Actually, it’s the pull-off strip for the adhesive on NetFlix DVDs.
Step two. Obtain Target (Sakes… He takes the hunt seriously!)
Step three. Establish Dominance. *CHOMP*
Step four. Release, and Repeat.
Possibly more to see on NewtCam
Good thoughts for Whims and her family right now.
Bro visited mom at work, was looking sharp. Clean, short-sleeved shirt, solid mindset, has a gig telemarketing. It was good for her to see him in decent shape for a change.
I want to sleep the whole weekend away. Just float in limbo, comfortably. Talk to some good friends, relax with the Newtie-boy. Maybe toss in a loaf or two of fresh baked bread and honey.
Got a free lunch donated to us at work yesterday… Lenny’s gave the company a platter of three big ol’ subs. Italian, Turkey and Veggie. I can dig a free lunch… ECN also gave me a bag of M&Ms for dessert.
I got to talk to MP for about a minute yesterday. It was nice, but far too short.
Looks like tropical storm Arlene is going to miss South Florida. – Rainy Weekend here.
Weather Yesterday knocked me out. Made me wicked sleepy… After work, I had a long nap, and then watched Fog of War. It was quite fascinating, and I’d recommend it to anyone. First Time I’ve checked out the special features. Subtitles are in French, Spanish, Japanese, and Portuguese, and the additional scenes are of value.
Krispy Kreme outlets will be giving away free doughnuts on 3 June 2005. (tomorrow)
OneWordMovie [Flash] asks you for any term and then produces a movie made from image search results of Google and others.
I enjoyed putting scottobear in there, since it’s unique enough to just flip though stuff related to my life, usually images posted in LJ. slowest speed is my preferred viewing method.
Gave platelets again last night. (pre-nap) Fortunately, the saline wasn’t as painful this time. I miss going at midday, when the nearby sub shop would bring over a free sammich instead of the center giving a packet of famous amos and a diet coke. Ah well, it’s charity, I’m not in it for the free lunch.
I’m already missing MP, and she’s not even gone yet. I’m a dope for getting too emotionally invested.
Newt loves it when I read to him at night. I don’t think it’s remotely strange to read him a bedtime story before we go to sleep. I like reading aloud, and he’s a good listener (when he’s not trying to sit on the book being read.)
I had a talk the other day with a coworker. They’re upset about the low level of respect that’s doled out in the office. My response is that what they think or say really doesn’t matter. If they don’t respect you, and you know you deserve respect… that’s them being ignorant. I don’t think it was very comforting.
Bro called me, still hasn’t gotten his new cell-phone, and wants me to help him get this fishing pole out of storage to better get some food from off the land. I think he’s got a telemarketing gig now, too. I’m hoping that I can get those for him shortly.
Boy, church sure has changed since last time I went (via qdot) [possibly nsfw]
Lately, I’ve been going to bed hungry. I’d rather have a little pang than bother to get up an eat. I don’t know if that’s better or worse for my diet, but sloth has officially defeated gluttony in my deadly sin ratings.
No good comcast resolution, so I canceled my billing with them. I may get the “dish”, or I may just do without regular TV for a while. I can keep myself very entertained without cable, considering I only really watch shows that I torrent lately.
I’m a terrible one for philosophy, mainly because most of what’s been presented to me has too much sophistry for me to accept.
Moment of Lyric:
Bodies in the sand
Tropical drink melting in your hand
We’ll be falling in love
To the rhythm of a steel drum band
Pretty cool solar-powered gadget charging backpack.
1 year ago – pikachu combat icon, Weather, transit of Venus, GP, Cult TV, tree, journal remix
2 years ago – First use of Thing as Blackbeard, Character Studio, My first hint of Sky Captain & the World of Tomorrow, bro gets a new phone after a bike crash, photo-Friday “transportation”
3 years ago – Apartment Shopping, world’s smallest website, markers defeat cd protection, sum of all fears, coming home fumigation, smile creators
4 years ago – SWAT Team visits my apartment, prompting me to move. (No-nose flips out, cam pictures, too) You know, most of my landlords have been nuts, inconsiderate, or creeps. all the more reason to own my own place. I do like my current one.
5 years ago – Newt recovers from Fritz’s Parasite, and I discover Imood.com
iuuuuuuuuuu < - Newt says hello. Thank you, Newt.
