Dreamt of the boardwalk coming to life like a Japanese Umbrella Monster. Why? Now I wonder how many 100-year old things are in the house. I’m guessing not much, save for a few books and coins.
BHK made a tasty pseudo-chicken / broccoli / alfredo noodle dish… I scarfed down two full bowls of the stuff… and they were not little bowls. The in-laws invited us to chinese food, but I think that I came out way ahead with what I got.
Dreamt of the boardwalk coming to life like a Japanese Umbrella Monster. Why? Now I wonder how many 100-year old things are in the house. I’m guessing not much, save for a few books and coins.
BHK made a tasty pseudo-chicken / broccoli / alfredo noodle dish… I scarfed down two full bowls of the stuff… and they were not little bowls. The in-laws invited us to chinese food, but I think that I came out way ahead with what I got.
1. What bill do you hate paying the most?
Condo side-stuff
2. Where was the last place you had a romantic dinner?
With BHK, every dinner is pretty dang romantic! Out, I’d say the greek restaurant before golden compass.
3. Do you regret losing your virginity to who you lost it to?
No.
4. If you could go back and change one thing what would it be?
I don’t know… maybe get better results on my back operations.
5. Name of your first grade teacher?
Mr Adams
6. What do you really want to be doing right now?
Chilling with the Mrs.
7. What did you want to be when you were growing up?
Super hero, Cowboy, pirate, army man… the usual. First career choice was tech-guy.
8. How many colleges did you attend?
PBCC, FAU, and Miami – three!
9. Why did you choose the shirt that you have on right now?
BHK handed it to me as I got out of the shower!
10. What are your thoughts on gas prices?
It seems people will pay anything rather than investigate alternate modes of energy and transport.
11. If you could move anywhere and take someone with you where would it be?
BHK and I to a comfy cottage in vermont, maybe? Or even someplace closer to work, but further from fallout.
12. First thought when the alarm went off this morning?
Where’s the snooze button?
13. Last thought before going to sleep last night?
Where’s Pye?
14. Do you miss being a child?
Some parts yes, but mostly no.
and where is 15?
16. What errand/chore do you despise?
Well, not despise, but anything that involves me on my hands and knees, or bending too much… scrubbing floors or ironing is yucky.
17. If you didn’t have to work, would you volunteer?
I would volunteer at a charity (or charities) of my choice, sure!
18. Get up early or sleep in?
Sleep in, usually!
19. What is your favorite cartoon character?
Hm. I dig classic cartoons, like Daffy Duck a lot.
20. Favorite thing to do at night with a girl?
Depends on my mood and the girl!
21. Have you found real love yet?
Absolutely.
22. When did you start feeling old?
I’ve gotten creaky in the back since my teens… but I don’t feel really old.
no 23?
24. Your favorite lunch meat?
Cheeeeeese! Cheddar is always nice.
25. What do you get every time you go into Wal-Mart?
I don’t think that there’s a regular thing… chips and soda, maybe?
26. Beach or lake?
I like lakes a trifle more than the sea… but both are nice. The bay is a happy medium.
27. Do you think marriage is an outdated ritual?
Depends on how you define it. I’m certainly in favor of my marriage!
28. Do you own property?
Me and the bank.
29. Favorite guilty pleasure?
Guilty, not so much, but I do like lounging indoors and having a personal day here and again.
30. Favorite movie you wouldn’t want anyone to find out about?
I’m not easily embarrassed.. I do like Adventures in Babysitting, and that could be classified as sort of feeble.
31. What’s your drink?
Diet Cream Soda is tasty! I’ll go for diet cherry pepsi, diet mountian dew or diet grape giant, too.
32. Cowboys or Indians?
In general, Cowboys.
33. Cops or Robbers?
In general, Cops.
34. Who from high school would you like to run in to?
Steve Jacoby, Cameron Scott, Larry Barnes, Mr. Cornell, Driana Maher
35. What radio station is your car radio tuned to right now?
Hard to say, but I’d guess XM radio U-pop, 1940’s or Motown.
36. Norm or Cliff?
Cliff is pretty hard to beat, but I think I’d prefer Norm.
37. Grey’s or ‘The Office?
The Office… never seen Grey’s
38. Worst relationship mistake that you wish you could take back?
Poor behavior around friends in general back in the 90s.
39. Do you like the person that sits directly across from you at work?
Nobody really sits across from me… I guess if I drew an imaginary line from my facing through the office, I’d hit Donna.. she’s cool, I like her.
40. What famous person would you like to have dinner with?
Hmm… Tony Shaloub? Who’s buying?
41. Indoors or Outdoors?
Both, please!
42. Have you ever crashed your vehicle?
i’ve been in a few crashes, and yes, I’ve bumped into another car way back when.
