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
Once it got cool enough outside, we went for a long walk - from out house down to the bay, along the boardwalk... and then we stumbled over the in-law's BMG... so we gave 'em a ring to ask where they were. There was a classic car show at the "Worstlawn" Inn. Thankfully, the in-laws have the same opinion of the place as BHK and I do... so we went to Thursday's for dinner up the road. We parted company - BHK and I walked back to our place and the in-laws tooled off home.
A few pictures from the day - They can't capture how stunning a pink moon over the blue bay can be.
[I'll insert flickr pics here- after they're uploaded, and link back from a future entry.]
Some very interesting research out of the University of Washington that employs a method of using high quality photographs to enhance a video taken of the same subject. The project page gives a good overview of what they are doing and the video on the page gives some really nice examples of how their technology works. Hopefully someone can take the technology and run with it, but one thing's for sure: this could make amateur video-making look even better than it does now." And if adding mustaches would improve your opinion of the people in videos, check out the unwrap-mosaics technique from Microsoft Research.
via spence -
A great warrior wanted to test his manhood. Every opponent he faced fell before him. He heard of a fighting monk, an enlightened warrior who lived alone at the top of a mountain in a secret temple. He resigned himself to practice, perfect his skills, then find and face this monk in battle. It would be the ultimate validation of his mastery and abilities.
When it was time, he climbed the mountain and searched for the secret temple for seven days. All the while, he thought of the boldest, most offensive challenges that he would use to inspire the fiercest battle from the monk. On the last day, he came to a clearing and there he saw the steps of a small temple. On the steps sat a formidable man with the clothes of a holy man and a serene smile on his lips.
The warrior puffed up his chest and, with no introduction, began hurling insults upon the monk. The monk only smiled at him. The warrior redoubled his efforts, berating the monk for everything from his appearance to his mute stupidity. He questioned the virtue of his mother and heaped insults upon the sacred temple. All the while the monk sat smiling. After a time, the warrior became hoarse and enraged.
"Why do you just sit there like an idiot? Why do you smile when I insult you? If you were a real man and a worthy warrior, you would stand up to me!", cried the warrior.
"May I ask you some questions?", inquired the monk.
"Ask what you will.", said the exasperated warrior, hoping that the monk's sudden breaking of his silence was a route to engaging him and moving him to anger.
"If I give you a gift, and you refuse to take it, to whom does it belong?"
"It still belongs to you.", replied the warrior.
The monk smiled, "To whom do the insults belong?"
When it was time, he climbed the mountain and searched for the secret temple for seven days. All the while, he thought of the boldest, most offensive challenges that he would use to inspire the fiercest battle from the monk. On the last day, he came to a clearing and there he saw the steps of a small temple. On the steps sat a formidable man with the clothes of a holy man and a serene smile on his lips.
The warrior puffed up his chest and, with no introduction, began hurling insults upon the monk. The monk only smiled at him. The warrior redoubled his efforts, berating the monk for everything from his appearance to his mute stupidity. He questioned the virtue of his mother and heaped insults upon the sacred temple. All the while the monk sat smiling. After a time, the warrior became hoarse and enraged.
"Why do you just sit there like an idiot? Why do you smile when I insult you? If you were a real man and a worthy warrior, you would stand up to me!", cried the warrior.
"May I ask you some questions?", inquired the monk.
"Ask what you will.", said the exasperated warrior, hoping that the monk's sudden breaking of his silence was a route to engaging him and moving him to anger.
"If I give you a gift, and you refuse to take it, to whom does it belong?"
"It still belongs to you.", replied the warrior.
The monk smiled, "To whom do the insults belong?"
