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We saw the new Indiana Jones movie. I’ll say that it was entertaining, but I wouldn’t recommend it unless you are an Indiana Jones fan.

Also see The 8 Biggest Reasons Indiana Jones Is Better than Han Solo from Topless Robot.

We watched Lars and the Real Girl last night. It’s one of the best movies I’ve seen in a while, right up there with other popular independents like Juno and Little Miss Sunshine. It’s billed as a comedy, but it was actually a moving drama with a comedic base. I almost cried, which means that the movie was very well written and directed - especially considering that the co-star is an inflatable sex doll. I think everyone would enjoy this movie, so see it if you get a chance.

Meanwhile, we’re going to see the new Indiana Jones movie this afternoon. I’ll report on that later…

Seeing a web nerd speak from the heart, for the whole world to see, is not all that common. I was pleasantly surprised when I came across this post on zenhabits. The author has written a letter to his 3 year old son, giving him advice on being happy in life’s journey. Note all of the positive comments that follow the post. I wouldn’t suggest that web nerds make a habit of this, as it would cease to be special, but it’s a nice break from the mundane “how-to” articles.

I’ve no time lately to write anything interesting, so I’ll present a list of interesting things that others have produced…

I’m very tempted to hand over $10 for this…
SomethingStore is a fun new website that operates simply: We will send you something, an item selected randomly among many things from our inventory, for $10 (free shipping) and you will find out what your something is when you receive it.
Update: I bought something. I’ll post again when I find out what I bought.

A brilliant, yet simple, invention! Easy PB&J Jar

You’re not so cool after all…
10 Items You Think Make You Cool, But Don’t

CNN doesn’t know if calling Obama a monkey is racist or funny
I’ve actually been following this. To my amazement, most people outside of the U.S. and a lot of younger Americans have never heard of using “monkey” as a derogative term. Maybe the future is bright after all.

What do random people talk about in Portland?

Part voyeur daydream, part sad commentary on life as we know it, Overheard in PDX is a never-ending stream of the strange things that come out of other people’s mouths, submitted by people who were lucky(?) enough to hear them.

Example:

At the main library downtown, waiting for a computer, a guy (mid-to-late 30’s) shamelessly (and embarassingly) attempting to flirt with an 18 year-old PSU freshman (who says her R’s like W’s):

He: Wow, that’s an amazing accent! Is it British?

She: Actually, it’s a speech impediment.

- Overheard by Ellen

When Obama wins…

Starbucks will stop referring to their smalls as talls.
Your recycling will sort itself and magically appear by the curb.
Charlie Brown will finally kick that football.
Your cell phone won’t work in your car, at the movies, or while you’re ahead of me in line for coffee.
People will have more picnics in the park.

When Obama wins

Ripped from http://www.devtopics.com/best-programming-jokes/

Q. How did the programmer die in the shower?
A. He read the shampoo bottle instructions: Lather. Rinse. Repeat.

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Programming is like sex:
One mistake and you have to support it for the rest of your life.

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All programmers are playwrights, and all computers are lousy actors.

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A computer science student is studying under a tree and another pulls up on a flashy new bike. The first student asks, “Where’d you get that?”

The student on the bike replies, “While I was studying outside, a beautiful girl pulled up on her bike. She took off all her clothes and said, ‘You can have anything you want’.”

The first student responds, “Good choice! Her clothes probably wouldn’t have fit you.”

We went to the garden show at the Clackamas County Fairgrounds this weekend. We actually didn’t buy all that much, just about 10-12 plants. Here’s Bren…

Centennial High School has dropped its ban on eyebrow shaving… that’s right, the kids are shaving their eyebrows. I guess there’s a trend in which kids shave designs into their brows. Unfortunately, a well known East Multnomah County gang does the same, which caused a bit of confusion and concern in this particular high school. I remember back when I was in school. It was the eighties, and the more over the top you could be, the better. My high school banned things like mohawks and certain colors of hair. I thought it was silly at the time and I still do. I think blue hair in high school would have made me a better person.