Dear TurboTax,
Thank you for making my taxes kind of annoying instead of a total nightmare. Sure, it cost most of my tax return to pay for the TurboTax version for under-employed freelancers, but that’s fine. You made it easier to turn a stack of 1099s and scribbled receipts into the single-digit check I’ll be receiving [...]
PanAsianBiz has a new post on the top English blogs about China. They’ve listed the top ten blogs in six categories, based on the categories and votes received on Chinalyst’s best China blog contest. I didn’t win Chinalyst’s contest, but I’m listed on PanAsianBiz’s top ten personal China blogs. Yay! Here are the rest:
1. Beijing [...]
Luke started a group writing challenge to list seven things we’re thankful for this Thanksgiving. I had to go over a little, and I kind of combined some things, because an endless list — while great for me — wouldn’t make such a great post.
8 ) Caramel Apple Crack at Starbucks.
I don’t know if the [...]
Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog, Joss Whedon’s new project, recently put out a call for supervillains to submit their applications. Stephen Follows sent me his villain, The Garnisher. It’s very Mystery Men, only with music. And garnishing.
The Garnisher – Application to the Evil League of Evil from The Garnisher on Vimeo.
Related: Stephen’s Space Chase
This quote keeps popping up all over my Twitter feed this morning.
“I was a little disappointed the media called it a tie but I think that means, when they call it a tie, that means we win.”
– Sen. John McCain, quoted by Reuters, “during a telephone call that was caught by cameras filming him at [...]
I saw this and wanted to share with you all: the site WeirdFragrances.com is offering samples of zany perfumes! I’m not entirely sure what their deal is, since the site says that the scents aren’t available for purchase, but the fragrances are things like Fresh Bread, Fourth of July and Grease Monkey.
This is not a [...]
Related: Recent post on how much I love Obama for using Twitter.
There’s a Chinese Twitter meme going around now, Twitter users — I’m supposed to say “Twitterati” and not “Twits” — are adding #080808 to their icons and tweets. David Feng explains more on CNReviews, and Ryan has a collection of #080808 twitter icons.
I don’t have the awesome art skills of other people doing this meme [...]
I’ve been meaning to get a photo of this crazy fruit since we first saw it, but here’s one from Tomato Egg Noodles:
Tomato Egg Noodles also has this to say:
The mangosteen (Garcinia mangostana) ??? is a small, round purplish fruit native to Malaysia. To eat it, one must remove the thick outer skin to reveal [...]
just never runs outa wood! DUMM!!
