Telecommuted in today -some slight bumps when Comcast passed out on us, but it was restored quickly enough, and I had the fallback of the cellular modem if I needed it.

Epidural went ok, painful, but hopefully productive. I got a bit panicked when I read the release forms this time (My heart rate went from 134/68 to 164/99 and back down to 139/95, once I focused. My average heart rate is still 119/79. - I certainly didn't want to die as the result of a pain block, and once gave myself a little self-awareness, everything worked out for the best. I spoke with the doc about my rattling lungs, and he gave me a cursory look - it seems like they're doing ok now, and the cough should be history soon.

Went to Mexico for a very late lunch (maybe 4?) and I chowed down, as I had to fast for the procedure. BHK didn't eat very much, but she had a little nibble in the morning.

Swung by verison for a replacement holster, but they said it'd take at least a half hour to review records and check on the receipt.. we didn't want to lurk that long, as my anesthetic was beginning to wear off and it was time to head home.

Saw the finale of Farmer wants a wife, and he took the better of the remaining options open to him, I think. i'll be interested if he comes back next year for "farmer wants a divorce" and / or "farmer wants a baby." Hell's Kitchen wasn't bad, down to two people I find interesting and both seem talented.

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Origami minis for D&D. Cheaper than metals! To scale, too.

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Note to self - Games that Are Worth Purchasing Solely for Playing Two-Player, but Are Capable of Supporting More Players

So many games that interest me seem to be 3+ player only (Catan, Stonehenge, etc) , it's good to locate that sort of list.

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1 year ago - pirates, shaolin soccer, travels with Danny and BHK, twerp-wad, falcons attacking our squirrels, danny with the simpsons,

2 years ago - walkabout pictures (broward stencil graffiti and items near the bookstore), Tijuana Taxi, popcorn mp3, tossing items west

3 years ago - weary, Alex Toth's last birthday, journal entry length, stumbleupon, silver bullets, bso pics, data munging, dork, smashing pumpkins, dalek mood theme, call forwarding, testing flickr's autopost, newtcam pic!

4 years ago - Ubermensch Baby, walk the drunk, hulk returns to blogville, talked with sedef, tiki beach doodle

5 years ago - sernya, Zod is Jor-El, plushie supers

6 years ago - random adds, new place, sleeping late with cat, riaa shaman defeats bad magic box, Francesco skips out, no cable.

7 years ago - oblation, wonderful world, chopping block

8 years ago - threads

Tomorrow I go to the doctor for a review and another epidural. Hopefully I'll get a lead on something for my nagging cough.

Went to go see the Hulk movie (I'm sleeping in until 7:30 tomorrow, so I can pull it off) - It was a whole lot better than what I was expecting. BHK liked the movie more than Iron Man, and I am certainly more sympathetic to Banner - I feel that Iron Man was better acted and had better effects, but Hulk was more enjoyable overall - I didn't mind the CGI Hulk and Abomination at all.

Watched the 2nd episode of Middleman, and it was a lot smoother than the pilot. I'm enjoying it so far.

Nasty thought, resulting from last weekend's dining out - "Crab dip stuffed crust pizza". I bet it would make a mint along the Chesapeake... sprinkle a little old bay seasoning on the pie, and I suspect that you've got Maryland gold.... and I've got a tummy ache just thinking about it.

Joke of the day -


Well, BHK thought it was funny, dear journal.

Forget about the joke and just gaze into the eyes of telekinetic monkey. Ooeeeooooeeeoo! I hope he uses his powers for good!

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Got this in the mail at work - That's pretty cool of the building to do for the critters.

The saying is something like: "Don't ever come between a Mother and her babies"

Well, here in Calverton, it's proving to be true.  There is a Mother 

Eastern Kingbird nesting in one of the trees in the back parking lot (*)

that has felt a little threatened by some of our staff members. She's

even attacked a few staff members. (thankfully, they are OK)

(*)She's in one of the trees at the right of the rear entrance in the

first island that is parallel with the building. Currently, 8:45 a.m,

there is a black truck parked near "her" tree.

