scottobear

As always, Happy Birthday, Oneeyedcat! We Love you and yours!

We slept in this morning, after the late night out... Chris and Larry stopped by to check out the garden, and bring us some biscuits and bacon... (I focused on the former, BHK, the latter, of course.)

While folding laundry, We watched the first episode of Primeval: Season 3 . Looks like it's off to a good start.

Later, Chris and Larry came back over, and we grilled, as is our thing lately... meat burgers for the in-laws, veggie-burgs for BHK and me. Baked beans, cole slaw, some of the most awesome corn on the cob of the season, and tasty mac & cheese. It's hard to diet with this much good food nearby.

BHK made key lime pie for dessert, and we watched the end of The Last Templar - it started strong, but petered out - I can't recommend it. I do recommend BHK's key lime pie, though.



I spent a little time working on the computer - we're having connectivity issues- it seems like comcast has trouble after rainstorms, especially.

1 year ago - oneeyed's bday!, dance recital, bbq

2 years ago - Oneeyed b'day, cleaning up the tech area pics, sugar free cherry sno-cone.

3 years ago - day in moods, bears kill and eat monkeys, auto stitched clouds, new interfaces for flickr and yahoo, police music

4 years ago - Tracy Ullman, Hotcakes and Sausage, tummy owie, who to GP&K, bad hurricane season predicted, movies, work stuff, doctor beat up by a corpse, missing kid case foul up, ernie's, chicago crime, finish the sentence, triple homicide

5 years ago - Oneyed is 21!, Birthday Stars, warmer out, 2-point smart ones, company to php, yahoo mail to 100mb (now it's 1 gig), being left behind in CoH,gumball cards, boy with a bunker, silly amazon stuff, wireless broadcast test, sample memo, bro

6 years ago - trouble with downloads, friday 5, there-quest, publix direct

7 years ago - layout planning, link popularity, now dead cam-ring

8 years ago - jimmy johns, Adipocere, purity test meme, nice chitty chat, mushies, gated communities, super hero casting poll

Testing google docs doodle.

Slow, lazy day today. We slept extra late, napped while watching Pick of Destiny, went to Aardvark's, said hi to Shaun, Margaret, and Mike, picked up a few video tapes for 4 bits apiece, I had a bit of a blackout/tunnel vision event that I'm chalking up to low blood sugar for now (recovered after swigging a coke) , and then headed off to Mexico for a bite of supper.

When we got home, we snuggled up again like happy little bugs in a rug and watched the inauguration concert on the boob tube.

Misc doodle done - groundhog, BHK's backache, metro bus, dandilion, me teaching the boys to dance, zombie snowman and so on.





1 year ago - nutshell of a day, Bugah visit

2 years ago - voice post - newton's first snow

3 years ago - homeless thoughts, bb vid card broken, newt buries my dinner, jimi, auto-dl tv shows,

4 years ago - mushroms and eggplant, barefoot craving, acronym cursing, Panama city teens, prozac suicides

5 years ago - popeye is 75, duckburg, powerskip, santa cluster maint, hybrids, beach-dweller picture that will make you shriek, brain sammiches, cam pics, cap'n strong

6 years ago - tan me hide, kartoo, SOP, coloring book entry

7 years ago - Accessory animals. Enron & GWB/pretzel, watching Lone Gunmen, Newt came to work, skate porn

8 years ago - Hot outside! Metallica sues Victoria’s Secret, the weather the cuckoo likes, my first LJ flame attack (and my rebuttal)

A quick lunchtime fill-in.

More Flurries this morning - I've been having a rough time lately with my back and the cold, but it's getting a bit better as I go.

Moodwise,  I've been feeling pretty down here and there for the last month or so - Stress, back issues, and some poor gut-level stuff. I'm working on feeling better about things - I just have to remind myself that there is a positive destination in sight. I'm glad that BHK and the kitties are on my team, and that my teeth are all fixed.

Some good things ahead - 4-day weekend for Thanksgiving, Christmas is coming, Computer seems to be working well.

BHK and I have made some headway with new friends - The Manspergers and Shaun W. It's always nice to meet nice people and goof with them. Alice came out of the woodwork, and we spent the day with her at the museum after a spot of lunch at papermoon.

One or two of our other friends have dwindled into the mists recently - Who knows if we'll get a chance to hang out for the holiday(s) in the next month or so? I haven't really seen hide nor hair of Tina or Cyn - maybe BHK and I can lure some folks (new or old) up to Gina's Cantina for some snackies sometime soon.

