Scotto's Wall Scrawls

When wmata closed down five stations on the red line this weekend it was apparently to find ways to make the trains more delayed.

It's odd and maybe a little sad that I don't write entries of more content than a digest of 140-line entries in twitter or facebook.

I was introduced (via @Nerdist) to a game where you think of existing movie titles that sound like pooping. Ones that cracked me up were:

• Operation Jumbo Drop
• There Will Be Blood
• The Longest Yard
• The Brown Bunny
• Five Easy Pieces
• Grease
• The Green Mile
• Midnight Run
• Like Water for Chocolate
• Mr. Smith goes Washington
• Rear Window

Ah, poop. Nyuk nyuk nyuk!

I glided through the day today - somehow, it seems like time passed slowly this morning, but this afternoon is streaked past with great, but subdued strength. Glided seems wrong.... but "glode" or "glid" is worse. Vague figures in dark cloaks lurk in the back of my head as I ride home... I hope they're just being sneaky, and mean no true harm. As long as that one in the scarlet tuxedo and domino mask doesn't make an appearance, I'll be ok.  I prefer those that are clad in green, purple, rusts and orange today to those darker and primary colors tickling the hairs on the back of my neck. Summer skies are changing... the turkey vultures seem to know that Halloween is coming, though I haven't yet heard the hoo-hoo, hoo of owls yet, the cicadas are chattering here and again. Hints are coming more rapidly now - BHK's pumpkin cookies with maple-sugar frosting a big one.

I'm in the mood for a blue moon with a slice of orange in the glass. I may have one with dinner tonight if I can.

I'm also dead tired, but I know I'm overdue for doing some stretches and exercise when I get home. 

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1 year ago - voice post from boardwalk
2 years ago - polydactyl cat pics, wii with adam, filling and root canal came out, abbie and gabbie in a baby carriage
3 years ago - falafel, sick bhk, gardenburger, comics and games and stuff, change, very clever pipe game, cosmic coasters, eryx sends us ecofluxx, twin win, apes and cadbury, 3000 year old beehives, population doubling by 1 human and 1 cat, how scotto makes himself angry, Madeline L'engle RIP, stolen catalytic converter from the parking lot at work, palm doodles, top murderous cities
4 years ago - jojo again, Chase is a creep, acim scuttlebutt (RS came back and left since then)
5 years ago- First notice of SNAKES ON A PLANE, smokin' with Newt and Firpo,morning pre-work report, interdictor shenanigans, ADP and RI duke it out, second life free
6 years ago - Broward PSA, hurricane doodles, freeware
7 years ago - Harvest moon, auto-cashiers, acim two-level split, lynching, cluster move, gender genie, newt-bounce
8 years ago - Sleestaks and Oatmeal, Sculpey and Fimo, Bewitched, cave photo, bad prefixes, dog snoods
9 years ago- lj drama regarding cheaters,lovely long chat where blackie burped, thescents of rose, lavender, gardenia, violette, and muguet (burts bees),Skeletor, Back in 1997, there was an exorcism performed on Mother Teresa, saints.
10 years ago - poopy day, Suzy, Walt Whitman, American Cannibals, Mush, interests, overheard, jail visits

Well, Today was sure a Monday.

Early this morning the sewer backed up into the bathtubs,and overflowed the toilets. Gross, disgusting, yuck. Some sort of pipe issue there, but long story short, I worked form the house today. Still had access to the internet and phone, but a shower was right out. fortunately, the blue house is right up the street, so we could stop by and use the facilities as needs, but it's still a hassle to plan ahead to use a bathroom or take a shower. This happened once last year, so the plumber is going to come out and replace the pvc pipe that has roots growing into it and replace it with something tougher - shouldn't have to call anyone to roto-root out the issue again, unles tree roots become armor piercing.

so, I worked in my pjs, until a break time availed itself, and I took a quick shower between phone meetings and data repair.

After work, I was already home! BHK and I went out to Homestead garden store which was all decked out for the holidays (see the wrapped tree lights, and previous years)


Saw toy trains at homestead gardens - attached a vid from flickr, via cell phone. It was cuter in person!

