this might turn into an ongoing how-to guide.
Wednesday, September 9, 2009
i wasn't kidding
you may have thought it harsh or demeaning when i called the drivers effing up my commute as of tuesday 'super-retarded' but i wasn't kidding...
on the way home from work yesterday i saw FOUR seperate accidents within 20 minutes of my office! the gold stars for being improperly licenced to operate a motor vehicle go to the TWO rear-enders only like 150m apart not 2 minutes from my building. and the two accidents were in opposite directions so it isn't ven like they caused each other!
i swear they are more inept than last year... i might just go insane and pull all my hair out even before winter when all the super-SUPER-retardedness begins.
on the way home from work yesterday i saw FOUR seperate accidents within 20 minutes of my office! the gold stars for being improperly licenced to operate a motor vehicle go to the TWO rear-enders only like 150m apart not 2 minutes from my building. and the two accidents were in opposite directions so it isn't ven like they caused each other!
i swear they are more inept than last year... i might just go insane and pull all my hair out even before winter when all the super-SUPER-retardedness begins.
Tuesday, September 8, 2009
word of the day - sep 8 09
gadabout
noun
someone who roams about in search of amusement or social activity.
noun
someone who roams about in search of amusement or social activity.
WRONG: girl lego
ugh... i think i just threw up a little.pink-themed lego that is essentially a rip off of polly pockets? (and not the good polly pockets they had back in the day, but the current version that definitely doesn't fit you your pocket)
i HATE it when a toy company or whoever thinks their product isn't appealling to girls so their solution is invariably to make it pink and add flowers and/or pets.
little boys get to play with dragons, police cars, and medieval knights... and little girls? kitchen playsets, bimbo faries, and baby dolls that wet themselves. yeah, if that doesn't spell progessive, what does?
it feels so... degrading? is that the word i want? i'm not sure... i just feel all icky when i think about it. if any girl-child of mind ends up like pink or princesses i might just die.
you wouldn't like me when i'm angry
so before you even noticed it was actually summer, it's back to school time... and you know what that means, don't you?
yes, a glut of super-retarded drivers (they're so bad at driving that it is like a super power) are back on the road and ready for the worst weather our seasons can throw at them. we had a break only having to deal with normally retarded drivers over the summer and now we're back to the ol' gas-brake-honk, honk-honk-punch, gas-gas-gas...
surprisingly, because we live in canada of course, it hasn't yet snowed this september so we were given a slight suspension of the worst driving at least for now. but the lack of inclement weather did not stop these super-retarded drivers from making a muck of everything. and for me to even attempt to go into the list of exactly what pissed me off this morning would result in my freaking right the eff out and possibly heaving my monitor to the floor. then there would be paperwork to fill out and new jobs to look for... and nobody wants to start their week in that fashion. so i will just tell you it was bad.
yes, a glut of super-retarded drivers (they're so bad at driving that it is like a super power) are back on the road and ready for the worst weather our seasons can throw at them. we had a break only having to deal with normally retarded drivers over the summer and now we're back to the ol' gas-brake-honk, honk-honk-punch, gas-gas-gas...
surprisingly, because we live in canada of course, it hasn't yet snowed this september so we were given a slight suspension of the worst driving at least for now. but the lack of inclement weather did not stop these super-retarded drivers from making a muck of everything. and for me to even attempt to go into the list of exactly what pissed me off this morning would result in my freaking right the eff out and possibly heaving my monitor to the floor. then there would be paperwork to fill out and new jobs to look for... and nobody wants to start their week in that fashion. so i will just tell you it was bad.
Friday, September 4, 2009
useless math
so we all know our pythagorean theorms, and our convergence theorms, and out 2nd laws of physics, and all that jazz... but have you ever heard of Dolbear's Law? alright smartass in the back of the class... so YOU'VE heard of it but pipe down so everyone else can learn someting useless!
so THIS is dolbear's law:
and do you know what dolbear's law tells us?
it tell us the relationship between air temperature and...
...
...
wait for it...
...
...
... the rate at which snowy tree crickets chirp.
oh excellent... just last weekend i was out in the woods listening to snowy tree crickets chirping and i was wondering what the temperature was. who knew i could have been able to calculate it using a simple formula??
how would one decide to come up with a relationship for something as obscure as that??
well take this little pearl of wisdom and tuck it in your hip pocket because you never know when it could come in handy... but beware! it does NOT work with common field crickets!
so THIS is dolbear's law:
and do you know what dolbear's law tells us?it tell us the relationship between air temperature and...
...
...
wait for it...
...
...
