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Back is *much* better this morning, and this afternoons hearing went quite well, too. I should know the results in about 2 weeks. I should be ok to go back to work at the county gig first thing tomorrow morning.

BHK is still a little sickies, but not as bad as this morning. I think she’ll be ship shape soon, too.

Squirrel in the back yard

Death threats against bloggers are NOT protected speech (why I cancelled my ETech presentations) (pretty disturbing stuff)

1 year ago – V movie, political ramble / revolution, boca/popular comics, pictures from walkabout, newt playing fetch pics

2 years ago – Easter, Deadbolt, Danny recap, K, piccies, personality test, heard from everway gamers, kitties video, walking octopus, waterbus

3 years ago – Procrastination, Henchman, search warrants/LA, booger eaters, vacuum cleaners, Brian Blessed, heroclix, zombie pinups

4 years ago – jkg, TAG, souls, Bahá’í, soul & body, leaving FMM

5 years ago – dream, dented the door with my mitt, sleepy and grumpy, how I sleep w/newt, small hands=rude, army men, Dan Bfast, lab grown meat, dali museum, secret fun spot, 2 dead celebs

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Very fruitful day – Haircut, dinner with the in-laws, and BHK was a real trouper by helping out so much with all of my things to do.

some Local Color –

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1 year ago – time distortion, senior kitties, shleep, movie meme, acim worker overview

2 years ago – Calimocho, escort crazy man (with sound files), netflix slacking, LEACH

3 years ago – morning has broken, weak Spanish knowledge, Wondering about JTD, winged sandals, Kenya, free movies legit, robo-predators, word count, 2! 2! undead movies nearby

4 years ago – Bro pissing me off, haiku, bro meets porn stars.

5 years ago – pen refill dream, baby llamas

6 years ago – cool weather, my 1376th post, talked to ckirk, ornj, and Devil-troll ticks me offGeotargetVisitor Map

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Work for the county was pretty keen on the first day – nice folks there. Help desk duties are pretty simple and straightforward – image laptops, XP transitioning, phone and online support, so far.

On the second day, it was primarily imaging desktops and laptops for the police department, punctuated by telephone help-desk stuff… all very straightforward.

I like the people I work with, ad would enjoy a full-time gig with that crew. I’m pleasantly surprised to see an even mix of the sexes, with some marrieds… very different than the all guy network rooms or all female non-profit agencies.

BHK got us macaroons from the Cakery! oh, yum, yum yum. Cookie Monster knows his stuff when he claims them as his favorite cookie. when done right, they are a bit o’ heaven… and those guys make ’em right.

Apple CEO Steve Jobs has written an interesting essay, “Thoughts on Music“,in which he explains why Apple has refused to license its FairPlay DRM scheme, and calls out to the music industry to end copy protection.Jobs also points out that the vast amount of music on iPods is DRM-unencumbered, and argues that the 3% of music on iPods which is DRM-encumbered is hardly enough to lock users into the iPod platform.

It will be interesting to see the fallout from this essay, both from the music industry (which has recently shown signs of re-thinking DRM), and the European countries like Norway, which has declared Apple’s DRM illegal.

Looks like spore is still on schedule! I’m really looking forward to it.

1 year ago – sleepyhead, ren-festige, Chacarron again, comic-book picture, condo commando, network named elements, Sandra Day O’Connor comments on right-wingers, star wars concept pics, don’t walk through words, political profile quiz

2 years ago – Fragments, Chatted a cutie, BEAR TRAP/ PUNCH!, homeopathy=placebo, ref desk, giant sea monkeys, walkabout pics, rhemish, Parallel Electron Energy Loss Spectroscopy

3 years ago – local search sillies, copyright disclaimer, zombie minis, missed bro

4 years ago – palm pic, whiskerliscious-fuzzy-paw newt-pic, cat eaters, the coffee song, interviewed @ starmark

5 years ago – radiology, reading lensmen books, riker in trouble for DVDing, corpse Tupperware, Elisabeth, and a bunch of dead links.

