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9049 – monday the 4th

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Back to work, back to work. Hacked my lung like a fool at work today – that’ll teach me to not bring the ol’ inhaler along. It was pretty bad mid to end-day… I’m surprised nobody came around to put me out of my misery with a shovel or something.

The ride home on the subway wasn’t too bad… did a lot of people take today off, to recover form the Superbowl?

Speaking of which – It looked like Jordin Sparks was lip-syncing at the Superbowl yesterday, but it could just be a delay between the audio and video but it had a prerecorded feel – she wasn’t selling it… I wonder why more people haven’t commented on that, and the weird stock-footage air show? Tom Petty did a good job, and everything lined up audio and video-wise. I wasn’t crazy about fake fans rushing his stage… he really is turning into an old mountaineer, facially.

Dinner was eggplant lasagna… BHK made a tasty meal, despite being all sick… We’re tucking into bed shortly to rest up.

The birthday cake is even better left over… sort of like a hostess cupcake with the white whipped icing as filling.

Random Thought… What is the difference between a black diamond and a lump of everyday carbon?

A sad reflection on the health of the Chesapeake Bay – 2007 Blue Crab Harvest One of Worst in Md. History – Southern Maryland Headline News
– via BHK

1 year ago – planning the garden w/pix, DRYER FIRE, pomonkey, updated bio, newt and pye touching in the loft pix (this is still one of my faves )

2 years ago – childhood goat trauma foundation, sleepless in seattle (stalker),
Wasp performs roach-brain-surgery to make zombie slave-roaches, deerfield has a different sort of fauna than ftl, rainy, quizzes,

3 years ago – smoother sailing, sleeping in airports, Bigfoot 911, weather, Trism lyric

4 years ago – 7 sins meme, hand-foot coordination, stood up for b-day dinner

5 years ago – dreams, haiku, Irish curses, random politeness factoid, more palm-cam pics, nice cards!

6 years ago – Moonflower haiku, bus rides, tulpa-folk, what do people see quiz, miss cleo got in trubbah, quiet apartments

7 years ago – Snorks vs. Smurfs, recovering from sickies, lovey-loves, butch or femmeGeotarget

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9048 – sun

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9048 – sun

Well, the Patriots lost, but I really don’t follow football. Too bad about them not having a perfect run, though.

Had tasty taco salads for belated birthday dinner tonight… quite yummy! BHK and I are mending up nicely – spent a goodly chunk of the day resting and watching America’s Cutest Puppy and then Puppy Bowl IV – I did enjoy the Kitty “halftime show”. Apparently, I’m a giant softie. Pye was equally fascinated to watch the real super bowl, (took some photos – to follow), so I…

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9048 – sun

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Well, the Patriots lost, but I really don’t follow football. Too bad about them not having a perfect run, though.

Had tasty taco salads for belated birthday dinner tonight… quite yummy! BHK and I are mending up nicely – spent a goodly chunk of the day resting and watching America’s Cutest Puppy and then Puppy Bowl IV – I did enjoy the Kitty “halftime show”. Apparently, I’m a giant softie. Pye was equally fascinated to watch the real super bowl, (took some photos – to follow), so I don’t feel too bad.

Birthday cake was even better than it looked – dark chocolate with white frosting. Nom.

Presents –

From BHK (in addition to yesterday’s loot, wonderful dinner and cake)

From the in-laws –

all amazingly good stuff.

I was surprised that I didn’t hear from Danny or the Bro this weekend… I imagine that they’re caught up in other things, and will contact me this weekend.

Email-wise, I heard from Ldy, Sedef, Oneeyed and co…. I was hoping to skype, but must’ve been away from the computer / napped – because I missed it.

