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9231 – Tuesday.
BHK and I aren’t watching as much TV as usual… I suspect we’re hitting an ebb tide right now. However, things may change once the new shows start rolling in again. I believe that there was a new Samantha, Who on last night, and I imagine that once Psych and Burn Notice start to roll again, we’ll be watching at least a few hours a week.
After supper last night, we came home, had some razzles and read (or did Internet research on the Tidal Basin Inlet Bridge – had to find out what was up with this sculpture/grotesque on the side.)
50 things you’ve done meme continues at 47 – I…
47.’built more than a few models as a kid. Not always well-done…. but I always did ’em to completion, even if some got the lighter treatment for “battle damage”. At my youngest, I did snap-together models of cars that could be played with right afterward – pretty rewarding… the more advanced ones like aircraft carriers and tanks always had guns and tiny airplanes that would easily fall off or break if played with too roughly…. plus, dust and dirt wrecked paint jobs.
This might be why I’m a little attracted to Warhammer or just painting minis. Models you can play with are something extra special. I still don’t know if I want to do Warhammer Fantasy or some other system… meanwhile, I may just get some paints and work on army men / mage knight leftover figures that could use a little color or customization. I’m due to make BHK and myself some updated figures, as I don’t have long hair anymore, and I never did make one of her.
Maybe it’s time for us to investigate Fimo and the like, too? Image on the right is an ancient one of Danny and me fending off a few zombies on a papercraft bridge.
1 year ago – Easter doodle – eggs, sweetest thing.
2 years ago – math problem, kitten auth, triffid tree, walkabout thoughts
3 years ago – golf day, audio entry, ransom notes, Stuffed animal seven, google maps silliness, 3-coffin pope burial, pirates and fonts!
4 years ago – Religious notes, Super Mommy and Evil robo-lights, Manatee Escaped Tracking , Nevada, and stupid CS
5 years ago – Rachel, dreads, Easter
6 years ago – Rick comments about QaF, Happy to come home, yahoo dilemma, elephants, sleeping in airports, singing Eugene, virtual om
7 years ago – back talk, Dan’s spring break, got a grove gig!, beautiful world
more pics – followup
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9229 – Monday – palindrome… May a moody baby doom a yam?
Help me. I have the “One Day At A Time” theme stuck in my head.
This is it! This. Is. It.
This is life, the one you get
So go and have a ball.
This is it! This. Is. It.
Straight ahead and rest assured
You can’t be sure at all.
So while you’re here enjoy the view
Keep on doing what you do
So hold on tight we’ll muddle through
One day at a time, One day at a time.
So up on your feet. Up on your feet
Somewhere there’s music playing.
Don’t you worry none
We’ll just take it like it comes.
One day at a time, one day at a time.
One day at a time, one day at a time.
One day at a time, one day at a time.
One day at a time, one day at a time.
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and I were working on the same frequency this morning, regarding gags about prying the gun from Charlton Heston’s cold, dead, hand.
Body mightily resisted getting out of bed this morning, but I had to do it. Home now… only 4 more days until the next weekend!
Chris drove me to my stop this AM, but BHK picked me up. It’s hard to spend even 8 hours away from her, after I’ve been so spoiled by a 3-day weekend. We zipped to California Tortilla for dindin, and now we’re going to have a lovely night!
It’s getting warmer, and the trees are getting greener every day. Sure, I’ll be hot and sweaty sometime soon.. but then we’ll have fireflies.
Every season has something awesome.
DC pics from Friday for later ref – this area, mostly. Our walk was about 3-4 miles total, but the ground was hilly.. I wonder how much more that added?
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1 year ago – old shacks, karaoke, easter bunnies everywhere!, wetter walking or running somewhere?, openoffice easter egg
2 year ago– devo on fridays, lost, icon, SL designing, virus trained to build batteries, false alarm abduction, hurricane stockpile, took over
haikuarena, quizzes
3 years ago– Dr Russell, MASS, undercover brother, kitty cuteness, meet force with force, walkabout pictures, America we stand as one, BCT commercial
4 years ago – +20 min, underage girl charged with child pornography, LSD
5 years ago – creaky, PotC, Bro
6 years ago – put all of oz on my palm, boat name poll, vending machines, Newt activities
7 years ago – laundry, Herb Kornfeld
9227 – Saturday
Yesterday, we went to DC to check out the cherry blossom festival – post rain they were at about 70% bloom, still lovely – it was overcast, made for mediocre photography, but I did get to visit the Jefferson monument, and the FDR memorial (which is probably my new favorite …. giant, tells the story well, and beautiful. I’d never been to it before – didn’t really know much about it.)
Best of the pictures to follow in a later post – but here’s a link to what was taken yesterday.
A ton of spam journals have added me recently… had to go through the console and ban_set them.
