heh… one of my new duties at work is caring for the plants by the entrances… I need another shower… dug up and around the base of the big pots to get all the cigarette butts out.

be back after with my nightly report, dear journal.

Closed out the old year
And held a dream of spring behind
My shut eyes ’til now
This morning I opened them to see
It’s really come into the world.

– Saigyo (1118 – 1190)

It’s a beautiful day outside… I can smell orange blossoms on the air, and I suspect it may rain a bit later in the day. A very dreamy elemet to walk around in, certainly. I’m imagining my sweetheart in her burgudy / maroon jammies / lounge clothes… thinking of her smile and the way she laughs. It’s a good touchstone to hold her in my heart over the course of the day.

It’s Peanut butter Jelly Time!… this just cracks me up. I was singing it to the Orange Furball just a moment ago, chasing around the house…. Waayeee at? Waaayee at? dey he go! dey he go! It injected just the right amount of goofy stupidity into my morning I was wanting.

Missed my free ice cream last night, but no worries there.

This start page is just about right; it sets things up perfectly with fun and clever navigation that still manages to be clear and intuitive. (He used to do cartoons for bitmagic, may they rest in peace) A variation on that theme is how I want the grotto to work, eventually.

Phew… Dexter Thursday today…and Dale may be leaving early. I’m hoping for a quiet passage.

Oh, before I head out – Kee-riminy. This has me interested and sad at the same time.

Scientists have successfully demonstrated what the media is calling “remote control” of rats’ movement. This is not literal control of the rats’ muscles; the rats’ pleasure centers are remotely stimulated, and this makes it possible to train the rats to respond to other remote instructions. So it’s really remote command rather than control . . . but with the rat carrying a small wireless camera, it still offers some very interesting potential applications for exploration, rescue in collapsed buildings, and candid photographs of Hollywood personalities.

Though, they are cute with the little backpacks, wouldn’t it be simpler to have a little lego tank or robot or something? A remote-controlled mini-copter, maybe?

Ugh…got a little note with my rent reciept today. I have to call my landlord’s realtor to schedule some walkthroughs of the place for potential buyers.

Invaders. Yech.

I have to be there when they come over… I can’t abide strangers in my living space while I’m away…or some dingaling realtor accidentally letting Newt out for “just a quick peek while he’s at work”. flipside, I don’t want strangers over while I’m home, either…. sucking up my precious free time.

I’m so very glad I’m outside the current LJ drama, whatever it is, wherever it is.

Well, that’s the whine side. /whine.

Up side, they took my snarling about notice, and are letting me schedule time with the realtor myself. Hmm… I have some advance notice to clean house then.

Going to try and get the video card / hard drive / modem / rest of it together tomorrow or friday, in time for the weekend. Bringing the big box home this weekend will give me even more incentive to straighten up the house with speed…. I’ll start cleaning the joint up tomorrow when I get home from work… maybe have the place in a reasonable semblance of order before the weekend. I’ve said it before…if I could invent one thing for myself, I think a “defrag” button for my living space might be it.

Newt’s being bonus lovey tonight… snuzzed up with my ankles right now. Looks like my beloved’s going to get some rest-time soon… good good!

I’ll play the list-quiz game, too…

WALLET: None… I fold my bills around my ID.
HAIR-BRUSH: Big, black with spiky bristles, and a few purple / green / hemp hair-ties around the handle
TOOTHBRUSH: Red, medium bristle strength
JEWELRY WORN DAILY: None, but I carry a few tokens with me. (Including a Newt-whisker, corner of a love letter’s envelope, and a froggy-bead)
PILLOW COVER: Marvel Comics Silver Surfer #1 print
BLANKET: White fuzzy, Blue Fuzzy, Brown Comforter
COFFEE CUP: I drink tea from a green slide-puzzle mug lately
SUNGLASSES: BluBlockers, when I remember ’em, or my Ben Franklins.
UNDERWEAR: Smiley Face Boxers
SHOES: Birkenstocks, but I’m barefoot right now.
KEYCHAIN: Epson printers promotional hooked to a blood donor chit.
COMPUTER: Worker Bee the laptop right now
FAVORITE TOP: Red / Black / Grey – tie/dye pirate skull T-Shirt
FAVORITE PANTS: White gi pants
SHAMPOO/CONDITIONER: Suave right now, but usually Aussie
SOAP: Ivory
CD IN THE STEREO RIGHT NOW: Staind – Break the Cycle (CD-drive)
CAR: Pontiac Taxicab Town Car
IN THE FRIDGE: All sorts o’ stuff…Random sample – Killian’s Red, Mott’s Cim-nim Applesauce, Tobasco w/ Garlic, Green Bell Pepper.
TELEVISION: Preferably through a tuner card. Currently – RCA/ black / 27″ showing insomniac
STEREO: Chex Mix, no components newer than 6 years old
TELEPHONE: black caller Id-with lighted red numbers
CELLPHONE: evil, I’ve not given in to them yet.

finger quiz

May Day! May Day!

