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8479 –
I fear the urge to see snakes on a plane has passed. I was enjoying the hype far more than I could possibly enjoy the movie. Maybe I’ll feel differently once I hear a fun review of it, or make a party out of going. Monster House might be a winner, though.
The other side of Newtcam… what folks don’t normally see in the Scotto Grotto
Moment of Lyric – youtube video – I dig the dancing.(even though the main kid looks like Ronald McDonald and Michael Jackson’s love child.)
http://www.youtube.com/v/tqBzt1cUVyo
Lost my shape-Trying to act casual!
Can’t stop-I might end up in the hospital
I’m changing my shape-I feel like an accident
They’re back!-To explain their experience
Isn’t it weird/Looks too obscure to me
Wasting away/And that was their policy
I’m ready to leave-I push the fact in front of me
Facts lost-Facts are never what they seem to be
Nothing there!-No information left of any kind
Lifting my head-Looking for danger signs
8478 –
Not nearly so creaky this morning… definitely connected to barometric pressure.
I dreamt last night that there was a rash of break-ins in my neighborhood… it turned out that some sort of mold was coating windows and making them shatter as the mold grew.
Forgive, oh Lord, my little jokes on thee/and I’ll forgive thy great big one on me–Ogden Nash
I have no interest in seeing the World Trade Center movie.
I can’t believe how truly fortunate I am, really. I sometimes just catch myself and even if I’m cranky, I’m amazed at how good I really have it.
Not getting together with Danny today – he forgot dance plans with the Mrs… no biggie, he’s going to visit on Thursday, instead, perhaps.
The High Cost of Being Poor- Barbara Ehrenreich comments on working in America – Alternately here.
8477 – Talking cats
http://www.youtube.com/v/wPUifmf5hv8
Oh, Don Piano!
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Pretty spiffy Zim and Kane Action this weekend. Il Postino was surprisingly good, too. (Saturday was spent watching Carnivale and writing. Drastic revisions to the detective story…I suspect I may be over-editing.
Cleansing chalk is better when it doesn’t have bacon in it. Space-time object replacement device is ready, too.
I didn’t venture any further than 25 steps from the HQ all weekend, and that’s really just fine by me. Only objectives left for today and depositing checks from doing tech support and click-through. As the top of August approaches, I’m wondering if it’ll get donated to heifer.org, or if there’s another good “help teach a man to fish” sort of orgs out there.
Moment of Lyric – vox location
King Kong you know the name of
King Kong you know the fame of
King Kong ten times as big as a man
One day a boy, too young to know the danger;
Made a friend of this giant fearsome stranger!
And the life they live on their island home became a legend, the legend of . . .
King Kong you know the name of
King Kong you know the fame of
King Kong ten times as big as a man
Throughout the land you’ve heard about this wonder
Listen closely and you will hear his thunder
This mighty ape can be a friend of men
So says the legend The legend of
King Kong you know the name of
King Kong you know the fame of
King Kong ten times as big as a man
Lordy-lordy, another Monday. Note to self, bring personal forcefield generator, hip-waders, and something to temporarily deafen and keep me looking awake. Oh yeah, and synch up some new books to the pda. I’m thankful for good thoughts that’re going to buoy me through the day.
mass of Mars = 6.4191 × 1023 kilograms
mass of the Moon = 7.36 × 1022 kilograms
mass of the Moon / mass of Mars = 0.114657818
Way off… why did I think that they were similar in size?
There’s talk of removing the local iguanas, because they’re spooking the ancients and are possibly carriers of disease.
I doubt that everything happens for a reason. (Or at least that there’s one “master plan”.)
1 year ago – visited with constance1010 and tarpo, book meme, fanfic folks angry with original Harry Potter Author, zefrank’s sing-along, AIM email, bananaman
2 years ago – zombies, urine, veggies, pagerank test
3 years ago – celeb divorce, there-sales, batman movie, witch game, hulk’s diary
4 years ago – palm doodle-strip, lost hosted photos, crank yankers 80% sucks. Fortean times, F-ing Mongorians!
5 years ago – important people, ne plus ultra, anile, evil news, more majestic, now defunct Newton ICQ-bot
6 years ago – junky food, prepped April for launch, budgeting, hung out with bro, me no like stinky
8474 – Stuff and such
Article discussing religious uses and values concerning the wearing of rings. (Episcopal rings, both at an earlier and later period, were sometimes used as receptacles for relics.)
Note – Flemish (A variant of Dutch) is spoken in much of Belgium.
My Cat’s got Knees by Joel and Jaqui. Also, I like your pants.
I sort of dig the revised rust monster from mearls.
Cool underground city pictures
Via Springheel Jack – We screwed up Lake Okeechobee so bad, we have to build a new one
Am I too old to be enthusiastic about the coming Ninja Turtles movie? I think it looks pretty nifty, but I’m looking more forward to Zoom.
Between a kink in my back, steady thrumming rain outside and a steadily purring Newton inside, I fairly well slept away my Saturday. Touched base with a number of nice folks, too.
