Best baby name toy: http://www.babynamesoptimizer.com/private_code/opt.php [etoile]

As somebody still a TINY bit annoyed that the Colts snuck out of Baltimore in the middle of the night, I’d like to say…WHO DAT?? [etoile]

RT @ItaiBoublil KGB ad wins in my opinion. It was the funniest <- Aw yeah, because @kgb542542 is awesome! Even if we had a rough night! [etoile]

Just saw that the NAD is all angry about "Pinball Wizard" and the "deaf dumb and blind kid" lyric. Total disagreement that it’s = N-word. [etoile]

RT @bdgrlaw: RT @PeroDaCat: Anyone in Phoenix area got good home for us 2 Maine Coon cats? Mommy says has 2 b indoor homes tho. @socksarmy [etoile]

Why isn’t there a Wikipedia page for the Maryland Ravens, the wheelchair basketball team that was the ORIGINAL Baltimore Ravens? [etoile]

Some poor bastard in a sedan has gotten themselves stuck on my street. There’s still two feet of unplowed snow. What were they thinking?! [etoile]

http://twitpic.com/120fg6 – Somebody is trying to help with a shovel. It won’t work, I promise. [etoile]

And of course they’re blocking all vehicular traffic for my street, too. Dumb shitheads. [etoile]

Car hasn’t moved. Well, wrong way. Asked if they wanted me to call non-emergency cops. One lives on our street, other trying 2 leave. DUMB! [etoile]

Two hours later, those kids are still out there. Dear lord. [etoile]

RT @purpleHEW: Ok, deaf and blind person over here who loves PINBALL WIZARD! EAT IT PROTESTORS! [etoile]

I know Farpoint is going to love @feliciaday, I hope @feliciaday loves Farpoint too! [etoile]

Remember that car from last night? Apparently they gave up and just moved it out of range of being hit by anybody else. Oh dear. [etoile]

My Formspring inbox is empty. I have a snow day. Ask me ANYTHING. http://formspring.me/meredithp [etoile]

So @elizadushku is only 3 weeks older than me, and yet seems infinitely more mature. Why is this? Does fame do that to you? [etoile]

Q:Just how big is that cat you’re hugging? A:She’s huge! I was noticing this the other day wh… http://formspring.me/meredithp/q/139309978 [etoile]

Q:How are you dealing with all the snow? A:Quite well, thanks to the day laborers who rang the… http://formspring.me/meredithp/q/139328652 [etoile]

Q:Boxers or briefs? A:Briefs. I can’t really think of a reason I’d wear boxers…… http://formspring.me/meredithp/q/139339157 [etoile]

Fascinating memory patient: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clive_Wearing [etoile]

Looks like @MarleeMatlin has the right idea. Explain offensive art, don’t censor it. [etoile]

RT @walkinincircles: Free cheesesteak and long island, just for showing up to work <- Now this is awesome. [etoile]

National Weather Service has just converted the watch to a Winter Storm Warning, in effect 12pm Tues to 7pm Wed. Estimated snowfall 10-20" [etoile]

Sleepy kitty http://flic.kr/p/7BBFXk [etoile]

RT @dmlaenker: WHAT THE FUCK NO NO MORE SNOW NO [etoile]

I’ve never been to Chicago and even I know "Willis Tower" is a dumb name. http://www.ItsTheSearsTower.com @kellerinablack @thinkuzzell [etoile]

Somebody just posted on my local Freecycle that they want a snow shovel. Now is NOT the time to ask, I think. [etoile]

Virginia vegetarians and vegans! Would you be interested in a license plate? Let me know and I’ll send you the flyer! @supalaze [etoile]

Wow, the Kennedy Center is going ahead with its Alvin Ailey performance today. If you can’t make it, you can either donate or exchange tix. [etoile]

RT @terpkristin: So http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/emergency/status/ says Fairfax County Govt is closed Monday. // Guess no school 4 me…how? [etoile]

three hours to puppy bowl everybody!! [etoile]

Kendall Elementary is closed Monday. Y’all better announce something about Gallaudet University. *stares at Gallaudet alert emails* [etoile]

More laughs! http://notalwaysright.com/no-fortitude-for-longitude/4143 [etoile]

Deaf patient was dying, but no one told her: http://ow.ly/14O86 (lawsuit settled regarding failure to provide interpreters) [etoile]

Day laborers rang our doorbell! They are shoveling our snow! We made them coffee and have cash ready. YAY! [etoile]

Just saw someone say "it’s a little nerve wracking that I could go into labor and not get to the hospital" – it worked in the 1800s! [etoile]