Happy Russian New Year, and all that Jazz. We Bavarians dance around a maypole, y’know.

If there’s a Baskin Robbins near you, tonight is free scoop night. get a free ice cream cone! (from 6-10 pm)

make sure they’re participating, though… the one nearest to me *isn’t*…. but the one closer to work is.

a few pics tonight… counter to the day shots from january 27.

a nice closeup of frankie fruit for 😉

more shots are available here

Oooh… he looks guilty to me! I think it’s because I de-glowed his eyes.

This site will generate a star map for the longitude and lattitude you want at the time you want! It’ll also plot tracks for most satellites that
are visible. works nice as an avantgo channel, too.

Meeting my brother at the bus stop at 9:50, to give him some DVDs and Alieve for his back. It’ll be quick… 10 minute exchange point. He’ll dig the story of ricky and big trouble in little china.

be back after that.

no repercussions yet for ol’ Chupacabra. They’re waiting to call Tia, and get the whole story before approaching pressing any sort of argument forward. (I think that’s a good idea, as long as the investigation doesn’t lost steam… memories fade over time.)

My beloved’s being kept mighty busy by the powers that be. *sending her good and comfy vibes for today, and tomorrow!*

I don’t plan on ever deleting my journal, though perhaps the security level of some posts might change… I don’t think that total removal is a good thing… but then, I’m a pack-rat…and I enjoy going back and seeing what I was thinking about or looking at during a different time.

note – I am not deleting! sorry if it looked that way!

Gun down the Gungun!

Burned off the first six episodes of Osbournes to CD… I wonder how many there are so far?

I think I’ve decided that I have a Z chromosome. The Yeti-Pod DNA.

Apple-Cim-nim Oatmeal is a nice way to start the day.

Well, off to the bus in a few… see you later, dear journal.

It loops, if you came in midway.

Dang, Newt! Look at that gut! time to chase you around the joint some more!

hitting the sack, soon, so nigh nigh, dear journal.

Chupa shot her mouth off at one of the girls in accounting… and the girl told her to shove it, and quit!

Chupacabra’s in Trrrrrouble!! She just got another talking to about attitude about two weeks ago… I don’t think she’s going to get fired over it, but if she raises a stink, she might. It’s a real pity about the girl in accounting… but she went right from here to the ex-bosses’ new business… Our parent company won’t be very happy with this at all.


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Newtcam is off-ski for the night.

current bus-ride project:

doodle a “day in the life”. This morning I got up to the production meeting (1pm)… ideally, this means the doodle-day will be done by Wednesday.

Newtcam is on.

Also, I read somewhere that the professions that had the highest per capita with membership in the Masons were lawyers… and circus people. Now I’m getting an image of Bozo stalking the streets and alleys of Whitechapel — with a subpoena.

keep an eye on my baby while I’m at work!

Adios!

I was nice walking about with the sun rising swiftly in the background.

some lj’er linked to me that has nearly 5000 people listed on his friend’s list…there is *no* way that he could keep up with that, even if he had a staff helping out.

Walpurgisnacht (or May Day, or Beltane) is coming… I wonder how many people I read will be celebrating in some way? Maypoles?

last night’s dreams were buried deep, but I must’ve slept very still… Newt was curled behind my leg, and was very warm… It took great effort to get up without stirring him too much. Eep, just ran a hand over my jaw… forgot to shave. I’ll take care of that little detail, and then head off to work.

See you tonight, dear journal.

a couple of quiz results

funny phrases of the day – breasticle nectar satisfies for only about 2 hours – by my beloved.

that and “it’s like a koala bear crapped a rainbow in my brain!”

I just spent about an hour or so on the phone with the bro… he’s going in for orientation tomorrow at his new gig. I’m confident that he’ll do well, and perhaps will move up to bartending there soon.

Recommitting to taking the bus in to work this week… so, my entries will be appearing an hour or so earlier, I suspect. I’ll want to be at the stop by 10. Walkies will take place right around sunup (6:30ish-7:30), and then a shower and ready by 8:30 or 9… I just have to tuck in earlier.. right after adult swim, methinks. speaking of hitting the sack early, I think my sweetie got kidnapped after her shower by the venus-flytrap nap-bed.

a loaf of bread, a container of milk, and a stick of butter. What’s with all the people deleting this week? Is there something in the air? I think that half a dozen folks either are taking a leap, or contemplating it. I don’t get it… but to each their own. I hope the people I like find happiness in whatever decision they make. 🙂

growing tired now… hopefully I’ll get my ‘pooter put together tomorrow, ideally by the weekend.