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Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Reading glasses: all of mine are the cheap $12 ones from the drugstore, because I like their funky frames, and magnification is magnification. The only pair I have that I dislike and never wear are the ones that cost $25.
The cheaper ones are less sturdy and more likely to be destroyed by, say, someone sitting down on them. That's why they come in multi-packs, I think. I've only ever broken one, but YMMV.
I get the 3 for $18 jobbies from Costco. And, I have 9 pairs. Because I'm terrible with leaving them places or tucking them into pockets.
I loved that Jamaican parody of the VW ad.
Oh, god help me, I've signed up for Linkedin.
I think LinkedIn is just one of those things. I am irritated at the people who shotgun out invites to random recipients, but mostly I think enough people have looked me up on there that it's handy keeping my profile current.
My optician said the difference between the reading glasses I paid $45+insurance for and the +2s he said to pick up anywhere is the quality of the frame and the consistent magnification across the whole lens.
If there are no drugstore brands particularly better or worse than any other maybe I'll pick up a couple so I can have a pair at my bedside, etc.
That Jamaica ad makes me very happy--my sister had also sent me an article with people complaining that Americans shouldn't be the ones making funny ads involving our culture--why aren't we doing it ourselves? It was an encouragement to not be ashamed of the things that set us apart, and to work our image.
But this is the biggest PR bump we've had in forever that doesn't involve the 100m.
Jesse, is the J'can VW video appropriate for good stuff?
And Hec, I think that's the same song playing on the real ad--Jimmy Cliff is singing.
Sure, why not? I'll throw it up there.
I got bangs! Sort of. I mean, I did, but my hair really only looks marginally different.
Linkedin was pretty helpful tracking down an old reference for a job application. But it's not something I check all the time.
I survived the polar plunge. 20 minutes before jumping, I went to the bar for a shot of Jack Daniels. After I downed it, a teammate said, "That's a good idea!" and went up for one. Then she came back and said, "I just threw up a little. How do you not throw up?"
She is 21 years old. BAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!
Out Drinking a 21 year old is pretty impressive.
Not fucking with Cash.
I think I would be on the ground at your feet within 1 hour.