Monthly Archives: December 2004

Quote of the day

31 December 2004 – 11:54 pm +0800

Have you seen pastures, Groovy?
Green Pastures was just a Technicolor movie.
When you stomp
up to heaven
and you meet
old St. Pete
tell that boy
“Jump for joy!”
Step right in,
give Pete some skin
and jump for joy.
— Duke Ellington, “Jump for Joy”

By Ian Michael Hamet | Posted in Quotes | Comments (0)

Beauty for the day

31 December 2004 – 11:49 pm +0800

Work safe? In a perfect world, yes. Here, no.

By Ian Michael Hamet | Posted in Beauty | Comments (0)

Quote of the day

30 December 2004 – 11:59 pm +0800

I’m feeling thankful for the small things today.
I’m feeling thankful for the small things today.
I said “I remember you, I crashed your wedding
with some orange crepe paper and some Halloween candy.”
Now sometimes, I wish I were Catholic—I don’t know why.
I guess I’m happy to see your face at a time like this.
— Cracker, “Happy Birthday [...]

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Beauties for the day

30 December 2004 – 11:58 pm +0800

Work safe? I wouldn’t dare.

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Vhu vuoold hefe-a thoonk?

30 December 2004 – 9:22 pm +0800

Thees is fery, fery vrung.
Yuoo cun incuoonter Guugle-a in deefffferent lungooeges, ooff cuoorse-a, boot deed yuoo ifer theenk yuoo’d be-a eble-a tu reed it in Muck Svedeesh oor Fooddspeek?
Here-a muuse-a muuse-a muuse-a!

By Ian Michael Hamet | Posted in Humor & Fun | Comments (0)

The hostests with the mostests

30 December 2004 – 10:02 am +0800

I haven’t mentioned them lately, but my web hosting company, Website Solution in Hong Kong, is really great. Anytime I have a problem or a question, I get a reply in less than 24 hours, usually less than 2, and that reply is always helpful and understandable.
And when I don’t have a problem, they [...]

By Ian Michael Hamet | Posted in General | Comments (0)

Change it to “female” and then I might be interested.

30 December 2004 – 9:30 am +0800

I come up as number three on this search? Yeesh.

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The Big Carnival

30 December 2004 – 9:25 am +0800

New Carnival of the Vanities. Only 33 entries this week, less mine which you’ve already read, so really 32. Check it out.

By Ian Michael Hamet | Posted in Blogosphere | Comments (0)

A reified semiotic paridigmatical suggestion

30 December 2004 – 12:01 am +0800

I can’t help commenting on this:
The loss of Derrida and Sontag within a few months has left a yawning vacuum which looks like it won’t be filled.
Promise?
(†Tim Blair)

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Quote of the day

29 December 2004 – 11:51 pm +0800

There was a verse
that I was gonna write.
I haven’t yet
but there’s still a chance I might,
an open book
that I still want to close.
I’ll find the time
someday I suppose.
— Mighty Mighty Bosstones, “Someday I Suppose”

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Beauty for the day

29 December 2004 – 11:43 pm +0800

Work safe? Not as such, no.

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Blatant quota post

29 December 2004 – 11:42 pm +0800

(I have not, and likely will not, comment much on the tsunami. It’s terrible, but I have nothing substantive to add, and so many other quarters are doing such a grand job that I feel like there’s nothing I could do that would make a difference.)
Anyone who knows me adequately will be utterly unsurprised [...]

By Ian Michael Hamet | Posted in Culture | Comments (0)

Quote of the day

28 December 2004 – 11:54 pm +0800

I feel like a million tonight. But one at a time.
— Mae West

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Beauty for the day

28 December 2004 – 11:48 pm +0800

Work safe? Are you high?

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Turn Left, Turn Right, 2003

28 December 2004 – 9:00 pm +0800

Rain in Taipei. A crosswalk. The light is red, and both corners are populated with umbrellas. All the umbrellas are black, save two. On one corner, at opposite sides of the cluster of black umbrellas, are one that is green and one that is red.
Under the red umbrella stands young woman, [...]

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