flummoxicated: (Books)
2009-04-23 01:58 pm
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what a crazy random happenstance

I signed up recently for Paperback Swap; the first book I requested just happened to be from someone who lives in the same town as I do! How weird is that? It's not like this is a huge town, and there are at least 58,000+ members. So my book was hand delivered and left at the front door.

OK, so this isn't the most exciting blog post around, but at least now you know about Paperback Swap, which is a pretty neat deal.

flummoxicated: (Willow)
2009-04-20 08:57 pm

Random

*I received a spam email with the subject line, "Give Her an Orgasm in 33 Simple Steps". 33? That doesn't seem simple at all! What the heck are they selling?

*We were invited to an Easter day brunch and I made Alton Brown's Indian Rice Pudding for the occasion. Yum! I used light coconut milk and half and half because I'm trying to count calories. And I added a tiny amount - like 1/8 teaspoon - of rose water. That stuff is potent, you don't want your food to taste like Grandma's perfume. Also-  NO RAISINS. Raisins have no place in my dessert world. They trick you into thinking that they are chocolate chips, but then you dig in and discover your mistake TOO LATE!

*Today we had rain, then sun, then rain, then sun again, only cooler, then tiny bits o' hail for about five minutes. Whee.
flummoxicated: (weirded out!)
2008-12-04 08:13 am
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wacky spam

Received in my email today:

"Grow your organ larger than your arm"

Do guys really think this would be attractive to the ladies? What would you do for pants? How would you sit down?

Or are they talking about keyboard instruments?
flummoxicated: (more cowbell!)
2008-08-27 01:36 pm

It's funny 'cause it's true

There must be decent landlords out there - I just haven't had the good fortune to rent from one.
toothpaste for dinner
toothpastefordinner.com

Thanks for all your congratulations - being done with prelims is starting to sink in and it feels GREAT!
flummoxicated: (Writer at Work)
2008-04-13 07:17 pm

Spam Poetry

The beatnik poets would have loved Spam Poetry:

Oi,

Present unforgettable night to your beloved one,
imagine yourself as a Macho!

Set in this first release extended with his conquests unacquainted
with the anglosaxon and its cognate 1765, louis xvth made
a donation to the town of world. Fixing the vital breaths
prana, apana, her youthful freshness. She had really studied
is but those little arrangement over the settlement bioibnobbols
enraged and set his heart on the slaughter of had agreed
to these visits. But now, as he sat extensive history that
follows. Listen now to hoarse and muffled breathing of the
denver clerk. And solemnly bound themselves by public national
their way back to the rear of the train, where areaaabmllpl
breaking the faro bank, and mac was waiting till in retaining
what they have, o king, there is shakuni, and the sons of
draupadi against the.
flummoxicated: (Spoilers!)
2008-03-20 07:59 pm

random

As I was reading for Classical Rhetoric the other night, I wondered - was Jocasta the world's first MILF?
flummoxicated: (Books)
2008-03-05 08:40 pm

grad school hasn't changed much since the 19th century-

"Work. Finish. Publish." – Michael Faraday's advice to a young scientist.

I need that engraved on something, though it's not exactly what I call uplifting.

flummoxicated: (Foucault)
2007-11-28 12:52 pm
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So postmodern!

Nothing evokes Foucault quite like a ski-a-thon at the South Pole, which makes it a natural choice to raise money for the Foucault Society.
flummoxicated: (ROFL)
2007-09-27 02:03 pm

Best Spam Subject Line of the Week

"algerian groin winch"
flummoxicated: (kitty in a poptart box)
2007-04-16 09:12 am
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Monday Kitten Break!



Even a kitten can use a Mac!
flummoxicated: (snow)
2007-03-10 07:54 am

"brain and brain, what is brain?"

Spring Break has arrived! I can't remember a time when I needed a break as much as I do right now. Lasy year we went to London, this year we may make it to Chicago for a day. That's all right, as long as I can sleep past 5:30 AM I'm quite happy.

I was going to make this awesome post where I updated everything that's been going on, but my mind just did the equivalent of the Windows Blue Screen of Death. So I'll leave you with a photo of what's left of the snow around here.



Yep, just random piles of ice, like some frost giant sneezed and his icy snot went all over the town. We do have a couple of piles of ice in the front yard that are prettier, though not for much longer. Oh well, winter will be back at the end of the year; right now I could deal with springtime and a chance to maybe start a garden.

There's a lot of stress on my FList right now - here's wishing all of you better times.

Be back later when my brain resets.
flummoxicated: (craziest f#?king thing)
2007-03-04 02:00 pm
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WTF is up with toys these days?

Bratz Baby Doll Bratz Baby Doll
This is all kinds of ick.

I spotted this at Target the other day while waiting for my rx refill. Yes, it's a Bratz baby doll. The regular Bratz dolls are weird enough - but what is happening here, is this supposed to be a sexy infant? That is all sorts of wrong.

File this with [profile] vyoma 's recent discovery of a dog for a Barbie doll which poops - Barbie comes complete with a pooper scooper!
(Oh yeah, and in the interest of recycling, apparently the dog eats the poop too.)
flummoxicated: (Simpsons me fail English)
2006-10-10 11:49 am
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Why I can never work in the writing lab -

"Dangling modifier" will always make me giggle.
flummoxicated: (system report)
2006-07-13 09:02 am
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Blah

Blah. Blah blah.
Bleh.
Snuh. Buh.
flummoxicated: (system report)
2006-07-11 01:08 pm

Today's secret word

Today's word is "expunge"; expunged will also do.