Goals for This Month: 1.) Take the GRE (Scheduled for Sunday)2.) Apply for Grad School (Did it last night)3.) Complete LAST online class for webmaster certification (Effing classes were cancelled for June)4.) Hang out with mom!5.) Go to the Texas Reds Festival6.) Sign up for final CAPSTONE project to take up rest of summer (Can’t…

1.) Take the GRE2.) Apply for Grad School3.) Complete LAST online class for webmaster certification4.) Hang out with mom!5.) Go to the Texas Reds Festival6.) Sign up for final CAPSTONE project to take up rest of summer BRING IT, JUNE!

From a Delta Pilot He writes: My lead flight attendant came to me and said, “We have an H.R. on this flight.” (H.R. stands for human remains.) “Are they military?” I asked. ‘Yes’, she said.‘Is there an escort?’ I asked.‘Yes, I already assigned him a seat’.‘Would you please tell him to come to the flight…

The following emails were circulating around work this morning regarding getting a bunch of professionals to gather ’round and celebrate a meal for the birthday of two of our favorite ladies. From: Denise Sent: Wednesday, May 26, 2010 3:40 PMTo: CorporateSubject: Friday birthday issue I am going to take a vacation day Friday, do yall…

Why does she have to be from Texas. I’m sure she’s in some rural area that feeds in their broadcast from a major, metropolitan area. And I’m sure this tornado is in another metropolitan area, which feeds to both of these rural areaes. Having grown up in rural Texas AND lived in Metropolitan areas… I’d…

The Origins of 10 Nicknames by David K. Israel 1. Why is Dick from Richard? The name Richard is very old and was popular during the Middle Ages. In the 12th and 13th centuries everything was written by hand and Richard nicknames like Rich and Rick were common just to save time. Rhyming nicknames were…

Where is the nerdish man of my dreams that I can buy this for… 🙂 What’s He Got Up His Sleeve? Why, 4GB of Data, That’s What [Apparel]: ” Combining form and function (and just a little dash of nerdlinger-ness), these USB cufflinks actually have 2GB of flash memory each. That’s 4GB of secret documents…

I’m a little out of practice, but I WILL learn this again someday.

Want to look like you actually took a chemistry class while in college around the office? I’ve used this gem twice. *Note: I’m copying and pasting this article. Feel free to read through it and just eyeball your coffee pot. Also, the lemon we have in our breakroom is in little packets and made from…

Mer: oh fuck yesi just created the best markerboard everEVEREVER Jennifer: haha? Mer: I wrote in dry erase marker on my office window Jennifer: haha coolThat reminds me of the math department at A&MI used to go in the lounge and students would be doing math problems on everything Mer: LOLi plan to do that…

4:45 p.m. – What a Day. So far today I have gone to work, visited an eye doctor, gotten out of working tomorrow because of things eye doctor has said, sat in a parking lot, waited for HEB to fill my prescription eyedrops. Yup, prescription eyedrops. All while placing phone calls because I can’t work…

Dear Cowardly Men: Let’s have a little chat, shall we?  I have been dumped, to my face, twice in the past six years (I don’t remember dating before then).  I have witnessed the disappearing act more times than I’d like to admit (I’d say this makes about 20 or so).  You’d think I’d get used…

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Using The iPad As A Secondary Monitor: ” This post is written by the guys over at iGadget Life, where you can find everything from LCD monitors to AV receivers.So, you are hard at work on your Macbook, trying to get some work done before you play with your new gadget, a shiny new iPad….

Men in Floating Bouncy Castle Interrupt International Regatta: ” (YouTube Link)Three British pranksters, reflecting upon the great seafaring history of their nation, decided to paddle an inflatable bouncy castle across Italy’s Lake Garda. They did so during a major international regatta, and brought along a man in a shark costume (just to be prepared). The…

Presenting the Cassette Tape Tie: ” Geeky ties have always had an appeal to me, from the first time I saw the 8-bit tie i have always loved combining geekery with my “corporate collar of oppression”. So, I was grinning ear to ear when I saw these awesome, if woefully expensive, ties made from recycled…

Foosh Energy Mints: Yeah, that’s some serious caffeine.: ” Apparently I’ve become our resident caffeine expert here at [GAS]; having been through chocolate-covered espresso beans and caffeinated chapstick, next up on the list was something else “seriously caffeinated”: Foosh Energy Mints.The timing was once again spot-on, since a box of these landed on my doorstep…

Lady GaGa Shows Barbie What’s Up, Eats Her!: ”

The founder of Facebook, Mark Zuckerberg, is in some hot water this morning as some transcipted IM messages have just been released from back in 2004. Back then, Facebook was just for Harvard students and Mark was a 19 year-old eating Ramin noodles.The following conversation was between Mark and an unnamed friend: Zuck: Yeah so…

i wish i knew why i let such stupid things bother mei wish i would stop blaming myselfi wish i knew why i have such dissatisfaction with so many thingsi wish i knew why my level of social withdrawal is risingi wish i didn’t try to draw conclusions between all the idiots i’ve datedi wish…