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7294 – Humpty-dumpty, fiddle-dee-dee.

Got a call from a corporate headhunter yesterday. Interesting and enlightening. We’ll see what that has to offer.


The third episode of Dr. Who was nice, too. Not a bad trilogy thus far. Origin/intro, then a far future, then a nice gaslight zombie tale. Added bonus, use of the word Phantasmagoria, Charles Dickens, and Chloroforming people. (Not to mention the foreshadowing of “Bad Wolf”, and episode 4)


I never got around to calling anyone “Little Cowpoke” the other day.


Moment of Lyric: (TMBG – Hovering Sombrero)

Time is flying like an arrow
And the clock hands go so fast they make the wind blow
And it makes the pages of the calender go flying out the window one by one
‘Til a hundred years are on the front lawn
And the old familiar things are mostly all gone
But the old sombrero just keep hovering on
Hovering sombrero hover on


It’s going to be a busy day at work today… I may come home and take a little nap before heading out to the poorhouse. I’m looking forward to seeing so many local folks. Looks like the mob is going to be medium-large. Some folks can’t make it, but sounds like most will.


I have to call Kev, Dave, and do refreshers with Dan, Bro, and the Momster. Reconnect with Rachel and Graypumpkin.


I want to say something about Andrea Dworkin’s death, but


I may’ve drummed up a bit of side business via Belle & Jen. (Belle is delightfully pneumatic, in huxleyan terms, of course. Quite far from an Epsilon)

Popular bands seem to be –

  • LeAnn Rimes
  • Mindy McCready
  • Garth Brooks/Brooks-n-dunne? “redneck Girl”
  • Christina Aguilera
  • Britney Spears
  • Lindsey Lohan
  • Little John
  • Nelly

Also, bring the Cramps for Mzk.


1 year ago – easter afters, THC high enough to be considered hard drugs, rainy photo, leaping gnome scotto

2 years ago – bro issues, jkg, landlord

3 years ago – bigfoot research, local cams, lazy, SANTO!, Yellow pestilence, superhero movies, bill & Ted

4 years ago – food & feelings, good friday, virtual om

7293 – Robot guards!

Japanese robotics company Tmsuk has announced its latest creation, the T63 Artemis Guard Robot. Artemis will autonomously patrol a multi-story building and report back wirelessly to security HQ if it finds anything amiss. Though not yet capable of apprehending any intruders, it is armed with several non-lethal offensive weapons such as a fluorescent paintball gun and the capability to spray a cloud of mist to temporarily blind the intruder.

Artemis – the robot guard

It reminds me a bit of what if Johnny 5 and Rosie had a baby.

7292 – Truncated, due to upgrades

Argh, downloaded the new semagic client, and a lost my notes for this entry.

I really should know better by now.

Let’s see. What was I saying? abbreviated for the time impaired. I’m glad I uploaded pics and stuff earlier.


Video shoot went well, although I was wrong… there were no handicapped folk. There was an old couple, but otherwise my guess was pretty accurate.

http://scottobear.com/lj/archives/041205/cameraman.JPG
Cameraman trying to get a good shot of the driver. When the Bus started moving, He gave a little whoopsie.

http://scottobear.com/lj/archives/041205/oldcouple.JPG
Old retired couple, the guy had a deep, slightly islander-lilted voice that made James Earl Jones sound like Fran Dresher.

http://scottobear.com/lj/archives/041205/vagrant.JPG
not represented – vagrants and folks who hold cigs, unlit in mouth for a 25 minute ride.


Work-front – Training 5 new out-of-staters, and WB is back in town, too.

RI called me mouthy yesterday for standing up for myself, and if she gets uppity with me today, I’ll give her some education on what mouthy really is. She might also get a refresher on caustic sarcasm and spinning pineapples where the sun don’t shine.



Sleepy Kitties!


Moment of Lyric: (mp3)

When you were young
You were the king of carrot flowers
And how you built a tower tumbling through the trees
In holy rattlesnakes that fell all around your feet


1 year ago – wanting a long weekend, GP mentions a detente, CoH, Butterflies of NA,

2 years ago – Power out silence, ut2k3, there.com fun.

3 years ago – angry kid, baha men, freedom force, sniffing around for the girlie, Kidalicious gets a new Baby!

4 years ago – identifying with Sam the Sheepdog, people in your neighborhood poll, livejournal observation, chupacabra sightings up.

