Hilary Swank - World-of-Newave.info http://answers.world-of-newave.info/hilary-swank.htm Latest news and articles about Hilary Swank en-us Copyright (c)2004-2008.§/Newave SARL. All rights reserved. webmaster@world-of-newave.com (Webmaster) Sun, 23 Nov 2008 13:19:41 GMT Sun, 23 Nov 2008 13:19:41 GMT Newave Lisa XML Engine v1.0 - http://www.world-of-newave.info/about.htm 60 http://www.world-of-newave.info/images/wi8831.gif World-of-Newave.info - Knowledge and Informational Database http://www.world-of-newave.info/ 88 31 {NEWS} - Swank has benign growth removed http://articles.world-of-newave.info/news/swank-has-benign-growth-removed-20080995532.htm http://articles.world-of-newave.info/news/swank-has-benign-growth-removed-20080995532.htm Fri, 19 Sep 2008 08:49:02 GMT Actress Hilary Swank is recovering after having surgery to remove a small benign growth, her manager says. News.Bbc.Co.Uk Swank has benign growth removed {new window}   News.Bbc.Co.Uk - Actress Hilary Swank is recovering after having surgery to remove a small benign growth, her manager says.
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]]> News {EUROPE > NEWS AND MEDIA} - Swank cooks up French diet film http://articles.world-of-newave.info/regional/europe/united-kingdom/news-and-media/swank-cooks-up-french-diet-film-2008081586.htm http://articles.world-of-newave.info/regional/europe/united-kingdom/news-and-media/swank-cooks-up-french-diet-film-2008081586.htm Wed, 13 Aug 2008 11:13:15 GMT Culture: Hilary Swank develops rom-com from Mireille Guiliano's hit book French Women Don't Get Fat Guardian.Co.Uk Swank cooks up French diet film {new window}   Www.Guardian.Co.Uk - Culture: Hilary Swank develops rom-com from Mireille Guiliano's hit book French Women Don't Get Fat
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]]> Regional > Europe > United Kingdom > News and Media {INTERNET > W} - Two-Ply Trouble Brewing http://articles.world-of-newave.info/computers/internet/on-the-web/weblogs/personal/w/two-ply-trouble-brewing-2008118572.htm http://articles.world-of-newave.info/computers/internet/on-the-web/weblogs/personal/w/two-ply-trouble-brewing-2008118572.htm Sat, 01 Nov 2008 11:24:27 GMT I've gradually come to realize that there's something going on around my workplace. Something different. Unusual. Special. In the bathroom in the office, the janitors leave bags -- I said bags! -- full of unused, unopened toilet paper in the stall. Bags full. I'm not kidding. Seriously, look: So many squares to spare. Now, think about that for a second. Recall the offices in which you've worked, and reminisce over the modus operandi of the typical cleaning staff there. If they were anything like the jani-Nazis I've encountered in my previous jobs, then they were more than slightly stingy with the sanitary supplies. You might find a square, or even a pair. But squares to spare? Squares to tear and share? Pretty freaking rare. Not so in our bathroom, my friend. In addition to the generous two rolls deployed in the industrial paper holderator device, there's this bag of extra papery goodness hanging out in reserve. Just in case. My first thought is: Damn, these are some trusting janitors. And my second: Why the hell haven't we thrown those rolls all over the stupid furniture by now? I'm pretty sure this is why we can't have nice things. Ah, well. So, when I was in the rest room this afternoon, I took a quick look in the bag. First, I made sure the stall door was shut, and no one was around. You've got to dig pretty far into the bag to pull out a roll, and the last thing I want anyone to hear from my stall is rustling. (Okay, maybe not the 'last thing'. Let's not think about that too hard, eh?) Anyway, I managed to fish out a roll, and found another surprise. Evidently, we're not only getting quantity here, we're steeping gently in quality, too. Check out this pic: Oh, yeah. That's the good stuff. First, there's the New England charm. 'HARBOR' brand bathroom tissue, with that classy picture of the lighthouse. (Unless I'm seeing it wrong, and that's not actually a lighthouse. In which case I suspect it's a lot less classy than I'm giving it credit for. Moving right along.) More impressively, we learn from the label that this plucky parcel of paper is also 'Facial Quality'. And they just leave this stuff lying around in a bag. You can almost feel the swank dripping down the bathroom walls. It started me wondering about what constitutes 'facial quality' tissue, though. Even letting sleeping entendres lie -- and who expected that sort of restraint at this point? -- I have questions. Are there grades between 'regular' toilet tissue and our obviously superior 'facial quality' class? Are less fortunate souls issued tissue only rated for, say, arms and toes? Is my 'facial quality' paper appropriate for all of my above-the-neck wiping needs? Or for that matter, any of them? I didn't have time to answer these questions this afternoon. I was busy with my hand stuck in a plastic bag, snapping cell phone pictures in the bathroom stall. As you might imagine, I didn't tarry any longer than was absolutely necessary. That's not exactly a situation you