Target Fail

i'd never internet someone!

I entered my blog into Wordle and got this masterpiece. I think wordle rick rolled me in its own way. Thanks to Helen for finding this site!

woah

what the tubes have been up to

The tubes have been pretty slow except for this gem. I can't believe I forgot to blog about this considering I laughed for a good 5 mins.
The Great Pizza Orientation Test
If you've ever used Domino's online ordering you'll enjoy this.

Happy Voting Day!

While it may be neat that MSNBC is using one of those giant Surface computers to cover the election results, they’ll never be able to beat Tim Russert and his whiteboard

I hope you all get out and voted today, if only for the free coffee from Starbucks…

the rick roll evolves

MTV has just launched their new MTV Music website where you can view their entire catalog of music videos. Yes, I know that's what we all thought the TV channel was supposed to be but whatev. The important thing is to behold the power of nerds on the internet. Rick Astley is both on the Most Viewed and Top Rated lists. Absurd.

p.s. For those of you who don't know what a rick roll is... it's an internet meme where someone posts a mislabeled video link that takes you to the Rick Astley's "Never Gonna Give You Up" music video. For example, someone might claim to have a video of Obama praising socialism and you'd click and exclaim "I got rick rolled!" Yeah, I think it's kinda dumb too but ask Nate to tell you about the real life rick roll in his office.

table for two

Look! A table! We were planning to buy this table at Ikea last weekend and ended up finding it on Craigslist for much cheaper. It can expand to seat 6 if we ever meet 4 more people. Sadly, they only had 2 chairs in stock but we could only afford 2 anyway so it worked out. It's hard to see in the picture, but those are glittery halloween candles! Yay for not eating at the couch anymore!

Rattlesnake Ridge

We went for a hike today at a peak about 30 miles outside of Seattle.  It was a short, half-day hike, about 2 miles each way.  We went hoping to see some fall color, but I think a lot of it may have passed by now.  Still, we saw a lot of yellows, and the view was so nice.  We didn’t know what to expect at the summit, but the view turned out to be an amazing panoramic of the valley.  Leighann says that that was the nicest place she’s ever had a sandwich. 

I’ve uploaded the pictures to my Picasa Web Album and embedded the slideshow.  You’ll have to click on the slideshow if you want to see it full screen.

 

We’re still waiting to see some of this terrible rainy weather everyone warned us about.

life in a blue state, part 347834

As I've previously mentioned, Seattle is enacting a plastic bag tax of 20 cents per bag in January. The tax will also apply to styrofoam food containers, but those will eventually be banned. The restaurants are responsible for providing alternatives to styrofoam containers, but for bags we're on our own.
I have mixed feelings on this. While I appreciate people making efforts to lessen their impact on the environment, I don't necessarily want the latest green trend shoved down my throat by government.
Here is an editorial on the subject: here
Behavior can be changed several ways, but it seems like the solution to everything is to punish us in our pocket books. A cynical person might be inclined to think the city is just trying to make more money. Do we not believe in positive reinforcement anymore? Ikea gives you 25 cents off per reusable bag you fill and I see tons of people with those hideous blue and yellow bags. They aren't even easy to carry!
ANYWAY... I like the idea of minimizing our environmental impact, but I don't think that's what this is about. I stand by my plan to find offensive tote bags (organic cotton, of course.)

Not Welcome

We’ve taken some steps to address the burglaries.

Thanks Doug and Helen for the doormat.  Now robbers and small children will know they aren’t welcome.