Allison's B'day! I buttered her nose while she was distracted by playing audiosurf. (Got it for $5 this last weekend.) I was a little disappointed that my mp3 of Christopher Walken reciting Poe's "The Raven" was so linear.
As a gift / party-favor to all for BHK's day - A GAZILLION Free to print and play games.
Oh BGG, how I thank the Internets you're there.
If you're not into free games, (or even if you are, dear journal) here's a stop-motion zombie movie called Chainsaw Maid. Best zombie film this year. (from the same people who did Bloody Date )
No Lebanese Taverna Tonight - Falafel time must wait - instead we hit Gallo's Deli - food is still pretty good. Not as superior as Selby, but only a block or two from the house. BHK opened the remainder for her loot tonight.
I got her an assortment of little trinket-treats - My faves were earring-studs in the style of mexican sugar skulls and a bottlecap pin with a pirate inside saying ARG in letter beads.... but I'm partial to things skully. I need to take a picture of BHK's loot pile - other items were a lovey charm, a ouija board pin, and a horde of coupons to do / get things, from getting me in a good mood to a movie night with no snarky comments. (2 nights, if neither are Jane Austen-related).
1 year ago - BHK Bday, (buttered via nightstand dollop), lots of bayfest food and heat, parade, spidey lunchbox, tarot test
2 years ago - robo-post while I'm on vaykay with BHK, dragonfly-kitty pic
3 years ago - google talk, web-surfing, Katrina, Robertson apologizes, v05-blueberry, medieval career, book meme, palm doodle, weather, power-out phone post
4 years ago - bag lady update, Twilight Zone: Planet of the Apes
5 years ago - got bro a Ganesh, (but I skipped the digeridoo), law and order coloring book, first day at new gig as good server king of the south, gabbed with mi Hala re: jhumkas and moonstones, and happy thoughts of working with her, Shal'weez.
6 years ago - heroclix improvised weapons, deadly toys, poemtag
7 years ago - pirate joke, selectivity, amor, warning label poll
8 years ago - aliens operate on my body, rhymes, colors, stevie
120 years ago - A plant grows in Mexteca, Mexico, which the natives call the "herb of prophecy." A dose of it produces sleep similar in all respects to the hypnotic state. The subject answers with closed eyes all questions that are put to him, and is completely insensible. The pathologic state brings with it a kind of prophetic gift and doublesight. Furthermore he loses his will and is completely under the control of another. On returning to himself he remembers nothing of what he has done. -Excelsior Cottager, August 25, 1888.
- Location:20714
- Mood:
sleepy - Music:mamma mia (spanish version) - abba - audiosurf
Nice day at work today - we took a field trip to the Port of Baltimore and a CSX location.
Some piccies - click to embiggen, as always, dear journal.
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Nifty container lifts, a burned out building that was used in Enemy of the State, and some giant bumpers.
Got home, and... had some dinner! BHK made an awesome dinner of pizza and salad yum-noms!
Additionally, the video card installed, quick as a wink, while the pizza was being put to the last heating phase.
The 8800 GT is at *least* 4x faster than my old ati x1600 , and I haven't had any of the hot pixel problems so far now. The old ati x1600 still plays games pretty well. Maybe I'll put it in my server just to have a backup game device.
"A lady noticed her computer was running slower after she had brought her computer in to be repaired. She took the computer to a second repair shop where they found that one of the problems was that her webcam would turn on whenever it detected her around and was taking photos and uploading it to a website. The repair technician that installed the software has done this to at least 10 women and has photos of at least one undressing."
