October 2011
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June 2011
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February 2011
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January 2011
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December 2010
5 posts
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The world is subtly against me
For the last two days every small and inconsequential thing that could go wrong has gone wrong.
yesterday at the sammich shop I ordered a large drink, for afternoon work beverage - the diet soda dispenser was out of order.
I then proceeded to drive to the post office where not less than five different cars tried to merge into my lane without signalling and requiring me to honk at them in my...
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Tax cuts for the top 2% = $70B per year Tax cuts for bottom 98% = $330B per year Unemployment extension for the rest of 2010 = $18B Unemployment extension for 2011 = $68B
Yay, we just added $486Billion dollars to the deficit for 2011 and yet infighting is all we hear about in the news.
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October 2010
2 posts
The other day Scott and I wrecked our friends at...
Scott: reasons to get married some day: love, kids, stomping other people at cranium. you're my cheat code
Me: that is so sweet, can that be in our vows?
embarassing doesn't even begin to describe it... steam rolled, shut out - in absolute zero weather, fired into the sun. straight up cataclysmic defeat. I cried myself to sleep that night.
FBI tracking device on kid's car - of all the... →
September 2010
10 posts
“No, vaccines don’t cause autism. But the anti-vaccers think they do, and they...”
– Karen Healey: Karen Reviews the Anti-Vaccination Movement (via notemily)
anyone that still thinks vaccines cause autism is simply unwilling to listen to even basic scientific process - the single study that suggested there was a link was recently retracted in the UK because the lead DR was found...
Reblog if you think Glenn Beck is clinically...
Personally i’m convinced he’s playing the same game Marilyn Manson played so well for so long - he’s crazy on camera because he makes piles of money doing just that.
I’m also convinced Kesha does the same - when she’s not singing about weekday drinking she’s out giving underprivileged kids her liver.
The Real 'Stuff White People Like’ →
notemily:
I love how OKCupid has turned into not just a dating site, but a huge source for aggregating data.
Apparently white men are more likely to like Tom Clancy, golfing, and The Big Lebowski (why do none of those surprise me?), while white women are more likely to like the Red Sox (that one does surprise me), Nicholas Sparks, and flea markets.
Black men are more likely to like basketball,...
Pigtails and Combat Boots: Entertainment Weekly... →
1. Disney Epic Mickey 2. Little Big Planet 2 3. Civilization V 4. Assassin’s Creed: Brotherhood 5. Halo: Reach 6. Gran Turismo 3 7. Kirby’s Epic Yarn (?) 8. Super Scribble-Nauts (??) 9. Fallout: New Vegas 10. Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock 11. Power Gig: Rise of the Sixstring …
So so so hoping New Vegas is more like Point Lookout or Broken Steel than Mothership Zeta -...
Portland-area events for September 3-5: Labor Day... →
(via timfsbrown)
And this years national TDI Fest - if Fuel efficient cars aren’t Portland I don’t know what is!
“The richest 1% took $7 of every $100 of America’s income in 1980. They have...”
– Top 10 Reasons for Higher Taxes on the Top 1% | CommonDreams.org (via robot-heart-politics) (via notemily)
Gah, this is an interesting enough if quasi vague enough article that I don’t substantially agree or disagree with that strongly but like any time money/wealth and society gets involved...
August 2010
10 posts
ctrain:
Do women send strange men unsolicited appearance “advice” over OKCupid or is this a men-only phenomenon?
I used to send women profile corrections when they had an otherwise seemingly good profile and some terribly glaring error that set off a red light in my head. mostly grammatical things but on occasion it would be something relationship related about just getting out of a long term...
Still mastering the nerd talk
Coworker: Kay, do you know what the color channels are?
Me: BET?*
*its rgb
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CMYK never gets any love : (
Had an excuse to use a full outer join in SQL today, they are like the unappreciated unicorn in SQL.
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Desperation Grows as Jobless Benefits Run Out -... →
notemily:
ultralaser:
portlandsunshine:
notemily:
Ms. Jarrin ping-pongs between resolve and despair. She received her last unemployment check in the third week of March, putting her among the first wave of 99ers. Her two checking accounts now show negative balances (she has overdrafts on both). Her cellphone has been ringing incessantly with calls from the financing company for her car...
Desperation Grows as Jobless Benefits Run Out -... →
notemily:
Ms. Jarrin ping-pongs between resolve and despair. She received her last unemployment check in the third week of March, putting her among the first wave of 99ers. Her two checking accounts now show negative balances (she has overdrafts on both). Her cellphone has been ringing incessantly with calls from the financing company for her car loan. Her vehicle is on the verge of being...
July 2010
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Work sends me to Vegas for this weekend, on their dime, awesome.
I also unexpectedly get a free 60 bucks to spend at a casino while i’m down there in the mail today for being such a loyal customer the last time work paid me to be down there for a week…
Then I found another 8 dollars in chips I never cashed in from the PREVIOUS time I had been to Vegas.
I realize I might go to Vegas...
June 2010
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Punched teen says sorry →
ctrain:
thecurvature:
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ihatethismess:
SEATTLE - A SEATTLE teen shown on video shoving a police officer who then punched her in the face has apologised to the officer in a private meeting.
Seattle police say Officer Ian Walsh accepted the apology on Friday.
Separately, the King County prosecutor charged the 17-year-old girl as a juvenile with third-degree assault, which is ...
things that actually really terrify me about...
januaryembers:
the idea of being eaten alive by a bear or puma, or WORSE ((this is a more terrifying concept to me)), seeing ABBY being eaten alive by a bear or puma.
dont touch my dog, i will probably do something extremely reckless involving a frying pan and a 12 inch hunting knife.
Camping related accidents and animal run-in’s are higher in the NE because of the overpopulation and...
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Great late night phone calls...
The roommate: “Hey, you need to wake up and call the cops, someone threw a mailbox through S’s windshield and ran off”
Vegan Strip Club
yeah, apparently that’s a real thing and I’m going to it as part of a friend’s bachelor party tonight, should be interesting.
ging.lr: going postal →
it really grinds my gears that i went to the mailbox at 3.45 and there wasnt anything there, and then i go back at 7 and my package slip is there BUT THE OFFICE IS CLOSED.
look USPS bitch, you usually show up around 1 oclock. dont tell me that a little rain delayed you… IN PORTLAND OREGON. and…
Your USPS lady could very potentially be my mom. thanks :(
however that specific office has...
tangerine trees and marmalade skies: My birth... →
annaham:
seaponies:
guerrillarachel:
Is now only $20.00 a month. I don’t want to hear anyone else say that birth control is too expensive/inconvenient.
In some areas, for some people, it is still extremely difficult to get birth control. Sometimes there are many obstacles in the way. In some places it’s just a hassle, in others the doctors may easily deter their patients, in other...
I need your help.
charlottetooshort:
portlandsunshine:
charlottetooshort:
I have a built in webcam and mic on my laptop.
The webcam works, but the mic won’t, even though when I go to my control panel, it says it’s on and working.
Do any of you have any idea how I can fix this?
unmute it
Haha, it’s not muted! The volume on it is comepletely up!
find whatever brand specific sound utility came with your...
I need your help.
charlottetooshort:
I have a built in webcam and mic on my laptop.
The webcam works, but the mic won’t, even though when I go to my control panel, it says it’s on and working.
Do any of you have any idea how I can fix this?
unmute it