Scotto's Wall Scrawls

I am both amused and a little dismayed that our town uses a very similar font as The Prisoner for all of their emailed town announcements. Mostly Amused.

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Firsts Meme (snagged from Kat)

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Repost from a few years back - Free, Legal games for download.

http://www.liberatedgames.com/gamelisting.php

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1 year ago - voice post - general gripes about americantina, foggy day, dentist, Garf-garf, death industry, will writing

2 years ago - BHK and I on a snowy drive video, bass guitar, kitties, joe magnolia, heroes meme

3 years ago - dan bailed, don knotts (Mr Limpet) RIP, what do you want poll, netjaxer, mk12, Darren MCGavin RIP (Kolchak), dipkiss

4 years ago - Splenda downside, Pinkerton's Superman, Geourl back, text to speech test, palm doodles, hiring the a-team

5 years ago - I'm a radioactive zombie, monkey hate clown!, got a $13.86 check, land mine detection flower, action figure art, desires in life poll, barbie prowler

6 years ago - pipe snag, Jim Rockford, Newt Vet, Movie idea, Pravda Headlines, I'm awesome, palm doodles

7 years ago - Star Wars Pants, spy-cow, Reizan, Scientists cross pigs with spinach, 1979

8 years ago - lj comments burpy, Kitty love, monkey-news, Proposed Indian Names for Certain White People, Hatt-Baby, Twist Endings, ineffable, Bozo Matic, Callipygean, cool picture of a grasshopper, poetry is all in the format, In the Skin of the Lion

Only 360ish days until 2010. I wonder what people will do for crazy new years glasses for 2011? no more double zero years for eye holes until 2020!

Danny's Birthday Today... and one month until I turn 40. Kat's Birthday is speeding up in about a week or so, too, and Duncan-Dad Shaun's B'day is the end of this month.

Lets see - today - Early Morning - Amy heads home - the dog bite on her arm is too infected, and she's worried about properly treating it. I think it'll be ok, but I can understand having concerns.

I get an emergency visit to the dentist - turns out my earache was the result of my crown - too high, and my jaw was adjusting to make it fit properly while I slept. TMJ turned into an ear infection. warm compresses and antibiotics should fix it soon. (I hope!)

After the dentist, I hit the doc's - got some ear drops to relieve the head pain, and looked into some treatment for some of the other issues I've been having. Got some new meds for that, and a consult to see some specialists in the area. We'll see how it goes, I'm hopeful. I should've just done my allergy shots today... but I guess that doesn't matter, since I'm to every other week now.

Jaw is painful, but not terrible. I guess that's one way to prevent overindulgence during the holidays!

Unique hits to my journal, by country - 30,998 total in the last 6 months - slightly down.

Running total of visits to scottobear.livejournal.com since 12 Jun 2006: 460,758

Current Country Totals
From 15 Jun 2008 to 1 Jan 2009

US	-	United States	21,313
CA	-	Canada	1,731
GB	-	United Kingdom	1,499
DE	-	Germany	502
AU	-	Australia	460
MX	-	Mexico	299
FR	-	France	263
IN	-	India	251
SE	-	Sweden	198
NL	-	Netherlands	190
ES	-	Spain	175
SA	-	Saudi Arabia	167
BR	-	Brazil	155
IT	-	Italy	153
IE	-	Ireland	135
PH	-	Philippines	134
RU	-	Russian Federation	117
SG	-	Singapore	115
PL	-	Poland	97
BE	-	Belgium	90
ID	-	Indonesia	89
TR	-	Turkey	87
JP	-	Japan	85
NO	-	Norway	80
TH	-	Thailand	78
MY	-	Malaysia	78
FI	-	Finland	77
NZ	-	New Zealand	75
AR	-	Argentina	72
GR	-	Greece	68
PT	-	Portugal	68
ZA	-	South Africa	67
HU	-	Hungary	66
IL	-	Israel	66
RO	-	Romania	66
DK	-	Denmark	62
CH	-	Switzerland	58
KR	-	Korea, Republic of	58
CL	-	Chile	54
PE	-	Peru	48
AT	-	Austria	47
CZ	-	Czech Republic	45
HK	-	Hong Kong	42
AE	-	United Arab Emirates	39
EG	-	Egypt	38
UA	-	Ukraine	37
PK	-	Pakistan	35
RS	-	Serbia	34
PR	-	Puerto Rico	33
CO	-	Colombia	33
HR	-	Croatia	28
VN	-	Vietnam	26
TW	-	Taiwan	25
BG	-	Bulgaria	22
CN	-	China	21
LT	-	Lithuania	21
LV	-	Latvia	21
VE	-	Venezuela	20
IR	-	Iran, Islamic Republic of	18
EE	-	Estonia	16
SK	-	Slovakia	16
KW	-	Kuwait	15
JM	-	Jamaica	15
SI	-	Slovenia	14
QA	-	Qatar	13
DO	-	Dominican Republic	12
EC	-	Ecuador	11
IS	-	Iceland	11
MT	-	Malta	10
EU	-	Europe	10
JO	-	Jordan	10
CY	-	Cyprus	8
TT	-	Trinidad and Tobago	7
DZ	-	Algeria	7
SV	-	El Salvador	7
CR	-	Costa Rica	7
LK	-	Sri Lanka	6
PS	-	Palestinian Territory	6
PA	-	Panama	6
HN	-	Honduras	6
BD	-	Bangladesh	5
MK	-	Macedonia	5
SD	-	Sudan	5
BA	-	Bosnia and Herzegovina	5
GE	-	Georgia	4
AL	-	Albania	4
LB	-	Lebanon	4
AP	-	Asia/Pacific Region	4
OM	-	Oman	4
GU	-	Guam	4
KE	-	Kenya	4
BH	-	Bahrain	4
AN	-	Netherlands Antilles	4
MA	-	Morocco	4
CI	-	Cote D'Ivoire	3
SY	-	Syrian Arab Republic	3
GH	-	Ghana	3
MV	-	Maldives	3
PY	-	Paraguay	3
MU	-	Mauritius	3
BY	-	Belarus	3
GT	-	Guatemala	3
NG	-	Nigeria	3
BS	-	Bahamas	3
LU	-	Luxembourg	2
MN	-	Mongolia	2
TC	-	Turks and Caicos Islands	2
BO	-	Bolivia	2
UY	-	Uruguay	2
AW	-	Aruba	2
KY	-	Cayman Islands	2
ME	-	Montenegro	2
MM	-	Myanmar	2
YE	-	Yemen	2
ZM	-	Zambia	1
CU	-	Cuba	1
CD	-	Congo, The Democratic Republic of the	1
LY	-	Libyan Arab Jamahiriya	1
PF	-	French Polynesia	1
TN	-	Tunisia	1
NA	-	Namibia	1
DM	-	Dominica	1
FJ	-	Fiji	1
GQ	-	Equatorial Guinea	1
AZ	-	Azerbaijan	1
MD	-	Moldova, Republic of	1
NP	-	Nepal	1
NI	-	Nicaragua	1
VG	-	Virgin Islands, British	1
TG	-	Togo	1
SR	-	Suriname	1
SN	-	Senegal	1
BN	-	Brunei Darussalam	1
KN	-	Saint Kitts and Nevis	1
BZ	-	Belize	1
BB	-	Barbados	1

