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9062 – sunday

spent the bulk of the day indoors with tv and the kitties – bhk a little sick, my back was creaky. Nice day to stay in, relax, and not wear shoes all day.

Watched The Soup, Redneck weddings and read books the whole day away. A nice way to recharge after yesterday’s long-term walkies.

Tree-trimmer guys came back and hammered down the bridge part they knocked over – and finished trimming and proper cleanup.


Jumper‘s getting quite the stinky reviews. Maybe we’ll just wait and catch it on Netflix when it drops to DVD… next weekend. 15%… by comparison, Hottie & the nottie got 7%. if it’s only barely twice as good as a Paris Hilton vehicle, I’ll pass. Jumper got 15 positive reviews and 88 negatives as of this writing.

I’m still game to see No Country for Old Men. – 94%, 179 positive, 11 negative reviews.


The Pentagon will try to shoot down a spy satellite before it crashes to Earth. I want to see the video of that.


Princeton engineers’ weather modeling suggests that the city of Baltimore experienced about 30 percent more rainfall than the region it occupies would have experienced had there been no buildings where the city now sits. While thunderstorms are thought of as being purely forces of nature, the research suggests that man’s built environment can radically alter a storm’s life cycle.


1up has a list of what game companies have donated to which candidates – sort of interesting to see which designers / folks went where.

data gathered via fundrace – a really nifty tool to see what’s up – my zip code shows $840 dollars went to Republicans, and $0 to Democrats, while my in-laws city (right next door) donated $3,426 to Republicans and $1,800 to Democrats

Austin, TX is a little more happy to spend on both sides… it is a bigger city… I was surprised that it spent just a little bit less than Miami.


1 year ago – Sleepover with Amy & Tina, Jackass 2, annapolis pix, ducks, dogma, and Alex Haley.

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

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

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

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

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

7 years ago – more crazy haiku, profession of love, seeking a new gig, tough dreams, gooterGeotarget

9057 – tues

Just realized that I never got a call from my bro on my birthday. I haven’t heard from him at all since his phone was reconnected. I hope he’s doing ok… I imagine that he is.


Watched Hellboy: Sword of Souls over dinner of corn dogs and tater tots! nom nom nom. The movie was just ok…. I like good ol’ Hellboy and Co, but it seemed too rushed and way too much time on the pyrokinetic’s whining about “blah blah it’ll overtake me blah”. If they’d just kept it a bit lighter, I’d have liked it more… the scenes where he’s fighting an assortment of bad guys got sort of old, too… not sure what I’d have done to make it better.


We had just a teensy snootch of snow today. It was nice to see some falling flakes… they soon turned to light freezing rain. Not as lovely, but nice, too.


The Postal Service says a first-class stamp will cost 42 cents as of May 12. [AP via USA]


Hm, I was wondering how long it’d take for Leslie Nielson to appear in a superhero movie spoof. March 2008, it seems.

Movies I want to see (off the top of my head… I’m sure I’m forgetting some):

No Country for Old Men
Cloverfield
Sweeney Todd (is it still in theaters?)
Darjeeling Limited (Is it out on DVD yet?)
Spiderwick Chronicles
Indy 4
Jumper
Diary of the Dead
10,000 BC


RIP, Steve Gerber. Thanks for Howard the Duck, and Thundarr the Barbarian. Steve’s weblog.


Long overdue pictures of Cake and Cats. As always, clicken to embiggen.

since getting the Kitty DVD for Christmas, Pyewacket has been a regular couch potato, watching the tube with us, even if it doesn’t show chirping birds, fish, or rodent-type objects. Newton is a fan of the DVD, because that means his little brother is occupied while big brother can nap in peace upstairs, or use the litter box without having a little furry frined knocking on the door, asking if he can come out and play.

Watching the specialty cat video – fish portion – Taken while the tree and presents were still out… I’ve been very bad about unloading the camera.

pye likes his birdie dvd

Pye was also attentive watching the Super bowl. He rooted for the Patriots. They lost. It’s ok.

pye liked the superbowl..pye liked the superbowl. 2

He also likes to view psych upside down while having his tummy rubbed. Who wouldn’t?
pye streeeetching.

as part of the equal-ish time for orange kitties act of 1999 –

Newton Shamelessly diving into the dryer to be warm. We have to be ever vigilant not to put him on a fluff cycle.

newt seeking warm towels.newt looking for warmth

My army man birthday cake. Delicious, and gory.

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1 year ago – vallies, no 24 with the lads, a little sick, tv watching, acim update from TD

2 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,

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

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

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

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

7 years ago – vagg, Aesop, Happy, Sleepy, good people in my lifeGeotarget

9053 – friday

Whoosh and bleh… I’m bushed!

Chinese food at in-laws, and watched Jane Austen Book Club… surprisingly good. BHK said it was better than the book.

