Bits & Bytes

It’s been a slow week for writing fun stuff. I could attribute my lack of wordsmithing to a really long work week, karate classes and pre-interview preparations (all of which are going on) – but what it really comes down to at night are the 3 DVDs we rented and “LOST” being too juicy to miss. I’m highly distractable.

Until the bits and pieces of my next ‘real’ post come together , I thought I’d tide things over with a few internet items that have caught my attention:

I totally want to be Meg when I grow up. Meg kicks BUTT! And she’s unbelievably rich. Meg made another giant leap for eBay & your average, everyday gal this week when she was named the number 1 Most Powerful Woman by Fortune magazine. However, don’t go to fortune.com thinking you can read the fabulous article about her history with eBay. I spent half an hour there trying to access anything that doesn’t require 3 month subscription. I can send you the .pdf version for free – just shoot me an email. The BBC also mentioned it here.

My cubemates are dear, sweet, wonderful people. They’re also damn loud. Given my tendency for distraction, I depend on my cd/radio and a good pair of earphones like a street-side junkie. While jamming out yesterday, I heard that Sarah McLachlan’s “World on Fire” has an online video that MTV and VH1 won’t play. I think we’d all agree that Sarah’s no Madonna, so wondering how in the world she managed to push their “WOAH” button, I decided to watch it.

Sarah’s video has something compelling to say that has nothing to do with sex or violence. I don’t know if the video isn’t being played because it sticks it to the industry, or because it was meant to be internet-only. But I do know I love it. Check it out on the official release site. Note: You’ll probably get a installation popup. Hit ‘no’ and it should play automatically without downloading iTunes (if you have Quicktime).

Isn’t Science fun? Seriously, is it? I really wonder if some of those lab folks are just trying to entertain themselves sometimes, ‘cuz dude, with a severe flu shot shortage coming this year, do you really think we need to have killer flu floating around in a refrigerator somewhere?

Killer flu recreated in the lab
Flu shot shortage – MSN’s heath page features:
• Healthy adults, kids urged to skip flu shot
• Flu shot shortage: What you need to know
Science mourns DNA pioneer Wilkins
Biodiversity: The sixth great wave

More later!