Speaking of snackies - BHK made some pea soup, with a side of boca burger sammich (replay of yesterday's foodies).... good stuff, just right for the weather today. I'd best get on that.

In other news -

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1 year ago - atw man, icehouse game design, BHK 's tasty orange cake, Newt and Pye getting along better, Kindle, food links for needy folks

2 year ago - more sanibel pictures and talking a bit about the trip

3 years ago - arsenic & old lace, book fair, gamma passes, newt pics, missed uber, NYPL Digital Gallery, broward #1 for AIDS Pictures - junk shop pictures - lots of crazy statuary / monkey / eagle / chandeliers
4 years ago - torrenting, Brisco's Pete, theme music, dictionareoke, flash games, cosplayers, mel

5 years ago - bro responsored by viper, GP stuff, palm art

6 years ago - accexpo, gossamer and gollum (later Jinx and Felix), Christmas specials

7 years ago - Cranberry Sauce, walkies, haiku, wacky news

8 years ago - Bob Marley, Roy likes to destroy, </a></b></a>danigolden asks if she can add me to her friends list. (I say sure!)

Here's a pumpkin I doodled, ages ago. If you'd like, please make a jack-o-lantern out of it, and post it in the comments?

Thanks, and happy Halloween, a bit early!

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9434 - Monday

BHK made tofu curry / vinegar soup - pumpkin muffins. Awesomely good food, and it makes it feel like autumn is coming.

Tomorrow at work is "football team" day - I don't have much in football-wear that's work appropriate, but hopefully my virginia tech denim shirt will suffice.

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the concept ships blog - nifty spaceship design and development for sci-fi series.

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Monday: Sunny, with a high near 83.

Monday Night: Clear, with a low around 61.

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1 year ago - Bluegrass festival with pictures, moon pies, kitties

2 years ago - wedding announcement, hacking the psp, skybar, justice

3 years ago - choco chippie cookies from the great mazinga, 2nd life, python quiz, newt and I horseplay pic, gave RS the smoking image, lj security issues, ADP vs RI, morning picture

4 years ago - skeeters are coming, Approached to hoax, enron should be glad it's not Chinese, bro's gf in jail, Colee contacts me

5 years ago - cej gab, goober and nims, Bottle Imps, Napellus, Salamander's Feather, Screech Owl, Sycomancy, Tiromancy, sex x-rays, pass this on, first night of 24 hour call, universe POVs, super leaping dancers (my standing leap is now about a foot, guinness, anti-spam

6 years ago - rave, dave, mageknight

7 years ago - Ziito, Vulkon, and helpful hints re: gremlins

8 years ago - applelard comes out of the Bon Jovi closet, present reminder, and federal spending thoughts

 

Larry's Birthday - He made pancakes for us all... Tigger nearly escaped the house, and is now no longer allowed on the porch.. purely an indoor kitty.

BHK made a lemon cake, an we gave him a lemon meringue pie and tickets to the bluegrass festival. (and the first three lethal weapon movies on dvd)

Adam brought a keen gift of fridge and microwave combo for his workshop... and stocked it with 5 cases of soda and water.

After the get-together, BHK and I headed home to get some rest... I think we fell asleep on the couch within moments of landing there. We were awakened by neighbor Daniel (10) at the door, wanting to visit and gab because he was bored. We talked a lot about social topics a 10 year old might have, like school, movies etc. - Buckaroo Banzai was on, mute dint the background, and was an interesting juxtaposition of listening to the little guy gab.

He eventually went home, and we had sloppy joes and garlic fries for supper - super yummy.

Danny and Mom phoned... or I phoned them, I forget which. I think I called Danny, the momster called me. Just general catching up, both are doing ok.

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Autumn is coming... that's when BHK gets her pumpkin eyes.



BHk's doodle of my accusation re: her fondness for all things pumpkin-flavored, come the fall. Coffee, ice cream, bread... you name it!

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quiz- bold ones that are true (snagged from peradouro) (I've added notes in Italics after, where applicable - not part of the quiz)

Appearance:
I am 5'4 or shorter.
I think I'm ugly sometimes.
I have many scars.
I tan easily.
I wish my hair was a different color.
I have friends who have never seen my natural hair color.
I have a tattoo.
I am self-conscious about my appearance.
I have/I've had braces.
I wear glasses.
I'd get plastic surgery if it were 100% safe, free, scar-free.
I've been told I'm attractive by a complete stranger.
I have more than 2 piercings.
I have piercings in places besides my ears.
I have freckles.

