Though my love of unicorns really only exists when they’re on a shirt, something that has not died down despite the sheer ridiculousness of it all, this article about the National Pork Board giving ThinkGeek a cease and desist for calling their fake unicorn meat “The other white meat” tickled me pink: http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=128012247 Infringement or [...]
Entries from June 23rd, 2010
Updating and upgrading
June 22nd, 2010 · No Comments · Dork Report
In the past week or so I’ve upgraded my Powerbook to Leopard, upgraded my iMac to Snow Leopard and updated my iPhone to iOS4. Things are so much better when they’re running faster, newer and shinier operating systems even if the hardware remains the same (well, both computers have 1.5 gigs of ram now). I [...]
Tags: Apple
A noteworthy milestone
June 20th, 2010 · No Comments · Dork Report
I got tired of tracking how long I’ve kept up my strength training routine, so instead of blabbing about it here every day, I sort of made a mental note of when I would hit 90 days. That day would be today. There were two nights when I was drunk and couldn’t be bothered to [...]
Tags: I'll pump you up
Well, that’s a first
June 17th, 2010 · No Comments · Dork Report
After going back and forth since the beginning of June and negotiating things here and there, I have, for the first time I believe, turned down a job offer. Seeing as I’ve been working since I was literally eligible to work (had to go to school in the summer just to get a work permit) [...]
Tags: becoming a real person
Guess which side I’m on?
June 15th, 2010 · No Comments · Travel
I’ve finally gotten around to re-uploading my India Bonanza pictures to Picasa, which is much faster than my self-hosted gallery. India was the catalyst for me setting up this blog. Woops, guess I forgot to write about my bonanzas! This was one of my favorite things for sale that I came across. Had I not [...]
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An Unnatural Reaction
June 9th, 2010 · 1 Comment · Dork Report
There’s something about Ann that makes me react spastically or suspiciously when I’m in her presence. The first picture below was taken a few weeks ago at Griffith Park. When I saw it, it immediately reminded me of the second picture taken eight years ago in DC. Some might analyze these photos and say I’m [...]
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