The Following are recent offenders that I’ve reported, and banned from posting in my journal (and removes them from my friend od list in my profile, so they don’t get any stray links from my site)
henrydwalters45
fakevisacard
gabrielahewitt
nancybconner58
abbyarleytown
karmavancity
nancybconner64
erinrharding
indyank
naked_panter
ralphrbanks
andrewg1953
randalllbeck27
nancybconner19
cutejennifer
nancybconner55
jenifferd
Those have all appeared in the last week, most of them within the same hour.
[sneakily added by bhk, all of it untrue!:
Also I want to publicly apologize to BHK for assuming that there was pumpkin ice cream in the fridge. There wasn’t! Also in a recent doodle I depicted her as a cover hog–she isn’t by any means!]
1 year ago – 3-d movies, snow, jd, county work review, petals falling, karaoke, What in Sam Hill?, psptv
2 years ago – zombie horde counterstrike, pyramid house, bugs bunny, tmbg, devo, tom delay, top40,
3 years ago – Badge shape pref poll, flickery power, Jasmine, stupid comic deaths, Dr Who episode 2, KANG KANG KANG KANG!, Monkey awe, hukilau, driver 8 pic, 23/5 bibliomancy
4 years ago – Itchies, chocolate dodge, Miami fires, sweetalyssm.com goes down due toa hack. (sadly, never to return), palm-doodle entry, Denny’s lunch
5 years ago – hung out with ldy & grrwoo, JKG wants me, prep for TAG
6 years ago – Freedom Force, Poem tag, new tech, THE poll.
7 years ago – morning walk, goals, online people, people that didn’t want my help, kindness triage, cartoon stereotypes, Hey, The Dusty Miller, hair color poll
9216 – Saturday
We went to the aquarium last night! pictures and details later – what a nice idea of BHK though… open until 9pm friday night.
Things on the agenda:
Allergy Shots.
Alice’s Party.
Dinner out – Maybe Paper Moon or some Baltimore location.
Rest, relax, recharge.
Got Next Friday off – BHK and I are going to check out the cherry blossom festival or some other fun thing as a little spring fling. I’m almost more interested in people-watching than taking in the beautiful blooms. Hopefully, going on a weekday will reduce mob issues. (Friday’s cherry blossom events ) I wouldn’t mind paying the Jefferson Memorial a stopover, or riding a paddle boat in the tidal basin.
via 4thletter – Re-imagining of the old avengers cartoons: The Newer, mightier, more Ultimater Avengers!… waning, some foul language and a blurred out, but naked Hulk. (I was also amused by the “24 in 1994” pilot.
The Examiner reports that Metro’s oldest rail cars have become so worn, their aluminum floors are cracking under the carpeting. Metro says the cracks pose no immediate safety risk to riders, and that when cracks are spotted, cars are pulled from service and the aluminum is welded back together. The old cars aren’t due to be replaced for at least five years.
50 things you’ve done meme continues at 45 – I…
45.’ have been in few physical fights in my life, and most have only lasted a short span… as a result of those melees, I’ve discovered that it is better to fight tactically with a cool head, than when angry… of course, if you’ve got a cool head, who wants to fight? I’ve never had much choice, as I’m a poor runner – easier to take down an opponent than to run away at a speed where I’ll be taxed and overcome, anyhow. When overly emotional, I’m a more frightening combatant. Unless common sense overrides fear or rage, I will continue to attack an opponent (no matter what they’re condition is in) until I’m exhausted. It’s a wonder I never killed anyone including myself during puberty.
These days, and for a long time now, I’m quite passive. I can still get the short hairs on my neck up if life or loved ones are threatened, but for the most part, I try to channel my energy into more useful pursuits. My skill at fighting is poor… I could stand some updated martial arts training, even boxing would be good – my primary strengths are the ability to take a hit, grappling and hitting my opponent hard and heavy.
The last time I was in a real fistfight was more than a decade and a half ago…and that one was more of a “grab-punch-done” sort of scenario. I was working at the bookstore, helping a woman out in the kids books. A guy, probably in his late 30s, early 40s (I was maybe 23?) comes over, grabs my arm and says “you’ve helped her long enough, it’s my turn”. His physical contact caused me to tense up, and I told him if he didn’t let go of me, then I’d punch him in the nose. He responded with “yeah, right”… I counted to three, and then popped him one in the face. He landed square on his backside, and I told him in a phrase littered with profanity to get out. He did, but he also contacted the store manager. Despite my feeling that I was in the right, I was fired the same day. My next job was assembling furniture while I finished off my Bachelor’s Degree.
Since then, I’ve been in a few low-level conflicts, but nothing that would cause me to “go in swinging”, usually because the issue was defused befor eI had time to build up a full head of steam. I’ve been hit in the face with a pool cue… but it was an accident. That did stop us from kicking the guy off the grounds, but I didn’t press any charges.
Worst fight in my life was with a jerky in my freshman year of high school. I really had no experience in the HS arena, and the guy sucker-punched me in the gut and then kneed me in the privates. I pretty much keeled over immediately. He dropped out before I got a chance to plot any great revenge on him – I suppose it’s just as well, because I’d probably be doing time to this day if I’d done any of what went through my mind that week.