1 year ago - went to ER / pic
2 years ago - 1 week until I go north to BHK, fine for misuse of wifi , Doug and Gamer babies, password bypass, secret life of walter kitty, why the middle east isn't really about terrorism
3 years ago - german link issues, hillbilly Kung-Fu zombie movie, Magda, free wifi, Abednego, bro release coming
4 years ago - Alabama Opens, local eats, fortune cookie, free fonts, how to build a universe, Florida weather/FEMA, Hurricane Disney prep, Oriental, Indian Circus-folk, lj-stats
5 years ago - Sleepy newtpic, I hate the diamond industry, Idi "VD" Amin dead, Crocodile men form the congo
6 years ago - day in chunks, Arnold sells some crazy Japanese thing, twee
7 years ago - pet/work poll, epenthesis
8 years ago - ebooks, hungry
- Location:20714
- Mood:
calm - Music:cacophany at Thursdays in my head
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!
Hey, Thanks, Knife-wielding robot! You're not as dangerous as you sound, I guess!
crazy robot doodle by me, article via
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?
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.
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.
"The mayor's counsel also disputes authorities claims that they killed the dogs, Chase and Payton, because one of the dogs was coming at officers. Maloney says one dog was running away and the other was shot some distance from the front door.
Still, county law enforcement officials say they do not owe the Calvo's an apology. Chief High defended the officers actions, but expressed regret over the death of the dogs."
Still, county law enforcement officials say they do not owe the Calvo's an apology. Chief High defended the officers actions, but expressed regret over the death of the dogs."
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
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 -
If total points are equal to or less than 44, the lowest permissible sentence is a non-state prison sanction (however state prison up to the statutory maximum can be imposed).
If total points exceed 44, the minimum sentence is established by taking the total point value subtracting 28 and decreasing the remaining value by 25%. This end result value is the lowest permissible prison sentence in months.
This means than only those offenders scoring 44 or less points may receive a non- state prison sanction under the code. All others must receive a state prison sanction, absent downward departure from this structure. The threshold under the guidelines for mandatory prison incarceration was 52 points.
If total points exceed 44, the minimum sentence is established by taking the total point value subtracting 28 and decreasing the remaining value by 25%. This end result value is the lowest permissible prison sentence in months.
This means than only those offenders scoring 44 or less points may receive a non- state prison sanction under the code. All others must receive a state prison sanction, absent downward departure from this structure. The threshold under the guidelines for mandatory prison incarceration was 52 points.
and from here
The magic number is 44: Anyone scoring above 44 points "must" be sentenced to state prison under the Code. However, the plea bargaining process can a) reduce the number of counts charged, b) have an agreement not to score certain items, c) substitute charges, d) reduce the actual count charged, or e) several other creative techniques can be used to get someone sentenced to a non-incarcerative sentence. Note the departure grounds under Rule 3.992(b), but also note the actual language of the "Sentence Computation" because someone charged with a felony can be sentenced to state prison even if the score fewer than 44 points. For this reason, felony cases are always very serious legal matters.
The magic number is 44: Anyone scoring above 44 points "must" be sentenced to state prison under the Code. However, the plea bargaining process can a) reduce the number of counts charged, b) have an agreement not to score certain items, c) substitute charges, d) reduce the actual count charged, or e) several other creative techniques can be used to get someone sentenced to a non-incarcerative sentence. Note the departure grounds under Rule 3.992(b), but also note the actual language of the "Sentence Computation" because someone charged with a felony can be sentenced to state prison even if the score fewer than 44 points. For this reason, felony cases are always very serious legal matters.
For his Faces of Evil project, Hans Weishäupl made composite photographs of the world's worst dictators by photographing hundreds of people in each dictator's country and stitching them together. The results are a bit disturbing, particularly when viewing very large, clear, vibrant color photos of long-dead monsters like Stalin or Hitler. (via conscientious)
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
- Location:20714
- Mood:
toofy bonkers - Music:psych theme in my head
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
excitedI do like that it's a "Fried Chicken / Chinese Food / Liquor Store". (note to self- add it to yelp)
Sometimes I catch myself, looking at some folks I've tripped over on the internet, and want to tell 'em to stop being creeps. But for them, that's why there is an internet... because if they acted like that in the flesh, they'd be in an ICU somewhere, or worse.
Creative editing is a fine thing. Beeping out the word count makes for a very different seeming song. Sesame Street's The Count sings about how he loves to BLEEP
Bush leaving a G8 meeting:
"Goodbye from the world's biggest polluter."
