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8749 – Wednesday

This morning there was a phone hearing with old gig and the state of Florida – went well, but postponed a smidgen while details about working or contracting are ironed out. I was under the impression that I wouldn’t be getting any bennies, but now it seems like I might. That could come in *quite* handy if it happens, but I’m not counting on it! After the hearing, we visited Cyn and her new space. (And finally got her the xmas prezzies we have been holding!) By the way, if you’re in the area, she does fantastic artwork, both on and off of skin. Visit her at chesapink.com

Dinner at the in-laws – stir fry and I do a viewing of the Naked Gun with Larry while Chris and BHK discuss some work issues. Larry and I win!

Before Dinner we swung by the bay and checked out the duckies, swans and other sea birds at sunset.

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1 year ago – 2nd life, frankenbox windows issue, modified newtcam subdomain, Samuel, I’m a nine

2 years ago – Atlantic shores hosp, motherboards, jokers utility belt, 2-headed baby, paris hilton hacked, jlu, angry beavers, comic essentials, danny teaches school about graphic novels, six-gun gorilla, ash, icon origin

3 years ago – Wishing for Dr. Feng Shui, Quit FFXI, Time out with Danny and his wife

4 years ago – DDoS on LJ, Friday five, Nordis is full of crap, parking spots pictures, The Groovenians = blah

5 years ago – robo-triffid, daily pictures, back hurting

6 years ago – Chariots of the Gods, reminders, Geocities stops hot links, my nesting instinctGeotargetVisitor Map

8748 – Tuesday

job interview with DHS – went well! I was told that I’m #1 on the list… depending onwhat it pays, I’ll probably jump for it. On the way home, BHK and I toured DC a bit.

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It’s a nifty city… I wouldn’t mind working there – I dig it more than Baltimore, in fact. Easier to get to, and fascinating. There’s a statue or museum every three feet, it seems. I was pleased to discover that all of the monuments and the smithsonian are free to visit, so I’d like to take a mini-tour of the Air and Space or Museum of Natural history after any follow-up interviews.


1 year ago – rainbow pigeons, dr who, sirenity, hibernation, workplace closures?, Lost- dream, quiz-meme, questionnaire

2 years ago – ren-fest thoughts, river with a fear of heights, kid-style web layout?, soylent green, glass tile graffiti, danigolden+ham steak+jelly+scott baio=a good morning for me, puppet dj, uss jimmy carter

3 years ago – Danny takes his club to the Ren-fest, 5-year-old marries a puppy, evil eye, palm entry-bus, looking back to my earliest memories

4 years ago – Spending a lot, cute newt, hot showers, green onion cornbread

5 years ago – Lewis-y, Muppetty, limericks, a cute pair of boobies, speedy bus, ninja cow eludes police

6 years ago – valentines, online books, recommitted to walkies, Belief, Myth and FolkloreGeotargetVisitor Map

8747 – Monday –

Amy went on her merry way home after supper at Mexico. Now we have a few warm-ups to do before my application at DHS. Gig looks good, but is a bit on the low-paying side. We’ll see if

Night ended with tasty Chinese at the in laws.

Internet is still spotty, thus the late updates, and lack of lj-reading.


1 year ago – super corkscrew, new video card, pin up girls,

2 years ago – missed my condo, thin man, wall pictures, blue ice, geocache fountain, joker utility belt

3 years ago – CoH preorder, getting a TENS

4 years ago – sleepy and rock-headed

5 years ago – nice dreams, String Cheese Incident, Feng Tzu-Chen, FMM poop, cool swiss mecha-island

6 years ago – placentophagy, haiku, poop on TampaGeotargetVisitor Map

8746 – Sunday

Breakfast with Tina, and then Amy, Bhk and I went to Annapolis again, this time, we saw Ghost Rider! It was a fun movie, if weak in a lot of areas. Good job of camp + comic-book scary. I made the same observations to BHK that Graypumpkin did here, where he also recounts the bizarre synchronicity between north beach an austin life.