My favorite encounter involved the end of my senior year in the cafeteria during 2nd lunch. A fellow senior and I were doing the ape behaviors of open-palm pushing one another, building to a bigger fight. My brother, looking to protect me, took one of the aluminum food trays and slammed it loudly over my enemy’s head. It was loud, but didn’t do any real damage, save to break up the fight with laughter on both sides.
1 year ago – BHK ill & irritated, free psp t-mobil wifi, north beach link, I’m swiss, haiku, D&D gaming grant
2 years ago – coloring book wakes up, zefrank’s log pretty keen, y/n meme, gesture poll, monkey doodle, abstract doodle
3 years ago – Dizzy bear flashbacks about GP, Kat, Danny, and past game group members, blackstronauts, newt angles, alex toth, nameless dread, click to save the world, lunsford
4 years ago – lemon fanta, diet pepsi slurpees, pet sweaters, bro stuff, awesome man,Galaxy Quest, mp3s, virus, apt/newt pics, chernobyl cyclist
5 years ago – There, light bulb pops, the rack, TAG approaches, heroX=mediocre
6 years ago – ice dreams, mock French, animal cams, keywords, yahoo plays bad, peep research, hut destroys a troll
7 years ago – Random Mail, music mix, palm BS picture, pantywaist poll, storms, blogger down
9191 – tuesday
Watched the last two episodes of Alien in America while BHK snoozed on my arm last night – pretty good.
BHK got some nerds jelly beans (sold as “giant chewy nerds”) when we went to Aardvark last weekend.
The Orange were my Fave, Green were hers. (as is our usual) The crunch really added something – I liked them a lot more than standard jellybean fare, even though I like jelly belly soda-pop flavors quite a bit, too.
On the C7 bus this morning, we passed another bus (R3) with the front banner flashing “call 911 – emergency, call police” on the front. I alerted my driver, and she said that it’s a common accident – the other guy likely pressed the alarm button by accident and doesn’t know better. I suggested that she call the station just to be sure, and she stated that it wouldn’t be needed… someone else is bound to do it.
That puzzled me… what if the guy were in actual trouble? I got off the bus and contacted to police to let them know… they haven’t called me back. I wonder if they’re even following up on it?
I figure it’s better be safe than sorry… If I see a sign that says “HELP!!”, I’m going to act on it – especially if it’s as simple as dialing 3 numbers on my phone.
Fancast – free streaming TV, full episodes (or just a clip )
BHK came up to the office and joined me for a secret lunchtime nosh in the parking lot… nom nom nom. I love seeing her, and a visit in the middle of the day was wonderful.
Pesky that I’m a little behind on my “book bingo” – I keep reading authors whose name end in B, W, or S! Bradbury, Wilder and Stewart aren’t helping!
50 things I’ve done (or, the meme that would not die… ) meme continues with item 31. I…
31.’have been hit in the face with a pool cue… got me in the jaw. It was pretty unexpected – I wasn’t doing much of anything, except putting my face where a guy was swinging on someone else. This was when I was 24.
32.’shot 3 day old dunkin’ donut munchkins from a wrist rocket slingshot at people, and connected at 20 yards. It stings! That’s a powdered sugar version of paintball. Plus, if you’re hungry, you can eat your ammo. (Preferably soaked in milk first to soften them up.) This was when I was 15.
1 year ago – D&G off to NY, emergency prep meeting, potato candy, missed 300 with lj folks, birdwatching, everything test
2 years ago – quizzes, secret ritual skeletons, crapulous, neverwinter nights
3 years ago – Open house follow up, pacific northwest tree octopus, lj badge, credit card scam, lois lane’s mustache
4 years ago – walk piccies (sudsy fount), CS bombed as a tech, zombies, condos, legal poop, broken website
5 years ago – Newt in a tub, wandering walk photos
6 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
7 years ago – good day, accomplished much, new phone, akimbo, Super Newt, fun words, random plots
9187 – Friday
Rainy day, as my voice post previous can attest.
50 things I’ve done meme continues with items 27-29. I…
27.’ran my own BBS system back in the early 80’s – an Atari 800XL with two ways to connect – a 300 and a 1200 baud modem…later I added a third modem that ran at 9600 baud. It used 3 floppy drives to share data. It boiled down to a simple message board with a few instances of trade wars on it. I was also the co-sysop of three other atari boards out there – the community was small, but there was a lot of signal – very little noise. Brent had his own soapbox on there.. “Kaiser’s Korner” where he did goofy right-wing rants – primarily to bait people into responding. His section didn’t last long, thankfully. My bbs eventually faded into a website, and then after quite a bit of rattling and rolling, a place for my own journal. Livejournal and current blogging software is a lot easier than hand-rolling every html page and uploading it.
28.’have a mortgage, and own (with the bank) a condominium in Deerfield Beach, Florida. I have been considering selling it, or keeping it as a backup crash pad of friends and relatives that want a place to be while in the sunshine state. It’s a one-bedroom on the third floor, with a huge porch. I’m especially fond of the iguanas that live out by the lake in the courtyard.. the ibis are a fave, too. Newton prefers the squirrels.
