Paying for Txt Msgs Isn’t Funny
Posted by Qrystal on July 23, 2008 at 20:21.
Category: Miscellany. Tags: humour, mobile.
Behulsive Compaviour: Text Messy
Some comics are so good, they make you laugh out loud. This one did that to me, but it was a sad laughter, as the topic was about something close to my heart: my cell service provider. It’s not mentioned by name though, but I found [...] Continue Reading…
Horribly Cheesy, But Fun
Posted by Qrystal on July 20, 2008 at 1:44.
Category: Miscellany. Tags: culture, humour.
I just finished watching Act III (of three.. so far?) of Dr. Horrible’s Sing Along Blog. I happen to be a fan of cheesy humour, and so the show was totally right up my alley. I recommend it to anyone who has about 45 minutes to spare, before it [...] Continue Reading…
Analyzing my procrastination
Posted by Qrystal on July 19, 2008 at 1:08.
Category: Life. Tags: dreams, goals, mindmapping, myself, procrastination, task-management.
I’ve been doing it again: procrastinating madly. The way it seems to happen without my awareness is completely unnerving, and I’m really starting to feel the urge to make it stop. But how? I seem to be addicted to being happy-go-lucky, paying no attention to what I’m doing, just [...] Continue Reading…
How to Really Have Fun on a Roller Coaster
Posted by Qrystal on July 18, 2008 at 18:33.
Category: Miscellany. Tags: fun, humour.
I am SO going to take a chessboard with me, next time I go to an amusement park!!! This page shows a bunch of great images of people living out the dream of xkcd comic #249.
Am I a Nerd, Geek, or Dork?
Posted by Qrystal on July 18, 2008 at 18:29.
Category: Life. Tags: fun, personality.
According to the The Nerd, Geek, or Dork Test test, I am Pure Nerd: 78% Nerd, 17% Geek, 30% Dork … and as confirmation, I’m nerdy enough to be bothered that the percentages don’t add up to 100%! Are the three supposed to be taken as independent scales, despite [...] Continue Reading…
Big Earth, Little Moon
Posted by Qrystal on July 17, 2008 at 23:56.
Category: Concepts. Tags: astronomy, beauty, perspective, science.
“HOLY FRAK! Moon transits Earth!”
So says Phil Plait, famed “Bad Astronomy” debunker. This video is indeed awe-inspiring, and even though his article prepared me for awesomeness, I still found myself with my breath caught in my throat. The moon really looks like such a little rock orbiting the earth, [...] Continue Reading…
Poe.h.D
Posted by Qrystal on July 17, 2008 at 11:56.
Category: Miscellany. Tags: humour, thesis.
Once upon a thesis dreary, while I pondered, eyes so bleary, Over a many terse and tort(u)’rous volume of old physics lore…
Joel Gilmore’s Home » Once Upon a Thesis Dreary
Not only is this poem a great version of Poe’s best-known work, but it is also a beautiful ode to the [...] Continue Reading…
The Meaning of Life, to a Child
Posted by Qrystal on July 15, 2008 at 21:05.
Category: Advice. Tags: philosophy, purpose.
The meaning of life is to live.
An 8-year-old child, as quoted at A Day in the Life of a Pagan Parent.
Kids say the darndest things, eh? The author of the article had no idea the child would come up with an answer at all, let alone such a thoughtful [...] Continue Reading…
Words as Visual Art
Posted by Qrystal on July 15, 2008 at 11:55.
Category: Miscellany. Tags: art, fun, words.
Who hasn’t wanted to make a random mish-mash of words look all colourful and fun, in order to give some kind of visual impact to a message or idea? Wordle can do it for you. Just watch out for how dangerously fun this site is…!!!
Despite the danger to my [...] Continue Reading…
Thoughts on a Radiohead Video
Posted by Qrystal on July 15, 2008 at 11:17.
Category: Miscellany. Tags: art, music, rainbows.
RA DIOHEA_D / HOU SE OF_C ARDS @ Google Code
So, it’s bizarre, but that’s to be expected from Radiohead. It’s also quite a beautiful visualization, done in an intriguing way (check out the making-of by following the link above).
My viewing notes: the weird distorting-face imagery is a little difficult [...] Continue Reading…