Teppy let me check the menu--is there any way you could order and pay for mine separate? I know that's a pain, but that way I can expense it. (they're apparently shitty about expensing part of a group order, sadly)

I'm pretty sure I can. They're fairly chill there. We are headed out the door in about 10 minutes, and should be at Chez Casa du Familia Flea by 6:45, assuming traffic is fine.

50 Shades of Suck

That's rather excellent.

So the price will go up.

So I should buy an Android phone now? Or not at all?

Oh, decisions are so hard! Won't some big strong man come and make all mine for me? @@

Still pondering that dream. Messed with my head.

Let's play "Spot the male privilege" with this little nugget:

While Yauch didn't do it alone, Oscilloscope's temperament seemed to spring from him, a gentleman who had become famous first for making juvenile raps on Licensed to Ill but realized he had to grow up and evolve. That's why it was impossible to take seriously some people's complaints that Bellflower was misogynistic: Yauch, who renounced the Beasties' early sexism by rapping, "I want to say a little something that's long overdue/The disrespect to women has got to be through" on "Sure Shot," would never have released such a movie if he thought it was anti-female.

I was just thinking, the saddest part of MCA's death is that now the arbiter of what is misogynist is gone, and how will we ever now know when to criticize a film for misogyny?

So my neighbors next door have a contract on their house for $500 over asking (there were two offers, both knew it and this guy automatically offered more whereas the other never offered asking after two counters.) I think that's a good sign. Asking was what asking was for mine 3 years ago, but the market is still a little soft, but apparently still competitive? J said the guy just fell in love with the place, so I have high hopes it'll be another good neighbor.

In the Google/Oracle case, AFAIK we're still waiting for the judge to decide if API's can be copyrightable at all - the jury was instructed to proceed as if they are, so that they could come to a decision, but the whole thing could still be thrown out.

Grading is finished!! Yay! No more grading until Fall!

Ahrg. I have to fill out trip and expense reports for two different agencies. And they all have their own forms and rules. And only one is actually giving me my money back (which they better do soon because DC is nagging me.)

Yay Burrell!

Oy, sara.

msbelle, I hope it went OK at the hospital.

I was just thinking, the saddest part of MCA's death is that now the arbiter of what is misogynist is gone, and how will we ever now know when to criticize a film for misogyny?

Absolutely. Who will tell us now?????

("Charmingly" should be in sarcasm font, for the record.)

You know, it was surprisingly clear, even without the postscript ;)

Well I got mac mad and made him cry, yay mom of the year. at least they have now seen the shift in him when he shuts down and gets mad at not getting his way.