Paranoia. Hypochondria. Delusions of Grandeur.
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| Christopher Null, writer - chrisnull.com Paranoia. Hypochondria. Delusions of Grandeur. |
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2.27.2006 
posted by Christopher Null |
6:37 PM
2.25.2006 About as much fun as it sounds. Massively Multiplayer Pong posted by Christopher Null | 7:57 PM 2.24.2006  Pranks - McDonald's Sign posted by Christopher Null | 10:13 PM 2.21.2006 The guy who sat next to me at the Jeopardy! tryouts this year got on the show... and lost, ending up with $100. Sorry, Dom. J! Archive - Game #4942, aired 2006-02-21 posted by Christopher Null | 7:46 PM I'm happy to report that this works as promised. Boing Boing: Explosive sink and toilet plunger is a gift from the gods posted by Christopher Null | 2:07 PM 2.19.2006 Today's quirky taqueria experience: Guy in front of me orders a burrito, no problem so far, but with the following caveats: - "Can you take some of the liquid out of the spicy chicken?" - "Don't roll it up yet. Wait a minute so it cools off before you roll it. Don't worry, I'll tell you when." (Worker just gets to stand there and wait for him to say when.) - "Can you take a napkin and sop up some of the moisture?" (She just stares at him like he's an idiot. Which he is.) - "Is it $6.14? Wait. I have exact change." Of course you do, if you're that particular. So the question of the day is, should I be embarassed because we both ordered a Dr. Pepper? posted by Christopher Null | 1:32 PM 2.16.2006 Kill the stick figures. Tactical Assassin - Presented by Addicting Games posted by Christopher Null | 9:30 AM 2.15.2006 The wild, wild blogging styles of the USA women's curling team. Whoa. Curlgirls.com Team USA posted by Christopher Null | 4:55 PM 2.14.2006 Neuromancer's not on the list? I was sure that was gonna be #1. The Top Ten Sci-Fi Films That Never Existed posted by Christopher Null | 6:15 PM 2.13.2006 Wow... a colleague writes in to note that FIVE STARS costs over US$100 at Amazon.co.uk... it's a lot cheaper over at Sutro, where you can get three for that price shipped anywhere in the world. Amazon.co.uk: Used and New: Five Stars!: How To Become A Film Critic, The World's Greatest Job posted by Christopher Null | 10:36 AM 2.12.2006 Oh, Justice... poor kid. YouTube - Chad getting his step son Justice with the scary maze posted by Christopher Null | 3:05 PM 2.11.2006 Late start today due to intestinal disturbance and sick kid. Finally rolled out to Home Depot et al by 11. Home by 2. It's now 6. Here's where the last four hours went: - Removed old curtain rod attachments and installed new ones, plus curtain rod. - Removed old thermostat and installed new, fancy touchpad one. - Removed previous owner's ridiculous attempt at a lazy susan underneath a corner kitchen cabinet (lots of Saws-All'ing) -- this involved two round plates of wood that weren't actually attached to the center post, so if you actually tried to put anything on the device, it tilted up and fell off. Constructed a base upon which to put some more traditional wire shelving. - Installed cieling hook for hanging fruit basket. - Installed new shower head, replacing giant (yet pretty) one that kind of just dribbled water out... water pressure is too low on 3rd story. - Installed a chain for the bathroom tub drain stopper. (Hey, this took longer than the shower head!) Did no unpacking, and was thwarted at finishing up my surround sound setup because my speaker wire was about 6 feet too short. Tomorrow... posted by Christopher Null | 6:19 PM 2.10.2006 I guess when you buy an 80-year-old house, you should expect anything and everything. Today's revelation: An ancient light fixture ('50s vintage I'm guessing) had been soldered to the house wiring and then wrapped with electrical tape. It took me 15 minutes just to rip off the ancient tape. I then went to work at the thing with a soldering iron. No such luck. That solder had hardened into a diamond nugget. Eventually I just cut the wire, stripped it down a bit, and started from scratch. In any event, an hour later, the new fixture looks good -- and it only uses 18 watts instead of the 200 the old one did (while heating the stairwell it was in oppressively), and it isn't heinously ugly. posted by Christopher Null | 5:05 PM 2.07.2006 There is so much fun stuff about moving... the stuff that disappears, the inability to find anything you own, the discovery that your water heater doesn't work right... but my favorite little surprise comes from yesterday's move, which saw the successful installation of a telephone jack in one room... and the accidental(?) disconnection of all the other jacks in the house. So the phone works... sort of, in one place only. So I call the number on the card that the technician gave me -- "If you have any problems just give me a call!" -- and I'm connected to the regular SBC automated system. I go through the system like a good boy and finally get to "Please wait while I connect you to the right department." Immediately the system goes to all-Chinese, with no prompt for English. posted by Christopher Null | 9:43 AM 2.05.2006 Who wants a burger? McDonald's Videogame posted by Christopher Null | 4:38 PM 2.04.2006 Top 100 First Lines from NovelsAmerican Book Review Winner: "Call me Ishmael." Tragically missing: "One morning, as Gregor Samsa was waking up from anxious dreams, he discovered that in bed he had been changed into a cockroach." posted by Christopher Null | 3:40 PM God I hate hate hate hate hate this game. MoreFlashGames.com - You are Now Playing the Ball Trap Game posted by Christopher Null | 8:23 AM 2.01.2006 So tired today... I actually fell asleep in my chair at my desk. I don't think I've ever done that before. Ever. posted by Christopher Null | 8:48 PM |
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