britne's notebook

2009

December
November
October
September
August
July 4
June
May
April 2
March 43
February 50
January 20

2008

December 100
November 246
October 384
September 244
August 178
July 240
June 340
May 187
April 210
March 26
February
January
onemoretimewithfeeling: Getting caught dancing in my cube should be more embarrassing than it is. It...
Jul 1st
ThinkGeek :: Molecular Earrings
Jul 1st
ThinkGeek :: Caffeine Molecule Necklace
Jul 1st
ThinkGeek :: Broken Image Necklace
Jul 1st
Super Mario Bros.: blik Surface Graphics. Decals, stickers...
Jul 1st
(via eatsleepdraw)
Jun 30th
Coding Horror: Open Wireless and the Illusion...
Jun 30th

"i was unaware"

feedbackfail: Sometimes people just fail at the Internet. feedback sent to reddit i was unaware...
Jun 30th
“Love the ones you can. Touch the ones you can reach. Let the...”
— Ian McEwan (via mascarah)
Jun 30th
Warch Watch
didyouevernotice: Wonderwall - Jay-z Live At Glastonbury (via HipHopVidsRUs) I think it was nice...
Jun 30th
onemoretimewithfeeling: cambamalot: Haikus are easy But sometimes they don’t make sense...
Jun 30th
kuler: [Recent]Theme Title: Pink Lady
Jun 30th
(via brigno)
Jun 30th
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2008-6-29)
Jun 30th
Chicagoland Animal Hobbyist Expo
Jun 30th
Friend: I know where that restaurant is! 20m later- how do I get there? I’m at the target....
Jun 29th
Argh @cosmosgirl- planning fun stuff in stl after I move away :-(
Jun 27th
The Nine Billion Names of God
Jun 27th
(via lessonsinloneliness)
Jun 27th
“The brain does not simply gather and stockpile information...”
— How Lies Live and Grow in the...
Jun 27th
ffffound: AisleOne — Pantone Espresso Cups
Jun 27th
Warch Watch
angry tarantula =)
Jun 27th
eatsleepdraw: subject: laptop medium: etch A sketch
Jun 27th
Spider burial this weekend. *sigh*
Jun 27th
kuler: [Recent]Theme Title: pop
Jun 27th
“You have to know how to accept rejection and reject...”
— Ray Bradbury (via...
Jun 27th
britne checked in @ North Chicago, IL 60064, USA
Jun 27th
ok ALA gals, turning off mobile updates. you have waaay to much fun in CA!
Jun 26th
i think i’ve listened to this song like 40 times today: http://tinyurl.com/5eur3d
Jun 26th
Warch Watch
Cartel- “Minstrel’s Prayer” All these stupid silly songs Keep trying to catch...
Jun 26th
Chrysler To Offer Wireless Internet In 2009...
Jun 26th
ffffound: Download de fotos do Flickr: Ilustração . Ideafixa...
Jun 26th
“I just reblogged my own blog on my blog to promote my blog...”
— reblogged from Travors’ blog...
Jun 26th
The Netflix Player by Roku | Netflix...
Jun 26th

authenticity

thinking about the person i am now, compared to the person i used to be. in college, i had a...
Jun 26th
kuler: [Recent]Theme Title: Sylv&Jd
Jun 26th
dailymeh: Retro gaming on real backgrounds. Some of these...
Jun 26th

The hypocrite clause

unalone: This is something I feel ought to be posted publicly. It’s something that we all believe...
Jun 26th

AOADD

seriouslythough: kathlellen: Afternoon Onset Attention Deficit Disorder. I has it.  Join the...
Jun 26th
lonelysandwich: Language jokes with Emo Philips. ...
Jun 26th
Disemvoweling
Jun 26th
Virginia unknowingly allows a same-sex...
Jun 26th