want to explain to anyone who might walk in. (Plus, I can't decide whether it helps or hurts my case that I was alone in there. Seriously, I thought about it all evening. It's a toss-up at best.) At any rate, I'm betting a few rolls of that 'HARBOR'-y goodness would look mighty fine wrapped around the machines in the copy room, or strung between the legs of all the conference room chairs. Yeah, I'm pretty sure this is definitely why we can't have nice things. C'est la vie. Wherethehellwasi.Com Two-Ply Trouble Brewing {new window}   Www.Wherethehellwasi.Com - I've gradually come to realize that there's something going on around my workplace. Something different. Unusual. Special. In the bathroom in the office, the janitors leave bags -- I said bags! -- full of unused, unopened toilet paper in the stall. Bags full. I'm not kidding. Seriously, look: So many squares to spare. Now, think about that for a second. Recall the offices in which you've worked, and reminisce over the modus operandi of the typical cleaning staff there. If they were anything like the jani-Nazis I've encountered in my previous jobs, then they were more than slightly stingy with the sanitary supplies. You might find a square, or even a pair. But squares to spare? Squares to tear and share? Pretty freaking rare. Not so in our bathroom, my friend. In addition to the generous two rolls deployed in the industrial paper holderator device, there's this bag of extra papery goodness hanging out in reserve. Just in case. My first thought is: Damn, these are some trusting janitors. And my second: Why the hell haven't we thrown those rolls all over the stupid furniture by now? I'm pretty sure this is why we can't have nice things. Ah, well. So, when I was in the rest room this afternoon, I took a quick look in the bag. First, I made sure the stall door was shut, and no one was around. You've got to dig pretty far into the bag to pull out a roll, and the last thing I want anyone to hear from my stall is rustling. (Okay, maybe not the 'last thing'. Let's not think about that too hard, eh?) Anyway, I managed to fish out a roll, and found another surprise. Evidently, we're not only getting quantity here, we're steeping gently in quality, too. Check out this pic: Oh, yeah. That's the good stuff. First, there's the New England charm. 'HARBOR' brand bathroom tissue, with that classy picture of the lighthouse. (Unless I'm seeing it wrong, and that's not actually a lighthouse. In which case I suspect it's a lot less classy than I'm giving it credit for. Moving right along.) More impressively, we learn from the label that this plucky parcel of paper is also 'Facial Quality'. And they just leave this stuff lying around in a bag. You can almost feel the swank dripping down the bathroom walls. It started me wondering about what constitutes 'facial quality' tissue, though. Even letting sleeping entendres lie -- and who expected that sort of restraint at this point? -- I have questions. Are there grades between 'regular' toilet tissue and our obviously superior 'facial quality' class? Are less fortunate souls issued tissue only rated for, say, arms and toes? Is my 'facial quality' paper appropriate for all of my above-the-neck wiping needs? Or for that matter, any of them? I didn't have time to answer these questions this afternoon. I was busy with my hand stuck in a plastic bag, snapping cell phone pictures in the bathroom stall. As you might imagine, I didn't tarry any longer than was absolutely necessary. That's not exactly a situation you want to explain to anyone who might walk in. (Plus, I can't decide whether it helps or hurts my case that I was alone in there. Seriously, I thought about it all evening. It's a toss-up at best.) At any rate, I'm betting a few rolls of that 'HARBOR'-y goodness would look mighty fine wrapped around the machines in the copy room, or strung between the legs of all the conference room chairs. Yeah, I'm pretty sure this is definitely why we can't have nice things. C'est la vie.
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]]> Computers > Internet > On the Web > Weblogs > Personal > W {NORTH AMERICA > RENTALS} - 2ba: FURN: Brilliant Contemporary. Over The Top Views. *Ready* GAVIN (cole valley / ashbury hts) $4400 2bd http://articles.world-of-newave.info/regional/north-america/united-states/california/metro-areas/san-francisco-bay-area/business-and-economy/real-estate/rentals/2ba-furn-brilliant-contemporary-over-the-top-views-20081021328.htm http://articles.world-of-newave.info/regional/north-america/united-states/california/metro-areas/san-francisco-bay-area/business-and-economy/real-estate/rentals/2ba-furn-brilliant-contemporary-over-the-top-views-20081021328.htm Mon, 27 Oct 2008 00:36:18 GMT Fully Furnished Brilliant Contemporary 2 Bedroom, 2 Bath Penthouse Condo With Over The Top Views Of The Entire Northern Half Of San Francisco, From The Ocean To The Bay. The Pinnacle Point On Upper Terrace In Ashbury Heights. Top Floor In Mid-Century Property Of 8 Units. Large Private Terrace, Super Luxury Cutting Edge Kitchen & Bath Design. Fully Wired For Luxury Living & Ready For Occupancy. $4400/mo Fully