PLEASE DO YOUR BEST TO STAY AWAY FROM THAT TREE AREA AND LET HER HATCH

HER BABIES.  WE DON'T WANT ANYONE HURT BY HER PROTECTIVE INSTINCT AND WE

DEFINITELY DON'T WANT HER TO ABANDON HER NEST.

Kate Flint did some research and found out some facts about Eastern

Kingbirds:

*   The Eastern Kingbird is highly aggressive toward nest predators

and larger birds. Hawks and crows are attacked regularly. A

kingbird was observed to knock a Blue Jay out of a tree and cause it to

hide under bush to escape the attack. 

*   During the summer the Eastern Kingbird eats mostly flying

insects and maintains a breeding territory that it defends vigorously

against all other kingbirds. In the winter along the Amazon, however, it

has a completely different lifestyle: it travels in flocks and eats

fruit. 

*   Parent Eastern Kingbirds feed their young for about seven weeks.

Because of this relatively long period of dependence, a pair generally

raises only one brood of young per nesting season.

http://www.birds.cornell.edu/AllAboutBirds/BirdGuide/Eastern_Kingbird.html

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1 year ago - voice post, pictures of Danny, BHK and me, sea shells and fountains and a truck

2 years ago - bus stop view in broward, peter gabriel, danny brief

3 years ago - sleep, mai-kai, danny, cleo2525, RJD2 - 1976, whale burgers, liverank, orange newt pic, entp

4 years ago - gmail bids low, my nightmare '08 prez ticket, aventura mall w/danny (& pics)

5 years ago - graypumpkin / danny / rik update, blogpulse, vampire rank, gali, booth mgt sys, gaming memories

6 years ago - Scotto is.....(google), Francesco issues, Bed Sizes, Rate my kitten

7 years ago - evil news, game poll, fight poll... (One of my fave theoreticals), weather, crayon poll, a little mush, What's in the kitchen?, shaving poll. (I must've just discovered the poll feature)

8 years ago - no-thang

Happy Father's Day! Beware the Ides of June!

Had a lovely breakfast at the in-laws. Got Larry a pair of nice cards, and a Micheal Buble' album. He seemed to dig 'em!

Lar made pancakes on the grill's skillet - they were fantastic... and the weather in the morning wasn't super hot... quite nice, actually. We sat on the deck and watched the birds of prey go fishing in the bay - one took off with a giant meal afte ronly a quick glance and dive. Post breakfast, we went into the house and listened to his new CD - it was OK - but I had been feeling rather ragged and zonked out on the recliner until BHK noted we had to go and grab groceries for the cookout later on.

I slept in the car as BHK shopped - we had to turn around at one point, as we'd thought that Adam and Joey weren't coming - we had to grab more dogs, buns, chips and soda-pop to keep the teens fed and happy.

I napped more at home, while BHK made Larry a blueberry/blackberry pie (and one for us at the house, too!)

Everyone showed up at about 7, I grilled meat for the team, Chris brought baked beans and slaw, BHK set everything up, and we ate like we'd just gotten the first meal in days. The folding chairs are going to get a lot of use this summer, I think.

It went well, and as the sun went down, the gang headed out and the sights and sounds of the evening began to rise up... frogs ribbiting, mosquitoes buzzing and nibbling, and fireflies lighting up the garden like dozens of will-o-wisps. we went inside, as the frogs were too busy singing to eat up all of the mosquitoes - the biters didn't stop other folks outside from lighting off roman candles and other fireworks. Maybe the smoke acts as a repellent?

Things seen yesterday and today -

we went to the bitter end - What's the asterisk mean?

...
saw some graffiti - cycloptic dinosaur and a bleeding heart inscribed with "never".

geese in bikinis


Tonight, someone was shooting off fireworks, and some got caught on newtcam. In North Beach, any holiday is a good excuse for pyrotechnics.

Arbor day? Sure! National Pen-pal day? Heck, Why not?

I am feeling better a bit now that the day is about done - I think the nap may've stiffened my back more than help. Next time, perhaps just a sitting rather than a flat-out snooze will be best. I didn't dwell much on my own father today...just as well, really.