He then punched the air while grinning widely.
I'm admiring the development of the HL2 mod - Decadence, The settings at the moment look especially nice. I'm not sure how keen I am on a strict 2v2 player environment, but that could change too.. the tactics seem sound.
1 year ago - umbrella scabbard voice post, hot brain, sailboat doodle, yelp, DMAE, mercury poisoning?, Newtie and Pye pics, Sicko, slurpee day, silly spoilers
2 years ago - he's a whore, key west stuff, travel photos (mostly graffiti), barrel of monkeys,
3 years ago - Magda time, ff flick reviews in, supernatural crime, free Slurpee, angels with attitude *shudder*, Wilde on the red rose, insanity, bottles on string, math symbol uses, had to htaccess, pagenation, Melissa Gilbert, 911 google, Florida mafia
4 years ago - Newt says Mao, travel pondering, manatee, Dan alters color scheme, good eats
5 years ago - Zwan, I snuff griefer #5, movies, Elvis tooth, bad baby names, net radio, flipped off by the universe
6 years ago - reflecting on old work, log issues, Newt attack, recalling palm animations
7 years ago - fetial, solecism, pockets poll, purse poll, evil news, pie poll, tuck-ins
8 years ago - words, bro moving to town
- Location:20714
- Mood: calm
- Music:mamma mia - thanks, bhk.
via PAD -
Disney has announced that they intend to shutter the Adventurers Club in downtown Pleasure Island come the end of September. I want to try and convince them otherwise.
It's not as if the AC has been singled out; they're closing down all the clubs in the area with the stated intent of making the area more "family friendly."
Although the various over-18 venues on the island might fall under the label of not being conducive to family enjoyment, this most definitely does not describe the Adventurers Club. Yes, it has an active bar, but so what? If the presence of a bar made something adult-oriented, TGI Fridays would not be a family establishment. The fact is that every time we have attended the Adventurers Club, there have been kids of all ages in attendance, entranced by the club and its wildly talented cast.
For those unfamiliar with it, the Adventurers Club purports to be a 1930s private club for globe-spanning adventurers, having a pledge drive for new members. Guests mingle freely with colorful characters, interact with animatronic statues and puppets, and watch demented improv comedy and shows by the Club's "daredevil" officers. If you have been there, then you know a night at the Club is always great entertainment. If you have not had the opportunity, then we're about to fight to save it so that you may yet have the chance.
There is an on-line petition going on that already has thousands of signatures, and I wish them well (and have indeed signed it myself). But on-line petitions only go so far. What corporate types respect is actual letters, because it means that the writers took the time to write it, put it in an envelope and slap a stamp on it.
If you want to help preserve one of the single greatest entertainment experiences in Disney, then I urge you to write to:
Robert Iger
Chief Executive Officer
Walt Disney Corporation
500 South Buena Vista Street
Burbank, CA 91521-4873
I cannot stress enough: Keep letters civil. Polite. Family-friendly, if you will. If you have attended the AC, talk about your experiences and how much the place means to you. If you haven't been, underscore the good things you've heard about it and your intention to attend in the future.
And never forget the Adventurers Club credo:
We climb the highest mountains,
just to get a better view.
We plumb the deepest oceans,
because we're daring through and through.
We cross the scorching desert,
martinis in our hand.
We ski the polar ice caps,
in tuxedos looking grand.
We are reckless, brave, and loyal,
and valiant to the end.
If you come in here a stranger,
you will exit as a friend.
KUNGALOOSH!
Feel free to cross post this wherever you think it will do any good.
I've only ever been to the Adventurers Club once, but it was great fun... I'd really like the opportunity to take BHK with me to see it again with fresh perspective. A place at Disney styled after the pulps, with Tom Leher music and the occasional cocktail (with or without alcohol) ? Yeah, I'd say that's worth keeping.
Amazing Promotion Film for More4’s Stanley Kubrick Season … a 65 second one-take tracking shot following Kubrick’s point-of-view as he walks through the set of The Shining … ‘Your Script, Mr Kubrick.’
