Update to this entry –
http://www.livejournal.com/users/scottobear/1130956.html
The snopes entry went from undetermined to false.
http://www.snopes2.com/critters/gnus/calico.htm
Ah well, it was a fun thing to hear and believe of him while it lasted.
I saw the short commercial, but didn’t get to see the bit of testimonial footage I did for the longer bit.
The most recent Dr. Who 2-parter was an odd combination of actual drama, slapstick/fart jokes, Men in Black, and an issue of 2000AD. I’m glad that there were repercussions of Rose just launching off like she did. Rather a neat spin on UNIT, too.
I can’t help but wonder if I’d like it as much if I’d never seen the old Dr. Who series as a kid. Probably… they’re pretty entertaining fare.
Next Week… Daleks!
I need to burn episodes 2-5 to a cd, and toss ’em to Graypumpkin.
Freaky Club guy – shaved his face, but not anywhere below the jawline. His behavior was in an odd place, too. He put Mari and Mzk sort of at odds for a bit. I think Mari was suffering from some cramps, to.. I noticed that she was clutching her lower abdomen every so often.
Weather yesterday was magnificent. perfect humidity level, temperature, and amount of sunshine. I would like 100 days like that a year, please.
I have to remember to call up the HR and find out if that thing two weeks ago was fruitful or not. I suspect not, because they didn’t call me.
Newt was amazingly affectionate last night and this morning, doing that trill-purr he does when he’s in happy-happy mode. Sleep was wonderful for the first time in a few weeks.
Got to talk to Tomi voice, albeit briefly. He sounds good, and is still in seeming good spirits. I think it’s been at least 15 years, if not more since we last communicated. A lot of time there… nearly half a lifetime.
pope icon of the moment –
Dave Attell was at the Poorhouse Saturday night (as a civilian, not a performer)… looking forward to Wednesday with Mzk and the gang.
Most Condoms in India Used to Make Saris Continue reading 7325 – The work week begins anew.
Ah, that’s why I didn’t get into Anarchy online.. full screen doesn’t support dual monitors all that well…keeps minimizing, and running it windowed gives me a black screen. Dang annoying.Still, pretty neat when it ticks over properly.
My internal monologue has been strangely quiet lately. normally, I have a multitude things bubbling around inside my head, with different things breaking the surface, like raisins in ginger ale. my Monkey and robot seem to be teaming up against central control. Monkey is behind the whole thing, I’m sure.
H-words:
I never knew the meaning of the term histrionics until I hung out with RP gamers (sadly, more OOC than IC) and read random journals online.
I’d never seen hubris in action until I read livejournal.
What else can be found if you just do a random cross-section? Hedonists. Hysteria. Heckling. Hypochondriacs. Haughtiness. Hyperbole. Hotheads. Hubbub. Hypocrites.
In fact, it seems that I may be a bit hypercritical (as well as a bit hypocritical) when it comes to online journals for the most part. Of the journals I read regularly, very few are like those mentioned above, though everyone has one or two elements there.
Oh yeah. Some good H-words too. Helpers, Humanitarians, Hotties, and Humor. Also, a Herpetologist. (In no particular order) That makes it worthwhile.
Moment of Lyric:
I took a walk around the world to ease my troubled mind
I left my body laying somewhere in the sands of time
I watched the world float to the dark side of the moon
I feel there is nothing I can do, yeah
Walkabout pics –
More YNOT DOSE everywhere.
The backs of traffic signs seem to be the biggest location
Step into history – Some snazzy sites in Florida. (nifty sites for all 50 states)
Games for the Brain (I’m partial to anagramania. and square words.)
Exploding toads baffle German experts Continue reading 7324 – Sunday
EN had more tech issues yesterday… the poor guy’s backup machine couldn’t cut it, so he used a neighbor’s machine to take care of things. I’m still glade that Oona and MA are available as backup.
Played around with mzkitten‘s pic yesterday… fun to fiddle with a human model for a change! Got to spend some time chitty-chatting with her, sammykun and uberbastard too. Uber mentioned anarchy online and a nice person in my region that I might want to hang with, too. Anarchy is free until January, so I’ll fool with it for a bit. We’ll see if it’s got the WoW / CoH vibe going for it.
I’m just going to do chores today… maybe go see Kung Fu Hustle with Danny, and maybe hit the ol’ watering hole for a few hours.
