ADP Gets an F for her first night. Her computer was too slow and it took her 2 hours to launch a 10 minute job. I’m going to see if I can send her home with a laptop tomorrow…hopefully that’ll speed her up. Otherwise, she’s got no future as a tech. She seemed more interested in getting a full night’s pay than the safety of a child…because of that I feel that she needs a priority adjustment, and quick. She’s not selling used books here.

Beverly Hills Cop was on last night…I forgot how fun that movie is. A fine flashback to 1984. A good year for movies. Gremlins, Terminator, Dune, Spinal Tap, Ghostbusters. Made for me being a happy freshman/sophomore in high school.

Newt-clipso, painted in approximately 15 seconds.
He’s not nearly so sleepy as I was.

Man eaten by his pet spiders not for the squeamish

Tonight is ADP’s first evening on call. I’m “on call” as a babysitter, in case she can’t hack it, has a major issue, or needs my help in some other way. I hope she can cut it.. I’d like to assign her to two nights a week. two less I have to deal with.

Picture of me when very tired, pretending to be Eclipso. right here

Just spoke to the pre-trial office,they said bro was denied the pre-trial(which
puts them on house arrest or release until trial date) because of the
outstanding offence. I spoke to the public defenders office and he said the
judge assigns a public defender at his arrainment. I asked how long that would
be,he said up to 30 days.Looks like he’s stuck there until it comes up. He can
call the nurse and they will supply any inhalers or other non-contraband
medicine he might need.

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It seems the seller wants hang on to it for a while,so we’ll need to move on.
The place just won’t appraise out to the amount she’s asking for.

Next place to check out will be Garden Terrace. Not sure if I’ll offer on it or
not…Much roomier (a 2-bedroom), but may need more hard work.

No hard feelings on it either way… it would’ve been nice, but I’m only going to go fair market value.

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While the washing spun, I got a pair of blueberry doughnuts at the nearby Dunkin’s. Tasted close enough to pancakes to make me happy, and to think of yesterday’s waking dreams.

Paid another month’s rent, because I haven’t received a reply on my purchase offer yet.

Brother now knows his truck is in impound and wasn’t happy about that. Andy is still in the clink too… I wonder how long it’ll take for eviction to be rolled over? He’s going to call me with a piece of paper next time, so he can get the mother’s number to call, too. He was pretty mad that the truck was in impound… but he should have expected it.

I can’t believe it’s March already!

Current nifty meme… everyone’s doin’ it.

Reply to this entry by posting a picture of yourself in the comment, then post this sentence in your journal.

I really dig piccies. Show me!

The NYT doesn’t allow employees to have personal blogs… hm.

Random Scotto Factoid – I’ve always thought phrenology busts were very cool, and would like one that fits on my bookshelves.

art meme

Spoke with bro.. turns out Sat is visiting day.. so I’ll try and see him in a week. Newt’s got to go to the vet that day for his annual physical, too. maybe I’ll reschedule Newtles for that Friday… I like to stay with him after he’s gotten shots and whatnot.

Bro’s vehicle was impounded, and we can’t go into the apartment, because it’s not in his name. we’ll hear back from the landlord when Andy is evicted.

I dreamt that my beloved quit her job, and moved in with me into the new place while she looked for a new gig. We had a lot of animals… We got a horse and built him a stable over my unused parking spot, and he pulled an Amish wagon for us to get grocery supplies. Pancakes were had by all!

Must do laundry today. I think I’ll shoot for noonish.

Interesting. FFXI’s Vana’diel has its own live streaming web cam now.

Awesome site where you can color in a lot of famous art pieces. some samples

The cycling zombie icon looks like it’s talking, but it’s just a trick of the colors shifting.

It looks to me like it’s saying “five” over and over.

Daydreaming about being a superhero in the shower earlier… “He can do whatever he puts his mind to!” or basically, anything that he says and actively believes. Johnny Quick meets Green Lantern, I guess.

I started off by thinking about a kid at a slumber party doing one of those “Light as a feather / Stiff as a board” things, and becoming a crimefighter when he realized that he could fly and was as tough as petrified wood. (Though the abilities only last as long as he keeps repeating the mantra.)

I figured it’d only be a matter of time before he used music to get other abilities… (and it’s a shame that he’s not terribly creative or self-actualized.. if he believed in himself rather than a mantra, he’d probably become Doc Manhattan or something.)

If I could do what songs / common “sing-song” sayings said… what would I pick?