Sunglasses that Hide your Face from Cameras - Article and video:
They work by mounting two small infrared lights on the front. The wearer is completely inconspicuous to the human eye, but cameras only see a big white blur where your face should be. Building them is a snap: just take a pair of sunglasses, attach two small but powerful IR LEDS to two pairs of wires, one wire per LED. Then attach the LEDs to the glasses; the video suggests making a hole in the rim of the glasses to embed the LEDs. Glue or otherwise affix the wires to the temples of the glasses. At the end of the temples, attach lithium batteries. They should make contact with the black wire, but the red wires should be left suspended near the batteries without making contact. When you put them on the red wire makes contact, turning the lights on. It's functional, but we're thinking that installing an on/off switch would be more elegant and it would allow you to wear them without depleting the batteries.
1 year ago - mysql code, hot outside, cacls, ram's head plans (did neither), ad&d stats, backpack question, commute pictures on the way home,
2 years ago - phone post from keys... riding the bus is about all I did that day.
3 years ago - power outage, cool magicians, my eyes are blue, klaxons, past life/ice cream/coffee, stem cell steaks
4 years ago - pizza with dan, adp screws up, paid users get lj-priority, making fiends, Fiona apple mp3, Miami Travel Piccies, condo
5 years ago - trolls, naughty hulk, wonder woman movie
6 years ago - Wave of Husband killings, apple nipple monkey, star trek chairs auctioned, Ashcroft afraid of kitties
7 years ago - brackish , some broken links, dancing poll, tried mcD's yogurt & fruit, Le Petomane, band name poll, bid farewell to some junk
8 years ago - angry beavers, scary movie, don't look behind you
- Location:20714
- Mood: peaceful
- Music:Debbie Harry singing "The Tide is Right" in my head
Folks here are really excited about it - After Hurricane Andrew, I'm glad it wasn't as bad as it might've been. Big issue here was that it came out of nowhere, in a matter of moments - hurricanes you get a solid warning. THe roof that was blown off may finally allow for the smokey stink to fade from traders. 12 people were hospitalized, but no major injuries that I know of.
Chris and Larry lost some roof flashing, had a cracked window pane, and some broken tree limbs about the place, but thankfully nothing too devastating.
Most fascinating to me is the marble-sized hail that hit us on the way home... I really thought the truck's windshield (already cracked, from an ancient wound) was going to shatter at one point.
I don't know why I keep thinking today is Friday.. I've got to cut that foolishness out.
BHK hasn't been feeling very well lately - Allergies, I think. I hope she mends up quickly! She made tasty stuffed peppers for supper last night - Chris joined us, as her house hadn't cooled back down yet after losing power.
Two of the Milky Way's arms have gone missing.- Don't look at me! I haven't got 'em! I suspect venus de milo - jealousy.
Viva Calaca!! is a personal project by the young Art Director and Digital Designer Ritxi Ostáriz with music by Voltaire.
It is a 3 minute animation video, based on the Day of the Dead.
1 year ago - bhk cooks yum stuff, Putin believes in Giant Russian war robots and Cthulhu, plastic choking the oceans, tinfoil hats prevent cancer, abduction lamp best lamp ever, pie chart meme
2 years ago - monday, random words, africa, hudson hawk, wireless router config can be tricky, agape, bumper sticker
3 years ago - Blinky arrives and is celebrated, on my path, MP pictures, google thing meme, swingset, sockamagee, Shaq, writing group slacking, SMART BOY..."Jones" CLEANS EVERYTHING BUT THE.."Baby", MI:3 rumors and Scientology powers, meetro, rainy
4 years ago - Laundry done, moribund, hungries, celeb-alikes, mindmap, google-search journal, work issue, radio.blog, pain-ray, newt-yawn pics
5 years ago - bollywood, gay days/ Disney, marketing spongebob cereal
6 years ago - Moscow Tunnel system, fumigation
7 years ago - Paterfamilias , living on bread alone / scurvy, hobos, secret Scotto factoid re:barbershops
8 years ago - nuffin, muffin
- Location:20714
- Mood:
awake - Music:channel 9 news.