(points of Honda Element, Orange-ish and Blackish- kitties, disease, mexican food and loving mates in particular)


Squirrel Tracks by our bridge! They have since turned to water, and remixed nicely.
squirrel tracks! (by our bridge)


1 year ago – compusa saga continues, C&C generals, Li’l Bit 6!, song meme, newtcam up,

2 years ago – Lil Bit #5!, basketball w/danny, netflix du jour, loonatics 2.0

3 years ago – There 2.0, stress

4 years ago – expected last day at FMM, web-subscribers, barbie sex, Nordis hoses me.

5 years ago – Newt wakies, proxo, palm entry, haiku/ D&D class alignment

6 years ago – SOP, Territorial, haiku combatGeotargetVisitor Map

8745 – Saturday –

Tonight is the sleepover with Amy and Tina!

After a long comedy of errors catching up with Tina-bo-beena, we finally arrived at the HQ to watch Jackass 2 of all things. It was funny, in a sort of “what the heck kind of nimrods” kind of way… but I did like a few of the sight gags a bit.. the boxing-glove valentine in particular was pretty dang funny.

We went to Annapolis and walked around a bit – saw the Alex Haley Monument, and window-shopped at a few stores. We intended to see Ghost Rider today, but our timing was off. However, Sushi at Joss makes everything better. Even mo’ betta’ was that Amy surprised us and bought supper!

Some photos from Annapolis – Aforementioned Haley Monument, dogma graffiti, state capitol, Ducks, and sundry other sights.

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1 year ago – lego service, lion roar, LS left, misc linkies, nccic, yeti beware sign, (fo)-chief’s letter

2 years ago – Movies, backup tech training, miss mcdonald, themed fonts, stinky, fear of physics, captain’s blog

3 years ago – client crapped out, slow awakening, urge to box, comet collisions, Planet Osiris

4 years ago – early to bed, doctor thoughts, Politi-talk

5 years ago – Pym, argument about writing, haiku, I look like jupiter, pink for vboys, blue for girls, they have a word for it

6 years ago – more crazy haiku, profession of love, seeking a new gig, tough dreams, gooterGeotargetVisitor Map

8744 – yikes,! entered to catch uppify

Friday in a Nutshell –

Amy Visited tonight – late and waited a long time… Tina and the folks couldn’t catch up but we had yummy mac and cheese, made with basil ziti and mixed stuff (spinach and tomato) I highly recommended eating bhk’s mac & cheese. it’s goo-ood! After supper, we played fluxx and watched Shark Boy & Lava girl.

Good excuse to clean house. (BHK is a whirlwind of soap and suds!)


1 year ago – eye close poll, work bail, boosh, canal discovery, compusa check?, gg

2 years ago – Jill Gone, BK & GO, JLU, Newt’s treat, mel-fade begins

3 years ago – Scotto on the enchanted path, bigfoot conference, Florida photos, Newt on his back

4 years ago – mickey gas mask, donkey kong jr, google bought blogger, mere-vallie, Scotto shop-palm, palm pic of the SG building, odd news

5 years ago – mickey gas mask, donkey kong jr, google bought blogger, mere-vallie, Scotto shop-palm, palm pic of the SG building, odd news

6 years ago – Haiku arena, weird al’s wishlistGeotargetVisitor Map

8743 – Thursday –

Otters! And other stuff at the marine museum, visited again, because we loves the otters. Note the sailboat in the church’s stained glass, and the hand behind the green man Copyright infringement on the superman logo at my local deli.

[entered late, mostly due to lack of internet from the ice, but also because we’ve been out be-bopping around. Will be catching up days this week.]

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1 year ago – compusa poop, holy moley, transistors, cargo cults, lj feature, bus station picture, cadbury bbq egg, on the lam(b), sex pred stigma

2 years ago – edbook pic arrives, cheap chocolate, land of the lost, Rik’s comic gets to previews, netflix queue, top 100 free e-texts, cow-pattern tents, public records db finds fugitive

3 years ago – Sun-sentinel cam changes direction, crittercam, condo shopping, I feel great

4 years ago – MP toys, work shopping, black bean hummus, key deer

5 years ago – Newtcam active in old apartment, how cell phones work/tracking, fibbed to, SOP

6 years ago – Monster!, SA goes in fro her job interview, got a love note, simpsons lame, cartoons, silly haiku, bro and IGeotargetVisitor Map

8742 – Wednesday – Happy Valentine’s Day!

