On Poor Publication Practices

Publishers should not
Deceive unwitting readers.
Number your series!

This weekend I started a book that turned out to be second in a series. Nowhere on the book did it say “book two” or “sequel.” I’ve noticed this trend a lot lately (ex: “A Harry Dresden Novel” instead of “Book 4 of Harry Dresden”). There aren’t words for how annoyed this makes me. Rawr!

On morning tea woes

Craving tea today -
Want nice soothing peppermint,
Instead of coffee.

Tazo, rescue me!
No caffeine indicator?
Plz die in a fire.

Seriously – what tea thinks it’s funny not to make it incredibly obvious which flavors are caffeinated and which aren’t? What a pain. At least in the time it took me to compose this, it’s probably done steeping…

On Automatic Car Locks

Rental car locks the
doors when I start the engine.
Yay safety features!

But... could it maybe
UNlock when the car turns off?
Stuck, confused lisas ;_;

My car locks when started and unlocks when stopped. In this way, I get safe, locked doors while driving around, and when I stop the car, I don't end up yanking on the handle going "Gah, wtf?? Let me out!!" Maybe my rental behaves like it does because Memphis (alias: Sir Stabsalot) parking lots are extra dangerous? Probably it's just to confuse me.

On Diswasher Affordances

Dishwashers can be
a tricky beast: how to tell
when clean or dirty?

At home it's easy -
red means "dirty, don't use me!"
Doesn't that make sense?

But at work, red means
"Dishes are clean! don't put in
any more dirties!"

Confused and baffled!
A cutlery explosion!
Poor Lisa panics!!