Category: lj-import

This seems like a good step in the right direction. With a specific definition of terrorism, it will become harder to use \”terrorism\” as a blanket excuse to go out and destroy things. Not that anyone would do anything like that… The Article Their definition is: \”any act intended to intimidate a population or to…

Yesterday I went to see a band called March Fourth (named after the day of their first gig), and they were quite awesome. They're a combination of a marching band and a troupe of carnival performers. Tons of energy. If you ever get a chance to go see them, do so. Especially if you can…

Although I'm in no way an alcohol-lover, I found this way too amusing not to pass on. Vores Øl is the first of it's kind: an open-source beer. Generally, recipes for beers are carefully guarded by their brewers, so this is rather a unique case. Anyone is free to download the recipe and the label,…

That\’s the title of a news item on BBC News. I for one applaud their efforts. These grannies have been protesting outside of a Recruitment Center every week for three whole years. They got tired of that. So, instead of protesting inside it, they went inside to sign up to be recruited. The army claimed…

If you want a little bit of awesomeness (not coolness, of course), read Nathan's journal on turning twenty-one. It's brilliant. Then, start using clutch as your new slang, as suggested by Ann.

I passed out today! Woohoo! It made me excited, and amused, and gave me some stuff to think about. Yeah. Probably not your typical reaction, but I\’m not your typical person. So I decided not to pass out in a typical place. It went something like this… My glasses have been giving me trouble for…

Found a mention of this book on an author's weblog. It's called The King in the Window, it's by Adam Gopnik, and it has an awesome first sentence: If Oliver had simply smiled and joked with his parents while he was wearing the gold paper crown, or if he had just remembered to take it…

I promised that I\’d get my pictures up pretty soon, and I may have implied that a story would come with them. You\’re going to have to wait for a story, though, because I\’m don\’t want to take the time right now to tell you one. Just make do with the pictures! [ Canadian Rockies…

I encountered this on Making Light. It\’s a brilliant puzzle, and it actually does have an answer. I wasn\’t able to figure it out before I gave up and looked at the answer (which can be found on the linked page). I\’d like to know if anyone can figure it out without looking. Puzzle: Person…

No, I am not a \”troll\”. Trolling is a type of fishing, which involves dangling a line behind you as you drive your boat slowly through the water. This means that I was strolling across the internet, and as I moved slowly, I got a few bites. Actually, in this case I was through a…