BHK made some amazingly good quiche last night... fake bacon "fakon!", broccoli and cheddar, and the other was a ricotta, broccoli cheddar - sides were tortellinis stuffed with brie, green beans, and zucchini - Larry came over and added corn on the cob for all, as well as grilled burgers for himself and Chris.
it was a short night - after supper, we pretty much went right to bedski... it was raining, and highly conducive to slumber.
Glad to see mootpoint back! I'm looking forward to seeing him post more frequently.
Wizkids was very good about getting my info to send me a replacement piece for Oshi - I suspect they were happy not to have folks begging for free heroclix or 4e stuff. I like the name for support - WhereIsMyFigure@wizkidsgames.com (My helper's name was Rose - very kind and fast to respond)
James Earl Jones recites the alphabet, circa 1972 Wow... he looks pretty young, but his voice is still distinct.
See also - James Earl Jones counts to ten. Not nearly as good - I like the monochrome alphabet more.
"On average, your blog posts are around 1378 words in length. This is 262 percent longer than other bloggers who took this test."
Most posts are probably longer than that, given that I sometimes toss a pic post up with minimal text.
1 year ago - gave notice at the county, grilling out, started Fluke (still unfinished), baltimore vs dc, yabba pot
2 years ago - on call, giza pyramid, bunny hop pic, finger people, cosmos animations, fallentoad song, fantastic
3 years ago - full vs goatee, bro & PO, vs & rr try to hook me up
4 years ago - Local con, ADP fix it, free wifi, bro issues, Crew north, Cartoon stuff, rain, bad case
5 years ago - bro goes to ER, Tony & Caroline bad news, pt issues, brothel free to troops, pirate doodle, kraft offer, FIA hoverboats
6 years ago - fumigation drama, pelican preference, cricket magazine, Google labs
7 years ago - life roles, evil news, Paranormal investigation teams that I'd join, Allen Walton, hobo names, $10 webcam, classic Scotto lunch, nice dreams, mammoth riding.
8 years ago - figured out how to hack the info kiosk as the mall of the dead
- Location:20714
- Mood:
optimistic - Music:channel 9 news this morning - where's kim martucci, bhk wants to know!
tackle followed.
BHK made some awesome Spicy Thai-style curry soup last night. We had the in-laws over and watched the first half of "What Mrs. McGillicuddy Saw"
Thought we had the whole thing on tivo, but Whoops! It was a 2-parter. Good to David Warner, even if he wasn't a primary.
More pictures taken recently - Newton and Pye playing, fighting, pixellated, hancock standee found object to color a pedestrian punching devices and me on the bus. Also, a snake in our yard, and birds I gave popcorn. Clicks embiggen, as always.
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BHK turned me on to PMOG - The Passively Multiplayer Online Game. My profile is here...if you play, let me know! Will it be the next KoL ? Only time will tell!
Slow-motion videos of people getting punched in the face (background on the clips, shot at 1000 frames per second) [via]
1 year ago - voice post - testing the auto-transcribe, work, strangers with candy
2 years ago - birthday party </b></a>
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mental_circles, with pictures3 years ago - creepy star wars moment, S.T.A., world view, making fiends #18
4 years ago - gmail trades, archive the dead, fruit pies, pirate, bro broke another straw
5 years ago - gamer purity, my buffy blasphemy, newt-grumpy/nosy, p/t, SOP
6 years ago - rainy, ashcroft snooping, what's better, catgrass growing crazy, more pictures to repair, SOP, Lao-tze
7 years ago - bibelot, albedo, TV crushes, Dark Sun, Post to the net/privacy rant, enneagram, SOP, evil news, 'hear, hear'
8 years ago - nuffin
- Location:20714
- Mood:
amused - Music:Getting ready for dinner of Pizza!!
Today BHK is meeting me at work for a little lunch picnic on the lawn downstairs... It's supposed to be mid-70s and sunny!
Thank you, anonymous commenter for the pancakes video.
Best quote heard recently - "Trust in God, but tie your camel to the post." (I've heard it before, but not in conversation.)