We picked up a few holiday ornaments, all of which sum up one or both of our personalities:

A resin santa in green, a pair of little victorian postcard santas, and blown glass versions fo a pirate ship, a gorilla, a taco, and a zucchini. (pictures to follow, no doubt.) We also got a present or two, but I can't speak of them here, in case they're reading.

The place was essentially empty - a wonderful thing when you go christmas shopping on a Monday at 5:30 pm. They're shoulder-to-elbow packed on weekends, and worse at this time of year.

Polished off the day by coming home, watching Big Bang Theory, and noshing on subway sammiches. (we opted out of chinese food, due to the latrine issue, and murphy's law)

The Plumber should be by tomorrow, first thing in the morning - and David should by by after work tomorrow night. We'll likely ge ttogether with the inlaws and hang out.

1 year ago - got our tree, met a man named cheeto, bluegrass, chitchat with the in-laws

2 years ago - city data North Beach, dinner with lj friends and family, PH day

3 years ago - Saw Renee, sysadmin song, liz quit, year in review meme, the jumping party

4 years ago - Work blues, hey ya cb, marvel stamps, ufo theme

5 years ago - annoying words, possible friends list alteration, marshmallows &volcanoes, Rick James/Hulk, on call reduction, CS work-dolt, MM arrival, JL RIP.

6 years ago - mighty shopper, LA Story, keywords, rain

7 years ago - economics, WID gig, good gab, holiday cards

8 years ago - AOK, R d'E, RIP Klink, Golden goat

Back is feeling much better today. Not great, but only a low-level ache and tightness at the moment. The pills best used before bed as they make me sleepy and thus not suitable for work or any sharp thought-based activity during the day.

Still haven't heard from brother since he was released from jail. I imagine that no news is good news.... I think I'll call him tonight, though.

Yesterday afternoon while I was taking care of some issues, BHK ran to the nursery and picked up some veggies for us - Flowers : Ranunculus (look mostly like the Heart of Gold ), Some Red Cat Tails, a dozen ears of corn, and a big bag of zucchini. Local food for supper the next few days!

Also after work, BHK and I went to see The Forbidden Kingdom. I'd say that we both liked it - the settings and fight choreography were lovely, but I would really have loved to see what they'd have done in the 80's, when they were both at physical prime. It was also a bit too... American, I guess. The bookends of "bullies chase kid with no 'fu", to "kid, now trained, defeats bullies" weakened the picture a bit. Overall, I was more than pleased, but it wasn't as fantastic as I'd have hoped. Not in the same league as othe rcurrent wire fu flicks, but seeing Li and Chan together was pretty nifty... Plus, The Monkey King!

After the movie's popcorn, we were ready for some serious supper time, and headed to Red Robin... we were seated between an old man who had a fragrance of tomato soup in a baby diaper and an adorable down's syndrome baby.

That was ok, save for the distracting scent... but after waiting for about 10 minutes without seeing a server, I took it as a sign of possible things to come, and we left.

We made a beeline for Cheeburger² and were seated immediately... placed our order, and chitty-chatted. The Trivial Pursuit cards at the table were ones we'd already done before, but that's the risk we take by going there so often. Our server was seemingly inexperienced at her job... a little while after we placed our order, she came back to tell us that they were all out of veggie burgers. Apparently, neither BHK or I were slotted for the meal we were looking for tonight. We got ready to go, and the girl pleaded with us to stay - free milkshakes were offered. (Reasonable, since they were already made, waiting for our non-present main course to come to us.) We said that it was ok, but she begged us to stick around while she got her boss to make things right. Bogdan was there, acting as manager... we really can't say no to him. He's been our burger buddy since I first moved here, and BHK has known him longer than that. He gave us some other options, which worked out fine. I got a grilled portobello sammich and BHK did a cow-burger, both had the same toppings and treatment we wanted on the veggie-burgers.

The shakes were tasty, though not as thick, since they had time to melt while we waited... I got a chocolate mint (not as good as chocolate cherry), and BHK had a standard ol' fashioned chocolate malt.

We made it home at about 9ish, BHK checked her email while I played a little TF2 (polishing my Heavy and Demoman skills) and Counterstrike.