1 year ago – party recap, loot, letter meme

2 years ago – more compusa customer “service”, walkabout, lj login track, brokeback to the future, coke machines

3 years ago – b’day recap, apple mice, food, Polish reader, referrer spam, Mel mush, endless meme, choco taco/cool dog, zombie spammers,

4 years ago – bday loot, Danny lick pic

5 years ago – os quiz, littler big sis writes me a birfday song, palm-cam pics, suction crab

6 years ago – nice day after, Newt-stalks, S & D = B & C, haiku ,picture links

7 years ago – SPOOT, correspondence old school, vagg, go ask Alice and afraid to askGeotarget

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9048 – sat

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9048 – sat

Happy Birthday to me… 39 years old today! Also, Happy Groundhog’s Day. Saw my shadow this morning – More snow, I guess!

First Present was a box of chocolate-dipped coconut macaroons from BHK by way of the cakery yummo.

Still sickly, so I spent the bulk of today in bed, resting after getting back from my allergy shots. BHK is bouncing back much more rapidly than I am. Big day out will be next weekend, most likely. Heading to Baltimore’s National Aquarium and maybe the …

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9047 – Friday

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9047 – Friday

I’d love to get this for Todd or Kevin. Kev, because he loves the ol’ stratofortress…. and Todd, because he needs a way to get out of the office in style.

Me… I’d rather have a bunch of these stone pillows piled in a corner like an ogre’s cave… a place to curl up and snooze comfortably.

I don’t think that a white woman as president would change the world any more or less than having a black man in the office. Both *seem* like they’d be a big change, as far as the USA…
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9048 – sat

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Happy Birthday to me… 39 years old today! Also, Happy Groundhog’s Day. Saw my shadow this morning – More snow, I guess! 

You're older than you've ever been and now you're even older
And now you're even older
And now you're even older
You're older than you've ever been and now you're even older
And now you're older still

Time
Is marching on
And time
Is still marching on

This day will soon be at an end and now it's even sooner
And now it's even sooner
And now it's even sooner
This day will soon be at an end and now it's even sooner
And now it's sooner still

You're older than you've ever been and now you're even older
And now you're even older
And now you're even older
You're older than you've ever been and now you're even older
And now you're older still

First Present was a box of chocolate-dipped coconut macaroons from BHK by way of the cakery yummo.

Still sickly, so I spent the bulk of today in bed, resting after getting back from my allergy shots. BHK is bouncing back much more rapidly than I am. Big day out will be next weekend, most likely. Heading to Baltimore’s National Aquarium and maybe the B&O railroad museum, if Larry comes along.

Dinner of tasty veggie meatball subs and baked potato – nom nom nom

Birthday cake is dark chocolate, with white icing… and gummi green army men fighting to the top! Pictures to follow as available.

Presents from Kev-o: Godzilla Cartoon – Vol 1, Babylon 5 – The Lost Tales, and Family Guy: Blue Harvest goodie sets.

From Mom& Wilton – $50 Barnes and Noble Gift card.

I get to cut the cake and open my other presents tomorrow! Superbowl Sunday… I’m in a pool, but I really don’t follow football, even if my home team of the Patriots are playing.

BHK buttered my nose sneakily on a sneak behind this morning, after a failed attempt to get my beak while I was showering.

It’s Robb’s birthday today, too… I hope he’s having a dandy one as well! Happy Un-birthday to everyone else!

Oh, come on.. the voice of Bart Simpson is a Scientology supporter, too?

Ugh and yuck. Recent donation list.

  • Nancy Cartwright (Bart and Rufus the Naked Mole Rat), 50, Patron Laureate Award: $10 million.
  • Kirstie Alley, 57, Diamond Meritorious Award: $5 million.
  • John Travolta, 53, Gold Meritorious Award: $1 million.
  • Kelly Preston, 45, Gold Meritorious Award: $1 million.
  • Priscilla Presley, 62, Patron Award: $50,000.

I’m still trying to figure out how Kirstie Alley can afford a $5 mil donation.

I wonder if there will come a time where I boycott all movies because money is going to that organization. Dang Scientology.

Diet Chocolate Cherry Dr. Pepper…. My Closest approximation? It tastes like you’re drinking a chocolate tootsie pop. Not really Chocolaty… oddly synthetic. Cherry Vanilla wins far and above over this, but it’s an interesting variation. Still better than that “Berries and Creme” variant, that I’m not missing at all. Jone’s Chocolate Fudge soda is better, but not much.