29.’Have been member of both the Civil Air Patrol and Boy Scouts – both were pretty positive expeiriences, and I’d advise anyone to try both, despite the boy scout complaints about deisim or sexism.
Guy on the bus yesterday evening reeked of old sweat, recent booze and other items too gross to go into. It wasn’t so bad, except that he got up, changed seats and sat directly in front of me… with no escape mechanism for me. My nose was tingling for about an hour afterward. brings to mind the following – Bus trips from DC to NY- Free wifi for the trip, too. (sort of like dc2ny ) I wonder how long they’ll stay “clean and fresh”?
Secaucus, N.J.-based Boltbus, a division of Greyhound Lines Inc., said tickets went on sale Monday for the service that will start March 27.
Boltbus will run between Metro Center at 11th and G streets NW and two stops in New York City — near Penn Station at 33rd Street and 7th Avenue and in south Manhattan at 6th Avenue and Canal Street.
Boltbus will compete with the Washington Deluxe, Apex Bus, Vamoose Express and DC2NY, a service that started in July 2007 between Dupont Circle and Penn Station in New York with a stop at the McPherson Square Metro station.
DC2NY launched in July and marketed the service by offering free water and high-speed wireless Internet service onboard.
Boltbus is not only also offering wireless, but it is also using a first-come first-serve incentive to sign up riders.
The company said one-way tickets start at $1 plus a 50 cent booking fee and become more expensive as the bus gets full. Also, Boltbus is offering a free one-way ticket for every eight round trips purchased.
Tickets for each bus company vary, but are typically between $30 and $40 round trip, which is significantly cheaper than Amtrak’s cost of about $140 and up for a round-trip ticket.
The buses tend to attract travelers and students who are looking for an affordable way to get between the cities.
Boltbus said it will offer eight trips daily, starting at 7:30 a.m. from D.C. to New York.
1 year ago – Cathy’s b-day, fawlty towers counterstrike, sleep pose quiz, hits map,
2 year ago – sunburn better, fliff, ubuntu, wendy/uber, top ten accidental discoveries, senior year, luthor, poll 4/5 truths, glow plants
3 years ago – LDMs, RI high-tails it, elevator prank, screaming turtle, sunburn recovery, doctor d, pelican memory, ghostbusters/gaming, weather tracking, first mention of google video, record bro, freeware alternatives, interaction quiz, Burdines dissolves into Macys, Florida gambling, greyhound rescue
4 years ago – visited with Kev, 12 things meme, bro, CoD, train ride pictures, Newt Healthy
5 years ago – Wakeup, SS card, LAN party, classifieds
6 years ago – groceries, cloud makers, Lj folks, virus PSA, mapmaking
7 years ago – fly me to the moon, edelweiss, web-games
9067 – Friday
Well, we got plenty of ice… about a quarter-inch on the porch alone, to say nothing of the roads. Forget the salt and sand… send out a fleet of zambonis! Is the plural of zamboni zambonies? Zambonii?
Worked form home today, though there were moments of spotty internet access. I suspect that I got more accomplished at the house, given the lack of sidebar interruptions.
Federal agencies in the Washington, DC, area are OPEN under an UNSCHEDULED LEAVE policy.
This Means . . .
- Employees who cannot report for work may request unscheduled leave for their entire scheduled workday. Employees must notify their supervisors of their intent to take unscheduled leave.
- Emergency employees are expected to report for work on time.
After work was over, BHK made some yummy thai-style spicy/ sour soup – even more awesome than the stuffed peppers made earlier this week.
Larry’s wonder-truck braved the ice and made it over to repair our kitchen light fixture and reap the rewards of Tivo by watching the train crash top gear!
Cool pictures of inside-out stuffed animals.
Jake Shimabukuro Makes His Ukulele Gently Weep For Conan
Something good from W. Bush – on Friday, February 15, 2008, the President signed into law:
H.R. 3541, the “Do-Not-Call Improvement Act of 2007,” which prohibits the automatic removal of telephone numbers registered on the Federal “do-not-call” registry; and
S. 781, the “Do-Not-Call Registry Fee Extension Act of 2007,” which extends permanently the authority of the Federal Trade Commission to charge fees to telemarketers required to access the Federal “do-not-call” registry and specifies the fees to be charged.
Both measures passed the House on a voice vote and cleared the Senate by unanimous consent.
Statement by the Press Secretary
Do Not Call Registry saved from mandatory reset
1 year ago – hyperdrive, my youtube account collapses, My first moment of unhappiness with Obama and hope vs Clinton, ovid
2 years ago – 2nd life, pics, monkey-sphere, bloodhound gang,
3 years ago – sushi and dan walkies, hunter thompson quits, cadmus jlu, freedom force, community populations, compusa rsolution, blinky explodes,
4 years ago – Monkey-mouse sperm, Alignments
5 years ago – weird news, oddball keywords, Russians link to me, community stats, mermaid art.
6 years ago – booboo’ed, Sally Struthers as soap-opera mind control, man stabbed with a swordfish.
