OK, so… Sorry about the week an a half of nothing.
I wish I could say I’ve been busy or some such, but no. Mostly I’ve been sitting around alternately playing World of Warcraft and watching TV while trying out new and exciting pillow-influenced hair styles.
I suppose I can blast out a short list of tidbits for you though:
- The big news is that not only did Rod and I jump ship from my old place of employment; now Brandon has followed suit. He’s working for an interesting new company, too.
- Oh, yeah, I start my new gig today. I’m psyched.
- Related to that, I had the best intentions to try and learn Ruby on Rails this past week that I’ve had off. That didn’t really happen. I’ve got time, though.
- I did try to get right on switching my 401(k) plans to an IRA, but only got as far as opening the IRA because the 401(k) people didn’t know I’d quit yet. Super…
- Last Thursday, The Wife and I took in a matinée of Pan’s Labyrinth — totally frickin’ awesome. Funny how Fascism and faerie tale allegory goes hand in hand so often.
- Rod got my hooked up with a private torrent tracker site… Now I’m obsessed with keeping my upload/download ratio above 1.
- Last night we mixed up a pitcher of martinis and took in the Screen Actors Guild Awards. It was generally an inoffensive evening of festivities, though I can say that some of my favorite shows (24, Weeds, … that may be it) got robbed, but whatever. They did show Dennis Weaver in their “fallen soldiers” tribute, reminding me of the time he popped into a gas stop cafe in the middle of nowhere (aka Western Kansas) while Miracle Ed and I were having breakfast and trying to get our collective shit together at the tail end of a 31 hour single shot drive from Boston to Denver. Let me tell you, having a bunch of flatland hicks (remember, I’m somewhat of an expert in the field of recognizing and categorizing hicks) freaking out about how “that was the feller that played on that show!” really turns the surreal dial to 11.
- Ever heard of “Toddy” coffee? Neither had I until the other day. I don’t think I buy it.
I guess that will have to do for now.
Re: Pan’s Lanbyrinth - I loved it, but I had just seen Children of Men, so I couldn’t help but compare the former to the latter during the entire movie. Still, well worth the price of admission.
Re: Torrent - I always try to let them run to 3.0 before shutting down. That makes sure you keep it above 1.0 even during times of heavy downloading.
Shouldn’t “Toddy” coffee have a heaping serving of Kahlua in it, or something?
i was hoping you had shotgunned something… like a deer… or a beer…
Shotgunned a deer? Get it mounted!
ughhh…bad link. go to http://www.amystaxidermy.com to get it mounted…
Yeah, the only time I’d heard of “hot toddies” was from a girl I dated who ordered it in an Irish pub we went to. I understood it to be some sort of coffee with alcohol in it, but didn’t try it myself nor did I really ask about it.
Hot toddy is a name given to a mixed drink that is served hot. Although it originated in Scotland, there are many variations; the essential elements are as follows:
* a spirit base such as brandy, rum or whisky.
* hot liquid - hot tea, coffee, cocoa, water, etc.
* a sweetener, such as honey, sugar or syrup.
(bless Wikipedia…)
So yeah, i don’t know how cold-soaked coffee got the name “toddy coffee” but it did…
Toddy is a trademark referencing a cold brewing system developed and patented by Todd Simpson in 1964. Todd Simpson = Toddy
Yeahbut, that’s kind of a dumb trademark, unless he wanted to intentionally mislead people into thinking his coffee was spiked…the definition of toddy as an alcoholic beverage has got his trademark beat by about 175 years. Surely this would lead to confusion…I’m going to go ponder this over a bowl of ice cream with jimmies.
jenn, you racist !!! surely you meant chocolate sprinkles….
now i’m off to have an irish coffee sprinkled with little black sambos.
Sambo’s was some good pancakes back in the day….
Toddy is an incredible way of serving coffee. We used to make our own blend at one of my old coffee shop gigs. It makes iced coffee drinks a breeze to serve up, and maintains the great taste and body of the coffee. I recommend the method, highly.
As for all the IA moves…WTF, over? Who’s left?