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7231 – brief update for sat.
Humbug… router and DSL down. Fortunately, Mr. Dialup is available in emergencies (and since I’m on call, emergencies are a real issue.)
Only a few calls/recoveries today, but I’m still confined to quarters.
Upside, I got my take 5’s and yummy gummy roadkill from christin! I hope the Dr. Who got to her in good shape, too! nice that they were unmelted, and plentiful! I’ve got enough to have one with lunch every day next week!
Well, I would if I didn’t eat one on ripping the envelope open.
Chromosomes are to Pheromones as Pizza is to ____________________.
Sonic Zoom Superman‘s “flapping cape action” doesn’t look like he’s flying.. more like he’s been eating burritos.
1 year ago – newt pic, alton brown ok, cliches, The author of California’s anti-gay marriage law? His son just got married. To a guy.
2 years ago – spam, barbed wire, slow walk, stinky bus, spring break starting
3 years ago – news articles from 1902, poem tag linked to me, Scott name confusion, cool databases
4 years ago – Big Bird Song, cell phone jamming / scanning modes, a good day, “feet and blisters, web”
7230 – note to self – invesitgate –
http://thetechdomain.com/?p=27
http://davesart.com/
http://www.analysisandsolutions.com/presentations/portability/slides/toc.htm
http://css-discuss.incutio.com/?page=HandheldStylesheets
7229 – Land the plane! There's a monkey on the wing!
Cocktail party was very slow.. attendance was minimal.
ADP got so stressed that she took a tranq beforehand… I imagine that she regrets that now.
I got a lot of nice comments about the presentation, and not a bad nibble off of the veggie tray.
Glad that today is Friday, even if I have to work the weekend, I can do it in my PJs from the comfort of home. I might not have to.. EN’s sounding sort of broke.. maybe he’ll go for a full weekend on call.
My LJ ID-Badge, Via this cool badge generator. (or, what Scotto does between demos with law enforcement)
You might want to pull out your credit statements from the last month if it’s not your habit to look them over once or twice. A “company” called Pluto Data Ltd. has apparently placed false charges on hundreds of credit cards around the world in amounts from one cent to $40. None of the people who’ve been charged ever bought anything from the company, it goes without saying, and the feds are trying to figure it all out.
Phone calls to an 800 number listed next to the charges are being answered by a company that says it closed Pluto’s account several weeks ago. And it’s looking more and more like another scam from our friends in Nicosia, Cyprus, who already used the scam under the name PharmacyCard.com.
Moment of Lyric:
I’m just a soul who’s intentions are good
Oh Lord, please don’t let me be misunderstood
Superman… you freaky alien. (From Lois Lane #39)
1 year ago – walk piccies (sudsy fount), CS bombed as a tech, zombies, condos, legal poop, broken website
2 years ago – Newt in a tub, wandering walk photos
3 years ago – I’m Newt’s bfast table, at the doc, parrots & cuban food, Asimov died of AIDS, Dave’s birthday on the 14th, spiders, squids, Stichomancy, and a little zen, death to smoochy, gypsies
4 years ago – good day, accomplished much, new phone, akimbo, Super Newt, fun words, random plots
7228 – String Cheese this weekend.
SCI To Headline Florida’s Langerado Music Festival on March 12-13, 2005
http://www.langerado.com/
Festival season begins early in South Florida, and the Langerado Music Festival is quickly becoming the destination of choice for traveling music lovers ready to start the journey. Come music lovers, college spring-breakers and sun seekers who are aching for festival season to begin.
SCI will be at Markham Park in Sunrise, Florida on March 12th and 13th with a slew of other bands – including Medeski Martin & Wood, Toots and the Maytals, Keller Williams, Karl Denson’s Tiny Universe, Michael Franti & Spearhead, De La Soul, MOFRO, Particle, Dirty Dozen Brass Band, and many, many others.
Details are being worked out for plenty of late-night shows throughout Ft. Lauderdale, too!
Lots of good artists – http://www.langerado.com/artists.htm
7227 – A rerun of Lotto.
Broward approves, Miami-Dade rejects slot machines
via – http://www.miami.com/mld/miamiherald/11086031.htm
Broward County voters approved slot machines at parimutuel facilities, but Miami-Dade voters said no. A last-minute anti-slot campaign led by Gov. Jeb Bush was cited as the difference in Dade.
7226 – It doesn't seem like Thursday. I don't know what day it does seem like.
Skipped Apheresis yesterday.. it was too cold, to stormy-yuck to venture out in without more protection than what I had. I’ve rescheduled for next week.
The walk was brisk with heavy, cold rain. Air chilly enough to see my breath and all I was wearing was a polo shirt and khakis. Yucka.
Cocktail Party tonight. (rerun of this, I imagine) I get to schmooze with potential contributors, demo the system, show off the satellite mapping system, and take some grapes and cheese home afterward.
