Saturday, December 27, 2008

Local headline

"Turkey hospitalized after barn fire at Farm Sanctuary"

Don't worry, no turkeys were killed. But one male turkey ("Chicky") might have suffered smoke inhalation.

Thank you, Ithaca Journal.

E.: when our father announced this at the breakfast table, I misheard him. I thought he said "Turkey hospitalized after bar fight." This would have been more exciting.

Friday, December 26, 2008

A Blast From The Past

As Lila was checking her RSS feeds tonight after dinner, she said, "A ha! Geekologie blogged that video that we blogged first!"

"But Lila, did we actually blog that?" I astutely questioned. "I think we just put it in our gchat statuses."

"Blast!" Exclaimed Lila, without that joy in her heart that she was so known for.

So, here is the video that we found so amusing two days ago. Our critical eyes appreciate the contrast between the low-key, poorly-acted beginning and the action-packed, Cylon-reminiscent conclusion.

Another cute---yet inexplicable---video is here. No commentary is required.

Thursday, December 25, 2008

Tuesday, December 23, 2008

Overheard

A.: "No." (M. swore I'd get money if I could get a word -- and I did!)

E.: "Princess Diaries? That movie changed my life!" Said with a totally straight face.

L.: "Why aren't you wearing pants?"
E.: "What? I was wearing pants when I got here!" Incredulity.

M.: "I know how to spell 'rutabaga'! I didn't win last year's spelling bee for nothing!"

J.: "... rabbits as a central motif."

R.: "Keeping in mind I've never severed, stabbed, pierced, or broken anything attached to me, ..."

M.: "Are you wearing a green bra?"
L.: "No."
E.: "Yes! ... I mean, no. Of course not. I'm also not wearing a green thong."


In the spirit of LilaPrime, this post's theme word: eponysterical, an adjective describing "posts/comments which are funny in light of the user's name." Eponymous, hysterical.

Monday, December 22, 2008

Turn off the reverse gear assist function now!

Actual transcript of conversation this afternoon; four people in the car. No fewer than two are talking at any one time.

"Who wants to drive?"
"I do!"
"Really?"
"No, just kidding."
"Ok, now E. and L., please look out your windows and tell me if anyone's coming."
We look across.
"No, look out your own windows."
"I see a car!"
"A window!"
"Ok, the car is stopped."
"They're waiting for you."
"Clear."
"Now they're moving a little."
"What?"
"Clear."
"But you're moving, too."
"I'm moving slowly like I'm mentally deficient."
"Still clear!"
"Cars!"
"Ok, now they're moving a little but you can see them."
"There are more cars out my window!"
"Look! -- some parked cars!"
"Oh, hey, a stop sign!"
"Wow, there are lots of cars in this parking lot!"
"Ok, turn off reverse gear assist function now!"

あぶない!

How is Santa related to mimes?

How is Loki related to Bigfoot? Find the answers to these, and other vitally important questions, on Santa Claus' family tree. Via Boingboing.

If programming languages were religions

I thought this was funny. You should, too, if you have any kind of nerd street cred at all.
Lisp would be Zen Buddhism - There is no syntax, there is no centralization of dogma, there are no deities to worship. The entire universe is there at your reach - if only you are enlightened enough to grasp it. Some say that it's not a language at all; others say that it's the only language that makes sense.
From here, via Slashdot.

Sunday, December 21, 2008

This family is awesome

Hundreds of cookies, board games, dart guns, throwing flightless birds, configuring bluetooth devices. I had my grammar and vocabulary usage questioned within 20 minutes of being picked up. (Also, it turns out that puffins can fly. So, amend that: "throwing flightless stuffed animals of flight-enabled birds.") Breaking into long monologues from Hamlet. Dinner conversation about the mechanics of virus infections and mathematical models for evolution. Breaking into FotC songs. After-dinner telekinesis practice to make room for dessert. Unexploded cows. The monotonically-increasing awkwardness game. Exploded cows. Breaking into OE sketches. Spare computers everywhere.

My family rocks. What a piece of work is man!

This kind of thing just happens all the time


Intentional or ironic?

Sunday, December 14, 2008

塊魂:すし

Katamari damashii sushi. It's adorable. It's hilarious. It's an ironic comment on the nature of appetite and eating.Via BoingBoing's Offworld.

Saturday, December 13, 2008

Budget Pad Thai


At work today, A. couldn't find plates to heat up her pad thai. Is this really an acceptable alternative?