Okra has come in with the first zucchini - vile, slimy okra. We'll see if BHK can win me over to this veggie, like she did with Zucchini.
John R Cambron (who lives in North Beach!) has an excellent track map showing the layout of all switches, yards and platforms in the Metrorail system. Now, he's expanded that map based on the Metro 2030 vision to create a potential 2030 track layout. - via
In the first case to review the government’s secret evidence for holding a detainee at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, a federal appeals court found that accusations against a Muslim from western China held for more than six years were based on bare and unverifiable claims. The unclassified parts of the decision were released on Monday.
With some derision for the Bush administration’s arguments, a three-judge panel said the government contended that its accusations against the detainee should be accepted as true because they had been repeated in at least three secret documents.
The court compared that to the absurd declaration of a character in the Lewis Carroll poem “The Hunting of the Snark”: “I have said it thrice: What I tell you three times is true.”
more here at the NY times
So, how many human rights advocates are going to boycott all of the sponsors of the 2008 Summer olympics in Beijing ?
Numerous human rights violations have taken place in China because of the Olympics, according to an Amnesty International report. In 2006, Beijing implemented a detention without trial scheme called "Re-education Through Labor" which targets people who have committed minor offenses and are forced to work long hours and can be detained for 4 years. Concerns over the games also include the potential for boycotts from pro-Tibetan organizations such as Students for a Free Tibet as well as from organizations such as Amnesty International upset with China's involvement in the crisis in Darfur.
Biggest tricks for me to avoid would be be -
Johnson and Johnson - very big company - not sure if we could dodge every tendril. I can rattle off at least 5 of those items in our home right now.
GE - everywhere, also owns a ton of stuff - (including TiVo, Universal Studios, and USA network, home of Psych)
Coca-cola - everywhere, but avoidable if you take note of what you're drinking, including water.
Visa - well, that's my bank's debit card, and almost every place on the planet takes it... so, unless I want to live and trade with cash-only businesses, that's a deal breaker. Too big to defeat.
GE - everywhere, also owns a ton of stuff - (including TiVo, Universal Studios, and USA network, home of Psych)
Coca-cola - everywhere, but avoidable if you take note of what you're drinking, including water.
Visa - well, that's my bank's debit card, and almost every place on the planet takes it... so, unless I want to live and trade with cash-only businesses, that's a deal breaker. Too big to defeat.
Items of little to no difficulty -
McDonalds - not hard for me to miss out on - we only ever go for shamrock shakes or pumpkin at halloween. Easily avoided.
Samsung / Panasonic - easy peasy. I get 99% of my electronics from other sources, though our tv is a samsung right now.
VW? Awww... you guys let me down. Would I have to boycott playing punch-buggy?
Adidas - no problem missing out on them.
UPS - I do use them on occasion, but there are alternatives.
Snickers, Tsingtao, and Budwiser - I can do without all of those.
Kodak - plenty of other options there, too, but they're in a lot of places. depending on the extremism, some might want to forego any book that used kodak photography or processes. Movies, etc.They are teamed with Motorola and Lexar, for that matter.
Samsung / Panasonic - easy peasy. I get 99% of my electronics from other sources, though our tv is a samsung right now.
VW? Awww... you guys let me down. Would I have to boycott playing punch-buggy?
Adidas - no problem missing out on them.
UPS - I do use them on occasion, but there are alternatives.
Snickers, Tsingtao, and Budwiser - I can do without all of those.
Kodak - plenty of other options there, too, but they're in a lot of places. depending on the extremism, some might want to forego any book that used kodak photography or processes. Movies, etc.They are teamed with Motorola and Lexar, for that matter.
Who can say? I won't be that extreme, but sometimes I feel that I should.
‘Zero’ chance lottery tickets stun some players - Through a request filed under the Freedom of Information Act, Fishwick’s firm was able to obtain records that showed the Virginia State Lottery sold $85 million in tickets for which no top prize was available.
