Time Considered as a Helix of Semi-Humorous Status Updates

Chad Orzel now knows more than he would like to about the loathsome political views of some old acquaintances.

Chad Orzel is pretty sure the people in question don't read the blog, or at least won't know he's talking about them.

Chad Orzel is grateful for the feature that allows him to stop receiving those updates.

Chad Orzel really wishes he had better killfile options, though.

Chad Orzel longs for a Fire Upon the Deep style sentient AI killfile.

Chad Orzel also wants better tools for distinguishing spam comments from slightly off-kilter real comments.

Chad Orzel has nothing substantive to say, so he's resorting to posting blatant filler.

Chad Orzel is pretty sure that nobody is reading blogs on a nice day like this, anyway.

Chad Orzel is off to buy lawn care products, and get lunch at Five Guys.

Chad Orzel : Mmmmmm.... Five Guys.

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"Chad Orzel is pretty sure that nobody is reading blogs on a nice day like this, anyway."

Chad Orzel may be wrong.

Then again, last girl I broke up with called me a 'nobody' ... so ... Chad Orzel may be right.

Mmm... Five Guys. I think I'll do the same. Thanks for the inspiration.

I can confirm that Five Guys is present in both Maryland and New York.

By CaptainBooshi (not verified) on 25 Apr 2009 #permalink

A South Carolina thing? I hadn't ever heard of them in the 16 years I lived in SC, or really, for that matter, until I heard they are putting one down the street from where I live now in Ohio.

And now I want a burger.

Chad Orzel referring to himself in the third person is giving me unpleasant visions of Bob Dole teaching Physics.

By David Owen-Cruise (not verified) on 01 May 2009 #permalink