They sell speculoos at my local Albertsons now. Dangerous!

That's pretty nerdy.

Hah! I love mashup shirts the mostest. Someone on another board was complaining they had to always explain their shirts, but I have a lot that don't make immediate sense, but I very rarely get asked. Maybe they make sense over boobies?

Okay, first of all, why does Wikipedia programmer Brandon Harris look so pissed at me? I'm sorry I didn't donate.

Second, nobody ever asks me about my typically ridiculously obscure shirts. Except the one time when a fanboy came rushing up to me to talk about Evangelion, with so much gusto that I was completely taken aback and unable to geek out and I know he walked away thinking I didn't even know what shirt I had on.

I have this awesome punk shirt that just says in huge letters "IGNORE ME" and is making some statement about street kids that I no longer remember, because I never wear the shirt because apparently "IGNORE ME" means, "COME UP TO ME AND TALK AT VERY CLOSE RANGE ABOUT WHY I'M WEARING A SHIRT THAT SAYS 'IGNORE ME.'"

apparently "IGNORE ME" means, "COME UP TO ME AND TALK AT VERY CLOSE RANGE ABOUT WHY I'M WEARING A SHIRT THAT SAYS 'IGNORE ME.'"

That is clearly true! IGNORE ME is code for ASK ME ABOUT MY SHIRT!

That's what IGNORE means in Hipster language. Trufax.

So far, everyone is welcome to ask me about my shirts except for that one creepy nurse's assistant.

However, I wonder what the mashups look like people who only get half. "That's a really bad likeness of Rosie! Why is Mal wearing those weird clothes? She's obviously a bad geek."

So the soundtrack to the original Muppet Movie isn't in print anymore? What's wrong with the world?!

Oh, it's gettable, I assure you. Let me root around in the interpipes.

My favorite thing is that when she wants to sign Darth Vader, she signs brother and then does this intense, heavy breath through her trache.

It is hilarious. I really need to work on some signs. Dirty looks from Grace when I clearly didn't get what she CLEARLY was signing does that.

I can also attest that the pumpkin sweet rolls smell AMAZING while they are proofing. I walked into the house late that night and about died.

Speculoos or biscoff spread was a big hit at wine night. Hehehe. We love introducing each other to new nummy things. Luckily, I have learned I can get it here.

Nerdiest I got was to explain that getting a picture with me and a rover does not involve going to Mars next year, because I have an in with certain folk. And then I'll go to work tomorrow, which is pretty much nerd central.

Pumpkin and Loki are having way too much fun right now. As am I, watching them. So glad this worked out as I hoped.

However, I wonder what the mashups look like people who only get half.

I guess mine would be "Mexican wrestler. Huh. I wonder why she's wearing that. Fucking hipsters."

That's what IGNORE means in Hipster language. Trufax.

I did not know this. It's funny because it makes much more sense now. I mean, I was never able to actually have a conversation about the social justice issues, as I'm sure the punk band in question intended. Because apparently one of the nuances of "NOT IGNORE" that "IGNORE" means, is that it's important to make insulting commentary and then talk over the attempted explanation. I still like the shirt, though.

Of course, the person I'm thinking about for that conversation also came up to me in a grocery store where he had been working for a week and bitched about not being able to ask off Saturdays during his probationary period, and then told me that I didn't know, because I don't work. Hey, you know what, buddy, if every single place you've ever worked has a miserable boss and miserable coworkers and you spend a half an hour talking to me when I walk in the door, and then wonder why they're not happy with you? It might not be them that's the problem.

Yeah, anyway, I guess the key to mashup shirts would be, is it clear that there is another half to be gotten?

I guess the key to mashup shirts would be, is it clear that there is another half to be gotten?

These are my mashup shirts. I think it's obvious something is up, but I guess that's a geek divide:

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I might have more, but those are the three at the top of my mind.

I can't decide if I should take the next step with lowering my cellular bill. I am reflexively averse to a mobile contract. Am I $120/year averse to it? What if AT&T pulls it out in the last inning and does buy T-Mobile and I'm stuck for the duration? Also, I'd have to buy phones outright, but I currently *do* buy phones outright, so...I think the most important thing is, what puts my unlimited data and free hotspot functionality at the least risk? Because I have a sneaking suspicion I'm getting away with something on the latter, but I really don't want to bring it to anyone's notice.