Inclusive With 1 Car / SUV Garage Parking & 2nd Spot For Motorcycle. Details: • Sunny Eastern, Northern & Oblique Western Orientation • Super Swank Zebrawood Hardwood Floors ( Zebrawood Is Used Extensively In Prada's Manhattan Store ) • Recessed Lighting • Stainless Steel Eat-In Kitchen With SUB-ZERO Refrigerator, ELECTROLUX ICON Stove & Oven BOSCH Dishwasher, Disposal & WENGE Surfaces • 2 Bedrooms With Views • 2 Full Contemporary Baths With GROHE Fixtures & Italian Porcelain • Closet Systems • Tech Closet Controls For Surround Sound, 125 Inch Display Projector, iPod & iTunes Ready. • Walk Out View Terrace • On-Premises Washer / Dryer Laundry • On-Premises Sauna • Extra Storage Included • Kitties & Doggies Not Considered $4400/mo Fully Inclusive With 1 Car / SUV Garage Parking & 2nd Spot For Motorcycle. No Smoking. Ready For Occupancy. For Occupancy Terms Shorter Than 8 Months, Broker Service Consideration 10% Of 1 Month's Rent. Owner Seeks Conscientious Residents With Appropriate Income Or Assets & Credit History. Gavin Coombs Corporate FURNISHED Listings: http://sfbay.craigslist.org/search/sub/sfc?query=gavin Gavin Coombs Traditional UNFURNISHED Listings: http://sfbay.craigslist.org/search/apa/sfc?query=gavin WHEN INQUIRING Please Forward Link(s) For Property(ies) Of Interest And Provide The Following Information Via Email: • Reason For Move • Are You Seeking Unfurnished Or Furnished? • Preferred Occupancy Date And Expected Lease Term • Subject Property(ies) Of Interest • Neighborhood(s) Of Interest • Rent Ceiling • # Of Occupants • # Of Sleeping Bedrooms / Beds Required • Minimum # Of Bathrooms Required • # Of Parking Spaces Required • Pets? Weight, Breed, And Age • Name And Cell # • Preferred Date(s) & Time(s) To View "THE BEST WAY TO SECURE A NEW PLACE 101"... HELPFUL INFO FOR THOSE SEEKING TO RENT IN SAN FRANCISCO: If You're Looking To Put Your Best Foot Forward, Have The Following Info Prepared To Present & Any Agent Or Owner Should Love You. • Cover Letter Describing Your Situation • Pet References, If Applicable With Photocopies Of The Following: • Driver's License Or Passport • Credit Report With FICO Score From: www.MyFICO.com www.Equifax.com www.Experian.com www.Transunion.com • Most Recent Pay Stub -or- Job Offer Letter With Start Date And Salary And A Clear Idea Of Total Annual Household Income Advantageous, But Not Essential: • Bank Statement Or Financial Statement Reflecting Savings ••• Providing The Above Documentation ••• ••• Along With The Application You're Given ••• ••• Ensures You're Best Poised For Leasing Success ••• GAVIN COOMBS Honored BEST SF Leasing Consultant 2007. As Nominated By SF Landlords And Tenants & Ordained By The SF Apartment Association. The Gavin Coombs Companies, Incorporated. Investments | Sales | Luxury Leasing | Relocation Furnished Short Term Corporate & Traditional Unfurnished Rentals. Realtor. Broker. Agent. Designer | Vision. Decision. Action. Fruition. Charter Member, San Francisco Association Of Leasing Professionals. Member, PPMA, SFAA, SFAR, SPOSF, NAR, CAR, CA DRE # 1799029 Rights To All Posted Text And Information Contained Herein Reserved. The Gavin Coombs Companies, Inc Champion All Fair Housing Principles. GCCI Residential Leasing Listings Are Offered Exclusively On Craigslist. Photos Available For Most Properties. Photos Not Posted In CL Postings. The Gavin Coombs Companies, Inc. | 1998 - 2008 www.RentalRadar.com San Francisco & All California #1 Top Producer, Luxury Residential Leasing. *** Knock Knock 4 Barack!!! www.my.barackobama.com/page/outreach/view/main/gavincoombs *** GCCI Contributes Monthly To The St. Anthony Foundation. www.stanthonysf.org/home.html Sfbay.Craigslist.Org 2ba: FURN: Brilliant Contemporary. Over The Top Views. *Ready* GAVIN (cole valley / ashbury hts) $4400 2bd {new window}   Sfbay.Craigslist.Org - Fully Furnished Brilliant Contemporary 2 Bedroom, 2 Bath Penthouse Condo With Over The Top Views Of The Entire Northern Half Of San Francisco, From The Ocean To The Bay. The Pinnacle Point On Upper Terrace In Ashbury Heights. Top Floor In Mid-Century Property Of 8 Units. Large Private Terrace, Super Luxury Cutting Edge Kitchen & Bath Design. Fully Wired For Luxury Living & Ready For Occupancy. $4400/mo Fully Inclusive With 1 Car / SUV Garage Parking & 2nd Spot For Motorcycle. Details: • Sunny Eastern, Northern & Oblique Western Orientation • Super Swank Zebrawood Hardwood Floors ( Zebrawood Is Used Extensively In Prada's Manhattan Store ) • Recessed Lighting • Stainless Steel Eat-In Kitchen With SUB-ZERO Refrigerator, ELECTROLUX ICON Stove & Oven BOSCH Dishwasher, Disposal & WENGE Surfaces • 2 Bedrooms With Views • 2 Full Contemporary Baths With GROHE Fixtures & Italian Porcelain • Closet Systems • Tech Closet Controls For Surround Sound, 125 Inch Display Projector, iPod & iTunes Ready. • Walk Out View Terrace • On-Premises Washer / Dryer Laundry • On-Premises Sauna • Extra Storage Included • Kitties & Doggies Not Considered $4400/mo Fully Inclusive With 1 Car / SUV Garage Parking & 2nd Spot For Motorcycle. No Smoking. Ready For Occupancy. For Occupancy Terms Shorter Than 8 Months, Broker Service Consideration 