July 2009
The Steely Dan Dictionary
Ever wondered what a bodhisattva is? Or how to gaslight somebody? Then this site is for you! You’re looking at an A-Z glossary of over 90 obscure words, people and places — all taken from the lyrics of Steely Dan songs.
Found via looking for details on my new favorite pop song, “Barrytown:”
A town in upstate New York, close to...
As I was falling asleep last night, I thought of a pretty good fake name:
C. Haskell Erlang
And, no, I have no clue how to do anything with C, Haskell, or Erlang, but I’m pretty confident Mr. Erlang would own a broadsword and four cats named “Ripley.” Also, a cape.
Chemical Engineering Block
TED: Elizabeth Gilbert on nurturing creativity
Yeah, I know you’ve seen it already. Me, too. Still, every time I watch it, this line makes me laugh:
Like my dad, for example, was a chemical engineer, and I don’t recall once in his 40 years of chemical engineering anybody asking him if he was afraid to be a chemical engineer….”That chemical engineering block, John...
WatchCharlie Rose - David Foster Wallace on footnotes
I have got news for you: coming on a television show stimulates your What Am I Gonna Look Like? gland like no other experience.
Love that guy.
Soap Opera Rapid Aging Syndrome - Wikipedia, the... →
Soap Opera Rapid Aging Syndrome (also SORAS or rapid aging) is the term used to describe the aging of a television character (usually an infant or child, but also sometimes a teenager) that is faster than they should be aging, given the timeline of the show. The process is usually done to allow for more rapid character development, and to allow the writers to develop new storylines for the...
“The truth is that laundry doesn’t have to be that difficult.”
– 7 Ways to Simplify Laundry | SimpleProductivityBlog.com (via turbozenhacks)
