Ta Da

Look where Colbert is now - The National Protrait Gallery

I Thought I Wouldn't Care...

...but I drowned my keyboard with drool when El Jobso announced this.

Stereotyping?

Yes, and hilarious, too.

Bag Junkie Heaven

Five Head-Turning Bags for Your Notebook

I spent hours browsing the bags mentioned in the comments. While "head-turning" definitely describes the bags listed in the actual article, "idiotic" is my impression of these bags in terms of practicality.

Holidays

KTVU News Anchor: blah blah blah Kwanzaa...

blogger14: It's not even real!

me: They're all made up.

KTVU News Anchor: blah blah blah Kwanzaa...

blogger14: Guess I'm celebrating Kwanzaa. Can't go into work.

You Tell 'em Girl

Why I Didn't Vote for Any of the Incumbents on the City Council

Not even for the council member who was running unopposed.

Sunnyvale councilman-elect pushes for his say on study issues

Can't believe I live in this town.

There is of course the slim possibility that the reporter is a really bad writer. Don't think that's the issue here though.

Good by Association

Proud just to know the people who helped make this happen.

Getting Ready

"Somebody didn't wash my brown pants. Now I have nothing to wear."

"Well, you better go wash it."

"..."

"You didn't say you needed your brown pants."

"I'm pretty sure I dreamt it. You were in my dream, too. Someone's slacking."

This is Not Why I Read Hawk Wings

Hawk Wings is a nice blog that offers tips for using Apple Mail, various plug-ins, and stuff like that. But today, like a special treat, Tim reminisced about an article from 1994 comparing PCs and Macs to Protestants and Catholics. Even the reader comments are entertaining.

In Case You're Wondering...

...whether Britney still has fans. No, you won't find the answer on Wikipedia. eBay is the place to look.

Stuff on the Web

Dooce, one of my favorite bloggers and I think the only one who isn't an Apple-focused blogger, did a play-by-play commentary on today's Layer Tennis. Yeah, looks like another geeky pass time. But oh man, did you know you can do things like this in 15 minutes? I didn't even know it was possible.

Meanwhile, someone forwarded Mark Morford's column from last week -
American kids, dumber than dirt.

Two great "reads" in one day. I'm not sure I can handle this.

Listen Up

I Have Nothing on Idol

IdolStalker.com collected performances of Whitney Houston's I Have Nothing on Seasons 3, 4, 5, and 6 of American Idol onto the same page. It's quite a treat to watch these 4 brilliant singers take on such a powerful song.

My favorite, which also appears to be the favorite for most of the site's visitors, is Katharine McPhee's rendition of the song. Her delivery was much more entertaining than the others.

Of Course Not

"Were you watching infomercials?"

"Yeah...can I buy the complete home gym?"

"No."

"Christy Turlington recommended it."

"She probably has a personal trainer."

"But she's Christy Turlington. Why would she lie?"

Burning Man

Am I enthralled because it's so Star Wars-esque?

Britney's Back!

She is Simply Amazing

Cold

My boss is out of town so I get to work from home all week. After spending 6 hours going back and forth between my work PC and my beloved MacBook Pro, I thought it must be 5 o'clock already. I mean, how can it not be? I've already spent 100 hours on the phone with tech support because nothing works on the PC.

Apparently, mother nature doesn't care how tech support counts their billable hours, and it's only mid-afternoon outside. Since I've given up on doing work on the PC, I decide to take my MBP out into the afternoon sun, uh, shade and do some work away from my dungeon. It is a beautiful day by any standard. Wisps of cloud float in the light blue sky while a nice breeze sways the leaves of our loquat tree.

Now do I put a coat on over my sweatshirt so I stay warm out here? Or do I go back inside and turn on our new central heat?

Twice in One Month

This must be the summer of new experiences. I'm selling stuff on Amazon.com, I painted my apartment (ok, touched up,) I bought (and used) a jigsaw, and I've now stood in line on release day twice in one month to buy a hotly anticipated product (for two different products of course.)

Ah, the power of marketing. Here's the line in front of our local Borders store at 9:30 am. If you don't know what we lined up for, it's not even worth telling you now.