Well, the easy pick would be

“I’m rubber and you’re glue, bounce off me and stick to you.” – would be good against gunmen.

Maybe Grant Morrison would have him discover Krishna? “Aum gum Ganapataye namah“, perhaps?

Superman – REM would be mighty handy, but would probably cause some distress for Mr. Kent.

Heck, anything by Ookla the Mok, I guess.

(feel free to answer in comments, too)

And a lovely walk it was, too. I hoofed it up to Cheeburger Cheeburger, and got a big honkin’ portobello melt with a chocolate milkshake. I’m confident that I’ve gone well over my points with those. After, I walked to kilwins to pick up a little treat for later, (three turtles.. going to be goo-od! For those keeping score: Turtle: Cashew; Dark (105 cal/6.5 g fat/2 g fiber/10.5 g carbs) 2 points each.)

There was a fun couple next to me, and one of the girls was fretting… in a fudge shop, and she gave up chocolate for Lent… ah well. Only 38 more days, right? Have some Maple fudge!

It amazed me how many people were dressed for a New York winter out and about… bundled up in black padded leather jackets…While I’m walking around in a short-sleeved Hawaiian shirt and khakis. The upper 50s is not the arctic circle, but there are so many “tropical flowers” down here.

Playing with Time video clips all are worth watching.

Matchstick rockets are made by combining a paper match, a straight-pin, a paper clip and a little tinfoil, transforming these ordinary household items into a streaking, flaming jet of hot gases and eye-blinding fun!

Classic solitaire with pinup girls on the cards.

It’s 9:30, I’m off call now. I can salvage a chunk of this evening. I’m going to take a walk in the brisk night air. (Currently: 56º)

I’ll say hi to any friendly coffee drinks I see for you, dear journal.

Maybe an Irish coffee, even.

Until later… Next Scotto-time, same Scotto-channel.

• I can see most of my apartment in warm colors like orange and cream and rust. Make the bathroom a cooler purple, or green.
• room for candles on the wall
• Perches away from candles for Newt
• lots of shelf space in general.
• a good spot for my bed
• a good spot for my computer
• tile or wood floors
• a good spot for the futon to read, watch tv, and such.
• wall hangings… maybe tapestry type gear
• thick horizontal blinds on the windows 2 1/2 inch? Durable.

I need to get the hippies to help paint my new place. (if this one doesn’t work out, than the next) I want to make a place that will be as comfortable as possible for me. I can see my friends suffering from “little kid syndrome” because everything will be built on Scotto-scale. Chairs will be higher, allow my feet to be flat on the floor. Plates and silverware are already sort of “From the Beanstalk” collection. it’ll be swell to be able to just make someplace my own, without having to be beholden to a landlord. Condo-folk might forbid any outside Scotto-weirdness, but inside, it’ll be all mine.

There’s no photographic evidence of people turning invisible, which if you think about it, might be more convincing than if there was.

Fifth instance of severe spambotting. This time some robo-clown from 217.27.147.184 has decided to try to comment spam two January lj entries with promises of “indian porn”. (entries 6402 and 6427, to be precise)

Of course, I screen anonymous posts before releasing them, so I won’t share any linkage to spambots.

Wasn’t LJ_dev going to put some sort of identify-response system in to stop botting?

I missed 3 calls from my brother in jail last night… I hope he tries calling again, when I’m home. I was out looking at condos, and at dinner with my mother. The upside is that I put in an offer on the one I saw a few weeks back on Harrison, in Hollywood. I know that Newt’d really dig the layout, and only a little work is needed. tile the bedroom, a little grout in the bathroom, and that’s about it. I hope that the seller is ready to let it go.

pictures, fiddled with.

Barbie-wielding man stalking neighborhood
via – http://www.chron.com/cs/CDA/ssistory.mpl/metropolitan/2417158

Pasadena police are looking for a masked man knocking on doors while carrying a Barbie doll.

The man, clad in black clothes and wearing a ski mask, knocked on a woman’s door in the 6700 block of Tamar about 9 p.m. Sunday. He didn’t say anything but continued knocking while waving a Barbie doll. Finally he left.

A neighbor told officers a man wearing a black mask waved a Barbie doll in front of her peephole early Friday. He fled over her backyard fence when she answered the door, police said.

Anyone with information is asked to contact the Pasadena Police Department at 713-477-1221 or Crime Stoppers at 713-222-TIPS.

Unrelated…I didn’t see a single ash-smudged forehead yesterday.