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Dec. 11th, 2010 05:23 pm
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Now playing: Peter Gabriel - Games Without Frontiers
Originally published at The Scotto Grotto. You can comment here or there.
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Dec. 7th, 2010 02:56 pm
2667-2084-2657-3823 on the Wii
xbox live gamertag – scottobear
steam – scottobear
Originally published at The Scotto Grotto. You can comment here or there.
10,085 - Friday
Jan. 29th, 2010 10:07 pmPizza with the Nailles - homemade from the supermarket! Yum! Watched a little hockey, played a little wii sports resort, and some Mario Galaxy.
add me to your wii, dear journal! 2667-2084-2657-3823, and let me know yours! wii uno is a fave here, too.
(Bhk adds - I WONNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN!!!!!!!!)
Side note, found my truck the hulk at the old blue house on Google maps
1 year ago - Pictures from a cold day, current life settings, 25 factoids about me
2 years ago - bioshock, apples to apples online, went home early, re-animator 4, sweetened cheetos
3 years ago - Kat and GP get Ollie and Bella!, Kierkegaard, High speed net a no sir, BHK adjusts her name
4 years ago - james lipton papazao, cny, hobophobe, ice skating monkeys, housecleaning, compusa corporate & big brain, zombie astronaut, religion of comic book characters
5 years ago - slow Friday of work and Mel, frozen water spray, man urinates his way out of an avalanche
6 years ago - Dinner with old crew, song poems
7 years ago - Russ wedding, bro visit, Cane toad loot, Tom showers us with gifts, got a prezzie for Kev
8 years ago - Devil-newt, party hat smilies, photos of pompano travels, King retiring?
9 years ago - Font-fiddling, burpin', VAGG launched, bored with a slow reading list
10,082 - Tuesday
Jan. 26th, 2010 05:19 pmOur initial plan for Tuesday Date day was to go see Avatar - It wasn't meant to be, given that after shopping we got a bit sick instead of a movie, we downloaded and played wii uno.
latest ATW man pics courtesy of ATW! My camera died right after Christmas, and the phone cam isn't as up to the task, it seems.
1 year ago - veg garden with TD!, dream wizards, MOM, year of the ox, missv bday
2 years ago - newton and pye on the windowsill picture, lunch with blueberry pie, shopping with the in-laws, balls of fury
3 years ago - paradise weather, Adam and Larry guitar video, swim meet pix, ghost brides,
4 years ago - compusa hits comcast poor service level, gurps vs water, syndication links, handy freeware
5 years ago - fly doodle, GP praise, "cut" slang, B's lyrics, Day off the dead, ringo starr superhero, lifespan/season meme, flammable cables, bro issues
6 years ago - dream, bearded babies, touch graph
7 years ago - pirate stuff, Morikami, geourl, cool safeway prank, search keywords
8 years ago - missv's Bday!, To dos, day trips m&ms, Baby dexter-doggie!!, Newt in laundry
9 years ago - First shoo smiley - Ü, bounced Greg, Yahoo eats up egroups, love letter
latest ATW man pics courtesy of ATW! My camera died right after Christmas, and the phone cam isn't as up to the task, it seems.
1 year ago - veg garden with TD!, dream wizards, MOM, year of the ox, missv bday
2 years ago - newton and pye on the windowsill picture, lunch with blueberry pie, shopping with the in-laws, balls of fury
3 years ago - paradise weather, Adam and Larry guitar video, swim meet pix, ghost brides,
4 years ago - compusa hits comcast poor service level, gurps vs water, syndication links, handy freeware
5 years ago - fly doodle, GP praise, "cut" slang, B's lyrics, Day off the dead, ringo starr superhero, lifespan/season meme, flammable cables, bro issues
6 years ago - dream, bearded babies, touch graph
7 years ago - pirate stuff, Morikami, geourl, cool safeway prank, search keywords
8 years ago - missv's Bday!, To dos, day trips m&ms, Baby dexter-doggie!!, Newt in laundry
9 years ago - First shoo smiley - Ü, bounced Greg, Yahoo eats up egroups, love letter
10,076 - Wednesday
Jan. 20th, 2010 06:33 pmBHK and I both hit the doctor today - augmentin for both of us - me, for my chest and ear issues, BHK for her congestion and infection issues. Hopefully, that will knock out what's been in BHK's system since new year's, and mine in the last week or so.
Making the most of our holiday gift cards - breakfast at starbucks courtesy of Dave & Cathy - the chocolate-chip banana bread is *very* good.
After that, we hit safeway to pick up our meds... and gamestop for a used copy of boom blox bash party (the other game we got - octomania was horrible beyond keeping.)
Duncan looks adorable in the scarf BHK made for him! (he looks adorable anyhow)
1 year ago - BHK inauguration cake pic, party at J and Seans's
2 years ago - BHK's super skateboard, looted BHK's old room,George of the Jungle , Wii games , Pizza, cookies, and Movies
3 years ago - newt lounging pics
4 years ago - big brain wait, college students illiterate, LN, little prince,
5 years ago - Sicky Mel, PSA, No new drama month, paypal button for charity, weather, Korean postal robots guards, MA lobster strike, Monkey king, fibs and truths answers, weather
6 years ago - crapulent, British WWII photo archive, Chick Tract, homeowners groups lacking
7 years ago - bawled out my bro, bashed up my hands.
8 years ago - walkies, coloring book fairy, waterlog ear, some dead links and some live ones, full moon birth, good dreams.
9 years ago - Iron Man, brain eating, thinking about my dad, First experience with a good LJ client, Fred the enema cat.
