Elen síla lúmenn' omentielvo - Erundur Anwamehtar
Trafficking In What?
Posted by on November 21st, 2007, at 11:35pm

From October 28, 2007, to November 21, 2007, my blog has received 2,001 Total Views with the Best Day Ever being 324 Total Views on October 29, 2007. I need to write more WordPress plugins like MyTwitter. And then start advertising! Yeah, that’s the way to improve visitor loyalty!

By the way, do any of you not have Firefox w/ Adblock?

Do NOT Watch This Video (or Think of Pink Elephants)
Posted by on November 21st, 2007, at 11:29pm

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Ted Gets it Right: This won’t be what you expect.

Harken Unto the (Nineteen)Nineties
Posted by on November 13th, 2007, at 8:27pm

I’m hooked on IM again. I haven’t used it this much since high school. I’d say it’s ridiculous, but I’m enjoying the ability to connect with people. As friends move away and get married it’s getting harder to stay in touch even by phone, so I’m filling some of the void with digital communications. Plus, it’s helping me keep in touch with some people who do live in my area and coordinate real life meetings.

It’s not the first time I’ve ever used IM in such a manner, but it’s strange getting back to it. When I think back, I’ve actually developed a few good friendships with people primarily through the usage of IM. A few guys I met on IRC and then started IMing instead back when I watched anime nonstop. I keep in touch with a few of ‘em on IM and Facebook now even though I initially met them seven years ago. A good friend of mine from Colorado I originally met when he lived in Germany, I was at Nebraska, and we were both in the same warez channel on IRC. I’ve given up those ways (pirates are *evil*) a long time ago, but I forged a great friendship out of a completely random encounter.

All the Girls Want New Last Names, But None of Them Want Mine
Posted by on November 11th, 2007, at 4:51pm

Yes, another of my friends is getting married soon. Keep your eye here for the announcement soon, but in the meantime feel free to make guesses and place bets in the comments.

Update (11/14/07): Cora is getting a new last name next month. A crazy, hard-to-spell, but cool-sounding African last name. And before you freak out about not being invited, be comforted: she’s not inviting anyone. Until later.

Completely Arbitrary Selection for Word of the Year
Posted by on November 11th, 2007, at 2:26pm

Festoon

Definition:
- a decorative chain or strip hanging between two points
- a carved, molded, or painted ornament representing a decorative chain

Example:
“Here we go in a flung festoon, Half-way up to the jealous moon!” — Rudyard Kipling – The Jungle Book

See other examples