1 year ago – I’m 38, Feb 2 across the board, birthday cards / images received, no shadow, nose butter,

2 years ago – I’m 37, dance monkeys dance, afterlife quiz, kind wishes, 40 faces, ID, Danny Sick

3 years ago – I’m 36, no shadow, cleaned Mel’s system, under the bed, birthday type pics

4 years ago – I’m 35, Birthday factoids, walkies

5 years ago – I’m 34, the Museum F Art, Tinkle-pig, Newt, and other palm-cam pics, Groundhogs seek sex, not shadows

6 years ago – I’m 33, saw my shadow, blah day, daredevil, nice end of day

7 years ago – I’m 32, many holidays, nice ecards, saw my shadow, got my moonmama penguin pic

8 years ago – I’m 31Geotarget

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9047 – Friday

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I’d love to get this for Todd or Kevin. Kev, because he loves the ol’ stratofortress…. and Todd, because he needs a way to get out of the office in style.

Me… I’d rather have a bunch of these stone pillows piled in a corner like an ogre’s cave… a place to curl up and snooze comfortably.

I don’t think that a white woman as president would change the world any more or less than having a black man in the office. Both *seem* like they’d be a big change, as far as the USA goes… but not so much in the international arena… but I don’t think it would make such a big difference after a brief period of barking by racists and sexists… (on all sides of the fence)

Margaret Thatcher or Idi Amin, anyone? (or Aquino and Mandela, for the positive side of things) Those should prove that if anything, genitalia and skin color shouldn’t mean too much regarding national leadership. There are good and bad leaders of all stripes.

When I hear that someone is voting on the basis of gender or skin tone, my mind plays a sing-song voice of “I’m voting for Joe So-and-so, because of his dreamy blue eyes”…. it makes as much sense to me. This isn’t friggin’ American Idol… vote for the “talent”, not the “style”.

What happened to judging folks by the content of their character? That alone is the big reason I can’t get behind Clinton. She’s a good politician… but I think that by being so, she’ll tell anyone what they want to hear to get elected… and she hasn’t done a very good job of showing consistency on any issues I care about. Obama may be as bad or worse… but I don’t have the huge pile of information like I do on Hillary. I can’t in good conscience put a vote toward her… I don’t even want her as VP, which I suspect she’ll get.

Um.. Ann Coulter supports Clinton over Bill McCain, because McCain isn’t conservative enough? Isn’t that like getting an endorsement from the devil?

Slang of the moment (via BHK) – Electile Dysfunction. – The inability to become aroused over any of the choices for President put forth by either party during an election year.

Ok… enough with the politics. Waxy Monkey Frogs are awesome, and I love them.

Yikes.. Microsoft to buy Yahoo… I hope not. I’ve long enjoyed Y!’s style and reliability. I fear that might get lost in the shuffle. My biggest worries are for flickr…. I’m glad I found the downloader when I did.

Rainy-rain rain today. I like it.

Added bonus about tomorrow… since it’s a Saturday, I didn’t have to fudge anything to take the day off.

I’m fully aware of the fact that my nose will be buttered by BHK sometime tomorrow… and I don’t have a chance of dodging it. I imagine that caches of grease are already placed throughout the entire county, just waiting to be used. I know it is an expression of love.

1 year ago – party planning, haircut, TV

2 years ago – The Matador, rock the casbah, bday card, fp with kev, Superman, Batman, Jesus-man and the problem of the corpse on Hollywood Blvd.

3 years ago – no new drama, eryx b’day giftie, sick day, tea-orisinal, nifty mashups, musical mel, movie meme, oddest book titles, be a prostitute or lose your benefits

4 years ago – word association poll, top 100 movies, Trapping Jehovah’s Witnesses in forcefields, Division of Forestry, Farewell KB!