Family/Home Life:
I've sworn at my parents.
I've been kicked out of the house. (no, but I left home pretty early - 17)
My biological parents are together.
I have a sibling less than one year old.
I want to have kids someday. (I'm on the fence on this one - ask again when I'm healthier)
I have children.
I've lost a child.

Embarrassment:
I've slipped out a "lol" in a spoken conversation. (Sorry, that type of slang sounds really feeble. "OH EM Gee, did you see her purse?")
Disney movies still make me cry. (Dumbo's Mom, especially)
I've snorted while laughing.
I've laughed so hard I've cried.
I've glued my hand to something.
I've laughed till some kind of beverage came out of my nose.
I've had my pants rip in public.

Health:
I was born with a disease/impairment.
I've had stitches.
I've broken a bone.
I've had my tonsils removed.
I've sat in a doctor's office with a friend.
I've had my wisdom teeth removed.
I had a serious surgery.
I've had chicken pox.

Traveling:
I've driven over 200 miles in one day.
I've been on a plane.
I've been to Canada.
I've been to Niagara Falls.
I've been to Japan.
I've Celebrated Mardi Gras in New Orleans.
I've been to Europe.
I've been to Africa.
I've been to France.

Experiences:
I've been lost in my city. (Not since Maryland, but on walkabout, it happens.)
I've seen a shooting star.
I've wished on a shooting star.
I've seen a meteor shower.
I've gone out in public in my pajamas. (as a little kid)
I've pushed all the buttons on an elevator.
I've been to a casino.
I've been skydiving.
I've gone skinny dipping.
I've played spin the bottle.
I've been in a play.
I've met someone in person from the internet.
I've caught a snowflake on my tongue.
I've seen the Northern Lights.
I've sat on a roof top at night.
I've played chicken.
I've played a prank on someone.
I've ridden in a taxi.
I've seen the Rocky Horror Picture Show
I've eaten Sushi.
I've been snowboarding.

Relationships:
I'm single.
I'm in a relationship.
I'm available.
I'm engaged.
I'm married.
I've gone on a blind date.
I've been the dumpee more than the dumper.
I miss someone right now.
I have a fear of abandonment.
I've been divorced.
I've had feelings for someone who didn't have them back.
I've told someone I loved them when I didn't.
I've told someone I didn't love them when I did.
I've kept something from a past relationship.

Sexuality:
I've had a crush on someone of the same gender.
I've kissed a member of the same gender. (not in a sexy way, though.)
I've had sex with someone of the opposite gender.
I've had sex with someone of the same gender.
I've had sex with more than one person at the same time.
I am a cuddler.
I've been kissed in the rain.
I've had sex outdoors.
I've hugged a stranger.
I have kissed a stranger.
I have had sex with a stranger.

Honesty/Crime:
I've done something I promised someone else I wouldn't.
I've done something I promised myself I wouldn't.
I have lied to my parents about where I am.
I am keeping a secret from the world. (oh, like anyone would tell?)
I've cheated while playing a game.
I've cheated on a test.
I've run a red light.
I've been suspended from school. (It's been close, though.)
I've witnessed a crime.
I've been in a fist fight.
I've been arrested.
I've shoplifted.

Drugs/Alcohol:
I've consumed alcohol.
I smoke cigarettes.
I smoke pot. (not since my early 20s)
I regularly drink.
I've taken painkillers when I didn't need them.
I've done hard drugs. (not since college-time though)
I've been addicted to an illegal substance.
I take cough meds when I'm not sick.
I can't swallow pills.

Mental health:
I have been diagnosed with depression.
I shut others out when I'm depressed.
I take anti-depressants.
I have an eating disorder.
I've slept an entire day when I didn't need it.
I've hurt myself on purpose.
I'm addicted to self harm.
I've woken up crying.

Death:
I'm afraid of dying. (I am, however afraid of losing those I love.)
I hate funerals.
I've seen someone dying.
I have attempted suicide.
Someone close to me has attempted suicide.
Someone close to me has committed suicide.

