A few random Wednesday notes

[yendi]

1. Swag from the conference yesterday included the usual assortment of pens, as well as a pair of socks (seriously), a usb hub (they've officially hit swag levels of cheapness), a shirt, a boomerang, a combination hairbrush/compact that Elayna adores, and a $5 Starbucks gift card (yay Sun!).

2. But the most surprising piece of swag was the shark from ckd icons! I grabbed two of 'em. :-)

3. As noted by dtaylor (and my issue of Newsweek, but I saw it on LJ first), those who find Youtube too offensive can now opt to use Godtube. I'll avoid the obvious comments on seeing a Clay Aiken montage on the front page there. At least there's no Liberace montage alongside it.

4. Remember: Today is March 21, which is the day on which we go to Dunkin' Donuts and get a free iced coffee! Also, it's springtime or somesuch.

5. Finally, Amazon has another up-tp-50% off deal, this time on Sci-Fi and Fantasy DVDs. That includes The Dark Crystal, Labyrinth (including the limited edition -- remember to check out page two of the sale!), Gattica, Mirrormask, Starman, Cowboy Bebop (just the movie), and assorted Godzilla flicks.

Comments

Boring

[freeknation.livejournal.com]

What's with the oh so not original Clay slam? Haven't you heard? The stalker guy that claimed an affair with Aiken confessed it was all a hoax. Leave the guy alone and let him have some peace for a change. He is just a nice guy trying to have a singing career. What's so offensive about that?

Re: Boring

[yendi]

I've got nothing against Clay (although not the slightest doubt that he's gay, either, but that's neither a thing to be ashamed of, nor something that he should be upset about choosing not to talk about). I'm slamming on the homophobic crowd at the site I was linking to and the irony inherent in using him on their front page.

Re: Boring

[yendi]

I should qualify that by saying that I've got nothing against Clay as a person. His singing sucks donkey ass.

[freeknation.livejournal.com]

You're entitled to your opinion but I think you might be surprised to find that you don't know him at all. This is a song he wrote.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IYpcctHmzlI

[jiffjenn.livejournal.com]

It is amazing that has hit conference swag levels. I came home from my last conference with 3 usb hubs, 12 mice (of which 4 were wireless), and a plethora of thumb drives. I missed the dutch company's "wooden" shoes aka slippers. They looked very nice. I get to find out what vendors give away at a government conference next month.