1 year ago - Danny bday, Kat, Pam, age thoughts about myself, growing more beard for winter, beast sock monkey, webcomics, meme, polar bear swim

2 years ago - polar bear swim review, polar bears in general

3 years ago - prisoner commentary on my lack of things to say, linkies to cams, mugshots, thumbs up, tiny & affordable computers, ultimate showdown, windows security hole psa

4 years ago - Mel's Gram moves in, Dan doesn't meet her, on call, A&E, smallware, a resolution I fairly succeeded at, curry on the brain

5 years ago - dropload, shoot around corners, I first hear about how capital punishment is a far more expensive system than one whose maximum penalty is life in prison, Urban Exploration Florida

6 years ago - bro/taxi trouble, conquer the world, smoking gun mug shots

7 years ago - Random Name Generator, gunplay dream, family channel, Scotto's head,2001 review, Japanese space shuttle, Afghan sports, pee color

8 years ago - words within words, I disagree with Georgia O'Keeffe, LJ bumpy

Midweek already! How'd that happen? No complaints, mind you, dear journal.

At just about noontime yesterday I used Shazam! as an expletive of surprise. Without irony, or mocking Cap'n Marvel / Gomer Pyle.

What's happening to my brain?

I don't know.

So I wrote a Haiku.


Now, I want an animal cracker. Or better, a box of animal crackers. Higher on the food chain, the better. Except for gorillas. I'd like some gorillas.

BHK made a really yummy giant salad for supper - Chris and Larry came over, but they stuck to cheesy-toast and hot dogs. More salad for me! :D

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While throwing earworms around on Kat's journal, I had to dig with the cruellest barb to GP - Gilligan's Island Incidental Music. I did it to myself.. now I've got a mix of Gilligan and Flock of Seagulls - I Ran lodged firmly in my noggin.

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50 things I've done meme continues with #48- I...

48.'have traced my family tree a bit, here and there, and have had a great deal of footwork done for me by a Mormon cousin. It seems that I'm related to Benita Falkenhayn, also known as Baroness von Berg. I quite enjoy finding little tidbits here and there, though my father's side has a lot of pre-1920s Bavarian aristocracy and military, most understandably didn't make it when the Nazis came to power. I've got a few fun folks in there... not too many horse thieves, but a lot of men and women who married into money and power. Benita was surely one who chose a bit poorly.

A bit of history - Benita von Falkenhayn, also known as Baroness von Berg, had the distinction not only of being one of the last people to be legally beheaded by the heading axe in Germany, but also to have been the first female aristocrat to lose her head to the Nazis.

Once the lover of Polish intelligence agent Major Jerzy Sosnowski, Benita put some distance between them by marrying the Baron von Berg. However she and her husband remained on friendly terms with Sosnowski and mingled within the same social circles. Rumors of Sosnowski's activity in espionage began to surface, although charges were unable to be proven.