I still think that calling something a cocktail party when only beer and wine are served is wrong. “Open House” might be more appropriate.
I’m overdue for a night time beach walk. Maybe Friday. I’m probably going to have to do call on Sat, because EN is already pulling a Friday/Sunday/Monday shift, and is going to need some sort of rest.
Do you want a banana? Peel it down and go mm-mm, mm-mm. Do you want a banana? This banana for you.
Next up on my Netflix:
Moment of Lyric:
Who said that every wish
Would be heard and answered
When wished on the morning star
7223 – Projected sales 1987
Dindin with just the momster solo. Went to a local Spanish/Mexican joint, and the food was good, if a bit salty.
The Banana Man Song. (can be slow to load)
Moment of Lyric:
And I know I won’t cry cause there is somebody, somebody, somebody waiting for me, out in the rain…
I found out who did that torn mime bit… a sketch comedy group called the hollow men. (David Armand)
7222 – BT4.0
http://www.bittorrent.com/
4.0 is out.
looks like a nice improvement (faster, for one!)
7221 – Hm, Maybe Karma Does Exist? Nah.
http://oris.co.palm-beach.fl.us/or_web1/details.asp?doc_id=14555856&file_num=20040710154
Looks like my old boss owes more than half a million dollars to Uncle Sam.
$568,823.82 to be exact.
same guy from this entry
http://www.livejournal.com/users/scottobear/649628.html
7220 – insert subject header here. or not.
Busy week ahead. Dinner with the Momster, blood donation, cocktail party. Next time to really relax is Friday.
I woke up with the words “Millennium Spheres” in my head. What are they? Fuel for a time machine? All I know is that I had to get them, or something awful would happen. Nothing specific, but I needed at least two, preferably more, if I could bring ’em back. I was given a messenger bag to tote them safely… I have no idea if it was special in any way… temperature controlled or lead-lined or whatnot.
Speaking of time travel, the New Dr Who leaked onto internet Yup. If you’ve got Bittorrent, it’s here.
I liked it just fine… The Sci-fi channel saying the quality was poor sounds more like “we don’t want to pay for good outside syndicated stuff, when we can produce really smelly dung in-house.” Nice job, and a megaton better than the Y2k thing they did on fox way back when.
The actor playing the Doctor is really good, his sidekick is cute, The Tardis is cool, he’s got a sonic screwdriver, and they cover “First Episode – Backstory” stuff really well. Plus, scary store manikins. (Rework of the Autons, if you want a spoiler, click.) The budget is low, but what the heck, it’s Dr. Who. Tin foil and paper mache has always been the norm, and it’s really not that bad.
I’ll be snatching more episodes until the quality drops to standard Sci-fi channel fare. (Like … Mansquito. He’s big like a man, but sucks blood like a mosquito! thanks, greenelvish!)
7219 – PSA (via lorianne)
Panthergirl is a fervent supporter of greyhound rescue and rehab, and she’s offering to donate $2 to the cause for every comment she receives on today’s blog-post. So don’t sit and stay: instead, race like a greyhound over to Panthergirl’s blog, leave a comment, and tell ’em Newt sent you. Good boy!
at this link – http://thedogsbreakfast.blogspot.com/2005/03/before.html
[edited to update – 173 COMMENTS left on yesterday’s fundraising post for Greyhound Rescue & Rehab!
Since some people accidentally put their comments on the previous day’s post, and some emailed me because the “line was busy” on my haloscan comments, I’m going to round up to 180…which translates to $280 that I’m forking over for the greyhounds!
You guys are awesome! Thanks also to many of you who cross-posted about the event on your own blogs. ]
7218 – I tend to agree.
FDLE Expresses Concern Regarding Possible Expansion of Gambling
from – http://www.fdle.state.fl.us/press_releases/20050304_FDLE_Gambling.html
7217 – Monday.
As a self-imposed writing assignment, I went through a couple of published interviews, and trolled for good resource questions. I came upon this one – “Everyone has one or more “life defining moments” that shape the type of person we will become. What do you consider some of your LDMs? What has helped shape the type of man you are now?”
I got to thinking about that. I think the majority of what has shaped my life is interacting with other life around me. More people than events, although there have been a few things, like hurting my back. Every one of my really good friends has impacted me in a life-changing way. Some folks I’ve never met, but usually those who I’ve sat at a table with and played games, had conversations with… my mind is certainly opinionated, but those opinions can usually be changed with a reasonable argument.
Other things… let’s see, discovering classical music as a kid was a big one. I gravitated to Russian composers first (Mussorgsky, Tchaikovsky, Stravinsky), then standbys like Bach and Beethoven took over afterwards. My music teacher in the third grade really helped me to see patterns and to hear more than one instrument at a time, or the “group noise” of a symphony all together.
