QOTDs:
"pg^2!"
"Kristin Bruchmann,voice instructor... Ronald Fitzgerald, inventor of the chair..."
"We are Micro$oft. Resistance is futile."

Axioms for the Internet Age
-Home is where you hang your @
-The email of the species is deadlier than the mail
-C:\ is the root of all directories
-Don't byte off more than you can view
-There's no place like 127.0.0.1
-Give a man a fish and he'll eat for a day; give him a computer and he won't bother you for weeks.

"This town's not big enough for the two of us," growled Slim Jenkins, "but I think that if we can get the townspeople to agree to issue a bond to annex the Carter Ranch, we can then incorporate and there should be plenty of room for everyone."

It's entirely possible that most of the pleasurable experiences in life are embraced by two words: crème brulée.

I finish washing my hair, which is fairly long (about 3 inches above my waist). I towel-dry it, as it's so thick that blowdrying it will make me look like the child of Farah Fawcett and the Lion King. It's still damp, of course, so I leave it down to airdry. About 15 minutes later, I go to my freezer and open the door. I retrieve the desired food item and turn to set it down on the counter.

Bad move.

My damp hair decided to stick to the inside of the door, so when I turned away, my hair pulled the door shut. On my head. It hurt a little. On the other hand, at least I managed to get my hair unstuck without much damage.

Stumbled onto this little gem a while back, and was quite amused by it.

QOTD: "Va Fbivrg Ehffvn, 13 ebg lbh!" --Qnivq

It's interesting that Emily Dickinson (my namesake) has a quote something to the effect of "There are words that I tip my hat to when I see them on a page-- words like 'phosphorescence'." I just thought that was curious since that seems like something I myself would say. I'm just that idiosyncratic.

QOTD: "You make me sick! ...but it's a good thing... you make me sick, uh, with joy." -Augelli

Link: Bush & Blair -- I was introduced to this a few years back, and I still think it's hilarious. I just gaze in wonder at the skills of whoever edited it.

Percy: I must say, Edmund, it was jolly nice of you to ask me to share your breakfast before the rigours of the day begin.
Edmund: Well, it is said, Percy, that civilised man seeks out good and intelligent company, so that, through learned discourse, he may rise above the savage.
Percy: Yes, I've heard that.
Edmund: Personally, however, I like to start the day with a total dickhead to remind me I'm best.

Hooray for elitism.
This has been another Blackadder Moment (tm). Thank you for your time and cooperation.

Well, I had idle time on my hands, and we all know what that means... so here's the result of my latest random link (another amusingly inane little personality test).

When it comes to quirkiness, you’re the gold standard. A genuine Type-Q personality, you live by your own rules, and dance to your own groove — sometimes to a fault. Don’t get so wrapped up in your own little world that you forget to keep your eye out for that simpatico nonconformist who’ll compliment your idiosyncrasies perfectly with a signature set of quirks all his own.

Hmm. Something tells me they meant complement.

Shirt

Now that's one that I might actually buy, as opposed to just saying "Heh, I want that shirt."

More Pretentious Poetry

So, sick, bored, and looking for something to do, my eyes went back to that particular poetry book that I quoted from on here (the poem being "Cooing in University College Quad the Lover-Pigeon Wakes Him at 5 AM") sometime back in January. While that title never fails to incite me to roll my eyes and shake my head, this one actually made me laugh out loud (granted, I was half-asleep at the time, but still). So without further ado...

She in February
is more
than the sum
of her parts

her breath
sleep her walk
her lup

dup
not to mention
of course

her unmentionables
such
as

her brain waves
alpha and delta
which go on

and on
and which
like the smell

of her hair
have been carefully
recorded.

Happy Valentine's Day, anyone who happens to read this.
[For 'Valentine's Day' read 'Singles Awareness Day']

It's strange, because usually I'm so apathetic, but this particular V-Day I actually feel like going out and doing something. Ah, the irony. Instead I plan on staying home alone all night and watching Pride and Prejudice. Colin Firth. Mm. There is, however, a lack of chocolate in this apartment that is simply unacceptable. *grumble*

Evolution of a Typo

From Brian in an IM:
ah
omk
aok
aok
ok

Is it me, or does that remind anyone else of one of those word puzzle things where you have to change one word to another word one letter at a time?

I FINALLY SAW IT! AND IT WAS GROOD!

Note: grood = good + great. Sierra India Mike Oscar November had me confused there for a while.

My nieces are incredibly adorable! So very cute...

In other news, my head feels like a solid mass of mucus in a very bad way. (Are there ways your head can be a solid mass of mucus in a good way, one wonders?)

So apparently a friend of mine firmly believes that if I ever make up words they're automatically added to the official dictionary. Wherever that is. If it exists, it's probably in England.