7290 – Mon-day Fun-day


TV shoot this morning. Should be interesting to see what sort of motley collection of transit-types they got to be there.

My guesses are that there will be one wheelchair, a black woman, and a Hispanic of whatever gender the person in the wheelchair *isn’t*. Unlikely to be represented, though there are plenty that ride the bus are Asian students and people on oxygen. I also suspect that they *won’t* have a representative methadone clinic-goer, a drunk, or a crazy derelict.

Am I being cynical? I don’t think so.


Streaming Beluga-cam! Thanks, Jennylee!


Yesterday continued my study in regional anthropology. I got to observe regional cultures effects when brought together quite a bit this weekend. Brazil, Spain, California, New York, Florida and more were all represented, doing displays of plumage and mating dances to an assortment of native music, with strategy and tactics going on in the background. Basically, I stopped off at the club to drop off a rockabilly mix CD, and ended up staying for some hours, because walkabout struck me as a big boring in comparison to sit-about. Got to gab with mzkitten, Steve, and new barkeep – Marissa. Marissa is absolutely gorgeous, has an excellent demeanor, and has never tasted Brie cheese before. I drank about 9 diet cokes. I saw Ivan, one of my old cab drivers back from when I was living in Pompano. He didn’t recognize me, and I didn’t chat him, as he was more interested in getting to a poker game.

I’ve got to get Danny to go with me sometime… I think it’s a far better watering-hole than our current place. I’m also looking quite forward to going out on Wednesday with her and the gals! uberbastard should get his butt down for the fun! C’mon, Uber!!

Before I even arrived at the community nexus, I got a sidebar of people-watching/interaction by calling a paramedic for a homeless man who was unable to walk, due to an extremely painful weeping infection on his right leg. I saw him at about noon-1ish, and he said that he had been stuck there by the bus stop since before sunrise. Who knows how long he would’ve sat there… he said that he saw a bunch of buses go by, but none stopped, and nobody could hear him calling out to them.


Sesame Street’s Letter of the Day. Features Cookie Monster scarfing cookies, as is appropriate, no matter wht the politically correct, non-fat version of PBS says.


I dreamt that I lived in a tree in the jungle, and that Newt slept on my head like a coonskin cap. There were monkeys on branches near ours, but none wore cats as hats. They did have sugarcane to chew on, though. I think that was because I was talking to blackhellkat about molasses earlier. speaking of bhk.. check out her lovely kitty, Pyewacket.


Ultimate Gamer!!
GM says drop 2d10, aanndd… you roll 100% !
What, are you a first generation gamer? Did you own the brown box?!
Whatever you do in your spare time, gaming seems to be your job. Either
you looked up the answers or you’re the best of the best, the type that
makes other gamers strive to know more. Just don’t let the knowledge
overwhelm the newbies, it tends to push them from the hobby.
We all bow before you. You are the living nat 20, congratulations. I’m
going to flee the scene now 😉

My test tracked 1 variable How you compared to other people your age and gender:

free online dating free online dating
You scored higher than 99% on dice

Link: The Real Gamers use Dice Test written by luminasita on OkCupid Free Online Dating

I guessed on two of the vampire questions.


I’ve been hearing a lot about the Illuminati, lately. Do I think that there is one small cabal of powerful men that control everything? Nah. I do think that there are a number of small cabals of powerful men that control a lot, though. Are they being played by a greater power? I doubt it, but even if they are, if you filter it down to the common man, it doesn’t really make a difference.

One world government? I doubt it’ll ever happen.

Talking about the Illuminati isn’t dangerous. Heck, they’re the major bad guys on the Gargoyles Cartoon, and the Freemasons are and old boy’s club that does good works for burn victims.

Something funny.. when I was talking to Mzk about the Illuminati, the amount on the next drink bill was $23.

Make of that coincidence what you will. (click for info on 23 and secret societies) Synchronicity is catching.

I do really like the card game Illuminati (the regular version, not the trading card version), almost as much as I dig Fluxx.


I have the urge to call people “Little Cowpoke” today. I don’t know where that came from.


On-line celebrity diaries Thomas Dolby’s is terribly out of date.


The Online Moist Towelette Museum : Including this handy bit of “protein remover” (in the section marked “other“) I may make icons out of some of the less offensive ones.


Rerun, but I love it. I FEEL GREAT. MMMpphhh.


So, vimoh found me as a twin, yet

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She’s not long-lost! I already read her regularly! 😀


Astronaut Jones: The Creature From Porpula

Moment of Lyric:

Rocket
I’m taking a rocket.
I’m packing my suitcase
Hey, look out, Moon!