Chris’s B’day is on the 13th… a trip to the tea room is out, since high tea was cancelled, due to lack of interest. ah well. We’ll find something else nice.


Going to try to set up a yahoo live streaming cam for newt and pye, here – http://live.yahoo.com/scottobear

we’ll see how it goes. The old default one may be better for me.

Yahoo Live! is a live video streaming site that lets users broadcast to a wide audience on the web. The video performance was quite impressive when we browsed for channels to watch (make sure that you’re looking at a user that has a decent upload speed).

There are other online video broadcasting applications like Veodia or Mogulus but the sheer video performance of Yahoo Live is much better than both. Note that Mogulus as a lot more features to create your own TV channel.

Mogulus test – http://www.mogulus.com/newtcam – I like that I can leave a clip running when it’s not live.


Pirates Vikings Knights II HL2 mod is out and looking sharp.. but where is my Monkey, Robot, Zombie game?

( Video overview ) – I do like the Pirate Captain’s Parrot Attack.


“Cornell University researchers have succeeded in implanting electronic circuit probes into tobacco hornworms as early pupae. The hornworms pass through the chrysalis stage to mature into long-lived moths whose muscles can be controlled with the implanted electronics.”

Aieee! Zombie Cyborg Bugs! Can Deathlok be far behind?


Ah, the ol’ attractive nuisance issue –

Ars Technica has an interesting article about how you could be fined $1000 if minors use your unprotected WiFi access to browse for adult material. That’s a bill that is discussed in Utah.

“If you live in Orem and your next-door neighbor’s kid uses your open WAP to look at pictures of naked women, you could find yourself on the hook for a $1,000 fine. Yarro thinks that’s fine, telling the Tribune that people “should be responsible for their barking dogs and their Internet access.”

Attractive nuisances are a strange thing.. I understand the theory, but where is the line drawn? A teenager breaks into your back porch and drowns in your pool… and you get sued by the parents sort of thing. I guess the phrase “went to reasonable lengths to prevent” will get used a lot.


1 year ago – picnic in the loft, local interests, interview meme, rpg class quiz

2 years ago – 1-year breakup, newt monkey, flavor crave poll, haiku, 3-d painted rooms, pigs in space, phone-post fog walking, guilt meme

3 years ago – jb gives me filth for my birthday, cable out, bad juju, taco ninja viagp, superman jerk, river walkabout pics, Mel and I are done.

4 years ago – Residence / Faire / ‘Zilla / Shapes , Memory Fragment, Z-squad, Money

5 years ago – playing with palm-modem, dream of hot applesauce vendor & snuggling up at a basketball game.

6 years ago – bro hit on his bike by a cop, bibles in hotels, walkies, FMM lost use of the Net during working hours, Talk about Chupa / small hands,tiffany in playboy.

7 years ago – 100 monkeys debunked, FMM sold Tampa, fending off the end of a flu (history repeats itself, I guess!), Suzy’s crappy computerGeotarget

9050 – Tuesday

It’s Fat Tuesday!

It’s Super Tuesday !

It’s PANCAKE DAY !

Sakes.. it all seems so early this year. I don’t have the chops to eat pancakes tonight… still feeling a bit under the weather – but I don’t do lent either, so it’s all good. some mini-bagels and wheat chex with blueberries is just what I needed.

JC told me about a pneumonia shot… I’d never heard of such a thing. I’m going in to see my doctor today about getting one… apparently, JC had some bronchial issues about 8 years ago, and this cleared it up to the point where she’s never needed anything again.

I’m for that… I’m hitting the doc’s tomorrow in Dunkirk and having a look.

Watched The Last Mimzy tonight… it was ok, but no amazing great shakes happening there. Sort of a shiny, happy 12 Monkeys for hippies and kids, but not really. It’s not a bad movie overall… I think that in the right setting, and with the right people it’d be a cute way to burn 90 minutes. As it stood, it was average. Nothing amazing, nothing terrible.

Pye liked watching it with us – Newt snoozed upstairs.


I haven’t had a hot dog cut like an octopus in a while… it’s overdue. Maybe with some cherry pez and an episode of the Tick, for that matter.


A slice of life from North Beach, by way of BHK – I’ve been waiting for some mail order stuff for a while, and Danny’s present hadn’t arrived yet.

Just went to the post office and got the mail—there was NO package slip in the box. I was waiting for your shoes and t-shirts so I thought I’d go ask just be sure and LO and BEHOLD we had 3 packages! Danny’s came on Saturday Afternoon. BUT there was a bit of controversy–2 things.

The postmaster SWORE she put a note in our box but I KNOW we didn’t get one—as I was leaving the blond post lady told me that sometimes the other post lady forgets to put slips in—-GLAD I asked!

ALSO there was a giant brown stain where something wet had leaked on your shoes box—luckily upon further inspection it didn’t make it into the inner box but without me asking the postmaster volunteered—-“Oh sorry Luther’s deer blood got on your package.”

