briSite.org » sidenotes http://brisite.org "Full use of your powers along lines of excellence." - Happiness, Greek Definition Tue, 29 Jun 2010 19:16:35 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 A Scanner Darkly http://brisite.org/2006/02/21/a-scanner-darkly/ http://brisite.org/2006/02/21/a-scanner-darkly/#comments Tue, 21 Feb 2006 06:07:57 +0000 b http://brisite.textdriven.com/index.php/2006/02/21/a-scanner-darkly/ Any movie based on a Philip K. Dick novel is, probably, going to be really good and really mindblowing. A Scanner Darkly looks no different (link is a direct quicktime link).

(0)]]> http://brisite.org/2006/02/21/a-scanner-darkly/feed/ 0 http://brisite.org/2005/12/22/395/ http://brisite.org/2005/12/22/395/#comments Thu, 22 Dec 2005 22:03:39 +0000 b http://brisite.textdriven.com/index.php/2005/12/22/395/ What can fit through a hole the size of a pencil? Bruiser, the wonder-mouse, currently the only other tenant in my apartment.

(0)]]> http://brisite.org/2005/12/22/395/feed/ 0 Please http://brisite.org/2005/12/22/please/ http://brisite.org/2005/12/22/please/#comments Thu, 22 Dec 2005 05:12:55 +0000 b http://brisite.textdriven.com/index.php/2005/12/22/please/ Please.

(0)]]> http://brisite.org/2005/12/22/please/feed/ 0 2 Outta 4 Ain’t Bad http://brisite.org/2005/12/17/2-outta-4-aint-bad/ http://brisite.org/2005/12/17/2-outta-4-aint-bad/#comments Sat, 17 Dec 2005 19:02:00 +0000 b http://brisite.textdriven.com/index.php/2005/12/17/2-outta-4-aint-bad/ Continuing his downward performance slide, God successfully delivered two of the big things I was praying for: peaceful elections in Iraq and continued humility. He struck out, woefully, on help staying focused and snow. But, hey, it’s much better than nothing, as well as the nasty alternatives.

(0)]]> http://brisite.org/2005/12/17/2-outta-4-aint-bad/feed/ 0 An Answer http://brisite.org/2005/12/16/an-answer/ http://brisite.org/2005/12/16/an-answer/#comments Fri, 16 Dec 2005 17:10:11 +0000 b http://brisite.textdriven.com/index.php/2005/12/16/an-answer/ Note to self: when someone asks you, “What the hell are you doing with your life?”, have an answer.

(0)]]> http://brisite.org/2005/12/16/an-answer/feed/ 0 the end http://brisite.org/2005/12/13/anti/ http://brisite.org/2005/12/13/anti/#comments Tue, 13 Dec 2005 23:46:08 +0000 b http://brisite.textdriven.com/index.php/2005/12/13/anti/ Thank you.

(0)]]> http://brisite.org/2005/12/13/anti/feed/ 0 please god no http://brisite.org/2005/12/06/please-god-no/ http://brisite.org/2005/12/06/please-god-no/#comments Wed, 07 Dec 2005 00:41:31 +0000 b http://brisite.textdriven.com/index.php/2005/12/06/please-god-no/ Please God, no. Just no. Link.

(0)]]> http://brisite.org/2005/12/06/please-god-no/feed/ 0 A Good Lyric http://brisite.org/2005/12/03/a-good-lyric/ http://brisite.org/2005/12/03/a-good-lyric/#comments Sat, 03 Dec 2005 15:33:10 +0000 b http://brisite.textdriven.com/index.php/2005/12/03/a-good-lyric/ Lights will guide you home…

(0)]]> http://brisite.org/2005/12/03/a-good-lyric/feed/ 0 http://brisite.org/2005/12/01/375/ http://brisite.org/2005/12/01/375/#comments Thu, 01 Dec 2005 07:23:17 +0000 b http://brisite.textdriven.com/index.php/2005/12/01/375/ Yea, K2 is back. With a different color scheme, though. A-ha!

(0)]]> http://brisite.org/2005/12/01/375/feed/ 0 a solemn promise http://brisite.org/2005/11/29/a-solemn-promise/ http://brisite.org/2005/11/29/a-solemn-promise/#comments Tue, 29 Nov 2005 09:33:18 +0000 b http://brisite.textdriven.com/index.php/2005/11/29/a-solemn-promise/ I hereby promise: the first thing I’m going to buy after graduation, as soon as I have the money, is a Harley-Davidson.

(0)]]> http://brisite.org/2005/11/29/a-solemn-promise/feed/ 0 Still A Fan http://brisite.org/2005/11/12/still-a-fan/ http://brisite.org/2005/11/12/still-a-fan/#comments Sat, 12 Nov 2005 17:06:47 +0000 b http://brisite.textdriven.com/index.php/2005/11/12/still-a-fan/ Go Blue!

