DOTHETESTI got the count right but missed the point of the thing – watch it and you'll see what I mean.(via Reddit)
It threw me a bit to be typing a random list of common English words rather than the more usual sentences and paragraphs but I did okay on this site's typing test – one of many available online. When I've done other typing tests, both online and in the real world, I get anywhere from […]
(via Ceci N'est Pas Un Blog – Emily wasn't sure how she felt about getting that same “high school” rating for her blog. I'm just happy I didn't get “remedial junior high” )
The vocal-only track of David Lee Roth singing “Running With The Devil” has been making the rounds of the Internets but this is the funniest mash-up I've seen – what if Diamond Dave took his act to the American Idol audition room? (I have no problem using the “humour” tag on this post but am […]
I posted an Obama video a few days ago which featured one of his speeches set to music by Will.i.am of the Black Eyed Peas that was called “Yes, We Can”. Now, someone's done a parody featuring the very frightening words of John McCain… (via Reddit)
I did this last year and found it a good way to sum up my year so I thought I’d do it again today as 2007 comes to a close. What did you do this year that you’d never done before? Became a father! Did anyone close to you give birth? Well, my wife for starters! […]
I follow US Presidential politics and this year is shaping up to be one of the most interesting elections in a long time – because of the Iraq War, because of the razor-thin margins (and resulting controversy) of the last two elections in 2000 and 2004, because the Democrats made a stunning comeback in the […]
Here's another online personality test. As with any of these types of things, you can take issue with some of the questions and how they are open to interpretation in different ways but it's still fun to see if it matches with how you see yourself. For instance, I'm kinda surprised at how well-balanced I […]
This meme was going around awhile back but I never picked up on it. But apparently a couple days ago was “Blog Day” where……on August 31st, bloggers from all over the world will post recommendations of 5 new Blogs, preferably Blogs that are different from their own culture, point of view and attitude. On this […]
As opposed to the last time I did this, this avatar is officially sanctioned. (Oh, and the Simpsons movie better not suck – even though I have an inordinate amount of fear that it will!)Inspired by Kristina O, Michelle L and various others who changed their Facebook profile photos to 2-D form (which I'm told […]