Outside an automotive shop. As near as I can tell, the one on the left is supposed to be a Predator with a machine gun grafted to its arm, but the fish-like head gives it a faintly Lovecraftian look.
Car-Parts Predator and Soldier
Category: Life
Links: Reading on the Rise & Bogus Forwards
It turns out that in the digital age, the average American reads three times as many words today as thirty years ago.
Medal of Honor recipient Ed Freeman has been co-opted by a political disinformation campaign. Remember: any time you receive a political email that asks you to forward it to everyone you know, check the facts first!
(Both via This Is True)
Are You Sure This is Not A Door?
Let me guess: Magritte designed this building.
Cut it out, Ned!
I put the Pushing Daisies soundtrack CD in my computer and it rebooted. Fortunately it took less than a minute….
Of course I tried it again to see if it was a fluke. Same thing. Then I decided to try with another CD. Apparently any audio CD crashes it. Shows how often I use CDs these days.
At least the DVD-RW drive works. IIRC it doesn’t have CD-audio hooked up, but the player seems perfectly happy to just read it digitally.
I guess I’ll have to set aside some time on Sunday to figure out what’s causing the problem. It’s a bit late tonight, and tomorrow’s going to be busy!
New Year’s Eve & Avatar
- 10 years ago I had just started working at an Internet provider and was very glad they didn’t want me in the server room at midnight for Y2K.
- I just ordered tickets to Avatar in IMAX 3D. It actually *was* cheaper to see Xanadu on stage, even including parking!
- Made it into Avatar. Got surprisingly decent seats considering how long the line was. We’ll miss midnight, so Happy New Year!
- Overheard waiting for the movie: “If you lost an eye, would you get a glass eye or an eye patch?” “I’d get an eye patch and grow a beard!”
Late Night
Staying up until midnight for New Year’s Eve was a BIG DEAL when I was a kid. Now it’s a typical day. (I need to try to sleep earlier!)
WTF Reindeer Lady
Spotted in a storefront at the mall while Christmas shopping. Sorry about the image quality, but if you can see past the reflection, it’s a female mannequin with a reindeer’s head, wearing what appears to be a corset, a tutu, full-length gloves and a white beehive (hairstyle).
Gramma got mashed up with a reindeer?