Part-time sinners and full-time cynics

Before working at The Office, this man wrote for Clarissa Explains It All, Weird Science and The Naked Truth, three of my favourite sitcoms growing up.


My computer at work runs Windows Vista, which is so dysfunctional, I'm tempted to re-evaluate Windows ME.

Dare I say a clock on the "sidebar" directly above the clock on the taskbar is superfluous?

My primary grievance is Microsoft's decision to eliminate menu bars. What was wrong with them? Word 2007 is nigh unusable.


I need to find me a college student.


What I learned today while trying to ship a package to Northern Ireland:

United Kingdom ≠ Great Britain.

England ≠ Great Britain.

England is part of Great Britain.

Great Britain and Northern Ireland are part of the United Kingdom.

Not all rectangles are squares, but all squares are rectangles.


Previously on Adam Riff™:
"Modest Mouse and Wolf Parade. At Shoreline. On my birthday."

Apparently, Modest Mouse and Wolf Parade are only playing the Boston date of the Download Festival. Boooo…

Instead, at Shoreline, on my birthday:
The Cure, AFI, Kings of Leon, 65daysofstatic, Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, She Wants Revenge, Metric, black clothing, gloom.