7 years ago – Wanting things, noggin ache, Net use stats
9059 – Thursday
Happy Valentines Day!
Got a lovely Kermit the frog card from BHK. Words can’t even begin to describe how much love I have for her. I hold her dearly in my heart. She makes every day a valentiney sort of day. Hard to get too worked up about a day that’s all about love and affection when I’m immersed in it all the time.
That’s a good thing!
As ol’ Bill Shakespeare put it,
Let me not to the marriage of true minds
Admit impediments. Love is not love
Which alters when it alteration finds,
Or bends with the remover to remove:
O no! it is an ever-fixed mark
That looks on tempests and is never shaken;
It is the star to every wandering bark,
Whose worth’s unknown, although his height be taken.
Love’s not Time’s fool, though rosy lips and cheeks
Within his bending sickle’s compass come:
Love alters not with his brief hours and weeks,
But bears it out even to the edge of doom.
If this be error and upon me proved,
I never writ, nor no man ever loved.
Tonight, we exchanged chocolates, and BHK made tasty mexican bake for me and the in-laws. (well, Chris… Larry had Hot dogs.) Dessert was 3-chocolate ice cream and orange cake with milk chocolate icing. nom nom nom. More fun din din news to follow, I’m sure.
The most awesome collection of superhero toys in one blister pack.
Movie Spidey 3 with a baseball bat!
Superman with a crossbow and terrible chest logo, riding a roaring dinosaur!
Bare-booty Hulk!
Pretty Decent Design Batman!
I would so totally pay three dollars for that. (But then again, I’d dig a Han Solo in Carbonite mini-fridge, too)
Metro says there were 84 assaults against Metrobus drivers in 2007, an increase of more than 50 from 2002. Now they’re talking about putting protective shields in for the drivers…. what about the other passengers? via WTOP
Two new dinos identified – Two previously unknown types of meat-eating dinosaur have been identified from fossils unearthed in the Sahara desert.
via Scheiner – Offshore oil rig evacuated after someone dreamed of a bomb.
I heard waterboarding referred to as a “mild form of torture” today.
The words torture and mild don’t go together in my book – not a gray area, as far as I’m concerned. Like “slightly excruciating”.
I just discovered SourceTV – pretty keen for game spectators. Not a bad way to develop strategy, either. (Learned about it per the huge Team Fortress 2 update – including a map with a train! – Nice of them to give gamers with no significant other something to do on valentine’s day.)
List of Famous (and kinda-sorta famous, maybe) Scientologists. I still can’t believe I missed hearing about Jason Lee.
1 year ago – stayed in for ice storm smashes our fence, ice pictures
2 years ago – Sand dollar, interjection poll, Miami cloud art, bro drama, Bang!
3 years ago – dream, war tuning, slacker, torrent tv, gm-ginger kitties, questions meme, christo, newt stalking pic, zefrank’s st. val history, whims-cute card, work peeve
4 years ago – V-day, hippie visit results, Nefertiti documentary mostly drama – not much document, cheese doodle sculpture, anonymous reviewer bug amazon
5 years ago – got the nordis gig, palm pics
6 years ago – n V-day poetry, JB figures out about SA & Me, wandering pics
7 years ago – How Do I Love Thee?, I resemble Dan Conner, Men cause the mutations, tea room & old TV, TMBG lyric
9056 – mon
Big wins of the day – I had a leftover birthday macaroon tupperware-sealed in my desk in the office! Nice treat for mid-afternoon.. still moist and delicious. Added bonus, going out for Monday night half-price falafel night after work with BHK and the in-laws – with special guest Adam!
Adam seems to be adjusting to living in an apartment near campus quite nicely… better place than I had in school, for sure… private bedroom with a private bathroom. I think he’s adapting to a land full of college age girls very happily.
We picked up 8 new dress shirts and a pair of sweat pants at Value City for under $60. I still don’t know how BHK’s shopper-sense works, but I’m glad she uses it for the powers of good, rather than evil.
Got an hour or so of TF2 in before bed… tried to play with Helen and Mattie, but their server was maxed at 32…. I’m discovering that I like playing the medic and the scout.
I can’t believe that I never knew that there is (soon to be “was” come 2009) Library of Congress police force.
The Library of Congress police force were formed in 1950 as an unarmed force that was designated to control entry and exit procedures for the library and its tunnels that connect the buildings to the rest of the Capitol complex. As of 1987, the LOC police have carried guns.
Note to self – Legit, free downloads of ancient games I never got around to playing when they cost money. Maybe my rickety old laptop will run ’em comfortably? Wild metal!
also, favorite freebie little game of the nanosecond – Shift. Clever little thing. I dig it – once I find a way to port it to the palmtop, woe is my value on my commute home!
Wow… quite a turnout re: Anonymous vs Scientology. interesting pictures. shots from the DC protest.
Supporters of Anonymous, the loosely organized group of internet activists who have attacked the Church of Scientology recently with videos and server hacks, appeared outside D.C.’s Founding Church of Scientology center on Sunday. The protest was part of a planned “global day of action” with the stated purpose of setting off a government investigation into how Scientology got tax-exempt status.
