I think I might want to move to Scandinavia. Pro: Good government Peaceful High Standard of living Fjords Already in Google Maps Could be mistaken for recent Prime Minister Cons: Languages seem baffling K probably won’t move anywhere cold No idea what the food is like American sports contests would air at like 3am Not [...]
14Jun10
Dumb guy is dumb
Was reading something that reminded me of this irritating dumb jock guy* who lived in the dorm room across from me during the one and only (painful) year of college in which I lived in the dorms. He had an unusual name, and was a semi-notable football player at UM**. Hence, he was easily Google-able. [...]
Guy on the phone: I would like to talk to a librarian. Me: Yes, I am a librarian. Can I help you? Guy: No, I want to talk to a librarian. Is one there? Me: I, uh….yes? I am a librarian. Guy: Listen, I don’t have time for these games. I talked to you before [...]
23Feb10
Todds
We were trying to think of the most famous Todd. The best I could come up with was Big Head Todd of Big Head Todd and the Monsters. K had never heard of them. She thought of Todd Palin. I wasn’t sure which member of the Palin family was Todd. (And I really hope that [...]
