor.I wish I'd taken more photos of him with our good camera, instead of with those disposable cameras...

2007-08-12T16:57:00.000-07:00

We found Thor dead behind a bookcase this afternoon. We think he passed away sometime last night. I will be calling the veterinarian about a necropsy tomorrow, to find out if it's something he ate, or maybe a large hairball that obstructed his breathing, or...I have no idea. My polite little secret service agent is gone, and I am sad beyond words.

2007-08-10T09:13:00.000-07:00

Karin and I went blackberry picking at Magnuson Park, because we are hardcore pain addicts and getting a tattoo just doesn't hurt enough.Go to the Baby Namer and look up the drawbacks for your name. Or your coworker's name. Or, I dunno, your kid's worst enemy's name. It'll be fun, I promise.Uncertain about the future? Consult the Starbucks Oracle!New Site or News Site? Comedy Central's

2007-07-27T06:28:00.000-07:00

I'm in Chicago, going to BlogHer and burning down Vicki's house by microwaving starbucks breakfast sandwiches for 10 minutes completely by accident I didn't know what I was doing I'm really sorry about the smell okay?.Edit: Powell's in Chicago is nothing at all like Powell's in Portland. There is no food, and it is not the size of a football stadium. What am I going to do with all these cheap

2007-07-20T10:09:00.000-07:00

Defective Yeti's Vocabulary Quiz is fun to take 25 words at a time to see how smart I am that particular morning. Today, Not So Smart.Today I feel totally chewed up and coated in dog slobber.OMG I love Rita Moreno:

Hospital operators may give wrong stroke advice

2007-07-16T17:08:00.001-07:00

July 09, 2007Hospital operators may give wrong stroke adviceNEW YORK (Reuters Health) - New research suggests that roughly one in four potential stroke patients are directed away from emergency treatment by hospital operators, which is concerning given the well-established link between expeditious treatment of stroke and improved outcomes.In the study, researchers found that nearly a quarter of

2007-07-09T10:28:00.000-07:00

Build a little recyled birdhouse in your soul (Treehugger)The xenomorph--antagonist of the Alien film series--has a complex lifecycle...This reminds me of nothing so much as Dick Cheney.I'm not sure why, but this video,is the one that comes up more often than any other in conversations I have with friends.Seattle Notables is just too ----- funny.M - I could eat funyuns with wasabi flavoring for

2007-06-27T08:58:00.001-07:00

Guest blog for me and I'll mail you a care package!

2007-06-09T22:59:00.000-07:00

Paris Hilton's Prison DiaryWhenever I read about public reaction to the impressionists or fauvists I'm reminded of Bjork. Apparently at one point during the filming of this video the director fell into a manhole: you can tell from her shocked expression.And of course there's French and Saunders...

2007-06-01T20:51:00.000-07:00

57%Find out How Many People are Sick in your Neighborhood This website relies on self-reporting, so it probably won't work in case of a zombie or LawyerTB virus outbreak....so sad.A possible solution to the nationwide squirrel attack problem:"I looked out at the deck to see what the ruckus was. It turned out to be this cardinal chasing a squirrel back and forth across the deck. They were both

2007-04-13T19:33:00.000-07:00

Video: Will Ferrell's mean landlordChild born with care and handling label

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2007-04-06T13:48:00.000-07:00

Hurra Torpedo goes shoppingHurra Torpedo - "All The Things (S)he Said"

2007-02-14T14:18:00.000-08:00

Happy Valentine's Day!Need help figuring out where to eat lunch? Try the Wheel of Food!

2007-02-13T15:07:00.000-08:00

11,634Too much to do! Not enough time! 11,674Suffer Suffer Suffer Suffer Suffer Suffer! DUH!

2007-02-06T16:01:00.000-08:00

If an astronaut assaults another astronaut while in space, would she be committing a crime? Which court would she be tried in?I'm baffled by this optical illusion video.Music Appreciation was my least favorite class in college. Well, there were others, but, you know, whatever.The movie comes out in March! I can't wait!

2007-01-29T12:56:00.000-08:00

My Cat is Afraid of the Vaccuum CleanerClick on the photo to see Greg Apodaca's Digital PortfolioNeed good music videos, please.Buy fixaflat: done.Clean kitchen for 21 minutes: done.Call pharmacy and explain that I don't have new insurance card yet.Clean Big Bertha for 21 minutes.Clean computer room for 21 minutes.Clean living room for 21 minutes.Clean bathroom for 21 minutes.Clean bedroom for 21

2007-01-16T21:54:00.000-08:00

One to four more inches of snow! OH NO!!!!!Nothing like a snow day to make me think, Time to start getting rid of this CRAP!Flat tire?Step 1. Go to SchucksStep 2. Buy FixaflatStep 3. Drive slowly to....the closest tire place?Step 4. Do I buy one tire or two?Step 5. Do I ask them to rotate and align the tires at the same time?Step 6. Do I pay them to recycle the old tire into sidewalks?Step 7.

