Twice! Last night, Jim & I headed down to Keegan’s for some pub quiz (and a fair quantity of beer, too). In both the 6:30 and 8pm games, we finished second, earning us each a free drink (twice!). It was a pleasant end to a day that involved two trips to the hardware store and a lot of grunting and groaning as I moved my bed (and clothes and lamps and alarm clock and much other miscellany) into my new bedroom. But back to our near-domination. In the first game, the winners had 18 of 25 questions right. We were in a three-way tie for second with 15, but took it because we knew that Minnesota’s state bird is the Common Loon. That extra bit of pedantry paid off. Plus there were three other questions where we talked ourselves out of the correct answers. We coulda been contenders! In the second game, we lost by a single point, with two or three more questions that we might have been able to find the answer to if we hadn’t been flush with the after-effects of celebrating our first new win. Anyway, it was a fun time, but tipped the scales at around $60 for each of us (even with two free drinks each), so we probably won’t be repeating that performance too often. Nonetheless, Go Team Duh!
And as I mentioned above, I finally completed the bedroom transition I’ve been yammering on about forever. It felt weird going to sleep in a different room last night, but I like the fact that I’ve gotten that done. Today, I’m going to rearrange the boxes and furniture left in the old bedroom and make enough room that I can set up my trike and the trainer I bought last month so I can get some exercise over the winter. Wish me well, kiddies.
- The Sex & So Much More Show is Selling sex in the cities at the Minneapolis Convention Center this weekend. Tickets are $20 at the door. Not only do they have adult toys and videos, Playboy Playmates and Ron Jeremy, but they’ve also got a beer garden. Still, I’m not sure it would be $20 worth of amusement for me. [press-patch]
- A new Nasal Spray Arouses Women’s Desire To Have Sex In Minutes. PT-141 also works on men and could cause people who use it regularly to lose weight. How long do you think it’ll take for spams for black market PT-141 to start showing up? [fark!]
- Is it a Superhero or Household Cleaner? Well, call me Dr. Average, because I only got 14 of 20 right this morning. [fark!]
- Bruce Schneier has the Real Story of the Rogue Rootkit from Sony. It’s been around since mid-2004, and none of the anti-virus software companies saw fit to protect people from this malware. He asks
Who are the security companies really working for?
and the answer isn’t Joe User. [boing boing] - Popular Science has the story of the The 11-Year Quest to Create Disappearing Colored Bubbles. They’ll be sold as Zubbles (flash required). The coolest part is that the dye that colors the bubbles breaks down with friction, light, or contact with air. So you get pretty bubbles, and no stains. And the inventor’s from St. Paul. [boing boing]
- Excellent. The USA Patriot Act renewal faces filibuster from Russ Feingold (D-WI). Remember that he’s the only senator to have voted against it the first time around. [instapundit]
- An Ex-MI5 chief sparks ID card row by saying that new ID cards won’t help fight terrorism.
The men responsible for the 9/11 and Madrid terrorist attacks had valid identification.
It’s a sad state of affairs when someone from a govenment stating the obvious is news, but there you have it. [schneier] - Finally, remember that tomorrow is National Ammo Day. And there’s a movement afoot to clean Walmarts around the country out of ammo at 3:30 PM CST tomorrow. I’d help on that, just to imagine the freaked out calls to HQ.
Umm. We’re out of ammunition.
Only thing is, I just don’t like shopping in Walmart, so I’m still planning to make a Cabelas run, so I should be having a good weekend and hope you find something equally fun for you.
Update: Here’s more of an explanation of why Walmart.