I SWEAR I almost BARFED in the post office. I was like WHAT? And the postmaster explained that some dude who lives in North Beach and his son like to send meat back and forth to each other.

Last week the father got in a bit of deer meat packed in dry ice and it leaked If it hadn’t been our box and I didn’t have to unwrap a bloody box I would’ve laughed at the following conversation the two post-ladies had after they told me what was on my box.

One: “Is it legal to send meat through the mail?” (UM shouldn’t she KNOW?)
Two: “Of course it is–Luther sent his son some fish back last week remember?” (GAG!!!!)
One: “Well at least your box wasn’t as bad as Mrs. So-and So’s Southern Living Magazine. I felt bad for her the whole thing was SOAKED in deer blood. I doubt she was able to read a page.” (BAAAAAAAAAAAAAARF!)

It’s not Hooterville here, I swear! Sometimes, it strikes home how different things are now than in Fort Lauderdale… and how much I prefer being on the Bay to living in SoFL.


Yikes.
Photo: Pilar Olivares/Reuters

Peruvian anti-riot police officers participate in a military parade to celebrate Peru’s Independence Day in Lima.

Yikes. Remind me not to riot in Lima. Heck, I’m not feeling up to rioting anytime soon.


What the heck kind of name is Ghostface Killah? An awesome one, thanks. Better than any of his other aliases, I think.


1 year ago – slow day with family

2 years ago – manatee mailbox, fp with Kev and Tomi, Bailey-pooch, GUN, train ride pics, bhk vaio trouble

3 years ago – bro probation, Shoo’s B’day! (Happy Happy Again today!), flying solo, keywords, Zogg, florida research tools, baby cheetah

4 years ago – stop motion, scrabble experiment, palm doodles, feelin’ ill

5 years ago – 80s dream, oddtodd, crackle bars, warm, face-picker kid

6 years ago – Shoo’s Birfday!, Missed the bus, fruit2O, razor dream, bull sperm thieves, bellyaching, Tsar Piccies, TV news, meatloaf quiz, wacky linkies, tron

7 years ago – License plates, Bob Marley Movement, Vallies roll inGeotarget

9043 – Tuesday.

Yesterday, I played the demo version of Bioshock for the PC while BHK read her book after dinner. Very cool designs and vibe… my only complaint is how some of the splicers look – and that’s a really small complaint. Beats watching the state of the Union Address.

Downright scary game with a pretty keen storyline and set of game-play traits. I’ll probably pick it up after polishing off the Orange box.

In other news, somebody developed a free Apples to Apples online game ! That could be a lot of fun…. I’ll have to invite all my A2A pals to a session. I like that you can contribute new cards. [edit – join me in game 92 – password is the name of a particular orange cat!]


Cough is worse today, went home an hour and a half early. If it keeps up, I’m probably not going to make it in tomorrow.


Best freeware discovery of the day –

Flickr Downloader enables you to download series of photos from Flickr. You can download photos by Flickr username, tags or group name, and also limit the download by image dimensions. The program can optionally create a Flash slideshow from the downloaded images that can be published on your personal website or set as screensaver. No HTML or Flash experience is needed to create the slideshow.


Earliest Back appointment was on Feb 27… Ah well. Maybe I can work out some other situation for my allergy shots, anyhow… or use the alternate doc.


William H Macy is in Re-animator 4 (House of Re-animator) ? Wha? I’m just glad that Jeffery Combs is still getting steady work from the pseudo-Lovecraft franchise.


Say hello to sweetened Cheetos[via Fark]

I suspect that they’d be pretty tasty to my palate. I do not want them instead of birthday cake.


1 year ago – Kat and GP get Ollie and Bella!, Kierkegaard, High speed net a no sir, BHK adjusts her name

2 years ago – james lipton papazao, cny, hobophobe, ice skating monkeys, housecleaning, compusa corporate & big brain, zombie astronaut, religion of comic book characters

3 years ago – slow Friday of work and Mel, frozen water spray, man urinates his way out of an avalanche

4 years ago – Dinner with old crew, song poems

5 years ago – Russ wedding, bro visit, Cane toad loot, Tom showers us with gifts, got a prezzie for Kev

6 years agoDevil-newt, party hat smilies, photos of pompano travels, King retiring?

7 years ago – Font-fiddling, burpin’, VAGG launched, bored with a slow reading listGeotarget

9040 – sat

Happy Birthday, MissV! I hope you have a fantastic day, and all days ahead are as good.


Allergy Shot was uneventful, but saw Jose (nee’ Pedro) in for bloodwoork.

Lunch in deale with the in-laws, they were tardy but they did buy the food! Ok Blueberry pie for dessert.

Newt and Pye in the Window – see previous entry.

Stopped into good deale bluegrass, eyed the stand up bass. keen!

Train Shopping & antiques – Chris got a lovely bit of stained glass, I spotted a wireless cam possibly suitable for newt and or pye, Larry got some train couplers, BHK found a little food place that had cute pastries, and socks with hearts on ’em.