1 year ago - waiting for 8/8/8, goads have lived in house next door for 23+ years, north beach, emily coming pic, HOT out, coward/cowherd origins, Oshi with icehouse
2 years ago - priceline beats expedia, register to vote, Chinese Ghost Festival, exfoliate/defoliate, hangin' round the ceiling, walkabout/geocache plans
3 years ago - meetings, school restarts, club shuffle, thank you - sim-sim-salabim, danny the street, vidcam hacks, google total, unf. kids books, How bona to vada your eek!, teacher, miami storm pic
4 years ago - Bro health care, lj post issues, losing some gentleness, scotto-flaws& nice things, vintage newspaper strips, no jack black as GL, funw/google searches, older archives, deep sea images, phone safe,keylogger, slowed chipmunks, JL cartoon, character makeups, europreart
5 years ago - Teen Titans, Antidepressants, narghile, steve burns, ebonics, red kryptonite poll, bro health
6 years ago - ZIM!, fun fact, fumbuckery, added newt pic to bio, after he shocked me, site reboot that didn't come to fruition
7 years ago - some thoughts about gamers/negative side, including a dragon-con flashback (that caused some upset in the role-players community), who in a crowd?, Upside-down, RPG poll, caterwaul, Name Generator, dinos in your region, Wally Caught stealing, begins the end of the WDB era at IMT.
8 years ago - grumpy, in general and regarding TV
- Location:20714
- Mood:
okay - Music:old beach boys songs in my head
That is all for now.. have a great day, dear journal! :D
- Location:greenbelt , md
- Mood:
geeky - Music:memories of my wife singing about corn dogs
Dagwood night with the in-laws and BHK! Tooth was bugging me a bit, so I didn't consume too much.
Watched more of Black Magic with Raymond burr and Orson Welles. Not a terribly excellent film. A lot of scenery chewing, and a good excues to cuddle on the couch.
Quote of the moment - "Everything you think affects your spirit, your mood, and your ability to contribute to others."
I think of a home ready to be robbed when it's August and I see a Christmas Wreath on the door... or one that's open to squatters.
Water on Mars: confirmed.
Laboratory tests aboard NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander have identified water in a soil sample. The lander's robotic arm delivered the sample Wednesday to an instrument that identifies vapors produced by the heating of samples.
The lander itself added, on Twitter, "FTW!" (I imagine and hope that's "for the win", not the other one... "f*** the world".)
I want a robostool. (No, not robot poop, dear journal.) See also:“Take a seat” is a robotic chair that follows you around
Yeah, so I want a pet chair.
Sam Raimi plans to do a superhero series with Disney called The Transplants.
PSA of the moment -
ANGIE GOFF IS RUNNING THE:
for Charity GroupVISIT HER RACE PAGE BY CLICKING HERE
It's a great cause (The Carefree Foundation and Foundation for International Medical Relief of Children), and her first marathon... if you can spare it, help the kids out by pledging some funds on her race page.
"Technology Review has up an article about Shapeways, a new online rapid-prototyping service that allows users to upload digital designs which are then printed on 3-D printers and shipped back. A spinoff from Philips Research, the service gives small businesses, designers, artists, and hobbyists access to prototyping tools that were once available only to the largest corporations. The fee for a typical printed object is $50-$150. Their video shows the steps behind the process."
Oh boy... custom stuff never had it so good.
"Technology Review has up an article about Shapeways, a new online rapid-prototyping service that allows users to upload digital designs which are then printed on 3-D printers and shipped back. A spinoff from Philips Research, the service gives small businesses, designers, artists, and hobbyists access to prototyping tools that were once available only to the largest corporations. The fee for a typical printed object is $50-$150. Their video shows the steps behind the process."
Oh boy... custom stuff never had it so good.
1 year ago - Pepper pic form the garden, upcoming events, Emily reminds me of Wendy and monkey shenanigans, picture taken from subway ride to work, games, turning heat into electricity using sound, all optical magnetic recording, Kat tells BHK and me to get a room (in comments)
2 years ago - sharks don't have knees, boiled eggs, yoga, map issues, Dave nose-operation, 4-sec frenzy, Theoi project, FOLEDs, grammar rock, man tosses a car, hungry ghost month, TS Chris
3 years ago - peaceful Sunday, Rufus Xavier Sarsaparilla, PB-J time, Grizzly Golf Attack is true, "Pepsi brings your ancestors back from the grave."