43. Have you ever had to use a fire extinguisher for its intended purpose?
Yup! outdoor fire out of control.
44. Last book you read?
If Chins could kill. Currently reading Soon I Will Be Invincible and Storm Front depending on if I’m carrying the hardcover or just my palmtop.
45. Do you have a teddy bear?
There’s one in a little bomber jacket and goggles around here somewhere!
46. Strangest place you have ever brushed your teeth?
Camping along the peace river… not that strange!
47. Somewhere in California you’ve never been and would like to go?
The Tar Pits
48. Do you go to church?
Not religiously, no.
49. At this point in your life would you rather start a new career or a new relationship?
Well, I’m happily married, so the career gets the reboot!
50. How old are you?
38
1 year ago – voice post – pretzels and candy corn
2 years ago – mr t happy dance, stayed in watched kong, hobbit house, MLK day, falling sand toy, palm doodle, deadly sins meme
3 years ago – Rainy lazy mel-day, bonnet house, literati with resilience, fictional substances, fooling around with image searches
4 years ago – Cycloptic Goat, Fontifier, Aesop, etc
5 years ago – Newt Pic, Manatees, Harry potter, palm wait at doc, sanctity of life
6 years ago – cool invention poll, thoughts about human rights progressing, magic spell over Taiwan, books read, How to take a punch, and my first notification that I was being published in UA2.
7 years ago – Custard the Dragon, Beautiful and Not-so-beautiful Words, Botticelli reminding me of mah sweetie, Michelanglo on Censorship, and a few dead links. 
8 years ago – Newt was Neutered!
Beware the ides of January! Oh, how it snowed today! It went for a brief period, stopped, and then came back, all crazy-like.
I heard that it wasn’t going to stick, but it was pretty white out there for a little bit. If it had done its drop after dark, I’d wager there’d have been less sublimation.
I’m glad that BHK doesn’t mind my meat-free ways! Larry opted for a fried chicken tv dinner, but Chris was game. I have enough to bring…
Holy cow, is it snowing.
it’s snowing!!
Beware the ides of January! Oh, how it snowed today! It went for a brief period, stopped, and then came back, all crazy-like.
I heard that it wasn’t going to stick, but it was pretty white out there for a little bit. If it had done its drop after dark, I’d wager there’d have been less sublimation.
I’m glad that BHK doesn’t mind my meat-free ways! Larry opted for a fried chicken tv dinner, but Chris was game. I have enough to bring a goodly does for lunch tomorrow, too – with plenty of mixed veggies and peas on the side.
Random Scotto factoid – For some reason, as a kid, I got Baretta and Columbo mixed up. I got it worked out pretty early, but there was a time that I thought it was the same show.
An animal rights group had sought to have the chimp, Matthew Hiasl Pan, declared a person in hopes of gaining guardianship of the animal.
The shelter where Matthew has lived for 25 years is going bankrupt, threatening to leave him homeless. Donors have offered to help support him, but under Austrian law, only a person can receive personal gifts.
The Vienna-based Association Against Animal Factories sought to have him declared a person and petitioned to be appointed Matthew’s trustee.
But the high court upheld a September ruling by a judge in the town of Wiener Neustadt rejecting the petition, the group said Tuesday.
The rights group said it would take the case to the European Court of Human Rights.
Matthew and another chimp at the shelter, Rosi, were captured as babies in Sierra Leone in 1982 and smuggled to Austria for use in pharmaceutical experiments. Customs officers intercepted the shipment and turned the chimps over to the shelter.
Organizers said they may set up a foundation to collect donations for Matthew, whose life expectancy in captivity is about 60 years.
But they argue that only personhood will ensure that he isn’t sold outside Austria.
2 years ago – nudge (I like it now), my latest superpower, electrocution dream, soloing, caribs, pandas make more sense, stardust probe returns,
3 years ago – Jambi back after the great LJ crash of ’05, William Schmidt’s art, film feminism, chemical weapons, mag knight w/Danny, DVDA
4 years ago – DVD cereal, Mars, cluck cluck cluck
5 years ago – smokies, palm sync, empenadas, Malawi Vampires
6 years ago – nice walk, moody, gave sappho a lj code, midnight pooper, newt patrols
7 years ago – pictures of me with 
tarpo at No-nose maldanado’s, company on the rocks, ramble on humanity, temptation island, super-soldiers, link to 100 Scotto-things
9027 – mon
First and foremost – a quick random pic of newton for his fans.
I imagine pye was along shortly after to play.
Not much to say today – have an assorted news links edition, dear journal.
First and foremost – a quick random pic of newton
for his fans.
I imagine pye was along shortly after to play.
