brilliant mistake

2009

December 33
November 34
October 32
September 26
August 10
July 16
June 15
May 13
April 14
March 15
February 23
January 9

2008

December 39
November 38
October 28
September 40
August 24
July 34
June 22
May 28
April 50
March 15
February
January

LAPD complaints, continued

“Allegations of racial profiling, [Police Chief Bratton] said, hinge on what the officer was...
May 1st
“I am really outraged. They are using a circular logic that...”
— And by his logic, if the LAPD...
Apr 30th
Crimes By Professors - Conservapedia
Apr 30th

Dear Jew. Start packing.

alexbalk: “On Monday night, the area around Rome’s city hall rang to chants of ‘Duce! Duce!’, the...
Apr 30th

My racist email spellcheck

Considered correct: Carl, Smith, Jones Flagged as incorrect: Carlos, Garcia, Patel, Chan 
Apr 29th
If you get the perk of consular plates, shouldn’t you...
Apr 29th
An anemone that has “bleached” and lost...
Apr 27th
Sea anemone, genus Anthopleura (probably A. sola). The green...
Apr 27th
How to Wear a Mini Skirt - wikiHow
Apr 26th

Health Quandaries

After exercising, is there some minimum amount of time/amount-of-water that one should wait/drink...
Apr 25th
It’s Armenian Genocide Day! Things I already knew ...
Apr 25th
“Sixteen percent of white voters said race mattered in...”
— Stand proud, Pennsylvania. At...
Apr 23rd
How to Get Someone to Rally - wikiHow
Apr 23rd
Table of Condiments That Periodically Go Bad
Apr 22nd
Apparently Blue Cross upset me so much yesterday that the spelling of bureaucracy itself was a...
Apr 22nd
Couldn’t end the day on the insurance thing.  I took...
Apr 22nd

Goddamn fucking medical fucking...

I’d would say they’ll be first against the wall when the revolution comes, but...
Apr 21st
Listen Listen
Unfinished Project #1378: The LA Hate Sex Mix
Apr 21st
“Here’s the thing: we’re so annoyed that The...”
— Case in point. You either love...
Apr 21st
Rain Forecasting Umbrella | Design | Gear
Apr 21st

Who Should Quit: Nerd Edition

Gawker posed the question “who should Quit the times?” last week, with some very well...
Apr 21st
How to Draw a Cylinder - wikiHow
Apr 21st
“The machine also shaved off 15 pounds, a good argument for...”
— They need to advertise that up...
Apr 21st
“I don’t think people are really aware of just how...”
— We’d be just fine with...
Apr 19th
America’s Next Top Model: The No-Fly List
Apr 18th
Apr 17th
This poster near my apartment has been puzzling me for...
Apr 16th

shameless whoring for the 0 people that...

post up at MSRblog on those crazy Hills kids and their candidate endorsements, both real and...
Apr 16th
Listen Listen
Apr 14th
"Frequently Intimate"
Apr 14th
Listen Listen
Apr 14th
More mysteries of my youth, explained. The Bleachman print...
Apr 14th
Doctors got off lighter in UCLA snooping...
Apr 13th
I was thinking of going to the library tomorrow. Then I watched the Squid and the Whale. I am...
Apr 13th
I swear, I am not obsessed with abalone.  I took this...
Apr 12th

Charlton Heston insults science, oranges

Post up at MSR on Mysterious Origins of Man, hosted by Charlton Heston. After posting, I realized...
Apr 12th

I'm still using it

Sent out to the biology email list:  “The Theater Design Dept is looking an old brain (can be...
Apr 11th
Warch Watch
From Tyra’s April 2 show, where her, uh, talents were on full display. Also up at MSRblog.
Apr 10th
Tragedy! The replacement for Happy Drinking Bird I lasted...
Apr 9th
Top Model recap is up over at MSRblog
Apr 8th

Googling jello

As part of my obsessive time-wasting efforts, I googled “pink jello.” The results page...
Apr 7th
Potluck Pink Glop
Apr 7th
“At least two people were fatally shot Saturday, breaking a...”
— I am shocked this did not...
Apr 7th
Oregon has oldest shit in North America
Apr 4th
I love this.  markbean: heather-rivers: A Simple...
Apr 4th
Oh, the horror! I have killed Drinking Happy Bird, only a...
Apr 4th
Free time + a lack of boundaries
Apr 4th
Warch Watch
Too bad.  The bit on top is the shell, the head is on the right, and you eat the part on the bottom...
Apr 3rd
Wikipedia explains the mysteries of my youth
Apr 3rd
L.A. City Council rejects 'ban' on homicides...
Apr 2nd

My real favorite hobby is "helping...

The little personal security questions that various websites now force you to answer are pretty much...
Apr 2nd