The Feb. 10 protests, which took place in dozens of cities, were initially announced last month after a video attributed to Anonymous coincided with an online effort that managed to temporarily knock out servers belonging to the Church of Scientology. The date was chosen for the protest because Feb. 10 was the birthday of Lisa McPherson, who died of a pulmonary embolism in 1995 under the care of a branch of the Church of Scientology. (via DCist)
1 year ago – value city – shopping march, johari, snugs
2 years ago – no opa, first maid service, bus pic / entry, mechanical dreams, ft laud baggage with human head, NotLD w/bunnies, johari, newtcam
3 years ago – planning the week, the room, misc thing quiz, einstein the parrot, e-journalists fired
4 years ago – sleepy day, first taste of Arnold Palmer in a can, Kerry looks like Herman Munster, C words
5 years ago – interview gear, bus palm- post, feelings, dodge rampage, Stop. Hammer time.
6 years ago – anti-erection law, newt counts coup, last day of year of the horse, finn poop, smit
7 years ago – AOK playing, lj-poetry, meanie dream, pork fat in chocolate
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
9094 – Thursday
Tomorrow is the Christmas party at work. I wonder what the following week before vacation is going to be like? I suspect it’ll mostly be business as usual.
Got BHK David DeBoy‘s Crabs for Christmas CD… gave it to her early… as a cd of christmas music on christmas day has a very limited shelf-life. (At least until next year) She was more than delighted – it really is pretty much “Our” holiday song, after all.
The other songs on the CD are pretty groovy, too. I was a little worried it might be a lot of filler, but the tunes are a lot of fun – especially if you’re a Marylander.
Found out how to add everyone on my lj friends page to an rss reader directly... That’s pretty dang handy.
Also, drawings of Bears in Ill-fitting hats.
via dcwmata –
“By an overwhelming majority Metro board members approved today the largest increases in subway fares and parking fees in the agency’s history after months of contentious debate among directors…
“The board members essentially approved a plan offered in recent days by Maryland members that lessens the impact on suburban and long-distance riders. That plan followed a public hearing that drew more than 400 comments from riders, many of whom said that proposed fare and fee hikes were too high and not merited by metro’s unreliable service.”
Glow-kitties fight disease! – Scientists have genetically modified three kittens so they appear fluorescent under ultra-violet light in a procedure which could help develop treatments for human genetic diseases.
2007 year q&A meme from Eryx –
1)Was 2007 a good year for you?
Pretty great! New Life in MD, Happily Married, New Job… looking good!
2) What was your favourite moment of the year?
Hard to say… lots of bits and pieces. I love spending time with BHK, so there are many.
Hard to say… lots of bits and pieces. I love spending time with BHK, so there are many.
3) What was your least favourite moment of the year?
Dealing with the ignorance and foolishness of people who ought to know better.
4) Where were you when 2007 began?
Swimming in the Chesapeake Bay! Nice Brisk Beginning! (Rang out 2006 with Adam, in-laws, Louise, Tina, and BHK)
5) Who were you with?
BHK and the in-laws were on the coast.
6) Where will you be when 2007 ends?
probably enjoying the new year’s eve celebration at windward key.
7) Who will you be with when 2007 ends?
Likely with the in-laws and BHK..
8) Did you keep your new years resolution of 2007?
I don’t think I made any!
9) Do you have a new years resolution for 2008?
Nope… just be good is my basic rule right now.
10) Did you fall in love in 2007?
More in love, yes!
11) If yes, with who?
BHK!
12) If yes, do they know?
I certainly hope so!
13) Are you still in love with them?
BY all means!
14) Do you regret it?
Not one whit!
15) Did you breakup with anyone in 2007?
Nope… I’ve been in this relationship since before 2007!
16) Did you make any new friends in 2007?
A few new acquaintances.
17) Who are your favourite new friends?
I like hanging out with Cyn, Cathy and Dave a lot… it’s a rare but fun treat. (cheating a little, I met ’em all in 2006)
18) What was your favourite month of 2007?
June was pretty good! new gig, things started to roll.
19) Did you travel outside of your country of residence in 2007?
Nope… I stuck to the USA
20) How many different states did you travel to in 2007?
Virginia, Washington DC (if that counts), Maryland – Thought about WV and PA, but we didn’t get to it.
21) Did you lose anybody close to you in 2007?
Thankfully, no.
22) Did you miss anybody in the past year?
Sure… I miss my brother and father here and again.
23) What was your favourite movie that you saw in 2007?
Not sure… hot fuzz, maybe?
24) What was your favourite song from 2007?
Crabs for Christmas!
25) What was your favourite album from 2007?
albums? I listen to singles, mostly… see above as a default
26) How many concerts did you see in 2007?
hmm.. Loreena McKennitt, SNZ, Firecracker Jazz, the bluegrass fest… I’m not sure. More than 5, less than 10.