In February 1935, the Nazis raided a party at which the Baroness, her husband, and Sosnowski were in attendance. Over fifty people were rushed off to jail and several were released after being cleared of charges of espionage and other crimes. Though secrecy shrouded the Nazi proceedings, it eventually became known that the Baroness von Berg, along with Sosnowski's mistress Renate von Natzmer, were sentenced to death. On February 18, 1935 both women were taken to the block at Plotzensee Prison in Berlin and decapitated by the axe.

(The 'heading axe' , as it was called, was little more than a blunt, primitive chopper which crushed its way through the flesh and vertebrae of the victim as he or she, knelt over the block on which their head lay. The executioners axe did not always cut through on the first strike nor did it often hit its target accurately.)

In 1938, Adolph Hitler decreed that all future executions be done by hanging or guillotine.

Time Magazine Article (for future ref):

 

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1 year ago - losing weight, palm doodles, subway buskers, bluetooth, female health, restless sleep, clicks down, bro contact

2 years ago - fiddling with layouts, queen, cute newt on the patio pic, genographic project, wayfaring, logophile, about trees, euro tests, 3d museum, time-travelling chiro

3 years ago - no eclipse, ed-mv/st, The end of Kim Possible, Newton-cat animation, FL sheriff abuse of power

4 years ago - Frog & manatee palm doodle, city of heroes goes to 3 servers, condos, recovery

5 years ago - Babar Mourns, bro stuff, poem/hat

6 years ago - elephant armor, SOP

7 years ago - easter, usa backs out of kyoto protocol, bob ross, Gifties

Dreamt of the boardwalk coming to life like a Japanese Umbrella Monster. Why? Now I wonder how many 100-year old things are in the house. I'm guessing not much, save for a few books and coins.

BHK made a tasty pseudo-chicken / broccoli / alfredo noodle dish... I scarfed down two full bowls of the stuff... and they were not little bowls. The in-laws invited us to chinese food, but I think that I came out way ahead with what I got.

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Nifty Iron Man art meme, reminds me a bit of the batgirl one done way back when... I wonder if GP and/ or Kat will do one? I dig Paul Conrad's stuff.. and all of 'em are groovy. See Also the Stan Lee Tribute page.

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Meme from eryx by way of count marius

1. What bill do you hate paying the most?
Condo side-stuff

2. Where was the last place you had a romantic dinner?
With BHK, every dinner is pretty dang romantic! Out, I'd say the greek restaurant before golden compass.

3. Do you regret losing your virginity to who you lost it to?
No.

4. If you could go back and change one thing what would it be?
I don't know... maybe get better results on my back operations.

5. Name of your first grade teacher?
Mr Adams

6. What do you really want to be doing right now?
Chilling with the Mrs.

7. What did you want to be when you were growing up?
Super hero, Cowboy, pirate, army man... the usual. First career choice was tech-guy.

8. How many colleges did you attend?
PBCC, FAU, and Miami - three!

9. Why did you choose the shirt that you have on right now?
BHK handed it to me as I got out of the shower!

10. What are your thoughts on gas prices?
It seems people will pay anything rather than investigate alternate modes of energy and transport.

11. If you could move anywhere and take someone with you where would it be?
BHK and I to a comfy cottage in vermont, maybe? Or even someplace closer to work, but further from fallout.

12. First thought when the alarm went off this morning?
Where's the snooze button?

13. Last thought before going to sleep last night?
Where's Pye?

14. Do you miss being a child?
Some parts yes, but mostly no.

and where is 15?

16. What errand/chore do you despise?
Well, not despise, but anything that involves me on my hands and knees, or bending too much... scrubbing floors or ironing is yucky.

17. If you didn't have to work, would you volunteer?
I would volunteer at a charity (or charities) of my choice, sure!

18. Get up early or sleep in?
Sleep in, usually!

19. What is your favorite cartoon character?
Hm. I dig classic cartoons, like Daffy Duck a lot.

20. Favorite thing to do at night with a girl?
Depends on my mood and the girl!

21. Have you found real love yet?
Absolutely.

22. When did you start feeling old?
I've gotten creaky in the back since my teens... but I don't feel really old.

no 23?

24. Your favorite lunch meat?
Cheeeeeese! Cheddar is always nice.

25. What do you get every time you go into Wal-Mart?
I don't think that there's a regular thing... chips and soda, maybe?

26. Beach or lake?
I like lakes a trifle more than the sea... but both are nice. The bay is a happy medium.

27. Do you think marriage is an outdated ritual?
Depends on how you define it. I'm certainly in favor of my marriage!

28. Do you own property?
Me and the bank.

29. Favorite guilty pleasure?
Guilty, not so much, but I do like lounging indoors and having a personal day here and again.

30. Favorite movie you wouldn't want anyone to find out about?
I'm not easily embarrassed.. I do like Adventures in Babysitting, and that could be classified as sort of feeble.

31. What's your drink?
Diet Cream Soda is tasty! I'll go for diet cherry pepsi, diet mountian dew or diet grape giant, too.

32. Cowboys or Indians?
In general, Cowboys.

33. Cops or Robbers?
In general, Cops.

34. Who from high school would you like to run in to?
Steve Jacoby, Cameron Scott, Larry Barnes, Mr. Cornell, Driana Maher

35. What radio station is your car radio tuned to right now?
Hard to say, but I'd guess XM radio U-pop, 1940's or Motown.