1 year ago - hot brain, hot pixel, night of the comet, the frighteners, Louise and in-laws at supper, dinner pix, shag and klondike bar
2 years ago - nearly naked neighbors, gray day, mob supply pic, newt pics
3 years ago - talked to Arnie's Sec, newt and graffiti pix, autostitch, wifi theft arrest, reality show premises, j-walk on podcasts, programmer joke, google maps goodies, flightgear, wifi hotspot backpack, my messy office, bear-knocking, sex pred info pages
4 years ago - combos/snausages , wisdom, serving sizes, ramen, Rockford Files, Planetarium pictures, weather, sock thief
5 years ago - call block, snapple, intelligence gathering, Batroc, flashback cartoon, addictive data
6 years ago - oz/floyd connection, pimps at sea, rss feeds start, cat dreams
7 years ago - cej returns, unpacking videos, 1992 tax info, the challenge, corn chowder, kubrick quiz
8 years ago - Rowlf sings, April actually kicks back a few bucks, pondering a new recorder
- Location:20714
- Mood:
okay - Music:hell's kitchen finale - not petrozza!
My shoulder muscles and ribs / stomach are all especially tender from the coughing. I'm being extra lazy with my entries until I feel more up to speed.
BHK made pizza tonight... I had two slices of green pepper and cheese. First real food eaten since Sunday. It was delicous, but I couldn't consume more than that... or any pie for fear of retribution.
I can't imagine a homemade blueberry pie lasting a week in my house. I must've been terribly sick, indeed.
Cut and paste links ahoy!
Three stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame have gone to the dogs, so why can't Cheeta the chimp get some love? The animal actor, whose credits include the 1967 comedy "Dr. Doolittle" and the "Tarzan" movies, is trying for the seventh time to get a sidewalk star and become the first monkey to get the honor. His handlers have launched an online petition to get supporters to urge the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce to give him a star in 2009.
The 76-year-old chimp, who the Guinness World Records has called the oldest living, non-human primate, is retired and lives in Palm Springs. Cheeta also has a MySpace page. (see also - http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/GoChe
John McCain wants to kill folks on dialysis.
This video - A Washington DC news crew goes down to Union Station to interview someone from Amtrak about people who have been stopped from taking pictures even though there's no policy against it. As the Amtrak spokesperson is explaining that there is no policy against photography, a guard comes up and tries to stop them from filming, saying it is against the rules.
1 year ago - justice frozen in carbonite pic (taken at the courthouse where I was married... and across the street from where I worked)
2 years ago - chatting with tomi & tina, redd foxx fairly suxx, many mp3s, cat trees bear, the hoff sings, weather
3 years ago - sleepies, bro on upswing, free lunch, tropical storm Arlene, ice cream truck music, newt, bus stop and pics, Coprology, hurricane, I spy
4 years ago - hungry-boy, Shambhala, lawn chair boat, Alan Yu vs. the invisible shrinking psi-agents.
5 years ago - good ol' days, There-stuff, mummy locator
6 years ago - wonder twins movie optioned, Baiso, Rose Red, Bunko Shenanigans
7 years ago - Uddercream, Eugene Mirman, evil news, lit-quiz, chachi and opium
8 years ago - bubble, simple
- Location:20714
- Mood: okay
- Music:one day at a time - in my head
Except me. I had a pair of tan/brown pants, brown shoes, white shirt with a smattering of black, gray, and reddish brown stripes.
Half of me wondered if I got on the right vehicle; the other half wondered why I didn't get the memo.
I don't mind - I come home to a colorful crew with BHK at the helm.
It seems that Pye prefers Newtcam, and newt prefers to be on Pyecam. (Newt likes the little window ledge upstairs...Pye likes the bed upstairs. They both seem to duel over the office and living room windows.
DC is 5th in road rage. Ha... Miami is #1 ! Maybe that's why I don't so bent out of shape on the beltway. DC, see also re:FL. Me, I'm pleased as punch to be where I am.
Off to Arlington, VA (right near Ballston) for a NetForum Users Group meeting on Friday - pretty much all day long. I wonder if there's anything BHK and I would like to do in that environment, after the meeting is over? I figure I'll head home, unless we need to stop off at the Pentagon for something - which I doubt.
This weekend plans include (in varying degrees of probability, but all of them nifty):
Aardvark
Em's ballet recital
Artomatic
Those that aren't hit this weekend, will be hit in the future, to be sure.
