May 28, 2005

W00t, Chillax and Ginormous

Top Ten Favorite Words (Not in the Dictionary)

It’s official! Well, maybe not *too* official, after all, these still aren’t words. They’re still fun as the top ten non-words though.

*My* favorite is chillax.

The Baby Name Wizard’s NameVoyager

This is pretty fun. It’s in Java so that made me go *eeee* when it first started but once it loaded I was impressed. Just type in a name and it will tell you how popular that name was on a graph over time. Emily wins as the most popular recently and mine tops out at 1970 but at least I’m not named Elmer. That name is sooo 1900s.

The Baby Name Wizard’s NameVoyager

May 27, 2005

Adventures in Consumerism

So I had to get a KVM switch today (yes, i HAD to…) and the quickest and easiest place seemed to be, once again, Best Buy. I checked out the regular deals like I always do, nothing too exciting (’cept maybe a 120 gig for $50 after rebates) and eventually found the KVM switches. There’s a 4-port one for $95 and a 2-port one for $55 (both also share audio). They didn’t have the one on the site for $35 (that doesn’t share audio) so I was pissed. Until I found a $55 one marked at $35.

I was giddy as a geek in a computer store who finds a mis-labeled product. It only took a little “what? but it says $35 on the sticker!” and a little “shoot, well I thought this was the cheaper one and just got put on the wrong shelf” to get the cashier-lady to go talk to the manager-man who then came over and gave me the labeled price. I wanted to throw both my hands in the air and yell “SCORE!” but maybe that would just motivate them to double-check all the stickers when putting them on.

Oh, and then I went to Meijer and there was a lady standing by the baskets and even when I said “’scuuuuuse me” and started reaching for one she wouldn’t move. I had to use my incredible flexibility and balance to reach *around* her and grab a basket while she went on talking to this other lady and just generally taking up space. I wanted to kick her in the face.

May 22, 2005

Busy Weekend

Cedar Point
Cedar Point
Barbeque in Livonia
Barbeque
Trip to Canada
Canada

May 15, 2005

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

The teaser for the new Harry Potter movie came out yesterday. Looks pretty sweet, check it out.

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