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Problem-Solving for Co-habitants of Different Types

in Archive Geeky Stuff on December 19, 2005 October 19, 2017

Okay, so Keith and I are very very very very very different in lots of ways. One of the “fixes” we put into practice this year was regarding our receipts and other money-related paperwork. BASKETS…

Most Cliché-Filled Paragraph Ever

in Geeky Stuff on December 15, 2005 January 14, 2019

So, I’m watching this Canadian show my TiVo picked up for me called The Call (see, I have “casting” as a keyword in there, so that I can catch whatever casting-process-filled shows that might air…

CURSE YOU, EVIL TIVO!!!!!!!

in Archive Geeky Stuff on December 14, 2005 December 9, 2016

I checked my TiVo this weekend and, sure enough, it was all set to record the “reunion” episode of America’s Next Top Model tonight. Tonight comes… it’s like 8pm and I see the red light…

Stolen from Chip

in Archive Geeky Stuff on December 12, 2005 December 9, 2016

Books I Plan To Read By The End of 2006 Which incidently is also the 100 Most Frequently Challenged Books of 1990–2000. Okay, so this is where I realize I’m not nearly well-read enough. Oh,…

Definition of Wrong

in Geeky Stuff on December 9, 2005 August 13, 2025

*shudder* When did Carrot Top become… this? Ew. Just ew.

Li’l

in Archive Creative Writing Geeky Stuff on December 4, 2005 August 24, 2019

So, I’ve had a debate with one of my most-respected, brilliant friends about the “word” li’l. She tells me it’s wrong… like ya’ll is wrong (sheesh–I shudder to type that so very incorrectly). Well, I…

My First PPV Experience

in Geeky Stuff on November 26, 2005 August 12, 2025

Okay, so I bought my first ever Pay Per View program: Ga. vs. Ga. Tech, which we can’t watch on our ABC station due to dumb ol’ Stanford. Okay, fine, so I pony up the…

Good Guy

in Geeky Stuff on November 18, 2005 August 12, 2025

I knew I always liked that Negroponte guy. MIT professor Nicholas Negroponte started a project to give $100 laptops to millions of schoolchildren in developing countries. “In Cambodia when the kids brought the laptop home,…

Pop Quiz

in Archive Geeky Stuff Quizzes and Memes on November 5, 2005 December 9, 2016

Because I have no photos to upload (dammit–they’re *so* all up in my camera) in honor of Chip’s Day in the Life Challenge, I give you this, stolen from PARF: Let’s find out just how…

So Proud of Myself

in Archive Cricket Feet Casting Geeky Stuff Ramblings on November 2, 2005 November 7, 2020

I’m seriously proud of myself. Starting at 6:30pm PST yesterday, I began my 24 hours of documentation of “A Day in the Life of Bon” per instructions at Chip’s blog. I remember the results of…