Somegirlwitha.com

More geeky than girly.

Features

  • Here’s a chalkboard summary of my summer in China: I don’t like to be friendly. I don’t like people. I don’t like friendly people. I don’t like sharing food. I don’t like hugs in hot weather. Thanks a lot for not letting me be comfortable, FRIENDS.

  • Edited: Friday, August 22 When I got back, everyone kept asking why I didn’t stay for the Olympics. My answer was “it’s better watching it on TV.” But now that I’ve seen these pictures, I guess being at the opening ceremonies wouldn’t have been too bad. More here or check out some weird Olympics photos.

  • Beijing, China I don’t think I posted a picture of this from 2006, but here it is with 50 days to go. We were on an outing at Tiananmen Square with the kids this past Thursday. It felt like an oven in the middle of the square.

  • Just got back from a sneak preview of The Forbidden Kingdom that opens this Friday, along with Expelled. Don’t worry, no spoilers here because I don’t really like to write. I’m just embarrassed every time Jet Li speaks in English. I think filmmakers make the effort to minimize his lines. But boy, he does move…

  • There’s just something about snow that makes me smile.

  • Gilbert & George put themselves at the center of their artwork. Identifying as “living sculptures” in art and daily life, they eliminate the distinction between artist and art. They began their career together with a tabletop vaudeville performance piece called The Singing Sculpture. Eventually, they began photographing their performance work to extend its reach and…

  • “Found”, the latest episode of GALACTICAST is a parody of the TV show “Lost” and features a reference to those now famous numbers. Edit: oops, should have put up a warning about some “not so nice” words and magazines in the clip.

  • Tiger Woods’ father dies at 74.

  • For all of us John Williams’ fans, previews of Memoirs of a Geisha.

  • Someone get me this monitor!

  • 40 Things That Only Happen In Movies

  • Bike to one of the BART Energizer Stations on May 19 and receive a free t-shirt and refreshments.

  • Ok, finally got time to play around with the forums. I’ve upgraded the version and it’s now in a new location. Go check it out here. I’ve tried to make things look the same as before, but there’s a few new features on it. Hopefully, it won’t be as hard to login as before where…