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I'd like to pull the book out of my mind and open it here.

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Dream elements… crushing a can of black cherry soda that was still full on a hike… I dump out the sugar-water and flatten the can like a hockey-puck and slip it into my pocket for safekeeping. I’m walking through a rainforest, and there are 3-foot tall mechanical geese everywhere. They’re made of clear glass and when they sing exotic plant seeds and bulbs shoot from their mouths and burrow into whatever they land on … dirt, trees, rocks, water… One faces me, and I catch some seeds on my chest and arms… the seeds penetrate into my skin, but don’t bloom back afterwards. A huge flock of parrots flies over head and the sounds of their wings is almost deafening as they retreat from a gigantic inky-black cloud that is swirling behind them, slowly pincering in and engulfing them. The mechanical birds fly up and feed on the cloud, going from being transparent to a deep, opaque crow-black. It seems to make them heavier, as they stop flying, and instead glide slowly back to the ground, lined up in formation, no longer distributing plant life (or shooting me, either.) Rain starts falling from the now-clear sky, and the surrounding plants are growing so rapidly, it’s almost like I’m shrinking, instead. The scent of ozone fills the air, and mixes with some sort of heady, sweet smell, like honeysuckle and oranges. I notice that though a great amount of water is falling, I’m not getting wet, even though there’s no cover overhead…a drowsiness surrounds me and I wake up, pretty comfortable and refreshed.

Dang, this week just blew on by. I can hardly believe it’s Friday again.

Fantastic Kate Bush resources via nomi –

rare mp3s – http://www.norbry.net/kate-bush/mp3/
Kate photos as a little girl.. http://home.att.net/~james51453/index.htm

How to swear in 113 languages.

a year ago – istockphoto, dead links, Shitou Xiqian, smiled at, fortune cookie, walkerbot, Liver Eatin’ Johnson

2 years ago – hungrybaby, New Apes move lame, wiseacre, Champions stats for the Shadow, Dwayne Dibley?, Poul Anderson passes away, LJ moves in space,

3 years ago – Everway character- wanders the storm path

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Called workman’s comp, and the said approval was given, and the doctor should’ve called.

I called the doctor, and they claim workman’s comp should’ve called.

I say it’s passing the buck, and I’m glad that I was willing to sit through a lot of nonsense to talk to these people. I’m on hold right now to set up an appointment.

Update – Ok, since it was up to WC to make an appointment for the MRI, and they didn’t call, I’ve got the doctor’s office doing it for me now. I have assurances that I will be called back today with the appointment. I hope that the foot brace is available somewhere nearby. (and that it will accommodate my giant body parts…. size 15 shoes are hard enough to find.. I hope that the brace is more available.)

I’m pretty disappointed with liberty mutual’s treatment of workman’s comp stuff.

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Does it look like the building on the left is leaning to the right? That’s the sun-sentinel cam- From left to right, you are seeing: The edge of a new condo under construction; the Travel Guard building, which is one of the oldest buildings in downtown; Las Olas Boulevard, which is the curving road, and the Museum of Art, the structure on the far right. In the background, you see the Las Olas Riverfront area and the white building in the far distance at the center is the Museum of Discovery and Science. In the immediate foreground is the sales center for the condominium tower under construction.

morning cam

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Haven’t heard from my brother in a few days.. I’m getting a little worried about him. I really don’t like when he doesn’t have an accessible telephone. I’ve already put in an hour of code this morn… Tracy is really putting me to good use.

I need to call workman’s comp and find out about my foot brace and MRI. They’ve had more than ample time to contact me. They’ve got until noon to put things right.

Great that you can type keyword into Google news and get stories directly. “Electrocuted monkey” returns –

Monkey say Ook Ack

“About 40 monkeys went on the rampage in a western Bangladeshi village after one of their young was accidentally electrocuted.