10% Of 1 Month's Rent. Owner Seeks Conscientious Residents With Appropriate Income Or Assets & Credit History. Gavin Coombs Corporate FURNISHED Listings: http://sfbay.craigslist.org/search/sub/sfc?query=gavin Gavin Coombs Traditional UNFURNISHED Listings: http://sfbay.craigslist.org/search/apa/sfc?query=gavin WHEN INQUIRING Please Forward Link(s) For Property(ies) Of Interest And Provide The Following Information Via Email: • Reason For Move • Are You Seeking Unfurnished Or Furnished? • Preferred Occupancy Date And Expected Lease Term • Subject Property(ies) Of Interest • Neighborhood(s) Of Interest • Rent Ceiling • # Of Occupants • # Of Sleeping Bedrooms / Beds Required • Minimum # Of Bathrooms Required • # Of Parking Spaces Required • Pets? Weight, Breed, And Age • Name And Cell # • Preferred Date(s) & Time(s) To View "THE BEST WAY TO SECURE A NEW PLACE 101"... HELPFUL INFO FOR THOSE SEEKING TO RENT IN SAN FRANCISCO: If You're Looking To Put Your Best Foot Forward, Have The Following Info Prepared To Present & Any Agent Or Owner Should Love You. • Cover Letter Describing Your Situation • Pet References, If Applicable With Photocopies Of The Following: • Driver's License Or Passport • Credit Report With FICO Score From: www.MyFICO.com www.Equifax.com www.Experian.com www.Transunion.com • Most Recent Pay Stub -or- Job Offer Letter With Start Date And Salary And A Clear Idea Of Total Annual Household Income Advantageous, But Not Essential: • Bank Statement Or Financial Statement Reflecting Savings ••• Providing The Above Documentation ••• ••• Along With The Application You're Given ••• ••• Ensures You're Best Poised For Leasing Success ••• GAVIN COOMBS Honored BEST SF Leasing Consultant 2007. As Nominated By SF Landlords And Tenants & Ordained By The SF Apartment Association. The Gavin Coombs Companies, Incorporated. Investments | Sales | Luxury Leasing | Relocation Furnished Short Term Corporate & Traditional Unfurnished Rentals. Realtor. Broker. Agent. Designer | Vision. Decision. Action. Fruition. Charter Member, San Francisco Association Of Leasing Professionals. Member, PPMA, SFAA, SFAR, SPOSF, NAR, CAR, CA DRE # 1799029 Rights To All Posted Text And Information Contained Herein Reserved. The Gavin Coombs Companies, Inc Champion All Fair Housing Principles. GCCI Residential Leasing Listings Are Offered Exclusively On Craigslist. Photos Available For Most Properties. Photos Not Posted In CL Postings. The Gavin Coombs Companies, Inc. | 1998 - 2008 www.RentalRadar.com San Francisco & All California #1 Top Producer, Luxury Residential Leasing. *** Knock Knock 4 Barack!!! www.my.barackobama.com/page/outreach/view/main/gavincoombs *** GCCI Contributes Monthly To The St. Anthony Foundation. www.stanthonysf.org/home.html
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]]> Regional > North America > United States > California > Metro Areas > San Francisco Bay Area > Business and Economy > Real Estate > Rentals {LITERATURE > CYBERPUNK} - Today on Boing Boing Gadgets http://articles.world-of-newave.info/arts/literature/genres/cyberpunk/today-on-boing-boing-gadgets-20081070117.htm http://articles.world-of-newave.info/arts/literature/genres/cyberpunk/today-on-boing-boing-gadgets-20081070117.htm Tue, 14 Oct 2008 21:27:38 GMT Today on Boing Boing Gadgets, the timestream temporarily spat us all out of Infomercia, and so we did as we usually do. We ridiculed the photoshop disasters of Lexar and puked in our mouths a little about e-mail notification lamps. Beschizza considered buying a rug covered in roadkill and lusted after Nokia's WiMax tablet. We chuckled over cornflakes at XKCD's oh-so-true take on piracy, and our mouths watered when we considered a cotton candy machine that could make a spool of fluff out of any hard candy. Engadget was declared the blog partner of CES, prompting a WTF from Joel. Brownlee marveled at an HDTV easel and channeled Robert E. Howard as he wrote about a cell phone stand. A 1942 Philco Radio was converted into a swank Mini Mac jukebox and a dubious device claims to be able to carve your CDs into perfect circles for better music. Oh, and yeah: Apple announced some new MacBooks. Link... Boingboing.Net Today on Boing Boing Gadgets {new window}   Www.Boingboing.Net - Today on Boing Boing Gadgets, the timestream temporarily spat us all out of Infomercia, and so we did as we usually do. We ridiculed the photoshop disasters of Lexar and puked in our mouths a little about e-mail notification lamps. Beschizza considered buying a rug covered in roadkill and lusted after Nokia's WiMax tablet. We chuckled over cornflakes at XKCD's oh-so-true take on piracy, and our mouths watered when we considered a cotton candy machine that could make a spool of fluff out of any hard candy. Engadget was declared the blog partner of CES, prompting a WTF from Joel. Brownlee marveled at an HDTV easel and channeled Robert E. Howard as he wrote about a cell phone stand. A 1942 Philco Radio was converted into a swank Mini Mac jukebox and a dubious device claims to be able to carve your CDs into perfect circles for better music. Oh, and yeah: Apple announced some new MacBooks. Link...