Bhk and I had a yummy supper of tomato soup and pizza-bagels. Just right for a cool night of watching more psych and installing our water cooler.Not much to say today – have an assorted news links edition, dear journal.
The AP has a story on Netflix’s move to head…
First and foremost – a quick random pic of newton for his fans.
I imagine pye was along shortly after to play.
Bhk and I had a yummy supper of tomato soup and pizza-bagels. Just right for a cool night of watching more psych and installing our water cooler.Not much to say today – have an assorted news links edition, dear journal.
The AP has a story on Netflix’s move to head…
We took it easy today, as per our usual Sunday… BHK and I woke and puttered a bit, at at The Frying Pan before heading to Aardvark’s to use the gift certificate we got from the Newsies. We picked up family fluxx, my comics and a few deck boxes for our card games – with the bonus stuff for Zombie and regular fluxx, they’ve rather outgrown the cardboard boxes they came in. I was pleasantly surprised to see a nice display of looney labs stuff there – werewolf and and assortment of…
newtcam
First and foremost – a quick random pic of newton for his fans.
I imagine pye was along shortly after to play.
Not much to say today – have an assorted news links edition, dear journal.
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez wants to give you 100 gallons of free heating oil to help survive the cold cruel capitalist winter. The hogshead of liquid warmth is available to anyone enduring a financial hardship who fills out a handy online form.
Eligibility is determined with two questions: First, do you live in one of these 16 states?
Maine, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Virginia, Washington DC, Delaware, Maryland, Alaska, Wisconsin, Michigan, and Indiana.
Second, do you need the oil? Need is relative, but if you have a family and make less than $40,000, you probably qualify. Citizens Energy, which administers the program, evaluates each application on a case-by-case basis and issues eligible applicants a voucher redeemable for 100 gallons of CITGO heating oil.
It’s almost sweet of our communist friends to shove the inequalities and harsh realities of capitalism in our faces with a program that actually helps people pay for an increasingly unwieldy cost of living expense.
For more information, call Citizens Energy at: (877) 563-4645, or fill out their online application.
Individual Households [Citizens Energy]
Tasty crab cakes and sea scallops – salad itself was just ok, but the home made dressing was fantastic. Prices are very reasonable – very rustic / mom & pop atmosphere. Friendly servers – still a…
We took it easy today, as per our usual Sunday… BHK and I woke and puttered a bit, at at The Frying Pan before heading to Aardvark’s to use the gift certificate we got from the Newsies. We picked up family fluxx, my comics and a few deck boxes for our card games – with the bonus stuff for Zombie and regular fluxx, they’ve rather outgrown the cardboard boxes they came in. I was pleasantly surprised to see a nice display of looney labs stuff there – werewolf and and assortment of Fluxx decks is a sign of good fun.
If all goes according to plan, Bugah will be staying with us next weekend – I’ll be recovering from the dentist, but playing wii and just generally goofing around should be a great time for us all. Maybe we can convert him to playing fluxx, too.
In other gaming news – Half-life 2 progressing in a fun way, slowly – about 10 min of game play each time… playing on the airboat right now. Just made it to the red barn. Total Playing time: 4 hrs past 2 weeks (all pc games, including peggle, portal, team fortress 2, counterstrike, hl2, and so on) I’m just not hardcore anymore… if I ever was. Too much fun stuff to do in meat-space – video gaming is usually what I do while I wait for BHK to get ready to go out.
We were planning on heading over get groceries and then to the in-laws to set up some trains, but we grew too fatigued, and just headed home to watch our backlog of psych episodes and began the business of packing up Christmas decor for another 11 months.
I don’t even remember what I had for supper… Oh, wait, got it. Cheese crackers. I skipped the leftover spaghetti – will lunch that tomorrow.
2 years ago – icon snatching, lost, dr who, flickr tools, books, compusa, meeting of the daves, cool weather, birds ate my brains, prejudice map, findory,
3 years ago – Lost, romainan pop inspires .htaccess, supercar, anonymous statement meme, age act meme
4 years ago – That Stretchy Guy & That Clay Guy.
5 years ago – cops, prezzies, kidthinks
6 years ago – space commies and monkeys, dream, haiku, mothman, tarot
7 years ago – SOS, folk fest, annoyed with collapsing tabs, brian howdy, super friends drinking game
allergy shots
bhk, larry, chris and I watched angel-a
(s)nap-time
spaghetti
playing with tigger
later night peggle
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From about a week ago – rough day.
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doodled while relaxing at the in-laws
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1 year ago – Salem and Marion pics
2 years ago – las olas wifi, newt pics, flash on dvd (I got it this xmas!), moist poll,
3 years ago – Hump day doodle, work, mel, moody blues,…