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Monthly Archives: October 2004
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HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO THE GRAY PUMPKIN!
Follow-ups to that Office Bricolage link.
Improvised Weapons of the American Underground
Yahoo’s Image Search may be better than Google’s Image Search.
I can still amuse myself for hours by typing in random word/word combinations.
The friendy-meme. (revised a mite)
In the comments section of this post:
1. Tell me one thing you like about me.
2. Tell me two things you like about yourself.
Then…
3. Look through the comments. When you see someone you know, tell them three things you like about them.
4. Do this in your journal so I can tell you what I like about YOU. (or just ask, and I’ll tell you here.)
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I think the idea of Galactus with a gold tooth, flashing gang signs, and going “East SIIIIIDEE” before taking a bite out of Earth is no worse than most of the comic book stuff I’ve seen lately.
I don’t think that I have a destiny. I do have a direction… I want to thrive while doing good work. I think the idea of “fate” is awful situation… who wants to be stuck on one track, no choice, trapped?
Random Scotto factoid: I am made of meat and blood, bone, teeth and hair. There’s some bacteria, dust mites and plant life, too. Electromagnetic impulses, sticky mucus, bright blue eyes and a titanium pin.
Saw about 10 minutes of Smallville last night… meh. Maybe it was an off night, but Clark and Lana seem to be less able to act than most of the co stars. Maybe they suffer from “Vader” syndrome… hired just by looks, not ability. It seems that the show relies on shining reflections off of people’s eyes, too.
Quote from the episode – “A man is measured by the quality of his friends.” If that’s the case, I’m in good shape, and my bro’s in a bit of trouble.
How’s the saying really go? Quality of his years? Maybe that’s more of an internal thing.
Lost was a lot better… but I don’t like 10,000 speed film or whatever. The “Gladiator/sports photography” look just doesn’t engage me.
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6949 – It came from the skies…
The rain did, and does. 
drip, drip, drip.
BEF Office Bricolage Contest Result – The Bolas are pretty inspired, as is the Micro-Claymore.
Hmm… Dave’s been off in the distance quite a bit in recent months. Life as a father of 2, I guess!
“TV-B-Gone [is] a new universal remote that turns off almost any television. The device, which looks like an automobile remote, has just one button. When activated, it spends over a minute flashing out 209 different codes to turn off televisions, the most popular brands first.”
The flash multi-user magnetic refrigerator letters app is fascinating. I’ve noticed that I can set off a wave of behaviors, just by grouping certain letters or colors together. people will flock to assist in the grouping, as well as “spoilers” who try to mess up patterns. (not to mention the dueling curse words, name spellers, at times, too.) it can be fun just to watch the flock behavior and not even fool with it. An oracle might even see words of the future unfold, if there was a lot of “LOL” and “FAP” in it. and who could ask for more than that?
Saw Episode 3 of Lost… (The boar hunt… or the first one after the pilot.) It looks pretty dang good so far. I’m looking forward to tonights episode, and seeing the downloaded pilot and episode four, as well.
6948 – Go, go , go-go gophers…
Prairie Dogs Move Into Cemetery, Bones Move Out Continue reading 6948 – Go, go , go-go gophers…
6947 – $0.27 reward for a ghost, here in town!
I dance like a fool to the Bear Cha-cha-cha.
Thank you to whoever sent me the lovely anonymous message last night.. it was much nicer than the one prior. (I just wish I knew who the nice one was from!) I could venture a guess, but I might be way off.
Gray Pumpkin phoned yesterday and has me interested in a TV show I’d not heard of before – Lost. From what little I’ve seen so far, it sounds cool as all get out… so, I’d better tune in before it’s canceled. The Official site.
(maybe it won’t tank too soon… it’s getting good ratings
6946 – brothers think alike, it seems
Jeb appoints the chair of an anti-environmental legal foundation to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission.
She’s also president of a heavy construction company.
I’m *sure* they’ll be looking out for the best interests of manatees and the Everglades in general. (note: sarcasm)
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6944 – Sweet Monkey Tuesdays… it’s Monday.
Happy Birthday Lexie! My gosh… 4 already!
Sammy gave me a copy of the Superman – Secret Identity miniseries.. it’s a great read… probably some of the better stuff I’ve read in the genre for years. Kurt Busiek did a great job.