ROFL, did anybody catch that Subaru commercial where the cat steals the parking space from the dogs? That was too cute! #puppybowl [etoile]

RT @DCbigpappa: Washington Blade and other former LGBT pubs to sell for $26,200 in bankruptcy court. http://tinyurl.com/yed8hnt /LET’S POOL$ [etoile]

RT @scottstead: In case you missed it http://is.gd/7Tuxr 2010 Snowpocalypse Time Lapse – Relive the ENTIRE BLIZZARD in 2 minutes! <- AWESOME [etoile]

If #puppybowl doesn’t make you smile, YOU HAVE NO HEART. Chloe is my favorite! Looking forward to kitten halftime!! [etoile]

Kitten halftime STARTS NOW #puppybowl [etoile]

Tom Daschle struggling to push his car in the snow (with video): http://ow.ly/14PJP -Gee, how about setting a good example and staying home? [etoile]

I just want to mention that I love Dreamhost so maybe they will give me an iPad. I can’t afford to buy one…but I would love a free one! [etoile]

"How can you call a foul on that cuteness?" #puppybowl [etoile]

GALLAUDET CLOSED MONDAY!!! YAAAAAAY [etoile]

The snow is so fabulous, they preempted Jeopardy for news coverage! [etoile]

OH HOLY GOD. My knee tape wasn’t put on properly, and because it wasn’t helping, I took it off. I was SO CAREFUL and still took off skin. OW [etoile]

Channel 7 indicates 30 inches of snow are possible. People, this is approaching 1772 conditions. Washington & Jefferson wrote about it. [etoile]

I would LOVE a pair of snowshoes right now. This is the only weather in which you can actually try that kind of thing! [etoile]

RT @jaredev: ha, no wonder DC is freaking out: There has been more than a foot of snow only 13 times since 1870. @thinkuzzell SEE? [etoile]

RT @DCBadger: RT @wusa9: BREAKING: Metro To Suspend Above-Ground Rail Service at 11:00PM [etoile]

Thank goodness for cable, because all the broadcast channels are #snOMG. [etoile]

Neutering one dog can prevent the birth of 4,000 puppies over 5 years. No More Homeless Pets! (you listening @thinkuzzell @walkinincircles?) [etoile]

A single onion ring, the tasty snack, has quickly overtaken Canadian PM Harper in online popularity. http://ow.ly/14sCN // Headline WIN [etoile]

If you want to read a wonderful animal success story, take a look at Desiree, a kitten rescued by Best Friends (@bfas): http://ow.ly/14sMV [etoile]

Want to join a snowball fight tomorrow? Check out the planned fights! http://ow.ly/14tdg [etoile]

Footage from the 1922 Knickerbocker Theater collapse (caused by 28 inches of snow on the roof): http://ow.ly/14teE [etoile]

Weather geek fun from NOAA: http://www.erh.noaa.gov/lwx/winter/DC-Winters.htm [etoile]

RT @thinklynsen: I think I prefer the Blizzards Dairy Queen makes…#snowpocalypse #snomg #snomfg #snomageddon [etoile]

Latest #Snopocalypse forecast http://twitpic.com/11jbf5 (via @pathseekerken) [etoile]

Let’s look out the window! *pause* I’m back. HOLY SHIT [etoile]

Wait, there’s a completely naked blue guy in Watchmen? How come nobody told me this? Going to Netflix.com, BRB. [etoile]

For the record, I would think @rbweinstock was right about me being slightly manic, but I know that really I just haven’t had my ADHD meds. [etoile]

According to weather.gov, Oakton VA had 11 inches of snow by 9pm. It’s now 11:30pm. Yikes. I think it’s time to go to bed! [etoile]

My windshield wiper has snapped off, or something. DON’T leave your wipers up, people. Hopefully it was just the blade, they’re cheap. [etoile]

RT @CurlzNaturally: 31" in Laurel [etoile]

Cool, @SENDanielPerrin is still tweeting! #dollhouse [etoile]

RT @strobist: Went to sleep last night in Maryland. Woke up this morning on the planet Hoth: http://bit.ly/axfiXI [etoile]

Don’t forget DC people: Wind chill is down to ONE DEGREE tonight. Stay in if you can. [etoile]

Oh man, a gas line ruptured when snow on a church caused its roof to collapse, the sanctuary has been destroyed, Joshua’s Temple in NE [etoile]

26.5" in Fairfax but only 17" at DCA so that’s the official number. No fair! [etoile]

Swype should totally be available as an Android app. I like Better Keyboard, but I’d ditch it for Swype if it was actually available. [etoile]

Time for #laffs – http://ow.ly/1427t [etoile]

