There were too many. It was beyond hope to ever finish this: it was a task for gods descending from the nine heavens, not for one man. But if you couldn't do everything, did that mean you did nothing?

-- Guy Gavriel Kay, Under Heaven

Do nothing to make you lose respect for yourself, or to cheapen yourself in your own eyes. Let your own integrity be the standard of rectitude, and let your own dictates be stricter than any precepts of law. Forego the unseemly, more because of this fear of yourself than for fear of the sternness of outer authority. Learn this fear of yourself, and there will then be no need for that imaginary monitor of Seneca.

-- Baltasar Gracián, The Art of Worldly Wisdom, entry 50

A German country/western band called Boss Hoss covers Nelly's "Hot in Herre" with bizarre results:

A meme, courtesy of kalahara:

You Are an Argyle Sweater

You are contemplative, brainy, and serious. You don't take much lightly - life is too important for that. You are a very determined person. You don't let anything stand in your way. You think out your actions and act deliberately. You don't waste time, money, or resources.

A meme, courtesy of kalahara:

Your rainbow is strongly shaded indigo.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

What is says about you: You are a proud person. You appreciate cities, technology, and other great things people have created. People are loyal to you and see you as a natural leader.

Find the colors of your rainbow at spacefem.com.

I've just discovered that if you point an iPod touch at SomaFM you can listen to their audio streams just as you would on a computer. The only drawback is that Safari will be tied up, preventing web surfing until you turn the stream off. Even so, this is very cool.

I'm at Starbucks with my nifty iPod touch again. All was pleasant until a guy one table over started bloviating on how the US military should leave Iraq very soon so as to better permit the Iraqis to kill each other. In nearly the same breath he goes on about how blessed a Christian he is. A few minutes farther along a barista drops something and he pipes up, "Job opening!" It was at this stage I chose to deploy my iPod to its fullest extent. I'm now drowning out that self-righteous asshole with music from Mercyful Fate, Denmark's finest satanic metal export.

ALL HAIL SATAN!!!

I'm sitting in Starbucks ruthlessly exploiting their wireless access with my new iPod touch. (Or perhaps I'm the one being exploited, since they charge for access.) And I'm listening to Circus Maximus. Badass.