31 January 2009
Quote(s) of the Week
Whoops! Got behind again.
How about some Red vs Blue?
Church: Caboose, what did I tell you about that armor when we had to pick new suits?
Caboose: You told me to upgrade.
Church: That's not an upgrade! This is Mark VI armor, that's Mark V. This is an upgrade.
Caboose: In a top ten list, five is better than six!
Church: We're not a top ten list!
Wash: How do you ever get anything done if all you ever do is argue with each other?
Church: We don't; that's part of our charm. Quit fucking it up.
And....
Grif: So now we're forced to work together. How ironic.
Simmons: No, that's not ironic. Ironic would be if we had to work together to hurt each other.
Donut: No, ironic would be [if] instead of that guy kidnapping Lopez, Lopez kidnapped him.
Sarge: I think it would be ironic if our guns didn't shoot bullets, but instead squirted a healing salve that cured all wounds.
Caboose: I think it would be ironic if everything was made of iron.
How about some Red vs Blue?
Church: Caboose, what did I tell you about that armor when we had to pick new suits?
Caboose: You told me to upgrade.
Church: That's not an upgrade! This is Mark VI armor, that's Mark V. This is an upgrade.
Caboose: In a top ten list, five is better than six!
Church: We're not a top ten list!
Wash: How do you ever get anything done if all you ever do is argue with each other?
Church: We don't; that's part of our charm. Quit fucking it up.
And....
Grif: So now we're forced to work together. How ironic.
Simmons: No, that's not ironic. Ironic would be if we had to work together to hurt each other.
Donut: No, ironic would be [if] instead of that guy kidnapping Lopez, Lopez kidnapped him.
Sarge: I think it would be ironic if our guns didn't shoot bullets, but instead squirted a healing salve that cured all wounds.
Caboose: I think it would be ironic if everything was made of iron.
Labels: Red vs. Blue
Bus Fares
Metro is raising its fares... AGAIN. It wasn't that long ago that they raised them by 25¢, now they're raising them another 25¢.
Good plan, Metro. That'll definitely encourage people to ride the bus.
Sigh.
If this keeps up, it'll be cheaper for me to drive my car to work.
Good plan, Metro. That'll definitely encourage people to ride the bus.
Sigh.
If this keeps up, it'll be cheaper for me to drive my car to work.
Labels: bus
17 January 2009
Quote of the Week
I got Dr. Horrible on DVD -- yay!! (And I'm totally bringing it on Tuesday, Soto, and forcing you to watch it. Don't worry, I won't force you to watch "Commentary! The Musical". But it's pretty good, too. I think my favorite song is Nathan Fillion's "Better Than Neil". Anyway........)
Apparently Dr. Horrible won a People's Choice Award (off camera, of course). This is from the thank you "speech" Joss Whedon posted:
We are so proud to have won the award for Best (not user-generated) Web Sensation of 2008 or as I refer to it — The Most Specific Award in the history of mankind. We look forward to the competition for Best Web Series Starting with “Doctor” and ending with “Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog.”
Apparently Dr. Horrible won a People's Choice Award (off camera, of course). This is from the thank you "speech" Joss Whedon posted:
We are so proud to have won the award for Best (not user-generated) Web Sensation of 2008 or as I refer to it — The Most Specific Award in the history of mankind. We look forward to the competition for Best Web Series Starting with “Doctor” and ending with “Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog.”
Labels: Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog
11 January 2009
Windows vs. Mac
I am a Mac girl. I've always preferred them to Windows. I don't use Windows often, though, so sometimes I think I'm mis-remembering how awful it is. Then I have to use it.
We recently got a printer at work, so now I'm using the computer to do things like make schedules and signs. The other day I was making a new schedule, so I "saved as" the old one and started to make changes. While I was working on it, I decided to change how I was naming the schedules. But wait! Windows won't let you change the name of a document while it's in use. Then I wanted to move it to a different folder. Not so fast! Windows won't let you move a document when it's in use.
Aarggh!!!
To me, these are basic, BASIC functions. When I complained about this to my co-worker, a computer geek, he claimed that "Windows won't let you do stupid things."
So, in Windows, changing the name of a document in use is stupid? Macintoshes seem to be able to handle this with no problem. I think that makes Windows stupid...
We recently got a printer at work, so now I'm using the computer to do things like make schedules and signs. The other day I was making a new schedule, so I "saved as" the old one and started to make changes. While I was working on it, I decided to change how I was naming the schedules. But wait! Windows won't let you change the name of a document while it's in use. Then I wanted to move it to a different folder. Not so fast! Windows won't let you move a document when it's in use.
Aarggh!!!
To me, these are basic, BASIC functions. When I complained about this to my co-worker, a computer geek, he claimed that "Windows won't let you do stupid things."
So, in Windows, changing the name of a document in use is stupid? Macintoshes seem to be able to handle this with no problem. I think that makes Windows stupid...
Labels: computers
07 January 2009
Quote of the Week
That TV Troper site is completely awesome.
This quote comes from their Scale of Science Fiction Hardness.
"Another useful rule of thumb: A character is shown a time machine and asks, 'How does it work?' In hard SF the answer will be: 'An interesting question. Please have a seat while I bring you up to speed on the latest ideas in quantum theory, after which I will spend a chapter detailing an elaborate, yet plausible-sounding connection between quantum states, the unified field theory, and the means by which the brain stores memory, all tied into theories from both Einstein and Hawking.'
In soft SF, the answer to, 'How does it work?' will be: 'You sit in this seat, set the date you want, and pull that lever.'"
This quote comes from their Scale of Science Fiction Hardness.
"Another useful rule of thumb: A character is shown a time machine and asks, 'How does it work?' In hard SF the answer will be: 'An interesting question. Please have a seat while I bring you up to speed on the latest ideas in quantum theory, after which I will spend a chapter detailing an elaborate, yet plausible-sounding connection between quantum states, the unified field theory, and the means by which the brain stores memory, all tied into theories from both Einstein and Hawking.'
In soft SF, the answer to, 'How does it work?' will be: 'You sit in this seat, set the date you want, and pull that lever.'"
Labels: scifi/fantasy
04 January 2009
...Again??
Snow, again? Really? We've still got curbside piles of it from the last round!
Labels: weather
03 January 2009
Two Years!
Two years of daily exercise (excluding illness and not-being-home-ness). TWO YEARS!!! Yay me! :)
Labels: health
02 January 2009
Quote of the Week
I have discovered a new website. If I ever plan on doing anything -- ever -- again, I should probably forget all about it.
Nah.....
From the page Die for Our Ship:
"Anastasia Dualla from the rebooted Battlestar Galactica took some serious heat from the fans after being rather suddenly married off to half of the fandom's OTP; the sloppy handling of the storyline didn't help, of course. Strangely enough, Sam Anders, who was married to the other half of fandom's OTP, hasn't garnered too much reaction at all. This may be because he's male and very pretty. Or it might be because the fanbase figures that being married to Starbuck is punishment enough."
Nah.....
From the page Die for Our Ship:
"Anastasia Dualla from the rebooted Battlestar Galactica took some serious heat from the fans after being rather suddenly married off to half of the fandom's OTP; the sloppy handling of the storyline didn't help, of course. Strangely enough, Sam Anders, who was married to the other half of fandom's OTP, hasn't garnered too much reaction at all. This may be because he's male and very pretty. Or it might be because the fanbase figures that being married to Starbuck is punishment enough."
Labels: Battlestar Galactica, TV
