8934 - Wednesday!

[scottobear]

So, it's August... only a couple of weeks until BHK's birthday, Father in-laws birthday, and we're looking to have Emily over in a weekend - and then the all of the Newsoms over perhaps two weeks after that. Emily is about 5 years old now, and she reminds me of little bit of Wendy, way back when 9even though Wendy was maybe twice that age. I still remember acting like a monkey with graypumpkin for her, over a decade ago. Ook ook, extend the upper lip, scratch the noggin and the armpits, do a bowlegged walk... still brings a giggle to the young ladies. I doubt the Wendy would as be amused these days... she's got to be 21 by now? maybe 22? She's probably into more "grown-up" pursuits. I wonder how she and Marty are doing?

Thoughts for Emily's visit.. Baltimore Aquarium, Blink (maybe try Uno?), Walking on the Boardwalk / Beach, Playstation, Fireworks, and the Candy Store. None of those are set in stone and there are other possibilities, too.

Hey, it's August first! Happy Lughnasadh, the holy day of Lludd!
(If you celebrate it... I don't generally do so myself, but do like to say the word Lughnasadh. )

To celebrate, here's an agricultural pic from our garden, taken just this week.

Pepper pic from the garden - looks better large-wallpaper size.


No relation to the holiday, but also recently seen -

Also seen - Dump trucks while I was riding the subway at about 60mph


Been busy, have some game and book links, dear journal!

New joystiq review of Icehouse (also Enemy Chocolatier ), and as a result, found a place to play games online in real time.

• Aquarius
• Barsoomite Go (2-player)
• Barsoomite Go (4-player)
• Fluxx (version 3.0)
• Fluxx (version 3.1)
• Hearts
• Space Station Assault
• Treehouse
• Werewolf

You've got to download a small Java app (gamut ) (though they are working on an HTML implementation), but it's clean, quick and fun if you can find folks to play with.

Back to reading on my ride in the subway...until I find some tv show that BHK doesn't want to watch to put on the PSP. just finished Red Nails - getting my pulp fix on. Plenty free and legal to read here. Just scroll down to Howard,( Robert E. )

via uncert

• "Turning Heat Into Electricity Through Sound": pretty much what it sounds like. A group in Utah has made a gadget where thermal gradients drive air currents that produce sound waves, which are turned into electrical signals by piezoelectric transducers.
  
• "All-Optical Magnetic Recording: a Dutch group has written information onto a magnetic material using polarized light rather than the usual magnetic heads (like in a hard disk). This could potentially allow faster disk writing on smaller scales than can be done with magnets. Just think how small your next iPod could be...

1 year 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

2 years ago - peaceful Sunday, Rufus Xavier Sarsaparilla, PB-J time, Grizzly Golf Attack is true, "Pepsi brings your ancestors back from the grave."

3 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

4 years ago - crazy dreams, Kate Bush, starmark poops but new gig, writing systems, non-castaways on gilligan's isle

5 years ago - istockphoto, dead links, Shitou Xiqian, smiled at, fortune cookie, walkerbot, Liver Eatin' Johnson

6 years ago - hungrybaby, New Apes movie lame, wiseacre, Champions stats for the Shadow, Dwayne Dibley?, Poul Anderson passes away, LJ moves in space

7 years ago - Everway character- wanders the storm path

Comments

[blackhellkat.livejournal.com]

I joined volity but I tihnk it'd be better when we both have free time on the computer.

You don't have to wait to watch shows I'm gonna watch!!! Really! Go ahead and put the Riches on there.

[scottobear.livejournal.com]

I'd rather read a book, and share with you!

:D

[blackhellkat.livejournal.com]

I'd rather share with you too! I keep wanting to watch my shows on TIVO but when I start watching one I always think "This would be better with Scott here" and I end up turning it off. xxxooo

[scottobear.livejournal.com]

aww! not enough hours in the day to spend with you!

[blackhellkat.livejournal.com]

xxxooo you melt my heart my dear.

[kat78731.livejournal.com]

oh get a room you two!

[scottobear.livejournal.com]

eep! angry gila mutante!

we do have a room! a whole house, even!!

[kat78731.livejournal.com]

more of a snickering Gila, oh we mutants are so misunderstood... Gila's are sensitive souls, sniff...

[scottobear.livejournal.com]

Aww... poor little Gila mutant!

we'll make a salad and everyone will be happy!

[blackhellkat.livejournal.com]

sorry :C But look at our lovely jalapeno---doesn't that just take your mind of all the smaltzy talk?

[kat78731.livejournal.com]

ooo, spicy!

[kat78731.livejournal.com]

i like (nearly love even but don't want to be hypocritically mushy) jalapenos, but out here they're all about habeneros..

[blackhellkat.livejournal.com]

You could try and grow some. I have to say out of all our crops those were the easiest. Although we DID start with live plants first. I KNOW Texas is all about the habeneros---I bought a chili cookbook written by a guy from TX and there is only one lil' ol' jalapeno recipe---the rest habeneros poo!

[scottobear.livejournal.com]

I'm partial to both, but I think I agree a smidgen in favor of Jalepenos, too.

[scottobear.livejournal.com]

Peppers of Lurve!

[blackhellkat.livejournal.com]

You are going to get us in trouble---Kat'll kick our butts!! :D

[kat78731.livejournal.com]

aw, now i'm the enemy of luvre... amnesty, AMNESTY!

[scottobear.livejournal.com]

I've seen you and the gray gourd... you're no stranger to lurve's ways!

[graypumpkin.livejournal.com]

Besides he's reading Robert E. Howard, that's at least as fun as most TV shows.

[scottobear.livejournal.com]

Dern tootin'! Red Nails, baby!

[graypumpkin.livejournal.com]

Wonder what became of that animated adaption of Red Nails they were talking about a while back?

[scottobear.livejournal.com]

I forgot about that! the website is still up, but I don't know anything more than that it was supposed to have ron perlman... but that news is like 3 years old.

[kat78731.livejournal.com]

Yep, Wendy's a real live grown up these days, has a job and a car.. She and Marti and little bro had been living in Virginia for some years now but in a couple of weeks they're heading back down to sunny Fla.

[scottobear.livejournal.com]

That's so weird... I understand that time goes by, but I remember a "hey, language... a kid in the room" for folks to settle. :D

[graypumpkin.livejournal.com]

Also seen - Dump trucks while I was riding the subway at about 60mph
At first glance I read that as 600 mph, and I was what kinda crazy space age trains do they have in Maryland?
Nice colors on pepper picture, looks very tasty.
I fond memories of goofing with Wendy, the howling at the moon drive still comes up from time to time.

[scottobear.livejournal.com]

Bullet train! I wish! 600mph would get me to work in 6 minutes!



AROOoOOOOOO!