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]]> Arts > Literature > Genres > Cyberpunk {LITERATURE > CYBERPUNK} - Today on Boing Boing Gadgets http://articles.world-of-newave.info/arts/literature/genres/cyberpunk/today-on-boing-boing-gadgets-20081090912.htm http://articles.world-of-newave.info/arts/literature/genres/cyberpunk/today-on-boing-boing-gadgets-20081090912.htm Thu, 09 Oct 2008 21:56:54 GMT Today at Boing Boing Gadgets, the morning started with the shrill tintinnabulation of a green tea telephone, which we profusely stabbed with a handy philips head. That accomplished, dived into the techno-flotsam: Beschizza claimed to have a thousand uses for a pocket LED scroller, yet cited none. We looked at a fake electro-cigar for cyborg cigar aficionados, and then dug into our breakfast with LEGO fork and spork. Realish news: the 360 may get Blu-Ray and the new Nintendo DSi will get more RAM. Brownlee revealed his lack of foresight by oggling some L-bent HDMI cables, and admired a Portal-style oviposited recycling egg. Tron? It really happened! Toy Story's creepy baby doll robot spiders crawl all over you. A backseat car window becomes a kick-ass SHMUP. And Disney's latest DVD release contains a 120 page EULA. Joel looked at a swank calculator made in a video game and reviewed the iPhone's surprisingly wonderful arcade RTS, Galcon. We learned that there may well be an $800 laptop announced by Apple at its October 14th notebook event, and Rob crunched some numbers, proving its physical dimensions. And finally, an egregious lapse in geek cred: Joel "Rainbow" Johnson has never seen Aliens.... Boingboing.Net Today on Boing Boing Gadgets {new window}   Www.Boingboing.Net - Today at Boing Boing Gadgets, the morning started with the shrill tintinnabulation of a green tea telephone, which we profusely stabbed with a handy philips head. That accomplished, dived into the techno-flotsam: Beschizza claimed to have a thousand uses for a pocket LED scroller, yet cited none. We looked at a fake electro-cigar for cyborg cigar aficionados, and then dug into our breakfast with LEGO fork and spork. Realish news: the 360 may get Blu-Ray and the new Nintendo DSi will get more RAM. Brownlee revealed his lack of foresight by oggling some L-bent HDMI cables, and admired a Portal-style oviposited recycling egg. Tron? It really happened! Toy Story's creepy baby doll robot spiders crawl all over you. A backseat car window becomes a kick-ass SHMUP. And Disney's latest DVD release contains a 120 page EULA. Joel looked at a swank calculator made in a video game and reviewed the iPhone's surprisingly wonderful arcade RTS, Galcon. We learned that there may well be an $800 laptop announced by Apple at its October 14th notebook event, and Rob crunched some numbers, proving its physical dimensions. And finally, an egregious lapse in geek cred: Joel "Rainbow" Johnson has never seen Aliens....
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]]> Arts > Literature > Genres > Cyberpunk {INTERNET > W} - Two-Ply Trouble Brewing http://articles.world-of-newave.info/computers/internet/on-the-web/weblogs/personal/w/two-ply-trouble-brewing-2008102162.htm http://articles.world-of-newave.info/computers/internet/on-the-web/weblogs/personal/w/two-ply-trouble-brewing-2008102162.htm Wed, 01 Oct 2008 11:47:30 GMT I've gradually come to realize that there's something going on around my workplace. Something different. Unusual. Special. In the bathroom in the office, the janitors leave bags -- I said bags! -- full of unused, unopened toilet paper in the stall. Bags full. I'm not kidding. Seriously, look: So many squares to spare. Now, think about that for a second. Recall the offices in which you've worked, and reminisce over the modus operandi of the typical cleaning staff there. If they were anything like the jani-Nazis I've encountered in my previous jobs, then they were more than slightly stingy with the sanitary supplies. You might find a square, or even a pair. But squares to spare? Squares to tear and share? Pretty freaking rare. Not so in our bathroom, my friend. In addition to the generous two rolls deployed in the industrial paper holderator device, there's this bag of extra papery goodness hanging out in reserve. Just in case. My first thought is: Damn, these are some trusting janitors. And my second: Why the hell haven't we thrown those rolls all over the stupid furniture by now? I'm pretty sure this is why we can't have nice things. Ah, well. So, when I was in the rest room this afternoon, I took a quick look in the bag. First, I made sure the stall door was shut, and no one was around. You've got to dig pretty far into the bag to pull out a roll, and the last thing I want anyone to hear from my stall is rustling. (Okay, maybe not the 'last thing'. Let's not think about that too hard, eh?) Anyway, I managed to fish out a roll, and found another surprise. Evidently, we're not only getting quantity here, we're steeping gently in quality, too. Check out this pic: Oh, yeah. That's the good stuff. First, there's the New England charm. 