4 years ago - Rob Shea Quote, appropriate for E-journals everywhere, I played with mercury, JL meme, music, Dave, Rain, Social entity, first hints at Mike-drama, search shortcuts, albinos of the 19th century, echolocation alarms
5 years ago - crazy dreams, Kate Bush, starmark poops but new gig, writing systems, non-castaways on gilligan's isle
6 years ago - istockphoto, dead links, Shitou Xiqian, smiled at, fortune cookie, walkerbot, Liver Eatin' Johnson
7 years ago - hungrybaby, New Apes movie lame, wiseacre, Champions stats for the Shadow, Dwayne Dibley?, Poul Anderson passes away, LJ moves in space
8 years ago - Everway character- wanders the storm path
- Location:20714
- Mood: tired
- Music:flock of seagulls in my head
Matt helped me quite a bit with the grill and lighting of the pyrotechnics. We ate leftovers from the 3rd, still plenty of burgers, corn, and mac&cheese for the eating!
Not much aside form that, dear journal!
1 year ago - adam and emily picture, more getting together post 3rd
2 years ago - Happy St. Elizabeth of Portugal Day!, many, many miami-area walkabout pics
3 years ago - mp smooch habit, usa quiz, geobloggers, aztec lapdances with oranges, bowel cleansing scam, ear candles fraud, Lauderdale regional shots, scotto stressed/no sleep picture, 5th nail evil,
4 years ago - Vizcaya day trip- pictures, Jeffrey Jones - sex offender, Thundarr
5 years ago - chit chat, family, cpap, Declaration of Independence, fart, classic obstacles, America essay, kazaa lite
6 years ago - waking up, local news, prior day's ER visit, food quiz, fireworks colorchemistry, fun tidbits, UA2 credit, you weigh less on a hard surface
7 years ago - Newt-ish picture from Joel, penury, Santa wondering, track list of the concert I went to in '99
8 years ago - burning numb, blame missile, clean
- Location:20714
- Mood:
full - Music:echoing fireworks in my noggin
Special Guest was Chae-pooch! 10 year old chihuahua, looks like a little doll, but is feisty!
Fireworks were excellent - not as crowded as we expected.
Lunch at Tina's was good, despite the lateness - we can be a collective of procrastination... fortunately it is a known variable.
BHK has learned about expelling anal ducts in dogs... her desire for a puppy isn't as great as it was.. but that only redoubles the want for ducks, llamas and more kitties.
A good time was had by all.
1 year ago - bhk calls me scooter libby, half day at work, speed warning, sickly fox (kitty, you don't look so good), titan arum
2 years ago - rainy warm, preparing for short hair, cigarette bums, breakfast and superman, bhk fossils, talking heads, walkabout, elephant footcare
3 years ago - Sleepy, lapjuicer, gerald mcboing boing, land of the dead, thor's doobie, oops by louis armstrong, manybooks, sex offender,
4 years ago - morbid stuff, the worms, marlon brando
5 years ago - hack comics, vampire game, tree types
6 years ago - booboo foot, left behind books, where's george, Newtcam was on
7 years ago - 2 Years in the Forbidden city, timorous, choleric, evil news, spiderpoll, nuclear war, folks delete, Something Wicked This Way Comes,nekkid poll, love note writing
8 years ago - April takes her time moving out
- Location:20714
- Mood:
good - Music:boom boom pow!
Garden progressing nicely - I swear that I can see the cucumber plants grow by inches every day.
My Life's current settings -
Spectra-Analyzer (Monochrome / 4-Color / True-Color / Thermograph / X-Ray )
MPAA Rating (G / PG / R / NC-17)
Kill switch (Off / On / Wanton Murderous Rage)
Weirdness Tank (Empty / Low / Half / High / Full)
Laugh-O-Matic (Serious / Satirical / Witty / Wacky / Insane)
Cliche Blender (Pulse / Blend / Puree / Oh, Ugh!)
Global Soundtrack Volume (off, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11!)
Personal Soundtrack Volume (off, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11!)
Batteries (Empty / Low / Half / High / Full)
If being captured and tortured makes you ready to be president, there's a whole Guantanamo full of candidates the Republicans haven't even considered.
I'm actually a bit fearful of McCain winning. I shouldn't be, but I was burned by Kerry and Gore, both of which I'd have thought had it in the bag.