36. Norm or Cliff?
Cliff is pretty hard to beat, but I think I'd prefer Norm.

37. Grey's or 'The Office?
The Office... never seen Grey's

38. Worst relationship mistake that you wish you could take back?
Poor behavior around friends in general back in the 90s.

39. Do you like the person that sits directly across from you at work?
Nobody really sits across from me... I guess if I drew an imaginary line from my facing through the office, I'd hit Donna.. she's cool, I like her.

40. What famous person would you like to have dinner with?
Hmm... Tony Shaloub? Who's buying?

41. Indoors or Outdoors?
Both, please!

42. Have you ever crashed your vehicle?
i've been in a few crashes, and yes, I've bumped into another car way back when.

43. Have you ever had to use a fire extinguisher for its intended purpose?
Yup! outdoor fire out of control.

44. Last book you read?
If Chins could kill. Currently reading Soon I Will Be Invincible and Storm Front depending on if I'm carrying the hardcover or just my palmtop.

45. Do you have a teddy bear?
There's one in a little bomber jacket and goggles around here somewhere!

46. Strangest place you have ever brushed your teeth?
Camping along the peace river... not that strange!

47. Somewhere in California you've never been and would like to go?
The Tar Pits

48. Do you go to church?
Not religiously, no.

49. At this point in your life would you rather start a new career or a new relationship?
Well, I'm happily married, so the career gets the reboot!

50. How old are you?
38

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1 year ago - voice post - pretzels and candy corn

2 years ago - mr t happy dance, stayed in watched kong, hobbit house, MLK day, falling sand toy, palm doodle, deadly sins meme

3 years ago - Rainy lazy mel-day, bonnet house, literati with resilience, fictional substances, fooling around with image searches

4 years ago - Cycloptic Goat, Fontifier, Aesop, etc

5 years ago - Newt Pic, Manatees, Harry potter, palm wait at doc, sanctity of life

6 years ago - cool invention poll, thoughts about human rights progressing, magic spell over Taiwan, books read, How to take a punch, and my first notification that I was being published in UA2.

7 years ago - Custard the Dragon, Beautiful and Not-so-beautiful Words, Botticelli reminding me of mah sweetie, Michelanglo on Censorship, and a few dead links.

8 years ago - Newt was Neutered!

It's Danny's B-day! My internal schedule set in the 90s tells me that Kat and Pam's aren't too far off. I still picture all of them about a decade ago in my mind, even though I've only seen Danny with any frequency. (Kat once in person and in rare photos, Pam - not at all.)

Only a month until my own Birthday. I'm not feeling too bummed about it being the last year I start with a 3. (at least until I turn 300, I guess!) 39 seems a lot older to me than it feels. Maybe it's due to me being creaky and having back problems going back decades... but I'm not really feeling my age. I see lines around my eyes here and there... I look in the mirror when I brush my teeth and shave, but I don't see an old guy looking back at me. However... I don't see a kid, either. I certainly look a lot older now than when I started this journal in 2000. (and certainly more than in 1996, about 11 years ago here and my face squished against a scanner in '96, too, for that matter. ) Heck, if I have to rewind much more, I may as well link to a non-bearded pic of me from circa 1994, for that matter. Added bonus, Doug Wu and a clean-shaven Danny. Speaking of which - I've started growing a full beard out again, and it stuns me how much salt and pepper is in what was once a brownish-red jaw. I kind of dig it, not from a vanity perspective, but it feels right at this time of year to be a bit more furry.

When is a mid-life crisis supposed to hit? Ah, got it. 46, or thereabouts. Things are really quite good for me these days... Hopefully I won't suffer the same sort of psychological shakeup that some folks have at that time. On the agenda for this year is a more serious focus on health.

Of course, Newton has aged the most since I've started my LJ - First day I had him, back in the day... October of '99 , and About the same time in 07. He's still terribly dapper, and can put on a kitten-face easily when he wants.

BHK and Pye both are babyfaces across the board. I think BHK will be carded for booze when she turns 73.

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I would love to make or just have this Beast (Henry McCoy) Sock Monkey. Very Keen!

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Of the millions of webcomics out there, I've really only found about 3 that are funny, interesting, or well-drawn. Short of some clever stick figures and more well-rounded stick figures, not much about them thrill me.

I'm wondering when that cottage industry will have a culling period? I suspect never, and that's pretty great. Something for everyone, even if it's just the creator. Something that many critics forget is that they can choose not to read something that they find to be distasteful - or worse, boring. Same goes for podcasts, videos and journals, for that matter.

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I didn't do the polar bear swim this year... just didn't seem like much of an event, given how unseasonably warm it was. Of course, today, it's snow weather... Perversely, I'd have done it if the weather was like this yesterday.

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Time for a Meme, already? sure, why not? I got 23 out of 37 possible.

The list is based on an exercise developed by Will Barratt, Meagan Cahill, Angie Carlen, Minnette Huck, Drew Lurker, Stacy Ploskonka at Illinois State University. The exercise developers ask that if you participate in this blog game, you acknowledge their copyright.

According to the creators, this is an activity "designed to help the participants gain awareness of the vast range of social class that exists within themselves and others". It was originally done with college students but I think it makes for a very interesting tool that helps me put my own experiences into perspective.