Random:
I can sing well.
I've stolen a tray from a fast food restaurant.
I open up to others too easily.
I watch the news.
I don't kill bugs. (I try to catch and release. Sometimes I fail.)
I hate hearing songs that sacrifice meaning for sake of being able to rhyme.
I curse regularly. (Not as often as Chris or BHK, but sometimes, sure. I try not to do so with great frequency.)
I sing in the shower. (Sometimes)
I am a morning person.
I paid for my cell phone ring tone.
I'm a snob about grammar.
I am a sports fanatic.
I play with my hair.
I have/had "x"s in my screen name.
I love being neat.
I love Spam.
I've copied more than 30 CD's in a day.
I bake well.
My favorite color is either white, yellow, pink, red or blue.
I don't know how to shoot a gun.
I am in love with love. (Not sure what this means)
I am guilty of tYpInG lIkE tHiS.
I laugh at my own jokes.
I eat fast food weekly.
I believe in ghosts.
I am online 24/7, even as an away message. (Newtcam!)
I can't sleep if there is a spider in the room.
I am really ticklish.
I love white chocolate.
I bite my nails.
I play video games.
I'm good at remembering faces.
I'm good at remembering names.
I'm good at remembering dates.
I have no idea what I want to do for the rest of my life. (Does anyone?)
My answers are totally honest.

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1 year ago - bad allergy fit, camera died, Larry B'day

2 years ago - hacking xp, gaming due to love of school supplies, airplay map, weird Maryland,

3 years ago - New Orleans Lisas, moon base mars, flash earth, ed wood directs, devo,blue beetle & lithium, bush 5 years and no "nos", spidey-enema,SCOAI, word colors

4 years ago - missed oneeyed, bro scams mom, no donkey basketball, t-mobile good gesture, scale model of city, lenny kravitz warning, cemetery stroll urge, Bermuda Triangle, Saturn's 33 moons, flash game tutorial

5 years ago - Newt vs measuring cup, astronaut jones, free router stuff

6 years ago - Saturday mornings, heroclix, band names, toad turmoil, recorder, fun gab

7 years ago - page pondering

8 years ago - bakery-dog, factoids-lieoids

I neglected to mention that the love cube (our Honda element) is now repaired... they replaced the whole hood - BHK think that it may be from a different model, and she might be right. I haven't seen any good photos of 2006 vs other element hoods online yet, but we'll get to the bottom of it, if it requires us to go to a car lot somewhere and look in person.

Last night at about 5:30ish, there was a storm that knocked out power to both Chesapeake Beach and North Beach... not to mention the surrounding towns, too. No juice means no oven, and since I was still dressed from work, I figured it'd be nice to take BHK out to dinner, seeing as she's been craving meatballs all day. We tried Ledos, Asia Cafe and Mama Lucia's north to no avail.. apparently everyone else had the same idea about eating out... even mexico was too mobbed, so we continued onwards to Mama Lucia's south - The service was a bit on the weak side until BHK politely asked the waitress (while I was washing my hands in the men's room) . Service improved after that.... we got home and both towns were still dark, save for places with generators.

I used the flashlight on my key chain to get us inside, and we lit a few rechargeable candle-style lamps for some ambient light. We have access to a lot of battery-powered light - cell phones, pda, laptops, flashlights... I think we could go days without running totally out of lamp-juice. That said - I want to recharge the candle-lights, since we hadn't done them fully beforehand.The emergency flashlight and radio lit up the bathroom area nicely as a night lite - we opened the bedroom windows and went to bed, hoping that the heat wouldn't be too bad... it wasn't... but poor BHK didn't sleep very well... I was snoring big time, as the CPAP runs on juice, too. Next time, I'll bring the UPS from the computer room in to run it.

So, power was restored at about 2am this morning, and we were all able to get an hour or two's rest before it was time for me to get up and get rolling to work. I hope to catch a little nap sometime tomorrow in order to try and catch up.

See also - BHK's version of what happened -




Today is Chris and Larry's 33rd wedding anniversary, and plans are to hit Selby Sub Shop for a nice little nosh. We've got to pick up a lemon meringue pie and sneakily get it past the parental guards.

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The longest service disruption in Netflix history has apparently been resolved, with normal service resuming today. The company will compensate affected customers by adding a 15% credit automatically to their next bill. via Physorg

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Random pictures from the pyecam archive. of particular interest to me are the leaping/motion ones. No special preference is being given to Newt - he just goes on cam more.


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The above are all shots of the boys leaping to the top tier of the cat tower.