Making the most of our holiday gift cards - breakfast at starbucks courtesy of Dave & Cathy - the chocolate-chip banana bread is *very* good.
After that, we hit safeway to pick up our meds... and gamestop for a used copy of boom blox bash party (the other game we got - octomania was horrible beyond keeping.)
Duncan looks adorable in the scarf BHK made for him! (he looks adorable anyhow)
1 year ago - BHK inauguration cake pic, party at J and Seans's
2 years ago - BHK's super skateboard, looted BHK's old room,
3 years ago - newt lounging pics
4 years ago - big brain wait, college students illiterate, LN, little prince,
5 years ago - Sicky Mel, PSA, No new drama month, paypal button for charity, weather, Korean postal robots guards, MA lobster strike, Monkey king, fibs and truths answers, weather
6 years ago - crapulent, British WWII photo archive, Chick Tract, homeowners groups lacking
7 years ago - bawled out my bro, bashed up my hands.
8 years ago - walkies, coloring book fairy, waterlog ear, some dead links and some live ones, full moon birth, good dreams.
9 years ago - Iron Man, brain eating, thinking about my dad, First experience with a good LJ client, Fred the enema cat.
10,069 - wednesday
Jan. 13th, 2010 09:03 pmHump day again, again, dear journal. Some good news - Netflix is coming to the Wii this spring- http://bit.ly/6tYtRz
Woke up with a sore throat – hopefully I’m not succumbing to BHK’s lingering congestion, and it was only dust from the loft. We’ll know more soon enough!
Telephone interview today – it went well! I look forward to hearing more from them soon.
Nurse Newt Making sure I’m tucked in.
1 year ago – Sick, TV and Dr. BHK and Nurses Newt & Pye take care of me.
2 years ago - frying pan, aardvark, bugah, HL2, not a hardcore gamer anymore
3 years ago - dream ramble - voice post
4 years ago - icon snatching, lost, dr who, flickr tools, books, compusa, meeting of the daves, cool weather, birds ate my brains, prejudice map, findory,
5 years ago - Lost, romainan pop inspires .htaccess, supercar, anonymous statement meme, age act meme
6 years ago - That Stretchy Guy & That Clay Guy.
7 years ago - cops, prezzies, kidthinks
8 years ago - space commies and monkeys, dream, haiku, mothman, tarot
9 years ago - SOS, folk fest, annoyed with collapsing tabs, brian howdy, super friends drinking game 
10,067 - Monday
Jan. 11th, 2010 02:16 pmHey! Today is a palindrome! 011110 !
A panoramic pic of the bay iced over from yesterday (bigger here)
BHK made me a wonderful breakfast of veggie omelets and English muffin – nice dose of protein to begin the day solidly.
Bad news technology-wise… BHK’s laptop seems to have taken a nap from which it won’t awake. I suspect the internal power supply. Looking into cracking it open soon, if the alternate cable doesn’t fix her up.
Shadow of the Vampire this evening, while we strip the tree of it’s ornaments and lights – rather a counterpoint too last year’s Kolchak festival while putting on the goodies.
Started watching sanctuary tonight, but the allure of Big Kahuna took it over. We’ve made it to 94 of 99 levels complete, and all but one tropical fish unlocked.
Dinner of tasty twisty pasta and unchicken strips in a tomato-cream sauce, with lots of tasty garlic!
Janet sent me a pic of Danny from his Birthday on Los Olas – BHK thinks he looks cuter sans moustache.
1 year ago – rescue ink, winter farmer’s market, comics & munchkin quest (still unplayed, a year later! got to correct that soon), die monter die, mr meaty, took apart trains under the xmas tree
2 years ago - baby polar bear, different route to work, friday 5, gizmodo tv-b-gone
3 years ago - newt and pye pics / video, off to marion
4 years ago - hijinks, top 10 questions, hieroglyphic names, system still out for repair, doodling
5 years ago - turtle thought, dinero, illumination, tv torrents, vampire hunting with a stand up bass, metasearch, mucho folks fired for keeping online journals, iraqi abuse cheerleaders, server location, flying_blind introduces me to the term blague which is a perfect alternate to blog.
6 years ago - drama flakes, bad taste, Dentsu, Tintin, Sandalwood and walkabout
7 years ago - LotR, Nipple scarves, vax-d, UBER-PEA!, Newt piccies
8 years ago - Colostomy bag thief, D&D stats, monkey god baby
9 years ago - looking to the future, all the words 
10,066 – Sunday – Happy birthday, Kat!
Jan. 10th, 2010 01:56 pmBrunch with BHK, In-laws, Adam, Dave Nelson, and Rorey – Adam made a heart-shaped biscuit for anna, who was absent (Adam is going to VA this afternoon to settle some court issues there)
No Snow today, but the bay is still nicely iced!
Visited Nailles a bit, chitty-chatted for a while
Big Kahuna when we got home – nearly to the end by now – our zoo animals haven’t given birth yet.
New fondness for the IT crowd TV show – nice mindless foolishness, with some of the boosh gang hanging about, too.
1 year ago – shots, bhk doc visit, Kat’s 3rd year ljing, dunwich horror, cookies, bhk’s coat arrives
2 years ago - plumber, kat bday, nutshell day
3 years ago - KC's bday, moved a bit, dead and breakfast, hero quiz
4 years ago - illegal to annoy, esp poll 2, superkitty icon, yahoo-webjay, meme, sliders farewell, Japanese spidey full 1st episode, more silly quizzes, dinosaur/archosaur, family watchdog for sex preds, eye for an eye makes the whole world blind.
