Does anyone else find this article to be bloody hilarious? I mean, I can see how these chores could be stirring to someone who had previously been unable to complete them due to blindness, but it still amuses me to read about people getting excited about socks and laundry. And really, this is what people are doing when they regain their eyesight? You'd think they'd seek out more impressive sights! At least Jessica Alba saw dead people.

They say that youth is wasted on the young, but clearly, in this case, bionic eyes are being wasted on the elderly. Someone get this man a comic book!

This punching bag is also hilarious. A la The Shawshank Redemption, I can just hear Wolverine growling, "Spit on my dick or blood on my claws."

Finally, I totally want to try this. This passage particularly amused me:

I'm usually a fairly opened minded guy, but there comes a time when a line needs to be drawn. Would you eat a tuna and chocolate sandwich? How about some sushi with chocolate chips instead of wasabi? Didn't think so.

I'm like, "Wait, what? That last sentence does not follow from my response, sir!" I may actually have eaten a tuna and chocolate sandwich in the past -- I distinctly recall eating sandwiches comprised of tuna salad mixed with various cereals, most frequently Corn Pops -- and I would certainly not be averse to eating sushi with chocolate chips if I happened to have both on hand and in my immediate vicinity. I'd probably prefer the chocolate in a more appropriate form for dipping, though, as with frosting or syrup. Mmm.

Am I the only one who finds this kinda creepy? Microsoft: proudly paving the way towards Judgment Day! By the way, I was thinking about Skynet, and an idea occurred to me. If you wanted to ensure that the early stages of your plan to exterminate the human race proceeded without a hitch, wouldn't it make sense to send robots back in time to introduce the plan as fiction? That way, when a Sarah Connor discovered what you were up to and tried to warn people, they'd be even more inclined to regard you as crazy! Oh, Skynet, you are clever.

In tangential news -- because the show airs right after "Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles" on Friday nights -- I've posted my reflections on "Dollhouse" on Scary-Crayon. Right after I uploaded that article, the site (as well as Wesoteric) died for several hours. Apparently speaking ill of a Joss Whedon creation makes the Internet angry. It then takes revenge.

Finally, a word of caution to all you action figure collectors: never, ever buy a loose toy on eBay unless the seller notes that it came from a smoke-free home. (That might not have mattered in this case, since the seller insists that no one in her house smokes, but still.) I got a figure on eBay last week that stinks to high hell, and not in the good way like Stinkor. It's not even like regular cigarette smoke -- it smells more like filthy pipes and burning trash and diseased lungs. I can't bring it within a foot of my face without gagging.

Nothing seems to be working to get rid of that smell, either! I tried scrubbing the toy with soap and water; fail. I left it in an airtight baggie with a few spoonfuls of baking soda for a few days, but that only left me with a stinky toy and a bag of stinky baking soda. Which kinda sucks, because I would've just eaten that baking soda if I'd known it wasn't going to work! Baking soda is delicious. Now I have the thing completely immersed in an airtight baggie filled with kitty litter. I hope it works! If it doesn't, though, stinky kitty litter won't be quite as depressing as stinky baking soda. I don't eat kitty litter.

All for now, then. Don't eat foul-smelling baking soda! Ja.

*Post title taken from this song. It is great.

Created by Train Horns

Another meme, courtesy of one of my LiveJournal contacts. That sound would certainly keep me out of shopping malls!

So, with this current bout of illness, my hours are really screwy again -- I feel pretty crappy during the day but more/less okay at night, so I've been sleeping during the daylight hours and waking up after the sun sets. It's like I draw energy from the darkness or something -- the sun is up now and I feel like I'm ready to collapse from exhaustion. I think I'm yawning, but then I can't necessarily tell the difference since my nose is clogging considerably, forcing me to breathe through my mouth... and not in the good way inspired by boot-wearing companions.

Anyway, since I'd like to clear away some Firefox windows before I go to bed, here's a Facebook meme that I started to do a few days ago and then didn't finish. I'm posting it here, rather than Facebook, since I rarely post on Facebook beyond the status messages. That interface is annoying enough without silly memes from insignificant Wes popping up on your pages. (more...)