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Stetchy / yawny shots

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1 year ago - train issues, farewell to R & P, tasty supper, covenant

2 years ago - raccoons, giant ants, moldy bread and freemasons make me smile, movies, geocaching, lj on venture brothers, gentle morning off, quotes meme

3 years ago - greasemap, foreign ducktales, apricot scarves... Tony Randall and vanity, Jean Charles de Menezes, bckev's keeno covers, kayla/susie drama, hugs, top 20 pics, elvis the robo-cat, newton nibble pic, tubby newt pic

4 years ago - AvP movie. bus schedules switch, walkabout pics, Punta Gorda - Yikes

5 years ago - last skeletor and gang, insect macro photos, apartments made from text,hello kitty warhammer, human/rabbit chimera, scotto is a fuzzy monkey,frankie knocks, wondering about crusaders planting vinyards, drunkensailor quiz, complete sherlock holmes, some detective work, pursecontents, fun with google calc

6 years ago - both machines upgraded and cleaned up, fun linkies, MRE talks about writing his junk, signage systems

7 years ago - eye dialect, latitudinarian, weird dream poll, set up alternates to LJ, Newt comes to work, cool news, freaky dream

8 years ago - loony, first hints suzy using, foodies

Went the dentist - got a temp filling and I need a crown. Later at dinner, the temp filling fell out, but it's aok for now.

Went to the Walgreens and I got BHK a pedegg - foot callous remover and orange zester, apparently. I think it's a pretty surreal device, and is more surreal to me en espanol.

Watched latest Psych and Dragon's Den... that's about it!

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Hey, Thanks, Knife-wielding robot! You're not as dangerous as you sound, I guess!





crazy robot doodle by me, article via

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I just realized something about German boardgames. Seldom do you see dice. Cards are drawn and are sometimes used as randomizers, but you can still play the odds a bit - it's rare to roll the ol' bones. I wonder why?

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Bengie's is showing Wall-E, Dark knight and step brothers... I don't think that I care to see Dark knight again, so it looks like we'll wait another week or so before our return trip to the drive-in.

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Follow up on the mayor's "drug raid / dog shooting" indecent. He's completely innocent, it seems. Prince George's County Police really fouled up, in my opinion. That and the armed car chase through my neighborhood (well outside PG county jurisdiction) only adds to my problem with that organization. Some sort of Internal Affairs review needs to be done... but it seems unlikely.


As someone that's been at swat team gunpoint more than once... (06/02/2001 when my landlord went loopy with his guns over his face cancer and 02/24/2004 once when my bro committed "grand theft boat".) - I can honestly say that sometimes the police has good reason to hold someone under potential deadly force. I'm thankful that neither I nor Newton were shot

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Well, bro is right on the border of the 44 violation points rule. (he has exactly 44 points)(pdf info ) If convicted of all of his charges, he could either do under a year in county jail, or over a year in state prison.

from here -

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1 year ago - dc to nyc bus, pg county car chase update, chocolate gum, ex debt, louise fadeout, ljopoly, cruel 2 b kind assassination game

2 years ago - finished pride & pred / monkey politics, Newt pic, kid rolling ajoint on the bus, solar powered sun bricks, firkin, 8500, flying model plane in miami, flight plans to maryland

3 years ago - deepest sender, jumping pictures, walkabout autostitch, mangrove tunnels

4 years ago - tmbg thoughts, sugar water vid, space issues, Rick James dead, Burpin' at Newt, Magical Trevor, cocktail demons, nifty charts, Newt Videos, CoH Pix

5 years ago - Zombies, Army Men, mean cannibal pudding, time travel spam, vampire game, celeb phone calls, cej chat, bro request

6 years ago - Earth and Beyond Playtest, Kev & Bailey, fat parrots, french fry girl palm doodle

7 years ago - harried, inculpate, plane lands just down the road on andrews as a makeshift runway and kits my regular bus, wondering about lj's image server (still not ready!), happy thoughts, magic can of soda

8 years ago - grumping, Space cowboys shows old man butts

Just a note to mention how much I love BHK. beyond quantification. Lots. and Lots. She's the most amazing person I've ever had the pleasure to know.

Misc doodles done recently on the palm - the medical stats are from my last epidural, both before and after. The fish or carrot eating firebutt and frank oz (with hair) guy are from the avectra meeting break. I was surprised, because I was the only one there wearing a tie... Frank Oz guy was hypnotic in his tone of voice.

Other stuff is from the bus ride - still congested, doc's appt, and a random blue ghost with newtcam. the little gray slug is something pye was chasing that night.

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via peradouro - knitted food!