5 years ago - Mel's not fond of my music & helpful to caterpillar, OTR, evilcorp, FBI most wanted, long list meme, word use, that silly video, no conspiracy folks?
6 years ago - Blimp, bail, accents and the start of getting a mortgage, fog of war, newt pic
7 years ago - silly entendres, pygmy cannibals, pyramid mausoleum
8 years ago - gollum toys, prayer wheels, SOP, What's he gots in his pocketses?, gollum poll
9 years ago - supes, lyrics, ghosting
10,065 - Saturday
Jan. 9th, 2010 01:44 pmPictures from Wilton’s Birthday Party in Deerfield -
Broke frivolous spending fast when we went out to breakfast with the Nailles at "Eggcelence" whoops! I guess we’ll restart soon.
Went to Best Buy to look at the TV Chris bought
boom blox party and M&M sports with the Nailles – below is BHK racing her kayak!
Lego Star wars at home once we returned – played until the wee hours.
1 year ago – xmas lights coming down in north beach, t-rex related to birds, dinner, happiness of the katakuris
2 years ago - slept late, work, BHK and I go shopping and on a date to see Juno, Easter eggs in I Am Legend, Q&A meme
3 years ago - Appalachians trip, took it easy and watched tv, ate doggies.
4 years ago - Japanese Spidey, Heroclix for Ambush bug, piggy bank kid, ants guy, palm doodle, andy in jail, walkabout thoughts, bigfoot pic, gamera, grappling hook, boosh
5 years ago - Mel's fingernail falls off, we surf the web, 3.6 million nickels stolen, distance home meme, quarter bin craving, monkeys & crackers, happy feet
6 years ago - dynamic address assigning, Artist under the influence of LSD, My Messy Office
7 years ago - prisoner on the brain, Names, Antarctica, EO-letters
8 years ago - paper models, walkies, coming events, EO-mashnote
9 years ago - paranoia, recorder, odigo
10,061 -Tuesday
Jan. 5th, 2010 12:06 pmI like that I live somewhere that still uses horse-drawn carriages alongside the jets.
BHK and I finally viewed Watchmen last night – not bad.. I actually think I prefer the revised ending, though the characters itself needed a lot of explanation to BHK. I give it a 6/10… Better than it might’ve been.
BHK still has her cold – looks like it’s moving down from her sinus to her chest now – hopefully, it means she’s getting better.
Got Heron: Steam Machine for the Wii – or “Yet another pipes game” – it’s a lot of fun, and stress levels are high, especially in multiplayer.
Off to the grocery - going to get some filling for tonight's quiche feast!
1 year ago – Scotto pic – swollen jaw, Punxatawney Phil, Chinese food
2 years ago - political views quiz, armored polar bears and zeppelins disappoint, babysitting tigger
3 years ago - visiting the "News" in VA, BCK on ape equality
4 years ago - National Bird Day, Religio-founder quiz, Mr. Potato Head, open camera streams, I helped to recover Tabitha lively, newt picture with my feet,
5 years ago - 12th night, Mel stuff, job hunting helps, 6 apart/lj rumor, lj optout, geek meme, Eisner dies, latest memo, tried tracking LSW.
6 years ago - 4 gamers best, gaming memories Mars Exploration, I'm an Earth Monkey
7 years ago - Internet born, origami cameras, ouch!
8 years ago - SOP, insomniac theme, My Lady by J. G. Whittier, tech trouble, newt in nightshirt, stupidfly abuse, dead image and flash links, deleted journals actually get deleted
9 years ago - vagg (dead link), internal server error (not much)
10,052 – Farewell UNTIL THE SUMMER, Amy!
Dec. 30th, 2009 03:07 pm
Dictionary Dabble, Carcassonne – New World, and Valley of the Mammoths played.
BHK Did really well – Winning all (She and I tied in Dabble) I think it was the green knit cap I got her for Christmas – Mandy said she looked like toad (a mushroom person) from Super Mario… of course, BHK had to take that and run with it (see above)
Amy is off to NY again – We’ll miss her! BHK and I are going to have lunch in Deale soon with the in-laws. tomorrow, Sean is coming over for some year-end games, too, maybe we can whomp on him and Andrew a bit then!
Random thought in my head lately – I really like grappling hooks. One of my fave gadget / tools in video games, RPGs or even just in general. Swung by hand or fired from a gun, it doesn’t matter.
1 year ago – BHK and I go to Geppi’s, Gabby Hayes, Ravens/Orioles stadium pix, leap second added
2 years ago – breakfast, xmas books to read
3 years ago - officially done with ACIM, Danny covered for b day, calvert library
4 years ago - Spanish channel shenanigans, big brain issues, ACIM paperwork, crunks,walkabout pics, palm cam picture spin (visiting Deerfield)
5 years ago - picture beliefs, cheese
6 years ago - Dang Dick, Kindly Kahuna, and Scotto Stuff. Alliteration!
7 years ago - RFL pictures, PT Barnum, Malawi vampires, Morse code
8 years ago - Treebeard and Entwife, Met Denise & Sara @ Danny's Party, Mai Kai, eclipse
9 years ago - Calcutta Chromosome, Got shoo as a pal, Amitav Ghosh, Saw D&D movie with Danny, and Andy running the yellow Pompano comic shack 
zombie in my pc
Aug. 29th, 2009 08:44 pmJust a mental note - a freeware version of Zombie in my pocket.