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1 year ago - last day of county gig, hot brain, DC living costs, hero machine sponsored, neil and bugah coming for sleepover, danny visit upcoming, iana gig on monday

2 years ago - payday, mango fest, Phoenix uncomfy, Nonja the rude ape, elvis costello green shirt, chess piece poll,

3 years ago - David Sutherland RIP, trunk turtles, Easter walkies, chimp pics, paper toys, gCensus, Mothra Song, superhero TV themes, vet mixup, menstrual superstitions, 250 questions

4 years ago - Queequeg, Lizard (a knight anole) pictures, fixed calamity's icon,Mycoprotein, Sammy doodle, sites for positive change, yahoo goes fromsix meg to 100meg (now at 1 gig vs gmail's 2+gig)

5 years ago - Father's Day, vampire game, wondering about a world free of psychoactive drugs

6 years ago - lovely long talk, South Park Scotto, Tea room, Replacement parts, star trek breast insignia

7 years ago - Predators of man, Apt seeking, Nothing sacred, sql/ado. pet quiz, pizza parlor, writing urge, Big Guy and rusty.

8 years ago - Nothing in particular

Was a bit sicker in the am, but was feeling better by midday. It seems that mornings are the most difficult now, post sleep and shower. One day until Friday!

BHK and I went out to Thursday's for supper with Chris and Larry - took a walk on the boardwalk afterward. Nice night, only a couple of mosquitoes.

Today is Buddy's Wake - Adam's grandfather didn't make it, sadly.

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More fruit from the blueberry plant! Had a little nibble on them with lunch today, in yogurt.

We also have eggplant blossoms, two peppers coming in nicely and tons of squash, bean and potato blossoms!

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scribbls - a fun little doodle/game thing. (most faved is worth a peek) - I suspect that Kat will dig it, with that tablet!

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Robert Downey Jr. says he gave up drugs after Burger King served him "a cheeseburger so disgusting that it forced him to reassess his entire life." The burger was so nasty that he suddenly felt like something terrible was going to happen to him, so he threw all his drugs into the ocean and has been clean ever since.

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1 year ago - carcassonne, blink, masonic temple pic, moonbase blackhellkat (in comments)

2 years ago - bangs!, 70s nostalgia, net neutrality, heifer.org, zombie powered car, blondie, smothers brothers, hurricane, tv openings, far out space nuts, 3's company, tomi's vette, electrawoman and dynagirl

3 years ago - Going postal, free pie, Global Frequency, Who, Kim Possible, writing, JC & fish sammiches, mouse update, UN food force, Hav, Work Sanity, fridge cleanup, Chloe-pup, sweet farm girl mp3, Hunter-Newt face pics (vs. a paper strip)

4 years ago - Astronauts, Hound Dogs, doodles, $0.21, CoH rough, Camels vs Tigers, Hustler Store on its way

5 years ago - there-music, vampires, Bollywood posters, billy the kid

6 years ago - wondering about hover cars and jetpacks, mad shark, bad tattoos,rainbow in every teardrop, kid at work day, wondering about my own,Freedom force supers, misc bro & Danny get togethers

7 years ago - irenic & potatory, recovering from yuck, idea12, waving, coffee flavored cereals, evil news, html brad hoax, plucking out a worm, l-struck

8 years ago - fooling myself, Superman is JC, site poetry via cmdrtaco

Called in sick to work - in a cough-funk, but still available on cell phone to meeting - I barely moved from bed... haven't had anything solid since Sunday midday.

a/c still broken - repair crew coming on Wednesday - apparently the tornado has affected a lot of folks.

not much to say, and I need some sleep - have some garden pics, dear journal - I'll see you tomorrow!



A little flooded out, but it's still coming along.