100% classy

seriouslythough: foodinmouth: edatrix: When i was getting dressed today i forgot that the...
Jun 26th
“I always give 100% at work: 13% Monday 22% Tuesday 26%...”
— unknown. (via justlia:lessee)...
Jun 26th
“Democracy demands that the religiously motivated translate...”
— Barack Obama (via...
Jun 26th
newsroom: coffeejection: (noun) a pot of coffee consumed by the other members of the office before...
Jun 26th
The Itch
Jun 26th
mylifeinacube: what i really need is an auto-pilot button.
Jun 26th
kuler: [Recent]Theme Title: stability in turmoil
Jun 26th
“Never increase, beyond what is necessary, the number of...”
— William Ockham. You’ve...
Jun 26th
riotrepublic: thisshouldbeit:butterflyeffect:(via...
Jun 26th
Now into the afternoon- dsl probs fixed, still can’t remote into vpn. Sigh. Baaad day to...
Jun 25th
britne checked in @ Lake Zurich, IL 60047, USA
Jun 25th
Stuff NOT to say abt coworker’s sick pet: poke it w/ a stick, vet is too pricey so just get a...
Jun 25th
Good interview on npr w/ guy who studies itching- need to get current new yorker mag to read
Jun 25th
Mocha time!
Jun 25th
seriouslythough: hydeordie: Just something to do. ...
Jun 24th
(via eatsleepdraw)
Jun 24th
Aww, nifty weather app for centro is now un-free w/ lots of stuff now disabled. need to find new or...
Jun 24th
Boss’s office is next to cube, and I can hear his call even w/ door shut. He’s totally...
Jun 24th
ffffound: TheDieline.com: The Leading Package Design Blog:...
Jun 24th

Is marriage only about procreation?

brigno: “In Kmiec’s view, marriage is primarily about procreation. Another view—a view I hold to...
Jun 24th
cowboyo: travors: The Red Pill: 10 Films Guaranteed To...
Jun 24th
I dreemed I had cheezburgers. « Lolcats ‘n’ Funny...
Jun 24th
Tiny Shetland island declares independence -...
Jun 23rd
Featured Download: Lego Digital Designer...
Jun 23rd
lomo: We heart it / Visual bookmark for everyone
Jun 23rd
tapenoisediary: Bad Grammar Found at Boing Boing
Jun 23rd
Warch Watch
hydeordie: seagull: Years later, this still never fails to crack me up. MY ANUS! IS...
Jun 23rd
“What we do during our working hours determines what we have;...”
— George Eastman (via...
Jun 23rd
cowboyo: mindfriik: It’s Never Lupus.
Jun 23rd
cowboyo: tylermac: Browsers being bitter by The Joy of...
Jun 23rd
brigno: Was Darwin wrong? No. {via stumblepeach}
Jun 23rd
kuler: [Recent]Theme Title: pink
Jun 23rd
confessionizer: I hope they are lying when they say high school is the best time of your life.
Jun 23rd
brigno: Here are the stats that support the graph.  i think...
Jun 23rd
52books: balltillifall: anyroad: Library Parking...
Jun 23rd
ffffound: VINTAGE PATTERN on the Behance Network
Jun 23rd
brigno: mandalay: (via azspot:caglecartoons.com) the...
Jun 23rd
Internet addiction is a 'clinical disorder' -...
Jun 23rd
brigno: Hit it with your bible! (via sarahchristine)
Jun 23rd
“Every day is the best day of your life, unless you have to...”
— Vimrod (via affremblequotes)
Jun 23rd
kuler: [Recent]Theme Title: Neapolitan Ice Cream
Jun 23rd
ffffound: VINTAGE PATTERN on the Behance Network
Jun 23rd
MPAA Says No Proof Needed in P2P Copyright...
Jun 23rd
“The most unfair thing about life is the way it ends. I mean,...”
— The late George Carlin (via...
Jun 23rd
(via robotcomix)
Jun 23rd
(via garfieldminusgarfield)
Jun 23rd
britne checked in @ North Chicago, IL 60064, USA
Jun 23rd
britne checked in @ Champaign, IL, USA
Jun 22nd
britne checked in @ Springfield, IL, USA
Jun 21st
moving mom and sis- epic, epic fail.
Jun 21st
Best thing abt my job- if the work is done, I leave. Finished today’s list at 4:15- early...
Jun 20th
Featured Mac Download: Sidenote Is a...
Jun 20th
“If you can’t explain it simply, you don’t understand it well...”
— Albert Einstein (via 10,000...
Jun 20th
theseptahaiku: i’m glad to see a qu’ran, just to mix things up among the bibles.
Jun 20th
theseptahaiku: i can’t believe the lengths i’m going to see what the cute boy’s reading.
Jun 20th
“Drama is life with the dull bits cut out.”
— Alfred Hitchcock (via...
Jun 20th
After a half-dozen attempts, hopefully my hair will be stop-sign red tonite.
Jun 20th
Oh, and just read an HBR article about WoW preparing ppl for leadership. Justification for playing...
Jun 20th
“Growing up with the assumption that you’ll always be able to...”
— advertising practitioner:...
Jun 20th
Warch Watch
http://www.imvotingrepublican.com/index.php
Jun 20th
eatsleepdraw: Casey’s new webcomic:  nuclearbirthday
Jun 20th
azspot: Benefits of a Bicycle
Jun 20th
“You can’t reason yourself back into cheerfulness any more...”
— Stephen Fry on people...
Jun 20th
rodmitch: stumblng ← boing boing ← Capitol Words [A]n...
Jun 20th

