regret

From the brilliant xkcd:


This comic reminded me of this amazing video which documents google search query results for "biggest regret":

This video is a perfect representation of the class of ideas I like to call "Well, Crap, I'm Never Going To Top THAT One" Ideas. (Much like this t-shirt.) *Sigh*. Because the idea is regret-themed, my regret at not thinking of this first might seem sort of like a meta-regret, but I think meta-regret would require me to regret regretting something, which is not exactly the case. I think what we are looking at here is a pseudo-meta-regret, which is awesome because it fills a square in my latest match of Abstract Construct Solitaire BINGO. (The next square I need involves inventing a situation that would contextualize the concept of "post-handedness").

In case you are wondering, my biggest regret is not realizing that I accidentally stayed late at work today because I had to reset my computer clock in order to illegally extend the license on some expired software. Whoops! [ed note: Zing! I still can't believe that worked! Mwahaha!]

UPDATE: I just realized that the reason I was one hour late by resetting my computer date to 6 months ago is because of daylight savings time! This means that I finally get to reuse my "daylight savings time can suck it" label! Didn't really see that one coming!

OH NOES: we has polling fail

Five votes. Five votes to determine the outcome of the most anticipated death match of all time. This is no sample size- this is a travesty! And worst of all, despite the odd number of voters, we somehow managed to end up with a tie.

Fail. Epic polling fail.

I just don't know if I have the energy to keep polling after this crushing defeat, but I think I owe it to myself to try one more time.

Please vote on the poll to the right.

NEW FEATURE: regret

Man, I totally meant to take pictures of the awesome spread from yesterday's Superbowl party, but FAILED. *SIGH*. So instead I will have to recreate the majesty from memory, which was gradually saturated with 4 or 5 beers.

• Kyle H and Meghan provided many-layered dip (it may have been 9-layered if he took my advice to include a layer of tears).
• Kyle S provided the best fucking chili I've ever had.
• Courtney provided the majestic bacon-wrapped lil' smokies.
• Vikram made some awesome nachos.
• Lisa made some awesome fried eggplant and some delicious chicken stuff.
• Brian G rolled with some kick-ass spanish rice.
• I don't really remember what Adrienne and Reid brought, but it was probably delicious.
• Julie stopped by just long enough to deposit some chocolate-covered rice treats that I totally binged on something horrible.
• Who made that chive-y artichoke dip in the breadbowl? That was freaking delicious.
• I think Other Brian brought the seasoned french-bread stuff, which was awesome. Or maybe that was what Reid and Adrienne brought, and Other Brian brought the chicken stuff? Who knows. All I know is that there was not enough room in my stomach.
• And I brought a plate of brownies, of which I tested many before contributing.

All in all, it was AWESOME. I probably ate too much bread with the artichoke spread and lil' smokies which led to inefficiency with the other items, but I got a taste of everything at least. I could really go for another shot at that awesome Texas chili and some more of BRG's spanish rice right about now. Also, I just couldn't stop eating those chocolate covered rice krispy treats.

Also, I had a go at this beer called Miller Chill, which has a lime-y taste built in:

Also it is apparently "Chelada-style", and I have no idea what that means. Is it like some sort of enchilada? What the hell? Even after 4 Rainier's it was a little much at first, but toward the end I think I started to warm up to it. I felt I had to try it in order to continue my fun-making of those others who were drinking it.

There should be a Superbowl food party EVERY SUNDAY.