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[linnea]

My girlfriend dumped me a couple of hours ago. We were together for two and a half years.

That is mega-shitty, dude. I am sorry to hear that.

[theinevitable]

today I found out that my GF has been selected to be my co-music director at the radio station next semester.
hijinks? Yes. Hijinks will ensue. Not sure yet whether they will be good or bad hijinks.

[miles]

Either way, hopefully they will be wacky.

[Toaster]

Hijinks are as rad as you dare to make them. I can think of six dozen ways that could be the funnest thing ever.

Thank you all for your kind words. You are the best. And Cort, I gave you a can.

[Carlos del Vaca]

Today I learned that a friend from college, who was pretty much the most stoner-ific, semi-clueless member of our crew, somehow signed up for Facebook as a "public persona" rather than a regular human being.  So instead of becoming friends with him, one must "Become a Fan."

Somehow, this is appropriate.

[Toaster]

That is how folk legends are made.

[bluemoon72]

...attend the most astounding concert I've ever seen.  Bela Fleck and the Flecktones first holiday music concert...it was jaw-dropping.  From Victor Wooten's 15-minute solo Christmas song medley on bass, to Bela doing a moving version of Vince Guaraldi's "Christmastime is Here" and "Linus and Lucy", to "The Twelve Days of Christmas" in a different key AND time signature for each day, to--I'm not kidding--an entire set from a Tuvan throat singer ensemble....the hands-down most astonishingly good show I've ever seen. And that's saying a lot.

[theinevitable]

Completely fail to understand how coffee machines work, and cover the floor of my kitchen with coffee.

also: I only like coffee either with tons of milk and sugar, hot, or black and cold. What is the deal with this?

[Dexter]

I am more worried about my 200 damn dollar ELECTRIC bill (we have gas heat) due to certain Spouses who insist that every light in the house needs to stay on when we are not here, "for safety."

But you don't keep all the lights on when you're not home, right?  Just the ones you're using?  Have you pointed out to him that a particularly astute criminal who is casing the joint might notice that all the lights are on only when people leave the house?

[jay-ell]

If I'm home, I studiously turn off lights in the rooms we're not using. If I'm out for some reason, I come home to find everybody in the family room and all the rest of the lights ablaze.

I am going to teach my soon-to-be 5-year-old to turn off lights in rooms we're not using. As soon as I can communicate to him that that's what we're "supposed" to do, his obsessively completist autism brain will take care of the rest.

[jaydub]

Focusing his powers on using them for good.  Spiderman approves.

[Mr Trout]

If I'm out for some reason, I come home to find everybody in the family room and all the rest of the lights ablaze.

Have you switched to CF bulbs? I've been seeing them for really cheap lately. I picked up 4 GE branded 100W equivalents for $7 at Rite-Aid of all places the other day.

Also, this may be an impossible task with your spouse. Having lived with a roommate who wouldn't turn lights off, I've found that if it wasn't drilled into you at an early age (my father was a nut about energy conservation back when it was still underground) it may be a lost cause.

Today I'm gonna work for the 14th day straight without more than 3 hours of sleep in a given night. I'm seriously taking 2 months off after I finish up these projects. Also learn how to say no to clients.

[jay-ell]

Have you switched to CF bulbs? I've been seeing them for really cheap lately. I picked up 4 GE branded 100W equivalents for $7 at Rite-Aid of all places the other day.

Also, this may be an impossible task with your spouse. Having lived with a roommate who wouldn't turn lights off, I've found that if it wasn't drilled into you at an early age (my father was a nut about energy conservation back when it was still underground) it may be a lost cause.

Yeah, we used CFLs in our old house, but when we moved here we were a little slow in making the changeover. I figured we'd wait 'til the incandescents burned out and change them one by one as needed, but after our first electric bill, I went through and changed them all. Our first full-month bill was $227, out second was $135 (after I changed out half the bulbs), and our latest bill (which I just got) is $108. Meanwhile, our gas bill (we have gas heat) has only gone up $10. So, yay.

There's still the issue of "why can't you do this for me just because I asked you to," but that's a whole different problem for another time.

Anyway, as those of you on Facebook know, today I'm gonna send a secret something to a secret someone.

[Arachno-capitalist]

Have you switched to CF bulbs? I've been seeing them for really cheap lately. I picked up 4 GE branded 100W equivalents for $7 at Rite-Aid of all places the other day.

I thought incandescent bulbs were already illegal in the US, but apparently that doesn't kick in until 2012. My town gave everyone free CFLs and I have to say I'm not a fan of the "warm up" period. When I walk into a dark room, and flip the light switch, I don't like standing in the door while my light bulb boots up. Maybe its just the brand, Idk.

[jay-ell]

It depends more on the wattage and type. The 45-watt equivalent globe-style CFLs I have in my bathroom take a lot longer to reach full brightness than the 60-watt equivalent standard bulbs I have in the bedrooms. Don't know why, exactly.