5 years ago – Happy New Year!, palm-cam pics, e-texts

6 years ago – moon/Menstruation connection(or not), dreamy-dreams, elephant talk, pictures, including Newt in a box. Man lives in an airport for 11 years, cousin stuff

7 years ago – Got Birthday arranged to be off, dreams of ancient rome, schedule, shrunken head apples, my first b-day cardGeotarget

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9045 – Thursday

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9045 – Thursday

Feeling better, but not at 100% Maybe 60%…. Better than the 15% yesterday. – went back to work, mainly because I had far too many meetings I couldn’t afford to miss. Accursed Bronchial tubes!

Physically achy from the coughing, but otherwise doing ok. Got a nosebleed right before my 10am teleconference… that was a hoot.

Later tonight, after dinner, I got to replicate my hulk icon from yesterday… so… there we are. *Blarf*

Heading to bed at 9:30 tonight good rest will mend me up. Poor…

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9045 – Thursday

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Feeling better, but not at 100% Maybe 60%…. Better than the 15% yesterday. – went back to work, mainly because I had far too many meetings I couldn’t afford to miss. Accursed Bronchial tubes!

Physically achy from the coughing, but otherwise doing ok. Got a nosebleed right before my 10am teleconference… that was a hoot.

Later tonight, after dinner, I got to replicate my hulk icon from yesterday… so… there we are. *Blarf*

Heading to bed at 9:30 tonight good rest will mend me up. Poor BHK is coming down with it, too.

This afternoon, I thought to myself … “Wow… Aimee Mann sounds a bit like the chick from ‘Til Tuesday“… then I found out that she *IS* the chick from ‘Til Tuesday.

Duh.

“This week a sub-$100,000 rocket belt was unveiled and will be on sale this summer, but that’s the sad thing: it’s still not a real jet pack. Here’s a fascinating inside look at the human-flight industry, full of law-suit scandals, technical difficulties, fuel-economy woes and endless delays. The good news? It all points to the next generation of rocketeer research, with real applications for medical rescue and military technology actually coming on the horizon. From the article: ‘With a little patience, and a little funding, we could actually have the pleasure of grumbling over regulatory issues we never dreamed possible. Like being limited to specific kinds of air strips, because the jet strapped to your back is classified by the FAA as an ultralight. Or being required to wear a ballistic parachute, because Amarena’s Thunderjet design could reach altitudes as high as 10,000 feet (and, for the record, speeds of up to 160 mph, provided someone can solve wind-resistance issues).'” – via /.

Favorite joke of the moment –

The Secretary of Defense is giving President Bush his daily briefing. He concludes by saying: “Yesterday, 3 Brazilian soldiers were killed.”

“OH NO!” the President exclaims. “That’s terrible!”

His staff sits stunned at this display of emotion, nervously watching as the President sits, head in hands.

Finally, the President looks up and asks, “How many is a brazillion?”

1 year ago – swim meet, sci-fi writer meme, dead valentiner link, misc sentence finish meme,

2 years ago – G0DLAND, Tchuby Tchuba, Bangles, Angel Eyes Newt, Unicorns LA, Bullfight Just Desserts, Ham the chimp / space monkeys

3 years ago – Newt and I relaxing pics, Scotto playlist, Lazytown, bro issues, how they did singin’ in the rain remix

4 years ago – DVD burning, RenFairies, Prez-match, pop-up books, first touch of firefly (I still think Zoe is an overused name)

5 years ago – New moon, new year coming, Charles Dickens joke, skull sales, Job at FMM ends, Bday prezzies

6 years ago – Fiscal responsibility, Ghetto voices, online “privacy”, Marine Park is a bad and disreputable online store, newt lovies

7 years ago – being mushy, schedule issues, The Invisible Men, flax seedGeotarget

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9044 – Wednesday

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9044 – Wednesday

sick.

just coughing, and not really moving much, aside from rolling in and out of bed to the purple chair. shower helped, but I’m whipped. Contrary to icon, no vomiting.

Ate some of BHK’s super homemade soup for heat and some ice cream for cool in the war-torn throat… but primarily a lot of fluids. Newt held a longtime vigil at the bed, and only left for a snack when Pye came up to cover for him. He was back moments later. I think he likes it when I’m acting as a bed-warmer all day.

