Wednesday : 21 September 05
First and foremost: Happy Birthday to !

Aside from the fact that the weather couldn’t decide what it wanted to do (Rain! No… sun! No, RAIN! No…. no… SUN! Yes! No, RAIN!), it was a good day.

After work, and Alyce joined us for dinner at Macaroni Grill and then at Borders for some light after-dinner chat. (And… I picked up a pack of Magnetic Poetry: Movie Quotes for my cabinet at work….)

And then, a relaxing evening at home.

Stray Toasters

  • Curiosity finally got the best of me, so I decided to check out the Politics Quiz that’s been going around.

    You are a

    Social Liberal
    (71% permissive)

    and an…

    Economic Liberal
    (30% permissive)

    You are best described as a:

    Democrat

    Link: The Politics Test on OkCupid Free Online Dating


    It seems to have pegged me fairly well.

  • , knowing that Tyra Banks heads up my “Three Outs” list, sent me a link to this article.
  • Have you ever called “Corporation X” to try and handle some business only to get stuck in the seeming endless loop of their automated voice system? All you wanted was a flesh-and-blood body to sit there, listen to what you had to say, push some buttons and make the world – or at least your transaction – all better.

    Here’s a little help: Find-A-Human: IVR Phone System Shortcuts
    Dial on, player! Dial on! *nod*

  • “To stand within The Pleasure Dome
    Decreed by Kubla Khan
    To taste anew the fruits of life
    The last immortal man
    To find the sacred river Alph
    To walk the caves of ice
    Oh, I will dine on honey dew
    And drink the milk of Paradise”

  • is looking for cohorts to accompany her to Dizzy Land… I mean “Disneyland”… this Sunday. I can’t make it this go ’round… but, I’ll damn well be there in three weeks.
  • Katie and Kurt, from X-Men and Power Pack #3
  • Warning! Incoming plot complication…     
  • Is your GameBoy (fill in your specific type) not cutting it? Try a GameMan!

Namaste.