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1 year ago - work stuff - trains and code

2 years ago - toys r us with danny, thai food, videos, sleestak, healing monkey man

3 years ago - Dr Who finale review, goateed, I'm a bad sci-fi tv fan / rpg guy, book prefs, tony the tiger, poop-chute, monkey steals the peach, moonmama passes away, blurty-spam, vanity search, bk wants to spam blogs,

4 years ago - atlfanghost (turns out the creator go his own website, too), ft laud guerrilla art, CoH, Mr Chan's Chinatown Almond Cookies (still the only hit), recent search terms

5 years ago - Island boy quits (he returns about a month or so later), Orrin hatch pirate, power spike, rainy day

6 years ago - apt hunting, tiling my current apt, NexGen Money, planning Breakfast, remembering jsw vs freakshow

7 years ago - ogee, waxing mushy, sambo white in some ads, either-or poll, house of leaves

8 years ago - blank

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

Thank you to all the people that worked so hard to make my life as free as it is.

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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.

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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.

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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>menstrualhut troll, comparison poll, memory from DC (my evil twin), yeti @ home, monster's inc good

7 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

sent 5/1/08 5:32 pm
-sitting tight in my personal space, my world fades to fewer colors, but
brighter ones, usually.

sent via palmtop

Lovely day today.

Lots of gypsy moth and / or tent caterpillar nests in the crooks of trees around here. Seeing birds and moths in flight through the early morning fog is something magical, if you'll excuse the lack of a less cliched expression, dear journal. I really dislike defoliation, but watching moths and butterflies flit around makes me happy. The first date I had with BHK, we saw a luna moth in the parking lot of Mama Lucias, and we were both captivated by it. Now of course, it's doing advertising for a sleep aid.

Believe it or not, I'm a very quiet cricket, too.

Tomorrow will be my 18 month (I just spelled it moth... on the brain) wedding anniversary. Good stuff! only 33 more of those until our 50 year mark!

Goal at the doc today was muscle relaxers or a cortisone shot, maybe an appointment with a physical therapist? I don't want to take narcotics for this, or only in an emergency.

Results were pretty positive - found a potentially good resource for physical therapy, and a few non-dopey pain fixers. I'm going to do more research on the different drugs before taking them this weekend.

After the doc, we went to Ledo's - BHK got a cookin' break. Yummy, but not as good as her stuff.

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Memetime -

haiku² products -

my doom patrol and
gp's more oddball games were as
serious as war

on my lack of knee
room in some teriyaki sauce
bleeder likes my eyes

school loan interest
i guess i shouldn't feel too
bad for a monday

that i'd made a cheese
ball and chef boyardee pizza that
was not his to make

old fiddle player
and old fiddle player and
old fiddle player

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A month after the beta dropped, Linux distro Ubuntu 8.04 Hardy Heron is officially out. Besides running GNOME 2.22 and Firefox 3 Beta 5, a big new feature is Wubi support, which'll let Ubuntu live on the same partition as Windows and makes it easy to uninstall if you want to retreat back into Microsoft's bosom. If you're Li-curious, now's a good time to try. The site's getting hammered so torrent might be your best bet.

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Is it vain wonder if people I haven't seen in years ever think of me? Not even friends or people I knew really well... but random classmates, ex-coworkers, etc. I sometimes contemplate my effects on people long after I've gone. There are any number of folks who don't know me from Adam that have caused changes in the way I think or react to things.

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More random spam journals adding me - I wonder what is causing it? Is it the time of year? Same thing happened a year ago. ban_set is still my best friend when it comes to dealing with them - far more expedient than dealing with lj-abuse team. I suspect it's a side-effect of the number of google hits the journal gets... ad folks trying to get some free hits.

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Assorted doodles done recently on the palm, usually on the bus, or at the stop in the morning.


Ah, Almost Friday.

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1 year ago - Family Icon introduced, palm doodle of a crab and pollen, maryland links, concert people observed, odd spam, new AV guy, deerfield lien, awesome difference between calvert and broward counties.

2 years ago - dr who, alabam, perm press, botswana rain, open dir, dionysus, ain't misbehavin', letter meme

3 years ago - anarchy online, internal monologue quiet, h-words, walkabout piccies, step into history, exploding toads, brain games

4 years ago - phone off the hook, hell froze over, pina colada almond joy, saw the hippies at a Wiggles-mania, walkabout pics

5 years ago - chupacabra, dreams, geoblog

6 years ago - bro, robomop, smurf-coloring,victim's rights amendment

7 years ago - good css, zuba pants, reds are cool, mushy

Ah, the end of another week... I'm looking forward to a gentle weekend, this go 'round. Sleepy This morning.