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quote of the day: (via shoebox)

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1 year ago - full Saturday of book / yard sales - fab brew not so fab, dc divas, random survey

2 years ago - cut my foot, Danny wants to go to Vegas, re: tv hospitals and my dad, rubber soul mp3, dr smith, quizzles

3 years ago - bro bailout, monkeys and popsicles, demolition, Shatner Se7en, zombies from chaplain, lj friends quiz, hubbub

4 years ago - Rydia.net, bills, walk piccies, park urge, chimps, #478

5 years ago - D and depression, Dale moves, addictive cheese, kraft pack, Newt on a ledge

6 years ago - picked up freedom force, shopped for my current bike

7 years ago - sunset quiz, Seuss on the brain, the never fulfilled Stacy cpu, wild child.

8 years ago - Found Heather's other journal, Touch, contemplating the transient nature of computer pals

Today, I got sicker, bleah. Pains and stresses at an all time yuck factor.

Watched Old San Fransisco , assorted tv, and slept most of the day. BHK and I took a walk in the sun to try and loosen stuff up for about 45 minutes (or about a mile and a half) and while I think fresh air helps... I was more than ready to go rest afterward. For some reason, our water bottles tasted like onion.

A/C broken - house bounces between 80 and 95 degrees inside, depending on time of day. Fortunately, we have lots of ceiling fans, and the loft has a window-shaker unit, so the kitties, BHK and I won't bake too badly as long as we stay upstairs.

thinking about my sweetheart, BHK - some savage garden -

Bugah's baseball game is today - didn't drive out to VA to see him - both BHK and I love that kid to death, but we're both too sick to go up there and spread our germs to the little ones - that said, we did go to the doc for a shot.

Got shots, we played Yahtzee on the pda three times while I waited for clearance to leave, bhk does better than me in general, but I got her 2/3 games this time.

Hit the yard sale in front of the firehouse on the way home - BHK got a pair of books, something by Moning [edit - it was Darkfever ] (Highlander something) and The 13th Tale.

After a bit of rest, we decided to head to Aardvark, and picked up Arkham Horror, Grave Robbers From Outer Space and Marriage Material (as well as vol 2 of Irredeemable Ant-man, and Vol 2 of New Frontier.)

I started feeling much more poorly Saturday night - BHK is sick, and I have a severe cough, a fluid-filled chest, muscle aches, and back pain.

We started to do a puzzle, but I couldn't even stay seated at the table.... so I flopped in front fo the TV and half-watched until we tucked in, at about 9 pm.

On a lighter note - we got our first nibs and nabs from the garden!

Blueberry ... first eats produced this season by our plants... picture taken with cell phone.

Who was part of breakfast that day... but his brothers and sisters later became part of this -

Blueberry Pie! BHK's first, and it was delicious!

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1 year ago - garden pepper pic

2 years ago - LOTR online beta, valleyschwag, Newt defends me during a pirate game, yawny-poll, mermaids- traditional and feegee, monkey chow diaries, abc mp3, stealth-wing parachute, router hack, bro case update, of mice & men, freaturing superman and bizarro

3 years ago - teensy work text, human hamster balls, google-found webcams, old gi joe comics, jogging for jesus, Florida judges are tossing out DUI cases when defendants ask to see the source code for the breathalysers that busted them, Ex-deputy gets life for molesting boys, bro picked up for trespassing

4 years ago - zombie quiz, metamorpho with GP, Square-boy, Walken sings, Chainsaw owies, ST emulator, Bulldozer rampage, I go to a new host.

5 years ago - bro, pub-crawling with Danny, flowerpop clones my interests and flies off.

6 years ago - hero costume poll, sogyo poetry, fumigation finished, scopes sea monkey trial

7 years ago - baby helmet, deep sleep, grogginess, wag, folks sick all over LJ, shoe size poll, adaptation of science, spark words.

8 years ago - My life unapproved by the Comic's Code Authority

BHK and I may go see The Fall tonight... I also I really want to see Son of Rambow before it leaves the theaters, too. We'll see how we feel after dinner.

So.. it's June already! Second day and so far, so good. Maybe we'll buy a bicycle today!

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Walrus man sent me this, to add to the coloring book community



awesome.