The Comic Book Script Archive … interesting list of scripts from a ton of authors… From the Moore’s intro to the Killing Joke script: ‘I want you to feel as comfortable and unrestricted as possible during the several months of your bitterly brief mortal lifespan that you’ll spend working on this job, so just lay back and mellow out. Take your shoes and socks off. Fiddle around in between your toes. Nobody cares.’
How to find images on the internet, an extensive list of links and resources.
Semi-related - cool list of icons! I wonder how many I'll see in use over the next couple of months?
FontStruct is an awesomely simple online font creation tool. Just draw on a grid with simple Photoshop-like tools, save, and download a TrueType version of the fonts you've just created. Hmm.. If only I had a graphics tablet, I could make a font of my handwriting, as messy as that might be.
1 year ago - I consume Tiger's Blood shaved ice, am lauded for kind manner, see dried blood packaged for sale in the garden section, happy feet, jamesmichener's Chesapeake, create a painting
2 years ago - mama's day, alien saucer poll, godzilla, found communities
3 years ago - feeling better, writing, Danny in june, chocolate lucky charms, james randi, Rippy RIP - now Viggo, Thomas Szasz, Flickr goes Ajax, ex-boss nearly a million in tax debt, times tables, hairy feet, Belle & Sebastian mp3, v for vendetta bg, jesus vs greek gods
4 years ago - Stan/Satan, Wifi in office (has since moved), first new palm pics, coming moonlight movies, Stay Tuned, Rawwr, Downtown ft laud treasures.
5 years ago - Update Virus Defs, Rainmaker, Frankie Mooch Phone booth, there stuff and quests
6 years ago - Termite inspection, apt shopping - tenants rights, web page fiddling, fonts, Tman, Name a Terrier
7 years ago - ossify, evil news, tumor talk, veggie poll
- Location:20714
- Mood:
calm - Music:ELO / The Orchestra game show in my head
No ghosts seen or dealt with last night, despite Walpurgisnacht.
New month - Things to do today - pay mortgage, check doctor's appointments and meds, and finish making out my will. (no particular reason, dear journal, just that it's out of date.)
Modular robot reassembles when kicked apart
One step closer to crawling hands and unstoppable robot zombies, I say. About time.
Nerdy thought of the moment.
Self-comparison to Owlbear: Scottobear
No. appearing: 1
Armor Class: 8 (7)
Move: 6" (bad back/leg- if repaired, 12")
Hit Dice: 2
% in lair:50%
Treasure type: K, W in lair
(if you know how to use a credit card or a checkbook)
No of Attacks: 1
Damage/Attack: By weapon type (usually 2-8, I think)
Special Attacks: Hug
Special Defenses:nil
Magic Resistance:Standard
Intelligence:Very
Alignment: Chaotic Good
Size: L (6'6" tall, Broad)
Psionic Ability:Nil
Attack/Defense Modes:Nil
This intelligent, but docile creature will flee an attack if possible, but if cornered or if his home or family are threatened, will fight fiercely. His habitat is a cottage near the bay, with his mate and two cats. His hide is worth between 500 to 2000 gold pieces if sold to the right collector.
Both of us have hugs as special attacks.
She's just bein' Miley is stuck in my head... thanks, BHK!
I want to go with BHK to DC's month long multi-media event, ARTOMATIC. (www.artomatic.org ). At last count, over 1000 artists are participating, and it's totally free to attend - it looks fantastic. (Plus, Britishink will be there, doing tattoos, so we can give Cyn her b'day prezzie!)
Britishink will be be recreating a working Victorian Tattoo Parlour, complete with a display of the history of tattooing, machines, art, and tattoo related photography. If you want to be part of the art, they can accommodate you and tattoo you there. (Cyn's portfolio is here and more stuff here - take a gander, she does keen stuff - our wedding present from her was a drawn (not inked on us) love knot that was gorgeous.)
Capitol Plaza I
1200 First Street, NE
Washington, DC 20002
Metro: Red Line, New York Ave., M St exit
ARTOMATIC opens on Friday, May 9th. Days and hours are:
Wednesday: 5pm-10pm
Thursday: 5pm-10pm
Friday: Noon - 2am (yes, you read that correctly)
Saturday: Noon - 2am
Sunday: Noon - 10pm
Closed on Mondays and Tuesdays
The last day is June 15th
Cute overload has tempted me too far. Must go see the baby elephant in baltimore.