Came home and had a nap-rest

Went over to the in-laws again, and had a supper of noodles & peas, crab soup, salad – all yummy

Watched balls of fury… it was about what a perosn would expect. One or three cute/ funnny moments, but the best bits were in the preview.


1 year ago – paradise weather, Adam and Larry guitar video, swim meet pix, ghost brides,

2 years ago – compusa hits comcast poor service level, gurps vs water, syndication links, handy freeware

3 years ago – fly doodle, GP praise, “cut” slang, B’s lyrics, Day off the dead, ringo starr superhero, lifespan/season meme, flammable cables, bro issues

4 years ago – dream, bearded babies, touch graph

5 years ago – pirate stuff, Morikami, geourl, cool safeway prank, search keywords

6 years ago – missv’s Bday!, To dos, day trips m&ms, Baby dexter-doggie!!, Newt in laundry

7 years ago – First shoo smiley – Ü, bounced Greg, Yahoo eats up egroups, love letterGeotarget

9037 – thursday

Here’s the full description of what’s up with my back, according to the MRI –

Findings: There is decreased signal density emanating from the disks between the L3 and S1 levels. There are posterior protrusions of the disks between these levels. The vertebrae are normally aligned. The conus is normal.

There are no areas of abnormal contrast within the canal.

Conclusion:

1: L5-S1 level: There is an extruded left sided posterior disk herniation at the L5-S1 level. The disk protrudes 6mm posteriorly. This causes compression at the proximal aspect of the left S1 nerve root. There are also moderate left sided facet hypertrophic changes. This causes mild narrowing of the left neural foramen.

2: L3-L4 level: There is a small left sided posterior disk herniation at the L3-L4 level. This causes a mild flattening of the left anterior thecal sac contour.

Basic breakdown – knee extension (L3), ankle dorsiflexion (L4), long toe extension (L5), and ankle plantar flexion (S1) are issues, in addition to pain/numbness.

More info on Lumbar and Sacral vertebrae.


Chinese food at the in-laws, and 3:10 to Yuma – Not a bad way to spend Thursday night. I Zzzzed off at the end, will have to catch up tonight or tomorrow for the thrilling conclusion.


Remarked with Chris that I’ve not seen many migratory birds this year, but then again, I’ve been working longer hours! More daylight to look during the weekend.


Mo’ Snow today, but nothing stuck. Bah!


Not many folks in wheelchairs in my vicinity, but there are a *lot* of people with white canes / red tips walking around. I wonder if there’s a local lighthouse for the blind nearby, or if DC just has good support for them? It’s rather odd not seeing anyone on wheels… perhaps the metro has a specialized service for them.


Not to be melodramatic or anything, but I’m trying to remember a time when no part of my body was in pain… that sounds so teenager-emo. I guess my physical situation has been “if it’s not one thing, it’s another” for as long as I can remember. I suspect that it’s the status quo for most folks over 30.


Interesting reveal about the Clinton Campaign via insomnia. I’ll be wanting to see how that plays out, if it is true. Most of the source comes from here. Which also mentions counter-behavior by the Obama campaign.

Ugh.. I alternately hate and love it when light is shined on mud… I like to watch the worms writhe.


1 year ago – verizon dsl poop, snow coming, adam swims

2 year ago – eternal double happiness, robot over monkey, today, king of carrot flowers, breakfast cake must be a circle, mind altering virus, toothy bunny, flying dogs, jodie foster sings in french

3 years ago – Purple vibes for sick Mel, convert avi/dvd, pricelessware, wind doodle,watch me shine, Tropical Island Resort:Berlin, Bunny Suicide (now here), Razor Blade Soap, senior in high school meme,

4 years ago – made the Linus icon, professional victim, Cap’n gone, Robert E. Howard 98, clock, van helsing, US army rebuilding schools, Murgatroyd

5 years ago – random knockers, Hippos on an abandoned ranch

6 years ago – Fever, Clothes color survey, Naughty Newtie in the kitchen, a dead photo link, Intel Philanthropic Peer-to-Peer Program, House Resolution 3598

7 years ago – love, 3-d thesaurus, Fun compliment, Robert at work is officially fired for being a dangerous loony, pokename generator, Woodstock by CSN, dead net-radio linkiesGeotarget

9033 – sun of nutshelling

Pancake and scrambled eggs brunch at Larry & Chris’s, checked out L’s trains upstairs, and rooted around BHK’s old bedroom and returned with salvage of wacky packages, headphones and a weight ball. Not to mention BHK’s 14-wheeled skateboard. I would love to try it if I didn’t fear breaking the rest of my spine.

Retired downstairs to view the last 85% of George of the Jungle.

Too dang cold outside for playing, so back to our place – fooled around with pirates, star-wars hero-type clix, and yet more wii.

