a visit from the clue fairy

100M dash....

Usain Bolt ran an average speed of 23mph. Wow. That was a great race.

nbh cracks me up

Me: "I'm on a wait list for a basic beading course."
Nbh: "You know that beading is a gateway craft to scrapbooking, right?"

hahahaha. Nbh knows how I feel about scrapbooking which makes this even funnier.

the olympics

Human rights violations are bad. But I'm not going to sit here and fool myself that I own nothing that is made in China. I use Google, MS products, etc. and those companies have a presence in China. Heck, I work for a company that has a presence in China. Like it or not, China is a part of our daily lives. Now, do I agree with how we're trying to work with them? We can do better. Do I still think that they have a long way to go with regards to human rights? Yes. But unless I'm willing to completely make sure that everything I own or use is not made in China or has a presence in China, I can't claim that I'm doing good by not watching the Olympics. I don't think that's very honest of me. Maybe I could protest if I made sure that I was making the most reasonable and best effort to not buy Chinese (do I really stop using MS products? quit my job? That's unreasonable). But I'm not that great at checking for the "Made in China" sticker. I should be. But I'm not going to pretend that I am.

So I'm watching the Olympics.

From Firefly:
[standing over his wounded opponent, refusing to kill him]
Mal: You know, they say mercy is the mark of a great man.
[stabs the man]
Mal: Guess I'm just a good man.
[stabs him again]
Mal: Well, I'm all right.

so wrong. so, so wrong.

I think the picture showing how to insert the towel says it all.

cake wrecks....

This site is dedicated to poor cake design. It's like the museum of bad art for cakes. The foot cake is particularly disturbing.

didn't know it was this easy

Stalking Nathan Fillion after hearing he was at Comic-Con. Found this:

finally gave in

I am now the proud owner of a new, shiny, black iPhone. It's iTastic!

Am officially no longer made of 60-70% water, but 60-70% Macintosh/Apple Kool-Aid. Drink deeply, cf.

nasa images. in a word: awesome

OMG. Nbh pointed me to nasaimages.org. Look what I found in a few clicks, a picture of the first female astronaut candidates taking a break during their training. I've never seen photos like these before. Fantastic.

priorities all messed up

I don't care what you would do if you caught bin laden. What would you do to catch bin laden?

can someone explain to me?

I've tried twice to watch Ugly Betty but I just don't get it. What's the appeal?

updates

* Mom left hospital tuesday evening. No confirmed diagnosis just yet. But she's feeling better.
* Kitties have finally decided to stop hissing at each other and get along. Final blood test tomorrow.
* I'm doing great. I can go back to the gym starting on Saturday.
* New fridge arrives tomorrow.
* Dark Knight rawks. Already seen twice.
* Mamma Mia! is fun. Still prefer the stage show.
* Thanks to everyone for your support.

wrong for three years?

Nbh came to me with an interesting theory: It's Otto who is the alpha male, not Raj.

I think he's right.

All these years we've assumed Raj is the alpha male. Well, when they returned from the hospital, we think Raj sensed that Otto was weaker and as such was hissing and being aggressive to try to take over. But now that Otto is feeling better? It's Otto that is hissing as Raj sneaks by with his tail and head low. Otto is definitely the aggressor and winning now. Take over did not work, Raj.

Fascintating.

can't win for losing

Recovery from surgery is going great. I go back to work tomorrow, albeit working from home. The kitties are now home and we'll never know for sure if they were truly poisoned or not (i wonder if they have an immunity to iocane powder? ;-), but we needed to go follow through with what the vet and poison control recommended, just in case.

On the other hand.

I just got a call from my sister and my mother is in the hospital. They think that she may have an arterial blockage. They don't think it's a heart attack, but just signs of a blockage and/or angina. Not sure what this all means. They don't know enough yet. Anyway, about 2a.m. PST mom and dad went to the hospital as mom was feeling tingling in her left fingers and toes, her lower jaw hurt and she was having problems breathing. They didn't want to call me when they went to the hospital because they don't want to stress me out during my recovery until they know for sure. I chastised them that I'm fine, they shouldn't hold back on me and let me know earlier this morning. Some people's parents. Yeesh. Anyway, they sound good and the doctors aren't rushing around freaking out. She sounded good. Dad sounds good. Anyway, still no true idea of what's going on yet and then what will be done about it, but.....I need this like I need another hole in my head.

Life is never boring, eh?

helping a friend and get some art too

My friend Terry is looking to raise some money so that he can send photos to a showing in Ottawa. The deal is, "I'm pointing up that one can buy unframed prints for $25 US. That's the optimal print, on a an 8x10 sheet, archival. Shipping included. Larger prints can be made, up to sheet sizes of 13x19, though those will cost a little more (in the $50-75 range depending on size)."

We will be purchasing at least one print. I've loved this one since he first posted it. As you can see, he's very talented.

So, if you like something maybe you can see your way to getting a print.....or two....

hellen mirren is awesome

I can only hope I look this good when I'm 63.