Geek-it-Yourself (GIY) Interior Design

The searches for "Geek Interior Design" tell me that I should make that concept its own subsection. And I can tell that this website of the ultimate gadgets for a hi-tech home will be just the jump-start that we need.

My personal favorites are:
* holographic TV
* self adjusting bed
* smart refrigerator

And for Geek-it-Yourself yard work? The robot lawn mower. Oh yeah, I said robot.

The Number 123

Scoops definitely knows my number. No, not 23. Or 123. But invite me to meme and I will come right out of the woodwork. I'm traveling so thank goodness I brought reading material with me.

Here are the meme rules:
1. Pick up the nearest book (of at least 123 pages).
2. Open the book to page 123.
3. Find the fifth sentence.
4. Post the next three sentences.
5. Tag five people & post a comment here once you post it to your blog, so I can come see.

Page 123:
We can hold a face in memory, and we can solve a puzzle in a flash. But what Schooler is saying is that all these abilities are incredibly fragile. Insight is not a lightbulb that goes off inside our heads.
~ Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking by Malcolm Gladwell

In case that entry made you wonder what the next line was? "It is a flickering candle that can easily be snuffed out."

I hereby pass this meme along to the following fabulous bloggers:

1. The Notorious ADB. I would seriously like to know what reading material you have closest to you. Bonus points if it turns out to be a bureaucratic manual.
   
2. Subspace at GalaticMu. I know you hate memes but I think you will find this to be the exception - and entertaining for me to boot. What would be even cooler would be if everyone on the GalacticMu wanted to do this and string it together into one funky sci-fi vignette. But, you know, no pressure...
   
3. Pam at beancounters. Bonus points if you have something close to hand that ISN'T a schoolbook or bureaucratic manual. Yes, I worry about you.
   
4. Nevsky at 2+2=5. You need to post a FEW more things on your blog anyway!
5. sixthdoctor at lighthearted mental sewage. What are you reading under that great big festering neon distraction? Inquiring minds want to know.
   

Wide Open Spaces

You Are Cowboy Boots

This doesn't mean you're country, just funky. You've got a ton of attitude and confidence. You're unique, expressive, and even a little bit wacky. You wear whatever you feel like – and you have your own sense of style. You are straight shooting and honest. You tell people how it is. Low maintenance and free wheeling, you're always up for an adventure. You should live: Where you can at least get to wide open spaces You should work: In a job that allows you to take change

What Kind of Shoe Are You?

*Note: I didn't edit the "take change" mistake above because I didn't know if I should correct it to "make change" or "take charge." Either is a one letter change and both are accurate - for me, at least. Which makes me wonder if the creator of the test didn't have a Brian Regan "take luck!" moment.

Shake Your Thang

You Are Black Pepper

You may be considered ordinary by some, but you're far from boring. You elevate the mood of any discussion, and people miss you when you're not around. You are secretly very dominant and powerful. Most can only take you in small doses.

What Spice Are You?

What Does the Galactic Cow Say? The Galactic Cow Says "Mu"

Yeah, I know, I've been away, blah, blah, blah.

The good news is that Subspace Eddy (aka Sunday Williams) has come back to the interweebs with her new blog called GalacticMu. Drop by and check out the new digs.

Just for you, Subspace, a little death trivia. "Japanese factory worker Kenji Urada became the first known fatality 'caused by robot' in July, 1981, in a car plant." I thought that might make you go squee... and potentially name a child Kenji.