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Try #2 at the temp gig – second verse, different than the first, I hope. An interview at St Mary’s College as the web-guy on Thursday, too!

BHK and I made up for lost time yesterday and picked up a few work clothes, and stumbled over one of her ex-employees from about a decade ago. Fun to compare BHK’s bookstore past to my own…she and I have had a lot of parallel development over the last decade and a half (or so) – not to mention the vast divergence in said development, too. Environment / Nature comes up with a few unusual branches there… more to follow when I’m not bolting out the door.

via jwz –

A Conversation at the Grownup Table, as Imagined at the Kids’ Table

MOM: Pass the wine, please. I want to become crazy.
DAD: O.K.
GRANDMOTHER: Did you see the politics? It made me angry.
DAD: Me, too. When it was over, I had sex.
UNCLE: I’m having sex right now.
DAD: We all are.
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This entry keeps attracting porn-spammers in the comments. Not sure what’s setting it off, but I’ve gotten more than a few over the last 5 months or so there. Screened, so the linkage won’t be shared, but it is odd. I wonder that keywords are setting off the bots? Gilmore?

1 year ago – rebis picture, deaf language, chacarron, math, phallic removal, open source, fake cigs as meds, prisoner comic book

2 years ago – Brady Kids welcome the equinox, shamrock shake, cosmic truth, mp3s,experimental gameplay, get your tasty hot sweet potatoes in Japanese,teen kidnappers, good advice, invisible mermaid airfare

3 years ago – openoffice, Visited w Dan, open door poll, people of worth

4 years ago – Al gore, Blue’s clues, Cranky Finn

5 years ago – Spring!, Socks, overturned issues, Linda let go from FMM, LJ directory, cool picture link

6 years ago – walkies, 2 chris-sites, both have long since been left dormant, lj brokenGeotargetVisitor Map

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First day at the temp gig. hope it goes well! More to follow after I get back. BHK has been amazingly helpful and supportive this morning while I run around like a crazy man. [edit – -paperwork wasn’t ready for me yet, so I start tomorrow. good dry run, anyhow.]

Thanks for the year, Ze. Newton still loves you anyway.

1 year ago – condo area pic with duck, i don’t like cricket,

2 years ago – Lunsford, Atlantis, car crash test, voice post

3 years ago – club 977, Wine & Food, itunes, lj spam, Fri-5, nearby donations,First hint of New Dr Who, Newt big-head pic, color associations

4 years ago – heat, bad job recruiter, UT

5 years ago – city relic quiz, got into an argument with Astley, work nonsense, happy ending

6 years ago – awake but paralised for surgery, com ideas, animal eyesGeotargetVisitor Map

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Events of the day –

I got a short term gig doing help desk for Calvert county. Not the gig I applied for, but it’ll be nice to get some clinking coin while I look for bigger gigs.

Bhk and I hit the McD’s for another round of shamrock shakes! Yum-a-lum-lum.

Almost immediately afterward, we braved the icy rain and went to outback with the in-laws and Louise.

BHK’s finest find at the thrift store was a very clean Paul Frank cap of a monkey riding a John Deere tractor – Was ostensibly for me, and then for us to share, but I think she’s loving it more than me. Pictures to follow.

Watched two new Shows last nigh t- Jeff Goldblum’s new detective bit called Raines… if the pilot is any indication, it’s a far too predictable profiler show. A pity, because I like ol’ JG’s acting stuff, usually. It seems to be too much of a one-trick pony with weakish writing.

Flip side, we also caught The Riches, which wasn’t at all what I was expecting, but I quite enjoyed it. It could’ve been terrible, but the writing and the subject matter was pretty fascinating stuff.

Our Internets are WORKING! As a reward, I pass around a link which I love, despite it being full of old hat. http://www.icanhascheezburger.com/ subtitled cute animals.

