rich, it seems you've earned some goodwill of our new boss, but if you want that to work out really well, if you really want to earn her respect, you have to learn to say 'no'.

uh huh? when should i've said 'no'?

what do you mean, "if you're prepared to live on ramen"? you don't live on ramen, you try to survive it.

and so i will leave this world; it is no longer a place i can bear to live in. i'm 38 and still haven't found a friend who plays LEGO with me. nu är det slut.

i'm totally for substance over style; however i would rather phrase that as "against style over substance" as this way it has a nicer meter to it.

you want to know if it's any good? well, on the back label, it says: "it has been carefully blended and matured in oak casks and only when our master blender is satisfied he has achieved a smooth and distinctive flavour will he allow it to be bottled for discerning drinkers. the rest ends up in bottles like these for cheapskates like you."

JFYI: 'a URL', 'an Url'. 'an URL' is too conservative and 'a Url' is completely out of the question.

so there i was, the comment form filled with 1,400 words of finely crafted analysis pertaining to some blog entry, and no idea which point i had originally wanted to make. i promptly submitted it, hoping someone would find out.

"don't you know?", he said, "there is no spoon." she pouted, put her arms akimbo, and said, reproachfully, "look, i just wanted to put some sugar in my coffee."