November 2008
12 posts
L'esprit de l'escalier - Wikipedia, the free... →
L’esprit d’escalier (literally, stairway wit) is a French term used in English that describes the predicament of thinking of the right comeback too late.
The 7 most cliché stock images used in web design
Just saw this article on Reddit. The 7 most cliché stock images used in web design
The only one missing is the woman writing backwards with a dry-erase marker on a pane of glass. (oops)
My friend David used to have the generic tech stock images on his site until he replaced them with his own generic tech images. All it took was a light box and a macro lens. They’re not just on his website,...
LASIK
Some images from my LASIK surgery today:
First we had to wait like 5 minutes because the fire alarm went off. Thankfully they told us ahead of time so the horns didn’t go off when they were cutting into my eye.
You’d think this would be excruciatingly painful but it really wasn’t. The anesthetic eyedrops helped with that I’m sure.
Cutting the flap. The doctor...
Watchadamiss:
Flight of the Conchords - Season 2 - Promo
peterwknox:amyyy: (via soupsoup & lfarm)
Motrin Blog Moms Are Hippy Yentas →
The blogosphere is abuzz with harpys screeching about a “disrespectful” Motrin ad campaign. It’s giving me a headache.
The dude in the link is pretty intense but I agree with him basically.
Lasik Memorial →
I’m getting Lasik in 5 days so naturally I’m googling around for Lasik horror stories.
For the First Time Ready to Leave Broken By This Blow. This Low Blow At the Time When Possibility Lay Ripe. The Butchering Quick and Bloodless Consequences Hidden From Sight. The Damage Deep The Butcher Blissfully Unaware Of His Results. Yet Through it All The Organism Continues ...