On religion- recently got a link to a church furniture store via Newtcam. Slogan - Do you know the difference between a good pew and a bad pew?
Scientists say the Earth gives off a low, constant hum. The origin of the hum is a mystery, but it drives Mars freaking nuts.
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via David Byrne's Journal -
There’s a lovely and surprising piece in the NY Times Arts section disguised as yet another article on the China Tibet issue and the Olympic torch relay. The piece points out that the torch relay originated with the Nazis. It was a bit of stagecraft thought up by Carl Diem and filmed by Leni Riefenstahl for her 1938 hymn to Aryan supremacy, Olympia. The Wagnerian imagery is mythic: within a landscape of Greek ruins, a naked and pure human specimen holds a javelin as it is lit by a bowl of fire, and then transports the burning torch to the Rhineland—well, the symbolism is pretty obvious.
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1 year ago - comcast vs my surfing, sewage eruption in north beach, tons o' work, dual-gendered deer, amy meetup, modok, the cage, pics of pye and squirrel, evil condo guy arrested
2 years ago - yellow + blue = no green?, pancakes, newt pix, easter bunny fight, farm hustle
3 years ago - mzk, dr who, nbc6 video feed
4 years ago - Khaan!, walkabout statue pictures, CoH, tv turnoff week, Jenjen
5 years ago - Passover, Good Friday, House of 1000 corpses, hair registry idea, past life poll
6 years ago - Pig book, Argentine ants, textarc, haiku, exploding private-parts,slug-eating plant, vibration energy, freedom force, Disney rides becoming movies
7 years ago - cartoons, weeping cherry, newt pic, web hits, Tom Green & PMS ruined my night
- Location:20714
- Mood: amused
- Music:pew pew pew!
Let's see here.( Read more... )No sound on these, it seems... or maybe it's just this cellphone format. I'll have to try camera avi and mov to be sure.
YESTERDAY WAS ICE CREAM TRUCK DAY! Winter is now officially over. Per BHK -
"GUESS WHAT? The ice cream truck came through today! It was playing a lazy rhythm'ed version of "She'll be Comin' 'Round the Mountain" interspersed with horn beeps and whistles! I swear it made me tear up a bit just cause it was the harbinger of warm weather and all the good things that brings."
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BHK gave me more giant salad for yesterday's lunch... Thank goodness for tasty cheese and fresh spinach / beans! The pump diet spray-dressing isn't my fave, though.. I think I'll stick with light Italian or some other vinaigrette variant. I enjoy having healthy food that also tastes good. Dieting has made me a lot hungrier these days.
Stuffed Peppers for din-din last night. Yum and nom.
YouTube: Buzz Aldrin punches Lunar Landing Conspiracy Theorist Bart Sibrel in the Face.
According to Aldrin, he was lured to a Beverly Hills hotel under the pretext of an interview on space for a Japanese children's television show. When he arrived, Aldrin claims Sibrel was there demanding that he swear on a Bible that he had walked on the moon.
They wanted to honor Gygax's memory. So here it is.
Where: Games & Stuff in Glen Burnie, MD
When: April 12th and April 26th, from 12-8PM.
What: Running Classic TSR-Era D&D and AD&D Modules all day long, from 12-8PM! Admission is $10, but you get $10 of immediate in-store credit!
Contact the never on his LJ (</b></a>the_never) or post here if you want more information. They are also looking for volunteer DM's to run more modules! If you are interested, let 'em know!
Games and Comics and Stuff
7476 Baltimore Annapolis Boulevard
Glen Burnie, MD 21061
410.863.7418
I don't know if I'll have time to go, seeing as that's the same days as the car show, book sales and more... but I think it'd be a hoot.