Wikipedia has more to say about May Day than I might, this year. North Beach has a Maypole by the bay... I wonder when it'll be danced beneath?
I think it's neat that most maypoles are made of maple. I have no idea of the origin of the word maple, but somehow I doubt it's due to the holiday.
Random factoid - "Mayday" is the internationally recognized voice radio signal for ships and people in serious trouble at sea. Made official in 1948, it is an anglicizing of the French m'aidez, "help me".
1 year ago - May day thoughts, newt and pye sharing, my zombie eyes, chimney cleaners, Walpurgisnacht
2 years ago - charmed and dr who, bob ross, 20% , houses and kitties, tummy ache, lennon quote, i like monkeys, may day
3 years ago - family factoids, mail forwarding booboo, skipped air show, costcocremation urns, Classic Cheesy Comics, Minneapolis Beggars Guild?,Burrito Weapon
4 years ago - rough night on call, may day, Spanish channel family feud answers,budget assist, air and sea, Dan's students put up a site, Newt-parrot,mum issue, memories, cam pics
5 years ago - There, mayday, top40 drop, ortho, on Workmans comp
6 years ago - free scoop, invaders, stuff meme
7 years ago - buck rogers, geography and climate, nightclub, trundle, lj-cut ponder, misc evil news, organ donor poll, wild party
Potential other things post needle-stick are the Eastern Shore, Marine Museum and maybe General Tanuki's.
Or Maybe something different! It got to 87 degrees yesterday.. we might have to find a place to play in the shade!
Evening update-
Saw a yard sale on the way to shots - Neighborhood cul-de-sac family collection on Limerick Lane. BHK got a spiffy cap for 50 cents - another Mao-meets surfer girl type cap. Not much else out there for us.
Got Stuck for allergies. Hardly a soul there, so it went quickly.
Skipped the Eastern shore - Decided to hit the Vegetable Garden in Rockville, by way of a long, meandering tour through DC. Flew through Chinatown and some of the more seedy parts of town en route.
From there, a bit of an extended shopping trip. Eyeballed some workout equipment, picked up some ram for my laptop at Micro Center, (checked out the EEE pc - cute, and maybe in a month, once the 900 model is out) - Bought the father in law a e-tuner keychain, bhk an ipod clock-radio dock alarm clock, and myself an evil universal remote keychan.
Continuing on - Dream Wizards for Balloon Cup and Gloom (and a ten in ten die - opaque d10 inside a transparent one. pretty nifty.)
Casual Male XL for a few pairs of work pants, some v-neck shirts, and a new pair of shoes.
Back home the short way, for supper of pb&j on rice cakes. (sideline - made hot dogs for in-laws and BHK last night - both dinners were dandy)
Watched some TV, and now, it's time for bed. g'nite dear journal.
Hey, WotC have a bunch of classic D&D modules available for download - Including White plume mountain ! Probably the third commercial module I ever played after Keep on the Borderlands and Isle of Dread - certainly the first one I played that wasn't included with a set of the game rules itself...
Wiki info on White Plume Mountain here.
Of the three, White Plume was the most fun.. I had characters that had a decent skill set and abilities, but it was still tricky - held a goodly dose of puzzles and challenges. All of the S-modules were fun, but I liked plume more than tomb of horrors, and Barrier Peaks. (Peaks was cool - great setting, but just too deadly for my lower level guys to deal with. It could be nicely reworked into something a bit more survivable and plotted, I think.)
If I had to pick my favorite low-level module, I'd have to go with Against the Cult of the Reptile God - I think the setting was a lot more fun than any of the other 1-3 level modules we played back in the day, and it was the first one I successfully ran for the library group as a DM. Sort of funny to see them listed as classic - I remember picking them up when they came out - still wrapped in plastic, most of them 3-hole punched at the factory.