Dave's trying to put me at ease - I hope he's right. (Though I am annoyed about Obama's recent campaign actions, too - the aforementioned Supreme Court tossing the D.C. gun ban / Obama’s faith based initiatives / pandering like flags on lapels and "values" as part of a campaign ads.)
Ray Harryhausen turned 88 a couple of days ago - I thought he had passed on. I'm glad I was wrong.
Looks like our condo issues are about up, now. The new management company has contacted us, our bill to be paid actually has an itemized list we can agree with, and it should be smoother sailing as far as that building is concerned.
Looks like our condo issues are about up, now. The new management company has contacted us, our bill to be paid actually has an itemized list we can agree with, and it should be smoother sailing as far as that building is concerned.
I'm often surprised when I meet people who are... well, to put it in gaming terms, "built on a lot more or a good deal fewer points" than me. I keep myself in the thought of "everyone is created equal", but it's really just not true. I've met a couple of people that are practically super-heroes, and pulp-style doc savage types, at that. (I worked with his opposite number at the library, years ago, too) Here and there I come across a person who is amazingly put together - talented, good-natured, physically, socially and mentally fit. Granted, it's not often that this happens - I figure most people have at least one or two attributes that are at least along the mean, if not sub-par. Then there's the other side of things... someone who is neither kind to the eyes, particularly intelligent, healthy or easy to get along with. How did they get such a short end of the stick?
I know it's a pipe dream, but shouldn't everyone be beautiful and ugly somewhere obvious after talking to them for a moment or thirty? When I get blindsided by folks falling on one side of the bell curve or the other, I have this need to find something contrary to the rest of the model... and I get a little distressed if I can't spot the hidden flaw or silver lining of the cloud. I know it won't always be obvious, like Hawking's mind trapped in his body (or Anna Nicole Smith's Body [at prime] trapped containing its brain.) Those two aren't the best examples as I've never met either before, but I suspect that they're fair ones.
I think that the first thing most gamers do when given a system of measuring certain skills and abilities is to build themselves, just to see where they stand. (or, if you're extra goofy like I am, you'll do your whole game group, and then compare notes.)
Last night, while watching Astronaut Farmer - Chris asked if the main character was going to die. My answer of "yes, eventually" was not well received.
Ten original designs have been submitted in the 8th Icehouse Game Design Competition, and anyone willing to rank at least two of the ten designs is welcome to serve as a judge. The deadline for judging is July 18th. For details on judging, as well as links to all of the designs, head to the Icehouse Game Design page. (I don't have any entries this time, but Logger looks fun, at least in theory, as does Ambush.)I most certainly prefer German-type boardgames (somewhat abstract, largely non-confrontational, and relatively short in playing time), rather than American-style (games that are heavy in theme, aggressive, and requiring an entire evening to play.)
That said, I think we're going to slow down on our game purchases now - our closet is pretty full. I'd like to trot out a few games for the 3-4th of July time off, especially since we'll have Alan, Jesus, The Mama, Chris, Larry, BHK and me available to play, plus the possibility of Tina and Matt. I suspect it'll turn into Apples to Apples fest, but I'd like a few other 3+ player games to get a workout then too... maybe Witch Trial or Super Munchkin would be fun and easy enough for a bigger crew... I'd even like to see a mob-sized Carcassone H&G game.
Other Possibilities are Clue, Aquarius, and Fluxx (Zombie, eco, family or regular... or a mix!)
I doubt we could get 'em to do Chrononauts. That'll be for when Amy comes over. BHK and I love it, but the gang might not be into the learning part. (same for Crime Lords or Arkham Horror )
We could play Werewolf if we get at least 8 people that want to play. It'd be better with 13... I wonder where Adam, Eric, Jimmy and Joe will be this weekend?)
Speaking of Gaming - Game Table Online is moving from subscription-based play to free, open gaming for all users as of July 1. (Lord of The Fries ! Kill Dr. Lucky !