Ultimate Alliance and Lego Star Wars ruled the evening.

BHK ordered us all some pizza, and then baked cookies…. nom nom nom. Did we give Bugah any veggies this weekend, aside from products containing wheat?

Watched Funny Farm & Trial of the Incredible Hulk – Bugah may’ve been a little frightened by the needle scene. I was pleasantly surprised that he wasn’t bored by the 80’s sensibilities and lack of special effects.

Hit the sack at 10:30… it’s a school night for me!


1 year ago – newt lounging pics

2 years ago – big brain wait, college students illiterate, LN, little prince,

3 years ago – Sicky Mel, PSA, No new drama month, paypal button for charity, weather, Korean postal robots guards, MA lobster strike, Monkey king, fibs and truths answers, weather

4 years ago – crapulent, British WWII photo archive, Chick Tract, homeowners groups lacking

5 years ago – bawled out my bro, bashed up my hands.

6 years ago – walkies, coloring book fairy, waterlog ear, some dead links and some live ones, full moon birth, good dreams.

7 years ago – Iron Man, brain eating, thinking about my dad, smitten, First experience with a good LJ client, Fred the enema cat. Geotarget

9032 – sat

More nutshelling.

Slept in a bit – 8:30ish

Had a blueberry bagel, chewed on left side.

Played a little rayman and more Mario Galaxy with Bugah

Went to get allergy shots – started reading Making Money

Bugah did his reading – Tales of a 4th grade nothing / superfudge.

Headed up to Annapolis with BHK and Bug for movies

Bought Bug’s present – Lego Star Wars Saga, vans from Larry & Chris

Picked up Marvel Ultimate Alliance for m’self  – $18 used!

Went to see National Treasure 2 again… bugah and bhk dug it, I thought it was ok, but not fantastic. I thought it was ok, but it really didn’t hold together very well… the end was loose and free to say the least. It was a fun ride, and I didn’t fall asleep like I dad last time.

Dinner at Cheeburger Cheeburger – Bug ate the 1/2 lb’r and is on the wall now.

Came home and played some family fluxx and then surprise hit polarity. (We may have to get it for him next present-time – we got him family fluxx as part of his stocking this year) Reminds me that I’m woefully behind on sending Eryx his goodies.


1 year ago – waiting on net, quiz-memes

2 years ago – cool icon, late work, palm doodle, mozilla, Lost, bite pic, lj-abuse

3 years ago – Lots of family drama, weather, link sponsor, classic C&H, 10 truths – 5 fibs poll, boxer vs rice, monkey king’s tomb

4 years ago – Happy b’day, FB!, MLK, Big Fish with Danny, hair in soy sauce, cotton candy autopsy

5 years ago – music and food for bro, silly sound bites

6 years ago – nice dreams, biochemical weapons and parking meters, I enjoyed Fellowship, poor choice in names

7 years ago – Massive layoffs, cartoon bird gender, misc writing, digging Jenny Lee’s singing Geotarget

9025 – saturday

see doodle! Somehow, LArry looks like commissioner gordon here.

allergy shots

bhk, larry, chris and I watched angel-a

(s)nap-time

spaghetti

playing with tigger

later night peggle
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From about a week ago – rough day.
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doodled while relaxing at the in-laws
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1 year ago – Salem and Marion pics

2 years ago – las olas wifi, newt pics, flash on dvd (I got it this xmas!), moist poll,

3 years ago – Hump day doodle, work, mel, moody blues, ex-coworkers read my journal, parrot jungle?

4 years ago – Walkies-pix continued, ShOr deleted, bad storefronts

5 years ago – fog-walking, SOP

6 years ago – WID meeting, John Buscema passed away, bad day

7 years ago – brad pushes for growth, bicycle built for 2, lj creaking, bug city, recipes, Siddhartha
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9024 – friday

Baby Polar bear homepage! When does he get his armor, and star in a crappy movie? (I set google to auto-translate from german) He was born on Just about 4 weeks ago.

Aww.. I love him. Maybe BHK will let me have one, if we get a duck and a llama.


Variant route to work this morning – left a little late, got off at fort trotten, and took r2 in… got to work by 8:15, well before my preferred deadline of 8:30.

Came home, had subway subs and watched The Ex, and the finaled of Spidey 3. Spidey wasn’t as bad as  I’d heard, the third time around.. the Ex was pretty formula, and didn’t do a lot for me, but it was nice getting together with family and hanging out.


Friday 5 via eryx_uk –

1. Where do you like to walk?

Anywhere! I like people-watching, architecture and nature-watching.. I prefer a reasonably hazard-free surface in a comfy climate. The woods, cityscape and boardwalk are all great.

2. What does your hair look like?

Currently cut short, brown, with bits of red, gray, black and blonde tossed in for good measure. Thinning some on top, more gray being tossed in daily – plentiful enough on arms, legs and etc.