Zombie in my PC
http://pimaster3.freeforums.org/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=6
official website > http://www.openappledumb.com/Games/?from=BGG_ZimP
Author(s): Brad S.
BGG ID: Shadowchaser
Publisher: Brad S.
Operating Systems:
Windows / Mac / Linux
Zombie in my PC
http://pimaster3.freeforums.org/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=6
official website > http://www.openappledumb.com/Games/?from=BGG_ZimP
Author(s): Brad S.
BGG ID: Shadowchaser
Publisher: Brad S.
Operating Systems:
Windows / Mac / Linux
9689 - Wednesday
Apr. 22nd, 2009 08:21 pmwii games from the library -
carnival games - summer sports paradise island Cute, but not great. I'd say that carnival games is worth a quick rental from the library, but summer sports was hardly worth the loading into the wii.
We surfed the machine's wiiware collection and dropped $10 on bonsai barber - much fun and superior to both the others.
Back's doing a little bit better - but sciatica is pretty rough.
Catching up with Apache, Old issues of Giffen's Dr. Fate, and books made of paper. (focusing on history, tech, sci-fi, and silliness)
Jason Fortuny ordered to pay $74k for Craigslist sex baiting prank - (see waxy's recap)
1 year ago - personality test, earth day, emergency supply trapdoor, brown and green, Thomas Jefferson, BHK Hexxagon
2 years ago - got Steve Jacoby's website, earth day, roto-tilled garden, pye and newton on boxes, mr rogers breakdances, Steve Mancour, high school meme
3 years ago - meeting mom, newtcam, silly pic, coconut and the lizard
4 years ago - Bettie Page's bday, MJ & vaseline, bus ride pics, newt and a space monkey, air show, ramscan, banana tree herb, exoskeleton, taco bell, email kills iq more than pot
5 years ago - Eucharist toss, RI peeves me, there, vamps, CS mail-skim
6 years ago - country meme, there-crew, battle-imp
7 years ago - dreams, make out places in Ft Lauderdale, lone gunmen gone, chupa vs tia
8 years ago - ljwhores, undulant, Earth Day, international kite fest, 10 reasons sex is good for you, Peru shoots down US plane
carnival games - summer sports paradise island Cute, but not great. I'd say that carnival games is worth a quick rental from the library, but summer sports was hardly worth the loading into the wii.
We surfed the machine's wiiware collection and dropped $10 on bonsai barber - much fun and superior to both the others.
Back's doing a little bit better - but sciatica is pretty rough.
Catching up with Apache, Old issues of Giffen's Dr. Fate, and books made of paper. (focusing on history, tech, sci-fi, and silliness)
Jason Fortuny ordered to pay $74k for Craigslist sex baiting prank - (see waxy's recap)
1 year ago - personality test, earth day, emergency supply trapdoor, brown and green, Thomas Jefferson, BHK Hexxagon
2 years ago - got Steve Jacoby's website, earth day, roto-tilled garden, pye and newton on boxes, mr rogers breakdances, Steve Mancour, high school meme
3 years ago - meeting mom, newtcam, silly pic, coconut and the lizard
4 years ago - Bettie Page's bday, MJ & vaseline, bus ride pics, newt and a space monkey, air show, ramscan, banana tree herb, exoskeleton, taco bell, email kills iq more than pot
5 years ago - Eucharist toss, RI peeves me, there, vamps, CS mail-skim
6 years ago - country meme, there-crew, battle-imp
7 years ago - dreams, make out places in Ft Lauderdale, lone gunmen gone, chupa vs tia
8 years ago - ljwhores, undulant, Earth Day, international kite fest, 10 reasons sex is good for you, Peru shoots down US plane
9617 - Saturday
Feb. 14th, 2009 11:25 pmValentine's Day! BHK got peanut butter chocolates and a couple of cards from me... I got a wonderful couple of cards, a dragon kite with a wingspan is as wide as I am tall, [edit- added a spiffy sea monster video game for the wii] and some very spiffy coupons.
BHK and I curled up on the couch and played a little lego indiana jones on the wii (checked out form the library), but then the in-laws rang us up - No time for love, Dr. Jones!
We went with the in-laws to get a spot of lunch at Clarke's Landing (Great view, and the best seafood place we've been to - plus, it was free - Valentine's gift from the in-laws) and then onward to Leonardtown (home of ol' Witches Rock ), and visited a local gallery and used bookstore before heading back to headquarters. BHK got a couple of cookbooks, a pair of green cylindrical earrings, black-eyed susan seeds and some Chick-lit. We got Larry a book on Southern Pacific Railroad, and a Lou Reid CD. I just enjoyed roaming aorund with my sweetie, drinking a hot cup of Earl Gray tea and taking in some nifty stenciled graffiti.
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When we (in-laws and all) got home, we watched the Nancy Drew Movie (BHK loved it, and I thought it was cute, too.)
Now we're watching the Lost in Austen miniseries, and I'm about ready for bed. BHK and Larry are already out cold, and Chris is not long to follow.
--
So, Yelp sells review placement?
Well, if that's the case, how can they be considered even remotely valid? I've removed links from my site, and am considering what my alternatives are in the review arena.
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1 year ago - V-day, awesome superhero toy collection in one blister pack, metro assaults, 2 new dinos, waterboarding underestimated, sourcetv, list of famous $cientologists
2 years ago - stayed in for ice storm smashes our fence, ice pictures
3 years ago - Sand dollar, interjection poll, Miami cloud art, bro drama, Bang!
