Jason Griffey

Everyone has probably seen these already, but just in case: Scared of Santa photos.

Oh, and Happy Holidays to all my random readers. Nearly 50 of you a day are swinging by, which makes me very pleased. Keep coming by, and I’ll keep finding random things to say and link.

These guys got blogged by BoingBoing today, but I had to link to them here. I was nearly in the floor laughing at some of their commentary…

Crazy Asian Drinks.

One of a number of really great 404’s.

This page cannot be fucking displayed…

• Sirloin Rib Roast, marinaded in olive oil/soy sauce/balsamic vinegar/garlic/white wine and cooked medium well
• Grilled Asparagus with butter
• Roasted New Potatoes with leeks and whole garlic cloves, flavored with rosemary and scallions
• Braised Wild Mushrooms in Killian’s Red
• Beer and bleu cheese sauce for the roast, made by deglazing the roast pan with Killian’s and melting bleu cheese, butter, and a clove of the roasted garlic

Mmmmmmmm….good.

After the delicious repast, we exchanged gifts (hey, we’re heading out on Thurs. and wanted some time to enjoy them!). I got a couple of most excellent DVD’s (go Buffy Season 5!), the game Puerto Rico which I am really looking forward to playing, and a Ninetendo Gamecube which I will be supplimenting with many Miyamoto games.

Re: Nov 29th and 30th

WTF?

I didn’t even have an entry those two days.

Over on Slashdot, they’re hosting Gabe and Tycho’s Christmas episode of Penny Arcade.

I’ll just say that the subject matter is near and dear to my heart.

I’ll have to put in a small plug here for Penny Arcade. I owe them a TON of hits on this blog…even now, one of the most searched for terms to get to my blog via Google is “Strawberry Shortcake Penny Arcade” from this blog entry.

After looking over a few comment spam options, I decided to give Spam Karma a try. So it’s active now…if anyone has any problems leaving a comment, please let me know!

Here’s an interesting ‘net phenomenon that I hadn’t picked up on yet: Woot!

Evidently, it’s a sort of niche commercial site. The kick is that they sell one thing, every day, starting at Midnight, at really good prices. When they sell out, they’re done for the day, that’s it, no more stuff. One day, an MP3 player. The next day, a remote control car. But just the one thing, and just for 24 hours (or until they sell out). Sometimes they have 50 of something, sometimes 1000.

This is the sort of commercial enterprise that could ONLY exist on the ‘net. I think it’s a brilliant counter-point to the we-sell-everything superstores like Amazon.