Larry's coming along nicely with the electric guitar. He's got the body just about done... needs holes for the pickups in the back, and then some stain and coat next. This is the first time in a while that he's taken time to work on it - it's a beautiful bit of craftsmanship thus far, and I look forward to hearing how it sounds. There's talk of him making me a bass after this one is finished, too. (Made from the maple that's growing far to close to our house's foundation... not to mention the branches that could take out the roof in a bad storm.
I wonder how his projects will be affected when they rent out the blue house? The workshop half of the two-car garage there... not sure how tenants would feel about him running power tools here and there. Of course, that also begs the question of where I'll run off and hide to wrap Christmas presents, come next Yuletide season.
Ah well, no big fears either way. I expect he'll continue to do projects for many, many years to come. This weekend, we're tilling the garden - and hopefully planting my blueberry seedling. BHK has already potted the daisies and put them outside - I'm looking more forward to plants that produce food items, and the possibility of keeping a beehive.
1 year ago - falafel with the gang, adapting to a higher house-population, personality test results,
2 years ago - how to glue 2 things, sketch-it, mgum, moonies and sushi
3 years ago - on call techs, residence addresses, 45,800 scottobear entries [now 84,100], flickr letter gizmo, krypto cartoon, Tomi says hi, speech recog test, luxie_loo, pics from tv interview, monkey swat team, new Sophocles, Euripides and Hesiod, new pope
4 years ago - using lappie (broken big brain), teleconference prep
5 years ago - got all 30 eggs, there folks, palm pictures and more doodles, bro n upswing, SQ/EQ, brain chart
6 years ago - Vampires around the world and how to snuff 'em, mushiness, good, simple food.
7 years ago - mix CD, flying capybara quote, missing girl
- Location:20714
- Mood:
sleepy - Music:some movie about chuck barris in the background
Sending good thoughts to all friends in the dumps, too. If you're not feeling so hot... cheery thoughts to you.
I'm tempted to get BHK and / or Chris Pink T-shirts that read "HYPERBOLE IS THE BEST THING EVER!"
BHK made tasty, tasty meatball-type substance in bbq sauce, with sides of garlic-y yum broccoli.
The Tiki Bar in Solomons Island will be opening this weekend for 2008. I guess pope traffic wasn't enough! I guess we'll stick to less congested realms... maybe we can hit the eastern shore and lurk around the marine museum after my shots on Saturday.
Maybe check out some local farmers markets? (now that it's season.. thanks for the hint, DCist!)
I just remembered to look this up - Sarcastic vs Sardonic
sarcastic = a cutting or ironic remark
sardonic = scornful or mocking
Trees- Vandalised trees reoriented, creating new landscapes and giving the trees a new reality.
Speaking of DCist - want to see the pope's snappy red shoes ? ( I also dig the "We Love Our German Shepherd" sign.)
I didn't realise that the rerelease of Tally Hall's album has a few new tracks on it - I'll have to see if I can chase down Mucka Blucka and Dream as MP3s, or snag 'em from Itunes.
[edit - THANK YOU for the drop of the music! :D]
1 year ago - palm doodle, power outage, VT info arrives to me late, blackout house-fun
2 year ago - dr who, secret wars, monday, sweet tomatoes, disney vault, keep cool pic
3 years ago - Homeless seen while on walkabout, mzk nearly shoots my eye out, Bo Rhap, Newt pics, mzk pic, robot doodle, lethal injections not painless?, tv interview
4 years ago - odd email, D's bday/vanishment, manatee doodle, sammy's sister syndicated, garlic, moon scarab, blu-ray dvd tech developing, froggie super pic
5 years ago - egg hunt stats
6 years ago - annoying day, doc trip, search terms
7 years ago - AJ's Bday, Recording freakazoid, dsl, </b></a>![[info]](http://p-stat.livejournal.com/img/community.gif)
menstrualhut fan letter at mum.org
The Tiki Bar in Solomons Island will be opening this weekend for 2008. I guess pope traffic wasn't enough! I guess we'll stick to less congested realms... maybe we can hit the eastern shore and lurk around the marine museum after my shots on Saturday.
Maybe check out some local farmers markets? (now that it's season.. thanks for the hint, DCist!)
