More stuff I am calling bullshit on.

Notice anything interesting here?
Why it's two pairs of jeans, both from Banana Republic. They're pretty much the same size right? The ones on top are from last year, the ones in the back are from this year. But wait - let's look closer shall we?Um, yes, these are two pairs of jeans that are IDENTICAL in physical/actual size, but have different size tags.

So last year, I got a paid of jeans from Banana Republic - because they were on sale and I wanted a "nice" pair of jeans. They ended up being bigger than I wanted them to be, and I always wear them belted (size 6). Well I recently went back to BR and tried to purchase a pair of jeans; imagine my surprise when I had to buy a size up. Figuring that I had gained weight over the last year, I just went with it - so imagine my surprise when I decided to size up the jeans against each other and they were the same.

Also interesting to note? This zipper on the new pair...I mean what is this zipper for? Will I be putting a special bit of change into this pocket that needs to be secured? I suppose I could carry a dime bag in this pocket, but it seems like a lot more manufacturing work to do for a two inch wide pocket. What's even more interesting is that the jeans are NOT symmetrical because the zipper does not exist on the opposite side. But again, what is this pocket for? It's also a strange size for a condom...maybe it's for your keys when you go out clubbing? But even those these jeans are cute, they're not super fancy or anything...

Even funnier was when I sized up my pair of size 6 Lucky jeans and they were a good two inches tighter around the waist than these pairs. See ladies...size really is JUST A NUMBER! Don't believe the hype.

Sleepyhead

A year in status updates from Facebook, I think the App is pretty neat. And the graphics are relatively classy. The only thing is that it draws only specific dates for the app - so you can't change any of them randomly. But I like the ones it ended up with.

MERRY CHRISTMAS!

Nerfherder...heh...

Bwahaha...this is some dude's 70 minute review of the Phantom Menace, hilarious.
This is just the first and last segments (watching Lucas geek about and try to justify his horrible decisions is pretty funny when you get the guy's commentary.



"Nothing in the Phantom Menace makes any sense at all. It comes off like a script written like an 8 year old."



via IO9

One of these things is not like the other...

randomness...

can you tell me what is wrong with this picture?On the left is a bar of soap that my aunt got me as a present for my birthday this year, on the right is my PHONE. They are both placed next to my laptop and on a graphed cutting mat for reference. The mat has a 1"x1" grid on it.

Um yeah, it is quite possibly the world's largest personal bar of soap. It is lemon scented with poppy seeds. Which means each morning I rinse my hands of traces of opium.
the soap gets the "bullshit" stamp from Snape.

Christmas Eve is tomorrow! Today is watching 1/2 Blood Prince Day!

big deal or no?

How do you guys deal with a passive-agressive, irritating co-worker?

Ok...most of the people at my new job are great, but there's one person (yep, that one person, AGAIN) who is getting on my nerves. Maybe I just need to ignore her; but she constantly is asking me to do things for her and then changing her mind. (Getting her kitchen supplies, reserving conference rooms THEN CHANGING HER MIND MIDSENTENCE) She's not even my supervisor - she's my co-worker. But she seems to excel at trying to make me feel like I'm not doing a good job. Like today, she stated, "Could I borrow a pen? We don't seem to have any." Ok...

a) I use (hang on to your pants kids) ONE pen - yes, with all the economic cutbacks this year, I've decided to try to stick to one pen as long as possible. I use this pen for everything. I'm not that person in the office that has six pens lying around.
b) we DO have pens. I bought an entire two boxes. They are on the supply shelf. As I got up to show her where the pens were on the supply shelf, she blew me off and went to her OWN desk to get her OWN pen.

I don't get this fucking entitlement that people seem to have when it comes to office supplies. And I certainly don't like having to be at anyone's beck and call when they're too lazy to look for supplies and then be blown off when they decide they're too good for me to show them where they actually are.

Sometimes it feels as if some people aren't happy unless they are trying to control other people.

And this feels like a no-win situation. Small, stupid and petty, but still ANNOYING.

Take that Diana Prince...

Bwhahah!!

You want karma bizzitches?
I'll give you some karma!!
Imma gonna sucka punch your chi
All the way to satayana!
-Crystal Brass Knuckles

"It is sort of a superhero tool/weapon. Most of my work is about engaging the body in some way. Calling the body to do something. My work embraces failure and fragility...though you won't know that seeing this piece." - Debra Baxter on her piece

via myloveforyou

BO2009 Challenge - Day 12

December 12 New food. (You’re now in love with Lebanese food and you didn’t even know what it was in January of this year.)

While I am not in love with Lebanese food, I did have some fairly sublime food experiences this year.

-Spit-roasted lamb at the Church of Lamb in Athens, Greece. Who ever knew that an open air restaurant situated on the side of a hill in a church courtyard would produce some of the most succulent, gut busting, tender, flavorful lamb ever? Delicious.

-The goat cheese stuffed beignets at Cafe Brioche in Palo Alto. More for the company than the actual fritters - they were still absolutely delicious and came out hot and runny in the middle. Yum.

-Greek salad; I became obsessed with a hearty, fresh salad of chunks of cucumbers, tomatoes, red onions and salty olives. Dressed with a little balsamic, parsley and olive oil, nothing made more a satisfying lunch. Especially with Berkeley Bowl sourced Lebanese cucumbers, heirloom tomatoes and kalamata olives.

-The horchata cupcake at El Metate. At a $1.00 for a mini they are just the right ratio of unctous cream cheese frosting with sweet cinnamon cake. The perfect little bite. Every time we are there, whether we are going for the superb Mexicana pressed torta or the chile verder burrito (yes), the cupcakes remain the constant. We have yet to try the alfajores (caramel sandwich cookies), but I can only imagine they will not be able to match the outstanding cupcakes.