HTTP/2 200 server: nginx date: Tue, 20 Jan 2026 13:37:19 GMT content-type: text/xml; charset=utf-8 vary: Accept-Encoding x-rid: 61454352ce69d9db2a9bd22cf78e7d04 x-xss-protection: 1; mode=block x-content-type-options: nosniff strict-transport-security: max-age=15552001 x-tumblr-user: briansaid x-robots-tag: noindex cache-control: max-age=600 x-ua-compatible: IE=Edge,chrome=1 x-ua-device: desktop vary: X-UA-Device, Accept x-nc: MISS content-encoding: gzip Things Brian said. Volume 3 (May 2011-June 2012) now available in paperback (at cost)! Volume 2 (April 2010-May 2011) and Volume 1 (April 2009-April 2010) are also still available. Free ebook versions: Volume 1 Volume 2 Volume 3 The perfect addition to your rain room!Volume 1 Volume 2 Volume 3 Tumblr (3.0; @briansaid)https://briansaid.com/<p class="npf_quote">I like the celebration it gives me. It makes me feel like I exist. <br/>- About the iphone health app</p>https://briansaid.com/post/731732028910862336https://briansaid.com/post/731732028910862336Fri, 20 Oct 2023 16:34:02 -0400<p>Oh! He eats like YOU, sweetie! - while watching a video of a French Bulldog eating an over easy friend egg </p>https://briansaid.com/post/729197726733107200https://briansaid.com/post/729197726733107200Fri, 22 Sep 2023 17:12:23 -0400<p>I see life like an opera.</p>https://briansaid.com/post/727852006770868224https://briansaid.com/post/727852006770868224Thu, 07 Sep 2023 20:42:44 -0400<p class="npf_quote">I watch the art movies so you don&rsquo;t have to. </p>https://briansaid.com/post/726029083302117376https://briansaid.com/post/726029083302117376Fri, 18 Aug 2023 17:48:09 -0400“And I thought linux was a polarized community.”<br/><br/> - <em>about TacomaWorld</em>https://briansaid.com/post/711265834081943552https://briansaid.com/post/711265834081943552Wed, 08 Mar 2023 17:52:38 -0500Chel: I'm self-congratulatory because I've done a good job of refilling the ice cube tray and [water] pitcher. <br /> B: Most people just _do_ those things. Like everyday. Without comment.https://briansaid.com/post/690845054366105600https://briansaid.com/post/690845054366105600Tue, 26 Jul 2022 09:13:04 -0400“We’re into season 4. These are teenagers. Everybody has been with everybody.”<br/><br/> - <em>Cobra Kai</em>https://briansaid.com/post/690844988501884928https://briansaid.com/post/690844988501884928Tue, 26 Jul 2022 09:12:02 -0400Chel: I think people mostly use certain words.<br /> Brian: Nouns.<br /> Chel: Yeah, they don't think about verbs. <br /> Brian: Not me. I'm an action man.https://briansaid.com/post/680061687728128000https://briansaid.com/post/680061687728128000Tue, 29 Mar 2022 08:36:05 -0400<p>I’m so Canadian, I get jealous when I see other people giving strangers directions.</p>https://briansaid.com/post/662784122755923968https://briansaid.com/post/662784122755923968Sun, 19 Sep 2021 15:36:35 -0400<p>Did you know that mansplaining is from man explaining?</p>https://briansaid.com/post/658730276433870848https://briansaid.com/post/658730276433870848Thu, 05 Aug 2021 21:42:26 -0400<p>I’m not paid to stand up.</p><p><br/></p><p>- on virtual teaching and why he’ll remain seated during class </p>https://briansaid.com/post/654557838184693760https://briansaid.com/post/654557838184693760Sun, 20 Jun 2021 20:23:18 -0400<p>It was cocaine that was keeping them thin, Chel. </p><p>- lead singers of 80s metal bands</p>https://briansaid.com/post/654367138372534272https://briansaid.com/post/654367138372534272Fri, 18 Jun 2021 17:52:13 -0400<p>I know the rules. I just don’t like to follow them. </p>https://briansaid.com/post/644913651697991680https://briansaid.com/post/644913651697991680Sat, 06 Mar 2021 08:33:05 -0500<p>You’d dress like Johnny Lawrence if you could&hellip;.</p>https://briansaid.com/post/641156271800827904https://briansaid.com/post/641156271800827904Sat, 23 Jan 2021 21:11:09 -0500<p>It’s not always the “3rd act”! </p>https://briansaid.com/post/636895633658314752https://briansaid.com/post/636895633658314752Mon, 07 Dec 2020 20:30:08 -0500“We’re not looking for research ideas; we’re watching television.”https://briansaid.com/post/636432895902416896https://briansaid.com/post/636432895902416896Wed, 02 Dec 2020 17:55:06 -0500<p>When this is all over, I’m taking you to Denny’s.</p>https://briansaid.com/post/636305873530159104https://briansaid.com/post/636305873530159104Tue, 01 Dec 2020 08:16:08 -0500<p>I don’t trust twins. </p><p>- baking show </p>https://briansaid.com/post/634174837491990528https://briansaid.com/post/634174837491990528Sat, 07 Nov 2020 19:44:14 -0500“Don’t be such a workaholic. Leave something for someone else to do for a change.”<br/><br/> - <em>about my research </em>https://briansaid.com/post/623936755011289088https://briansaid.com/post/623936755011289088Fri, 17 Jul 2020 20:34:18 -0400<p class="npf_quote">Stop. You know this is my kind of show. They are making giant flower sculptures. </p><p>The Big Flower Fight </p>https://briansaid.com/post/618684262822100992https://briansaid.com/post/618684262822100992Wed, 20 May 2020 21:08:11 -0400