http://cafechatnoir.net No fate but the fate you make for yourself. Wed, 10 Mar 2010 19:06:32 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en So, Forbes came out with their list of the 25 wealthiest counties in the United States, and my home county of Fairfax came in second. (Congrats to Loudon for coming in at #1.) The median household income in Fairfax County is $106,785 Wow - sorry to my fellow residents for seriously dragging ... http://cafechatnoir.net/2010/03/10/below-average-yet-again/ Holy crap, Batman I just saw the trailer for Tron:Legacy. (Click the link.  CLICK IT!!!) The original came out in 1982, we got a (likely pirated) copy on VHS when we were overseas - I cannot tell you how many times we watched that movie, and this one looks FREAKING AWESOME.  ... http://cafechatnoir.net/2010/03/09/end-of-line/ So, it seems that Lindsay Lohan is suing E*Trade over one of the baby commercials where one character says, "So, that milkaholic Lindsay wasn't over?"  (It's still on YouTube) Lohan's lawyer claims that she has the "same single-name recognition as Oprah or Madonna" and somehow she should get 100 million dollars ... http://cafechatnoir.net/2010/03/09/dear-miss-lohan-youre-not-that-ubiquitous/ I'm not a particularly religious person, and I'll be perfectly honest - my overall faith is shaky at best.  But, hey whatever works for you, works for you.  (Though I do sincerely hope it's not based on "everyone else is going to hell.")  When asked my denomination, the best I ... http://cafechatnoir.net/2010/02/22/i-am-fairly-certain-i-am-dissing-the-vast-majority-of-christian-communities/ OK, not really weird, but I like the alliteration. -- YAY for having friends working at a decent auto service station!  They can tell you the best time to show up to get your headlight replaced so you're only waiting for five minutes instead of three hours.  (And bonus points for ... http://cafechatnoir.net/2010/02/20/weekend-weirdness/ It was the weekend while I was waiting and waiting AND WAITING to get Carmen & Lily home and I was flashing their shelter website photos to everyone, cause OMG BATMAN, I HAD KITTENS COMING HOME! The cat people were very excited for me.  The non-cat people at least saw all ... http://cafechatnoir.net/2010/02/19/the-gentleman-at-the-bar-said-torties-are-insane/ Earlier today my awesome neighbor came over and asked if I had seen anyone around his house today.  Unfortunately, the only clear line of sight I have to their house is if I am standing right at my front window, so I didn't see anything.  (And I'm pissed at myself ... http://cafechatnoir.net/2010/02/16/why-must-people-suck/ Well, less the boatloads of snow on the ground, but what a nice, easy, relaxing Sunday it's been. Watching the cats watch the coffee pot is wonderful entertainment.  (Yes, I am easily entertained, but so are they.  I suspect this is why they picked me at the animal shelter.)  Drank coffee, ... http://cafechatnoir.net/2010/02/14/i-need-more-days-like-today/ And the next person I hear bemoaning it being "Singles Awareness Day" is gonna get slapped.  Wallowing in self pity over being single is Not Attractive. Trust me, there are much worse things than being single on Valentine's Day.  Being with someone who spends the entire day complaining that society forced ... http://cafechatnoir.net/2010/02/14/%e2%99%a5-%e2%99%a5-%e2%99%a5-happy-valentines-day-%e2%99%a5-%e2%99%a5-%e2%99%a5/ I LOVE the Olympics.  I spent the last week trapped in my house by snow, I'll spend the next two weeks trapped by choice.  I just wish NBC wasn't doing such a craptastic job with the broadcast - but given that they seem to be OK with losing $200 million ... http://cafechatnoir.net/2010/02/13/saturday-stuff/