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via robin laws -

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1 year ago - I first see psycho rodent, books, Fahrenheit 451 misinterpreted, google gears sql, docmorph, network security tools, readymechs paper toys

2 years ago - mom and wilton project, a year without cable tv, o fortuna, castles, mr rogers rocks, friday 5, susp

3 years ago - June 3 is Free doughnut day, fog of war, one word movie (still fun!), blood, mp, I read to newt, bro telemarketing, book review, sloth defeats gluttony, killed comcast!, poor at philosophy, solar powered recharge backpack, deepest sender works, newt pic

4 years ago - pikachu combat icon, Weather, transit of Venus, GP call, Cult TV, tree, journal remix

5 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"

6 years ago - Apartment Shopping, world's smallest website, markers defeatcdprotection, sum of all fears, coming home fumigation, smile creators

7 years ago - SWAT Team visits my apartment, prompting me to move. (No-nose flips out, cam pictures, too)

8 years ago - newt recovers from Fritz's Parasite, and I discover Imood.com

Adam's grandfather is in a bad way - he was sent to the hospital last weekend, was looking better on Tuesday, not as good yesterday. I hope he hangs in there, and mends up... at his age and level of health, I suspect he may be about done.

Was a bit sick this morning - nervous about the epidural , maybe... or low blood sugar. No food after 8am, minimal sips of water if needed. Still pretty sore afterward, but I should feel a lot bette rni the next few days.

BHK made Thai for me last night - make my last meal before the fast a good one. Green Curry veggies over rice, with a side of tofu in peanut sauce. The lady knows what I like to eat. After the epidural, we got Mexican - it was good, but I couldn't finish my plate. Leftovers lasted until about 9pm.


Why the kitties like the windowsill - ... Clicks embiggen, as always.

Side note - Newt and Pyecam were down part of the day last monday - ftp server was broken, but it booted back up once I let the provider know.

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Creepypasta - are short stories designed to unnerve, disturb or scare the readers of a Creepy Thread on 4chan. (could be upsetting to some viewers / nsfw, etc - it is on encyclopedia dramatica and 4chan after all.)

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Coverage at the BBC - This of course brings significant hope to amputees and other other people with physical disabilities.
(Note that this research has been going on for quite some time.)

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1 year ago - outline of the day in reverse, pictures, annapolis, iana, tasty food, gastric psa from BHK,

2 years ago - weather, doodles, network, nat'l drivers test, why can't we be friends,

3 years ago - out and about with with Danny, pics, palm doodles, Lost season 2 trailer, web screenplay, classic story role - wayfarer, year of the monkey, fridge magnet piccies, work senora, kalpa

4 years ago - beekeeping, silly rainbow, day after tomorrow palm review, COH, Danny pic at sushi, D&B, feeling sickie, bro issues

5 years ago - ljmatch, checkup, wet out, bob hope 100, letter from Rachel, banning superman as a baby name, dr doom sued.

6 years ago - bookstore, Viking ships, braids, Underoos, bad Iran Barbie grammar,people watching, photogenic folks, brothel/church/bowling memory

7 years ago - - evil news, phaster search, music poll, first sighting of the man-monkeyin Delhi, The Gambler, meemee sent me a colored picture of bubbles, candid newt pic (one red eye, one green eye!), south of the border, story about my brother and myself when I was 8, space movies.

8 years ago - thankful for memorial day

Dick Martin died. Why does this make me feel bad or nostalgic? Laugh-in was old hat before I was born, but I loved seeing it on Nick at Nite.

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Forgot to mention the awesome sub/pizza shop discovered on Saturday. Selby Sub Shoppe - found when we took a wrong turn looking for Thai food. Best mistake we could've made. Larry was especially happy that he didn't have to consume anything involving curry or green beans. He got chicken wings, while BHK, Chris and I gobbled down some white pizza... with red sauce on the side.

So good. Also good was the lemon coconut cake, lemon pie, chocolate mousse pie and the lemon cookies. We seem to have an inordinate amount of lemon fondness in our desserts.

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Random statement - I don't think that Andy Kaufman was very funny, even in a meta-way. Entertainingly random, at best.