Moment of Lyric – The Microscopic trout and the Machiavellian Fisherman (mp3)

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8763 – Monday

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Biggest deal of the day was the job interview with Calvert County in Prince Frederick. It was the first time I ever had to do SQL code by hand while a panel looked on.. sort of weird, but I think I did well.

Afterward, BHK and I Flew kites (that she bought us as a treat) – Mine a delta kite with a print of an amazon poison dart frog named LE Grenouelle and her manta-ray kite with a skull and crossbones named El Bastardito. Fortunately, nylon kites can fall into the bay, and still dry out and fly again.

Much fun was had by all.

1 year ago – animated newtcam archive, bhk chat, bat-folk, Friday 5, tmbg

2 years ago – scottobear.com renew, trip to deerfield, free fonts, chat crash w/bhk,gp puts me on to spidey bible, what? WhaT?, H2GT2G, Chimp attack, giantsteps

3 years ago – blogspam treatment, work, serial adder, 7-eared kitty, clown sweater, Ephemera, visited bro

4 years ago – book meme, palm doodles, picture issues

5 years ago – mopey, bro helping out, Dick Hymen – Master of Jazz Piano, super tugboat, Newton’s name, pet name poll, magic ingredients

6 years ago – Perseus tools, loved ones sick, flying monkeys, The 30 Least-Quoted Lines from Shakespeare, nosepilot, 5k compGeotargetVisitor Map

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8750 – Thursday

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Pretty Gentle day today – Spent time looking for work, prepped a bit for bhk’s meeting tomorrow, watched Hyperdrive. I rather dig the show, but suspect it won’t be renewed… six episodes seems like just the right amount to get all of the parody stuff out before hitting too many redundancies. (edit: I stand corrected – looks like it’ll be returning)

My Youtube account is currently shut down, due to my hosting a kids in the hall sketch and a Persephone’s bees video. If it doesn’t make it back, I’ll just stick with Google video… no copyright issues for my home movies and misc foolishness. Sort of pesky that they didn’t just take down those two, however. That spidey video was a lot of fun, and pretty active.

Dang it… I don’t get a good vibe from Obama, now. He other hand has no opinions that I can see… not sure what a platform of “I like Ronald Reagan” is for a democrat. He’s a great speaker, but I haven’t seen a lot of solid content that I like.

Please, please, don’t throw Clinton in the ring, due to her past criminal dealings and all around greasy demeanor – if anything, sh strikes me as more of a “slick willie” type than her husband. She has no charisma that I can see… the only thing that I perceive going for her is a more knee-jerk following by people who want either *any* democrat or just think that a different set of genitalia will make things better in the white house. I’m not buying.

If I have to pick, Obama will get the vote, just because he’s the devil I *don’t* know.

Again picking not the one that’s best, but picking the one that’s not as bad as the others… bleh. Ah well. Maybe I’m being optimistic, but it doesn’t seem to be as bad as the last two elections or so.

Ovid – “You can learn from anyone, even your enemy.”

1 year ago – 2nd life, pics, monkey-sphere, bloodhound gang,

2 years ago – sushi and dan walkies, hunter thompson quits, cadmus jlu, freedom force, community populations, compusa rsolution, blinky explodes,

3 years ago – Monkey-mouse sperm, Alignments

4 years ago – weird news, oddball keywords, Russians link to me, community stats, mermaid art.

5 years ago – booboo’ed, Sally Struthers as soap-opera mind control, man stabbed with a swordfish.

6 years ago – Wanting things, noggin ache, Net use statsGeotargetVisitor Map

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8749 – Wednesday

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This morning there was a phone hearing with old gig and the state of Florida – went well, but postponed a smidgen while details about working or contracting are ironed out. I was under the impression that I wouldn’t be getting any bennies, but now it seems like I might. That could come in *quite* handy if it happens, but I’m not counting on it! After the hearing, we visited Cyn and her new space. (And finally got her the xmas prezzies we have been holding!) By the way, if you’re in the area, she does fantastic artwork, both on and off of skin. Visit her at chesapink.com

Dinner at the in-laws – stir fry and I do a viewing of the Naked Gun with Larry while Chris and BHK discuss some work issues. Larry and I win!