I just remembered to look this up - Sarcastic vs Sardonic
sarcastic = a cutting or ironic remark
sardonic = scornful or mocking
Speaking of DCist - want to see the pope's snappy red shoes ? ( I also dig the "We Love Our German Shepherd" sign.)
I didn't realise that the rerelease of Tally Hall's album has a few new tracks on it - I'll have to see if I can chase down Mucka Blucka and Dream as MP3s, or snag 'em from Itunes.
[edit - THANK YOU for the drop of the music! :D]
CAPE TOWN (Reuters) - Two 19th century rhino horns stolen from a South African museum could be deadly if sold as a popular aphrodisiac because they are drenched in poison, a museum official said on Monday.
The "priceless" horns were snatched from a display at the historic mammal gallery in Cape Town on Saturday evening, said Jatti Bredekamp, chief executive of Iziko Museums.
"Unknowingly, the thieves have exposed themselves to more than the danger of arrest and prosecution," Bredekamp said in a statement.
"Before the mid-twentieth century, taxidermy mounts were prepared by being soaked in arsenic and preserved from insect infestation through regular applications of DDT, both highly toxic poisons that retain their toxicity over time," he said.
Bredekamp said the horns were deliberately targeted in a carefully planned robbery, and might be destined for Asia, where ground rhino horns are a prized aphrodisiac.
"This could have unforeseen consequences," he said.
Rhino populations have fallen dramatically over the last few decades as poaching decimated the animals across Africa.
Bredekamp said museums worldwide were being targeted by organized crime to help supply lucrative markets with a wide range of artifacts. After a previous robbery attempt, South African museum officials removed several other specimens of rhino horn from public display, he said.
1 year ago - palm doodle, power outage, VT info arrives to me late, blackout house-fun
2 year ago - dr who, secret wars, monday, sweet tomatoes, disney vault, keep cool pic
3 years ago - Homeless seen while on walkabout, mzk nearly shoots my eye out, Bo Rhap, Newt pics, mzk pic, robot doodle, lethal injections not painless?, tv interview
4 years ago - odd email, D's bday/vanishment, manatee doodle, sammy's sister syndicated, garlic, moon scarab, blu-ray dvd tech developing, froggie super pic
5 years ago - egg hunt stats
6 years ago - annoying day, doc trip, search terms
7 years ago - AJ's Bday, Recording freakazoid, dsl, </b></a>
menstrualhut fan letter at mum.org- Location:20714
- Mood:
chipper - Music:mucka blucka
Crashed out right after supper last night - 9pm and zonk! out like a light. I don't even really remember what was on tv... Oh, right, Samantha who. It's a cute show, but I get the feeling that it's already jumped the shark.
Dinner was tasty leftovers - Stuffed peppers and pizza.
Quite enjoying all the loot I'm getting at http://drop.io/scottobear ! Thanks, dear journal!
D'oh! I'm going to have to miss seeing Tally Hall tomorrow night... I'd rather catch them than the pope! I'm not braving that traffic, even if the Beatles were jamming with the Grateful Dead (including George, John, and Jerry)
Good ol' Banana Man. I also dig Good Day.
Lawsuits stemming from a series of fatal bus accidents in 2007 have forced Metro to set aside $43 million for settlements in next year’s budget, the most ever. via the Examiner
1 year ago - random access, punch buggy theory, eats, garden progress, VT shooting, bro probation, organic / haunted stones, deer meat.
2 years ago - easter peeps, Franciscans, freeware, bald headed cocktail sauce, lj top40, easter lunch, bugs bunny toon, newtcam action pics, SL easter pics
3 years ago - oona tested, remembering D, walker tx ranger, CD biz, Bulk License-Plate Scanning by Helicopter, Amityville Horror
4 years ago - Cheeburger Cheeburger w/Dan, Ella Enchanted, got dreamt about, LH started / CS trimmed down, Coh Reset, weird email correspondence with a person that thought I was some sort of pantheist.
5 years ago - JKG Job desc, Honda cog movie, walkabout palm art - thin lines
6 years ago - cube test, Dangerous labs, threebrain, work stuff (network names)
7 years ago - pulchritude, leitmotif, objectives. (sakes, is lappie 7 years old!?! at least it's got windows 2000 rather than Me(h) on it now)
- Location:20714
- Mood: sleepy
- Music:banana man - in my head
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Now that I've put this out there, I wonder how active it'll become? Send me something, dear journal! I've got 100 megs just waiting. :)
Neil Armstrong was 38 when he walked on the moon. I'm 39. I can barely moonwalk. Just Sayin'.