... the rate at which snowy tree crickets chirp.
oh excellent... just last weekend i was out in the woods listening to snowy tree crickets chirping and i was wondering what the temperature was. who knew i could have been able to calculate it using a simple formula??
how would one decide to come up with a relationship for something as obscure as that??
well take this little pearl of wisdom and tuck it in your hip pocket because you never know when it could come in handy... but beware! it does NOT work with common field crickets!
word of the day - sep 4 09
carom
noun
1. a rebound following a collision; a glancing off.
2. a shot in billiards in which the cue ball successively strikes two other balls on the table.
3. to strike and rebound; to glance.
4. to make a carom.
5. to make (an object) bounce off something; to cause to carom.
noun
1. a rebound following a collision; a glancing off.
2. a shot in billiards in which the cue ball successively strikes two other balls on the table.
3. to strike and rebound; to glance.
4. to make a carom.
5. to make (an object) bounce off something; to cause to carom.
belated word of the day - sep 3 09
fecund
adjective
1. capable of producing offspring or vegetationl fruitful; prolific.
2. intellectually productive or inventive.
adjective
1. capable of producing offspring or vegetationl fruitful; prolific.
2. intellectually productive or inventive.
Wednesday, September 2, 2009
"... it's normal."
"Ping pong champ finally allowed to date"
if this kid didn't get enough abuse about his choice 'sport' being ping pong, he most certainly would have got more about being banned from dating! well, at least he would have if he lived in north america... the kid is a 2-time olympic silver medalist in the sport...
oh wait! he's not a kid!
he's twenty-five years old! a full-blown (or probably not) adult!
but i guess since he couldn't capture that gold medal and he's getting a little senile due to advanced age, they're easing the restrictions on him and allowing him to have a girlfriend. says his coach: "Both of them are old enough and it's normal." well, so long as it's normal...
if this kid didn't get enough abuse about his choice 'sport' being ping pong, he most certainly would have got more about being banned from dating! well, at least he would have if he lived in north america... the kid is a 2-time olympic silver medalist in the sport...
oh wait! he's not a kid!
he's twenty-five years old! a full-blown (or probably not) adult!
but i guess since he couldn't capture that gold medal and he's getting a little senile due to advanced age, they're easing the restrictions on him and allowing him to have a girlfriend. says his coach: "Both of them are old enough and it's normal." well, so long as it's normal...
WORD OF THE DAY - SEP 2 09
CAPITALIZE
VERB
1. TO WRITE OR PRINT IN CAPITAL LETTERS OR WITH AN INITIAL CAPITAL.
2. TO AUTHORIZE A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF STOCKS AND BONDS IN THE CORPORATE CHARTER OF: TO CAPITALIZE A CORPORATION.
3. TO ISSUE STOCK AS A DIVIDEND, THEREBY CAPITALIZING RETAINED EARNINGS, OR AS SETTLEMENT OF AN UNPAID ARREARAGE OF PREFERRED DIVIDENDS.
4. ACCOUNTING. TO SET UP (EXPENDITURES) AS BUSINESS ASSETS IN THE BOOK OF ACCOUNT INSTEAD OF TREATING AS EXPENSE.
5. TO SUPPLY WITH CAPITAL
6. TO ESTIMATE THE VALUE OF (A STOCK OR AN ENTERPRISE).
7. TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF; TURN SOMETHING TO ONE'S ADVANTAGE (OFTEN FOL. BY ON): TO CAPITALIZE ON ONE'S OPPORTUNITIES.
VERB
1. TO WRITE OR PRINT IN CAPITAL LETTERS OR WITH AN INITIAL CAPITAL.
2. TO AUTHORIZE A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF STOCKS AND BONDS IN THE CORPORATE CHARTER OF: TO CAPITALIZE A CORPORATION.
3. TO ISSUE STOCK AS A DIVIDEND, THEREBY CAPITALIZING RETAINED EARNINGS, OR AS SETTLEMENT OF AN UNPAID ARREARAGE OF PREFERRED DIVIDENDS.
4. ACCOUNTING. TO SET UP (EXPENDITURES) AS BUSINESS ASSETS IN THE BOOK OF ACCOUNT INSTEAD OF TREATING AS EXPENSE.
5. TO SUPPLY WITH CAPITAL
6. TO ESTIMATE THE VALUE OF (A STOCK OR AN ENTERPRISE).
7. TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF; TURN SOMETHING TO ONE'S ADVANTAGE (OFTEN FOL. BY ON): TO CAPITALIZE ON ONE'S OPPORTUNITIES.
Tuesday, September 1, 2009
word of the day - sep 1 09
rictus
noun
1. the gape of the mouth, as of birds.
2. a gaping grin or grimace.
noun
1. the gape of the mouth, as of birds.
2. a gaping grin or grimace.
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