3. What are you jealous of?

I’m not a very jealous person these days.

4. What kind of promises do you make?

The kind I plan on keeping… I rarely promise anything.

5. What makes you stare?

When my mind drifts, I tend to lock onto a location in space and stare at it… I’m prone to gaze deeply at anything that would attract a magpie or a monkey. Shiny stuff, moving trees in the wind, an unusual color amongst the grays.


Sinister TV-b-gone mischief at the CES by gizmodo.

Mean, in some instances (Motorola), but cool to see a whole video wall go off.


1 year ago – newt and pye pics / video, off to marion

2 years ago – hijinks, top 10 questions, hieroglyphic names, system still out for repair, doodling

3 years ago – turtle thought, dinero, illumination, tv torrents, vampire hunting with a stand up bass, metasearch, mucho folks fired for keeping online journals, iraqi abuse cheerleaders, server location, flying_blind introduces me to the term blague which is a perfect alternate to blog.

4 years ago – drama flakes, bad taste, Dentsu, Tintin, Sandalwood and walkabout

5 years ago – LotR, Nipple scarves, vax-d, UBER-PEA!, Newt piccies

6 years ago – Colostomy bag thief, D&D stats, monkey god baby

7 years ago – looking to the future, all the words Geotarget

9023 – thurs

Happy Birthday, Kat78731 (and 2 years of journaling)!

If I could, I’d get you these Victorian “Gaslight Justice League” action figures – I think that Hawkgirl and The Flash are pretty dang keen, though my fave is the simplicity of the Martian Manhunter.


BHK had to call a plumber. Shower was backing up / drain issues, turned out to be tree roots in the line, not the conspiracy theories of flushing feminine products, popsicle sticks, or live pelicans brought forth by the lanlord-in-laws. Also, no gorillas poo in our loo.


Today –

Worked

Narrowly escaped a last minute trip to bowie.

Ordered Pizza online, ate that and the last bit of dream chocolate cake.

played 1.5 seconds of portal.

Watched the first Half of Spidey 3

Wrote this

Realised it was late at heck

Tucked in for snuggles with the wiferly

ZzzZzz


1 year ago – KC’s bday, moved a bit, dead and breakfast, hero quiz,

2 years ago – illegal to annoy, esp poll 2, superkitty icon, yahoo-webjay, meme, sliders farewell, Japanese spidey full 1st episode, more silly quizzes, dinosaur/archosaur, family watchdog for sex preds, eye for an eye makes the whole world blind.

3 years ago – Mel’s not fond of my music & helpful to caterpillar, OTR, evilcorp, FBI most wanted, long list meme, word use, that silly video, no conspiracy folks?

4 years ago – Blimp, bail, accents and the start of getting a mortgage, fog of war, newt pic

5 years ago – silly entendres, pygmy cannibals, pyramid mausoleum

6 years ago – gollum toys, prayer wheels, SOP, What’s he gots in his pocketses?, gollum poll

7 years ago – supes, lyrics, ghosting Geotarget

9022 – wed

Chris played hooky today, so I got a later ride in to work with BHK… an extra span of sleep does a world of good.

Work – solid. lots of testing, meetings planned.

After work, BHK picked me up, and we went to go see the 7pm showing of Juno at Annapolis.

There was no 7pm showing at Annapolis, despite what yahoo movies says.

So, we got tickets for the 8:20 show, did a little clothes shopping for BHK (got a new top and hat), then went to dinner at red robin (I got teriyaki pinapple veggie burger – bhk got the same with critter burger.) Bottomless steak fries are good, but only served up in tiny portions at a time.

Wandered around the hiking trail shop – looked at kayaks and bikes. Met a friendly salesman, very knowledgeable, and a know-it-all one-upsman. Steve will be who we buy from, should we come back, not the KIA.

I’m looking forward to warmer weather and heading out on the water.

Saw Juno – It was quite good, despite the overwritten “super-hip/ironic” dialogue in the first part of the movie. Nice range of characters… some I liked, some I didn’t.


Cool little easter eggs in I am Legend. Sadly, I’m boycotting it now, (plus BHK doesn’t want to see it either)… Will Smith’s a Scientologist?

The Daily News reports:

Will Smith has joined the ranks of Hollywood power players actively recruiting for the Church of Scientology. Big stars traditionally distribute “wrap presents” to crew members after completing a film. His recent gift after wrapping next summer’s comedy “Hancock” was a card good for a personality test at your local Scientology center.

Thanks, but no thanks, Fresh Prince.


random q&A meme

1.) What’s a difference between you and the last person to hug you?
I’m a goofy hairy boy and she’s a clever and pretty, pretty princess.

2.) Do you believe that there’s always room in your heart for your first love?
The heart has capacity for infinite love.

3.) Where is the next place you will travel to?
A step forward in time and space… getting off of the subway.

4.) Why did you kiss the last person you kissed?
Because I love her, and I like to kiss her!

