Archive for November, 2006

I have seen the end of the world, and it is in the shape of an upside down christmas tree.

November 26th, 2006 – 11:11 pm
Tagged as: Check this out!

No joke.
These are real.
They are selling them at K-mart.

5ft Pre-lit Upside Down Ceiling Tree - Clear Bulbs
Item No. 172414
Kmart: $299.99
Kids will love this tree as it leaves even more room for presents! The tree hangs from the ceiling and is a not only a great conversation piece, but very practical as well, taking up [...]

“The laptop that never was.” OR “How I (almost) became a consumer whore.”

November 26th, 2006 – 8:13 pm
Tagged as: Best Of, Story

If you have been reading this site with any regularity you are no doubt aware that I no longer have a computer of my own.
Well, as I was surfing the internet from my work computer I stumbled across an on-line flyer for Best Buy’s “black friday” sale. There listed was a brand-new toshiba laptop with [...]

Some things I’ve noticed… “Fashion”

November 20th, 2006 – 11:15 pm
Tagged as: Observational

Please step back for a moment and think about your wardrobe. Forget about what MTV tells you is “fashionable” and consider whether your outfit looks good in the absence of pop culture.
This is what I’m talking about:

Look how small her jacket is! Am I the only person that thinks this is ridiculous?
And then there are [...]

Rachel’s first Fluffernutter Sandwich.

November 16th, 2006 – 4:31 pm
Tagged as: Story

For those of us that grew up in New England, we are most likely familiar with Marshmallow Fluff.

The manufacturing plant is in Massachusetts, so finding “Fluff” (as the locals refer to it) in the store is very easy. (After asking around at UCONN, we found that students that are not originally from New England had [...]

The “One Laptop Per Child” (OLPC) Project.

November 14th, 2006 – 7:30 pm
Tagged as: Check this out!

I’ve been following this closely because I truly believe in the One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) Project. I was very excited today to here that they have hit a major milestone, and I realized that there may be many people that are reading this that haven’t heard about the OLPC project.
Here it is in [...]

Some things I’ve noticed… suiciety and pi.

November 13th, 2006 – 7:53 pm
Tagged as: Observational

I’ve run across a few things recently that I thought deserved being shared with y’all.
Firstly, would someone give this kid a Noble Prize!? Or at least make him Poet Laureate?

Now, this is going to ruffle alot of feathers, but sometimes it’s important to rattle the cage and open peoples eyes with such profound words.
Secondly, I’m [...]

UCONN Dick Explosions

November 6th, 2006 – 10:16 pm
Tagged as: Story

I was visiting Rachel at school the other weekend and we were hanging out with all of her friends.
Towards the end of the night we found ourselves, 14 people strong, sitting in a circle on couches playing Scattergories and having a jolly good time.

Things were getting very heated when one of the building’s CA’s (Community [...]

Fix for those having trouble downloading pictures… plus 2 bonii!

November 1st, 2006 – 4:24 am
Tagged as: Observational, Story

For those of you that were having trouble downloading the pictures from the slide show, I’ve fixed that problem. You will now be able to “right click” on an image and “save as.”
You can also click on the “All Sizes” button at the top of the photo and then click the “download” link.
Wasn’t that easy!?
Now [...]