Thursday, November 16, 2006
Heather M holds three of the top ten google results for her name. I know this because I finally got curious about who the other Heather M-as referenced in the title of that post--is.
I suppose it says something that I'm willing to look for things like that. I'm the curious type, when I get around to it. I did find the other Heather M, and after poking about the internets for a bit came to the conclusions that she cannot be compared to the Heather M. that I know. (I, incidentally, found a third Heather M on myspace, but I don't think myspace counts as a website. I do think someone needs to point out to this underage person that posting your cell number on the web isn't the smartest thing to do. Yet another Heather M has a page on Amazon this is also IMHO not a website...but I digress). Heather M is not only dominating the top 10, she she has 8 of the top 30. She is also more interesting purely by the amount of information one can find about her, if so inclined.
I suppose that could be a bit dangerous (what with the remarks about the 16 year old) but I figure, if no one has tried to hunt her down by now, no one will.
I should be writing, being nanowrimo and all, but I'm going to go look at the scatter hints of Heather M that reside on the internets for a while.
I suppose it says something that I'm willing to look for things like that. I'm the curious type, when I get around to it. I did find the other Heather M, and after poking about the internets for a bit came to the conclusions that she cannot be compared to the Heather M. that I know. (I, incidentally, found a third Heather M on myspace, but I don't think myspace counts as a website. I do think someone needs to point out to this underage person that posting your cell number on the web isn't the smartest thing to do. Yet another Heather M has a page on Amazon this is also IMHO not a website...but I digress). Heather M is not only dominating the top 10, she she has 8 of the top 30. She is also more interesting purely by the amount of information one can find about her, if so inclined.
I suppose that could be a bit dangerous (what with the remarks about the 16 year old) but I figure, if no one has tried to hunt her down by now, no one will.
I should be writing, being nanowrimo and all, but I'm going to go look at the scatter hints of Heather M that reside on the internets for a while.
Tuesday, November 07, 2006
This doesn't need me to post about it, but it's damn funny, so I must. Perhaps, one day, when I'm rich and famous, my fans will read the archives and be introduced to the serious funny.
Warning: The linked webcomic is chock full of nerd jokes. You have been warned.
Warning: The linked webcomic is chock full of nerd jokes. You have been warned.
Monday, November 06, 2006
I was driving to work this morning--my regular 2 hour commute--going about 70 miles per hour. I was in a 70 so I was going slow. I didn't much care, because thanks to my own mistake (which forced me to turn around, drive back to where I stated and pick up my medicine) and a serious accident that had 2 lanes of I-65 shut down, and south bound traffic crawling along at 10 mph I was already late.
The way I see it, degrees of late are meaningless. You are either early, on time or late. Since I was running late, I decided to drive calmly and save gas.
In any event, I was (of course) being passed by everyone and everything on the road. So when the little red car came screaming up behind me at about 80, I took little notice. As it passed, the little hatchback caught my eye as being a bit strange in shape. A quick glance at the back end of the car, and what do you know...a Yaris.
Yaris sounds like a poorly named D&D character, but that has little to do with the story at hand.
The little car raced ahead, and I thought that was the end of it. I thought wrong. With in a minute of the first car, I noted another red weird-looking car racing up behind me. I thought, "That's not another Yaris." Alas, it was. This Yaris owner, not to be out done by the first, had opted for the 4 door "sedan" version of the tiny car, and was rocketing by at not less than 90 mph.
As he raced down the road, obviously intent on destroying and devouring the Yaris hatchback, I pondered the plural form of Yaris. The obvious suggestion was Yarisses, but that looks and sounds silly. Next I considered "Yaris" Both singular and plural. That had a simple symmetry to it but was generally unsatisfying.
In the end I chose something far more fun, IMO:
The way I see it, degrees of late are meaningless. You are either early, on time or late. Since I was running late, I decided to drive calmly and save gas.
In any event, I was (of course) being passed by everyone and everything on the road. So when the little red car came screaming up behind me at about 80, I took little notice. As it passed, the little hatchback caught my eye as being a bit strange in shape. A quick glance at the back end of the car, and what do you know...a Yaris.
Yaris sounds like a poorly named D&D character, but that has little to do with the story at hand.
The little car raced ahead, and I thought that was the end of it. I thought wrong. With in a minute of the first car, I noted another red weird-looking car racing up behind me. I thought, "That's not another Yaris." Alas, it was. This Yaris owner, not to be out done by the first, had opted for the 4 door "sedan" version of the tiny car, and was rocketing by at not less than 90 mph.
As he raced down the road, obviously intent on destroying and devouring the Yaris hatchback, I pondered the plural form of Yaris. The obvious suggestion was Yarisses, but that looks and sounds silly. Next I considered "Yaris" Both singular and plural. That had a simple symmetry to it but was generally unsatisfying.
In the end I chose something far more fun, IMO:
Yarii, n: Plural form of "Yaris"
Be careful, there are a bunch of Yarii on that lot.