...of the Days
Quote: "I SAY MEH TO CALORIES!"
Link: Ctrl+Alt+Del Comic
Disclaimer:Unauthorized use of Ctrl+Alt+Del materials, characters, images, sounds, odors, severed limbs, noodles, wierd dreams, strange looking fruit, oxygen, and certain parts of Jupiter are strictly forbidden. If I find you violating, or molesting my property in any way, I will employ a pair of burly convicts to find you, kidnap you, and perform god-awful sexual experiments on you until you lose the ability to sound out vowels. I don't know why you are still reading this, but by doing so you have proven that you have far too much time on your hands, and you should go plant a tree, or read a book or something.

So the question was raised today during discussion between me and some of my friends about HTTPanties (which, by the way, I really want and can be found here). At the time of this discussion, we were (well, I was) only aware of the "200 OK" and "403 Forbidden" options-- the others are new.

Anyway, knowing only about those two HTTPanties, I thought, well okay, why not extend that a little? (which they sort of did... idea thieves...) Some possible ideas that I had:

-400 Bad Request
-405 Method Not Allowed
-406 Not Acceptable
-402 Payment Required
-417 Expectation Failed

And on boxers for the men out there (ThinkGeek has, of course, already implemented some of my best ideas)

-204 No Content
-404 Not Found
-306 Unused
-503 Service Unavailable

On Comments:
--Ms Wordsmith. Interesting. I like it.
--HI GLINTIMODAUOLMON! I find it extremely amusing that you (ITSJ) are supposedly the exact opposite of me (ENPF)!

Today I...
DID
...sleep till 1:30, which I believe is a new personal record.
...clean out my mail.
...order in pizza and tip the guy $5.07 for working during Superbowl hours.

DID NOT
...watch the Superbowl.
...leave my apartment all day. It's so nice not to be needed anywhere.
...bite the head off a live chicken.

Quote of the Day: "I need a good dedicated stalker. Not one of those 'I'll be your stalker and give up after a week' types."
--Glintimodauolmon. (And I don't think I'll ever be typing that nickname again on here, so post in the comments and tell me which segment of it to use, s'il te plait.)

So, the other morning (I believe it was Thursday? Possibly Friday...) I woke up and discovered I was in the dread dilemma of "nothing to wear." Not that there was actually a clothing shortage- rather, I had nothing to wear that I deemed looked good. So what do I do? I wear the same old sweatshirt that I seem to wear all the time- but I turn it inside out. Such a stroke of genius. (That was sarcasm.) So in summation, I went all girly and solved my problem in a manly manner! What's wrong with me?? >.<

I'm now officially laying 5:1 odds that I just don't bother to watch the Superbowl. At all. Any takers?

Personality Test
Yeah. I got bored again. And we all know what that means. Random linkage.

My results:
ENFP
Extroverted 44%
Intuitive 89%
Feeling 56%
Perceiving 56%

Highlights from the elaboration:
--This type is found in only about 3 percent of the general population, but they have great influence because of their extraordinary impact on others. Mwahaha... I'm a rarity! I own!
--ENFPs are both "idea"-people and "people"-people, who see everyone and everything as part of an often bizarre cosmic whole.
--ENFPs have a great deal of zany charm, which can ingratiate them to the more stodgy types in spite of their unconventionality.
--ENFPs come up with great ideas, and are a major asset in brainstorming sessions.
--ENFPs hate bureaucracy, both in principle and in practice; they will always make a point of launching one of their crusades against some aspect of it.
--They can be intellectual, serious, all business for a while, but whenever they get the chance, they flip the switch and become CAPTAIN WILDCHILD, the scourge of the swimming pool, ticklers par excellence. Sometimes they may even appear intoxicated when the "switch" is flipped. That's more than a little scary... am I like that, folks? Personally, I'll only start worrying when I start yelling "I AM CAPTAIN WILDCHILD! PH33R M3!"
--Famous ENFPs include Haydn, Samuel Clemens (Mark Twain), Theodore "Dr" Seuss Giesel, and Ariel (The Little Mermaid).
*hums 'Part of Your World' while shooting up crack, composing music, and making lackadaisical but oh-so-witty comments*

Of course all this is for entertainment value only, but it's funny all the same. So check it out... or not... but if you do, let me know (comment). Because I'm curious like that.

Edit: Network = EFnet for right now. Will probably change.

So I got the IRC thing kicking, after being myself kicked towards it for the umpteenth time. Nick is Disorient... though I really have no idea why... I'm so bad at picking names and such, and my first two choices were both already taken (as I was sure they would be). It's actually sort of awkward right now because none of the people that were kicking me into it were around- hence, I didn't know anyone. So if you have IRC, stick it in the comment thing if you'd like.