"created a website..... had a few...

feedbackfail: feedback sent to Weebly Hello, I created a website…..www.[redacted].com and I had...
Jun 20th
didyouevernotice: (via marsz)
Jun 20th
eatsleepdraw: even fish get sick of meetings. -deborah
Jun 20th
kuler: [Recent]Theme Title: Soft & Delicate
Jun 20th
kuler: [Recent]Theme Title: Girlfriend
Jun 20th
kuler: [Recent]Theme Title: Intoxication
Jun 20th
topherchris: The world learned of ice on Mars via Twitter....
Jun 20th
(via robotcomix)
Jun 20th
Mad @ facebook for not sending wall posts to me even tho I had that on. Fail.
Jun 20th
Whew, thought I had missed a bunch of good twitter- but it was only a woot-off.
Jun 19th
Argh, I hate forgetting errands. Ran around for an hour last nite, now have to do it again tonite.
Jun 19th
confessionizer: My husband doesn’t want kids. I do. One of us will be forever unhappy in this...
Jun 19th
Theophobia
Jun 19th
Teach The Controversy About Barack Obama
Jun 19th
“If you don’t run your own life, somebody else will.”
— John Atkinson (via...
Jun 19th

links for later

http://www.pandora.com/desktop http://www.ideashower.com/ideas/launched/read-it-later/ ...
Jun 19th
Recycled teacup lights - Boing Boing
Jun 19th
workgrrs: the internet
Jun 19th
Animal sounds in different languages
Jun 19th
(via kyleshank)
Jun 19th
(via chris-o)
Jun 19th
“I may not have gone where I intended to go, but I think I...”
—  Douglas Adams (via justlia)...
Jun 19th
The Death of Garfield
Jun 19th
ffffound: WTF? on Flickr - Photo Sharing!
Jun 19th
“The world has achieved brilliance without wisdom, power...”
— Omar Bradley (via...
Jun 19th
azspot: Lack of Respect
Jun 19th
aja: The Flowfield Unity » The colour of the internet
Jun 19th
Bacon Floss - Meat Flavored Dental Supplies - Archie McPhee
Jun 19th
kuler: [Recent]Theme Title: Phil Kettle
Jun 19th
dailymeh: Brian Romero writes: Inspired by high oil prices...
Jun 19th
toomuchawesome: Those spammers finally figured out how to...
Jun 19th
I think @mitchellstl convinced me I DO need to test the range on my router… Laptop at pool it...
Jun 19th
Move drupal to parent or root directory
Jun 19th
Thinking my legs look pasty-pale, should get more sun, go to the pool this w/e, would the wifi from...
Jun 18th
Chicagoist: New In Snack Food:...
Jun 18th
“When you wish to instruct, be brief; that men’s minds take...”
— Cicero (via enquotations)
Jun 18th
(via topherchris) hiya topherchris, now that you know i...
Jun 18th

