all the thursday you can eat

News flash: if you don't like rap, obviously you're a racist. (Thanks to whoever-posted-this (I think it was branwynseye or it might have been lauramcewan?)

Mac people: when the power cord to my iBook gets jiggled to the left it stops powering the iBook for several seconds. This is worrying me (it never used to do that). Would this kind of thing be covered under the AppleCare Warranty (which I have) or not? It's not too bad at the moment, but if it's a reasonably quick fix I'd like to be able to get it done before it gets worse ... and I could call Apple, but their hold queue is long and boring and long and if the answer is obvious I'd rather not.

Edit: 'Twas the power adapter. (I was paranoid that it was the motherboard, because that happened on my old Pavillion.) They're sending me a new one. Thank you!

taking one for the team

mactavish and I share (among other things) a common love of ginger and shortbread, so she'll definitely be interested in this ...

I'm trying this recipe out today, and I'll let you know how it goes. My shortbread purist is screaming, but I'm stuffing her into a closet for a few hours for the sake of science.

Mmm. Shortbread.

Edit: Oh my. I just tasted the batter. The shortbread purist may possibly be looking for work ...
Edit 2: Oh my GOD. SO GOOD.
Must not eat the entire pan before tallin gets home ...

... there are no words ...

Okay, I've seen Baby's Done a Bad Bad Thing, but this is worse. Why would someone name their child 'Vulva Mae'? (Worksafe, just ... bizarre!)

Other links:

Menstrual products of the revolution! (link from moonrose.)

Sloppy Seconds with Opal Mehta. Read this just for this woman's innovation in plagarism. :-D

Magic eight ball for the new millennium: Dear NSA. (The 'Terms and Conditions' is worth a snicker all its own.)

Also: the child has now learned to open the apartment door. :P