Recent doodles -

Me in the office, post saying Shazam! Regarding Uncle Dudley/Uncle Marvel. During the classic era, an old man named Dudley (who was clearly modeled after W. C. Fields) claimed that he was not only a relative of the Marvels but also a Marvel himself, although neither was true. The Marvels took a liking to him and decided to humor him, and "Uncle" Dudley became Uncle Marvel, the Marvel Family's manager. He'd make his "transformation" along with one or more of the others, but not by magic; rather, by quickly removing his break-away garments (under the cover of lightning that the real Marvel(s) called down) to reveal his homemade Marvel costume underneath. He explained his lack of super-powers by claiming he suffered from "shazambago". In modern continuity, Dudley H. Dudley is simply a janitor at Billy's school who finds himself involved in Marvel Family adventures, although in one story he was temporarily given Shazam powers to help round up the escaped Seven Deadly Enemies of Man.

Oh, my Shazambago!

Green monkey-alien in a bubble. He's wearing his bubble summoning-belt, of course. He's been climbing a lot, note his filthy hands and feet. I wouldn't go so far as to call him a damn, dirty ape, however. I was thinking a little bit of Rescue on Fractalus recently, thus the cheesy lines and markings. The hammerhead alien Jaggi had great pop-up spook value in his day. Soft hearted for Planet of the Apes, Martian Manhunter, and Bubble-force fields all unwrapped into that, I guess.



Dealing with "customer service" regarding bugs, bug fixes, and time lines. I seemed to get only one word answers, with no detail as to where, when or how items would be fixed. I ultimately got it worked out, via my own trouble tree and specific questions, but it was like pulling teeth... on a rampaging hippo. I'm just glad that it's now mostly functioning.

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Dreamt of our bathroom being tiled with Hershey bars, and grouted with marshmallow. Hershey bars aren't my absolute fave... why not milky ways, or mars bars? I guess the flat rectangle looks more like tile to my sleeping mind. Last night after work Chris, BHK and I went to Maerten's, to check out the sale preview. Chris bought a ton of nice stuff... BHK got a cute pair of sterling bumblebee earrings and a little silver bean / bead on a box chain. Honestly, I like what BHK got more, though Chris's items were pretty, too. Post sale, we hit Thai Inter for some yummy feed. It was a bit of a hike to return home late afterwards, but I think it was worth it - the gals had fun.

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I can't say as I've ever referred to anything as "a real corker." I'd think that I might've, but probably not. I prefer "it's a hoot!" or the like.

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Pleased that we did get the 2007 homestead exemption after all, but looks like 2008 is a no-go. at least we have time to save up a wee bit before 4/15/2009.

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Something to make BHK happy -

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The Wall Street Journal says that a video production company that earned 90% of its revenue from taping Walmart's internal meetings over the past 30 years has lost the Walmart account—but retained the rights to the video library.

Now the videos are available to anyone who wants to see them —for a price. Lawyers, reporters, activists and journalists are lining up at the production company's tiny new office, cash in hand.

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1 year ago - a day in the life animated doodle, bhk's lasagna, feeling draggy, busy at work

2 year ago - mp3, gp & kat missed, b5 / dr who, blue tarps, cloud pic

3 years ago - tv-shoot, whale cam, regional anthropology, sesame street, dream Bhk & Pye, Gamer quiz, illuminati, little cowpoke, celeb diaries, i feel great, moist towelettes, astronaut jones, 9 years for spammer, bush toy

4years ago - easter, peeps, image collages, pelicans, spidey-2

5 years ago - first 4 children in the vampire game, got my offer from JKG

6 years ago - Programmer / Engineer gag, lovely private entries, including Blackstone's Reading.

7 years ago - pork taco brain worm, Power-puff Scotto, grove meeting, An open letter to browser sniffers, agog

Slept in a bit this morning... vacation day!!




Our neighbor's wife passed away the first of December, last year... BHK just found out about it midweek. We've invited him over for dinner next week (we initially were going to do it Wednesday, but he begged off), and are bringing him some tidbits here and there. I can't imagine losing someone that close and having to go it alone.

Last night after work, BHK and I went to Red Robin to eat while we decided on which movie to see... we were torn between two critically paned stinkers - 10,000 BC and Superhero Movie. We consumed tasty items, while watching a girl in a robin suit greet the kiddies... businss was booming for a thursday night... and continued to the Borders where we meandered andshopped a bit. Picked up a new Zagat's guid to DC and Baltimore, and a collapsable tote for BHK... fit sin a teensy keychain pouch. I teased her a little unmercifully about it, but she took it in stride. Visted the Kayak / Outdoor store and came close to getting another pair of crocs or two... army green shoes with day-glo orange straps, but sadly, they didn't have my mammoth foot size in stock. BHK passed on keanes, too.