Lollapalooza After Shows

damn. dad just scheduled his wedding for Lolla weekend. at least it saves me $400 in ticket...
Jun 18th
squashed: Jesus and the Dinosaurs (via azspot) This...
Jun 18th
Early Bird Upcharge - The Daily WTF
Jun 18th
“An inanimate object could also get the blame. The...”
— The Inexact Science Behind...
Jun 18th
Call For Entries: What Are The Most...
Jun 18th
50 office-speak phrases you love to hate
Jun 18th
didyouevernotice: Gothamist: Dunkin’ Donuts Calorie Worm...
Jun 18th
“History does not always repeat itself. Sometimes it just...”
— John W. Campbell (via...
Jun 18th
“NOBODY would expect a city water system designed for 1m...”
— Monitor | Your number’s up |...
Jun 18th
Warch Watch
according to my dashboard, I’m reblogger #236! W00t! topherchris: This will be reblogged...
Jun 18th

Subject: chia

feedbackfail: feedback to NutritionData Are you saying that it is safe to eat one once (before...
Jun 18th
hydeordie: dihard: The Mason Dixon Wine Though I don’t...
Jun 18th
ffffound: print & pattern
Jun 18th
ffffound: David Pearson Design
Jun 18th
“What if this were my last post? Would this post be worthy?...”
— Seth Godin (via azspot)
Jun 18th
confessions: What more could a man want? From Strangest...
Jun 18th
“Silence is one of the hardest arguments to refute.”
— Josh Billings (via...
Jun 18th
ffffound: God, DotA, Leadership, Funny, SEO - PJ...
Jun 18th
Amazon.com: X & Y: MP3 Downloads: Coldplay
Jun 18th
14 Songs You Should Never Play In A Bar
Jun 18th
brigno: Teach the controversy T-shirts. Want one!! Get me...
Jun 18th
(via eatsleepdraw)
Jun 18th

Things I Want To Tell My Daughter #38.

aja: Someday you’re going to figure out that you don’t know anything at all. This is a fork in the...
Jun 18th
kuler: [Recent]Theme Title: pink tshirt One
Jun 18th
confessions: Pearls Before Swine - So true.
Jun 18th
cowboyo: alicia: allthegoodstuff: “The Four Agreements: 1. Don’t take anything personally -...
Jun 18th
riotrepublic: I want them all!
Jun 16th
THAT’S the color red i’ve been looking...
Jun 16th
Warch Watch
Baby bounces gleefully to mom’s banjo playing - Boing Boing
Jun 16th
Ancient Roman D20 for sale, $18,000 - Boing Boing
Jun 16th
security theater comes to the metro. er, i...
Jun 16th
School of Education 2005-2007 Graduate Online...
Jun 16th
(via nerdezzaurbana)
Jun 16th
cesspoo: when i told you never to contact me again, what i really meant was that even now after all...
Jun 16th
topherchris: Sweet Nintendo Wall Decals from blik. via...
Jun 16th
ffffound: Home : Anthony Carlucci Art Director/Designer
Jun 16th
2008 Web Design Trends
Jun 16th
“Worry is a misuse of imagination.”
— Dan Zadra (via enquotations)
Jun 16th

Confession:

lovepuppy: The Internet helps me to feel less lonely. Because I am lonely person.
Jun 16th
Making a gcal for a design-review schedule. Looks kinda convoluted. But then, so is this entire...
Jun 16th
brigno: Empty cage.
Jun 16th
NASA Preparing to Fire Solar System's...
Jun 16th
xkcd - A webcomic of romance, sarcasm, math, and language -...
Jun 16th
“The best sign that someone’s qualified to run an internet...”
— Rage against the machines (via...
Jun 16th
topherchris: Ha. It’s ubercute.com! Just threw this...
Jun 16th
aja: American Sign Language Matchbooks
Jun 16th
aja: miShare: Share music & more between iPods ...
Jun 16th
aja: disembodied Bookslut points out the latest trend for...
Jun 16th
kuler: [Recent]Theme Title: Girl 1
Jun 16th
“Do something. If it doesn’t work, do something else. No idea...”
— Jim Hightower, The New York...
Jun 16th
I think this cop car on sheridan @ mlk jr in n chicago is empty. Hasn’t moved for wks
Jun 13th
Coding Horror: ASCII Pronunciation Rules for...
Jun 13th
“Be careful about reading health books. You may die of a...”
— Mark Twain (via 52books)
Jun 13th
“[Bob Barr] talks our language, so I do really believe that...”
— Ron Paul (via squashed)
Jun 13th
datainsightsideas: (via trey)
Jun 13th
tumblrfail: Leo
Jun 13th
Intelligent people 'less likely to believe in...
Jun 13th
ffffound: Toxel.com » Incredible Sushi Art
Jun 13th
kuler: [Recent]Theme Title: Kissing Therapy
Jun 13th
kuler: [Recent]Theme Title: ASC1
Jun 13th
2nd tv has no rf input- hooked thru dvd player, rf output only. How do I make the dvd player(or tv)...
Jun 12th
Oh, and usb wireless stick connects to my network, but never finds the net. My wire-free (or, just...
Jun 12th
Argh! My rf transmitter system doesn’t work the way I thought. Fail.
Jun 12th
britne checked in @ Libertyville, IL, USA
Jun 12th
Hubby can’t find ss card- what else proves your ssn so he can get his drivers license?
Jun 12th
I think i’m more productive working from home. Less distraction. Will be able to prove, too,...
Jun 12th
blog post: a few updates…: i’ve updated my resume, as i’ve now moved to another stat.....
Jun 12th
I think if my doc had called in my new rx the day he changed it, I wouldn’t be arguing with...
Jun 11th
“Freedom of the press is limited to those who own one.”
— AJ Liebling (via enquotations)
Jun 11th
Sabotage manual from 1944 advises acting like...
Jun 11th
“The greatest obstacle to discovery is not ignorance - it is...”
— Daniel J. Boorstin (via...
Jun 11th
“The world is a tragedy to those who feel, but a comedy to...”
— Horace Walpole (via...
Jun 11th

To depress you on a Wednesday...

here is the *actual* snopes.com link, which refutes this entire email: ...
Jun 11th
lomo: We heart it / Visual bookmark for everyone
Jun 11th
aja: underachiever’s to-do list via bahman
Jun 11th
Working from home tomorrow should get me out of this slump. Hopefully. My mind is mush.
Jun 11th
didyouevernotice: (via markbean + ffffound)
Jun 11th
riotrepublic: I really, really love this watch.  this...
Jun 11th
MacHeist » Bundle
Jun 11th
Cool Tool: Organizes desk-bound cords me. want.
Jun 10th
“Always be nice to those younger than you, because they are...”
— Cyril Connolly (via...
Jun 10th
“We are generally the better persuaded by the reasons we...”
— Blaise Pascal (via...
Jun 10th
Mobile/minimal drupal?
Jun 10th
adult add adhd symptoms treatments
Jun 10th
Patching ancient walls with legos - Boing Boing
Jun 10th
Wiki for listing legitimate uses of P2P -...
Jun 10th
HOWTO make earrings out of old floppy discs - Boing Boing
Jun 10th
“Great minds discuss ideas; Average minds discuss events;...”
—  - Eleanor Roosevelt. I feel...
Jun 10th
UK govt's "What to do about fraud" page...
Jun 10th
Gamers Are More Ashamed of World of Warcraft...
Jun 10th
Collection of funny items clipped from newspapers - Boing...
Jun 10th
ffffound: suwaowa.log
Jun 10th
ffffound: Data Visualization: Modern Approaches
Jun 10th
“You measure a democracy by the freedom it gives its...”
— Abbie Hoffman (via...
Jun 10th

Kucinich Introduced Articles of...

(via whatthefuckdoineedtoknow)
Jun 10th
Rep. Kucinish introduces Articles of...
Jun 10th
“Resolved, that President George W. Bush be impeached for...”
— Rep. Dennis Kucinich (via...
Jun 10th
kuler: [Recent]Theme Title: Dear Diary
Jun 10th
britne checked in @ North Chicago, IL 60064, USA
Jun 10th
Conference calls never seem to accomplish anything…
Jun 10th
(via topherchris)
Jun 9th
heather-rivers: Dictionary pronounces Myanmar “Burma” in...
Jun 9th
Warch Watch
omg my coworkers can’t get enough of this.
Jun 9th
(via robotcomix)
Jun 9th
admin-only forum in drupal
Jun 9th