If you post this in your journal, please leave a comment on this post. To participate in this blog game, copy and paste the above list into your blog, and bold the items that are true for you. If you don't have a blog, feel free to post your responses in the comments.

When you were in college:

If your father went to college, take a step forward.
If your father finished college
If your mother went to college
If your mother finished college
If you have any relative who is an attorney, physician, or professor.
If you were the same or higher class than your high school teachers
If you had a computer at home
If you had your own computer at home
If you had more than 50 books at home
If you had more than 500 books at home
If were read children's books by a parent
If you ever had lessons of any kind
If you had more than two kinds of lessons
If the people in the media who dress and talk like me are portrayed positively
If you had a credit card with your name on it
If you have less than $5000 in student loans
If you have no student loans
If you went to a private high school
If you went to summer camp
If you had a private tutor
If you have been to Europe
If your family vacations involved staying at hotels
If all of your clothing has been new and bought at the mall
If your parents bought you a car that was not a hand-me-down from them
If there was original art in your house
If you had a phone in your room
If you lived in a single family house
If your parent own their own house or apartment
If you had your own room
If you participated in an SAT/ACT prep course
If you had your own cell phone in High School
If you had your own TV in your room in High School
If you opened a mutual fund or IRA in High School or College
If you have ever flown anywhere on a commercial airline
If you ever went on a cruise with your family
If your parents took you to museums and art galleries
If you were unaware of how much heating bills were for your family.

Here is what folks did in a live version, stepping forward for each bolded item :

Now everyone recognize that you are at the same place academically.
Everyone turn around.
Everyone has permission to talk.
No one has permission to accuse any one or any group of anything.
Everyone must use “I” statements.
Note that the people on one end of the room had to work harder to be here today than the people at the other end of the room. Some of you had lives of more privilege than others. There is no one to blame, it is just the way it is. Some have privilege and some don’t.
(this can be said now or later, I don’t know where it will be appropriate)

Discussion:
What were the feelings that you had during this experience? Who was angry?
(Anger will be a primary emotion at this point.)
What, specifically, makes you angry?
Who are you angry at?

Who was happy?

Summary Statement
This experience was about creating awareness of privilege. What it is, what it does, and what it means. Having privilege does not mean that you worked less hard. All it means is that you had a head start, so maybe it does mean you didn’t have to work as hard . . . .

Homework
During the next week notice how your high school years helped or didn’t help your experience in school/at work . . . .

Explanations and Notes:
All of the step taking was about things not requiring effort on the students’ part, that were things done by others.

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1 year ago - polar bear swim review, polar bears in general

2 years ago - prisoner commentary on my lack of things to say, linkies to cams, mugshots, thumbs up, tiny & affordable computers, ultimate showdown, windows security hole psa

3 years ago - Mel's Gram moves in, Dan doesn't meet her, on call, A&E, smallware, a resolution I fairly succeeded at, curry on the brain

4 years ago - dropload, shoot around corners, I first hear about how capital punishment is a far more expensive system than one whose maximum penalty is life in prison, Urban Exploration Florida

5 years ago - bro/taxi trouble, conquer the world, smoking gun mug shots

6 years ago - Random Name Generator, gunplay dream, family channel, Scotto's head,2001 review, Japanese space shuttle, Afghan sports, pee color

7 years ago - words within words, I disagree with Georgia O'Keeffe, LJ bumpy

I like this web page. Fun little toys scattered throughout.

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via eryx_uk, kat78731 and who knows who else!

1. Where were you 1 hour ago?
sixty minutes in the past! Getting ready for work. (filling this out on the train for later posting)

2. Who will be your next kiss?
BHK, I expect, unless someone rushes me with a pair of lips before I see her next!

3. Do you kiss a lot of people?
nope!

4. Are you wearing socks right now?
Yup! Blue Dress socks.

5. When was the last time you went out of state?
Heck, all the time. I cross Maryland into DC every work day. I guess last time was about 6:15pm yesterday.

6. Have you been to the movies in the last 5 days?
Nope.... we're overdue for a date night.

7. What was the last thing you had to drink?
a bit of  Blueberry-pomegranite syrup mixed with soda water. yum!

8. What are you wearing right now?
Bottom to top - Black dress shoes, blue dress socks, blue slacks with a black belt/silver buckle, black boxers, white t-shirt, green long-sleeved polo shirt, blue and white windbreaker, psp headphones. in pockets: PDA, Wallet, Metro Card, keys, inhaler, security badge

9. What was your last purchase?
Added $75 to my metro transit card.

10. Last food you ate?
home made chex mix

11. Who was the last person you talked to on the phone?
Larry - dialed him for Chris on our carpool last night.

12. Have you bought any clothing items in the last week?
Nope!

13. Do you have a pet?
Newton and Pyewacket: kitties.

14. What did you do last night?
Snuggled with BHK, ate tacos, ice cream / shaved ice, watched TV, read in bed, snuggled some more

15. Are you a vampire?
I am, but just in a game (I haven't played actively in a while) -
I have drunk 90231 pints of blood.
Powers: Second-sight Suction Celerity(1) Thievery(3)
Money: 78 coins
Possessions:

• Scroll of Turning (7) 
• Garlic Spray (3) 

Location: Torment and 4th
I am sire to 361 other vampires

16. If you could be anywhere right now, where would you be?
comfortably relaxing with loved ones.

17. What is the last thing you purchased online?
Renewal of scottobear.com

18. One thing you hate about yourself?
The physical hindrances of my person.
(No teleportation, I grow old, etc - I don't really hate that... but I am mildly annoyed by it at times.)