The large monkeys, known as hanumans in Bangladesh, were eating nuts given by the residents of the remote Keshabpur village in Jessore district on Saturday, but ran off when a stone was thrown at them, the Bengali-language Sangbad Daily said, quoting residents.

A baby monkey was electrocuted after being caught in a live wire as they fled, sparking the animals to use sticks to attack several homes and shops in the village, the newspaper said.

They later left, taking the baby monkey’s body.”

One-way Bullet Resistant Glass

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Ugh… trolls. Don’t they realize that they serve no purpose, and are always rubbed out in the end?

Wipe them out. All of them.
“Wipe them out… All of them.”

I really wonder sometimes what causes people to lash out, online. Immaturity and some sort of bully complex are probably the biggest reasons. You have to wonder who wasted an authorization code for them, and if it can be tracked back.

There was a great deal of little nit-noids and niggling speedy-code this morning and yesterday… I’m glad, though, because it mixed things up a bit for me, and gave me a chance to cleanse my palate before returning to Niggling code, work reason? I wonder what’s bringing the onrush in, lately? New Clients? CSRs testing to see what they can get? Either way, I’ve done a good job and in record time.

Oh dear… Naughty hulk! (Probably work safe, unless your boss doesn’t like stuffed animals with a little extra felt where it counts.) The expression on Leah’s face is priceless.

At a park in Ohio, all you need to hunt for fossils is a bucket and a willingness to get dirty. Here’s the CNN story. Man, and I thought the peace river was fossil-rich! I want a trilobite!

http://www.wonderwoman-themovie.com/

a year ago – Wave of Husband killings, apple nipple monkey, star trek chairs auctioned, Ashcroft afraid of kitties

two years ago – brackish , some broken links, dancing poll, tried mcD’s yogurt & fruit, Le Petomane, band name poll, bid farewell to some junk,

three years ago – angry beavers, scary movie, don’t look behind you.

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*60 activates call block. I’d been getting annoyance calls from a “disconnected number”, so I did the smart thing, and added that number to my block list. Simple, elegant solution. Speaking of calls, I spoke with my doctor’s office, and had to phone up workman’s comp in order to schedule my MRI and get my leg brace… waiting for a call back. They’re supposed to recall by end of day today.

Oddly, I got another call after activating it.

My new phone came today… much nicer than the $6 phone I was using as a temp. That will be relegated to the tech-box in case of emergencies. My only complaint is that the new phone takes 3 C batteries… and my charger seems to only handle AA and AAA as well as 9v clips. I will concern myself with it more as the batteries grow weak.

This is my kind of “running of the bulls”. Thanks, sweetalyssm! I think the horns were attached a la Steve Martin’s Arrow through the head method. See also Ralph’s screen test.

For Ray, who was right… Batroc is indeed a Frenchman, not Belgian.

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owie!

Welcome to Baby Ink, where we believe that it’s never to early to start expressing your unique personality through professional, high quality body art. Baby Ink locations are non-threatening, family friendly places where people of all ages can feel calm and at ease. Although we are the ORIGINAL body art chain to cater to toddlers and children, our experienced, talented staff is glad to work on people of all ages. So whether you’re 8 months or 88 years old, if you’re ready for a tattoo or a body piercing-the clear choice is Baby Ink.

(update, it’s a confirmed fraud, but an impressive gag.)

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New Noontime ritual in the works, watching Lovejoy, for later discussion with Danny. A fun show, they break the 4th wall a lot for narrative purposes.

It looks like the interests page has been cleaned up, as well as the user info page… at the end of the interests list, there’s a little blurb that allows you to modify yours. -Via peradouro

Insurance called, and apparently misunderstood about my being able to work form home. I honestly cannot take the bus and train for literally hours every day. Going back and forth to physical therapy is torment enough, thank you. I wish that they’d just talk to the doctor about these things, and get a straight answer rather than just assuming “can continue to work from home” means, “can work at work, if accommodated”. It’s not nearly the same, as much as I’d like it to be so.