Pictures of Newton, taken yesterday, while I un-kinked my back. This is how Newton looks when I first lay down... he climbs up on my chest, face to my face, and stretches his paws to my chin... usually just his right, but sometimes both.
50 things I've done meme finally officially finishes with #50 - I...
50.'have run a live camera from my place (Newtcam ) for about 7 years now, most of it on 24/7... with only a little downtime due to power loss, internet issues, broken computer, etc. For the primary reason of looking in on Newton (and now, Pye, too) when I'm not at home. It does double duty as a security camera, as it collects photos of any motion and throws them to the net, both for people to see the most recent one, and an archive for me to sift through just for fun.. make animations or whatnot. The security side of things would be that someone breaking into the house would be caught on cam, and picture would be uploaded to the net - so even if the machine is gone, I still have some images stored offsite.
I like that so many people tune in to see what's going on - Newtcam averages between two and five thousand hits a day, from all over the world.
I may do more of these, as they occur to me but at least I got my goal complete! I have no idea what #51 will be.
It's been exceedingly hard to get out of bed the last week or two... this week especially. I feel so tired when the alarm goes off. I can't even open my eyes properly until I've taken a hot-cold-luke shower. I think I'm going to have to start hitting the sack just a little bit earlier than my preset of 10/10:30, to see if that helps.
BHK made some of the best tofu/black rice stir fry last night... nom nom nom.
The Pope arrives today... that means even more traffic than usual for DC... it'll likely brings it to Gridlock / Miami levels. Even though I'm not of that particular faith, I think it'd be interesting to see the man, but I suspect that I'll be better off just heading on home.
1 year ago - breakfast with in-laws, Tina, taxes, soda pop lids
2 years ago - good saturday, dream, masamune, police thingum, spain's easter, dr who
3 years ago - sleepy, mr t sings, music videos, flash gordon moment, sanjay patel, lobster vs sea hare, guy killed at my bus stop, orbital mind control lasers!
4 years ago - Ella Enchanted, army-men bowl, palm doodles
5 years ago - April Winchell's media, pda burp, sleepy kitten song with some profanity
6 years ago - spam radio, falling dreams, walkies, fabric softener, story seed, NEWWWTON IS A GOOOOLEM
7 years ago - Easter, working on a shopping cart, my first 10 lj friends, family meal, walkies, css issue
- Location:20714
- Mood: good
- Music:wamba wamba in my head
After supper last night, we came home, had some razzles and read (or did Internet research on the Tidal Basin Inlet Bridge - had to find out what was up with this sculpture/grotesque on the side.)
50 things you've done meme continues at 47 - I...
47.'built more than a few models as a kid. Not always well-done.... but I always did 'em to completion, even if some got the lighter treatment for "battle damage". At my youngest, I did snap-together models of cars that could be played with right afterward - pretty rewarding... the more advanced ones like aircraft carriers and tanks always had guns and tiny airplanes that would easily fall off or break if played with too roughly.... plus, dust and dirt wrecked paint jobs.
This might be why I'm a little attracted to Warhammer or just painting minis. Models you can play with are something extra special. I still don't know if I want to do Warhammer Fantasy or some other system... meanwhile, I may just get some paints and work on army men / mage knight leftover figures that could use a little color or customization. I'm due to make BHK and myself some updated figures, as I don't have long hair anymore, and I never did make one of her.
Maybe it's time for us to investigate Fimo and the like, too? Image on the right is an ancient one of Danny and me fending off a few zombies on a papercraft bridge.
1 year ago - Easter doodle - eggs, sweetest thing.
2 years ago - math problem, kitten auth, triffid tree, walkabout thoughts
3 years ago - golf day, audio entry, ransom notes, Stuffed animal seven, google maps silliness, 3-coffin pope burial, pirates and fonts!
