Somegirlwitha.com

More geeky than girly.

  • Holy Beetle, Batman!

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    Jet-powered VW bug takes to the street Ron Patrick wanted a VW Beetle with a jet engine (hey, who doesn’t?). But he also wanted to be able to drive it on the open road, rather than just on a closed airport runway surrounded by fire engines and EMT crews. His solution? A dual-engine vehicle, with…

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  • Super Hero Speed Mail?

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    For Johnny:

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  • Is it Friday the 13th or something?

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    I’ve had about the worst day ever today, and it’s not even over yet! First off, I overslept, so I left the house late.  When I leave later, there’s more traffic.  Stinks. I leave before eating the free lunch at work to get new tires from Costco.  I drive over to the one near the…

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  • What would Jesus Drive?

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    Most people assume WWJD stands for "What would Jesus do?" But the initials really stand for "What would Jesus drive?"  One theory is that Jesus would tool around in an old Plymouth because the Bible says, "God drove Adam and Eve out of the Garden of Eden in a Fury."

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  • Free Starbucks coffee

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    How I do LOVE coffee, especially when it’s FREE!

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  • WordPress, gallery, .htaccess

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    Ok, this is just for my own geeky records in case I ever need this information again.  I just got my gallery for my friends and family back up, but my root .htaccess was birthing 404’s everywhere.  I couldn’t get to the gallery, but once I got it fixed, all my permalinks were broken. So…

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  • Best spelling bee clip evar!

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    This has got to be the best spelling bee clip evar!

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  • My own Operation Rice Bowl

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    The World Bank defines poverty as living on less than $2 a day and extreme poverty as living on less than $1 a day.    During Lent, I’ve decided

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  • New company policy

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    Dress Code It is advised that you come to work dressed according to your salary. If we see you wearing Prada shoes and carrying a Gucci bag, we assume you are doing well financially and therefore do not need a raise. If you dress poorly, you need to learn to manage your money better, so…

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  • Yellow fever (video) relapse?

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    Remember the yellow fever video I posted a few weeks ago? Well guess what??? I was at UCSD last week with a friend dropping a car off for her mom. The exchange was goin down when I saw the Indian guy from the video!!! Ha! I must have stared at him for at least 3…

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  • Videos: VW’s “fast” commercials

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    Update (3/3/06): johnny: what is your buddy icon of? me: it’s the vw fast johnny: illl…it looks funny so small. me: haha me: they’re selling for about $400 on ebay johnny: for the stupid toy used in the commercials?? johnny: you can buy the staples button from staples for $5. me: so nerdy Check out…

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  • Beautiful China

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    Some incredibly beautiful pictures of China. Sure, they’re post-processed, but they’re absolutely stunning.

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  • WCC debriefing

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    I went to WCC for the very first time evar. It was great to see people I haven’t seen in many many years. I was especially encouraged by the fact that they were still serving after all these years, even if they did go to the same jacked up “Christian” school that I went to…

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  • Four things

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    You know when you played tag and you wanted to be it….oh oh, tag me, tag me! You end up just reaching out asking for the tag? I’m it! Four jobs I’ve had in my life Ice Cream Scooper Teacher Restaurant Manager Therapist Four movies I can watch over and over (hmm, I own the…

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  • Upcoming Travel Schedule

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    Update (2/16/06): My friend in BJ said he was able to get on to the AOL site, so it seems that they’re AOK! For my LA trip last week, I rented a car from SFO. While picking up the rental car, the guy directed me to this bright red car (economy size, of course). He…

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  • Growing

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    Been so so busy, but learning so so much. I stand in awe of the Almighty, Creator of the universe. He takes good care of me and knows exactly what I need and when I need it. I ought to be more diligent in putting my thoughts and experiences into words. Song lyrics of the…

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  • Fun Movie Quiz

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    Fun Movie Quiz— identify a movie by a single frame. I got 11 out of 30.

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  • Multi-Touch Interaction Research

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    Multi-Touch Interaction — Make it vertical and transparent and we’ve got ourselves Minority Report.

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  • Yellow Fever – Google Video

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    A video of some Asian guy’s quest for answers — definitely worth the 15 minutes. Thanks to Gordon for the heads up.

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  • Jay Leno Photo Booth 2

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    Thanks for the link, Jordan.

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