So the phrase 'fourth hour of the Today Show' is shorthand for some sort of idiocy, right? Witless banter? What?

My job is all about rocks. That is to say, the finding of rocks and the peering underneath of them.

My desktop background images are largely aircraft and military vehicles. It's like I'm 12 and this is my bedroom.

Working at a large internet company sure makes it easy to collect Bed Bath & Beyond 20% off coupons.

I miss the way people from Jersey say 'rat-e-a-tor' for radiator.

I hate everything about ebay, up to and including Meg Whitman's attack ads.

Just got excused from a work meeting because I wasn't needed. SCHOOLS OUT FOR SUMMER!

This week my son will only wear PJs with animals on them. No submarines!

DADDYRUN! - a game in which I pretend to be unable to catch a three year old.

Boy the sad dead people music in Black Hawk Down sure is similar to Battlestar Galactica. Same sound designer?

My son throws a baseball like Charlie Sheen in Major League. Watch out! parenting

Stride Mega Mystery: the tabla rasa of chewing gums.

The farmers market is awash in kale today. Yuck.

Fun experiment: spend an hour at futureme.org today sending messages to the future.

I like to pretentiously reference the worm Ouroboros in online conversation but I usually spell it wrong. Lit snob fail!

My son got really mad and made a sound like a dying Tauntaun. I was scared. parenting

Ok I'm officially giving 'I Wanna Be Adored' 4 stars in itunes and 'Fools Gold' 5 stars.

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Going to the gym to see if a workout improves this head cold situation in any way.

So it looks like this new 'Is It Possible' show on Discovery is this century's answer to 'That's Incredible'?

Just saw a 4wd jeep eagle car drive by. Can't remember last time I saw one of those oddballs.

These movies that kids make using their Thomas trains are pretty adorable. http://j.mp/cJ5gEs

I just successfully navigated a work conference call with a three year old on my lap. Parenting WIN!

Dear online shopping sites: if the 'larger image' is only 10% bigger than the original, it is really, really annoying. Stop doing that.

I rolled up my sleeves before going to work today so I would look extra productive.

I am listening to 'Atomic Dog (Extended Original)' by George Clinton and wondering what a non-extended George Clinton song would be.

Fining people who don't have health insurance is a load of regressive taxation BS.

Sometimes I sing 'Don't Cry for Me Argentina' to my son, except I change Argentina to his name. Fabulous.

Man I have a craving for a huckleberry milkshake. Can someone drive me to Ravalli so I can get one right now?

Girl next to me at coffee shop has the nods bad, keeps almost falling on her laptop. Junkie? Pills maybe, doesn't look like a shooter.

Can I pay Amazon Mechanical Turk to finish rating my songs in iTunes?

I'm watching a window washer using a four story tall squeegee. Seriously, he's reaching the fourth floor windows from the ground.

My son has his green shamrock socks on today so at least he's not getting pinched.

Spending an afternoon enjoying hunting through every bank, utility, etc. website and updating address after apartment move. Joy.

I'm trapped in a recursive Amazon Recommendations/Wish List cycle. Can't get out, too many good books to add!

I now own a Cole Hardware collapsible lunch cooler. I'm pretty sure that makes me San Francisco legit.

I get a special warm fuzzy feeling every time I manage to sneak a semicolon into an email exchange.

A three year old wearing nylon track pants is like George Costanza x 1,000,000.

I just used 'adjudicate' in an email and am feeling like a smarty pants today. Small victories!

I am now the owner of a Disney Pirates of the Caribbean tube TV with a fake plastic skull on top. http://j.mp/dcsw4Q

This new firefox 3.6 'personas' thing is complete ridiculous insanity. Knock it off, Netscape Navigator.

I misspelled 'like' as 'lie' in IM. I tried to fix it and typed 'kike' instead. Then I gave up and wondered if it was beer thirty yet.

I'd like a double espresso with a steamed milk back, please.

Today's earworm: 'Failure' by My Robot Friend. It has that incredibly catchy slowly increasing tempo like 'Surrender' by Cheap Trick.

Next generatioin hipster idea: ride a tandem bicycle everywhere, but just by yourself.

Maple yogurt with pineapple chunks is a very odd flavor combination.

Dear Disney, stop teasing me with these awesome new Tron movie trailers - it's not coming out until Christmas 2010!

Holy crap does every car rental company have an absolutely horrible website? Enterprise and Budget blow.

Michael Buble on the muzak at the gym. I am getting PUMPED UP by his smooth, bouncy vocals.

I wish I knew how to play pianos filled with flames.

"Hello Muddah, Hello Fadduh" by Allan Sherman just came on my itunes and that's a perfect way to start my work week. http://j.mp/bEtwLg

My son is asking for 'warmer blueberries' . He means freeze dried blueberries (because regular blueberries are in the fridge).

The cultural mix at playgrounds is pretty much the #1 reason we live in a city.

Man I love taking cabs. I need to be rich enough to make that my exclusive mode of transport.

The end of the Hummer brand is a major disaster for the novelty limousine market.

Guy serving me at Red Mango has killer clown and nazi skeleton forearm tattoos. I'm scared.

I just saw a dude check his pager. Also, it's 1992 today?!?

Watching Shinkansen, TGV, and ICE train videos on youtube (with a 3 year old). http://j.mp/9lie0H

Today's advice: the slow blade penetrates the shield.

My son told me I was number two, which leaves the question of who is number one still unanswered.

I'm giving up procrastination for Lent.

I just realized the lyric in that Sixpence None the Richer song 'Kiss Me' is "kiss me, 'neath the bearded barley". Had to look that one up.

Sometimes when mac ical.app can't connect it pops up 'Revert to Server', 'Try Again', 'Cancel'. Wtf is 'Revert to Server'?

I'm going back to basics this year - just thin mints.

I dare you to watch this and not laugh. http://ping.fm/SOHmt

I wish that bugzilla had a strikeout feature for previous comments.

Graffiti artists at the 15th anniversary party.

I hate the word 'freemium'. Let's put an embargo on that, ok?

Taking babies to bars: http://j.mp/bgKtTx This is probably why I hate Park Slope.

After all these years of listening to London Calling by the Clash I still don't know what 'phony beatlemania' is, exactly.

These device skins are pretty awesome: http://j.mp/d0wG1P - I need to get one for my blackberry.