4 years ago - Religious notes, Super Mommy and Evil robo-lights, Manatee Escaped Tracking , Nevada, and stupid CS
5 years ago - Rachel, dreads, Easter
6 years ago - Rick comments about QaF, Happy to come home, yahoo dilemma, elephants, sleeping in airports, singing Eugene, virtual om
7 years ago - back talk, Dan's spring break, got a grove gig!, beautiful world
- Location:20714
- Mood:
exanimate - Music:Radar Love (in my head)
- Location:20714
- Mood:grumpy at lj size limits
- Music:one day at a time!
This is it! This. Is. It.
This is life, the one you get
So go and have a ball.
This is it! This. Is. It.
Straight ahead and rest assured
You can't be sure at all.
So while you're here enjoy the view
Keep on doing what you do
So hold on tight we'll muddle through
One day at a time, One day at a time.
So up on your feet. Up on your feet
Somewhere there's music playing.
Don't you worry none
We'll just take it like it comes.
One day at a time, one day at a time.
One day at a time, one day at a time.
One day at a time, one day at a time.
One day at a time, one day at a time.
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graypumpkin and I were working on the same frequency this morning, regarding gags about prying the gun from Charlton Heston's cold, dead, hand. Body mightily resisted getting out of bed this morning, but I had to do it. Home now... only 4 more days until the next weekend!
Chris drove me to my stop this AM, but BHK picked me up. It's hard to spend even 8 hours away from her, after I've been so spoiled by a 3-day weekend. We zipped to California Tortilla for dindin, and now we're going to have a lovely night!
It's getting warmer, and the trees are getting greener every day. Sure, I'll be hot and sweaty sometime soon.. but then we'll have fireflies.
Every season has something awesome.
DC pics from Friday for later ref - this area, mostly. Our walk was about 3-4 miles total, but the ground was hilly.. I wonder how much more that added?
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1 year ago - old shacks, karaoke, easter bunnies everywhere!, wetter walking or running somewhere?, openoffice easter egg
2 year ago- devo on fridays, lost, icon, SL designing, virus trained to build batteries, false alarm abduction, hurricane stockpile, took over
haikuarena, quizzes
3 years ago- Dr Russell, MASS, undercover brother, kitty cuteness, meet force with force, walkabout pictures, America we stand as one, BCT commercial
4 years ago - +20 min, underage girl charged with child pornography, LSD
5 years ago - creaky, PotC, Bro
6 years ago - put all of oz on my palm, boat name poll, vending machines, Newt activities
7 years ago - laundry, Herb Kornfeld
- Location:20714
- Mood: good
- Music:one day at a time !
Best of the pictures to follow in a later post - but here's a link to what was taken yesterday.
A ton of spam journals have added me recently... had to go through the console and ban_set them.
The Following are recent offenders that I've reported, and banned from posting in my journal (and removes them from my friend od list in my profile, so they don't get any stray links from my site)
henrydwalters45Those have all appeared in the last week, most of them within the same hour.
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[sneakily added by bhk, all of it untrue!:
Also I want to publicly apologize to BHK for assuming that there was pumpkin ice cream in the fridge. There wasn't! Also in a recent doodle I depicted her as a cover hog--she isn't by any means!]
1 year ago - 3-d movies, snow, jd, county work review, petals falling, karaoke, What in Sam Hill?, psptv
2 years ago - zombie horde counterstrike, pyramid house, bugs bunny, tmbg, devo, tom delay, top40,
3 years ago - Badge shape pref poll, flickery power, Jasmine, stupid comic deaths, Dr Who episode 2, KANG KANG KANG KANG!, Monkey awe, hukilau, driver 8 pic, 23/5 bibliomancy
4 years ago - Itchies, chocolate dodge, Miami fires, sweetalyssm.com goes down due toa hack. (sadly, never to return), palm-doodle entry, Denny's lunch
5 years ago - hung out with </b></a>
ldy & grrwoo, JKG wants me, prep for TAG6 years ago - Freedom Force, Poem tag, new tech, THE poll.
7 years ago - morning walk, goals, online people, people that didn't want my help, kindness triage, cartoon stereotypes, Hey, The Dusty Miller, hair color poll
- Location:20714
- Mood: amused
- Music:cats running around like crazy
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 yea