Yeah, a rocket
into outer space.
Goodbye, human race
I’ll be there soon.

Blast off!
For fun and adventure.
There’s a fair adventure
collecting stones.

Yeah, it’s my way
on the ol’ space highway.
That’s why they all say
“There goes Astronaut Jones!”

Hey!


The Bush Press Conference Response Generator


Spammer gets 9 years in prison! Continue reading 7290 – Mon-day Fun-day

7289 –

Spent a good chunk of yesterday (after big duties were over) at the club.. it was a good time. Met Barkeep Susie, Barback Steve, hung out a bit with mzkitten, Meredith (?), and talked to a crazy drunk from Rhode Island who has been living in Ft. Laud for 30 years. When he asked mzk if she had a husband, she said yes, and that he was a dwarf. The drunk was eventually ejected, but not before some random gab took place. Poor Mzk stayed late, because of 8 possible night crew folk, one arrived an hour late, and the rest bailed or semi-bailed for the night. I left about 10pm, all tuckered out, just from hanging about. I’m sure Mzk slept well. I may be going with the crew there to ladies night at the poorhouse on Wednesday.

I brought a CD of Two Zombies Later for her, along with some other goodies. Got to love the Exotica Mailing list and creative commons. I hope she digs ’em. Want some groovy, free music? Check ’em out.


I’m actually looking forward to seeing Sahara. I wonder how completely unlike the book the movie will be.


I just got to redo all the passwords in a stack of old communities, due to an annoying security breach. Fortunately, I think I got them all before anything wacky was due to happen.


“Look on the wall behind you. Look at that little girl’s face. I know you’ve seen it. But you know what she’s never going to be able to see? She’s never going to be able to see the simple wonder of a leaf in her hand – because there’s not going to be any trees. You think about that.”

– Lowe, Silent Running

You can take a tip from Smokey
that there’s nothin’ like a tree.
’cause they’re good for kids to climb in
and they’re beautiful to see,
you just have to look around you
and you’ll find it’s not a joke,
to see what you’d be missin’
if they all went up in smoke.

If you’ve ever seen the forest
when a fire is running wild,
and you love the things within it
like a mother loves her child,
then you know why Smokey tells you
when he sees you passing through,
“Remember…please be careful….
its the least that you can do.”


1 year ago – CoH, religion update, nerd-o-meter, beheading, old pic of me and newt and cpap

2 years ago – Iraqometer, internal debate, reminding myself of people’s value.

3 years ago – Just learning Crystal reports, about animal crackers,(including history and combat rules) China’s First Emperor killed by a meteor ?, David Hasselhoff video, attacked by Newt, Discovery of the naked robot monkey, playing freedom force.

4 years ago – Food Plans

7288 – no eclipse for me

Well, my region may have had the best area to view the eclipse, the clouds blocked out any good chances of me seeing any such stuff. No worries, 2012 it is then. April Showers do bring May flowers, after all. I wasn’t the only one out of luck.


I think that I’m more than an ego-driven meat vehicle moving through space-time.


Burning a few CDs for a buddy while I’m on call… a little Sinatra, Bennett, lounge and rockabilly to start things off. Bless ISO hunt. Hopefully it’ll be good stuff.


Kim Possible and Ron Stoppable smooching. Hm. Weird. That seems wrong to me.


High-speed kitty-horseplay
http://scottobear.com/lj/archives/040905/catfight.gif

Fla. Sheriff Used Records to Find Critic Continue reading 7288 – no eclipse for me

7286 – Friday – Golf Tourney-day.

Sakes… was on call last night, and a boatload of calls came in, mostly for the golf tourney and training info, but I also got 4-5 missing between 5-7 pm. I’m glad I don’t do it for weeks at a time anymore.

Big Kahuna and Rhode Island were sniping pretty hard today… I can understand BK… she is totally worn from her recent trip, but RI needs to learn how to back off once in a while and just chill out. ADP wasn’t at work today, another kid-thing. I’m amazed that she’s still got a gig there, considering how much of a ruckus she’s kicked up in the last year.


