Thursday – 17 April 2008
NBN Thursday in the valley. Sunny, trying to be warm.

Today has been pretty good. I have been trying to figure out a (better) way to build a list with checkboxes, pulling data from my database. Slow-going, but it’s coming along. It is also “Sushi Wednesday.” I had a Seattle roll along with Ika and Ebi (shrimp) Nigiri.

There is construction on 33rd South. There’s a deep trench running down the middle of the street. On the way to the restaurant, Joe asked what they were doing. I responded: “Laying pipe… and in this case, it’s not a euphemism.” A little later Mike showed up and asked,”What are they doing out there,” to which Joe quickly retorted: “Laying pipe,” at which we just ran with the joke:

“Laying pipe.”
“Yep, lots of men… laying pipe.”
“Pipe so big they need heavy equipment to lay it right.”

Hilarity ensued.
Stray Toasters

  • I hung out with last night. She was having an issue with pools of water collecting on the carpet outside her bathroom. (Hm, that sounds vaguely familiar.) She called maintenance to look at it; the guy did what he could, but noted that he would have to check the apartments above hers for signs of leakage. (That sounds familiar, too…) After he left, we went out for dinner. Aside from the plumbing issue, it was a nice way to spend the evening.
  • Two Minutes and 42 Seconds in Heaven
  • By way of Markin’ Time: Coolest Fighter Jets… EVER!
  • Superman and Superboy: Newsarama takes a look at the ongoing cases
  • I just received the following email from my mother:

    Slap Your Co-Worker Day Is Coming!

    Do you have a co-worker who talks nonstop about nothing, working your last nerve with tedious and boring details that you don’t care about?
    Do you have a co-worker who ALWAYS screws up stuff creating MORE work for you?
    Do you have a co-worker who kisses so much booty, you can look in their mouth and see what your boss had for lunch?
    Do you have a co-worker who is SOOO obnoxious, when he/she enters a room, everyone else clears it?

    Well, on behalf of Ike Turner, I am so very very glad to officially announce tomorrow as SLAP YOUR IRRITATING CO-WORKER DAY!

    There are the rules you must follow:

    • You can only slap one person per hour – no more.
    • You can slap the same person again if they irritate you again in the same day.
    • You are allowed to hold someone down as other co-workers take their turns slapping the irritant.
    • No weapons are allowed…other than going upside somebody’s head with a stapler or a hole-puncher.
    • If questioned by a supervisor [or police, if the supervisor is the irritant], you are allowed to LIE, LIE, LIE!

    Now, study the rules, break out your list of folks that you want to slap the living day lights out of and get to slapping…..and have a great day!

  • D&D Ability Score Quiz
    • Strength: 12
    • Dex: 15
    • Con: 13
    • Int: 15
    • Wis: 15
    • Cha: 15
    • Special Abilities: Sarcasm
  • Young Me / Now Me

And that’s a wrap… for now.

Namaste.