the only vampire writer that matters

... is eyeteeth, and here's proof:

Sign here for a waterlogged vampire in a box

insert "hertz/hurts" pun here

Do not rent a car from Hertz now unless you're willing to assume a lot more liability.

via Automotive Digest

The Garfield randomizer is the new I Ching

I kept forgetting to post The Garfield Randomizer. It's a beautiful thing, via springheel_jack

Our Man in Fontana

1. As much as I like blogging, things like Gather make me twitch. As the Minutemen said, the roar of the masses might be farts. Plus whenever someone starts fulminating about the media elites it makes me all shivery inside.
   
   
2. Being a murdeous gangster or a questing night is very 2000. The hip gaming identity now is tapped-out, bitter, red-eyed, beaten town Kinko's employee.
   
   
3. Guruphiliac reports that TM's Maharishi has really lost it completely now and is selling investments with a guaranteed 15% return over three years.
   
   
4. ROBOT MISHAPS! ROBOT MISHAPS! ROBOT MISHAPS!
   
   
5. CALCULATING MACHINES!
   
   
6. I like this article on feminism by Linda Hirshman. It's full of good advice about money, sex, and choices. Mostly about money. Money is important.

The Goats In The Machine

My car has a complicated electrical problem. The seat memory computer doesn't work. It works in another car. The other car's unit fails in mine. They are talking to Seventh Level Technical Support at the manufacturer. They are frustrated. I hate being special!

Fortunately they lent me a shiny Acura TSX with nav system and satellite radio (hence my post yesterday) and it is fun to drive. They sure fixed the autostick transmission since the '01 cars; the shifts are much faster and it doesn't force me out of 2nd.