Let’s hear what the zaftig girl has to say about that.
I just read yet another review of the new Dove ads. Another one. This one, from Bob Garfield in Advertising Age, was the best of the lot, to be sure. Still, I feel a bit … Read more
What I learned from Clarion West.
Unlike the authors of a few blogs I’ve been following, or the dear husband, I of course did not attend CW. However, it has still been an educational experience for me, and now that it … Read more
Shamelessly stolen.
A Marine squad was marching north of somewhere when they came upon an insurgent soldier badly injured and unconscious. Nearby, on the opposite side of the road, was an American Marine in a similar but … Read more
I’m not going to break into a chorus of “I Am Woman”.
Y’all are safe from that. I do want to emphasize a few interesting links from the past week. First, Programmers: girls play video games. That’s right, you dumbass nerdatrons who think that women who don’t … Read more
Now, this is just ridiculous.
I just parsed a headline about HP laying people off as “Harry Potter to slash workforce by about 10 percent”. I have issues. Also, I am tired. I just got back from Karrie’s new apartment … Read more
So. Tired…
Off to bed soon, but just a quick note before I go. I don’t understand why it was hotter in The City today than it was here at the house. It just doesn’t make sense … Read more
The end of a lovely day with my underage boyfriend:
Harry. Rest easy – it’s a spoiler-free post. Ah, Harry… Alas, our interludes are brief and infrequent. This one was more satisfying, I must say, than our last, if shorter. Perhaps because there was less … Read more
Geeky knitting is such good stuff.
This plate tectonics scarf is awesome. Add another feed to my bloglines — geoknitter is now in my feeds. And for the TMBG reference alone, I think I’ll add Everybody Wants a Rock as well.
I know that’s not what they meant…
but I do like the headline: Unborn babies carry pollutants, study finds.
There’s a lot of quotes…
re: the recent tragedy in London here, but these are my favorites: ‘It’s hard to panic the British. They’ve dealt with the Blitz, the IRA, the Silurians, the Zarbi, the Daleks, the Cybermen…’ To quote … Read more