And I need to start studying to my Statistics final. Hello, painful archnemesis. Arrrrrrgh.

Studies have shown that the statistics arch-nemesis can be defeated 78.32% of the time.

Good luck, Shir....

A followup to something I linked to earlier:

Cat cleared of illegal porn charges

File this one under "LOLcats in real life." A Florida man accused of downloading over 1,000 illegal child porn images tried to lay the blame on his cat. Allegedly, the cat would jump on his owner's keyboard, and the offending images would just appear. The cat had the last laugh, though, as police have now ruled him out as a suspect.

After failing to win the cops over with his implausible tale, the man faces 10 counts of possession of child pornography. He's now being held on $250,000 bail as he awaits trial. Meanwhile, the cat is staying with relatives. Presumably, no illegal photos have appeared on their computers, but I'm sure they're keeping a close eye on the suspicious feline.

Studies have shown that the statistics arch-nemesis can be defeated 78.32% of the time.

Which is still higher than my class' average in the first time the test was given (I never took it - two days before I had a another huge test, and no chance I'll be able to study everything in time).

Oh, and thanks! God knows I'm gonna need all the luck in the world coming Thursday.

Cat cleared of illegal porn charges

"Your honor, I thought it was kitty porn..."

I murdered the hated bush out front. Pruning would be too kind a word. I'm going to still have to borrow the proffered saw from my neighbor to finish up the job, but I have 4 bags of branches as proof something was accomplished.

My hands are going to hurt tomorrow. Still want to walk the lake, but I think it is too hot for that after this activity. I'm filthy.

They're taking the linguistic angle of graffiti as "inscribed" in the form of governmental warnings, instructions, "how to take said medicine"

So they're writing about things like the signs by the elevators at my last company, the ones that said "In case of fire, do not take elevators. Take 'exit' stairs?" Those are the ones that left me wondering, "Are they just exit stairs? Can't I use them to enter? How are exit stairs different from regular stairs? Do they not really 'exit' at all?"

That too, Ginger. I believe that part is somewhere between the "infantialize the consumers", the rise of the risk society and of course, Foucault's "docile bodies".

Can't do statistics. Going to stare at the tv and drink minted-lemonade.

Take 'exit' stairs?" Those are the ones that left me wondering, "Are they just exit stairs? Can't I use them to enter?

One of our banks of stairs in our building is specially designed for [something I can't really remember related to fire]. You can enter on any floor but only get out at the lobby. So yeah, exit stairs. (And since we're on the 47th floor, you learn pretty quick which is which.)

Happy Birthday, Aims!

I have to buy a dress to wear to a wedding. Anyone want to shop for me?