'HARBOR' brand bathroom tissue, with that classy picture of the lighthouse. (Unless I'm seeing it wrong, and that's not actually a lighthouse. In which case I suspect it's a lot less classy than I'm giving it credit for. Moving right along.) More impressively, we learn from the label that this plucky parcel of paper is also 'Facial Quality'. And they just leave this stuff lying around in a bag. You can almost feel the swank dripping down the bathroom walls. It started me wondering about what constitutes 'facial quality' tissue, though. Even letting sleeping entendres lie -- and who expected that sort of restraint at this point? -- I have questions. Are there grades between 'regular' toilet tissue and our obviously superior 'facial quality' class? Are less fortunate souls issued tissue only rated for, say, arms and toes? Is my 'facial quality' paper appropriate for all of my above-the-neck wiping needs? Or for that matter, any of them? I didn't have time to answer these questions this afternoon. I was busy with my hand stuck in a plastic bag, snapping cell phone pictures in the bathroom stall. As you might imagine, I didn't tarry any longer than was absolutely necessary. That's not exactly a situation you want to explain to anyone who might walk in. (Plus, I can't decide whether it helps or hurts my case that I was alone in there. Seriously, I thought about it all evening. It's a toss-up at best.) At any rate, I'm betting a few rolls of that 'HARBOR'-y goodness would look mighty fine wrapped around the machines in the copy room, or strung between the legs of all the conference room chairs. Yeah, I'm pretty sure this is definitely why we can't have nice things. C'est la vie. Wherethehellwasi.Com Two-Ply Trouble Brewing {new window}   Www.Wherethehellwasi.Com - I've gradually come to realize that there's something going on around my workplace. Something different. Unusual. Special. In the bathroom in the office, the janitors leave bags -- I said bags! -- full of unused, unopened toilet paper in the stall. Bags full. I'm not kidding. Seriously, look: So many squares to spare. Now, think about that for a second. Recall the offices in which you've worked, and reminisce over the modus operandi of the typical cleaning staff there. If they were anything like the jani-Nazis I've encountered in my previous jobs, then they were more than slightly stingy with the sanitary supplies. You might find a square, or even a pair. But squares to spare? Squares to tear and share? Pretty freaking rare. Not so in our bathroom, my friend. In addition to the generous two rolls deployed in the industrial paper holderator device, there's this bag of extra papery goodness hanging out in reserve. Just in case. My first thought is: Damn, these are some trusting janitors. And my second: Why the hell haven't we thrown those rolls all over the stupid furniture by now? I'm pretty sure this is why we can't have nice things. Ah, well. So, when I was in the rest room this afternoon, I took a quick look in the bag. First, I made sure the stall door was shut, and no one was around. You've got to dig pretty far into the bag to pull out a roll, and the last thing I want anyone to hear from my stall is rustling. (Okay, maybe not the 'last thing'. Let's not think about that too hard, eh?) Anyway, I managed to fish out a roll, and found another surprise. Evidently, we're not only getting quantity here, we're steeping gently in quality, too. Check out this pic: Oh, yeah. That's the good stuff. First, there's the New England charm. 'HARBOR' brand bathroom tissue, with that classy picture of the lighthouse. (Unless I'm seeing it wrong, and that's not actually a lighthouse. In which case I suspect it's a lot less classy than I'm giving it credit for. Moving right along.) More impressively, we learn from the label that this plucky parcel of paper is also 'Facial Quality'. And they just leave this stuff lying around in a bag. You can almost feel the swank dripping down the bathroom walls. It started me wondering about what constitutes 'facial quality' tissue, though. Even letting sleeping entendres lie -- and who expected that sort of restraint at this point? -- I have questions. Are there grades between 'regular' toilet tissue and our obviously superior 'facial quality' class? Are less fortunate souls issued tissue only rated for, say, arms and toes? Is my 'facial quality' paper appropriate for all of my above-the-neck wiping needs? Or for that matter, any of them? I didn't have time to answer these questions this afternoon. I was busy with my hand stuck in a plastic bag, snapping cell phone pictures in the bathroom stall. As you might imagine, I didn't tarry any longer than was absolutely necessary. That's not exactly a situation you want to explain to anyone who might walk in. (Plus, I can't decide whether it helps or hurts my case that I was alone in there. Seriously, I thought about it all evening. It's a toss-up at best.) At any rate, I'm betting a few rolls of that 'HARBOR'-y goodness would look mighty fine wrapped around the machines in the copy room, or strung between the legs of all the conference room chairs. Yeah, I'm pretty sure this is definitely why we can't have nice things. C'est la vie.
