Archive for November 9th, 2005


I like Gloomy Bear. I have a Gloomy Bear phone charm (oh yeah, you heard me) I would love a TShirt like this one (as far I can tell, it was only available at a comic con) But I don’t love Gloomy Bear THAT much. Pretty cool costume though - and not made by a fan, but for a Gloomy store in Japan.
November 9th, 2005
“Actuary lifetime”
“at the end of the proverbial day”
“Digital homeless”
Convivial
Livid
November 9th, 2005

The gang at Mythbusters tested the Water Bottle Jetpack myth from a Japanese game show video. Seems like the game show people probably used some TV showmanship (erm, digital effects, wires?) to make it all happen, since Kari wouldn’t have gotten much altitude, according to their experiment, even if they had let her go for it.
November 9th, 2005
At my workplace, the restrooms have the standard man and woman symbols, but those symbols are placed on distinctly shaped plaques - Men have a triangle, women have a circle. I’m at a loss how to explain this symbol choice, and I’m not sure that such generic shapes can be attributed to a gender. If anything it mixes messages - like “Men must Yield”. All this mysterious symbolism is due to a California law that forces establishments to adhere to this system, as well as an additional sign for unisex restrooms that is a triangle IN a circle with the man/woman/ada symbols inside. Now tell me that doesn’t make total sense.
November 9th, 2005