1 year ago - salsaritas, lunch, Chris & BHK dine with me, BHK's peridot ring/ first thoughts of the lime-vanilla ice ring. Tiger / Tigger, tough doing daily entries, Dani likes grindhouse
2 years ago - GP & Kat in FL, fonts, Who, lj radio, Herc speaks, mp3 links
3 years ago - Sleepies, poorhouse, two zombies later, passwords, silent running - smokey bear
4 years ago - CoH, religion update, nerd-o-meter, beheading, old pic of me and newt and cpap
5 years ago - Iraqometer, internal debate, reminding myself of people's value
6 years ago - Just learning Crystal reports, about animal crackers,(including history and combat rules) China's First Emperor killed by a meteor ?, David Hasselhoff video, attacked by Newt, Discovery of the naked robot monkey, playing freedom force.
7 years ago - Food Plans
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BHK gave me more giant salad for yesterday's lunch... Thank goodness for tasty cheese and fresh spinach / beans! The pump diet spray-dressing isn't my fave, though.. I think I'll stick with light Italian or some other vinaigrette variant. I enjoy having healthy food that also tastes good. Dieting has made me a lot hungrier these days.
Stuffed Peppers for din-din last night. Yum and nom.
YouTube: Buzz Aldrin punches Lunar Landing Conspiracy Theorist Bart Sibrel in the Face.
According to Aldrin, he was lured to a Beverly Hills hotel under the pretext of an interview on space for a Japanese children's television show. When he arrived, Aldrin claims Sibrel was there demanding that he swear on a Bible that he had walked on the moon.
When Aldrin refused, Sibrel called him a coward, a liar, and a thief. Aldrin gave Sibrel a punch in the jaw, which was recorded. Sibrel later attempted to use the tape to convince police and prosecutors that he was the victim of an assault. However, it was decided that Aldrin had been provoked, and did not actually injure Sibrel, and no charges were filed. Many talk show hosts aired the clip, making Sibrel the butt of jokes.
Sibrel's claims of a lunar landing hoax have been widely dismissed by the scientific and space science communities.
They wanted to honor Gygax's memory. So here it is.
Where: Games & Stuff in Glen Burnie, MD
When: April 12th and April 26th, from 12-8PM.
What: Running Classic TSR-Era D&D and AD&D Modules all day long, from 12-8PM! Admission is $10, but you get $10 of immediate in-store credit!
Contact the never on his LJ (</b></a>
the_never) or post here if you want more information. They are also looking for volunteer DM's to run more modules! If you are interested, let 'em know!Games and Comics and Stuff
7476 Baltimore Annapolis Boulevard
Glen Burnie, MD 21061
410.863.7418
I don't know if I'll have time to go, seeing as that's the same days as the car show, book sales and more... but I think it'd be a hoot.
1 year ago - salsaritas, lunch, Chris & BHK dine with me, BHK's peridot ring/ first thoughts of the lime-vanilla ice ring. Tiger / Tigger, tough doing daily entries, Dani likes grindhouse
2 years ago - GP & Kat in FL, fonts, Who, lj radio, Herc speaks, mp3 links
3 years ago - Sleepies, poorhouse, two zombies later, passwords, silent running - smokey bear
4 years ago - CoH, religion update, nerd-o-meter, beheading, old pic of me and newt and cpap
5 years ago - Iraqometer, internal debate, reminding myself of people's value
6 years ago - Just learning Crystal reports, about animal crackers,(including history and combat rules) China's First Emperor killed by a meteor ?, David Hasselhoff video, attacked by Newt, Discovery of the naked robot monkey, playing freedom force.
7 years ago - Food Plans
- Location:20714
- Mood: groggy
- Music:She'll be comin' round the mountiain "BEEP BEEP!"
Things on the agenda:
Allergy Shots.
Alice's Party.
Dinner out - Maybe Paper Moon or some Baltimore location.
Rest, relax, recharge.
Got Next Friday off - BHK and I are going to check out the cherry blossom festival or some other fun thing as a little spring fling. I'm almost more interested in people-watching than taking in the beautiful blooms. Hopefully, going on a weekday will reduce mob issues. (Friday's cherry blossom events ) I wouldn't mind paying the Jefferson Memorial a stopover, or riding a paddle boat in the tidal basin.
via 4thletter - Re-imagining of the old avengers cartoons: The Newer, mightier, more Ultimater Avengers!... waning, some foul language and a blurred out, but naked Hulk. (I was also amused by the "24 in 1994" pilot.