I’ve never met anyone named Detlev that wasn’t an evil-minded person. (For the record, I’ve only met 2 Detlevs.)
After hearing so many poo-poo reviews of Team America, so I switch my brain-gears and went to see Garden State, instead. (Natalie Portman is supposed to be good again… Her acting in the Star Wars series wrecked my perception of her skill, but this supposedly will made up for it.) No Dice. Timing was off, so I just rode around on the water bus instead. I got some fresh air and a little needed sun… visited the 15th street fisheries to look for pelicans and manatees, but failed to spot the latter, or get any good shots of the former.
I’ve been on the water bus enough now to point out housing used by local famous folks, and give estimates on how much it costs to maintain a large yacht.
6944 – Sweet Monkey Tuesdays… it's Monday.
Happy Birthday Lexie! My gosh… 4 already!
Sammy gave me a copy of the Superman – Secret Identity miniseries.. it’s a great read… probably some of the better stuff I’ve read in the genre for years. Kurt Busiek did a great job.
I’ve never met anyone named Detlev that wasn’t an evil-minded person. (For the record, I’ve only met 2 Detlevs.)
After hearing so many poo-poo reviews of Team America, so I switch my brain-gears and went to see Garden State, instead. (Natalie Portman is supposed to be good again… Her acting in the Star Wars series wrecked my perception of her skill, but this supposedly will made up for it.) No Dice. Timing was off, so I just rode around on the water bus instead. I got some fresh air and a little needed sun… visited the 15th street fisheries to look for pelicans and manatees, but failed to spot the latter, or get any good shots of the former.
I’ve been on the water bus enough now to point out housing used by local famous folks, and give estimates on how much it costs to maintain a large yacht.
6943 – Hey, Kool-Aid!
Seeing this icon reminded me of on of my favorite character ideas of Danny’s from games past.
Dan had a character Best Suited for his personality – “Man of Iron“, but one of his other planned supers was Kool-Aid Man. Child-actor who actually was Kool-Aid man.. became disenfranchised later in life when nobody took him seriously, and began using his “giant pitcher of red fluid”-powers to commit crimes. It didn’t take long to catch him… and now he goes on special missions with Z-squad. (Or… would, if he wasn’t asked to come up with something else. He ended up playing a tunneling Joe Pesci slimeball named the Weasel… a precursor to his current character in the D20 D&D game his students are running at the school.)
Watched Silent Running this morning. With the exception of the “message music” that seems to be in all movies in or around the early 70s, it is a really good film. I of course sympathize more with the murderous space-hippie than the corporate drones.
Lappie’s battery charge no longer detects properly… I suspect it’s on the way out. I wonder if I can locate an inexpensive replacement? He’s been a durable little bugger since the mack’s groves gig, years ago. The only add-ons I’ve ever done to him are memory and a wireless card (and reformatted from Windows Me(h) to 2000) … he’s served me well both as a primary and a backup machine for quite a span… aside from games that require heavy-duty graphics, it’s still a fine little workhorse.
Well, the rainy season is officially over… how come the hurricane season still extends into and through November?
The weather is lovely outside.. highs in the 80s at noontime, lows in the 60s at night. *This* is the reason my folks moved to the south in the first place.
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6942 – Free from the chains that bind. They Chafed this week.
Saturday, at last, at last.
What to do? Where to go? Morning chores are laid out for me… laundry and cleaning, but after that, the day is free for the taking.
Maybe I’ll just hop a city bus and see where it goes.
I hear that CS is back at school taking random courses in some sort of quest for a meaningful direction, now that he’s disenchanted with the computer field. I think that sounds rather wasteful of funds, but I don’t know the whole story.
He’s going to hit some trouble, I think. From what I’ve seen of his personality, he’s not going to find anything that works for him. I only hope that he’s not milking his girlfriend, bleeding her dry while he seeks some direction.
Whoops.. took a little morning nap, and forgot to post! Hard to do chores with a comfy bed and a snuggly Newt! Until later…I’m off to do the washing, dear journal!
6941 – handwriting analysis.
Another meme that’s goin’ around.
from here – http://www.handwritingwizard.com/info.phtml
though it seems to collect a lot of info. use a disposable email addy.
Like those that memed before me, I have bolded the findings that I think are accurate.
The test seems to have been written by someone with English as a second or third language. Beware… some is brain-bendingly hard to read.