5.) Have you ever worn the opposite sex’s underwear?
yup! boy shorts for girls count, right?

8.) When was the last time you cried?
Last weekend. Overtired + pain = wet eyes

9.) Do you say sexy a lot?
No, not really.

10. ) When was the last time you had a sleepover?
I’m not sure… either Jill and David, or Amy and Tina, or the Newsies. About 4-5 months ago?

11.) Is there something you are waiting on?
Just the usual… more info about condo stuff, BHK’s ring development, and thus and such

12.) What’s something you currently want?
I’m pretty set. More hours in the day to spend with BHK, relaxing.

14.) Do you want to get married & have children one day?
Already at the first half of that equasion. second half, probably won’t.

15).Do you still think about your ex’s?
I wonder what happened to a few of them here and there… occasionally an odd wind blows news my way of one or another.

16).How old were you when you had your first kiss?
13.

17).If you could ,would you date a goth?
You can tell this is a tween survey. I’d probably date anyone who wasn’t into hurting themselves or others, and is generally kind.

18.) Ever made out in a pool?
Smooched, sure.

19.) When was the last time you took a shower?
This morning

20.) Have you ever gambled in a casino?
To a limited extent – slots

21.) Do you like to have long hair or short hair?
I like both… currently short is easier and more professional.

22.) What’s your favorite place you’ve traveled?
St. Aug was a lovely time on the honeymoon.

23.) Do you like ice-cream?
dern tootin’!

24.) What’s your favorite color?
Orange / green / purple… and earth tones like rust.

28.) Where are your mom and dad?
Mom is in florida, Dad is scattered to the winds over the Atlantic ocean.

29.)What do you want for Christmas?
I got everything I wanted… love, family, and fun toys.

30.) Last vacation destination you went to?
Does Honeymoon count? Day trips? I’d say Mt. Airy, Maryland for a picnic and tailgating fun on the side of the mountain.

32.) Do you like to eat ice?
Lime Vanilla Ice!

33.) What’s your favorite place to shop?
Aardvark’s! Or Online.

34.) When do you go to sleep?
11ish, or when we get sleepy!

36.) Would you ever consider moving to another state to be with the one you love?
Did and done.

37.) Do you like sushi?
Yup. Joss is local and awesome.

38.) Do you lie?
I’ve been known to, but I feel honesty is generally the best policy.

39.) Do you have empty bottles of alcohol hidden somewhere?
Not that I know of!

42.) Own bright colored underwear?
yup. Yellow Smiley Boxers!

45.) Are you going to have a good night?
Yes

46.) Do you have strange dreams?
Yes, when I remember them.

49.) What are you listening to?
Music on my pda… voodoo lounge music – Two zombies later

50.) Have you ever had your heart broken?
Sure… but hearts heal.

51.) What’s something you learned today?
I am a static electricity dynamo… white and blue sparks leap from my hands to any grounding source within a foot of me… even through fabric or animal hide.

52.) Are you happy?
I am.

53.) What did you do today?
See the rest of this entry!


1 Year ago – Appalachians trip, took it easy and watched tv, ate doggies.

2 years ago – Japanese Spidey, Heroclix for Ambush bug, piggy bank kid, ants guy, palm doodle, andy in jail, walkabout thoughts, bigfoot pic, gamera, grappling hook, boosh

3 years ago – Mel’s fingernail falls off, we surf the web, 3.6 million nickels stolen, distance home meme, quarter bin craving, monkeys & crackers, happy feet

4 years ago – dynamic address assigning, Artist under the influence of LSD, My Messy Office

5 years ago – prisoner on the brain, Names, Antarctica, EO-letters

6 years ago – paper models, walkies, coming events, EO-mashnote

7 years ago – paranoia, recorder, odigoGeotarget

9118 – Sat

Quickie follow-up – We didn’t see Juno – Both showings were sold out. Instead we hit Golden Compass. It was visually pleasing – script wise and acting wise, not so much. Ah, well. Sad day when armored polar bears and zeppelins *done right* can’t make up for an otherwise poorly paced and poorly acted film.

A reminder – Compass is rated pg-13. Not for little kidlets, despite talking animals. There are some scary and violent moments not suitable for most young kids (or nervous grownups.)

Babysitting Miss Tigger today while the in-laws are off to Marion and Salem – doing some house care and visiting Larry’s Folks.

Other than that, we’re just taking it easy after I get my shots – Maybe we’ll catch Sweeney Todd tomorrow as a matinee?

A meme and then adios for now, dear journal.


Little political meme going around – who I seem to match most.

Gravel? Richardson? I’m woefully unaware of who they are, yet they topped my political list. I don’t know if that means the test is accurate or not.