Want Want Want

2007-01-11T19:58:00.000-08:00

These sh- airhorns are $300. These airhorns are $300. These airhorns are $300 f*ckn dollars! Let's get them!

2007-01-11T15:08:00.000-08:00

Four detained, one arrested as standoff en- OH LOOK A PUG!

2007-01-11T08:38:00.000-08:00

Maybe I'll do a load of laundry and then go to work.

2007-01-08T21:51:00.001-08:00

I need a financial planner.

2007-01-01T16:28:00.001-08:00

Someone should do a transportation-related "What will your tombstone look like?" quiz."Here lies shellynoir, born in 1969, shot on a Seattle bus in 2007 after depantsing a 19 year old Spanaway woman with saggy baggy jeans and a pink rhinestone thong. BE YE NOT SO STUPID"Informal ATM

2006-12-31T23:02:00.000-08:00

HAPPY FCKUIN' NEW YEAR!

2006-12-27T14:06:00.000-08:00

Still have the bronchitis. Will I get better after dancing to They Might be Giants every day for a week? Tune in next week for details.I've got this really bad case of bronchitis now.I called my mom and she is slowly shoveling her way to the sidewalk. She hasn't made it yet.Ubi've hubad thubis cubold fubor ubeight dubays uband UBI'M NUBOT GUBETTUBING UBANUBY BUBETTUBER!!! Fubuck!Ubit's thube

2006-12-07T14:09:00.000-08:00

I was trying to remember the last time I went a day without hearing a depressing news story about Iraq. Who knew I'd ever be nostalgic for 1989?Wait, so if the Saudis are funding Iraqi Sunnis and the Iranians are funding Iraqi Shiites, is it still a civil war?Mickey smells like a Christmas tree. I think maybe my nose is full of that stuff they sprayed on the trees at work.Charlie Brown's

2006-12-04T20:56:00.000-08:00

Official Meeting Facilities Guide? OMFG!What to blog about? I think I may have to buy a copy of Nancy Pearl's Booklust, because copying down all the info I need just isn't working for me.Robert DeNiro imagines he's Elmo (Youtube)Um, some italian guy dancing around in space blanket pants....looks like The Cranberries stoleborrowed a few phrases from themTwo gunmen running around the U-district?

2006-12-02T11:57:00.000-08:00

Have you had any interesting bus rides lately?Tell it to the Shame-Train.I was talking to my friend The Snow Leopard yesterday as I was scraping the ice off my car at the park'n'ride'n'slip'n'slide with a piece of cardboard I found in the back seat. "I don't have an ice scraper", I mentioned, and continued pawing at the ice with my little box lid. "You DON'T HAVE AN ICE SCRAPER?" she yelped, in a

2006-11-28T10:11:00.000-08:00

Two lads drive a Trojan Horse all over Sydney to see who'll let them keep it in their parking lot over night.Cheaper childcare options in Sydney.Video: Shoes (Rated R for Language, implied violence, and flaming hoola hoops)I have babysitting-related whiplash today.THANK GOD FOR ARROWROOT COOKIES YAY I think I'm allergic to latex gloves, lips tingling, mouth swollen, face itching.I need more alone

2006-11-14T06:16:00.000-08:00

Click on the image! Clicky click!John is watching Beowulf & Grendel, and I am not. The score reminds me of....hmmm....Last of the Mohicans....Negative campaign ads extend even to Middle Earth...Hamlet .... with cats. . .HellNoWriMo video of the day: Rinpa Sai...The Indigo Love of Reading Fund PSA . . .The Sony Bravia Commercial . . .and Unleashing 250,000 Bouncy Balls on SF. . . . . .wait, that

2006-11-04T12:08:00.000-08:00

I for one welcome our new..... what?I finally bought some dayquil and nyquil. Hopefully this, along with turning on the heat, will help me work.and also be nice to people.It's tremendously windy outside, but only on certain streets. If you're walking downhill towards Elliott Bay, you're protected from the elements, but as soon as you turn the corner, wham!* The wind is so fierce it takes your

2006-10-30T10:57:00.000-08:00

Click on the photo! Clicky-click!It's so coo-ooo-ooo-ld outside! Once again I've waited too long to put plastic on the windows. It's supposed to be 16 tonight? WTH?A soup to fight the common cold: One cup hot water. One spoonful of grey poupon dijon mustard. Drink fast. Wowiewowie wow wow wow!(Two hours later, one rolaids.)Note to self: put styrofoam boobies on the faucets outside.