Moment of Lyric – (vox audio)
The warmth of your love’s
Like the warmth from the sun
And this will be our year
Took a long time to come…
Don’t let go of my hand
Now the darkness has gone
This will be our year
Took a long time to come…
And I won’t forget
The way you helped me up when I was down
And I won’t forget
The way you said “darling, I love you”
You gave me faith to go on
Now we’re there
And we’ve only just begun
This will be our year
Took a long time to come…
The warmth of your smile
Smile for me, little one
And this will be our year
Took a long time to come…
You don’t have to worry
All your worried days are gone
This will be our year
Took a long time to come…
And I won’t forget
The way you helped me up when I was down
And I won’t forget
The way you said “darling, I love you”
You gave me faith to go on
Now we’re there
We’ve only just begun
This will be our year
Took a long time to come…
And this will be our year
Took a long time to come…
The Electric Company – Victor Borge – Audible Punctuation
http://www.youtube.com/v/2F0Lrz8DWtE
1 year ago – GrayP, Allergy results, Candice gives me her number, google hybrid, love song / mind control,
2 years ago – I Robot, The Flo, LiveJournal Gallery, 1000 white cards revisited
3 years ago – Evil Fish, Bro, Brace, bazillion questions meme, crow tools, Elton Ock, LJ pings for you
4 years ago – Janet Reno, 1000 blank white cards, lost links, Dumpster Diving,singing kitty, palm sketches, snickitty-snackitty man, managing activism
5 years ago – melted heart, epizootic ,hair bears, playing majestic
6 years ago – bedtime thoughts
8473 – Stevie Wonder – Sesame Street song (live)
http://www.youtube.com/v/BUgTkM5R20g
Simple things make me happy. I’d love to see a kid’s show today as awesome
Y’know, as an aside, I think of the 70’s New York as the Definitive “Spider-Man” setting… possibly that’s when I was reading the comics of the time. Wide Collars, brown vests over flowery shirts, Girls with ironed hair and wide hair-bands, bell-bottoms. Heck, Morgan Freeman as Easy Reader.
When I think of DC comics, my mind rewinds a bit to the mid-late ’60s. (Unless it’s war comics – Same goes for Captain America/Wonder Woman, set in the late 30s, early 40s.) – But Friendly-Batman is linked inexorably to the 60’s or 90s as “hardcore guy” , while Superman is the ’50s… almost Archie-style. Team-ups between the two, or JLA stuff flashes a bit forward to 80s-ville.
TV and movies are part of it, but more is the comics themselves.
8472 – Ma Hunkel rocks.
I got a lovely postcard from Aieysha! Thank you!
It was a picture of the Qasr Farid Tomb, Carved from Single Large Outcrop of Rock, Madain Salah, Al Madinah, Saudi Arabia
Set up a Wireless network over at MW’s house last night.. .I didn’t get cookies, but was given a nice check and some pizza for my troubles, so that worked out just fine. MW’s hubby is a comic book geek, and I think he was happy to be able to discuss assorted nerd-stuffs with me. He’s a nice guy, and I think he was surprised that I could identify the golden age Red Tornado pvc on his computer desk.
I saw Hal Linden on whatever the current Fran Drescher sitcom while flipping channels last night. I’m glad he still gets work, but even Barney Miller isn’t enough to lock my eyes on a “Nanny” spinoff.
I’m not a fan of the Friends TV show, but in that same flip, I heard a cute lyric sung by Lisa Kudrow –
Little tiny Tarzan,
swinging on an nose hair,
swinging with the greatest of ease…
1 year ago – Books added to palm, Australian link, Bus station security, Apollo Mission, HTML cleaner, Google lj friend map, geek quiz, looking forward, friday fine
2 years ago – Mango, Spyware, Pi Approximation, Look out, Ghost tour
3 years ago – Sam Jack, Ghosts, MRI, filters
4 years ago – dreams, sounds, guns, action comics #1, hello kitty stress test, bike named, infinity
5 years ago – Cohort, fwap, morning speech quiz, coloring game, kitty cookies,sunflower bread, web indexes, english language, Olestra conspiracy
6 years ago – X-men with Dan, Robb’s Radio, went to Hops, April reading my LJ
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8470 –
Lets see how today goes. Prepare for the worst, hope for the best. I imagine it’ll fall somewhere in between.
Everyone is a moon, and has a dark side which he never shows to anybody. – Mark Twain, Following the Equator, Pudd’nhead Wilson’s New Calendar
If Vox is good for nothing else, it’s a decent resource for hosting pictures that everyone can see (Flickr and Saudi don’t seem to mix)
From Left to Right – Original Newt pic, Black and white makes him look like a kitten, and two “Bleached” Newts, by playing with filter settings.
More Newt lounging in the water closet… plus his vandalistic shenanigans against the end of the TP roll.
Went on a surprise trip to outback with GG. It was nice to vent, and just commiserate for a bit.. and better, to talk about other stuff entirely over tasty pasta w/ cheese.
Some think toes are ugly
Some think toes are sweet
I think toes
Are little rows
Of fingers for your feet.
