Archives for "August, 2007"

I’m starting to feel emotionally disconnected. I don’t really feel the need to be in a relationship anymore, the need to rely on someone else. Perhaps it’s because I’ve finally gotten used to living on my own, surrounded myself with friends, and found a routine. Life is comfortable. I really thought I had met “the [...]

It’s like sports gel for alcoholics: a generous pour of gin, rum, vodka, whiskey, or tequila in a rip-top, palm-sized plastic pouch that’s simple to tote and conceal. What could go wrong? The $2 Pocket Shots are perfect for marathon drinkers, drinking marathoners, world travelers, outdoorsy types, frugal concert goers, or for steadying the nerves [...]

A Moscow man who ill-advisedly decided to sit watching telly in the nude in the flat he shared with his ex-missus earned himself a wedding-tackle-torching for his trouble, the Evening Standard reports. The unnamed man’s former wife evidently took exception to his vodka-swilling TV viewing, and duly set fire to his penis. A police spokeswoman [...]

I just got my bill for my vehicle personal property tax in Arlington County. Arlington County taxes all vehicles located in the county. Virginia state law gives the Commissioner of Revenue the duty of assessing vehicles and administering the tax. The Arlington County Board sets the tax rate each spring. The tax rate for tax [...]

Since July 1, Virginia instated a reckless driving fine of up to $4,000, including taxes, where reckless generally means driving 20+ above the posted speed limit. Recently, a pregnant woman (who thought she was going into labor) was pulled over for speeding in a 35-zone; she was driving 57 mph. Proponents of the new law [...]

A space-based observatory has captured images of a 13 light-year long tail stretching out behind a well known red-giant star, Mira. The pictures have come as a complete shock to astronomers: Mira has been gazed upon from Earth for almost half a millennium, but nothing like this tail has ever been seen before. Astronomers say [...]

I know I just said I was so over the iPhone, but I stumbled across this site and thought it was cool. For those of you who already have one, you can thank me in cash (although I take alternate forms of payment).

I think I’m over it. Yes, my hype and desire for an iPhone is finally waning. I pretty much got tired of watching Ori pull it out and touch it every five seconds and spending endless hours on craigslist hunting for a legitimate $400 8GB version. I’m looking more forward to my new 15″ MacBook [...]

I was listening to 107.3 this morning on my way to work and caught a host’s story about his weekend at the Montgomery Mall. He walked by the Hollister store, and never having been in one, decided to take a look around. He quickly realized that this first-time-experience in this store was very similar to [...]