I dreamt that I was out on walkabout with Newt… He wasn’t walking… I was pushing a shopping cart, and he was riding in the front compartment. This was obviously an insanely stupid scotto, because he wasn’t on a harness, and
Cutie Cthulhu-toons. (via eryx_uk)
1 year ago – I want a rest, CoH beta final night, Tornado, d’s Birthday, screen caps
2 years ago – drugstore screw up, dream, bro issues
3 years ago – chopping block, little-boy voice, I want to be Diplomat to gorilla city, tesselations, z-cardz, morikami
4 years ago – red riding hood, webhits, rear window
IQ Dips More on Email Than Pot
Scientists find distractions of email, instant messages, and phone calls temporarily lower employee IQ by 10 points—more than twice the effect of marijuana. Continue reading 7322 – *gibber*
Happy Birthday, Bettie Page!
Dear Smoking Gun. Don’t talk to me about Vaseline and Michael Jackson. *shudder*
Kari seems to be doing ok, so far. Not sure if she missed the predator launch or not.. we may’ve sent it out simultaneously.
Replacing Monday meeting with meeting today, because Big Kahuna is off to the Carolinas this weekend, and won’t be back until midweek.
Things seen yesterday:
Bus Heiroglyphs. What does it mean?
Sidewalk Closed, use other side.
More Sticker “ynot dose” graffiti. By the station (like here, from 3/13/05)
Newton in the Dresser.
Not seen, A space monkey.
Pictures I shouldn’t look at before the coming air show. I really hope this forklift picture is a fake.
The Banana plant is an herb, not a tree. (The stem does not contain true woody tissue.)
There’s not much difference between doe snot and does not.
I got to talk to ramscan for the first time in an age last night.. that was pretty cool. I have to make a point of catching up with him more. It sounds like he’s doing well, and rightly so, he’s a nice guy.
The Japanese have developed a Super-Strength “exoskeleton” to help the disabled and elderly.
No repulsors, chest beam or rocket boots on it. yet. Though in a slightly creepy coincidence the “suit’s” name is HAL.
http://www.newscientist.com/article.ns?id=mg18624945.800 Via Gray Pumpkin
Things written on Taco Bell sauce packets –
1 year ago – Eucharist toss, RI peeves me, there, vamps, CS mail-skim
2 years ago – country meme, there-crew, battle-imp
3 years ago – dreams, make out places in Ft Lauderdale, lone gunmen gone, chupa vs tia
4 years ago – ljwhores, undulant, Earth Day, international kite fest, 10 reasons sex is good for you, Peru shoots down US planes.
http://www.livejournal.com/community/lj_research/17282.html
1.17% of the population of the USA has a LiveJournal account?
That seems very, very inaccurate.
That TV commercial re: Broward County Transit I was in will be airing this weekend on Florida Local stations:
Saturday, 4/23 – CBS4
Air & Sea Pre-Show
7:30-8pm
BONUS: 9-11pm
Sunday, 4/24 – UPN 33
Air & Sea Pre-Show (Encore Presentation) [i.e. Rerun]
12:30-1pm
BONUS: 9-10pm
Kari on call tonight, so I’m parked at the HQ again once I get home. Big Kahuna is back from Seattle, so I’ll be catching her up with pictures from the trip and making her aware of our latest four recoveries. Texas and Indiana have been really taking off.
My semi-monthly blood-sticker saw me on the news the other night. When I got to the center, they pumped me for both platelets and information about the org. I may’ve won over a convert or two to do volunteering.
It has been 41 years since Johnnie Mae Chappell was murdered by the side of the road. Her friends and family have never stopped fighting for justice. Continue reading 7319 – Detective won’t stop seeking justice
TALLAHASSEE — With the abduction and murder of yet another child fresh in their minds, members of the House unanimously passed a bill Tuesday to give certain sex criminals either life sentences or lifetime satellite tracking after they get out of prison. Continue reading 7318 – Lunsford bill passes
Ran around There.com a bit last night… still pretty much the same.
I swung by the club long enough to drop off a card and see if I can get a little nighttime extra work out of it… it’d be nice to have a little mad money, the people are nice and the networking there is excellent.
Let’s see how many times the phrase “Vatican votes to Annex the Sudatenland” comes up on TV in the next 24-48 hours.
Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger of Germany has been selected by the Roman Catholic church as the new pope. (Pope Benedict XVI)
From the Monkey/SWAT news article earlier :
Truelove is spearheading the department’s request to purchase and train a capuchin monkey, considered the second smartest primate to the chimpanzee. The department is seeking about $100,000 in federal grant money to put the idea to use in Mesa SWAT operations.
Wait a minute… aren’t humans considered to be primates? The ape suborder Haplorrhini includes gibbons, orang-utans, gorillas, chimps and humans, I think.