Apparently Urban Dictionary does have a term for that certain thing that happens to people when they go looking in Wikipedia for one thing and end up clicking through a ton of other links. Actually, there's two terms listed. The Wikipedia Effect The Wikipedia Effect is the tendancy for inquisitive people to become caught in an endless series of pages on the popular open-encyclopedia, "...
...attempts to rear aquatic creatures. This old vessel was thoughtfully decorated with colourful pebbles, several sprigs of artificial plants as well as little house in which Nino could retire if the business and banking babble became too much for him. “Am I too early?” Sho enquired with some concern, for he had caught the look of consternation crossing Ohno’s face. “Right on time,” whispered Ohno ...
... when Lex left. They'd all gotten tired of the reporters and paparazzi interrogating them and snapping random pictures. Lionel was charged with murder, arson, counterfeiting, and attempted murder, plus a host of ... Clark couldn't tell so he stopped talking. Someday he really needed to learn how to not babble when he was nervous. "You robbed banks?" Mercy said, lips twitching. "Yeah," Clark said ...
..., content to just sit and talk the way they have been for days with long telephone conversations and random text messages. They’re settled comfortably on Jensen's suede sofa. He lives in a student-based apartment... with his phone crammed between his neck and ear giving him a stiff neck just listening to Jensen babble about nothing. He's pretty sure he’s regressed from a man to a teenage girl. He's...
...WHAT WILL THEY PLAY AT YOUR FUNERAL? WHAT IS YOUR BIGGEST FEAR? WHAT IS YOUR BIGGEST SECRET? WHAT DO YOU THINK OF YOUR FRIENDS? ...Uh. I have a 30,000 track library here... so this'll be random! ....looking over it now, I -swear-, I really did randomize everything! o.o' IF SOMEONE SAYS 'IS THIS OKAY' YOU SAY? "Butterfly" d.k.SMILE HOW WOULD YOU DESCRIBE YOURSELF "Coughing Colors" by Tilly ...
The last thing I posted was from the founding fathers. This is, too, but... on a COMPLETELY DIFFERENT NOTE. A LETTER FROM BENJAMIN FRANKLIN June 25, 1745 MY DEAR FRIEND:- I know of no Medicine fit to diminish the violent natural inclination you mention; and if I did, I think I should not communicate it to you. Marriage is the proper Remedy. It is the most natural State of Man, and ...
"We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness. That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed... ...whenever any Form of Government becomes ...
I finally have a Google Voice number. Google Voice, if you're unfamiliar, isn't a phone service - as in you can't call my number and talk to me. What it does is leverage your existing number or numbers and log voicemails, and provide an opportunity for someone to call the specific Google number and leave a voicemail. Pretty useful, especially if you have more than one number, or want to keep ...
Everyone can skip on by this post in which I reveal the depth of my Strictly Come Dancing shameful addiction. I didn't have time to watch this week's show on Sunday, so I'd planned to possibly save it for Friday. Then I was listening to the Chris Evans show (seriously, there are no radio stations here that can match BBC) on Monday and he mentioned who left and thus I had to watch it, the ...
i have a little bit of running around to do this morning, and then i need to get home and turn in a revision on the introduction to my thesis. it's pretty much set to roll since last night (well, there's something to send, not that i'm happy with it) i'll keep working, and send whatever i have by early in the afternoon. i'm getting down to more-or-less what is the final push on this project.