1 year ago - geocaching, tinkle pig in the graveyard (she may still be there - we should go back and check.), aardvark, bro in rehab, vampire peacock
2 years ago - spidey, bats and naraj team up, porch post - better day, playing catch up, getting ready for my trip to the keys with boop and weez, life settings, saw superman returns, it don't mean a thing, ambient sound post,
3 years ago - good things, snaily-pic, dealing with bro/dmv/belize, Newt and Magda hang out, giant black butterflies, palmetto bugs / Brent memory, enature, opera gloves in comics, platelet donation pics, Ken Jenne sells out the public (and is still in office a year later)
4 years ago - spidey 2 was keen, samoflange, table test, republican confession, Angry Ghost Rips Worker's Arm Off
5 years ago - Netmeeting, riblets, GP/Austin, cej-chat
6 years ago - wonderful dreams, learning the neighborhood, notes never followed up on
7 years ago - saw Ornj off on her trip, bro's got a win 95 box, monkey fishing a fib, due amici sub, leaves of grass, database link access to web, Kneel before zod!
8 years ago - nothing
- Location:20714
- Music:a summer place theme
Could someone explain to me how Obama not taking public campaign funds "ruins his credibility"?
Let's see--- today -
Shots! Quick and Easy.
Didn't get to Aardvark for replacement for Catan Dice, and pick up Illuminati: Crime Lords - probably tomorrow.
Went to Annapolis to go see Zohan - I didn't realize he was going to be some sort of superhero - more fun than I'd thought- had the requisite Sandler dumbness, but it was pretty cute. A few running gags ran overlong, but it was better than I'd expected. The beginning sort of put me in the mood to see Hancock.
I'm rather saddened to hear that Get Smart is poorly rated (almost as bad as the love guru? Seriously? That bad? I haven't seen, but can only assume the words fro Guru.) - I hope that Wall-E and Hancock bring something more fun to this summer's movies. I haven't seen Indy 4 yet either, but I hope it's better than the reviews make it out to be.
Pizza at the New Pizza Hut by ATW man - not the best - I think it made BHK sick.
Picked up the mail, and noticed our screener of Swarm of the Snakehead came in! (official site)
BHK and I went down for a nap, she is sleeping heavily. (Still wasn't feeling well) - I got up after an hour, and did some work on the computer for about an hour, and then played video games for about 3 hours - (Portal, HL2, and some game mods - Pirates, Vikings and Knights II and Zombie Panic.) Tossed a little Bioshock in for good measure.
not for the easily dizzy -
1 year ago - Dan arrives, seaports and port authorities, trains and such, dense reading, metric system
2 years ago - tasty bean salad, Brando in superman movie, battle tubas, subway perspective art, mentos and coke, online pente, druid pocketwatch
3 years ago - GP & Batman, magic waffle pixies, yubnub, Google maps, Lore, grasshoppers, awesomedome, journal scraped
4 years ago - Summertime, silliness, doodle board, rage icon (since added), extreme heat warning, wifi bike, earbags, pudding pop poll
5 years ago - newt pic, dialects, sacred texts, monkfish, fold up robots, William Marshall RIP
6 years ago - Tope/taupe, cookie puss rap, Francesco ups the rent due to tile, bigbrother time clock installed at FMM, bird pee, random 5, lj virus
7 years ago - Bateman’s smoking cat, communion with dip, W's approval rating (pre 9/11) & quiz, languor, evil news, mushy thoughts
8 years ago - time poem
- Location:20714
- Mood: mellow
- Music:it's a beautiful night - oh-ah-oh oh - in my head
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 -
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.saw some graffiti - cycloptic dinosaur and a bleeding heart inscribed with "never".
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.
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
- Location:20714
- Mood:
getting better - Music:Micheal Buble singing with Boys II men vs Hell's Kitchen
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.pictures - ATW man salutes our fallen heroes, and I complain about the heat. (Not nearly as hot as it was in other locales, so I hear!)
Slept well on the new bed - I wasn't feeling so hot earlier, but a nap helped my back and headache quite a bit. Still a little nauseated, but not too terrible.
We had the in-laws over again and made more franks and beans for dinner, and this time, the bonfire and s'mores were a reality. Added bonus was blowing bubbles.