Staying home for V-day… maybe a trip to Philly or DC as a little romantic getaway some other time… the snow and ice was just too rough and tumble for driving unless it was absolutely necessary.

Made for some interesting scenes, though. I’ve never seen stuff so totally laminated as this… including the tree branch that fell and smashed one of our fence pipes! the branch alone weighed about 200-300 lbs… I estimate the water on top added an additional 100-150 lbs to it.

Photos – Probably too much ice, but I’m new to this stuff! (click here for thumbnails of iced trees, a smashed house, birds by the water, and so on. Bobby Drake attacks!)

8741- Tuesday

Feeling much better today – only a mild sore throat and some joint stiffness remain, along with a lack of appetite. Stayed home and was attended to quite gently by Doctors BHK, Pye and Newton.


Snow for Valentine’s looks more like an ice storm a’comin’!


Saw a big bird in a neighbor’s fountain up the street… BHK thought it was a statue at first.

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Caught quickly in a drive past – click to make big-like.


1 year ago – chilly?, swollen uvula, nohari, bongos, GND moving (she’s since married… as have I!), cookies?, auto stitched comic spread, super squid

2 years ago – ren-fest thoughts, bro-religion scam thoughts, lair, pretzel prefs, grocery store, lj-buddy collage, valentines zod, moris tepper, elektra barbie, unix cheatsheet, lj user a sexual predator

3 years ago – Ft13th, urban beasts, photo memes, workers screwing up, Joel Veitch (Elephants, Yeah!), Mage knight with Dave

4 years ago – bro mooching, gas prices , newt’s Problem solving, Nice email, scabby palm pics, space giants, Walter adopted

5 years ago – Alton Brown, Melting pot month, ornj on the mend, talky newt, sleepy day, condiment museum

6 years ago – lost empires, pipe-smoking monkey sings Sanford and sonGeotargetVisitor Map

8739 – Monday

Gentle going today – returned library books, posted a couple of family valentines via snail mail, and retrieved our own mail.

Grew a bit ill – muscle aches, coughing, etc. Canceled watching 24 with the lads (Adam and Jimmy, not Pye and Newt) BHK was a sweetheart, and went out last night to pick up sundry meds to take care of me – I’m really appreciative of that. Something is supposedly going around, and I guess I snagged it.

I glossed over and caught up with some old episodes of News Radio and House… I still haven’t caught up with 24 yet. I guess it’s just as well we didn’t watch last night’s 2 hours.


1 year ago – vegan lunch box, Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe, American horror, ren-fest, crayons, movies, Neutral Good, colored t’s, cowboy gorilla, Val’s B’day, newtcam pix,

2 years ago – stretchy dream, journalist fired, cosmic muffin, star wars meme, C&H cartoon fave, baby tosser, don simpson’s journal (since deleted?)

3 years ago – goodies from mimi, time out and about, comment time limit, kill the ducky

4 years ago – vallies, stinky outdoors, Drama deck poll

5 years ago – popular colors, nice walkies, cooked palm, Aunt Val’s B’day, blessing reminder, I’m put off by nin (child abuse)

6 years ago – vagg, Aesop, Happy, Sleepy, good people in my lifeGeotargetVisitor Map

8737 – Chris’s B’day Party

More Nose-buttering – at Tinas, for my Mother In-Law. – tomorrow we go to main ingredient for brunch.

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1 year ago – songbird, Opa, micro retro, FREE PANCAKES!, personality awareness, scary mary

2 years ago – Bro & HI, website income to AmeriCares, I miss CJ, Danny gets Debate, mirror newt pics, still talking to mel, #3 for kp/rs shenanigans, Newt Love, Danny sick (and he is again this year), sedef & crew adorable, MmmmMMMmonkey, masked grader

3 years ago – shopping for condos, zombie night club

4 years ago – memes, dreams, Streets of San Fran, computer sculptures, Pith, Good quote of the day, interviewing, hot shower

5 years ago – up early on a Sunday, Finished reading FAFCwGM, nice weather, tulpa plot

6 years ago – kid tv-memories, valentinesGeotargetVisitor Map

8736 – Friday

What Flavour Are You? Cor blimey, I taste like Tea.Cor blimey, I taste like Tea.