4 years ago - dream, war tuning, slacker, torrent tv, gm-ginger kitties, questions meme, christo, newt stalking pic, zefrank's st. val history, whims-cute card, work peeve
5 years ago - V-day, hippie visit results, Nefertiti documentary mostly drama - not much document, cheese doodle sculpture, anonymous reviewer bug amazon
6 years ago - got the nordis gig, palm pics
7 years ago - n V-day poetry, JB figures out about SA & Me, wandering pics
8 years ago - How Do I Love Thee?, I resemble Dan Conner, Men cause the mutations, tea room & old TV, TMBG lyric
BHK and I curled up on the couch and played a little lego indiana jones on the wii (checked out form the library), but then the in-laws rang us up - No time for love, Dr. Jones!
We went with the in-laws to get a spot of lunch at Clarke's Landing (Great view, and the best seafood place we've been to - plus, it was free - Valentine's gift from the in-laws) and then onward to Leonardtown (home of ol' Witches Rock ), and visited a local gallery and used bookstore before heading back to headquarters. BHK got a couple of cookbooks, a pair of green cylindrical earrings, black-eyed susan seeds and some Chick-lit. We got Larry a book on Southern Pacific Railroad, and a Lou Reid CD. I just enjoyed roaming aorund with my sweetie, drinking a hot cup of Earl Gray tea and taking in some nifty stenciled graffiti.
.When we (in-laws and all) got home, we watched the Nancy Drew Movie (BHK loved it, and I thought it was cute, too.)
Now we're watching the Lost in Austen miniseries, and I'm about ready for bed. BHK and Larry are already out cold, and Chris is not long to follow.
--
So, Yelp sells review placement?
"Stoppelman said Yelp doesn't strong-arm merchants and that the site's sponsorship program -- its main source of revenue -- doesn't offer "pay for play" to advertisers.
Tell that to Tom Mulvihill, owner of Thai Issan restaurant in Cerritos. He received a letter from Yelp last summer informing him that his business had earned a rating of four stars out of five.
Shortly afterward, Mulvihill said he received a call from a Yelp saleswoman urging him to pay a minimum of $150 a month for sponsorship.
"She said sponsorship would allow us to hide the negative reviews and elevate the positive ones," he recalled.
Tell that to Tom Mulvihill, owner of Thai Issan restaurant in Cerritos. He received a letter from Yelp last summer informing him that his business had earned a rating of four stars out of five.
Shortly afterward, Mulvihill said he received a call from a Yelp saleswoman urging him to pay a minimum of $150 a month for sponsorship.
"She said sponsorship would allow us to hide the negative reviews and elevate the positive ones," he recalled.
Well, if that's the case, how can they be considered even remotely valid? I've removed links from my site, and am considering what my alternatives are in the review arena.
--
1 year ago - V-day, awesome superhero toy collection in one blister pack, metro assaults, 2 new dinos, waterboarding underestimated, sourcetv, list of famous $cientologists
2 years ago - stayed in for ice storm smashes our fence, ice pictures
3 years ago - Sand dollar, interjection poll, Miami cloud art, bro drama, Bang!
4 years ago - dream, war tuning, slacker, torrent tv, gm-ginger kitties, questions meme, christo, newt stalking pic, zefrank's st. val history, whims-cute card, work peeve
5 years ago - V-day, hippie visit results, Nefertiti documentary mostly drama - not much document, cheese doodle sculpture, anonymous reviewer bug amazon
6 years ago - got the nordis gig, palm pics
7 years ago - n V-day poetry, JB figures out about SA & Me, wandering pics
8 years ago - How Do I Love Thee?, I resemble Dan Conner, Men cause the mutations, tea room & old TV, TMBG lyric
9592 - Friday
Jan. 23rd, 2009 08:19 pmWent to hospital for a gut - check - Doc gave me meds, and prescribed an Upper GI / sonogram. Digestive tract is treating me mean - but now I have some meds to tide me over. Sonogram tomorrow, Upper GI next week. Also got Allergy shots today, since I was in the area, and work told me that I didn't have to come in.
Stopped at the library - got boom blox for the wii- cute, but not a purchase. one night was enough.
BHK made some tasty soup! pot pie squares (noodles), broccolii, cabbage, peas, carrots, celery veggie "beef" stock. really good.
To make up for a lack of content - have a picture of Newton sunning in the window, watching the starlings outside
1 year ago - pye on cam, bhk and Cathy, paper ballot in MD, walker nightmare, self-portrait (see yesterday for same place), stinging hands memory, pueblo zip, punch a tyrannosaurus in the face, Human sacrifice by General Butt naked
2 years ago - zombie astronaut, gun runner dream, paper moon pix
3 years ago - missing cj, superhero dream, youtube b&B, fat bat cat, herm patient, pug in lucha mask, endless forest, birthday counter.
4 years ago - Chilly, doodle, facial morphs (monkey scotto is still my fave), food, height comparisons, a/b meme, warning labels, toybox mooch, scythes
5 years ago - happy Newt, nipples off, palm post - bus stop, tummy ache. penguin poop, giant nostril
6 years ago - Tests, truth, rumor, links and history, lj spam, Kev in court
7 years ago - I got my camera, Alvin gets fired from work for stealing overtime, unsolved mysteries, snap club, mcd's employees, nifty moon site.
8 years ago - Reflections on the old regime, The Litter Box Song *snerk*, Cow Saliva, "parsley, sage, rosemary and thyme", rehiring some of the fire-ees
Stopped at the library - got boom blox for the wii- cute, but not a purchase. one night was enough.
