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Five things...this morning
1. This series of YouTube Videos is hilarious and informative and reminds me of why I love the internet.
The best one's that I've seen so far, are the chapters on Science and the British Empire.
2. Snark defined.
http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=snark
Snippets:
"noun
* Combination of "snide" and "remark". Sarcastic comment(s).
Also snarky (adj.) and snarkily (adv.)" [This appears to be the most common and agreed upon definition, also by far the least emotional and opinionated.]
*Use of sarcasm or malice in speech. Commonly found in the LiveJournal community. also snarky, snarkiness. EX:Not to be snarky, but I don't see how what you're saying makes any sense.
* bitchy guerilla warfare. [I rather like that one.]
*A person obsessed with smelling women's bicycle seats. Usually male.
* The action of licking another person's belly button. Commonly regarded as super weird, gross, and tickly.
* A often-overused phrase that originally meant a loving, yet evil kind of sarcasm. Now, spreading like crabs at a whorehouse to even the real world, it signifies the horrifying end of real humor as we know it.
*Mysterious or unknown, possibly non-existent, bug in a process, system or software that manifests in an unclear or inconsistent manner; difficult to confirm or track down, like hunting a snipe.
It also apparently means on my livejournal flist - verbal reaction to aggravating behavior, which also appears in the urban dictionary.
3. Lovely day - must take walk. Chose not to do the kayaking thing again - mostly because I've kayaked twice in my lifetime, both times ...weren't exactly stellar experiences in that I struggled in keeping up, almost got lost, and wasn't sure I could return to base. It sounds like a great idea in theory, but doing a first kayaking trip in five to six years on the East River or the Hudson around NYC frankly scares me. The other two times were either in New Hampshire on a lake or in
South Carolina on a tidal waterway that had no boat traffic or relatively little boat traffic. The East River has a lot of boat traffic and is gross. I don't want to fall into that water, there's untreated human sewage in that water - I know they've tested it.
But a long walk is definitely in order. May even splurge and buy a new bag.
4. Summer tv has become basically two tv series - True Blood and The Wire. Although- I did decide to try Boardwalk Empire (pilot being reshown on Sunday), and rewatching Game of Thrones. I want to watch Treme - but like The Wire, you sort of need to see the first episode to follow it. And we're in the second season now. So at some point? I'll have to rent that on DVD, unless HBO on Demand ever decides to re-show the first season.
My DVR is getting full again - my obsession with The Wire and serialized television is taking its toll on my tv viewing habits. Am however still reading - Graceling a Young Adult fantasy novel, by someone whose blog I've been reading. Probably should read Feast of Crows, so I can then read Dance of Dragons - but the problem is that George RR Martin isn't exactly the most hopeful of writers, he's a bit on the bleak side. Makes Tolkien look relatively sunny in disposition. Actually he makes Whedon look sunny in disposition and S6 Buffy look like a light fluffy ride. But I am interested in five or six characters and want to see what he does with them, unfortunately that also includes what he does to them. But hey, look on the bright side - no matter how bad your life gets, at least your God isn't George RR Martin and he's not writing your story. That would suck. Jim Butcher - while not exactly what I'd call light reading with a happy ending - is bound to be more uplifting than Martin. Not that I necessarily need up-lifting...as you know, but...
5. 4th of July Weekend - YAy. Although too short. Really wish I could take a four-day weekend. But don't have the time. Stupid family. Between work limitations on vacation (10 days, 3 personal days, 1 birthday - which is basically 14 days except I can't take the personal days with a vacation day or with certain holidays...yes, unions are fun) and family commitments, I'm sort of short on time.
Planning on going to CW's BBQ on the West Side to watch the fireworks. Long story short? Up until three years ago, Macy's would alternate between the East River and the Hudson for fireworks. One year it would be the west side, next year the east side. But for the past three years they've insisted they can do a better show on the west side - so as a result only the West Side of NYC and NJ get to see them without traveling. Grating to those of us who live on the east side of the river and Manhattan.
So, I'll most likely be dead at work on Tuesday. Sigh.
When I was much younger in the 1980s, I spent the 4th in Europe a lot. France was great - because they appreciated the holiday, not being fans of the British, and sort of at war with them at the time it occurred, they helped the US fight the British in 1775/1776. The Brits only appreciated it to the extent that they got to make fun of US. It is after all - a celebration of our successful breakage with Great Britain. I remember being in more than one pub in England during the 4th...and joking with them about it. In Wales? They actually seemed a bit envious. This was in the 1980s...the dollar was way up, the pound was way down, and the coal mines had closed. Work was scarce in Britain when I was visiting.