I am a subtle flavour, quiet and polite, gentle, almost ambient. My presence in crowds will often go unnoticed. Best not to spill me on your clothes though, I can leave a nasty stain. What Flavour Are You?

bhk got –

What Flavour Are You? Tomato is what I taste like.Tomato is what I taste like.

I taste like nothing, except a tomato. I’m sometimes sweet and sometimes tart; sometimes juicy, sometimes crisp. The roles of a tomato are many and varied. I am an exception to all the rules. What Flavour Are You?


Good preliminary news from CodeRED – Dave put me on to some good leads for a gig or 121. I’ll know midday Monday.


BHK out with Tina for a gal’s day – pedicures and Mexican food. I’m glad that Tina’s getting out and about… the winter gloomiest seems to have descended on her a smidgen. I’ll wager some time with BHK will brighten her day. [edit: They picked me up to get mexican food! Hooray! er, Ole’!


1 year ago – an owl!, tree pic, space piggy hits, plans with Dan to see wicked (canceled), home cost estimator, floating wind turbines, homeless man beating,

2 years ago – Rooster year, Kerby, palm doodle, nifty dolls, web-flowers, ljers who kill, machine gun vs katana, google maps, living with a corpse

3 years ago – RIP, J.S. , meme, Long distance , layers, GA success

4 years ago – tittles, palm pics, Pondering Newt getting pooch bro, incubus

5 years ago – bro email, morty the cylon, Emily Dickinson, Tulpas, links

6 years ago – More love issues, lj drama, loneliesGeotargetVisitor Map

8735 – Thursday’s end

Highlight of the day was ending it with a picnic in the loft with bhk – cheese, crackers, seltzer and vegetarian pepperoni while watching stuff on the tivo was the perfect end to the evening.
(Ugly Betty, The Office, My Name is Earl)

I love it in the loft… it’s sort of a little tree house that we can run to with the kitties and just curl up in a bubble of extra comfort.


An incomplete list of Interests added or revitalized since I’ve moved north –

  • wildlife observation / birding
  • fly fishing (at least the casting side of it)
  • music of all stripes
  • seltzer water (flavored, sometimes)
  • Getting together with family
  • School events
  • Neighborhood Committees (especially for emergency preparedness and regional wifi)

interview meme

via _chandra

1. How many days have you been married? 106! It’s gone by like a blur, too.

2. Do you like dogs and would Newt allow you to ever have one? I do like dogs, and I’d wager Newt wouldn’t mind one too much after a little adjustment period. However, dogs are a lot more responsibility than cats… walking, more regular bathing, etc… I think that I’d prefer to visit a puppy more than have one.

3. If a movie of your life were made, who would play you? Heck if I know. I’ve been through a lot of physical and behavioral changes over the years. Someone who can do the “giant guy” thing without being too ridiculous. John Goodman, maybe?

4. What are your top three favorite songs at the moment?

  1. This Will be our year – The Zombies
  2. I’m Alive – ELO
  3. Powerhouse – Carl Stalling

5. What do you wish you had more time to do? Everything! I’ve been enjoying virtually every minute!

via eryx_uk

1. If you were to gain super powers, would you honestly be a hero or a villain? I think I’d be a hero, but I’d probably use my abilities for personal gain here and there. (or at least laughs) I like to help people and do what’s right, for the most part.

2. Who would star as you in a movie of your life? Dang it… I just got this question – see #3 from chandra

3. Zombie apocalypse or return of the Great Old Ones? Zombie apocalypse, please… I’d like a war that can be won!

4. If you wrote the autobiography of your life, what would you call the book? I’m unsure… “Immaculate Misconception” maybe? “Don’t Sweat the Petty Things, and Don’t Pet the Sweaty Things?”

I’d probably swipe a line from Bill Hicks… It’s all just a ride

5. If you were a character from a live-action TV show, who would you be? Not sure.. maybe a bit of Jim Halpert from The Office (except that I moved to Maryland to be with the one I love – no triangles or questions there.)

IF you like, leave a comment saying “interview me,” and I’ll ask you five questions, the answers to which you will post on YOUR livejournal.


RPG class quiz
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