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9043 – Tuesday.

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9043 – Tuesday.

Yesterday, I played the demo version of Bioshock for the PC while BHK read her book after dinner. Very cool designs and vibe… my only complaint is how some of the splicers look – and that’s a really small complaint. Beats watching the state of the Union Address.

Downright scary game with a pretty keen storyline and set of game-play traits. I’ll probably pick it up after polishing off the Orange box.

In other news, somebody developed a free Apples to Apples online game ! That…

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9044 – Wednesday

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sick.

just coughing, and not really moving much, aside from rolling in and out of bed to the purple chair. shower helped, but I’m whipped. Contrary to icon, no vomiting.

Ate some of BHK’s super homemade soup for heat and some ice cream for cool in the war-torn throat… but primarily a lot of fluids. Newt held a longtime vigil at the bed, and only left for a snack when Pye came up to cover for him. He was back moments later. I think he likes it when I’m acting as a bed-warmer all day.

1 year ago – dinner with TM, Billy the Kid, cannabis vs obesity, American Idol

2 years ago – giant snail, indigo children (i get a bit snarky), newt chilling out pic, “Don’t think of yourself as an ugly person, just a beautiful monkey.”, death cult of the female wrestler,

3 years ago – Mel out of hospital, AVG good, Mona booboo, gene kelly vw ad, oddball personal names list, beach place cam

4 years ago – Key west, Antarctica dollars, new matter, noting some filter styles for the heck of it.

5 years ago – cool dream, birthday poll, Phrases I use/have passed on, got a jornada (it retired early)

6 years ago – gold star, lego horror, haiku, tattoo poll, Random phone message memory, happy things

7 years ago – fat albert, SOP, Friends list fluke, mocha, QotDGeotarget

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9043 – Tuesday.

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Yesterday, I played the demo version of Bioshock for the PC while BHK read her book after dinner. Very cool designs and vibe… my only complaint is how some of the splicers look – and that’s a really small complaint. Beats watching the state of the Union Address.

Downright scary game with a pretty keen storyline and set of game-play traits. I’ll probably pick it up after polishing off the Orange box.

In other news, somebody developed a free Apples to Apples online game ! That could be a lot of fun…. I’ll have to invite all my A2A pals to a session. I like that you can contribute new cards. [edit – join me in game 92 – password is the name of a particular orange cat!]

Cough is worse today, went home an hour and a half early. If it keeps up, I’m probably not going to make it in tomorrow.

Best freeware discovery of the day –

Flickr Downloader enables you to download series of photos from Flickr. You can download photos by Flickr username, tags or group name, and also limit the download by image dimensions. The program can optionally create a Flash slideshow from the downloaded images that can be published on your personal website or set as screensaver. No HTML or Flash experience is needed to create the slideshow.

Earliest Back appointment was on Feb 27… Ah well. Maybe I can work out some other situation for my allergy shots, anyhow… or use the alternate doc.

William H Macy is in Re-animator 4 (House of Re-animator) ? Wha? I’m just glad that Jeffery Combs is still getting steady work from the pseudo-Lovecraft franchise.

Say hello to sweetened Cheetos[via Fark]

I suspect that they’d be pretty tasty to my palate. I do not want them instead of birthday cake.

1 year ago – Kat and GP get Ollie and Bella!, Kierkegaard, High speed net a no sir, BHK adjusts her name

2 years ago – james lipton papazao, cny, hobophobe, ice skating monkeys, housecleaning, compusa corporate & big brain, zombie astronaut, religion of comic book characters

3 years ago – slow Friday of work and Mel, frozen water spray, man urinates his way out of an avalanche

4 years ago – Dinner with old crew, song poems

5 years ago – Russ wedding, bro visit, Cane toad loot, Tom showers us with gifts, got a prezzie for Kev

6 years ago – Devil-newt, party hat smilies, photos of pompano travels, King retiring?

7 years ago – Font-fiddling, burpin’, VAGG launched, bored with a slow reading listGeotarget