Advertising FAIL #1: Rapist Glasses

So, I realize that American Apparel ads have always gone for that "so natural and seemingly carefree that we border on and sometimes well surpass just plain ugly" feel, but their most recent ad has succeeded in not only instantly grabbing my attention but also scaring the crap out of me:

I'm thinking "Classic Guy" is code for "Patrick Bateman's More Deranged and Twisted Cousin Who will Lock You in a Broom Closet."  Epic advertising FAIL, American Apparel.

The Deedles Data Dictionary

So, I just had a great idea.  I'm going to start a Deedles Data Dictionary so that my ever-so-slightly technologically impaired best friend (hereafter referred to simply as "Deedles."  Like Prince.  Or Rihanna.  Although I'm pretty sure she can't stand either one of them.) can use it as a reference book when she has IT-related questions.

This is the reason why.

Deedles e-mailed me this morning to let me know that she is buying an ASUS Eee PC tablet that she has been eyeballing for a while.  Amidst her excitement I asked her if I could use her old laptop as my personal science experiment so I could practice assembling/disassembling different parts.

Me: Can I extract the hard drive?

Deedles: I don't know what that means.  But sure!

Me: It means that I will extract the piece of hardware that is your computer's "filing cabinet" so the aliens and Soviet spies can't plunder your top-secret Deedles info.

Deedles: I have a filing cabinet in my computer!?!?!?! Is it pink??? does it lock??? Is it color coordinated?!?!?!

Me: It's not an actual filing cabinet, but a virtual one.  I just used filing cabinet because it's the closest thing I could think of to use as a metaphor.  haha

Deedles: Haberdashery.  (Her favorite expletive.  I don't know why.) 

So, all that to say, here is the Deedles Data Dictionary Entry 1:

1. Hard Drive: Also known as "hard disk drive."  Invented in December 1954 by some guy at IBM.  Your data is read from and written to the spinny shiny disk that looks like a small platter (it's actually called a platter I think).  The top-secret Deedles info. stored on this platter must be protected from hacking aliens and espionaging (?) Soviet spies.

What a productive use of my workday so far!!

Back in Black (or Cerulean)

So, I've decided to revitalize my blog after two years.  Actually, "revitalize" is a strong word because that implies that it was once vivacious to begin with.  Maybe "salvage" is more appropriate.  Either way, it aids me in my effort to procrastinate reviewing a medical necessity determination workflow.

More to come!