Quickies

As if I needed another reason to hump google's leg. If you have a phone that supports java apps and a data connection... open up that crappy wap browser and go to http://google.com/glm. Street maps and Satellite views are available. Still not convinced? Take look at some screenshots. (0)

Do not click on the following link unless you have already seen Serenity. Serenity in 2000 words. if you haven't seen Serenity yet, why not? Nevermind, I don't care, go see it. (1)

It's amazing what you can find on the back of a package of Halls cough drops:

"Excessive consumption may have a laxative effect."

That is, as they say, Good to know. (1)

This Saturday (Tomorrow), Meg and I are hosting a Marathon of Firefly from 10 am to 10 pm, watching all 13 episodes. If you're in the area and I haven't emailed you about this, I'm sorry, leave a comment or email me if you're interested and haven't told us yet. On a totally unrelated note, have you see the "this week last year" box on the right side of the screen? Wow, was I crazy-productive blogwise this time last year. (0)

No, it's not what you're thinking from that title. (0)

I've got two extra tickets for the Long's Park Arts and Crafts Fair this weekend. These are the multi-day tickets, so you can use them tomorrow with Meg and me, or at some point later either Sunday or Monday. comment below if you want 'em and we'll work out how to get them to you. (1)

This would be very disconcerting, but perhaps amusing in hindsight if it was done to me. Definitely time to change that pairing code. (0)

as you can see from the Diet page on the right, I've continued my downward weight trend, but I haven't been getting to the Gym as much as I'd like. To try and combat some of my slothfulness, I've started taking a walk after my lunch. Being the geek I am, I decided to see what distance my path was, and the gmap pedometer came to the rescue: 0.429 miles, 72 calories burned. . (2)

found via an ask metafilter thread, this database of renewable energy incentives looks handy. (0)

All of Live 8, as individual tracks. (1)