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A Very Druid Christmas. I should have taken more pictures. (December 21, 2004)

Pictures from our IB Christmas dinner after LaserQuest.

My friends are awesome. I love you guys. Merry Christmas, everyone.

Welcome back, Martin.

Weird... Snow isn't falling in snowflakes. It's falling in little balls of shards of ice...

I know what you're all thinking. "What does the inside of Marc's knee look like?" Well finally, I answer the question on everyone's mind!

Good news. The report was wrong. I don't have a torn medial meniscus. The ACL is still damaged (and will never heal) and the MCL has damage, but that will heal over time.

Pictures from the Dead City Serpents' gig at the Shark Tank on December 20, 2004.

Great idea for a band name or album title (from Martin): Shampoo Mishap. What do you think? Band name or album title?

Ok: I'm thinking someone had trouble with their translating software. Bonus points for who can define the french word "enceintes" (post a comment).

Addendum: I'm a retard. I didn't check a French dictionary before mouthing off, and now I feel shame!

Apparently, all fat people look the same. There are 2 where I work. Matt and myself. All the new people call me Matt. Thing is... I'm caucasian and I never wear a hat. He's half native and always wears a hat... Ipso fuckin' facto, all fat people look the same.

Alternative units of measurement...
1 dollop = 1 smattering of smidgens
(Thanks, Caite!)

Some paint curling up on a wall.

Completely undoctored image of the headlines from MSN Today...

Jack Wang? Pleased to meet you, Jack. My name's Tug. Tug Johnson. (Thanks, Martin.)

Check it out! I got a murderer's kit during my office gift exchange today!

If I ever lose an eye, I think I would try to say, "It was all fun and games until just a second ago!"

Like quizzes about people you know? Try Laurie's.

Marc's favourite drawing of 4 as drawn by Jessica.

bearly: Not quite as a large omnivorous mammal.

Tomorrow I must bring Spider-Man and Prince of Persia. If I fail to do so, I'm an idiot.

I met the nicest asshole in the world yesterday. He had some weird tubes and pipes mounted on a hydraulic base attached to the bed of his pickup. The pipes extended far beyond the front of the pickup truck. There were tubes running from the backs of the pipes into the bed. I saw this when I was gassing up, so I walked over and mirthfully said, "I gotta know what that's for." Dude says, "What makes you think you have to know?" What was weird was that he said it in the same tone as I was using. I laughed and said, "All I know is that whatever it is, I want one, but I'd like to know what it is." After a brief pause of the guy still gassing up and not looking at me (with a smile on his face), I said, "So you're not going to tell me?" Still without facing me, he said, "Nope." Still smiling, and still as friendly as before, I said, "Whatever floats your boat." Of course, in my head, I was thinking, "You fucking deviant! What the Hell is the matter with you?"

Kick ass car commercial (breakdancing Citroen).

Well, if Nick is going to do it, so am I. Note that I aced Nick's quiz. Take my Quiz! and then Check out the Scoreboard! Exclamation points!

New background: "Vanity." What's wrong with me?!

How do you know you're going to have the best Christmas ever? Like this.

Do girls know when they're behaving in a way that is friendly but ambiguously showing potential interest?

You know, it's lucky Martin's available online. He helps me with crucial life decisions such as "fruit smoothie or egg nog first?"

Raaah! Frightening Santa Claus says, "I'm coming for you, kiddies!"

So, apparently I have a torn medial meniscus. My family doctor says I'll probably need orthoscopic surgery. Yuck!

This is what happens when you're programming all day, then all night, and there's a scanner. (April 8, 1998)

Happy Friday Monster says, "Rejoice: the weekend draws nigh!" (Thanks, Jess)

Ok. Now people are even misspelling "1337 sp34k..." Example: "y0u g3t the d4ift." A 4 replaces an A, not an r.

blatent: Very obviously present or potential but not evident or active.

This is a picture from when I was John Lennon... A coworker of mine has about 80 pairs of glasses. Today she had these. I tried them on, and she said I looked like John Lennon. Spitting image, eh?

I want to learn how to play that guitar tab.

A very enjoyable Player vs. Player (webcomic).

It's all fun and games until someone loses an eye. Then it's a party. With pirates.

I'm going home.

Marc Smash!

My horoscope according to The Onion: Enjoy your position at the top of the food chain, because God is about to shake things up a little with the new Mountain Lion 2.0.

"Happy Together" by The Turtles is stuck in my head. I think I can oust it with "Floorkiller" by Icon of Coil.

<rail>Brilliant! Transparent backgrounds work in IE on the condition that links are broken...</rail>

Do yourselves a favour and check out Nintendo on The Lonely Island. Note: Sarah "Oh my God if she blows her hair out of her face one more time I'll have to marry her" Chalke is in a some of their stuff.

congradulate: To express joy or acknowledgment through excessive praise.

"You know what's better than what you listen to? The Radio." (Insult that could possibly come handy at some point in time)

Just a Thought: This is a love song about being unhappy.

Just a Thought: I'm so sorry, she said with a mouthful of cake.

Tonight is my office Christmas party. There will be a buffet and (presumably) laughs at Yuk-Yuk's. My belly is empty save for any remnants of the several cups of espresso I've had, so I'm ready for that damn buffet. <movie trailer voiceover>Question is... is the buffet... ready for him?</movie trailer voiceover>

We got a new coffee maker at work. It's an expensive Italian jobbie that makes espresso for you automatically... But apparently, you're not allowed to make coffee OUT OF BABIES!

AAAAAAAAAAAH!

Haha! Some anonymous online personality decides to get literary: "WAR IS PEACE FREEDOM IS SLAVERY IGNORENCE IS STRENGTH." Guess she's pretty strong.

The experiment is over. I've moved to that great big background. Don't pretend like you don't care! <crying>

Another round of this... Which is better? This (1), or this(2)?

I'm not a total prick, but I play one in real life.

Macro picture of some sort of flower. It's ball shaped... purple... What do I look like, a horticulturist?

Penny Arcade again raises an issue that irks me violently. Here we have groups of parents getting together telling other parents which games are awful, violent, blah blah etc. Hey guess what? It says on the box! And the people who rate the games probably have a better clue than you do. If these people wanted to make a difference, they'd go home, take a look at the games they blindly bought their children without checking the ratings, and act accordingly. Better yet: start a campaign to promote responsible parenting. If you buy your 8-year-old Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, don't come crying to the rest of the world asking to have games like that removed from the market. You've fouled things up: you've done the equivalent of buying your kid a pack of smokes and a 6-pack of beer.

From a Savage Love article (an excerpt from someone who wrote in): "My advice for MAC is this: Learn how to eat pussy and eat it well. Buy books, ask around. Maybe you could practice on a few supportive and open-minded female friends." Holy sheepshit. Guys: how many female friends do you know who would let you practice eating them out?