Opted out of the new town trolley to Pete Green's - The route is cute, and could be a lot of fun - two bits to ride can't be beat. I wouldn't mind just taking it for a little day-tour out and about where BHK and I can relax and take in the scenery. I suspect that the trolley's primary use will be for drinkers getting home safe... I'm all for it if it keeps the drunkies from behind the wheel.
I want to pick up a bike - the in-laws cycled up the beach for breakfast this morning, and I thought it sounded like a fun way to ge tout of the house for a bit.
I still haven't decided what new e-books to put on the PDA - maybe I'll take a breather and stick to pulp-books for a bit.
1 year ago - info about 20714, shaved ice man and diabetes, bake sale!, things going smoothly, satori quote
2 years ago - 2nd life upgrade, mm pickup issues, 26 letters about me a-d, wilma buiding, poo-poo ice, c-64 emu, super chicken, robot caveman
3 years ago - slack, WEP cracking in 10 min, forget me not panties, sithy meme, wiktrivia, Nosferatu download, writing assignment, how to fake fingerprints, sat maps make me think of people as ants
4 years ago - put motion detection on newtcam, last done meme, life on venus, AFMBE - Zombie Smackdown, FL Drugs, hummus
5 years ago - Memorial Day, freaky wind, There, superhero factoid, castrati, Skeletor and Gang, Chipotle, Joan Cusack crush
6 years ago - Gargoyle, </a></b></a>
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menstrualhut troll, comparison poll, memory from DC (my evil twin), yeti @ home, monster's inc good7 years ago - monad of John Dee, Morikami, Shrek good, Pearl Harbor bad, lj-death hoax, icky stuff, good stuff, o Mousewheel event, flash ponderings
8 years ago - subject lines, Hunter thinks that my first icon looks like I'm in the phantom zone, age difference, I have done all but the car on that list, 125 things about me
- Location:20714
- Mood: a little nauseated
- Music:fireworks off in the distance
Larry and I picked up the bed this morning - BHK and I napped a bit today. Feels good so far, but it is surprisingly high - maybe 6 (likely more) inches taller than the old one. Picture, left - Larry, scrunched down a bit to magnify the "princess and the pea effect".
Post-nap, the gang did lots of yardwork - my blueberry plant is in the ground now, as are BHK's roses... and Chris's tomato plants.
Closed out the day grilling hot dogs for the family - in-laws brought beans, cole slaw and buns... nice Sunny day today. We passed on the bonfire and s'mores - we were too full of dinner to move.
Instead, we watched some recorded top gear and hung out for a bit... bedtime again soon.
Current read - Gateway by Fred Pohl. Not bad thus far - got it free from the library bookmobile about a year ago... grabbed at random from queue when I realized that I'v epolished off all the ebooks on my PDA - will reload soon, but holding an actual tree-made book is nice. Funny that the paperback is older than Adam - Heck, printed in 1980 - it's 28 years old. 1980 doesn't seem that long ago, but I was 11 at the time.
1 year ago - lime-vanilla candles, beehive / blueberry / raspberry thoughts, music to keep an eye on, earache, plato quote, zefrank interview
2 years ago - apollo's b'day, ask a ninja, atom ant, orange monkey hanger, godzilla mp3, singing fountain
3 years ago - bro stuff, lazy vibe, xanga murder, 3-d x-rays, sex offenders sans Viagra, church basement
4 years ago - messing with hello for pictures, blogspot for galleries, walkabout pics, How I feel about LJ politics, talked to a shoe-shine hobo, the pit, evil spirits. Got my wish for Doom Patrol on Teen Titans!
5 years ago - newtcam, lunch w/danny Teacher of the year!), Thracian Temple found, search test
6 years ago - talking with my bro about doing work as extras, played ps2, saw a raccoon, lj poetry (I miss that link.) , Apollo's Birthday (Speaking of scrying), laundry day
7 years ago - doppelganger, Civet in perfume, Happy-Lucky Chinese Restaurant Game, Sea Monkey Update, project Gutenberg (read Two years in the forbidden city), crap about font usage, pee-banners, caption?