19. What's your favorite soup?
Tough call. Spicy Lentil is pretty dang good... as is Broccoli and Cheese.

20. Do you miss anyone?
My Dad, at times - My Brother sometimes, too. Sad thing is I miss who my brother was... not sure if he can be recovered. Dad's dead, so he remains as... remains, I guess. I miss who he was, and sometimes, who he wasn't.

22. What are your plans for the day?
go to work, get picked up by BHK, pick up Chris, go to La Tolteca for din-din, return home and maybe watch pathfinder, play a little wii.

23. Did you have fun today?
so far, so good!

24. Who is your last text message from?
BHK - re: Diet Grape Soda.

25. Were you an honor roll student in school?
Ramma-frazzin High School Spanish, wrecking my average! I was on the Honor roll in college, though!

26. What do you know about the future?
it lies ahead.

27. Who rode in a car with you last?
Chris, on our way to the train.

28. What is your all time favorite band?
all-time? are you on crack? My favorite band at the moment is The Zombies.

29. Do you have a car?
The Love Cube is a Blue and Silver Honda Element

30. How old do you want to be when you have kids?
Not really looking to have kids. That's like asking "Have you stopped beating your wife?" When you never had.

31. Did you meet anyone new today?
Not in the conversational sense, but a JW tried to hand me a bit of literature.

32. Do you have any tattoos or piercings?
I've been pierced by sharp objects, but no jewelry. Stepped on nails, stung by bees, flesh split by a surgical blade and glass shards.

33. How do you like your soda?
Thrown into the eyes of those who would offend me... ok.. I've never thrown my drink in someone's face... it looks like fun in the movies though.
Actually... in a glass, with ice and a straw, is just fine.

34. Do you like hot sauce?
Aye, Aye, Cap'n!

35. What are you doing tomorrow?
Planned is housework, unpacking some long overdue boxes, straightening the office, and then maybe movie night with BHK.

36. What day is tomorrow?.
Saturday, the 16th.

37. What is your current mood?
Pretty good! A little sleepy, but I'll catch up later.

38. Are you someone's best friend?
Yes.

39. What did you get for Christmas day?
That was a while back - Last Christmas I got a nice red flannel shirt, a cell phone, and lots of other goodies.

40. Someone who last bought you something?
The in-laws bought us din-din at East Cafe a few nights back. Yum.

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via talonvaki (with some edits by me)

Reply to this entry and I will...
1. Tell you why I friended you.(If I can remember)
2. Associate you with something - fandom, a song, a color, a photo, etc.
3. Tell you something I like about you.
4. Tell you a memory I have of you.
5. Ask something I've always wanted to know about you.
6. Tell you my favorite user pic of yours.
7. In return, please post this in your journal.

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Supper at La Tolteca tonight... not so great. Flavorless beans, lackluster chips and salsa... enchiladas were blah. The Potato & Onion Burrito was pretty good, as were the spinach-veggie thingies, but it was a no go. The decor of Meso-American Indians performing sacrifices had far more flavor than the food.

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1 year ago - more walkabout pics - vizcaya

2 years ago - frito bandito, monkey pic, dang hialeah, bk's bday, RI out of office, MM quits, shot patience, newt thought bubbles, doodle selfport

3 years ago - rain on glass, Afrocaribbean religions, postcard, heroclix, fosters home, edbook, wal-mart, ray romano, crackheads and thugs

4 years ago - Frankie the mooch timeline [MUCHO DRAMA FURIOSO!], 3-minute 4am phone post, Justice league, Spectre

5 years ago - Chevy Tahoe Commercial poem, Green Banana Moon, cool words, twilight

6 years ago - caption picture poll, turtle-butt breathing, big brain's 2nd incarnation

7 years ago - memories feature added, strip mall of sin, mall of the dead, hunter thompson returns to reporting

Discussions last night include a few oddball words and definitions.

Macerated (person meant lacerated, I think)
bob's your uncle (Person used "your aunt's your uncle")
how's your father (Person outright disbelieved the slang usage, and I was surprised to find out it was more than just a "rub")

BHK likes Siouxie and the Banshees, and mocks Devo. I like 'em both, but I reverse the charges just to be contrary.

We opted out of Yo-yo girl cop... didn't hold us for 30 min, not worth continuing. Instead, we went with Ramsey's Kitchen nightmares.

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Forgot to mention yesterday that La Fiesta is dropping in our estimation (save for the yummy mole') and Mexico restaurant is becoming a clear winner.

Maggie Moo's Caramel ice cream mixes well with the chocolate fudge.

I eat chips and salsa poorly with a numbed upper lip.

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Capitol City Carnival... Maybe I'll see if BHK and I can swing by. I do like me some Fishbone.