I voted Yesterday (#10). Good to get that taken care of.
Saturday, at last, at last.
What to do? Where to go? Morning chores are laid out for me… laundry and cleaning, but after that, the day is free for the taking.
Maybe I’ll just hop a city bus and see where it goes.
I hear that CS is back at school taking random courses in some sort of quest for a meaningful direction, now that he’s disenchanted with the computer field. I think that sounds rather wasteful of funds, but I don’t know the whole story.
He’s going to hit some trouble, I think. From what I’ve seen of his personality, he’s not going to find anything that works for him. I only hope that he’s not milking his girlfriend, bleeding her dry while he seeks some direction.
Whoops.. took a little morning nap, and forgot to post! Hard to do chores with a comfy bed and a snuggly Newt! Until later…I’m off to do the washing, dear journal!
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| Newt Profile – 10/9/04 Can’t go too long without taking his picture! He was hyp-mo-tized by a light outside. |
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| Transformers Not robots in disguise. Scary, humming crackling things that probably toss off white and blue sparks when I’m not looking. |
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| Transformers 2 A bit further back on the walk. Humming is all but imperceptible here. |
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| Alleyway, the other side I usually apporach the riverwalk from the other side, but the alleyway was well-lit and unoccupied so I figured I’d travel the backroad a bit. Everything in this neck of the woods is barred off or locked tight… it’s rather intimidating after nightfall. |
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| Take/ Basi? I have no idea what this graffito means. |
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| A&E Trolley Starting on October 8th, there’s a trolly that will take you up and down the art & science district, free of charge. Friday nights, and all day saturday, running every 10-15 minutes. I may take more advantage of them next week… but for now, it was just cute to ride along. I got an unforseen shortcut home (saved me a 9 block walk, and I talked to the conductor who was from Quincy, MA. Nice Guy, though he hasn’t broken the New England mindset to the more bohemian South Florida, yet. |
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| singer random snap of a gal singing at latin fest. She was really belting out some number I never heard before, but wouldn’t mind hearing again. Halfway between torch song and rhythm-pop. |
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| AOL Latino Wow! If you thought AOL “en Ingles” was lousy, just wait until you try AOL LATINO!! MUY ETHNICO! MUY PEYO!! Seriously, I got free wireless access while standing next to the aol booth. If the commercial network isn’t secure… how much do you think they care about customer security? They had some deal if you promised to use aol latino for a year, you could have a fair bare-bones system with a 17 inch monitor and color printer (dial-up) for $300. I could see where that would make a lot of people happy. but still. AOL. THOU ART DE DEBBIL! Erm EL DIABLO! |
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| Newsroom Cafe. Mostly for scale. note the 3′ tall bird graffiti on the left. |
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| Birdie graffiti Kind of cool. Somone drew a picture on glue-backed paper, and posted this doorknob-height bird on the side of the building. I’ve been seeing more and more of these style postings around town… I guess it’s easier than doing it on site, and getting caught? |
Don’t play the Doom3 demo if you’ve got a cat that is willing to sneak up on you and swat your ponytail while you’re playing, in the dark, with hair-trigger reflexes looking for zombies to pop up and be shot.
Silly Newt! Silly Scotto! In a related story, I actually say “NGyaaahh!” when startled, rather than “Holy Crap” (and variations of same) as was previously thought. I thought only Darrin Stephens #1 (Dick York, the better, more stressed out Darrin) said stuff like that.
Bro claims that he was robbed last night. I have my doubts… he claims that he filed a police report. I’m going to call him on it later. I hate not being able to trust him at all. My heart is concerned for him, but my brain tells me that this is probably a ploy for sympathy, money, and an excuse as to why the DVDs I lent him have vanished. (probably pawned.)
Dan’s pretty busy this weekend, plus he’s not over-fond of Latin culture, so I’m on my own heading to Viva Broward.
It sounds like I missed a good one last night, the second Bush / Kerry “debate”. Maybe I’ll download it and review. Probably I’ll just skip it. Did Bush actually call Terrorists “Haters”?
I feel bad for Odd Todd… it seems that his TV show didn’t take. At least he got a to make a cartoon about it. Keep a stiff upper lip, Todd! Fie on comedy Central!