Eventually, we settled on superhero movie... bought the tickets, and changed our minds. So, we saw 10,000 BC. It didn't stink too badly, and was entertaining in its way.

Guest Doodles supplied by BHK: (when she sees me messing with the palmtop, she always wants a turn.) Seems she always accuses me of gassiness, but this time it was true.

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Nifty Links also from BHK - Cool Robots! (I'm partial to Kemore 3.)

and these two were right next to one another on her news page - Irony?

McCain Says Many Americans Are Too Cynical 3rd-Graders Plotted to Attack Teacher, Cops Say

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Picture meme -

a. Go to www.photobucket.com (don't sign in)

b. Type in your answer to the question in particular (see questions below) in the "search" box

c. Use only the first page

d. Copy the image code & paste for the answer

(I've added a width modifier of 320 pix, just for my own viewing ease.)

1. What's your first name?
Scotto

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1 year ago - victim of the 80s / transformers, time flies, movies. (still haven't seen blades of glory.), local blooms pic

2 years ago - wearing purple, dan break, bug inspectors, doc, firewall,

3 years ago - apology-but, making fiends in bulgarian, free photos, broken people, TSiC

4 years ago - 22 questions, DST, Ft. Laud Mellowed, 4-4-4

5 years ago - Met with Meter Made, don't confuse courtesy with subservience, pics for the day, Speedy off CN, Sample McDougald house letter

6 years ago - walkies, dream, taking stuff poll, Moment of Waponi, Killian's, bkveggie (the old one), long music ramble, production meeting at IMT

7 years ago - Slander-drama / resolution (Honestly, I think that part of the issue started from here.) I still wonder how that "FBI Investigation" turned out

Weekend looms ahead! Going to Alice's party, celebrating her passing the bar... about a year ago. It'll be nice to see her again - last time was at paper moon well over a year ago.

The Egg salad made from last Sunday's hard-boiled Easter dye-jobs was especially good this week. BHK's Mac & cheese is rocking my socks exceptionally well, too.

I can't believe that tickets fro the Smothers brothers is $90 at the rams head. I want to go, but not so much at $200, 8pm on a weeknight. I still have half a mind to write in Pat Paulson for president, even though he passed away over a decade ago.

Presidential Campaign Slogan: "I've upped my standards. Now, up yours."

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50 things you've done meme continues at 44 - I...

44.'have done more than my share of critter killing and eating, despite my current feelings about doing so. If I was starving to death on an island covered with baby bunnies... well, baby bunny for dinner. I know how to kill and dress duck, boar, deer (all hands-on) and squirrel, alligator, rabbit (in theory, I saw my dad do it). I have lopped the heads off of chickens, and wrung their necks, too. I'd still rather do the slaughtering of a bird than do the cleaning.

I'm very happy to say that I haven't wanted or had to do that for a *very* long time... but if I was lost in the wilderness, I feel that I could survive better than some, at least food-wise. The boar is something that I'd have to use high-powered rounds on... those guys are nasty. I wonder if I could do a pit trap for a pig? I suppose it'd work, not that I ever will need one.

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Recent photos in phone or in archive -

My office desk (see notes here, for the OCD aspects of the journal),
with BHK memorabilia and a toy-train zoom-in



I love my coasters - made from the label portion of old 33 1/3 records.



Newt Yawing the other day - That's how I was feeling, too.

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Recently, Pye waited politely for Newton to finish eating - very chummy these days. I'm glad that they're so much more buddy-buddy. All I ask is that nobody bugs anyone else while eating or pooping... not too hard! Newt actually gave ol' pye a one-lick after pye's bath yesterday... I imagine they'll be grooming one another sometime around 2012. (or sooner!)

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Added a doodle to the voice post... not sure if it's worth 1000 words, though.

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1 year ago - nice folks at the county, cherry blossoms, spring started - pear trees, BHK into reality tv, EPC a flop, adam & tennis, easter coming up.

2 years ago - code template, interest cloud, pda cam dies, p&B in german, song tapper, bus on fire doodle

3 years ago - easter manatee, complimented, server/servant, spliced people, germs

4 years ago - Lj then and now (I spend less time now), bro, ice cream cake, Smokey & the Bandit

5 years ago - bro got me some Godzilla movies at the gift store up the road.

6 years ago - minority report poll, breakfast with Danny, grabber rabbit meme spreads, Words describing animal traits, Ketchup packet bear, Klaatu's speech, scary dream, link-to poll

7 years ago - babelizer, mushy-feelings, book-burning