Month: July 2004

Okay, there might be plenty of negative things one could say about Kerry, but having Bush say that Kerry is a man of “few achievements” is laughable beyond belief. I’d take his list of “few achievements” compared to Bush’s any day. Or, as Joshua Micah Marshall says:

“I mean, even if you grant that Bush’s presidency has been a tenure of transcendent achievement (and it has undoubtedly been eventful), it’s a bit hard to get around the fact that even by his own account he spent his first five decades kicking back, living off family connections and playing solitaire.”

Woohoo! For people who care about compliant code, this is good news. (Yeah, don’t look at the code for this site, it’s ages old and I haven’t had time to update it. Hey, I could be a Microsoft employee!)

This is a great site for learning about color theory in a fun way. Oh, and the Kaleidoscope isn’t addictive at all. Nope, I didn’t just spend the last thirty minutes playing with it. (It was forty minutes.)

I had a rousing game of fetch with Mishka this afternoon. Photos are in the gallery – here’s my favorite:

Okay, so this morning I’m going through the usual morning “get ready for work” routine. I get into the shower and pick up the mondo size bottle of hair-conditioner that is sitting on the shelf in there. But wait, you say, shouldn’t you start with the shampoo? Well, yes. But you see, the conditioner is so freaking thick, I have to get it started moving towards the opening as soon as possible or I might end up stranded in the shower all prune-y and late for work waiting for a little blob of the conditioner to leave the bottle. So, I turn the bottle upside down, give it a good whack and balance it on the corner of the window sill in my shower. I then move on to the shampoo. While rinsing the shampoo from my hair, the conditioner bottle falls off the shelf – a large blob of conditioner probably shifted and upset the precarious balance. Much cursing followed. In short: a 2 pound bottle of conditioner fell on my toe and it freaking hurts. It’s turning interesting colors too.

I have the coolest boss in the universe. Have I mentioned that lately? She let me take a day and a half off work so I could go to a premiere party for my favorite TV show. Thanks to her, I got to meet some fellow TWoP posters and meet some Amazing Racers.

Oh, Mishka, Mishka, Miskha. He pulled over some shelves that held antique cups and saucers I’ve collected. Broken glass everywhere.

I just heard that Marlon Brando died. He had a bit of a troubled life, but he was a brilliant actor who helped change the face and style of movie acting. He will be missed. Perhaps I shall watch “On the Waterfront” this weekend.

For the love of God, please make it stop! For the past 3 days I’ve had the song “Pleasant Valley Sunday” by the Monkees stuck in my head. Why? I don’t know. It’s not like I’ve heard the song in years. It’s playing non-stop and playing loud. I’ve tried everything I know to get rid of it. But.it’s.still.playing.