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]]> Computers > Internet > On the Web > Weblogs > Personal > W {LITERATURE > CYBERPUNK} - Today on Boing Boing Gadgets http://articles.world-of-newave.info/arts/literature/genres/cyberpunk/today-on-boing-boing-gadgets-20080942423.htm http://articles.world-of-newave.info/arts/literature/genres/cyberpunk/today-on-boing-boing-gadgets-20080942423.htm Wed, 17 Sep 2008 20:58:07 GMT Today on Boing Boing Gadgets, we pulled our breakfast from a refrigerator for flatshares: "a weeping, mold-ridden melon." We washed down its feculence with a cup of joe served in a camera lens then gorged ourselves on iPhone cupcakes. Excelsior! Off to the day's adventures. Beschizza spotted a biomechanical, steampunk Bluetooth headset and posted in flaccid British rage about Canon trying to extend NDAs for camera announcements. Joel coined the word Kraftfahrzeugelektrikermarschall in a post about a Chevy Volt hybrid with some surprisingly smart features, then spotted a swank Nintendo DS remote for a Canon DSLR. Then he reported on a man dumping his sex doll in a ditch after deciding to move in with one of his children. Very thoughtful of him. There was a talking LEGO Terminator, as usual, and a $30,000 straight razor mystically forged by Merlin himself. Brownlee found a MAME cabinet that can play practically every game ever made, and a gaggle of Atari-cized video game covers, one of which features mocha-colored candy cane zombies. He also wondered if he was metal enough to wear the new Metallica headphones: the readers answered for him, "Nay." And LazerTag is now releasing the coolest ray guns on Earth. Link... Boingboing.Net Today on Boing Boing Gadgets {new window}   Www.Boingboing.Net - Today on Boing Boing Gadgets, we pulled our breakfast from a refrigerator for flatshares: "a weeping, mold-ridden melon." We washed down its feculence with a cup of joe served in a camera lens then gorged ourselves on iPhone cupcakes. Excelsior! Off to the day's adventures. Beschizza spotted a biomechanical, steampunk Bluetooth headset and posted in flaccid British rage about Canon trying to extend NDAs for camera announcements. Joel coined the word Kraftfahrzeugelektrikermarschall in a post about a Chevy Volt hybrid with some surprisingly smart features, then spotted a swank Nintendo DS remote for a Canon DSLR. Then he reported on a man dumping his sex doll in a ditch after deciding to move in with one of his children. Very thoughtful of him. There was a talking LEGO Terminator, as usual, and a $30,000 straight razor mystically forged by Merlin himself. Brownlee found a MAME cabinet that can play practically every game ever made, and a gaggle of Atari-cized video game covers, one of which features mocha-colored candy cane zombies. He also wondered if he was metal enough to wear the new Metallica headphones: the readers answered for him, "Nay." And LazerTag is now releasing the coolest ray guns on Earth. Link...
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]]> Arts > Literature > Genres > Cyberpunk {LITERATURE > CYBERPUNK} - Today at Boing Boing Gadgets http://articles.world-of-newave.info/arts/literature/genres/cyberpunk/today-at-boing-boing-gadgets-2008094634.htm http://articles.world-of-newave.info/arts/literature/genres/cyberpunk/today-at-boing-boing-gadgets-2008094634.htm Thu, 04 Sep 2008 07:17:44 GMT Today at Boing Boing Gadgets, we bopped to the tunes of an album written on the Nintendo DS ("Music to Make Love To Your Old Pleasure Model By...") and introduced BBG's newest mascot, Humbert Humbird, to his own vacuuming robotic steed. That accomplished, Beschizza wondered about whether electric cars would be good in Zombie Apocalypses and fluttered his hands around his head, squeeing with excitement, over Commodore's new PDA and Britain's Pay-As-You-Go iPhone plan. Rumors abounded: that Dell's gorgeous, whore red netbook, the Mini-Inspiron, would launch tomorrow. That Apple would unveil new iPods and MacBooks on September 9th. Robotic jellyfish, they floated around, swatting flies. Japanese retro scooters were declared whateverpunk! An alarm clock that never stopped glowing until themonuclear reactions occur. And this Space Invaders keyboard was pretty swank. Link... Boingboing.Net Today at Boing Boing Gadgets {new window}   Www.Boingboing.Net - Today at Boing Boing Gadgets, we bopped to the tunes of an album written on the Nintendo DS ("Music to Make Love To Your Old Pleasure Model By...") and introduced BBG's newest mascot, Humbert Humbird, to his own vacuuming robotic steed. That accomplished, Beschizza wondered about whether electric cars would be good in Zombie Apocalypses and fluttered his hands around his head, squeeing with excitement, over Commodore's new PDA and Britain's Pay-As-You-Go iPhone plan. Rumors abounded: that Dell's gorgeous, whore red netbook, the Mini-Inspiron, would launch tomorrow. That Apple would unveil new iPods and MacBooks on September 9th. Robotic jellyfish, they floated around, swatting flies. Japanese retro scooters were declared whateverpunk! An alarm clock that never stopped glowing until themonuclear reactions occur. And this Space Invaders keyboard was pretty swank. Link...