8 years ago - Outings solution, Newt a little sick
- Location:20714
- Mood:
a bit sore - Music:Newton and Pye thumping around the house
Not much to say today - off to work in a few - but have a few links from here or there.
I forget if I linked to this recently or not - It bears repeating-
Austrian court agrees to hear arguments that a chimpanzee should be considered a legal person.
Best Bumper sticker seen recently - "I Bet Jesus Would Use His Turn Signal"
Am I too young to be nostalgic for Johnny Carson? I think not. I can't believe it's been 16 years since he retired.
My favorite swami Carson bit was the gag where gave the answer to questions sealed in envelopes.
The Answer : "A dog with wings"
The Question "Who Is Linda McCartney?"
The Question "Who Is Linda McCartney?"
I have no good reason to want a curta calculator, other than it's cool. Curse you for putting the idea in my head, jwz, but thanks for the link to the flash curta emulator!
1 year ago - museum camera sign picture
2 years ago - puffball collective, mm plans, bro mooching, pilar meme, tarpo scavenger hunt, sedef and weez coming, carmen sandiego, tiny text, coffee bomb
3 years ago - superhero meme ,Wayne Dyer not my thing, alien invasion from the ocean tv themes, vader 20Q, Tofu flavored like human flesh (for the vegetarian cannibal), It only makes me laugh, walkabout graffiti pix, tiny tiny text!
4 years ago - S&W apart, Dawn of the dead, Saw Shrek 2 last night, palm doodle, walkabout pictures, lilo & stitch experiments, pre-inca graveyard found, silly snape / puppetpals, Apeshit, bro
5 years ago - wants, slashdot blocked, best family guy line ever, nig newtie-eyes, book meme, rain
6 years ago - I was compared to Travis Tritt, an image of MyCn18, a broken link or 2,genetic music, Sleestak music, fresca and goldfish crackers, got the complete prisoner TV series on DVD, I restocked some clothes,discovered line-through deleted journals on bio-page.
7 years ago - propitiate, chaplet, sweetheart went out for ice cream, I've got naughty thoughts, brasilein, friends only review of new work arrivals. (all but one of whom still work at FMM.)
8 years ago - April interviewed for Barnies, EMAGE goes downhill, my first 'who I am' post. I was friended by sunusku, meemee & christin, and first thoughts about developing Newtcam
- Location:20714
- Mood:
creaky - Music:everything is catching on fire - in my mind - fingertips
We took Chris out to breakfast at Whitman's (South County Cafe), and then wandered about the area - scoped out a local hardware store, and then hit the major garden supply place to load up on botanical-type loot. My take of the haul is a big blueberry bush, completely pre-loaded with full berries... they'll be blue in another 60 days or so. A peanut plant, just because. BHK got Okra, patchouli, lemon eucalyptus, creeping jenny, and... some other goodies that don't come immediately to mind.
It's raining like gangbusters now... setting my alarm via the cell phone, because I have my doubts that the evening will go by without a power loss.
Set up Pyecam to go along with Newtcam. About time he got equal treatment video-wise. Pyecam won't be 24/7 though, until we work out a pye-intensive, but safe place to put the laptop unattended for long periods.
1 year ago - guessing c gets the gig, suspecting my temp gig will dry up, hot chips, palm doodle, time dilation
2 years ago - 8m of water flood sim, 12 hours at air and sea, bunny-newt, brush fire sunset, dolphins use names,
3 years ago - bro on my list, sickies, quiz, why's it called a fly?, summer holidays
4 years ago - Bear Armor on ebay, smile, Man Fatally Bitten by Sexually Aroused Horse, random lj poems
5 years ago - first incident of Frankie the mooch, I win my 4th There-buggy, Newt Brings me a Lizard for Mom's Day, Condompillars, I join friendster (and never really do anything with it.)
6 years ago - saw Robb online, Saw Spidey with Jenjen, playing a lot of computer games, a tattoo that is lost, and I don't remember.
