PDM and I finally went to see Casino Royale yesterday. Yes, I know it has been out for months, but hey - no line and no crowd! The lack of gadgets and cheesiness was totally refreshing. I liked it!
I noticed today that when my work computer is running an application slowly, or appears to be hung up, I can't resist moving the mouse around in circles. As if the computer is going to wake up or something. I'm not sure why I do it, but the longer a task takes, the more furiously I wiggle that mouse around. I just about hit light speed if the stupid little hourglass disappears entirely.
There wasn't a lot going on this morning at the alternate work location where I am obliged to spend my Mondays, Tuesdays, and some Thursdays. I amused myself by reading the news online. Here are a few snippets that caught my attention:
The American Dialect Society has chosen "plutoed" as its 2006 Word of the Year. Ironically, being chosen as the Word of the Year is the exact opposite of what the word "plutoed" actually means.
If you're going to kill someone and eat his heart, you might want to review basic human anatomy first. I don't think you gain much of the warrior's spirit by eating his chest muscle and part of a lung.
As cosmopolitan as Atlanta tries to be, it still can't escape being the subject of headlines like "Another Hogzilla Caught Near Atlanta". I can't imagine Brussels, Paris, or London ever being included in the same headline as the word "hogzilla".
And sadly, Calvin Johnson announced today that he is leaving Georgia Tech early for the NFL. I knew this was coming, and it is the best thing for him, but I can't help feeling let down by the news. But Tech's loss is the NFL's gain. Some team will be very lucky to get him and I wish him well.
6 comments:
I heard hogzilla hearts is tasty, mmm.
haha...I guess not all cannibals are as smart as Dr. Lector. He might not have gained the warrior spirit but maybe he can hold his breath longer now.
You're right, Dave, we can't top those prices. What can I say, cost of living is higher here all around.
Sorry to say, there's no local news here that comes close to yours, fc. What got my attention this morning was the article about how the subway stop where I get off for work is going to be majorly revamped. There is now a spide web of connecting tunnels between about six different subway lines that all stop within a few blocks of each other. Now there's a big plan to open it up and straighten it out and extend it further to meet up with some other transit lines. Oh joy. I can hardly wait for the work to being. If I'm lucky, maybe I'll get fired before they start.
Dave - I noticed the big NY headline was about an odor. I guess the hog and hookers aren't looking so bad now!
Wa11z - what about the chitlins?
Taylor/Tacklingmonkey - welcome to my blog!
TWG - sorry to hear. City construction sites are always awful to deal with. Hope you didn't have to deal with that gas smell I read about. :-)
Hogzilla? I don't even know what that is.
I do the same thing re: mouse and POS computer taking its time doing whatever the hell it supposedly does. I'm so tempted to bring a stopwatch to the office to see how long it actually takes to attach a document to an e-mail.
Kat - Looks like we both need upgrades at work! I think part of the reason I move the mouse around (besides impatience) is to look like I am doing something. Otherwise, people would walk by my office and see me just sitting there staring at the screen idly.
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