Before Dinner we swung by the bay and checked out the duckies, swans and other sea birds at sunset.

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1 year ago – 2nd life, frankenbox windows issue, modified newtcam subdomain, Samuel, I’m a nine

2 years ago – Atlantic shores hosp, motherboards, jokers utility belt, 2-headed baby, paris hilton hacked, jlu, angry beavers, comic essentials, danny teaches school about graphic novels, six-gun gorilla, ash, icon origin

3 years ago – Wishing for Dr. Feng Shui, Quit FFXI, Time out with Danny and his wife

4 years ago – DDoS on LJ, Friday five, Nordis is full of crap, parking spots pictures, The Groovenians = blah

5 years ago – robo-triffid, daily pictures, back hurting

6 years ago – Chariots of the Gods, reminders, Geocities stops hot links, my nesting instinctGeotargetVisitor Map

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8748 – Tuesday

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job interview with DHS – went well! I was told that I’m #1 on the list… depending onwhat it pays, I’ll probably jump for it. On the way home, BHK and I toured DC a bit.

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It’s a nifty city… I wouldn’t mind working there – I dig it more than Baltimore, in fact. Easier to get to, and fascinating. There’s a statue or museum every three feet, it seems. I was pleased to discover that all of the monuments and the smithsonian are free to visit, so I’d like to take a mini-tour of the Air and Space or Museum of Natural history after any follow-up interviews.

1 year ago – rainbow pigeons, dr who, sirenity, hibernation, workplace closures?, Lost- dream, quiz-meme, questionnaire

2 years ago – ren-fest thoughts, river with a fear of heights, kid-style web layout?, soylent green, glass tile graffiti, danigolden+ham steak+jelly+scott baio=a good morning for me, puppet dj, uss jimmy carter

3 years ago – Danny takes his club to the Ren-fest, 5-year-old marries a puppy, evil eye, palm entry-bus, looking back to my earliest memories

4 years ago – Spending a lot, cute newt, hot showers, green onion cornbread

5 years ago – Lewis-y, Muppetty, limericks, a cute pair of boobies, speedy bus, ninja cow eludes police

6 years ago – valentines, online books, recommitted to walkies, Belief, Myth and FolkloreGeotargetVisitor Map

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8736 – Friday

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What Flavour Are You? Cor blimey, I taste like Tea.Cor blimey, I taste like Tea.

I am a subtle flavour, quiet and polite, gentle, almost ambient. My presence in crowds will often go unnoticed. Best not to spill me on your clothes though, I can leave a nasty stain. What Flavour Are You?

bhk got –

What Flavour Are You? Tomato is what I taste like.Tomato is what I taste like.

I taste like nothing, except a tomato. I’m sometimes sweet and sometimes tart; sometimes juicy, sometimes crisp. The roles of a tomato are many and varied. I am an exception to all the rules. What Flavour Are You?

Good preliminary news from CodeRED – Dave put me on to some good leads for a gig or 121. I’ll know midday Monday.

BHK out with Tina for a gal’s day – pedicures and Mexican food. I’m glad that Tina’s getting out and about… the winter gloomiest seems to have descended on her a smidgen. I’ll wager some time with BHK will brighten her day. [edit: They picked me up to get mexican food! Hooray! er, Ole’!