7 years ago - evil world news, nice evening at home
- Location:20714
- Mood: peaceful
- Music:wind and rain kicking up outside
Chris and Larry are heading out of town this weekend... and they're taking Tigger with 'em. No real Mother's Day things happening this weekend after all - maybe a nice day of painting some pottery, instead?
The latest and greatest version of VZ Navigator (4.0), which tosses in traffic avoidance for 75 cities, along with 3D view plus some other nifty stuff is live right now. (Includes Baltimore and Washington dc!)
I'm looking forward to seeing how solid it is!
I'm still on the phrase "STEAMED CATFISH IN BANANA LEAVES!"
Sorry.
More info on ITALIAN SPIDER-MAN.
Not Sorry.
I'm alternately happy and sad that LJ has finally disabled this stalker feature - Users will only view the number of entries they are allowed to read in calendar views. (Source)
Volcanoes spewing lightning? Wizard war, more like.
Speaking of same... I forget if I've mentioned it or not, but save for a little too much fanboy junk, I pretty much dig the Dresden files books... but I can't seem to get into Jim Butcher's Codex Alera "Horse and Swords" fantasy stuff.
1 year ago - saltine bandit, rockin' sleestaks
2 years ago - mongolia head, sleep, black hat, hurricane info, battle of the beasts
3 years ago - Mother's Day, Bro, heath, hugs, a sticker, walkies pics - graffiti, mission field, vehicles, bernie dexter, hitler's ghost
4 years ago - Laser belt, mental health supporter, quiz of Doooooom, busy bee, nice night out, Disney tour, naked mole rap, duality issues, Newt pic
5 years ago - PT gig jkg, mr rogers asteroid, x2 good reviews, mh about half what it is today (997 vs 2196)
6 years ago - Neuro appt, my magnetic head theory, original thoughts, MRI
7 years ago - weird news, slow wake, old paranoia, bad food from my childhood, ljer herd poll
- Location:20714
- Mood:
awake - Music:BHK wondering about our weather woman.
Additionally, BHK got some cute crafty hair-clips, I got my grubby mitts on assorted baked goods. (A cupcake, a brownie and half of a chocolate nut cookie)
Additionally, we obtained a few boardgames and a card game - all in well-loved boxes, medieval or ancient Greece themes, and with all the pieces. Reviews to follow.
After the sale, we hit Free Comic Book Day. Did we get lots of loot there? Why, yes, dear journal! The only thing we didn't get was the Gumby comic... I eased that wound with a new game - Oshi. We also got a pair of Iron Man movie heroclix and two bounty hunters from the star wars miniatures game. We beat the Aardvark staff to the store by about 10 minutes. (They open at noon.)
That reminds me, I need to send a Larry the zombie to Kat and GP.
After Aardvark - we hit Maerten's to pick up BHK's silver bean necklace and box chain; then off to Cheeseburger in Paradise to play hangman and have some lunchies.
It didn't agree much with BHK and my guts... maybe a bit more greasy than we're used to.
More new arrivals at drop.io/scottobear. Thanks!
I could go for some banana bread, or a blueberry muffin.
Hey! It's World Naked Gardening Day!(nsfw) (via flying-blind, via an unknown quantity.)
I won't be participating - I'm sure my neighbors would thank me.
totally unrelated:
A DOLPHIN was killed when it collided with another dolphin while performing a mid-air trick at a Florida marine park.
1 year ago - Bro arrested, 40 lb cat, freecol
2 years ago - lj bumps, free legal streaming shows, mail form ilene and bubbles, superman returns, ad-free lyrics, wooden pc case mods,
3 years ago - no goat butter, hotmail down, mongolian deathworm, mzk pimps maressa, music quiz, snl conspiracy theory rock, orlando hooker mugshots, religio-quiz, Kamandi song
4 years ago - teacher appreciation week, rockfish, locals, time travel, discworld 15, Rainy day, clues, silly photos
5 years ago - words, artificial hippocampus, scavenger hunt, stupid cheese, word ties
6 years ago - entry loss, how newtie was adopted, bus and such
7 years ago - diastema, baba yaga, lamprey eel brain in a robot, clue-by-four, pococurante, deadly sin poll
- Location:20714
- Mood: