Archive for November, 2006
Influenza and Bush
I’ve been slowly reading The Great Influenza by John M. Barry (knitting all these Christmas gifts is cutting into other areas of my life) and came across a passage describing Woodrow Wilson that just really struck me as relevant to GWB:
He was one of those rare men who believed almost to the point of mental [...]
More Knitted Christmas Gifts…
And I just added 2 more scarves to the list…..
I need my head examined!
The Insanity of Knitted Christmas Gifts
I am insane. There is no other explanation for why I have chosen to do this to myself.
I decided that since I’m not working full time and money is tight I am going to knit Christmas gifts for most of my family. Here’s what the list looks like (status in italics):
Lace cardigan* [...]
No Fault Accident
Hah! I am not the only one that has done this! (video from 10 Daily Things)
I once got out of my car, which is a manual transmission, to run back into my second story apartment and forgot that I had pulled it out of gear. Apparently my driveway was not [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 3 so far )How to pick up an MIT engineer
1. Go to an MIT frat party and bring your 17 year old sister.
2. Discuss physics and the mathematical reasoning behind the saying “Women are evil” while drinking copious amounts of Natty Ice. Prove that you can change the equation to show that “Men are evil”.
3. Play ridiculous amounts of beer pong while drinking Natty [...]
Romance novels and porn
It’s funny the things you remember. I read a lot of romance novels and I find that I tend to remember the characters more than the author and title. But with nonfiction I’m more likely to remember the author/title. I have no idea why. Could be because I read way more [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 1 so far )Flipping off the President
A Western Washington school bus driver was fired after flipping off the President during his tour of Washington State.
Here’s one article, and I’m sure there are lots more.
First off….Woohoo!! I’d flip the fucker off too. Gee, can you tell who I voted for???
However, as much as I just do the happy dance at [...]
Most Romantic Gift Received
A mint milkshake from McD’s.
No, seriously, this is actually one of my favorite things my husband has ever done for me. In case you’re not as obsessed with these as we are you probably don’t know that they are only available seasonally and regionally.
When we first moved to California, March came around and we [...]
You know you’ve been around an engineer too long…
When you read a blog titled Angry 365 Days a Year and your first thought is “February 29th must be a GREAT day for him!”
Sorry, just couldn’t help it
If you don’t know what you want, get out of the line!
If I ruled the universe, certain things would be done differently. For instance:
If you can’t take the time or brainpower to figure out what you want while waiting in line at Starbucks then there will be a big red button that others behind you can hit to make you fall through the floor. [...]
