i came across this delightful animated short a couple of days ago.
it is so beautiful.
question: am i a loner and deep and solitary and cerebral because i never fitted it?
or did i never fit in because i was a loner and deep and solitary and cerebral?

what follows is an actual question given on a university of washington engineering mid term exam.
the professor claimed that the answer was so profound that he was driven to share it with colleagues, which is why we now have the pleasure of enjoying it too.
thanks to rob gilbert for connecting us with the story …

this is something i whipped up for handbagmovie.com for our pages discussing stereotypes vs reality. i hope mon can see beyond the offensiveness of me making her ugly to the great political statement i was making … tee hee …
do people really still play solitaire on their computers at work? that was boring in 1995 …
this just in from one of our correspondents in the field …

who would have thought that after all these years of being away, i would end up working here!
life is wonderfully circular!
this is an incredible opportunity ... i am so excited!
i received a rather nasty legal memo today, asking me to remove an image of a rather important vip posted to this site … more …

… says the lovely james gallagher of this rather silly inscription on some dopey fella’s tee shirt … more …

shit.
been at it all weekend. but i am loving this.
my brain has become so geared for learning again, it’s a real thrill.
and the scope of this site is going to be huge.
stay tuned!

just woke. 5.45am, sent greg a message, he’s on his way soon. really going to miss him, he has been the most wonderful friend these last few months. … more …
“ i am an avant garde conversationalist …
… i talk so fast, people can never keep up with me …
i’m always three sentences ahead of the conversation … ”
realisation by me during conversation with david austin just now, where he didn't understand a single thing i said for ten minutes. hmmm. note to self: slow down pete.

and today i got this lovely little message from a fan of the website, indeed, perhaps the first of many … ?
youse rule ’n that
via email 7 october 2005 9:29:59
what a lovely thing to say, young allison. love the show! with your wonderful erudite diction, i know the children of today will grow up to be the wonderful shazzas of tomorrow …
so this is how hollywood's best are going to look in 2037 … shit … how bad am I gonna look in 2037 ? ... so depressing, pass me the ratsac now …
anyhoo, can you tell whose chooky neckline this is … ? click through and let me know if you got it right …
and comments on this site are always most welcome … in fact, encouraged … is there anyone out there looking … ? … anyone … ? … bueller … ?

even a hardened technophile like myself is still gobsmacked by the coolness of some technologies these days, and even more so when clever people take an idea and run with it … more …