Burning Metaphors

Well, this panel from SMBC is not the most positive comic panel in the world, but it resonates very well with my sense of humor.

An Excellent Metaphor

When I get sick, my bedroom sometimes starts to resemble a war room, with crumpled tissues strewn about like discarded battle plans.

(I may have cobwebs in my head and be unable to think many deep scientific thoughts at the moment, but damn I can come up with a fantastic metaphor!)

The "Nostalgia Travel" Bus

Maybe this says more about me than about anything else, but I was highly amused to see a "Nostalgia Travel" double-decker bus with a driver but no passengers.

I love metaphors (even sad ones). That scene could have been the opening scene of a movie.

Alas, I didn't have my camera with me.

You Versus The World

This demotivational poster is brilliant (and exceptionally well-done). I approve!

Data Cake

This data cake is so, so true. It just hits it right on the money.

(Tip of the cap to Jimmy Lin.)

Seinfeld metaphor of the day

You can find the Seinfeld metaphor of the day at this website. (I saw this link on Rob Neyer's blog.)

In other news, I still have to finish preparing my talk for tomorrow. I shouldn't have spent all that time thoroughly looking through one of my 2007 SURF student's papers. I really need to be less accomodating when they wait to the last minute on these things... Commenting on their papers when I need to prepare my slides is not what I should be doing at 1am.