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]]> Arts > Literature > Genres > Cyberpunk {INTERNET > W} - Two-Ply Trouble Brewing http://articles.world-of-newave.info/computers/internet/on-the-web/weblogs/personal/w/two-ply-trouble-brewing-2008096803.htm http://articles.world-of-newave.info/computers/internet/on-the-web/weblogs/personal/w/two-ply-trouble-brewing-2008096803.htm Mon, 01 Sep 2008 13:46:40 GMT I've gradually come to realize that there's something going on around my workplace. Something different. Unusual. Special. In the bathroom in the office, the janitors leave bags -- I said bags! -- full of unused, unopened toilet paper in the stall. Bags full. I'm not kidding. Seriously, look: So many squares to spare. Now, think about that for a second. Recall the offices in which you've worked, and reminisce over the modus operandi of the typical cleaning staff there. If they were anything like the jani-Nazis I've encountered in my previous jobs, then they were more than slightly stingy with the sanitary supplies. You might find a square, or even a pair. But squares to spare? Squares to tear and share? Pretty freaking rare. Not so in our bathroom, my friend. In addition to the generous two rolls deployed in the industrial paper holderator device, there's this bag of extra papery goodness hanging out in reserve. Just in case. My first thought is: Damn, these are some trusting janitors. And my second: Why the hell haven't we thrown those rolls all over the stupid furniture by now? I'm pretty sure this is why we can't have nice things. Ah, well. So, when I was in the rest room this afternoon, I took a quick look in the bag. First, I made sure the stall door was shut, and no one was around. You've got to dig pretty far into the bag to pull out a roll, and the last thing I want anyone to hear from my stall is rustling. (Okay, maybe not the 'last thing'. Let's not think about that too hard, eh?) Anyway, I managed to fish out a roll, and found another surprise. Evidently, we're not only getting quantity here, we're steeping gently in quality, too. Check out this pic: Oh, yeah. That's the good stuff. First, there's the New England charm. 'HARBOR' brand bathroom tissue, with that classy picture of the lighthouse. (Unless I'm seeing it wrong, and that's not actually a lighthouse. In which case I suspect it's a lot less classy than I'm giving it credit for. Moving right along.) More impressively, we learn from the label that this plucky parcel of paper is also 'Facial Quality'. And they just leave this stuff lying around in a bag. You can almost feel the swank dripping down the bathroom walls. It started me wondering about what constitutes 'facial quality' tissue, though. Even letting sleeping entendres lie -- and who expected that sort of restraint at this point? -- I have questions. Are there grades between 'regular' toilet tissue and our obviously superior 'facial quality' class? Are less fortunate souls issued tissue only rated for, say, arms and toes? Is my 'facial quality' paper appropriate for all of my above-the-neck wiping needs? Or for that matter, any of them? I didn't have time to answer these questions this afternoon. I was busy with my hand stuck in a plastic bag, snapping cell phone pictures in the bathroom stall. As you might imagine, I didn't tarry any longer than was absolutely necessary. That's not exactly a situation you want to explain to anyone who might walk in. (Plus, I can't decide whether it helps or hurts my case that I was alone in there. Seriously, I thought about it all evening. It's a toss-up at best.) At any rate, I'm betting a few rolls of that 'HARBOR'-y goodness would look mighty fine wrapped around the machines in the copy room, or strung between the legs of all the conference room chairs. Yeah, I'm pretty sure this is definitely why we can't have nice things. C'est la vie. Wherethehellwasi.Com Two-Ply Trouble Brewing {new window}   Www.Wherethehellwasi.Com - I've gradually come to realize that there's something going on around my workplace. Something different. Unusual. Special. In the bathroom in the office, the janitors leave bags -- I said bags! -- full of unused, unopened toilet paper in the stall. Bags full. I'm not kidding. Seriously, look: So many squares to spare. Now, think about that for a second. Recall the offices in which you've worked, and reminisce over the modus operandi of the typical cleaning staff there. If they were anything like the jani-Nazis I've encountered in my previous jobs, then they were more than slightly stingy with the sanitary supplies. You might find a square, or even a pair. But squares to spare? Squares to tear and share? Pretty freaking rare. Not so in our bathroom, my friend. In addition to the generous two rolls deployed in the industrial paper holderator device, there's this bag of extra papery goodness hanging out in reserve. Just in case. My first thought is: Damn, these are some trusting janitors. And my second: Why the hell haven't we thrown those rolls all over the stupid furniture by now? I'm pretty sure this is why we can't have nice things. Ah, well. So, when I was in the rest room this afternoon, I took a quick look in the bag. First, I made sure the stall door was shut, and no one was around. You've got to dig pretty far into the bag to pull out a roll, and the last thing I want anyone to hear from my stall is rustling. (Okay, maybe not the 'last thing'. Let's not think about that too hard, eh?) Anyway, I managed to fish out a roll, and found another surprise. Evidently, we're not only getting quantity here, we're steeping gently in quality, too. Check out this pic: Oh, yeah. That's the good stuff. First, there's the New England charm. 'HARBOR' brand bathroom tissue, with that classy picture of the lighthouse. (Unless I'm seeing it wrong, and that's not actually a lighthouse. In which case I suspect it's a lot less classy than I'm giving it credit for. Moving right along.) More impressively, we learn from the label that this plucky parcel of paper is also 'Facial Quality'. And they just leave this stuff lying around in a bag. You can almost feel the swank dripping down the bathroom walls. It started me wondering about what constitutes 'facial quality' tissue, though. Even letting sleeping entendres lie -- and who expected that sort of restraint at this point? -- I have questions. Are there grades between 'regular' toilet tissue and our obviously superior 'facial quality' class? Are less fortunate souls issued tissue only rated for, say, arms and toes? Is my 'facial quality' paper appropriate for all of my above-the-neck wiping needs? Or for that matter, any of them? I didn't have time to answer these questions this afternoon. I was busy with my hand stuck in a plastic bag, snapping cell phone pictures in the bathroom stall. As you might imagine, I didn't tarry any longer than was absolutely necessary. That's not exactly a situation you want to explain to anyone who might walk in. (Plus, I can't decide whether it helps or hurts my case that I was alone in there. Seriously, I thought about it all evening. It's a toss-up at best.) At any rate, I'm betting a few rolls of that 'HARBOR'-y goodness would look mighty fine wrapped around the machines in the copy room, or strung between the legs of all the conference room chairs. Yeah, I'm pretty sure this is definitely why we can't have nice things. C'est la vie.
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