The Examiner reports that Metro’s oldest rail cars have become so worn, their aluminum floors are cracking under the carpeting. Metro says the cracks pose no immediate safety risk to riders, and that when cracks are spotted, cars are pulled from service and the aluminum is welded back together. The old cars aren't due to be replaced for at least five years.
50 things you've done meme continues at 45 - I...
45.' have been in few physical fights in my life, and most have only lasted a short span... as a result of those melees, I've discovered that it is better to fight tactically with a cool head, than when angry... of course, if you've got a cool head, who wants to fight? I've never had much choice, as I'm a poor runner - easier to take down an opponent than to run away at a speed where I'll be taxed and overcome, anyhow. When overly emotional, I'm a more frightening combatant. Unless common sense overrides fear or rage, I will continue to attack an opponent (no matter what they're condition is in) until I'm exhausted. It's a wonder I never killed anyone including myself during puberty.
These days, and for a long time now, I'm quite passive. I can still get the short hairs on my neck up if life or loved ones are threatened, but for the most part, I try to channel my energy into more useful pursuits. My skill at fighting is poor... I could stand some updated martial arts training, even boxing would be good - my primary strengths are the ability to take a hit, grappling and hitting my opponent hard and heavy.
The last time I was in a real fistfight was more than a decade and a half ago...and that one was more of a "grab-punch-done" sort of scenario. I was working at the bookstore, helping a woman out in the kids books. A guy, probably in his late 30s, early 40s (I was maybe 23?) comes over, grabs my arm and says "you've helped her long enough, it's my turn". His physical contact caused me to tense up, and I told him if he didn't let go of me, then I'd punch him in the nose. He responded with "yeah, right"... I counted to three, and then popped him one in the face. He landed square on his backside, and I told him in a phrase littered with profanity to get out. He did, but he also contacted the store manager. Despite my feeling that I was in the right, I was fired the same day. My next job was assembling furniture while I finished off my Bachelor's Degree.
Since then, I've been in a few low-level conflicts, but nothing that would cause me to "go in swinging", usually because the issue was defused befor eI had time to build up a full head of steam. I've been hit in the face with a pool cue... but it was an accident. That did stop us from kicking the guy off the grounds, but I didn't press any charges.
Worst fight in my life was with a jerky in my freshman year of high school. I really had no experience in the HS arena, and the guy sucker-punched me in the gut and then kneed me in the privates. I pretty much keeled over immediately. He dropped out before I got a chance to plot any great revenge on him - I suppose it's just as well, because I'd probably be doing time to this day if I'd done any of what went through my mind that week.
My favorite encounter involved the end of my senior year in the cafeteria during 2nd lunch. A fellow senior and I were doing the ape behaviors of open-palm pushing one another, building to a bigger fight. My brother, looking to protect me, took one of the aluminum food trays and slammed it loudly over my enemy's head. It was loud, but didn't do any real damage, save to break up the fight with laughter on both sides.
1 year ago - BHK ill & irritated, free psp t-mobil wifi, north beach link, I'm swiss, haiku, D&D gaming grant
2 years ago - coloring book wakes up, zefrank's log pretty keen, y/n meme, gesture poll, monkey doodle, abstract doodle
3 years ago - Dizzy bear flashbacks about GP, Kat, Danny, and past game group members, blackstronauts, newt angles, alex toth, nameless dread, click to save the world, lunsford
4 years ago - lemon fanta, diet pepsi slurpees, pet sweaters, bro stuff, awesome man,Galaxy Quest, mp3s, virus, apt/newt pics, chernobyl cyclist
5 years ago - There, light bulb pops, the rack, TAG approaches, heroX=mediocre
6 years ago - ice dreams, mock French, animal cams, keywords, yahoo plays bad, peep research, hut destroys a troll
7 years ago - Random Mail, music mix, palm BS picture, pantywaist poll, storms, blogger down
- Location:20714
- Mood: awake
- Music:grabbing a bagel and going!