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ATW man has returned! apparently, Aliens had abducted him.


Like I was telling Kat - I smell a rat... and I suspect a pod-person duplicate!
He doesn't have the teeth the old one had, nor the bondo-like skin.

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http://www.ponoko.com/

on-demand, social manufacturing; design, share, and buy laser-cut products from a variety of materials

Lots of gameboard ideas going on, especially volcano. I'm thinking about variants of color, size and shape could be a lot of fun. A custom volcano board with a green top and frosted clear bottom would be great fun for under-lighting, and perfect for me.. especially if I can build the whole thing to spec.

Also thinking about custom etching designs on the surface... there's a lot of potential here.

Vector drawing is key - I should ask Sammy how he's progressing in that arena. Heck, I should just say hi to him, anyhow! Maybe Cyn would have an interest in this, too. She's got some keen illustration skills. (Though my crude palm doodles might look sort of nifty etched on stuff, too.)

Speaking of laser cut stuff, I love this guy's custom skateboards.

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1 year ago - seminole casino, georgia aquarium, whale shark, ludwig ii, simple spectrometer

2 years ago - calvin-faced kid, GROW, hung out w/ Dan, icons, net vibes, power dresser, newt pics, he-man's cover of what's up

3 years ago - 50 first dates, Ghost in the shell 2, King Kong, ape man

4 years ago - on call wakeup, misc work, talk like a pirate day coming up, MOND - (Modified Newtonian Dynamics)

5 years ago - Isidore, nearby hobby store, swapped a bunch of old MtG for MK, speed of light broken, Carpe Vultus, freeflow work and slack, palm doodles, riaa/piracy hits work

6 years ago - carby dindin, veggie shepherds pie recipe in comments, boonga boonga, p-funk lj, NIMDA PSA, who would buy that?, FART KNOCKER, mush

7 years ago - fool on the hill, meemee makes a googly eyed icon for me, Monday slowpoke, stun-yell, I opt out of papahood, movies with hippies

Neighborhood shakeup tonight at about 7pm - A minivan chasing another - apparently the second vehicle had 2-4 people inside with the side doors open and guns showing. The vehicle being chased was honking and swerving all over the place to avoid being shot.

BHK called 911, and the response time was *terrible*, and she was never questioned by the police for a report on the matter. I'll be investigating that situation more tomorrow after work.

I'm just glad that she's ok.

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Random factoids and semi-specific things about people I know (or knew):

My brother is *really good* at shucking oysters. At least 4-5 times faster than me, or 2-ish times faster than anyone else I've ever met in the service industry.

My wife is a superb analyst, and can get to the core of a matter quite swiftly. She's going to be an awesome lawyer. (and dangerous gamer)

Steve Jacoby has some beautiful children, and has the makings for a pretty cool dad.

Tina keeps a lovely home... everything is crisp and neat, even with a pair of kitties, a bunch of birds, and living the software company lifestyle.

Bruce can make me misty with just a bowl of cheerios .

Ray has a very real skill at blending words and experience into story.

Kathleen has a great memory, to the point of us calling her queen index when we were gaming. If she doesn't have knowledge, she can find it fast.

Cyn has a fantastic skill at illustration, both on paper and skin.

Doug Wu has a near encyclopedic knowledge of comics from the silver age. Knows more than anyone else I've ever met.

Danny is a mill that grinds slowly, but exceedingly fine. He's a living example of "the devil is in the details."

Father-in-law is loved by everyone he meets. *Nobody*, and I mean *nobody* has anything sideways to say about him. That's amazing.. and due to him.

Mother-in-law is a superb cook. Some wicked good queso, for example.

Mother is a master multitasker. I've never seen her with too much on her plate.

Wilton is an excellent carpenter - can put all manner of stuff together with quality and speed.

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Got a calendar? Circle this date: Sunday, August 12th. Next to the circle write "all night" and "Meteors!" Attach the above to your refrigerator in plain view so you won't miss the 2007 Perseid meteor shower.

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LONDON (Reuters) - Lawyers and judges are to break with centuries-old tradition and cease wearing horse-hair wigs of white fake curls in non-criminal cases, the head of the country's judiciary announced on Thursday.

Wing collars and bands can also be dispensed with in such cases according to the reforms, while judges will need just one gown in future instead of a variety of colourful outfits currently required.
The wigs will still be worn in criminal courts.

"At present High Court judges have no less than five different sets of working dress, depending on the jurisdiction in which they are sitting and the season of the year," Phillips said in a statement.
"After widespread consultation it has been decided to simplify this."

A review carried out in 2003 found that more than two thirds of respondents wanted to eliminate the wigs in civil cases, although most said criminal court judges should still wear them.

Opponents of wigs thought they were anachronistic, as well as uncomfortable and expensive.

A shoulder-length ceremonial wig costs more than 1,500 pounds while the shorter ones worn by lawyers cost about 400 pounds each.

However, the idea of abolishing them has been met with disapproval from some lawyers who feel the wigs give them an air of authority as well as anonymity.

"While there will never be unanimity of view about court dress, the desirability of these changes has a broad measure of agreement," Phillips said.

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1 year ago - venture bros good, lj ugly nav bar, bye bye black rhino, angel / shovel / burrito, simulated lost case-630am, Arvis book in comments!

