Archive for the ‘My Life’ Category

Birds in Asia, Rice in Birds

Wednesday, November 9th, 2005

Most of us are familiar with the claim that if a bird eats rice, the rice will expand and the bird will explode if it eats enough. This causes me to wonder: Since rice is a very common product in many Asian countries, wouldn’t birds eat it on a regular basis and… well, explode? If this is the case, one might assume that the bird population would be significantly less than in some other areas. (more…)

Grammer Rant: Do me a what?!

Friday, October 21st, 2005

Have you ever thought about how incredibly ignorant the phrase “do me a favor” actually sounds? I understand that this phrase has been around for a while now and that there are not many other words which can get away with this type of treatment, but I mean, come on! “Hey, can you do me a sell. I’ve not quite met my quota for the day,” or how about “How may I help you today?” … “Hi, I’d like you to do me a chicken sandwitch, please.”

I work in a call center and hear this uttered on a near daily basis. It really annoys me. I also often come across random interchanges of the words “is” and “are.” Why are this so difficult? :p (more…)

Airplane Lavatory

Saturday, September 24th, 2005

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Does this mean if I have to go “#2,” I have to do it in the “trash container”? :/ (more…)

Boarding the plane

Friday, September 16th, 2005

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The sign says “uneven surfaces” but it looks more like a warning that someone is tapdancing ahead. (more…)

Vacation

Thursday, September 15th, 2005

This is always the hardest part. :(
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Light

Tuesday, September 13th, 2005

A shirt I saw at Chipotle today.

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Bathroom Stall

Thursday, September 8th, 2005

Not sure I even want to know…
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Star Trek Holodeck

Thursday, September 8th, 2005

If a character from Star Trek enters a holodeck and changes into clothes which are part of the holo program, then exits the holodeck, are they then naked? (more…)

New Blog

Thursday, August 25th, 2005

I’ve been hoping to get a blog of my own going for a while now but have not had the time nor the incentive. Now seemed to be a good time so I just got one going today. Think of it as my little way of helping to pollute the Internet! Let the dev begin! ;) (more…)