This is something I’m going to have to think a lot about. Major life changing events. Moving out on my own, Adopting Ol’ Newtster, learning how to read…still working through a rough draft.
As a side note, I wonder if Grant Morrison, Hunter Thompson and Harlan Ellison are (were) really all the self-absorbed jerk personas (personae?) they wear for the sake of being interviewed? I like the product that they all produce, but the production units themselves have an exaggerated creep factor when taken firsthand. There’s a lot of anger, hostility and venom being shown that is just plain unattractive in a person that is otherwise seen by me as very talented.
No RI for the next 2 and a half weeks (give or take). That puts it all on the Big Kahuna, and to a lesser degree, me. RI was showing signs of burnout, so I think her departure for a bit is pretty timely. I’ll be interested in seeing how well ADP and BK get along without the RI buffer… I almost suspect that they might get along better, if they both just work, and neither lets ego get in the way of the jobs at hand. If that happens, ADP will certainly be fired on the spot.
I could really go for some animal crackers. What a dopey craving. I also want to go get my eyes, teeth and general health checked.
I’ve been guilty of this. (Fortunately, Newt is tolerant, too.)
Screaming Turtle! (farked a long time ago, but I just saw it.)
I didn’t leave the house once on Sunday. I opened the front door once, to toss old sand of his into the can outside after cleaning Newt’s litter box. Sunburn has faded to regular color, but the tops of my ears and tip of my nose is a bit tender.
Lost won’t be showing any New episodes for a month or so –
Next air dates –
- Deux Ex Machina b: 13-Apr-2005 (A Locke-centric episode.)
- Do No Harm b: 20-Apr-2005 (A Jack-centric episode.)
- The Greater Good (a.k.a. Sides) b: 27-Apr-2005 (A Sayid-centric episode.)
Wow… This guy has over 95% of all Dr. Demento Shows archived online.
Random Scotto factoid – I first heard They Might Be Giants on Dr. Demento in 1985, and became an instant fan. The Songs were “Cowtown” and “Shoehorn with Teeth”
Another random Scotto factoid – When I was 10, I once dumped a bucket of ballyhoo (bait fish) on top of a pelican that bit my little brother. The bird retreated, and was attacked by about a half-dozen other pelicans. It was brief, because the meanie-pelican flew off. My dad took bro to the hospital to get stitches. I initially wanted to throw the cast net (We were using it to get bait.) over him, but my brother was too close.
Random gamer dorkness – Ray screwed things up as the weakest mental link at the critical moment in both Ghostbusters and the Sequel. If they were in a gaming group, I think that he’d have to be a NPC or buy that low ego off. Also, GB1=Good! GB2=BLEH! (which is why you see GB2 on tv so often, the rights to play it are very low… alternately, GB1 is expensive, so it won’t be on the air nearly as often. A pity tv suffers from “lowest bidder” syndrome, too.) The Ghostbusters DVD is really good, too. The commentary by Harold Ramis, director Ivan Reitman and associate producer Joe Medjuck, can be played with “Mystery Science Theater 3000”-type silhouettes and with the subtitled production notes. Other goodies include deleted scenes, featurettes, storyboards with split-screen comparisons, theatrical trailers.
weather / sailor tracking – track tides, currents, cruise ships, research vessels, and all sorts of research info.
video.google.com has an interesting tv-show search engine. Apparently there’s a Scotto family with delicious recipes making the rounds lately. As of ths writing, no entries for livejournal, plenty for blog.
Lost brings up a recent episode (including times for upcoming episodes), and a lot of infomercials about lost weight. Interesting is that it uses the closed captions from the show to grab bits of text to search. You can also do title:lost to narrow the search down.
Actually, this will help me seek out local news, too.
RB added a rockin’ soundtrack to a Nasa Clip– via record brother (he’s got a lot of good mp3s to grab, too.)
Moment of Lyric:
The closer you get
The better you see
The closer you are
The more I see
Why everyone says
That I look happier
When you’re around
Freeware alternative list (Graphics, Anti-Virus, Spyware removal, Audio / Video tools, Network tools, programming/development, browser stuff, webcam software, and other assorted goodies)
7216 – Ren-fest 2005 pics
Beautiful day for the Ren-Fest yesterday. I got a lot of sun, fresh air, and I had a lovely time. Quiet waters park is especially lovely… lots of trees, lake front and cool breezes. I have a bit of a sun burn on my face and arms, despite my efforts to keep in the shade. I blame the bleacher area for the joust.. acted as a bit of a solar oven. I need to get one of those wide-brimmed Amish hats to keep the sun off.
Don’t know why I’m up so early, but Newt is too.
Pictures of Knights, Girls in bodices, and a juggler in swim-fins.