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Current music - The Way I Am by Ingrid Michaelson

If you were falling, then I would catch you.
You need a light, I'd find a match.

'cause I love the way you say good morning.
And you take me the way I am.

If you are chilly, here take my sweater.
Your head is aching, I'll make it better.

'cause I love the way you call me baby.
And you take me the way I am.

I'd buy you Rogaine if you start losing all your hair.
Sew on patches to all you tear.

'cause I love you more than I could ever promise.
And you take me the way I am.
You take me the way I am.
You take me the way I am.

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BHK got her first filling today - her personal tooth-care is far superior to mine.

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Dreamt last night of being at the Disney lagoon - BHK and I were swimming with giant sharks, eels - no fish was smaller than half my size, most of them were between 30-40 feet long. At one point I was kidnapped, and was told that if I escaped, my entire family would be killed. I grabbed the person and immobilized him by snapping his arms and legs off like dried twigs - when I went to finish him, the police showed up and told me that his brain shouldn't be damaged, as they needed it to ge tthe information on how he would hurt folks. I didn't care to see him live, but I relented - though only if I could pack his head with salt and ash. That was ok with the police, who decapitated him, and put his noggin in a clear tube for analysis... the head was somehow still alive, but as long as he couldn't speak, he couldn't hurt us... some sort of vampire, or lich, maybe?

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Adam is home from Haiti - note form MVW

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1 year ago - pepper picture (first harvest from the garden), navicat, website revamp thoughts, sweet sue's secret ingredient, 9 million bicycles

2 years ago - newtcam server down, social kicks up, movies, quizzes, juice newton

3 years ago - power outage, scruffies, grow an armchair, Audry Landers/ woodchuck/ Gene Rayburn, don't step in the cake, swat monkey, em's ink, best quote ever, soap for meth, Man Arrested for Wearing Grinch Mask, letter from mp, bro call, peacekeeping purse

4 years ago - animated newt pic, open courseware, a lovely phone call, athenos reply, name meme

5 years ago - Cross-sections, candy bars and otherwise, panoramas, hut-building, surreal candy, there b3 features, wvum, world as blog

6 years ago - Memorial Day, documentation, Jakushitsu, Animal crackers, flash & the elongated man, sleeping late with a cat, what's better. (First appearance for the Newton-yawn icon)

7 years ago - nice dreams, four legs good, two legs bad, saw Shrek, first mobile entry from the laptop

8 years ago - I'd not yet committed to daily entries

cranky - I'm a sensitive / moody boy today -

slept a lot

watched finale of the office - nice closer.

played with newton and pye - frog on a string, mostly

I was more cranky - discovered that it's primarily due to fears about health - back issues and surgery, especially. BHK helps me figure out why.

showered

went to mexico for dinner

wal-mart for after - got a happy, friendly galactus & human torch,(on discount, no less) bhk got a bubble baton

also - green and yellow t-shirts, socks, animal crackers, kitty litter.

came home

relaxed and watched our last psych - first season long missing tim curry / american idol episode

watched the soup

watched fruit carving

went to bedski, not cranky now.

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1 year ago - follow-up interview at IANA, fixing linkedin to meet then-current info

2 years ago - walnut gold-trading babies, house guest plans, bro to court, get crank radio-light, scooby guests,

3 years ago - wep key cracking, chico crime, martial arts and felt, sentences, RR fixit, Sweet Strawberry Jam!, stopped someone from doing something stupid and permanent.

4 years ago - Bro crap (status remains the same), vaseline, singing science, speak & spell, moved to madcow

5 years ago - Skull dream, Scooby-doo fun & book henge in There, Ghetto Fries?

6 years ago - Pam got bell's Palsy that lasted for a bit. Ann and Bob have adisagreement. Beans. Gummi Bears vs. Fingerprint Sensors, Charlie's LJ mentioned

7 years ago - connubial, cadaverine, flamingos pink because they eat shrimp, tension thinking

8 years ago - Journal will be born in 1 day

Power went out last night at about midnight or thereabouts... my CPAP shut down, so I had a lovely night of snoring over poor BHK's shoulder.