My @baconsalt has arrived! I am NOT putting it on my pasta primavera. That would be a little odd. [etoile]

Ooooh. I really want to win an iPad from my web host, Dreamhost. They’re pretty freakin’ awesome. Lots of people will be playing though. [etoile]

"The Talking Deaf Man: A Method Proposed, Whereby He Who is Born Deaf, May Learn to Speak, 1692" http://ow.ly/142Zz [etoile]

Does anybody remember hearing about Joe McCain (John’s brother) having called 911 in Northern VA during the campaign? I never heard. [etoile]

I love America’s Funniest Home Videos. Seriously. You never stop laughing at balls in the nuts, faceplants, wedding mishaps, funny pets, etc [etoile]

Also: "Balls in the Nuts" would be a great band name. [etoile]

.@soyonara You’ve got a clever user name, but I really don’t care for your anti-soy propaganda. kthxbai [etoile]

RT @SistersTalk: NGLTF is providing interpretation services in both ASL and Spanish at #CC10 this weekend. Kudos! [etoile]

RT @mactavish: RT @Aife_Earthstone: Puppy Bowl VI 2010 is this weekend!! ~ Starting Line Up Released [pics] http://tinyurl.com/yqx7re [etoile]

The Go Ahead Vacations tour of Turkey, which we took in 2001, no longer stops in Ankara. That’s too bad, I enjoyed the city. [etoile]

Woken up by the commotion of my in-laws leaving on their trip. It is way too early to be awake. Can I go back to sleep now? [etoile]

This is a great opportunity to practice voice recognition. I am impressed the quality of android results. I didn’t type this at all. [etoile]

RT @flyaway47: WaPo’s meteorologists recommend this site for instructions regarding #snowmageddon tom’w: http://snowpocalypsedc.com/ | gr8 [etoile]

RT @ta2paradiseDC: RT @billfoldsta I wanna give everyone w/ a faux hawk a real black eye [etoile]

Oh snap. http://alert.gallaudet.edu/ says Kendall Elementary is closed, University and MSSD (high school) are OPEN. [etoile]

Oh cool, my tweet numbers are affected too: 34,669 tweets! Still can’t catch @DCdebbie who’s listed as 70,000+ [etoile]

Gallaudet closing at noon means I don’t get marked absent for not going to my noon class. SCORE! [etoile]

My favorite hashtag for this storm is #OhHellSno as seen on @urbanphish [etoile]

My in-laws’ flight left just in time 20 mins ago – it’s snowing now! Their cruise leaves Ft Lauderdale at 5pm. Lucky stiffs! [etoile]

My fave thing abt #ThisIsIt is that the dancers are so precise with his dances, and MJ himself is like "been doing this 4ever, I can b lazy" [etoile]

YAY Tai-Shan arrived safely in China, never needed sedation, and was a "rock star" the whole trip! Now he’s in quarantine for a month. [etoile]

Aww, the Gallaudet Conference Center/Hotel is providing hotel rooms for the workers in the campus cafeteria so students can get fed! [etoile]

Kappa Gamma is going ahead with its initiation events tonight. Have fun freezing, suckers! [etoile]

Weather Channel map shows this weekend’s storm stretches from Indianapolis to Charlotte. Can we call it #snownation? [etoile]

Best part of sociology class tonight: "God forbid your sister clean her own pool!" [etoile]

Dammit! Butterstick flies to China tomorrow. [etoile]

Seriously, why does a Gardenburger take so long to cook? There’s no meat, you don’t have to kill any bacteria. It’s always slow, everywhere. [etoile]

Next time I’m just going to Burger King. Faster, tastes better, only a little more expensive. Lesson learned. [etoile]

Yay, only a week and a bit till Farpoint! I get to see @TechnoWitch and @NekoMich and @bobgreenberger. It’s a fun con! [etoile]

OH AND @feliciaday WILL BE THERE how could I forget? Maybe this time I’ll get to say hi backstage. Much too crazy at DragonCon. Farpoint rox [etoile]

Little girl on "Toddlers & Tiaras" is named River – I can’t help thinking her parents must be Firefly fans. She’ll grow up to kill us all! [etoile]

Shoulder is just kind of a uniform severe soreness now, no more crazy pain. Yay! When the cortisone kicks in it will be normal! [etoile]

There’s going to be a @ritasitalianice at 10th & H NE!!! I love Rita’s! I wonder when it opens? It’s going to be YEAR ROUND! [etoile]

Now "Bipolar & Pregnant" has an infant named Jadzia. What is with naming babies after nerdy sci-fi show characters?! [etoile]

Saddest 43 Things item ever: "have non-touching legs to compensate for being boring" No, no, no. This is not what life is about. [etoile]