83% Mike Gravel
81% Bill Richardson
79% Barack Obama
77% John Edwards
76% Chris Dodd
75% Dennis Kucinich
74% Hillary Clinton
69% Joe Biden
46% Rudy Giuliani
44% John McCain
42% Mike Huckabee
36% Mitt Romney
35% Ron Paul
26% Tom Tancredo
26% Fred Thompson

2008 Presidential Candidate Matching Quiz


1 year ago – visiting the “News” in VA, BCK on ape equality

2 years ago – National Bird Day, Religio-founder quiz, Mr. Potato Head, open camera streams, I helped to recover Tabitha lively, newt picture with my feet,

3 years ago – 12th night, Mel stuff, job hunting helps, 6 apart/lj rumor, lj optout, geek meme, Eisner dies, latest memo, tried tracking LSW.

4 years ago – 4 gamers best, gaming memories Mars Exploration, I’m an Earth Monkey

5 years ago – Internet born, origami cameras, ouch!

6 years ago – SOP, insomniac theme, My Lady by J. G. Whittier, tech trouble, newt in nightshirt, stupidfly abuse, dead image and flash links, deleted journals actually get deleted

7 years ago – vagg (dead link), internal server error (not much)Geotarget

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9117 – Friday the 4th

Ah! The Weekend at last. Why a 3-day span feels longer than some 5-day ones, I do not know.

Just heading out to dinner and a movie with BHK – Juno is on the agenda, not sure about dinner yet. Most likely Cheeburger2… but California Tortilla, Johnny Rockets and Potbelly are also in the running. I could go for just about anything – looking forward to having a nice slow weekend. In-laws are going out of town, so we’ll be peeking in on Miss Tigger. Maybe I’ll get a little Wii or Portal time in, and I wouldn’t mind doing some exploring with BHK to points outside of our walls, either.

Oops, there she is now! Until later, Dear journal. Have a link or two, a meme and a psa to tide you over.


via Drawn ! –

This animated music video was created by 64 Communications students from Concordia University in Montreal as part of the Open-Source Cinema project. The students “rotoscoped 1-3 seconds of video each, over a period of three weeks. (Most of them had never used Flash before.)” The results are fantastic – with a variety of engaging styles in the final product.

They say: “We were inspired by Bob Sabiston’s digital rotoscoping (as seen in Snack and Drink, Waking Life, A Scanner Darkly), and our readings and class discussions about copyright and creativity. (Course textbook: Christine Harold’s OurSpace: Resisting the Corporate Control of Culture.)”


Friday 5 –

1. What’s your favorite shape?
I’m pretty fond of pentagons and 5-sided stars, but I’d have to say the simplicity of a circle is my favorite.

2. Who is the craziest person you know?

Dangerous to themselves crazy?

Dangerous to others Crazy?

Just insane?

Goofy?

I know a lot of people that are definably nutso.

3. Sweet, salty or savory?

I love ’em all! depends on my mood.

4. Best ice cream topping?

Simple hershey’s chocolate sauce for me.

5. Do you ride horses?

I’ve ridden before, but not for a loooong time. I’m not the best at it, but I don’t look like a monkey humping a football when on a canter.


via dcist –

Temperatures are expected to remain well below freezing again overnight, which can mean danger for the District’s homeless population. The city has put out a reminder to call their Hypothermia Shelter Hotline should you spot anyone trying to sleep outside when it’s this cold.

By calling 1-800-535-7252, the Shelter Hotline can provide transportation to emergency shelters and distribute items such as blankets, gloves and jackets.

If you live outside the District, Express has compiled a list of numbers to call in Montgomery County, Prince George’s County, Arlington County, Fairfax County and Alexandria.


“A DARPA-funded research project at UCLA has wrapped up a set of animal trials testing the effects of inhalation of the brain chemical orexin A, a deficiency of which is a characteristic of narcolepsy. Monkeys were deprived of sleep, and then given a shot of the compound. ‘The study … found orexin A not only restored monkeys’ cognitive abilities but made their brains look “awake” in PET scans. Siegel said that orexin A is unique in that it only had an impact on sleepy monkeys, not alert ones, and that it is ‘specific in reversing the effects of sleepiness’ without other impacts on the brain.’ Researchers seem cautious to bill the treatment as a replacement for sleep, as it is not clear that adjusting brain chemistry could have the same physical benefits of real sleep in the long run. The drug is aimed at replacing amphetamines used by drowsy long-haul military pilots, but there would no doubt be large demand for such a remedy thanks to its apparent lack of side-effects.”

Read more of this story at Slashdot.


1 year ago – The Library is Open

2 years ago – on call, nice day, rainbow love thingum

3 years ago – Mel lunch, food cravings, b/w picture of Scotto, torture

4 years ago – Henry Earl Likes to Party (he still does!), Glossary of Linguistics and Rhetoric, Tokyo bowl, playing with filters

5 years ago – Ticked at bro, want to try out for LSH

6 years ago – chilly, dream, Miss Cleo in trouble, digi cam shopping, Cinnamon Pecan Bread

7 years ago – super power desire, phoneless