27) Did you have a favourite concert in 2007?
I suspect that firecracker was the most pleasant surprise, but Loreena McKennitt was the most nifty.
28) Did you drink a lot of alcohol in 2007
Not really. I’d guess my usual amount. No hard liquor that I can recall, maybe 6 beers and 6 ciders across 12 months.
29) Did you do a lot of drugs in 2007?
I used my inhaler a lot in the first part… no recreational drugs for me. asmanex seems to be alleviating the regular inhaler, too.
30) How many people did you sleep with in 2007?
Just my wife, if you’re talking euphemism for sex. if you just mean snoozed with, you can toss the kitties in the mix, too.
31) Did you do anything you are ashamed of this year?
told bhk that I’d made a phone call that I didn’t.
32) What was the biggest lie you told in 2007?
see 31, above.
33) What was the worst lie someone told you in 2007?
see 31, above.
34) Did you treat somebody badly in 2007?
well, telling a lie is pretty bad. I’ve been grumpy here and there.
35) Did somebody treat you badly in 2007?
I wouldn’t say so.
36) How much money did you spend in 2007?
Most of what we had… but we’re slowly rebuilding our bank.
Errr… what happened to question 37?
38) What was your most embarrassing moment of 2007?
again, 31.
39) If you could go back in time to any moment of 2007 and change it, what would it be?
again, 31.
40) What are your plans for 2008?
Play fair and be nice… do a good job at home and at work. Be loving and kind.
1 year ago – Peter Boyle RIP, Grey Gardens, Holiday hubbub, new comic store, Tina’s wedding present to us,
2 years ago – sam and max, Atari 2600, favorite things
3 years ago – I discover that Romanian pop tune (OZONE – Dragoste din tei) before the weirdo kid cam sings it around the world, Oceans 11, pollo tropical makes me sick
4 years ago – the secret message, Bro & Danny visit, lizards in the tummy, truck surfing, riddle, some reference
5 years ago – nightmare, balloon hats, fudge and dinosaurs, Danny and I win a Tomato Recipe contest!
6 years ago – nice dreams, flesh eating robots, wacky day, SOP
7 years ago – coffee, hello kitty murders, village blacksmith, books to read, I get a Sigmund and the sea monsters tape!
9087 – thursday
A study from Mental Health America ranks the most depressed states in America. Here they are, ranked from happiest to saddest. (via fallentoad)
The study ranks the 50 states and the District of Columbia based on rates of depression and suicide. Researchers found that states with easier access to mental health resources had lower suicide rates. (see also – Smaller babies grow up to be sadder adults / Study links low birth rate to depression, anxiety later in life)
Highlighted below are places I’ve spent the majority of my formative years, plus my current setting of Maryland.
1. South Dakota
2. Hawaii
3. New Jersey
4. Iowa
5. Maryland
6. Minnesota
7. Louisiana
8. Illinois
9. North Dakota
10. Texas
11. Georgia
12. Vermont
13. Nebraska
14. Florida
15. California
16. Massachusetts
17. Pennsylvania
18. Virginia
19. New York
20. New Hampshire
21. Alaska
22. Michigan
23. District of Columbia
24. Delaware
25. Arizona
26. Alabama
27. North Carolina
28. South Carolina
29. Kansas
30. Wisconsin
31. Tennessee
32. Montana
33. Mississippi
34. Colorado
35. Washington
36. New Mexico
37. Oregon
38. Connecticut
39. Indiana
40. Arkansas
41. Maine
42. Wyoming
43. Ohio
44. Missouri
45. Idaho
46. Oklahoma
Lowest
47. Nevada
48. Rhode Island
49. Kentucky
50. West Virginia
51. Utah
We’re number 5!
I know I’m a lot happier in Maryland than I was in Florida, but that environment could travel with me anywhere, and I’d feel better…. just as long as I have BHK, Pye and Newt along for the ride.
Depression is a serious medical illness that comes in many forms with a variety of symptoms.
If you have any of the following symptoms for a prolonged period, it may be time to seek help.
- Persistent sad or anxious mood
- Feelings of hopelessness or pessimism
- Feelings of guilt or worthlessness
- Loss of interest in hobbies or activities
- Fatigue or decreased energy
- Difficulty concentrating or making decisions
- Insomnia or oversleeping
- Changes in appetite or weight
- Thoughts of death or suicide
- Restlessness or irritability
- Headaches or chronic pain
Of the above, I tend meet the qualifications from number 6 (not so much), 10 and 11, though I don’t think that I suffer from depression, rather, physical issues are causing them.
Speaking of which, I went to the doc for a reviewing of the back situation. Aside from the standard “eat better, exercise more” bit, there wasn’t much else to report just yet. I make an appointment for an MRI tomorrow.
First (publicly posted) Sentences of the month in 2007 –
- Jan – Something I post at the top of every new year, and I appreciate the words more with every additional trip around the sun.
- Feb – Gentle day, all told – Went out to Jerry’s for lunch, shopped for party food, got a haircut ( short, but I think it looks good.)