Audio-post 1.5 meg mp3

Well I figured I’d record an audio thing again, just to see where it goes. Um, I don’t really like doing monologues very much, mainly because I don’t have anybody to bounce things off of. I have no sounding board… all I can do is listen to the sound of my own voice… and while I like the sound of my own voice, ah, usually, anyway, I prefer to get ideas… little seeds, little germs of stuff from people around me. I’ve found that I’ve been very fortunate in knowing some people that just are really on the top of their game and they don’t even realize how smart they are; and I can extrapolate from what they’re thinking or from what they’re saying some other form of idea. It’s really a lot more fun that way.. I had a great time doing that back when I hung out with Ray and Kathleen (GrayPumpkin and Katt) and, to a lesser extent almost, y’know, every one of my buddies. I don’t know really where I’m at right now, because I don’t have anybody that I hang out with regularly that speaks English. Newton, of course is very affectionate and he’s… I’m very fond of him, but his ah, linguistic skills leave something to be desired – especially when I want to talk about something really more in-depth than just “Whaddaya doin’ dere, buddy? What’s goin’ on?” [in falsetto goof-talk] That’s, y’know, That’s about the extent of it. He’s a little kid… he’s a baby-head. And.. y’know, what can I say?

On reflection, I’m not 100% on the bean there. I do go out now and then, see things, and gab with folks. There’s Danny on occasion, and I’ve got stuff coming up with tarpo, constance1010 and mzkitten in the near future, too. I should get back to Jeff and B, see what’s new and unusual in their neck of the woods. The hippies seem to always be too busy to do anything anymore. I think I’ve found a new watering hole to visit, too. I just miss the days of a a regular weekly get-together with the same people.


Now that computers are everywhere, is the art of cutting out the perfect ransom note from assorted newspapers totally lost?


The emotional final scene from Seven. Performed by stuffed animals.


25 sesame street memories. Man, this brought me right back. NEAR! far!


Moment of Lyric

Rain
Will wash away my sorrow
Clouds
Make me see the light
Wind
Carries me away
To the place
I want to be

I can tell you taste like the sky cause you look like rain.


The most recent episode of Lost didn’t do anything for me. I didn’t feel the drama of life and death, or see any real character development… It was the first one that left me with no vibe at all.


Google Map sightseeing (via satellite view) (also, what people on the ground see when you run google maps.)


1 year ago – Religious notes, Super Mommy and Evil robo-lights, Manatee Escaped Tracking , Nevada, and stupid CS,

2 years ago – Rachel, dreads, easter

3 years ago – Rick comments about QaF, Happy to come home, yahoo dilemma, elephants, sleeping in airports, singing Eugene, virtual om

4 years ago – back talk, Dan’s spring break, got a grove gig!, beautiful world

7284 – Sound bite –

Hmm, Looks like I’ll be doing a TV sound bite spot for Broward county Transit.

Thank you so very much for participating in BCT’s photo shoot as a ‘testimonial’ support of public transportation and as a dedicated bus rider.

To recap, you will be providing a ‘sound bite’ to be used in the 30 second commercial promoting our Air & Sea Show shuttle bus service and generic bus service.

Please arrive: Monday, April 11th – 10 am

Central Bus Terminal, Broward Blvd. & S.E. 1st Ave., downtown Fort Lauderdale, Bus Bay “D”

Plan for at least 1 hour.

P.S. The spots will be aired on CBS 4 and UPN33 Pre-Show McDonald’s 2005 Air & Sea Show on April 23, 7:30 – 8 pm; 9 – 11 pm, and on April 24, 12:30 – 1 pm, and 9 – 10 pm.

I’ll send you the exact schedule afterwards so that you don’t miss it.

Apparently they wanted to get a wide distribution of ethnicities. I’m filling the “White Hippie Guy” role.

7283 – Quick like a bunny

Meeting went well. Bigger issues than I had thought, but that’s a good thing, too. Dr Russell is a very interesting person. Obviously very quite smart (10 out of 10, I suspect), and very down to earth. I’ll be doing a follow-up with him in the next week or two.


MASS in Concert this weekend…Broward Center for the Performing Arts­ Fort Lauderdale, FL. April 7-8, 2005 – MASS will feature their instruments both indoors and outdoors for this public event. They will also inform the attendees about the sculptural design of MASS instruments. I think I’ll saunter over there and check it out.


Did blood again… watched Undercover Brother. I was amused.


All about Manners. Aww Kitty Cuteness! – This could easily be a day in the life with Newt. Her cat is named Newt, too! (No Gravy for my Newt.)


Bill allowing people to “meet force with force” heads to governor Continue reading 7283 – Quick like a bunny

7282 – Time is whooshing past me too quickly.

