http://blog.moorejen.com Wer ist der Wasser? Sat, 12 Dec 2009 01:57:54 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en ME: "I gained so much weight after since Thanksgiving. Ugh! But I know I just have to be patient, take my time, and lose a little bit every day..." BE: "Habits! Habits are the way to go." ME: "Yeah." BE: "They cover a LOT, you know." http://blog.moorejen.com/2009/12/habits/ I was so impressed with the recent bout of spam I've received on my blog, that I thought I'd share a bit with you. Hallo, mein Name ist 484_chiller und ich bin ein verlogenes Schwein. Ich erzaehle gerne Luegen mit meinem schwulen Freund diav0lo. Eigentlich haben wir keine Ahnung von irgendwas, aber wir ... http://blog.moorejen.com/2009/09/uncle-spammy/ A guy walks into a bar. He orders a drink, and scans the room for cute girls. According to several evolutionary studies*, his personal ranking in the global mating scheme is inversely proportional to the number of chicks who leave the bar with someone other than him. A guy walks into ... http://blog.moorejen.com/2009/07/x-bar-theory/ ... until a foreigner points it out. We had Burger King for lunch. You.. what? There's Burger King in the fridge. Heh? I'd heard your refrigerators were ridiculously oversized, but that's .. just ... We have In'N'Out in the fridge. Americans are so weird. http://blog.moorejen.com/2009/05/things-you-dont-notice/ Me: I am so looking forward to starting this new chapter of my life, although I know that I've got to keep scrudging through. Be: Scrudging? Me: Yeah. I made that up. I am so good at that. Be:  Well, you are a linguist. Me: Not just a linguist, mind you. A computational linguist. Which ... http://blog.moorejen.com/2009/03/conversations/ A few days after Christmas, I was taking a little stroll through Dormagen, a charming German town with Roman roots, nestled against the river Rhein. I was admiring the red brick buildings covered in ivy, the quaint german gasthäuse and restaurants with large red candles housed in black cast-iron and ... http://blog.moorejen.com/2008/12/monumental-discoveries/ In light of the recent historic election, sharply contrasted with the stunning results from California's slew of initiatives, I just wanted to post this short gem to see just how far we've come in 40+ years. Enjoy. http://blog.moorejen.com/2008/11/progress/ I plan to stride into my polling place at 7:00 AM, as the doors open. *This way I can maximize my return on freebies handed out by patriotic merchants eager to bribe US citizens into exercising their hard-won rights. I love it. I'll be picking up my plain tall coffee dressed ... http://blog.moorejen.com/2008/11/awaitin/ Last night, I was sitting at the kitchen table, desperately hoping to resuscitate a beloved gadget that had crapped out on me, when the downstairs buzzer rang. I answered: "Hallo?" "Süß oder saures!" cried a million high-pitched voices. "Was?" I asked, mystified. "Süß oder saures!" they sang again. I remained at the buzzer, puzzled, and ... http://blog.moorejen.com/2008/11/the-visiting/ The end of my autumn internship is rapidly approaching, and I am busily preparing my last big demo of the season. In the meantime, there have been hints and talk of an offer for a full-time position. This has so far not materialized, but this morning I got a call ... http://blog.moorejen.com/2008/10/183/