That’s all I’m gonna say.

(2)]]> http://brisite.org/2005/11/12/still-a-fan/feed/ 2 Carlton Draught Big Ad http://brisite.org/2005/11/04/carlton-draught-big-ad/ http://brisite.org/2005/11/04/carlton-draught-big-ad/#comments Fri, 04 Nov 2005 19:35:22 +0000 b http://brisite.textdriven.com/index.php/2005/11/04/carlton-draught-big-ad/ Oh this is priceless. One of the best beer ads I’ve seen in a while. Link.

(0)]]> http://brisite.org/2005/11/04/carlton-draught-big-ad/feed/ 0 IM Changes http://brisite.org/2005/11/04/im-changes/ http://brisite.org/2005/11/04/im-changes/#comments Fri, 04 Nov 2005 07:34:53 +0000 b http://brisite.textdriven.com/index.php/2005/11/04/im-changes/ Why have I changed my away message 20 times in the last 5 hours? I’ve no idea.

(0)]]> http://brisite.org/2005/11/04/im-changes/feed/ 0 The New Site http://brisite.org/2005/11/02/the-new-site/ http://brisite.org/2005/11/02/the-new-site/#comments Wed, 02 Nov 2005 12:42:28 +0000 b http://brisite.textdriven.com/index.php/2005/11/02/the-new-site/ I’ve switched over to the lovely Squible theme, and I have to say I’m pretty damned happy about it. Now I just have to do something about the color scheme…

Let me know what you think.

(0)]]> http://brisite.org/2005/11/02/the-new-site/feed/ 0 Who knows http://brisite.org/2005/10/25/who-knows/ http://brisite.org/2005/10/25/who-knows/#comments Tue, 25 Oct 2005 06:43:17 +0000 b http://brisite.textdriven.com/index.php/2005/10/25/who-knows/ When will the lights guide us home? Who knows.

(0)]]> http://brisite.org/2005/10/25/who-knows/feed/ 0 Bluto on Drinking http://brisite.org/2005/10/21/bluto-on-drinking/ http://brisite.org/2005/10/21/bluto-on-drinking/#comments Fri, 21 Oct 2005 10:33:52 +0000 b http://brisite.textdriven.com/index.php/2005/10/21/bluto-on-drinking/

Bluto: My advice to you is to start drinking heavily.
Otter: Better listen to him, Flounder. He’s pre-med. — Animal House

(0)]]> http://brisite.org/2005/10/21/bluto-on-drinking/feed/ 0 Wired.com is not standards-compliant http://brisite.org/2005/10/20/wiredcom-is-not-standards-compliant/ http://brisite.org/2005/10/20/wiredcom-is-not-standards-compliant/#comments Fri, 21 Oct 2005 02:49:41 +0000 b http://brisite.textdriven.com/index.php/2005/10/20/wiredcom-is-not-standards-compliant/ For a news service / magazine that seems to always be way ahead of the curve, I’m really surprised to find out that Wired.com 1) isn’t standards compliant, and 2) looks like ass in Firefox/Flock as compared to IE.

(0)]]> http://brisite.org/2005/10/20/wiredcom-is-not-standards-compliant/feed/ 0 The One and Only http://brisite.org/2005/10/20/207/ http://brisite.org/2005/10/20/207/#comments Fri, 21 Oct 2005 01:35:38 +0000 b http://brisite.textdriven.com/index.php/2005/10/20/207/ I only keep it there for irony’s sake. And as a reminder.

(0)]]> http://brisite.org/2005/10/20/207/feed/ 0 Cold http://brisite.org/2005/10/16/cold/ http://brisite.org/2005/10/16/cold/#comments Sun, 16 Oct 2005 23:12:43 +0000 b http://brisite.textdriven.com/index.php/2005/10/16/cold/ The darkest thoughts that can come to human mind coalesce in small pools in the cold half-dark of October.

(0)]]> http://brisite.org/2005/10/16/cold/feed/ 0 Goralnik Strikes Economic Rhetoric Gold http://brisite.org/2005/10/07/goralnik-strikes-economic-rhetoric-gold/ http://brisite.org/2005/10/07/goralnik-strikes-economic-rhetoric-gold/#comments Fri, 07 Oct 2005 20:25:32 +0000 b http://brisite.textdriven.com/index.php/2005/10/07/goralnik-strikes-economic-rhetoric-gold/ “Actually, the hermit kingdom of Bhutan – not exactly an exemplar of financial sophistication – has recently moved in Dennison’s proposed direction by adopting a measure of “gross national happiness.” This will likely be a fabulous propaganda tool for the country’s monarch while telling economists very little about the actual health of the economy. Not only will cooking the happy books be child’s play, but issuing debt to buy Red Stripe and seasons of “South Park” will become the new Keynesianism.” [Link to BDH Article]

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