6 posts tagged “internet”

So in my normal review of my Yahoo! News feed, I came across what is now my #2 favorite quote from a Yahoo! News article:

"Here we have a solitary and lonely creature, the desert locust. But just give them a little serotonin, and they go and join a gang," observed Malcolm Burrows of the University of Cambridge in England. -- discussing a study about why desert locusts swarm

Reading that gave me visions of of locust throwing gang symbols and busting caps in other locusts' asses.  I must say the last part did come to mind thanks to the best thing I've ever seen on YouTube, Spiders On Drugs.

Of course that, as yarnlibrarian said, begs the question of what is my #1 favorite quote from a Yahoo! News article.  This one is from my college days:

"The nonsigners thought the signers were getting too much," said Superior Court Judge John S. Meyer. "The signers thought the nonsigners were getting too much, and everyone thought the lawyers were getting too much. -- About a Qualcomm lawsuit settlement

Squirrel underpants are the solution!

"Naked squirrels are contributing to the moral decay of our world! They flaunt their nudity and run around like tiny furry streakers." -- http://www.squirrelunderpants.com/

(compliments of YarnLibrarian)

What websites do you visit every day?
Submitted by Chez Michelle.

• Bloglines
• Questionable Content
• Weather.com
• GMail
• Yahoo! Mail
• Livejournal, and of course
  
• Vox
  

Things were pretty hit and miss this month but I did make some progress.  Comments in brackets and finished items are crossed off.  I hope to have more things crossed off next month . . .

Crafts

1. Finish knitting wrap baby sweater
2. Finish crocheting Heirloom blanket
3. Finish crocheting socks
   
4. Crochet 3 2 sweaters that I own the yarn for [I decide not to make one of my planned sweaters]
   
5. Knit 2 pairs of socks
6. Finish cross-stitching Mates
7. Buy Spring 2007 Interweave Crochet (out Apr) and subscribe to Interweave Crochet prior to Fall 2007

Reading

1. Read at least 2 books from my to-read pile each month [Didn't do in Jan.]
   

TV/Movies

1. Watch Firefly series [I'm halfway through it]
   
2. Rewatch Serenity
3. Watch Doctor Who
   

Computers/Internet

1. Update the web site for a group I belong to [2/3 of the way done]
   
2. Redesign my personal web site [started this one today]
   
3. Program something! [after some thought, not sure I'm actually going to do this one]
   

Life

1. Practice the flute 5 times a week [So far I've actually have been doing this one!]
   
2. Floss 3 times a week [I started out so well . . .]
   
3. Exercise 3 times a week [didn't get anywhere with this one]
   
4. Lose 25 lbs [or this one]
   
5. Drink 4 glasses of water 3 times a week [been doing pretty well with this one]
   
6. Buy nothing non-essential on my credit card in January, February, March, August, September, and October [I wasn't completely successful with this but I did buy less than I had been lately]
   
7. Make what/where/when decisions [after two talks with a career counselor, I actually have some direction in my work life]
   

Some linky goodness from the various blogs I read . . .

Space Banana to Soar Over Texas
kind of says it all, doesn't it?

Milk Meets Coffee
I think these are incredible photos . . . the rest of her work on this site is amazing too . . .

Get A First Life
great satire -- I love the "Penguins, spoons and you -- what's life like among the flightless?" text and the "Work. Reproduce. Perish" shirts in the CafePress store . . . his The Con of Mac is pretty amusing too . . .

So I've been thinking setting some goals might be A Good Idea.  I came up with 20 goals while waiting for my plane today.  Some will be easily done.  Others not so much.  I hope that by reporting on them monthly, I might actually make some progress on the more difficult ones . . .

Crafts

1. Finish knitting wrap baby sweater
2. Finish crocheting Heirloom blanket
3. Finish crocheting socks
   
4. Crochet 3 sweaters that I own the yarn for
   
5. Knit 2 pairs of socks
6. Finish cross-stitching Mates
7. Buy Spring 2007 Interweave Crochet (out Apr) and subscribe to Interweave Crochet prior to Fall 2007

Reading

1. Read at least 2 books from my to-read pile each month
   

TV/Movies

1. Watch Firefly series
2. Rewatch Serenity
3. Watch Doctor Who
   

Computers/Internet

1. Update the web site for a group I belong to
2. Redesign my personal web site
3. Program something!

Life

1. Practice the flute 5 times a week
2. Floss 3 times a week
3. Exercise 3 times a week
4. Lose 25 lbs
5. Buy nothing non-essential on my credit card in January, February, March, August, September, and October
   
6. Make what/where/when decisions