December 2009
47 posts
The One Week Digital Cleanse
jhnmyr:
Mention to anyone with computer savvy that your laptop has somehow gotten slower over recent months and they’ll ask you the same thing: “have you defragmented your hard drive?” Defragmenting works by taking small slivers of information stored in various locations and consolidating them so that they’re in the same place on the drive and thus easier to access in larger chunks. Hard drive...
@spicysammich
schwenk:
I’m planning a Chicago trip soon. I need info. Email me @ igivehandjobsforcrack@gmail.com
Thanks!
sent you an email last night. Let me know if you didn’t get it. igivehandjobsforcrack is hard to spell in one swoop, so I could have messed it up.
winter.
there’s a good chance you’ll all think I’m crazy, but I’m looking forward to the real winter kicking in here in Chicago. Yes, it’s cold and brutal. But there’s no worrying about Christmas or New Year’s, there are MINIMAL tourists (yay), football playoffs kick in, chili season goes into full gear, and when spring hits, man does it feel good. I’m...
The Anatomy of a Smear: How The Reigning King of...
jhnmyr:
A couple of days ago I was pointed to a video on TMZ.com that featured “Avatar” director James Cameron involved in a verbal scuffle with who the gossip website would have you believe was a “fan.” The question is implicit in the video and write-up: “Why would a wealthy Hollywood director be so rude as not to sign an autograph for someone going out of his way to meet his hero?” Having...
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2009-12-20) →
Thrice (25)
Dido (12)
Sparta (10)
Midnight Juggernauts (10)
Bag Raiders (8)
Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
Y Drive LA →
rettigulous:
What: After a cup too many of holiday cheer, call for a driver who will give you a lift in your own car and then scooter away once you’re safely home for a fair flat rate, 24 hours a day. Why: Passenger the buck. When: The party’s over. Where: Call 888-401-3847 or e-mail director@ydrivela.com.
Fairly genius idea if you ask me. One of the worst things about LA is transportation at...
Best Interaction I've Ever Had with Ron, our UPS...
schwenk:
Me: [hearing knock, answering door]
Ron: Hey John, here’s your shipment, and I noticed you missed Fed Ex. [hands me slip]
Me: Ugh, our doorbell isn’t working, Fed Ex blows.
Ron: Guess they didn’t bang hard enough.
Me: We all know that’s not your problem. [nudge, nudge]
Ron: You’ll ALWAYS HEAR ME COMING. HEYOOOOO!
[Me and Ron high five in the air.]
UPS delivery guy win!
Someone out there please confirm this for me: The...
thedisgruntledgradstudent:
inothernews:
…in which case no one’s taking the “Christ” out of “Christmas” at all.
For Christ’s sake.
Correct!
whenever I hear Xmas anymore, I think of Futurama
Ok Everyone, I'm in Budapest safe and starving....
(via anonymousmidwest)
huge travel envy.
Starbucks Instant Coffee
thedisgruntledgradstudent:
iseeellis:
…is gross. Why do they think this tastes like coffee?
ALL instant coffee is gross.
true. But it’s also ridiculously cheap. which is good if you drink two to three cups per day