1 year ago – RIP Scotty, bleeder likes my eyes, thumbdrive apps, paper rocket, logo toy, taters, london transport
2 years ago – politics, monster poll, last time meme, job market
3 years ago – mahjong, zombie movies
4 years ago – Visiting Danny, played Pokemon, orcs n the hood, reign of fire with Dave, beef recall
5 years ago – eremite, watched the sun come up, poll creation, why I trim, cooking poll
6 years ago – got the first LJ client, movie pondering
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8468 – World Jump Day!
8465 – this week is moving fast, despite my best efforts.
Meeting with Mom after work to do will-stuff. She seems particularly enthusiastic to make sure the condo will go to the family rather than the state…. So, If I snuff it under suspicious circumstances, you know who to chase down for questioning, dear journal.
Pretty Keen Stop Motion video of a guy coasting through his day. I wish Youtube would support higher quality movies.
Minimum Wage (in Florida) is Currently $6.40. When I took my first Job at Taco Bell, it paid $3.35 and hour – That was back in 1985. (Starting wages at the library were a whopping $4.42, plus super insurance/etc bennies.) I wonder how well each state compares to cost of living expenses?
For “tipped employees” meeting eligibility requirements for the tip credit under the FLSA, employers may count tips actually received as wages under the FLSA, but the employer must pay “tipped employees” a direct wage in an amount equal to the minimum wage of $6.40 minus $3.02 (which, as required by Florida’s Constitution, is the 2003 tip credit existing under the FLSA), or a direct hourly wage of $3.38 on January 1, 2006.
San Fran, California is $8.50… Kansas is $2.65. Six States have no minimum wage laws.
Like the Federal wage and hour law, State law often exempts particular occupations or industries from the minimum labor standard generally applied to covered employment. This information often may be found at the websites maintained by State labor departments. Links to these websites are available at www.dol.gov/esa/contacts/state_of.htm.
Just a reminder from this entry in 2001 –
This from Webster’s: (see dictionary.com if there’s any doubt)
Main Entry: pum ·per ·nick ·el
Pronunciation: ‘p&m-p&r-“ni-k&l
Function: noun
Etymology: German, from pumpern to break wind + Nickel goblin; from its reputed indigestibility
Date: 1756
: a dark coarse sourdough bread made of unbolted rye flour
Answer each with 2 words – from sister Kellie –
yourself: big lug
your car: city bus
your hair: going gray
your mother: still alive
your father: airborne ash
your favorite item: cosmic cube
your dream last night: toothy cars
your favorite drink: rum punch
your dream home: securely comfy
the room you’re in: cleanly cluttered
your pet: orange monkey
your fear: hurting others
what you want to be in ten years: even better
who you hung out with last night: the Newt!
what you’re not: eating sharks
your best friends: are nice
one of your wish list items: comic book
your gender: a feller
the last thing you did: checked lj
what are you wearing: my clothes
your favorite weather: cool sleeping
your favorite book: dandilion wine
the last thing you ate: chewy cookie
your life: will improve
your mood: getting there
A-Z meme
accent: Fairly generic, but I pronounce some words oddly – “Noice” for nice, for example.
booze: I don’t really drink, but rum punch is good
chore I hate: cleaning the bathroom
dogs/cats: Newton! The coolest cat within the state of florida, I’d wager.
essential electronics: pda and digicam. the phone can go leap.
favorite perfume/cologne: I don’t currently wear one, and woman’s fragrances depend on the woman.
gold/silver: silver, generally.
hometown: Brockton, MA, USA, but I’ve been in SoFla for ages.
insomnia: infrequent, but I do have some restless nights.
job title: MIS Director / Child Advocate.
kids: See Newt!
living arrangements: Newt and I live in a 1-bedroom condo. Finally have some space to maneuver!
most admired trait: (in others.. and in myself) basic internal goodness
number of significant relationships: I’m not trying to be a wiseguy when I say that all relationships are significant.
overnight hospital stays: Back surgeries
phobia: nothing that’s at “irrational fear” level.
quotes: “It’s all just a ride” – Bill Hicks
religion: Agnostic with Athiest leanings.
siblings: one younger bro (I’m 3.5 years older.)
time I usually wake up: workdays – 5:30am, weekends, about 7:30
unusual talent: I can make baby-cry noises that are pretty realistic.
vegetables I refuse to eat: raw tomatoes (I won’t totally refuse, but I’ll resist, a lot!)
worst habit: procrastination
x-rays: when i broke my collarbone
yummy foods I make: all sorts.. veggie stir-fry is a pretty simple but tasty one.
zodiac sign: Aquarius / Earth Monkey
DVD43 is a free DVD decrypter.
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About time.. now I can recover my old, battle-damaged Godzilla DVDs.
Moment of Lyric (audio at my vox, via 
bhk! Thanks!)
We’re setting sail to a place on the map
From which no-one has ever returned
Drawn by the promise of the joker and the fool
By the light of the crosses that burned
Drawn by the promise of the women and lace
And the gold and the cotton and pearls
It’s the place where they keep all the darkness you need
You sail away from the light of the world on this trip, baby
You will pay tomorrow
You’re gonna pay tomorrow
You will pay tomorrow