The best one's that I've seen so far, are the chapters on Science and the British Empire.
2. Snark defined.
http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=snark
Snippets:
"noun
* Combination of "snide" and "remark". Sarcastic comment(s).
Also snarky (adj.) and snarkily (adv.)" [This appears to be the most common and agreed upon definition, also by far the least emotional and opinionated.]
*Use of sarcasm or malice in speech. Commonly found in the LiveJournal community. also snarky, snarkiness. EX:Not to be snarky, but I don't see how what you're saying makes any sense.
* bitchy guerilla warfare. [I rather like that one.]
*A person obsessed with smelling women's bicycle seats. Usually male.
* The action of licking another person's belly button. Commonly regarded as super weird, gross, and tickly.
* A often-overused phrase that originally meant a loving, yet evil kind of sarcasm. Now, spreading like crabs at a whorehouse to even the real world, it signifies the horrifying end of real humor as we know it.
*Mysterious or unknown, possibly non-existent, bug in a process, system or software that manifests in an unclear or inconsistent manner; difficult to confirm or track down, like hunting a snipe.
It also apparently means on my livejournal flist - verbal reaction to aggravating behavior, which also appears in the urban dictionary.
3. Lovely day - must take walk. Chose not to do the kayaking thing again - mostly because I've kayaked twice in my lifetime, both times ...weren't exactly stellar experiences in that I struggled in keeping up, almost got lost, and wasn't sure I could return to base. It sounds like a great idea in theory, but doing a first kayaking trip in five to six years on the East River or the Hudson around NYC frankly scares me. The other two times were either in New Hampshire on a lake or in
South Carolina on a tidal waterway that had no boat traffic or relatively little boat traffic. The East River has a lot of boat traffic and is gross. I don't want to fall into that water, there's untreated human sewage in that water - I know they've tested it.
But a long walk is definitely in order. May even splurge and buy a new bag.
4. Summer tv has become basically two tv series - True Blood and The Wire. Although- I did decide to try Boardwalk Empire (pilot being reshown on Sunday), and rewatching Game of Thrones. I want to watch Treme - but like The Wire, you sort of need to see the first episode to follow it. And we're in the second season now. So at some point? I'll have to rent that on DVD, unless HBO on Demand ever decides to re-show the first season.
My DVR is getting full again - my obsession with The Wire and serialized television is taking its toll on my tv viewing habits. Am however still reading - Graceling a Young Adult fantasy novel, by someone whose blog I've been reading. Probably should read Feast of Crows, so I can then read Dance of Dragons - but the problem is that George RR Martin isn't exactly the most hopeful of writers, he's a bit on the bleak side. Makes Tolkien look relatively sunny in disposition. Actually he makes Whedon look sunny in disposition and S6 Buffy look like a light fluffy ride. But I am interested in five or six characters and want to see what he does with them, unfortunately that also includes what he does to them. But hey, look on the bright side - no matter how bad your life gets, at least your God isn't George RR Martin and he's not writing your story. That would suck. Jim Butcher - while not exactly what I'd call light reading with a happy ending - is bound to be more uplifting than Martin. Not that I necessarily need up-lifting...as you know, but...
5. 4th of July Weekend - YAy. Although too short. Really wish I could take a four-day weekend. But don't have the time. Stupid family. Between work limitations on vacation (10 days, 3 personal days, 1 birthday - which is basically 14 days except I can't take the personal days with a vacation day or with certain holidays...yes, unions are fun) and family commitments, I'm sort of short on time.
Planning on going to CW's BBQ on the West Side to watch the fireworks. Long story short? Up until three years ago, Macy's would alternate between the East River and the Hudson for fireworks. One year it would be the west side, next year the east side. But for the past three years they've insisted they can do a better show on the west side - so as a result only the West Side of NYC and NJ get to see them without traveling. Grating to those of us who live on the east side of the river and Manhattan.
So, I'll most likely be dead at work on Tuesday. Sigh.
When I was much younger in the 1980s, I spent the 4th in Europe a lot. France was great - because they appreciated the holiday, not being fans of the British, and sort of at war with them at the time it occurred, they helped the US fight the British in 1775/1776. The Brits only appreciated it to the extent that they got to make fun of US. It is after all - a celebration of our successful breakage with Great Britain. I remember being in more than one pub in England during the 4th...and joking with them about it. In Wales? They actually seemed a bit envious. This was in the 1980s...the dollar was way up, the pound was way down, and the coal mines had closed. Work was scarce in Britain when I was visiting.