Having A Rough Day?

Well, hit the gym.

And bring one of these.

Also, an interesting, somewhat-related item: Health care provided by your company, in-house?

A Real Tragedy

Heath Ledger. 4/4/1979 - 1/22/2008.

Thank you for the entertainment; you were truly a great actor.

And thanks to all who commented on the NY Times blog entry; a tragedy would not be complete without your crazy ass comments. My favorites are 52, 74, 174, 292, 339, 344, 466, 468.. (and counting!)

Steam Explosion Rocks NYC

Taken en route to dinner at a nearby restaurant.

More on this here.

I Knew Him Once

Even though I knew one of the police officers tangentially (we went to the same school; had mutual friends), I feel emotionally affected than I expected. Aside from it being a f*cked up situation, I suppose most of that feeling is coming from how similar we are in our heritage and history. I think we might have went bowling once.

And then another part of me feels melancholy about the fact that I no longer speak to those mutual friends. While they say tragedy brings people closer together, I probably won't seek a reunion. Sigh. What reason do I have to rekindle those friendships after we chose to leave them?

In any case, I hope he makes a full recovery. And that they catch the suspects. They get what they deserve.

It Was A Great News Day

The title of Harry Potter's last book revealed, the NYTimes writing about a Dick in a Box (the SNL skit silly), and a Chicago mom finds homo-porn on a gift Zune for her daughter [via gear factor]!

Just delicious!