2 years ago - Last Day w/Magda, invisi-bro, chrono-lifting, breakfast foods, zombies invade sca event, crab, autostitch bus, minor drama, commendation

3 years ago - KoL, Bollywood, Patriot Act, Felix the Cat

4 years ago - sleep troubles, Andromeda Strain, 4-legged man , system crash - modem drivers (Service pack 4 for win2k caused Norton trouble) , Stalin vs Hitler comic, newtcam pic, discovered title-tags, strickland a/c die-lemma

5 years ago - more swell chatties, Roanoke (including odd reply from Boughman), Dreams of Lake Conoy with zombie mist, sweet possum sugar, mother goose

6 years ago - Evil news, riposte, dream of the jungle, If I were... meme, time, sleepy, Dumbass Tenochtitlan Saucermen,chat, aura colors, personality disorder test, Louvre

7 years ago - Bad things with April, super power question

Ides of may. I miss my pop today – This is the anniversary of his death, but I’m not feeling as melancholy as I have in the past. It has been many years now since he passed away – 18 years, I think – just about half a lifetime ago.

Mom got a call from bro last night – he went before the judge and has 6 months at a work camp. He doesn’t know when he’ll be transferred, but he won’t have probation after that. I’m not sure if he’s getting off easy or hard.

Most of my challenges these days are physical or financial – those can bleed over into the mental, emotional and spiritual sides, but for the most part I’m doing quite well. I really like my new life here – I can understand why so many Florida expatriates have such little desire to return. There are some things that I miss, like the water taxi and a few of my more well-beaten paths around Broward & Dade, but they don’t hold a candle to the new stuff that I’ve been enjoying and looking forward to. Crime concerns are greatly diminished, not counting Baltimore or DC – and the people here have a small-town sort of feel. A lot of very polite and kind folks that are good about making me feel welcome can do wonders for any atmosphere, though the bay is beautiful in and of itself.

BHK and I are watching the dust slowly settle around the house – the blue house is pretty much empty save for a trunk and some light misc. I still have a few things in Florida storage, but aside from my bike, I don’t miss much of anything there. Most of what I miss about Florida is no longer in Florida . I miss gaming with Ray and Kat, but they’re in Texas , now. I miss goofing with Kev, but he’s in Gitmo. I miss hanging with Steve and Brent, but Brent died, and Steve is in Seattle . Doug is in Seattle , too. My Bro is pretty much lost to me.

Danny’s still in Florida , and I miss doing stuff with him. He should be heading out to us this summer during vacation.

BHK got me a Blueberry Vanilla Ice for after work - it was a welcome closure to the work day. Got a haircut in prep for tomorrow's thing.

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1 year ago - bird flu / monkey pox, walkabout, podcasts, newtcam pics, jack lemmon, hoot, saucermen, exploding pants, bus ride poll, hail,

2 years ago - MP gift, pabst t, won rum, don lapre's vitamin, personality defect, walkabout pics, monkey at large/safety in numbers, vampire sugar fuel cell, florida medicine is stupid, I smell good

3 years ago - first palm doodle on new palm, wireless sync, pics from houstons (hypno-orb), Library of Alexandria Discovered, Bones Found In Bag At Florida Cemetery

4 years ago - palm doodles, dreams / reflections on the old crew, chicken hawk cards,mailbox mystery, lunar eclipse, first use of publix grocery deliveries,Teen Girl Squad #3

5 years ago - saw waking life, dream thoughts, prep for star wars expedition

6 years ago - evil news, tumor thoughts, astley gives me defective hardware, humors,hunger-poll, Tsarist Russia photos in color, Paid users get fasterservers, Florida Joke

Happy Birthday, kat78731! (and one year of journaling, too!)

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Moved some loot over to the brown house, and did a bit of cleaning there, got a nibble from ned.org for a possible gig - we'll see how that goes.

Saw "Dead and Breakfast" ... Interesting to see Oz Perkins, but it didn't jingle my bells so much. The commentary was more interesting than the movie itself... sounds like they had a good time making it.

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What Fantasy Archetype Are you?
The Seasoned Veteran Friend You are the Seasoned Veteran Friend! You resemble Aragorn (Lord of The Rings), Merlin (Arthurian Legend), Han Solo (Star Wars), The Marquis (Neverwhere), Sirius Black (Harry Potter) and Chase (Wizard's First Rule). You are exceedingly loyal, tricky and hardy. You regularly pull the Unlikely Hero, Mentor and Pillor-of-Strength Love Interest out of trouble and into safety. Beware The Traitor, who will make your job intensely difficult. And don't coddle the Unlikely Hero too much, he has to learn how to fend for himself. Anyway, everyone admires you and your resourcefulness / reliability - good going!
Take The Quiz Now!	Quizzes by myYearbook.com

( bhk got this one )

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1 year 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.

2 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?

3 years ago - Blimp, bail, accents and the start of getting a mortgage, fog of war, newt pic

4 years ago - silly entendres, pygmy cannibals, pyramid mausoleum

5 years ago - gollum toys, prayer wheels, SOP, What's he gots in his pocketses?, gollum poll

6 years ago - supes, lyrics, ghosting