Saw it last night – wow. If you have even the slightest interest in the environment, economics, politics, cars, and/or corruption, you’ve got to watch Who Killed the Electric Car? – it is mind-blowing. Though I actually saw the images of General Motors destroying scores of perfectly good cars that people offered to buy, I still can’t believe it. Chalk up another victory for oil companies and car manufacturers. 🙁
Laryngitis
It turns out I probably don’t have strep throat since I have developed laryngitis, and the two do not normally go together. Laryngitis is a funny thing – my voice was scratchy on Friday, completely gone yesterday, and is very hoarse today – which I guess means it’s getting better, but I still feel awful. Here are some interesting things I’ve discovered about laryngitis:
- When you whisper, kids will whisper back
- I shouldn’t even be whispering, as according to the Mayo Clinic, whispering puts more of a strain on the vocal cords than talking
- My French R is completely unaffected
Time to drink my 4,391st cup of tea.
John Cusack
John Cusack is my favorite actor of all time. In high school, I watched The Sure Thing, Better Off Dead, and Hot Pursuit at least 50 times each, and with some effort I’ve managed to watch nearly every other movie he has ever been in, even in the tiniest roles (Sixteen Candles, anyone?) I’ve been sick for the last two days, and am so glad that I purchased the first two when they came out on DVD, because they are the mental equivalent of comfort food – I may have to invest in a few more for the next time I get sick.
Meteor shower tonight!
The annual Leonid meteor shower is happening tonight – if you’re in western Europe, western Africa, or eastern North America, you might want to check it out. Beginning Saturday night at around 11:45pm EST / Sunday morning 4:45am GMT and lasting for around 2 hours, you may see an average of more than 2 shooting stars a minute. That’s a lot of wishes! 😉
CNN: Leonid meteor shower nears peak
Ségolène Royal
Ségolène Royal won the Socialist party nomination yesterday, making her an official candidate for the French presidential elections, the first round of which will be held in April. If elected, Ms. Royal would be the first female French president.
The Age: Populist “Sego” gets Royal assent from France’s left
Google’s Gmail
Every once in a while, I glance at the Google blog, just to see what they’re on about. I found their It’s the little things in Gmail post rather annoying. I mean sure, I like some of the features they mention, but there are even littler things I’d like (and have requested), such as the ability to sort my inbox by date or by title, and a way to remove the chat folder (even though I have my interface set to “standard without chat,” there’s a stupid chat folder sitting there). These are little things, but they annoy me big time.
I do love Gmail, though, and have invitations if anyone wants to give it a try.