Holy Fudge Nuggets!!!

That’s a phrase of astonishment my eleven year old kid uses. It is appropriate for me now, realizing that this blog is still open, let along churning out information every now and again. I was notified on a comment to this blog, which I spend a little while before I realized it wasn’t my NORMAL WordPress blog!

So…I’m going to be consolidating this old stuff into my regular account and you should come and hang out with me here:

blog.chinakrysdarrington.com

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I think I’m gonna aim to shutter the doors here on January 1, 2011.

Story of the Day – Goddess

Here’s the Story of the Day: Goddess I do much better as a goddess, she said, since my secretarial skills have always been limited (When you don’t want the Story of the Day any more, just send us an email at no_more@storypeople.com. Type “Unsubscribe” in the Subject & as soon as we can, we’ll stop them from cluttering your inbox…) Please do not reply to this message. If you have any other questions or comments about our web site or how to order, here’s how to get hold of us: The email address that goes right to the people who can help is:   comments@storypeople.com

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Whoa…Star Wars and the United States Postal Service

Whoa…the United States Postal Service and Star Wars team up?

http://www.uspsjedimaster.com

`Star Wars’ droid R2-D2 to collect mail

WASHINGTON – Thirty years ago, in theaters near and far, far away, a movie opened the imaginations of millions, combining the magic of mythology and special effects to launch the “Star Wars” phenomenon.

A star of those films — the brave little robot R2-D2 — is about to take a turn collecting mail as the Postal Service and Lucasfilm Ltd. commemorate that movie launch.

The post office is wrapping mail collection boxes in some 200 cities nationwide in a special covering to look like R2-D2.

It’s part of a promotion for a new stamp to be announced March 28, said Anita T. Bizzotto, the post office’s chief marketing officer.

“It’s a little teaser for the upcoming announcement and we decided to have a little fun with it,” she said.

About 400 mailboxes will be covered to look like the stout droid. “When you look at a mailbox, the resemblance to R2-D2 is too good to pass up,” Bizzotto said.

While postal officials would like people to look for these mailboxes and maybe even drop in a letter, Bizzotto urged people not to tamper with them, noting that’s a crime.s

Neil Gaimen and the Bee Theory

I like Neil Gaiman. He wrote Sandman, which convinced me that I’m NOT the only odd duck in the world who thinks that the Gods are not that different from we flawed humans… The words he crafts together make me forget I am reading and transport me into the mystical realms of his creation… I like that. It’s far away from my life of logic and reason. Today on his blog he responded to a letter about bees. Take a look…get a chuckle.

Hi Neil,This isn’t a question, but some information: At dinner on Friday evening, my friend’s mother was telling us a that a man in Wal-Mart told her the Russians are stealing our bee technology, which would be the reason for all the vanishing bees (re: the article in your journal for 3/5/07). He seemed pretty sure of it, so I figured I’d pass along the warning just in case. Watch out for all those new bees in your garden.

Sincerely,
Stephanie H.

It could be Russians with apian transporter beams stealing our bees, I suppose. (“Locked onto the hive co-ordinates, tovarisch.” “Good. Bring them in.”) God knows, if we don’t listen to friends’ mothers telling us what men in Wal-Mart said, we’ll never learn anything…

My own theory about the disappearing bees is that some bright bee in each of the now-empty hives said, “‘ere, why are we eating this apalling corn syrup muck out of container tankers when we’ve spent all year making lovely honey. Why are we being driven around the country on the back of trucks? Why do we put up with this? We’re bees for god’s sake. We can fly. Let’s go somewhere else.” And then the rest of the bees went “She’s got a point, you know,” and then they went elsewhere.

gadgetWOWgadget

My new phone seems to have made WIRED magizine’s “Best of Gadget Lab” list.

Samsung SCH-u740 Smartphone

WIRED 1.3-megapixel cam sports flash, auto-focus, and digital zoom. QWERTY keyboard makes texting and IMing a sweet fix for SMS junkies. Touch-sensitive external MP3 controls look cool and are extremely responsive.

TIRED Hinge feels fragile. Video capture is choppy at best. No exterior camera button. Numeric keys are a little crammed together for the fat-fingered set. Wireless email sync costs an additional premium.

$149 with a 2-year Verizon contract, verizonwireless.com

Click here for the full review

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Wow. I actually own a device that is on a ‘gadget’ list. I try SO HARD to avoid getting sucked into gadgets now-a-days. I guess I have some solace knowing that I bought it BEFORE it showed up on that list…

Another thing…for the absinthe-minded crowd (of which I am neither claiming. nor refuting to be a part of) there is a company that is making a USB Absinthe Spoon.

Elsewhere in the Tubes

USB Absinthe Spoon [Product Page]
Proving that anything and everything will come equipped with USB, even if there isn’t even the slightest conceivable reason why!

Wow.

Quote of the Day

God looks around and says, “Holy shit! Everything has gotten totally fucked up! How in Hell did this happen?” From Tim Boucher’s “Pop Occulture” blog, entry “How to Go Crazy on Purpose.” Whee.

Egyptian Mardi Gras

Sex and booze figured in Egyptian rites

Archaeologists find evidence for ancient version of ‘Girls Gone Wild’

Courtesy Betsy Bryan / JHU A drawing based on an ancient Egyptian wall painting shows a drinking festival in progress. The upper row of figures features revelers drinking wine, including one woman who has overindulged. The lower row shows a procession with musicians.

Too Sexy

Partially because I just love villains and partially because of the uncanny resemblance between Mr. Trent Reznor and Mr. Severus Snape…but I found this while perusing the Internet and just had to share…

Silly story…but a teensy bit funny

My Girlfriend’s Little Sister
by Satans Handicapped Helper

I was happy. My girlfriend and I had been dating for over a year, and so we decided to get married.

My parents helped us in every way, my friends encouraged me, and my girlfriend? She was a dream! There was only one thing bothering me, very much indeed, and that one thing was her younger sister.

My prospective sister-in-law was twenty years of age, wore tight mini skirts and low cut blouses. She would regularly bend down when near me and I got many a pleasant view of her underwear.

It had to be deliberate. She never did it when she was near anyone else . One day little sister called and asked me to come over to check the wedding invitations. She was alone when I arrived. She whispered to me that soon I was to be married, and she had feelings and desires for me that she couldn’t overcome and didn’t really want to overcome .

She told me that she wanted to make love to me just once before I got married and committed my life to her sister. I was in total shock and couldn’t say a word.

She said, “I’m going upstairs to my bedroom, and if you want to go ahead with it just come up and get me.” I was stunned. I was frozen in shock as I watched her go up the stairs. When she reached the top she pulled down her panties and threw them down the stairs at me .

I stood there for a moment, then turned and went straight to the front door. I opened the door and stepped out of the house. I walked straight towards my car. My future father-in-law was standing outside .

With tears in his eyes he hugged me and said, “We are very happy that you have passed our little test. We couldn’t ask for a better man for our daughter. Welcome to the family.

The moral of this story is: “Always keep your condoms in your car.”

Cthulhu Antenna Ball

I am SUCH a sucker for Cthulhu toys…now I find an adorable little Cthulhu Antenna Ball for ones car antenna! Oh…so cute! And to think…my pirate antenna ball just got sucked up into the car wash a month ago, so I’m in the market for a replacement! 🙂