http://www.brainflak.com/blog Thu, 06 May 2010 18:55:27 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Undead American Archangel Darkfold in a doggy bed, for demonstration purposes onlyIn Second Life, a virtual world without a theme or genre as distinct as those in games (World of Warcraft, etc.), people tend to explore aspects of themselves and their interests that they are unable or unwilling to explore ... http://www.brainflak.com/blog/?p=167 Every corporation claims that what distinguishes them from other, similar companies is their earnest and impressive frugality. Every department and group in every corporation thinks its name must have "Global" or "Worldwide" prepended to it, and that their unique symbol should be the Earth. Every department and group in every corporation ... http://www.brainflak.com/blog/?p=157 My friends and I occasionally engage in a form of madness known as Penkwe. The name "penkwe" is the reconstructed proto-Indo-European root word meaning "five." This name refers to the extreme fiveness of the practice, in ways that will become apparent below. I cannot tell you where this...let's call it a ... http://www.brainflak.com/blog/?p=145 Boo: Put out your hands like this. Daddy: Like this? Boo: Yes. Now play this. Boo: [chanting and slapping hands semi-rhythmically] Lemonade. Crunchy ice. Beat it once. Beat it twice. Turn around. Touch the ground. Kick your boyfriend out of town. [a pause as she stares at me intently] I win. Now let's play cards. http://www.brainflak.com/blog/?p=139 Monk: Master, how many asshats does it take to explode a turducken? Master: What the hell is a “turducken?” And the monk was immediately enlightened. Monk: Master, if an anthropomorphic panda and an anthropomorphic gazelle have offspring, would they be anthropomorphic pandas, anthropomorphic gazelles, or some horrible mixture of the two? Master: You’ve never ... http://www.brainflak.com/blog/?p=130 Put on your cute-protective goggles, take whatever patent medicines you use to protect against cuteorphin overdose, and view Boo: http://www.brainflak.com/blog/?p=100 This morning, over the "baby" monitor, I could hear the girls having quite a discussion: Boo: I dreamed I was playing with the baby. Panda: What baby? Boo: I don't know. Panda: What BABY? Boo: I don't KNOW! Panda: But WHAT baby? Boo: I DON'T know! Panda: Playing with WHAT baby? Boo: The one from my dream! Panda: What baby ... http://www.brainflak.com/blog/?p=93 Yesterday I got to play the greatest game of hide-and-seek of my life with my two-year-old pal. Here is a transcript: Boo: We'll play hide and seek. Daddy: Ok. Do you want to hide or count? Boo: I count. You hide. Daniel. Great. Will you count to ten? Boo: Noooo... Daddy: Will you count to twenty? Boo: ... http://www.brainflak.com/blog/?p=83 Tiny Cave The only graffiti in the men's room of the artsy movie house I visited the other night: a hole in the plaster adorned with a warning and cave paintings. http://www.brainflak.com/blog/?p=82 Akane apparently likes to anoint her head with the crumbs of white cheddar soy crisps. About 2/3 of the way through the little clip, she elects to re-insert. It's not as hysterically funny now as it was at 3am when it happened, but here it is: ... http://www.brainflak.com/blog/?p=81