The Marci Rating System

[photo credit to Evy Hind of Norway, who states that Leon (the cat) can be “grumpy,” and that she “ended up having a super morning with a cup of coffee and my camera” when this picture was taken]

ME, THIS MORNING: It’s May 31st. We May’d it! ME, AGAIN: A pun! ::chortles ridiculously::

My work!neighbor and my new!boss had the *greatest* conversation last night, and I wish I could render it in all its glory, but here’s the basic plot: Neighbor: “I don’t believe in ghosts.” Boss: “Oh, I do.” ::tells long story about why, with digressions into why she doesn’t want her kids to use ouija boards […]

For years I was confused about ‘the 80/20 rule,’ because it always seemed to be mentioned with such seriousness, such absolute certainty. And then I found out it’s just an awesome fake statistic that’s general enough to be applied in basically any situation. To demonstrate, I’ve applied the 80/20 rule to various internet sites I […]

It’s not Monday, but it is May, and it felt like Monday for most of today anyway. Which I’m hoping will mean tomorrow is a pleasant surprise when it turns out to be Wednesday already. I think I mentioned marmosets a while back, and it is definitely true that these critters are hit or miss […]

Clint Barton’s Home for Wayward Mind Wiped Assassins, by roguewrld He didn’t think anyone else was going to be willing to rent to this guy and Clint had both space and the capacity to defend himself if it turned out the guy was trouble. He went and got a lease from the desk, found a […]

[photo taken today! by me! of Kismet!]

Tonight I was browsing AO3, as one does, and I misread a fic tag as “fluffy Mormon PWP.” And I thought to myself, “Well, now I’ve seen everything.”

I can neither confirm nor deny the presence of a ghost in my workplace. (Back when I did my preview day, I was told the building was haunted. Or that some people believe it is haunted, at least.) However, the kitchen is always inexplicably colder than all of the rooms and hallway around it, and […]

It’s taken me a while to figure this out, because I’m slow that way. But it’s the only answer I can come up with that explains the fact that no pair of earbuds I’ve tried actually fits well in both ears. Usually I get one ear that feels great, and the other one I’m all […]