BHK made some tasty soup! pot pie squares (noodles), broccolii, cabbage, peas, carrots, celery veggie "beef" stock. really good.
To make up for a lack of content - have a picture of Newton sunning in the window, watching the starlings outside
1 year ago - pye on cam, bhk and Cathy, paper ballot in MD, walker nightmare, self-portrait (see yesterday for same place), stinging hands memory, pueblo zip, punch a tyrannosaurus in the face, Human sacrifice by General Butt naked
2 years ago - zombie astronaut, gun runner dream, paper moon pix
3 years ago - missing cj, superhero dream, youtube b&B, fat bat cat, herm patient, pug in lucha mask, endless forest, birthday counter.
4 years ago - Chilly, doodle, facial morphs (monkey scotto is still my fave), food, height comparisons, a/b meme, warning labels, toybox mooch, scythes
5 years ago - happy Newt, nipples off, palm post - bus stop, tummy ache. penguin poop, giant nostril
6 years ago - Tests, truth, rumor, links and history, lj spam, Kev in court
7 years ago - I got my camera, Alvin gets fired from work for stealing overtime, unsolved mysteries, snap club, mcd's employees, nifty moon site.
8 years ago - Reflections on the old regime, The Litter Box Song *snerk*, Cow Saliva, "parsley, sage, rosemary and thyme", rehiring some of the fire-ees
9296 - weds
May. 28th, 2008 10:16 pmBHK got me a 2 new bathing suits - long-knee Hawaiian-style jams, one in blue print, the other red. I have never before owned more than one bathing suit... This is what marriage does to a fellow.
I can dig it.
The Homebrew Channel, elegant homebrew launcher for the Wii (new from the creators of the Twilight Hack; don't miss the video) [via]
Also, Dr. Mario on the Wii is a hoot.
On the TF2 front - I want to try the steel map. It looks like it'd be a hoot with a large crew. noclip has launched a 24/7 steel server - The IP is 71.126.150.164.
Bare Food Cupboards More Common in So. Md. - Southern Maryland Headline News
Most surprising and saddening to me was the following -
Blogging – It’s Good for You. Research shows that it improves memory and sleep, boosts immune cell activity and reduces viral load in AIDS patients, and even speeds healing after surgery. (I'm a little doubtful, but the numbers are there, at the moment.)
1 year ago - CNR RIP, bro doing ok, skeptics on 9 million bicycles,
2 years ago - johnny dollar, Alex toth RIP, JQ scotto factoid, on call hurts my social life, lj as a graph, old time radio, I'm Elmo?!?, movie guest stars, Juice newton, newtcam back online, ex-boss smells of skimming
3 years ago - weekend plans, green acres in french, rob zombie, to the devil a daughter, mandarin orange salad, haiku, fridge magnet message
4 years ago - random comments, emperors, popes, livestock, Doc Hastor, Buddha finger, jail complaints
5 years ago - rain, bro, bubba ho-tep, expressions I use, MONKFISH, hipster, nasty letter to Danny, compatibility meme
6 years ago - bday, razor, rain, sleeping late with cat, 10 ways to sneak fabric into the house, gollum cabdriver, victrola
7 years ago - I see you, obstreperous, Memorial Day, william gedney, launch, linux,Harmony review, Hank Scorpio, burgundy, Vegan Worcestershire Sauce,freakies
8 years ago - nuffin
I can dig it.
The Homebrew Channel, elegant homebrew launcher for the Wii (new from the creators of the Twilight Hack; don't miss the video) [via]
Also, Dr. Mario on the Wii is a hoot.
On the TF2 front - I want to try the steel map. It looks like it'd be a hoot with a large crew. noclip has launched a 24/7 steel server - The IP is 71.126.150.164.
Vacuation Card Game [Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library Cary Playing Cards Database] : Room 26 Cabinet of Curiosities
Bare Food Cupboards More Common in So. Md. - Southern Maryland Headline News
Most surprising and saddening to me was the following -
Brenda DiCarlo of the Southern Maryland Food Bank said she has noticed people making between $30,000 and $50,000 a year having to rely on grocery assistance from their local food pantries. Her statistics show the number of families seeking assistance has topped 10,000 this year, and that is only for the pantries she supplies.
“There’s been a huge increase…our pantries have had a 40 percent increase in new families needing food, and a 50 percent increase for returning families…there just isn’t enough money to put gas in the car and keep the lights on…a lot of people now just can’t make ends meet.”
DiCarlo’s first recommendation to people is that they call the Department of Social Services. Those who do not qualify for food stamps can still get a complete listing of pantries and programs in their area.
“There’s been a huge increase…our pantries have had a 40 percent increase in new families needing food, and a 50 percent increase for returning families…there just isn’t enough money to put gas in the car and keep the lights on…a lot of people now just can’t make ends meet.”
DiCarlo’s first recommendation to people is that they call the Department of Social Services. Those who do not qualify for food stamps can still get a complete listing of pantries and programs in their area.
Blogging – It’s Good for You. Research shows that it improves memory and sleep, boosts immune cell activity and reduces viral load in AIDS patients, and even speeds healing after surgery. (I'm a little doubtful, but the numbers are there, at the moment.)
