Alternative

Taking a dose of DayQuil, I refill the little cup with water a few times and drink it, both to wash down the gooey syrup and to rinse out the cup.

Basic homeopathic theory says I should be getting an exponential benefit from each subsequent refill, right?

Dear Netflix,

No, 'Session 9' is not an adequate substitute for 'Hellraiser'. The only thing for which 'Session 9' is an adequate substitute is Unisom.

Moreover, your contention that Top Picks for me, personally, should include 'Moonstruck' and 'The Secret Garden' comes close to direct insult. Put any more Cher on that list and I shall be forced to demand satisfaction with pistols.

Gaze Into the Eye of Eternity

Silence in the absence of mind. A moment frozen, now eternal, no past, no future. Water on stone. A lesson in Zen:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uqJxz5EM2kc&feature=player_embedded

Dear Internet...

Okay, look: part of the normal course of using a web browser is clicking on a newly-loaded page to select it, following which the arrow keys can be used to scroll up and down. This is a common occurrence and I (here representing the web-using public at large) am quite accustomed to clicking on a blank part of a page to do this. Usually I click on the far right or left side of the page as it's loading, since that way I don't risk accidentally hitting a link in the page content which I can't see yet.

WHEN YOU PUT A GODDAMN LINK IN THE SIDE BORDERS OR THE BACKGROUND OF YOUR PAGE IT FUCKS UP THIS BASIC MECHANISM.

STOP IT.

I Had To...

...not because the title "Getting A Shot: You Can Do It!" makes for such an easy joke, but because Sid's right hand was already in that exact position, needing no editing.

Ten Word Tale of Terror

From a description of the EPCOT attraction "The Making of Me" comes this chilling gem of an ultrashort horror story:

"Hosted by Martin Short, this film is about human reproduction."

Out of Context

I just felt that this quote from MightyGodKing.com deserved spreading: