Ugh

Walmart's "new and improved" put-it-together-yourself bookcase is anything but. It's supposedly easier because it comes with some of the pieces already put together, but I found that it just made adding the rest that much more awkward. I spent twice as long trying to get that thing put together than I did last time I got one of the old ones, and my back is making me pay for it today (all muscular, nothing to worry about medical-wise, but damn painful and making getting other things done difficult). I've hit a point in the whole unpacking thing where putting stuff away just isn't fun anymore. Also, I've put away most of the stuff I actually use on a frequent basis and all of the boxes that were in the way, so now it's just so tempting to leave the rest for later. Maybe I'll try and get some books unpacked today, if my back ever loosens up. I do so love putting things in alphabetical order, and I get a deep sense of satisfaction from organising books (hence the whole librarian thing), so maybe that will get me back in the unpacking mood.

Link of the Day

Creative curses in Irish with pronunciation guide

English: May the malevolent hedgehogs gnaw at your hard disk.

Irish: Go gcreime na gr�inneoga cealgr�nacha do dhiosca crua.

Phonetic: guh GREH-muh nuh GRAWN-yoh-guh KYA-luhg-roo-nuh-khuh duh YISS-kuh KROO-uh.

Flogging Molly sighting (er . . . hearing?)

So I decided to be semi-lazy and go see a movie rather than doing more unpacking this afternoon. Plus my back still hurts. So I went to see Mr. and Mrs. Smith, because I was in the mood for cheesy action. And it was very good cheesy action. But there was this one scene where Brad Pitt walks into an Irish Pub and there's some sort of live music being played in the background. It only took me 3 notes to recognise it -- it was Flogging Molly's "The Worst Day Since Yesterday"! Barely kept from squealing out loud in the theatre. My favourite band's being noticed! *happy dance of joy* The song listing was in the credits but it's not on the soundtrack :-(

Anyway, happy geek moment.