Musing

Website of the Year - Raspberry Pi Great project, great cause. So beautifully nerdy to watch this happen from the ground up. Book of the Year - Erin Morgenstern's The Night Circus There was a whole lot of buzz surrounding Morgenstern's debut novel about this one-of-a-kind circus. I finally got it for my lunchtime reading break on my Kindle and devoured about 7-10% of it every day. It was absolutely worth every penny I paid. I've since ordered it in hardcover as well, since I think it's a book that's going to have staying power. While the plot is certainly better than average, it's the world that the plot is couched in that really makes me want to start reading it all over again. The novel is not intended to be a part of any series, so there's no commitment to anything greater than its own length. This was one of the most attractive things about it from the start, since a lot of my reading time is gobbled up by enormous books, enormous s...

When I say that I intend to be really quick, it means I just want you to answer my question and let me get back to work. It doesn't mean I don't like you. It doesn't mean that I don't care about what you did this weekend. But honestly, my memory is shit. I'll probably forget the answer to the question I asked before I get back to my cubicle. So give it to me hard and fast: yes or no; do it or don't; black, white, or "what the fuck?" - in short - 1) Answer the question, and 2) Shut your piehole. Don't pretend you don't see this line. Yes, that's right, the line you just sauntered past on your way to the just-opened self-service checkout lane at the grocery store. There's 12 people waiting in one line right between the two sets of checkout register and you don't think someone's waiting for the register you just pounced on? Your baby is not so cute that I want to let you check out ahead of me. [To top it all off, the woman ...