Looks like I’m not the first person to think that John Edwards looks rather like Jack Tripper.
Hmm. cocktail party tonight. I’m a bit nervous, but I’ll be ok.. just a lot of big gov’t and wealthy types there to see what things are all about.
Newtie liked his presents yesterday.. thanks for all the well-wishes! We didn’t get to condo-shop, though.. the Realtor bailed at the last minute. Maybe Thursday?
Newt is *five* years old today! He’s still a little babyhead to me. Here’s to my favorite red-fuzzed libran quadruped.
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Here are some baby pictures… it seems like it was only yesterday.
Newton pic! 2 3 4 5
See also, Newt lays the smack down on Tarpo
American Date formatting is a pet peeve of mine… I think that “Month-Day-Year” makes the very least sense possible. I think that “Year-Month-Day” or “Day-Month-Year” is a bit more rational. Ah well… I like the metric system, too.
The Zoomquilt – tend to like zooming out.
I’ve found a nice condo in pompano for a decent price… I’m going to check it out later this afternoon. Wish us luck!
The “Women in Technology meeting” was composed primarily of men. What’s up with that?
3 things meme –
Man Mistakenly Cuts Off Penis, Dog Eats It Continue reading 6918 – Happy b-day, Noot!
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| Newt Smokes, revised NOT COOL! BAD NEWT! NO SMOKIES! |
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| Newt Smokes, revised NOT COOL! BAD NEWT! NO SMOKIES! |
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| Newtcam, October 1, 2004 A morning pic of Newt’s daily rounds. Looks like he’s smoking a butt! |
Reading in Dan’s room while he grades lab reports. The poor guy spends more time grading than the student takes to do the report, I suspect. He’s putting together grading templates now, to make the job easier.
It’s quiet right now, the only sounds being those of Dan typing, Janet
working on a pattern, and Newt bebopping around the house, in search of
that hidden cricket.
Dan talks to himself a bit while grading. I’m going to watch myself over the next few days, to see if I gab solo as often as these guys… I suspect that most of my internal monologues stay inside.
some hurricane piccies:
Dan walking by the lake, pre-storm – we visited the ducks, which looked
rather like a crossbred crew of lovely mallard and ugly muskie.
it was pretty dark inside the house with all the aluminum shutters up – the only natural light available was via the front door.
newt seemed to like the new terrains available to explore, lots of
surfaces, nooks and crannies to sniff out. He doesn’t seem to like hanging out with Dan or Janet much… I suspect that they’re a confusing “new furniture” to him.
I haven’t shaved since Wednesday, so scruffy is the fashion statement this week.
sent via palmtop
Dan snores, and it makes me laugh. He’s about 1/3 Doug sound level.
The 2nd movie – Return of Gaimajin was even better than the first. good hurricane karma, I got them by helping with Charley.
Newt’s being naughty… hissing at Janet a lot. (A bit at Dan, too. I don’t think he’s happy sharing space with them.) If I pick Newt up, he quiets down and purrs like a fiend… I’m an anchor of familiarity in this place.
Danny pointed something out to me on the way to his place yesterday… how do new and used car lots empty out so fast? Where do they put ’em? I theorized that there’s some hidden underground parking or more likely that they’re accordianed in the back. I got a call from Wilt, and he told me that no wood is going on my windows.. just tape. Ugh… I’m glad I was smart and packed up all my important tech and took it with me.
I’m glad I left on Thursday, because I hear that the roads are now mobbed with folks trying to get the heck out of there.
Dan’s house is super-prone to little power-flickers at this point I’m glad I had a candle in the bathroom while I took my morning shower.. I’m glad that I’ve got a surge bar and that lappie is on battery power.
Wind’s kicking up pretty good, now… I’ll have some nifty movies to upload from the palm after the storm.
Another J factoid – She’s never, ever stopped talking when I’ve been within earshot. Talks back to the TV, and steps on other people talking, too. I wonder if she ever has a quiet time? I think that maybe her own voice is a comfort to herself? I suspect it’s a nervous habit, to take her mind off of other things.
Mighty windy and wet at this point. Lots of boil water orders, though not in my region quite yet.
Waffles for late breakfast today – clearing out the freezer in case of a long term power out.
All in all, Still safe and sound. Still mostly have power, a/c and light.
