http://girlrobot.net Fri, 16 May 2008 16:37:14 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Portrayal of Bush in ads - it's kind of sad he's the leader of our country. 68 celebrities and their childhook pictures - bjork as a kid = scary, bjork as an adult = michael jackson Now and then photos of people who drive the same cars for long periods of time ... http://girlrobot.net/index.php/2008/05/16/friday-links-52/ This story is so awesome. I think I read an article about it awhile back but I never bothered to read the whole story. It's 4 pages long and I read every word. It was great! To sum it up: 1. Guy wants to sell his powerbook on ebay 2. Nigerian scam type ... http://girlrobot.net/index.php/2008/05/16/how-to-handle-an-ebay-scammer/ I'm a Chowhound convert. I used to use Yelp for all of my foodie selections but after being disappointed again and again, I started using Chowhound...the well known website for FOOD SNOBS! I'm not a food snob, but I've found that the reviews and suggestions are a lot more on ... http://girlrobot.net/index.php/2008/05/15/chowhound-yelp/ Don't forget to pick up your FREE southern style chicken sandwich from McDonald's today. I am SO getting one of these biscuit ones. All you have to do is buy a medium or large drink. The biscuit one is only available during their breakfast hours while the chicken sandwich ... http://girlrobot.net/index.php/2008/05/14/free-southern-style-chicken-sandwich/ Some new phrases I learned! boyfriend bomb: When a female you are interested in casually reveals that she has a boyfriend (intentionally or otherwise). Example: I was about to ask her out but then she dropped the boyfriend bomb. Text Support: Advice, encouragement, etc. delivered via text... frequently related to dating and boss hating. ... http://girlrobot.net/index.php/2008/05/14/urban-dictionary-phrases/ FYI: For some reason, 99% of the time I can't reply to comments at work. I think it has something to do with the firewall. GRR. Anyways, I was going to reply to Hakushaku's comment but I kept forgetting/or being too busy when I got home to congratulate him. I ... http://girlrobot.net/index.php/2008/05/14/congratulations-hakushaku/ These pictures are awesome: And can you believe they were taken with a Canon digital point and shoot camera? Check out the rest of his pictures here. Ok, the trick to being able to do photos like this is to download the Canon Hacker's Development Kit. Lifehacker has ... http://girlrobot.net/index.php/2008/05/13/how-to-use-the-chdk-on-your-canon-point-shoot-camera/ Ok...I ate SO much for dinner that I'm literally too stuffed to think straight and make a real brain dump post so this is sort of a copout. Have you ever eaten so much it hurts? uhghgh. Never again. So anyways, this past weekend I went to my friend Andy's ... http://girlrobot.net/index.php/2008/05/12/brain-dump-mondays-congratulations/ Not all new but I failed to mention them before so people who read my blog through an RSS reader might not have seen them: 1. Chat with me - on the sidebar there is a link if I'm logged into my gmail, it will display that I'm online and you ... http://girlrobot.net/index.php/2008/05/09/new-features-on-girlrobot/ Inside the world's first 2 billion dollar house - yeah...i said 2 BILLION. Cats that look like Wilford Brimley - for people who don't know who wilford brimley is, his wikipedia entry Newspaper blackout poems - poems created from blacking out parts of the newspaper Man celebrates 29th birthday with 300 homeless ... http://girlrobot.net/index.php/2008/05/09/friday-links-51/