I have that appointment at 3pm today… I’m a bit apprehensive, but I anticipate positive results. I see one big possible negative hanging overhead, but hopefully that won’t cause any issues.


Brother called last night.He’s homeless, but asked me where to get a cheap personal DVD player or portable TV. I advised him to save his money, and to save for an apartment or at least to pay his probation officer. He likes to read sometimes, so I also recommended the wonderfully free library nearby. His priorities are really out of control… He’d rather risk going back to jail, but have a portable tv set that requires batteries and safe shelter? His thoughts are some of the most unfocused as I’ve ever seen… jumps from topic to topic, never sure of what he’s even talking about. Thoughts of survival for him.


I’m still amazed that this is all just a bunch of dots. a bunch of pixels on the screen. Heck, the whole world is a bunch of tiny little dots, too, come to think of it. I liked hydrogen atoms better when they has solar-looking nuclei with an orbiting planet electro, rather than the sphere within a sphere look it took on in my later science classes. I like electrons as a little ball, not a cloud.


Not sure why, but I’ve had a dramatic upswing of site hits. The biggest draw is that torn/mime video, by far. I am very fond of it, too, but Monkey vs Robot is still my favorite.


The Broken Umbrella Archive. He sees Broken Umbrellas, and takes pictures of ’em.


I don’t care what anyone says, I like the alternating Orchestra/Disco “wacka-wacka” theme to Space:1999.


Moment of Lyric: (mp3)

But I know
I have MINE and SHE has HERS and HE has HIS
YOU have YOURS
THEY love US and WE love THEM
What’s OURS is THEIRS, that’s how it is with friends.


300 island resort designed to look like a world map. I love it. Check it out in Dubai… Maybe I could visit my buddies sedef and oneeyed!


images from yesterday –

http://scottobear.com/lj/archives/040505/airshowtypo.JPG

Apparently they will be featuring a time machine at this year’s air and sea show. Pretty bad typo, and it’s propagated on all of the city buses and billboards. It’s supposed to be April 30th – May 1st. They got it right on the Website. I wonder how long it’ll be before they fix ’em all? This is the first time I’ve seen the advert pasted on the side of the bus, but it’s rather dirty already, so I’ll guess it’s been on a day or two, maybe a week at the most. I plan on being out of town, or just staying inside most of that weekend. It’s a mob scene.

http://scottobear.com/lj/archives/040505/badbobsbar.JPG

ouch. Poor little barricade got plowed into… I wonder how much damage the car took. I’m not innocent of barricade abuse either, thought I prefer to drown them. (4 paragraphs down)

http://scottobear.com/lj/archives/040505/basixstop.jpg

More Letter-sticker graffiti. BASIX. It looks like the “I” and especially the “X” are from a different set. Pasted to the back of a stop sign near the corner of 17th and Federal.


1 year ago – smelly books, surreal compliments, passover joke, vampire game

2 years ago – sleeveless smock, downloadable toons, bunky kabalarians, colossal squid, CoC props.

3 years ago – landlord visit, green monkey pizza, pop pardoned the knights templar, nazi-looking stamp, Japanese business card etiquette, movies, tubers

4 years ago – Killer noise, looking for a job as a flaneur, Dave & Cathi Preggers

7281 – Back to work… alas.

If you were a policeman, and all things otherwise are equal, would you want a Star or a Shield for a badge?


Frickin’ power-surges happening last night crapped out my chats. Sorry about that.


Jasmine…she smelled like red bull and stale cigarettes. She blew me a kiss when I left. Good times. Nice to have a moment of noir.


Visited mzkitten at her work again yesterday. She’s been struggling with a lot, but puts on a solid game face. I admire her strength.


Cripes… The Dibneys and now Blue Beetle. Who’s next, Ambush Bug? Somehow, I can’t see BB as the new Spectre.


I’ve seen Dr. Who episode 2, now, and I really, really don’t want the guy playing the current doctor to leave. Note to self, offer to fire off CDs to GrayPumpkin, christin, et al. Fun episode, self-contained again, though it sandwiches in right after the first one leaves off. (Nice addition of aliens, and unfortunately-placed over-sized fans. (also, The previews for episode 3 looks like fun, too.)

Good News for non-torrenting folks. Dr Who episodes are Due for release individually on May 16, 2005, along with first and third episodes, and in a boxed set in the autumn of 2005.


Kang is an awesome name to image search on. Look at what you get!