Get the latest panda news from National Zoo: http://ow.ly/13LU2 – 60+ Tai Shan wallpapers when you donate to panda fund: http://ow.ly/13LUK [etoile]

Hey, I’m a senior…can we revive the Senior Skip Day tradition?! Don’t wanna go. [etoile]

WTF is going on? Traffic in Falls Church is abysmal, far worse than usual. So tempted to just go home at the exit to 66W. [etoile]

So…the Blu-Ray drive doesn’t work with either computer. Going to sell it and use the proceeds + some mad money to get a Kindle, I think. [etoile]

Finally on campus. I’d say 1h45m to go 20 miles is an epic fail, wouldn’t you? [etoile]

RT @RitasItalianIce @etoile If all goes as planned, that location should be open in April/May of this year // @kellerinablack YAY [etoile]

RT @vibrator_com: "Pregnant Through a Stab Wound?" Um, what?! @thefrisky http://bit.ly/dB1D2H [etoile]

Twidroid is misbehaving and not letting me tweet. [etoile]

I’m at the grocery store. If you want 2% milk, forget it. Only a few dozen whole and a couple dozen skim left. Lots of soy milk though…? [etoile]

I got TWO gallons of milk. Because I’m greedy like that. (@ Giant Vienna) http://4sq.com/7a79xx [etoile]

Wahooooooo: http://voices.washingtonpost.com/capitalweathergang/images/feb-06-10_c.gif [etoile]

Oh hey, that actor reminds me of Stephen Root because it IS Stephen Root. I didn’t know he was in a CSI episode. [etoile]

Hey, Ape Riker totally just gave Captain Picard the finger! I love this episode. [etoile]

Found a gorgeous condo in downtown DC across the street from my best friend for only $214,000…makes me wish I wasn’t still in school. [etoile]

About to get my shoulder looked at (@ Commonwealth Orthopedics) http://4sq.com/axSTaT [etoile]

It’s a bit disturbing that the short URL I got for my shoulder pain is "ax, stat!" Thanks, @foursquare! [etoile]

RT @retailmenot: I ♥ RetailMeNot.com – simply retweet for the chance to win an Apple iPad from @retailmenot – http://bit.ly/retailmenot [etoile]

More xrays in the past month than in the past…10, 15 years? [etoile]

1) I have a sprained AC joint. 2) Cortisone shots make me almost pass out! [etoile]

Anybody else getting "authorization failed" from @foursquare this morning? Can’t log in to Android app or mobile site. [etoile]

Wow, Original Pancake House is very expensive. Pancakes, eggs, and a soda: $15. Guess I won’t be eating there again anytime soon. [etoile]

I can’t believe it’s 2010 and it’s STILL impossible to get a good free Blu-Ray player. Why hasn’t VLC done this? [etoile]

Okay, I get it. I can’t watch Blu-Ray discs on my netbook. Crossing fingers that the big laptop at home will do it, or I’m gonna CRY! [etoile]

Oh come on people, I’m not that dumb. I have an external Blu-Ray drive. THREE people thought I wouldn’t know this? [etoile]

Oops, make that four people. Seriously, I am a nerd, people. Of course I know they don’t play on regular DVDs and netbooks lack optical drvs [etoile]

My situation is that PowerDVD (BluRay edition, came with the drive) really really doesn’t like my netbook’s video drive. Not card, driver. [etoile]

A 6-lb bag of frozen veggies makes an excellent shoulder icer! [etoile]

RT @nolageek: If I can shazam a song playing in your headphones from 3 metro seats away, you should probably turn that shit down. [etoile]

The most recent entry at http://www.margenes-blog.com/ has 118 comments. Only 8 acknowledge that the "author" is a fictional character. WTF? [etoile]

"So what percentage of Jews owned slaves back then?" *headdesk* [etoile]

RT @firesign3000: patrick stewart loves his iphone,doesn’t see a need for twitter: http://bit.ly/ax92RY #iphone // Love this video! Cute! [etoile]

Uh, wow. Shouldn’t you notify students with a blast email when the network shares are down? WTG Gally IT dept. (@rglog excluded) [etoile]

No way, @saulrubinek is on Twitter! My favorite role of his was Dr. Jim Curran from "And the Band Played On" – LOVE that movie. [etoile]

RT @planetjune: Who cares what Punx Phil says, the consensus from the crocheted groundhogs is no shadow: early spring! http://bit.ly/bh4j4l [etoile]

Got my This Is It and Star Trek Blu-Rays today. SCOOOOORE. Let’s have a snow day tomorrow, okay? [etoile]