1 year ago – an owl!, tree pic, space piggy hits, plans with Dan to see wicked (canceled), home cost estimator, floating wind turbines, homeless man beating,

2 years ago – Rooster year, Kerby, palm doodle, nifty dolls, web-flowers, ljers who kill, machine gun vs katana, google maps, living with a corpse

3 years ago – RIP, J.S. , meme, Long distance , layers, GA success

4 years ago – tittles, palm pics, Pondering Newt getting pooch bro, incubus

5 years ago – bro email, morty the cylon, Emily Dickinson, Tulpas, links

6 years ago – More love issues, lj drama, loneliesGeotargetVisitor Map

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8672 – a good many dramatic situations begin with screaming.

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Job fair today at general dynamics – wish me luck! Promising stuff for project manager and more programmer-ish doings as well. Dusted off the ol’ suit and had speaks with some nice folks. Afterward, we hit stoneys for tasty food, and then went back to the in-laws to visit a smidgen with tina, doug, larry & chris. lovely orange moon rise again tonight.

Tonight, Newt, BHK and I watched Barbarella for the first time. Oh, the cheese. It makes me to laugh. The suck, it makes my ears pop.

DirecTV installed tomorrow…hopefully the return of channels will bring a modicum of good movies? hooray for obtaining a tivo! still will torrent this and that from bbc, anyhoo.

1 year ago – big brain waiting on repair, foggy morning pics

2 years ago – mel’s new place, zombie survival, what’s a hoe, 8/20/2000 last day without a post

3 years ago – JL, cllo, newt food, Jupiter and Thetis, COH sayings, poo chart

4 years ago – Got cookie bars, CDC/Promedmail (Zoonoses), Bigfoot links.

5 years ago – I got spooked by a phantom voice, prep for bear vs. man-armor, Mexican vanilla, KPMG sucks.

6 years ago – Globetrotters (Afro of holding), Myths of pearl harbor, Sigmund and the sea monster, chaos postcards, two sweet anonymous quotes.

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Had yummy chinese food at the in-laws with bhk, some of the best I’ve had in quite a while. odd not having so many delivery places, but the food is superior.

First sentences of the year –

January- 8079 – Welcome, 2006!

February- 8156 – Odd, considering yesterday’s news, that I took Wilt and the Momster to see The Matador last night (Was going to do Kong again, but a 3 hour movie on a “school night” is a no no for me)…sort of a chaotic film, and I wouldn’t recommend it to anyone in particular, but I liked it, after a fashion.

March- 8215 – Argh, try as I may, I missed free pancake day

April- 8282 – Well, I went and got a Nikon coolpix l2 (the 6 megapixel version)at office depot on sale.. got a 1 gig memory card to go with it.

May- 8332 – The Sarah Jane episode of Dr. Who didn’t disappoint, and it was delightful to see both her and K9 again.

June-8384 – Lunching with mom after work, catching up on family business, and will generally gab.

July-8434 – Today is a better day.

August-8489 – Sharks don’t have knees.

September-8536 – An object at rest cannot be stopped!

October-8580 – Sunday return!

November-8628 – Happy All Saint’s Day!

December-8664 – first day of my new life in md.

27 degrees tonight, 35, feels like 32 right now. Yikes. I’m glad for a fishbowl-like living room that can absorb sunlight and heat so readily. Flurries tomorrow, maybe!

Beautiful full moon last night. I’ll post some pics once the images get to flickr. Bright orange, over the bay, christmas lights and sand.

Review from Patton Oswalt re: HANNIBAL RISING

It’s like reading fan fiction. It’s that bad. How depressing. I love Thomas Harris’ books, but this one…it even has a climax where our hero looks skyward and yells, “NOOOOOOOOOO!”

Which is what I did, when I read it.

HIPAA / Conversion insurance since neighborhood continuing to be a minor issue, but it will be handled.

Santa’s evil sidekick gives jolly fright to kids

By Alexandra Zawadil Wed Dec 6, 1:49 AM ET

GRESTEN, Austria (Reuters) – As Christmas nears, Austrian children hoping for gifts from Santa Claus will also be watching warily for “Krampus”, his horned and hairy sidekick.

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