note to self - look @ later

for miles/kristin: http://komplexify.com/blog/2008/05/14/joke-time-5/ for terry: ...
Jun 9th
zetahydrae: Some of the numerous iterations that Google...
Jun 9th
kuler: [Recent]Theme Title: test
Jun 9th
“One of the advantages of being disorderly is that one is...”
— A A Milne (via enquotations)
Jun 9th
Tourist: Excuse me, can you tell me how to get to MoMA from here?
Suit: Fuck you, what do I look...
Tourist, indignantly interrupting: No, fuck you, you motherfucking piece of shit. You don't want to answer, you say "I don't know". All you New Yorkers are a bunch of cock-sucking assholes.
[Suit, stunned, gives directions.]
Bystander to tourist: Where did you learn to do that?
Tourist: The Midwest.
[http: //www.overheardinnewyork.com/]
Jun 9th
Listen Listen
riotrepublic: Regina Spektor - Samson (via corley)
Jun 9th
ffffound: Flickr Photo Download: africa
Jun 9th
Parents of ill vegan girl may face police -...
Jun 9th
Is that blogging?
Jun 9th
“New York people have this strange idea that people live in...”
— Tracy Letts. (via...
Jun 9th
kuler: [Recent]Theme Title: Ugly Shirt
Jun 9th
kuler: [Recent]Theme Title: gum
Jun 9th
kuler: [Recent]Theme Title: The Blue Lagoon
Jun 9th
Monopoly Game Tools - Parker Brothers you can print as much...
Jun 6th
It's not just you!
Jun 6th
ffffound: wrongdistance.com
Jun 6th
“You’re going to be a reality tv star. It’s what every pretty...”
— Ugly Betty (via...
Jun 6th
Warch Watch
katydid: An animation that has the Civil War being fought over an American Map in just four...
Jun 6th
thisstuffisinteresting: Idiots.
Jun 6th
ffffound: GDI08 / Adam Ellison
Jun 6th
Kawaii Not: the webcomic for cute gone bad!
Jun 6th
xkcd - A webcomic of romance, sarcasm, math, and language -...
Jun 6th
nevver: Welcome to Los Angeles
Jun 6th
applearts: ...
Jun 6th
omg i just found an old pic of my kitten. how cute!!!
Jun 6th
“A brand is no longer what we tell the consumer it is - it is...”
— Deborah Schultz: The Economics...
Jun 6th
“Talent hits a target no one else can hit; Genius hits a...”
— Arthur Schopenhauer (via...
Jun 6th

How 10 Bands Got Their Names

didyouevernotice: 1. Modest Mouse comes from the Virginia Woolf story The Mark on the Wall....
Jun 6th
The Andy Rooney Game
Jun 6th
Atheists caught having sex in cathedral -...
Jun 6th
Warch Watch
riotrepublic: booterscoot: The hungriest kitten I have ever seen!! LOL!!
Jun 6th
ffffound: SpaceCollective
Jun 6th
kuler: [Recent]Theme Title: envigaberrys
Jun 6th
kuler: [Recent]Theme Title: bill taffy 1
Jun 6th
riotrepublic: What $1million in pennies looks like. From...
Jun 5th
CCTV versus Admiral Nelson in Trafalgar Square - Boing Boing
Jun 5th
Star Trek cake - Boing Boing
Jun 5th
Must. Find. Snacks.
Jun 5th
WTF?!
Jun 5th
The Classic Science Fiction Channel
Jun 5th
The 10 Most Worthless College Majors
Jun 5th
ffffound: MoCo Loco - Modern contemporary design &...
Jun 5th
ffffound: The Style Press
Jun 5th
Romney Continues to Call Atheists Immoral
Jun 5th

Something from elshastorm's LiveJournal

seriouslythough: seagull: “The Four Agreements: 1. Don’t take anything personally - It’s selfish...
Jun 5th

Best Fail Dog Ever

brigno: riotrepublic:jonic:faildogs: Via Random Good Stuff [via isnichwahr]
Jun 5th
7 Innocent Gestures That Can Get You Killed...
Jun 5th
“The problem with dodging the bullet is that the bullet is...”
— How to Admit Your Mistakes -...
Jun 5th
Psych Central - Attention Deficit Disorder...
Jun 5th
Featured Mac Download: Versions Makes...
Jun 5th
“Today’s public figures can no longer write their own...”
— Gore Vidal (via enquotations)
Jun 5th
Does today have a reset button?
Jun 5th