Ray Stevens – Mr Businessman
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Jawa with lightsaber, antlers and blue sneakers. Or is it a spooky neighbor, bearing an irradiated spinach roll? Frankie, the creepy neighbor came by last night at midnight, purportedly to give me a spinach roll from work (he keeps mentioning that he’ll bring me a pizza or something from work for letting him use the phone… I thank him, and he asks to use the phone again… calling a friend of his up to come take him somewhere. After he’d left, I notice that the spinach roll is still warm. I unwrap it, and there’s a bite out of the end. Ugh. He could have at least cut that portion off. Between that, and the generally creepy vibe the guy throws off, I opted not to eat it, even if it’s a waste of food. Color me paranoid, but I don’t think I want to consume any gifts from him.

A unique library of medieval manuscripts, devastated by fire during World War II and considered lost by scholars, could be restored using technology developed to study the surface of planets.
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Somebody buy me “They Came From Hollywood” when it comes out? Screenshots and more info here. Or Maybe “I was an Atomic Mutant?”

Downloading the atomic mutant demo now.

update –

Well, the demo of “I was an atomic mutant” has whetted my appitite. nothing like being a giant radioactive lizard, destroying towns. I’m really craving to be a giant, disembodied brain. Looks worth $20. Not sure what the lasting gameplay is like, though… no multiplayer, and it’s basically “rampage 3d”.. smash down, move to next level.

On second thought, I’ll hold out for They Came from Hollywood.. looks like more options and ideas.

Gigantic monster personality test Returned my answer as a big geek..Well, that’s true. (I suspect the quiz doesn’t have the giant plant as one of the answers.

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My name is Elmer J Fudd, millionaire.. I own a mansion and a yacht.

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Well, Newt didn’t mind the fireworks too much, yesterday, though when someone right out back started firing them off, he peered through the window, and Mer’d at each explosion. Fortunately there weren’t too many. *Pop* Mer? *Pop* Mer! *Pop* Mer! He’s been afraid of thunder when it’s right on top of the house, though.

I was going to go out to breakfast this morning, but decided it was nicer to just relax a bit and have a cup of instant General Foods International Coffee, Orange Cappuccino. Yummy, though I’m partial to the Swiss Mocha. I’m overdue for Coffee with Sappho and Ihop with Kev.

My daily spam between my regular mail and my registration mail is rather high, in my opinion. ~90 mails daily in the junk mail account, and about 70 in my regular mail, too. Filters work ok, but some things still fritter through. My bulk mail folder is especially large and I use a disposable addy whenever there’s a chance of it being harvested or traded. It’s not gotten too bad yet, but I might not feel the same way a bit more down the line. I’m wondering if perhaps I should consolidate my addys, and redistribute? I’ll concern myself more with it later on.

Danny spent a long time yesterday working on homework… he had to outline 4 chapters, and when I called him, he’s spent 2 hours outlining a 30 page first chapter. That seems too long to me, but I have no idea what the chapter contained. I figure that it’s a Danny-ism… making more work for himself than is needed. I’m amazed at his current Saturday Schedule… 8-hour cram class and then goes out with the wife for 3 hours dancing that night. He must be fried come Sunday. I’ll give him a call midday tomorrow and see how he’s surviving. He just had a pesky doctor’s visit, too… that can’t be helping matters.

Most of my nearest and dearest are needing repair in some way lately… Hip/back, hand, skin, legs… It seems most folks in my age group are starting to see the warrantee expire. Oh for a super-fixy bacta tank!

Bacta tank, with Luke in diaper.

In other Star Wars nerdy News, while talking about bellybuttons, *someone* suggested mine was similar to a sarlacc, drawing in lint akin to Boba Fett with my yeti-hair acting as graspers. I’ll have the world know that my navel is generally lint-free.

Extra dork bonue – RPG stats for Sarlaac

Looks like weather station K4VAE was back online, but is down again. Bah.

There’s a guy building a castle out of old printing plates.
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