1 year ago - CNR RIP, bro doing ok, skeptics on 9 million bicycles,
2 years ago - johnny dollar, Alex toth RIP, JQ scotto factoid, on call hurts my social life, lj as a graph, old time radio, I'm Elmo?!?, movie guest stars, Juice newton, newtcam back online, ex-boss smells of skimming
3 years ago - weekend plans, green acres in french, rob zombie, to the devil a daughter, mandarin orange salad, haiku, fridge magnet message
4 years ago - random comments, emperors, popes, livestock, Doc Hastor, Buddha finger, jail complaints
5 years ago - rain, bro, bubba ho-tep, expressions I use, MONKFISH, hipster, nasty letter to Danny, compatibility meme
6 years ago - bday, razor, rain, sleeping late with cat, 10 ways to sneak fabric into the house, gollum cabdriver, victrola
7 years ago - I see you, obstreperous, Memorial Day, william gedney, launch, linux,Harmony review, Hank Scorpio, burgundy, Vegan Worcestershire Sauce,freakies
8 years ago - nuffin
9078 - sunday
Mar. 2nd, 2008 09:29 pmBlueberry Pancakes for breakfast! A good sized crew was here earlier, David, Larry, Chris, BHK and I all scarfed down tasty flapjacks... Before that David and I played a little lego star wars on the Wii while BHK prepped in the kitchen.
After Breakfast, BHK busted out the a sailing ships and seafaring puzzle, to work on while David and I finished out game... after he headed out, Larry and Chris high-tailed it... so BHK and I were left with about 994 pieces of the 1000 bit puzzle to put together.
I took a little break midday to rest my back, as it was still pretty sore, but got up at about 4 to have some late snacks (too late for a full blown lunch), and watched the soup, some eddie izzard, and we went back to the ol' puzzle. More Izzard in the background while we sorted pieces and just had some nice family time.
I'd say we got about 90% of the puzzle done before I started to really ache again... we rested in the living room and caught up with a little more tv, and now it's time for bed. Hot showers and heating pads seem to help the most. Larry and Chris never came by to have supper with us, but Larry did drop off leftover chinese food... BHK did Beans and rice, while I had tofu and broccoli.
1 year ago - we first meet Tigger (I thought she was a he), happy in NB, eclipse, running bear & white dove
2 years ago - Newt Checkup, 2nd life, Lent, Demonic tots, RPG cliches, poor lunches, schizo-art
3 years ago - netflix, avdp trimming, ann nortons, superhero motivationals,euro-seekers, I scream-you scream, new term, disney fonts, viva browardpix, florida school study, poor applicants
4 years ago - Newt-clipso, ADP did poorly her first night, Spiders dine on their master, Gators, lj-spam
5 years ago - Newt Better, pc virus, pioneer 10, Balloon v1.0, lotr quizzes, cool motorcycle helmets
6 years ago - Newt at the vet pics, shadow govt, my first panorama, stikfas
7 years ago - CJ adventure (filtered for submissions), up late, newt checkup
After Breakfast, BHK busted out the a sailing ships and seafaring puzzle, to work on while David and I finished out game... after he headed out, Larry and Chris high-tailed it... so BHK and I were left with about 994 pieces of the 1000 bit puzzle to put together.
I took a little break midday to rest my back, as it was still pretty sore, but got up at about 4 to have some late snacks (too late for a full blown lunch), and watched the soup, some eddie izzard, and we went back to the ol' puzzle. More Izzard in the background while we sorted pieces and just had some nice family time.
I'd say we got about 90% of the puzzle done before I started to really ache again... we rested in the living room and caught up with a little more tv, and now it's time for bed. Hot showers and heating pads seem to help the most. Larry and Chris never came by to have supper with us, but Larry did drop off leftover chinese food... BHK did Beans and rice, while I had tofu and broccoli.
1 year ago - we first meet Tigger (I thought she was a he), happy in NB, eclipse, running bear & white dove
2 years ago - Newt Checkup, 2nd life, Lent, Demonic tots, RPG cliches, poor lunches, schizo-art
3 years ago - netflix, avdp trimming, ann nortons, superhero motivationals,euro-seekers, I scream-you scream, new term, disney fonts, viva browardpix, florida school study, poor applicants
4 years ago - Newt-clipso, ADP did poorly her first night, Spiders dine on their master, Gators, lj-spam
5 years ago - Newt Better, pc virus, pioneer 10, Balloon v1.0, lotr quizzes, cool motorcycle helmets
6 years ago - Newt at the vet pics, shadow govt, my first panorama, stikfas
7 years ago - CJ adventure (filtered for submissions), up late, newt checkup
9063 - Monday - President's day
Feb. 18th, 2008 08:26 pmHAPPY 8th, Li'L Bit! HOLY MOLEY! 8?!?!
As for president's day, I certainly prefer the original "George W" to the one currently in office.
Ah, the blessing of a Monday off. Added bonus is a hopefully more gentle 4-day week ahead!
Got up, went to get shots... it was pretty crowded due to the holiday. BHK and I both got our appointments out of the way in a reasonable span of time. I'm about 75% through the third Harry Dresden book. It started out a bit weak, but has gained a nice momentum through the middle 50%. I especially like Mike & Charity Carpenter, even though Mike seemed pretty cornball in the first bit of the book.
After the doc, we went off to Annapolis to make use of the Joss gift certificate we got from Adam for Christmas... I was quite in the mood for a little sushi and tempura.
Alas, the curse of DC and its environs struck again. The weather was absolutely beautiful (mid 70s, sunny), and everyone in government (i.e., EVERYONE within a 250 mile radius, or more) had the day off.