Showered and shaved in the rainy dawn-dark this morning - fortunately, I had a company polo shirt to wear, since the iron doesn't work sans juice, either.

I wonder how the Old Order Amish feel when they hear that the "English" (non-Amish) are fretting about not having any electricity?

Worse than the lack of power was the severe flooding and high winds.

Statement as of 6:39 AM EDT on May 12, 2008

Now - power is back on at the house, and no more flood warning for Calvert County.

After work, went to the back doctor - much more fruitful response this time. getting my epidural, physical therapy and etc... hopefully a bit more productive than "no hope blah blah" from last one. I get my epi in about a week, a flexion exercise program, ultrasound, electrical stim, and massage.

Saw Aardvark's Tara in her other work duds at Panera... she cleans up well! BHK and she gabbed a bit - the 2nd store is now closed primarily due to crooked employees making off with merch. Upside, that's more time for them to be social.. maybe we'll hang with them sometime soon! The Lusby store rocks the party that much more, too.

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Ah, Virginia. You never let me down with the custom plates.

No relation to the flooding post, prior.

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Two books for me to investigate library-wise. We saw 'em at the bookstore last week, and I think they'll be better as temporary reads rather than permanent additions to our collection. I may change my mind after reading 'em.




Don't Throw It Out, and Monster 1959.

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1 year ago - clematis and tigger pics, chris hijacks bhk, saturday car pics

2 years ago - poofy newt pic, plans for sept, new monkey species, score as beast

3 years ago - Bro drama, Kidz Bop doing "Since U Been Gone", Regressive Imagery Analysis, movie meme, chimp paintings on auction, Oscar Wilde on Journals, RID analysis

4 years ago - got a new pda, payphones vanishing, invisible landlord, bro house arrest

5 years ago - PT, PI snooping about tom, cream soda, bro caught with mike & other craziness

6 years ago - Mom's day Breakfast, dsl breaks, quality time with SA, poem

7 years ago - New Star trek series, freedom fighting fiction, DNA passes, hot shower and walkies. (glowfilter)

Back is feeling much better today. Not great, but only a low-level ache and tightness at the moment. The pills best used before bed as they make me sleepy and thus not suitable for work or any sharp thought-based activity during the day.

Still haven't heard from brother since he was released from jail. I imagine that no news is good news.... I think I'll call him tonight, though.

Yesterday afternoon while I was taking care of some issues, BHK ran to the nursery and picked up some veggies for us - Flowers : Ranunculus (look mostly like the Heart of Gold ), Some Red Cat Tails, a dozen ears of corn, and a big bag of zucchini. Local food for supper the next few days!

Also after work, BHK and I went to see The Forbidden Kingdom. I'd say that we both liked it - the settings and fight choreography were lovely, but I would really have loved to see what they'd have done in the 80's, when they were both at physical prime. It was also a bit too... American, I guess. The bookends of "bullies chase kid with no 'fu", to "kid, now trained, defeats bullies" weakened the picture a bit. Overall, I was more than pleased, but it wasn't as fantastic as I'd have hoped. Not in the same league as othe rcurrent wire fu flicks, but seeing Li and Chan together was pretty nifty... Plus, The Monkey King!

After the movie's popcorn, we were ready for some serious supper time, and headed to Red Robin... we were seated between an old man who had a fragrance of tomato soup in a baby diaper and an adorable down's syndrome baby.

That was ok, save for the distracting scent... but after waiting for about 10 minutes without seeing a server, I took it as a sign of possible things to come, and we left.