RT @walkinincircles: All hearing people should learn sign. Period. // QFT [etoile]

Do the cleaning staff take a break on weekends? Because the poop smeared on TWO toilets in the bathroom across from SAC lab is NASTY. [etoile]

Hah, a deaf guy on To Catch a Predator. Anybody can be a sleazebag. [etoile]

Dammit, my previous grade and teacher comments has me scared of using a semicolon even though I know it’s correct. [etoile]

"Armstrong, 19, was sent to the hospital after Hanna, 33, took off his prosthetic arm and used it to break the bones in Armstrong’s face." [etoile]

GODDAMN. My shoulder pain is so bad this morning, I could barely get my bra on. Need to break out the front-close. [etoile]

Amazon says that if the plastic is opened on a book, it’s used/"shows obvious signs of wear" and only eligible for 50% refund. Hah! [etoile]

Aww, The Complete Lone Gunman DVD set is only $11.99. It wasn’t much of a show, really, but I like the characters. [etoile]

Y’know, I think I want a Nook rather than a Kindle. I still want a Kindle. I just want a Nook more. GIMME E-READER PLZ [etoile]

There is the rather significant point, though, that some of the books I want to buy are only in Kindle format (I checked). [etoile]

Anybody know if there is vegetarian pho to be had in the district? I usually go to the place in Fairfax or the place in Chantilly. [etoile]

Why do people say @EricViolette doesn’t speak English? His English is perfect! Comme tous les montréalais [etoile]

http://m.apnews.com/ap/db_15996/contentdetail.htm?contentguid=adXNM95T – Remake of "We Are the World" for Haiti. Awww. [etoile]

Ha! "SG1GRL" license plate rules. @NekoMich @TechnoWitch [etoile]

Rude kid at Gmstp demanded 2b served ahead of me, wanted PS1 memory crd. Clerk said not sold. After kid left, "rude, would’ve said no neway" [etoile]

Indonethan Peanuth Thaute at Noodleth and Thompany alwayth burnth my mouth. [etoile]

Anybody have suggestions for washing hair without raising my right arm over my head? This is a serious question. [etoile]

Hey, @brentspiner on L&O:CI! Looking good, wish I hadn’t come in right at the end. #fangirl [etoile]

Joy! I got an 8am Wednesday appt for my shoulder to be looked at by an orthopedist. Answer to the hair question: wife does it. [etoile]

WaPo ranked local high schools, 1-172. Top from my home county: #38 Centennial. Mine: #134. Go Wilde Lake? [etoile]

Taking @terpkristin’s advice and not driving in NoVA until I have to…which is tomorrow afternoon. [etoile]

Gallaudet alert: "a robbery with a gun at 2:51 pm today" – who robs people when it’s freaking snowing?! [etoile]

Going to watch Whip It on the blu-ray player. @iloveburritos @cynicalscribe anything I should know about its accuracy? [etoile]

Interesting…a couple of deaf characters in Whip It. I wonder if they stick around. I wonder if there are any deaf derby girls. [etoile]

Failure to be realistic 101: http://bit.ly/civsQB #deaf #interpreting Srsly how bout realisticness [etoile]

Somebody on the internets is claiming they have an NES marked 1983. Nice try, buddy. #nerd [etoile]

I love when people drive through the red light between K and L on 18th. I get to smirk and call them motons in my head. [etoile]

Returned book 2 Amazon cuz I dropped the class b4 1st day. Never used book. Amazon took 50% off refund cuz of "obv wear" – not used! Appeal? [etoile]

Cheap speakers I bought for the bathroom aren’t QUITE loud enough, but I listened to the Spoken WP "Cheese" article in shower, got the gist. [etoile]

Again it occurs to me that if I could hear just a tiny bit better, I’d be hearing. If I heard a tiny bit worse, I’d be deaf. Hi, I’m HOH! [etoile]

Pohanka’s new silent commercial is awesome. If only all car commercials were like that! Thanks, @pohankaautos! [etoile]

17 MINUTES TO DOLLHOUSE [etoile]

I hope the Bifengxia people keep Tai Shan’s fans posted on how he’s doing – if he fathers cubs, that sort of thing. [etoile]

Awesomeness: http://www.lettersofnote.com/ [etoile]

EPIC win: http://mthruf.files.wordpress.com/2010/01/129089260272340190.jpg [etoile]

Looking at @varsitydrivein on TV…why are all the employees except the owner African-American? ALL of them. [etoile]

I do not understand the concept of neon-green relish. I know what it is, but I don’t understand it. [etoile]

Four hours and twenty minutes ago: I’m going to have a 20 minute nap. Now: Oh hey. [etoile]