Cogito, Ergo Sumana for 2004 July 13

# 13 Jul 2004, 12:51PM: Bliss: An okay Dinosaur Comics reminds me that Bill Nye has a "consider the following" shtick. I spent many pleasant hours in front of Bill Nye the Science Guy.

One year of high school I had gym sixth period. The last month of the year was the swimming unit. I'd barely swim through the tests, shower, ride the bus home through a heat I didn't mind, and flop in front of the TV with some corporate sugar soda and watch Animaniacs, Wishbone, and Bill Nye the Science Guy. For some reason I remember having a towel on my head; maybe I showered at home. My mom was in India so she couldn't shoo me from the tube. After a few hours my dad would come home from his job at Caltrans and I would make him coffee. ("Making coffee": use the microwave to heat up a cup of milk, then stir in instant coffee. Only after high school did I realize that most people make coffee very differently.)

I remember those afternoon hours as perfect contentment, possibly the happiest hours I ever had in that house.

Maybe that is why I compulsively watch Good Eats; Alton Brown himself is sick of the comparisons with Bill Nye, but it's a reasonable comparison.

# 13 Jul 2004, 02:02PM: The Chart Does Not Lie: Make A Cost-Per-Wear Chart and embarrass yourself into wardrobe reasonableness!

Filed under: Apartment Life

# 13 Jul 2004, 05:44PM: You Already Read Achewood: For future reference, here is a list of my favorite Achewood strips. Caution: some require context.

I have felt this way except for the Computer Science.
One reason I now eschew slogan tees (although I recently acquired a Toothpaste For Dinner tee to share with a Canadian friend)
"What's gettin' audited?"
When I was in high school I wanted a heaven like this.
"Lie Bot, what is the saddest thing?"
Failure of imagination.
Just stick it in my veins!
Self-sabotage in six panels.