- Mar – Chatted a bit with graypumpkin online about gaming, road trips and whatnot while I was doing online research about gigs and following up on resumes (not to mention found info about MCSE server 2003).
- Apr – Rode with Tina and BHK to urgent care over chest congestion – seems like sinus infections related to allergies is the rule of the day.
- May – BHK and I might do something special for May Day.
- Jun – They offered me the gig!
- Jul – We spent most of the day out and about, Geocaching with the Newsoms.
- Aug – So, it’s August… only a couple of weeks until BHK’s birthday, Father in-laws birthday, and we’re looking to have Emily over in a weekend – and then the all of the Newsoms over perhaps two weeks after that.
- Sep – Rennfest was a hoot! Much larger venue than South Florida’s, and more professionally done.
- Oct – Cathy and Dave over tonight for Lasagna, conversation (they’re moving to Colorado once the house is sold) and a couple of games of apples to apples.
- Nov – Skipped the jacket on the commute to and from work today – 55-65F isn’t too bad with a long sleeved shirt.
- Dec – Nice morning, until I got out of bed and pulled my back.
An assortment of recent keywords locating my site – Surprisingly, Melons isn’t there!
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| beatnik |
| freaky |
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| freaky gif |
| prettygirl |
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| a ding don dandy christmas three suns download |
| batgirl |
| bill cosby picture pages mortimer ichabod marker |
| bittorrent chaos nipple removal |
| chlorophyll man |
| french chef.wav |
| godzilla vs destroyer downloads |
| healthy%20poo |
| hydroevacuator |
| james demedicis |
| kitty hawk |
| freaky pictures |
| keen |
| prison stripes |
| newtcam |
| jail uniforms |
| weiners |
Added bonus tonight – went with in-laws to Ledo’s, and BHK finally got to hear crabs for christmas this season!
1 year ago – chinese at in-laws (some things haven’t changed much!), first sentences, potential snow, hannibal review, krampus, ir refer to home as North Bay, not North Beach.
Pictures taken – undercover newton
2 years ago – uggs, xmas trees, gp surgery, backlogged email notes
pictures taken – foggy morning
3 years ago – Movie with Mel goes poop, nice night out anyway, metro freefi, zombie song, fire butter coats Minnesota town, Freudian inventory, $$$ issue
4 years ago – Rainy-day wakeup, old LL passes the torch, aces & eights, oldest penis, trampled shopper
5 years ago – Danny and I send dopey “Sven” emails to companies for no good reason, bro brings me eggnog, I scare the living tar out of a lippy kid
6 years ago – gestapo gives c’s pal grief about aiming, reptile people, lj bump, world tour, Toliken Movie desire
7 years ago – Sims, accused of being an alien, dead milkmen, cannibal the musical lyrics, I’m a warmer
9086 – Snow!
It’s a-snowin’ today! Not sure why images are currently unavailable, but clickthroughs should work fine.
It started about 6am, and continued throughout the day.
View from the office, about midday 
View at the ground view of the circle, around dusk.
Pretty nifty stuff… flickr now has a halfway decent photo editor built in! The freebies are all I really want, so it’s golden. (I suspect that I’ll use color fixing and cropping the most.)
Writer’s Strike has finally hit us in the recorder… looks like all of our shows are in repeats already. I guess Netflix will start earning its keep for a while!
I’ll be missing House and The Office the most – I suspect BHK is feeling it most from Ugly Betty.
BHK picked up Big Brain Academy and Elebits from the rental place… I really dig BBA… Elebits, not so much. I’m glad that we get a chance to “try before you buy” on the Wii, as Elebits might’ve gotten snapped up due to the very cutesy aspect of the game.
I suspect that BBA will be purchased sometime soon… I like the little brain-stretching minigames.
So far my strengths and weaknesses are:
- Identify (Visual-themed questions) – ok
- Memorize (Memory-themed questions) – worst
- Analyze (Reason-based questions) – ok
- Compute (Math-themed questions) – ok
- Visualize (Logic-themed questions) best
Which seems to follow with my other games of a similar ilk for the psp.
1 year ago – weezies grapefruit, newt window-licker pix, Bush & family unplanning
pictures taken – sleepy people and christmas lights, newt licks.
2 years ago – santa meme, nibbly, cathy strip funny for once, crazy, agnostic human – religious characters, newt hunter, crabby jacks cheap beer
3 years ago – Mel tells me she’s a born-again after we get a bit serious (Funny how that turned out, considering), chicken-neck newt piccie, no gloves for taco bell, dead bodies tell stories, 9/11 missile rumor passed around again, South Florida maps and stats, K-mart (I still haven’t been in one), who named that disease?, workin’ the mojo, Liver Eatin’ Johnson
4 years ago – spinach, d20. new landlord, nail clippings, cannibals
5 years ago – more finny-drama, yurt, mini-painting, mouse genome, snacks
6 years ago – Turbid, McNoggin Memories, levitated .net, and the pond poem.
7 years ago – HB vs McNoggin, lovey reasons, supergun, holiday confession