We made a beeline for Cheeburger² and were seated immediately... placed our order, and chitty-chatted. The Trivial Pursuit cards at the table were ones we'd already done before, but that's the risk we take by going there so often. Our server was seemingly inexperienced at her job... a little while after we placed our order, she came back to tell us that they were all out of veggie burgers. Apparently, neither BHK or I were slotted for the meal we were looking for tonight. We got ready to go, and the girl pleaded with us to stay - free milkshakes were offered. (Reasonable, since they were already made, waiting for our non-present main course to come to us.) We said that it was ok, but she begged us to stick around while she got her boss to make things right. Bogdan was there, acting as manager... we really can't say no to him. He's been our burger buddy since I first moved here, and BHK has known him longer than that. He gave us some other options, which worked out fine. I got a grilled portobello sammich and BHK did a cow-burger, both had the same toppings and treatment we wanted on the veggie-burgers.

The shakes were tasty, though not as thick, since they had time to melt while we waited... I got a chocolate mint (not as good as chocolate cherry), and BHK had a standard ol' fashioned chocolate malt.

We made it home at about 9ish, BHK checked her email while I played a little TF2 (polishing my Heavy and Demoman skills) and Counterstrike.

Naughty Newt wouldn't let BHK's water alone... first he stuck his face close to it, and sneezed into the surface.... insuring that BHK wouldn't be drinking any. With that, he lapped the contents until he wasn't comfortable sticking his face inside the cup... so he put a paw in and pulled it over to drink from the puddle. BHK didn't know that he's fond of that little procedure. I guess she knows now. We went to bed shortly thereafter... reading turned swiftly to sleep.

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Best thing about Gordon Ramsay is his insult factor. calling someone a doughnut, a pelican and a donkey.

I'm surely going to call someone a "silly pelican" sometime soon.

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This morning, I remember a dream of disease outbreak - lots of panic - BHK and I were separated, don't know where the cats went.

I was put on a bus to Schenectady (why Schenectady?), with one small carry-on bag. I was forbidden to bring any money, books, cell phone / electronics or shoes, with the understanding that I'd be subject to robbery and worse if I did so. I don't remember what I did pack.. clothes and toiletries of some sort. I specifically recall bringing a roll of toilet paper and some pens and pencils. There was considerable fear and panic on the bus, but it wasn't overcrowded. I had my own seat, and behind me was the skinny guy from The Big Bang Theory.

The skinny guy and I talked for a bit... more like he spoke and I tossed in a comment here and there in support of what he was saying. I don't recall the exact nature of the conversation but there were certainly aspects of survival involved - something about safe water and how to make a solar oven was part of it. I was thirsty, and did not pack any water - there was a screeching or whooshing of air in my ears as we drove to our destination. Actor guy moved from the chair behind to sit next to me as there were two other fellows on his bench, pushing and shoving each other aggressively.

After our talk, skinny guy showed me that he was wearing an earring shaped like two horseshoes that were open, but closed enough that the second didn't fall from the first. the beads were black. He took it out and stuck it in my ear, piercing it when he did... and put in another one back in his own ear... the only difference was that his now had gray beads instead. He said that it was protection for the area ahead, and also gave me a compass and a powerful magnet (that didn't affect the compass, somehow) as a way to thank me because I wasn't annoying. The men behind us had been listening wanted thier own, but he refused. "Sorry - you were annoying me. Anyway, I don't have any more." and then was killed - I couldn't help him because I was back on the bus again, and he was in the parking lot, left far behind, shrieking as the two men tore him to pieces. I guess one of the men got the earring he had.

We stopped in Montana (must've been the long way, since we were going to NY from MD), where men in gas masks and carrying clipboards came on and took us outside one by one. We were lined up, and then everyone n the bus was killed except for me - deemed contagious, I suppose.

I was given food and water, and then told to walk from there. A broad expanse of grassy hills and green trees were ahead of me, with no path to be seen... but I walked, a deep sense of sadness hitting me with every step. I noted that the land was stunning, but empty without BHK and the boys with me... I began to wonder if I'd ever see them again- if somehow I'd been tricked and that this was a way of putting me in isolation.

I pulled a walking stick from a nearby branch and hit each tree, hoping to knock unseen fruit and to let nearby wildlife know I was coming... for whatever reason, I thought there were mountain lions in the woods.

Then I woke up to the alarm clock playing BHK's IPOD, and I was snuggled in with her, the boys on the bed as well. So that's a happy ending, anyhow.

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