No parking and Joss was full to the gills. That worked out to our advantage, as we toured a little bit until we stumbled into Lemongrass Too. The Fried Green Beans were excellent, and I really liked the Pa-Ram Jae (Deep-fried tofu sauteed with yellow curry with rice, veggies and broccoli, topped with peanut sauce) that BHK ordered... my veggie Pad Thai was good, as well. The crispy tofu appetiser was lacking, in comparison, but that might be just due to everything else being so good. We got enough for me to take for lunch tomorrow as leftovers.... double score. Not the sushi I was expecting, but a nice substitution. Really, only the second time I've had Thai since moving from Florida, and this time I was quite pleased.
We opted to walk a bit for a constitutional after our meal - there was a Best Buy next door. I picked up some wipes for my new (Xmas) monitor at home, seeing a sit has already acquired a few Newton / Pyewacket nose-prints. Additionally, we saw Lego Star Wars Trilogy being sold, and in a moment of game-lust, we picked it up. Both BHK and I dig the game, and it's 2-player.... more bonding time for us! (Like we need it).
We headed home at about 3pm... the weather was still gorgeous, but getting a bit cooler. From what I understand, there'll be snow by mid- to end-week... hardly seems possible, but I've seen stranger stuff.
Upon our arrival, it turned out that the in-laws had come over and were kind enough to take down our Christmas lights (they were too high for us to reach without a ladder.)
BHK was still feeling a little cottony, so we spent the rest of the day at home, resting and recovering energy.
I'm surprised... we really haven't eaten much since midday, but it's well after dark now, and neither of us are that hungry. We may have a little nibble in a while, but I suspect it'll be a light dining night.
1 year ago - tracks in the snow pic, ghost rider, synchronicity with GP and Kat.
2 years ago - compusa saga continues, C&C generals, Li'l Bit 6!, song meme, newtcam up,
3 years ago - Lil Bit #5!, basketball w/danny, netflix du jour, loonatics 2.0
4 years ago - There 2.0, stress
5 years ago - expected last day at FMM, web-subscribers, barbie sex, Nordis hoses me.
6 years ago - Newt wakies, proxo, palm entry, haiku/ D&D class alignment
7 years ago - SOP, Territorial, haiku combat
9032 - sat
Jan. 19th, 2008 11:31 pmMore nutshelling.
Slept in a bit - 8:30ish
Had a blueberry bagel, chewed on left side.
Played a little rayman and more Mario Galaxy with Bugah
Went to get allergy shots - started reading Making Money
Bugah did his reading - Tales of a 4th grade nothing / superfudge.
Headed up to Annapolis with BHK and Bug for movies
Bought Bug's present - Lego Star Wars Saga, vans from Larry & Chris
Picked up Marvel Ultimate Alliance for m'self - $18 used!
Went to see National Treasure 2 again... bugah and bhk dug it, I thought it was ok, but not fantastic. I thought it was ok, but it really didn't hold together very well... the end was loose and free to say the least. It was a fun ride, and I didn't fall asleep like I dad last time.
Dinner at Cheeburger Cheeburger - Bug ate the 1/2 lb'r and is on the wall now.
Came home and played some family fluxx and then surprise hit polarity. (We may have to get it for him next present-time - we got him family fluxx as part of his stocking this year) Reminds me that I'm woefully behind on sending Eryx his goodies.
1 year ago - waiting on net, quiz-memes
2 years ago - cool icon, late work, palm doodle, mozilla, Lost, bite pic, lj-abuse
3 years ago - Lots of family drama, weather, link sponsor, classic C&H, 10 truths - 5 fibs poll, boxer vs rice, monkey king's tomb
4 years ago - Happy b'day, FB!, MLK, Big Fish with Danny, hair in soy sauce, cotton candy autopsy
5 years ago - music and food for bro, silly sound bites
6 years ago - nice dreams, biochemical weapons and parking meters, I enjoyed Fellowship, poor choice in names
7 years ago - Massive layoffs, cartoon bird gender, misc writing, digging Jenny Lee's singing
Slept in a bit - 8:30ish
Had a blueberry bagel, chewed on left side.
Played a little rayman and more Mario Galaxy with Bugah
Went to get allergy shots - started reading Making Money
Bugah did his reading - Tales of a 4th grade nothing / superfudge.
Headed up to Annapolis with BHK and Bug for movies
Bought Bug's present - Lego Star Wars Saga, vans from Larry & Chris
Picked up Marvel Ultimate Alliance for m'self - $18 used!
Went to see National Treasure 2 again... bugah and bhk dug it, I thought it was ok, but not fantastic. I thought it was ok, but it really didn't hold together very well... the end was loose and free to say the least. It was a fun ride, and I didn't fall asleep like I dad last time.
Dinner at Cheeburger Cheeburger - Bug ate the 1/2 lb'r and is on the wall now.
Came home and played some family fluxx and then surprise hit polarity. (We may have to get it for him next present-time - we got him family fluxx as part of his stocking this year) Reminds me that I'm woefully behind on sending Eryx his goodies.
1 year ago - waiting on net, quiz-memes
2 years ago - cool icon, late work, palm doodle, mozilla, Lost, bite pic, lj-abuse
3 years ago - Lots of family drama, weather, link sponsor, classic C&H, 10 truths - 5 fibs poll, boxer vs rice, monkey king's tomb
4 years ago - Happy b'day, FB!, MLK, Big Fish with Danny, hair in soy sauce, cotton candy autopsy
5 years ago - music and food for bro, silly sound bites
6 years ago - nice dreams, biochemical weapons and parking meters, I enjoyed Fellowship, poor choice in names
7 years ago - Massive layoffs, cartoon bird gender, misc writing, digging Jenny Lee's singing
