putting your day into perspective...

from cnn.com: "The Dow sees its biggest one-day drop in 3 years, ending about 400 points lower after plummeting more than 500 points earlier in the day."

As I said to M this afternoon "if you were looking to go shopping, today would be the day..."


In other news, Taliban bombers missed their alleged target, Vice President Cheney...

drat

You know Your Friends Are Geeks When...

You watch David Letterman's recap of New York ComicCon 2007... and lose track of his jokes because you're so busy trying to see if anyone you know got caught on-camera.


OMG, this guy who's on now? The Sports Illustrated guy? Funnier than most stand up comedians.

"It's more than an essay, it's...what is it?"
"It's a book proposal, Dave."

*dies*

(okay, it's probably only really that funny if you worked in publishing. But trust me, it was painful-funny. And probably true, and I actually hope so because there may be a book there, and... right. Not editor any more. Not my deal. Dia, feel free to chase him down.)