Naughty Newt wouldn't let BHK's water alone... first he stuck his face close to it, and sneezed into the surface.... insuring that BHK wouldn't be drinking any. With that, he lapped the contents until he wasn't comfortable sticking his face inside the cup... so he put a paw in and pulled it over to drink from the puddle. BHK didn't know that he's fond of that little procedure. I guess she knows now. We went to bed shortly thereafter... reading turned swiftly to sleep.

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Best thing about Gordon Ramsay is his insult factor. calling someone a doughnut, a pelican and a donkey.

I'm surely going to call someone a "silly pelican" sometime soon.

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This morning, I remember a dream of disease outbreak - lots of panic - BHK and I were separated, don't know where the cats went.

I was put on a bus to Schenectady (why Schenectady?), with one small carry-on bag. I was forbidden to bring any money, books, cell phone / electronics or shoes, with the understanding that I'd be subject to robbery and worse if I did so. I don't remember what I did pack.. clothes and toiletries of some sort. I specifically recall bringing a roll of toilet paper and some pens and pencils. There was considerable fear and panic on the bus, but it wasn't overcrowded. I had my own seat, and behind me was the skinny guy from The Big Bang Theory.

The skinny guy and I talked for a bit... more like he spoke and I tossed in a comment here and there in support of what he was saying. I don't recall the exact nature of the conversation but there were certainly aspects of survival involved - something about safe water and how to make a solar oven was part of it. I was thirsty, and did not pack any water - there was a screeching or whooshing of air in my ears as we drove to our destination. Actor guy moved from the chair behind to sit next to me as there were two other fellows on his bench, pushing and shoving each other aggressively.

After our talk, skinny guy showed me that he was wearing an earring shaped like two horseshoes that were open, but closed enough that the second didn't fall from the first. the beads were black. He took it out and stuck it in my ear, piercing it when he did... and put in another one back in his own ear... the only difference was that his now had gray beads instead. He said that it was protection for the area ahead, and also gave me a compass and a powerful magnet (that didn't affect the compass, somehow) as a way to thank me because I wasn't annoying. The men behind us had been listening wanted thier own, but he refused. "Sorry - you were annoying me. Anyway, I don't have any more." and then was killed - I couldn't help him because I was back on the bus again, and he was in the parking lot, left far behind, shrieking as the two men tore him to pieces. I guess one of the men got the earring he had.

We stopped in Montana (must've been the long way, since we were going to NY from MD), where men in gas masks and carrying clipboards came on and took us outside one by one. We were lined up, and then everyone n the bus was killed except for me - deemed contagious, I suppose.

I was given food and water, and then told to walk from there. A broad expanse of grassy hills and green trees were ahead of me, with no path to be seen... but I walked, a deep sense of sadness hitting me with every step. I noted that the land was stunning, but empty without BHK and the boys with me... I began to wonder if I'd ever see them again- if somehow I'd been tricked and that this was a way of putting me in isolation.

I pulled a walking stick from a nearby branch and hit each tree, hoping to knock unseen fruit and to let nearby wildlife know I was coming... for whatever reason, I thought there were mountain lions in the woods.

Then I woke up to the alarm clock playing BHK's IPOD, and I was snuggled in with her, the boys on the bed as well. So that's a happy ending, anyhow.

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1 year ago - garden work / computer work, one word meme, shorpy

2 year ago - rough day, socialist apes

3 years ago - droopy dan, mlm scam, petroglyphs, wifi via airship, science fiction, local graffiti pics, newt on kittenbreak and kittenwar

4 years ago - Team Laser Explosion Secret Fan club, Eels, ADP sassmouth, php nuke is el-sucko

5 years ago - Travel plans, work, finn's karma, Saw Murray

6 years ago - May Day Coming, Snuggles Newt, Super power, Chupa Blabs

7 years ago- web poll, dj poll, bit o' fiction, My pet Skeleton, naughty news - lots of breasts, a bunghole, creed and a mime, mum.org letter for menstrualhut

FRIENDSHIP AMNESTY DAY

The idea is to post a public post on Friday with the words "Friendship Amnesty Day" in the title. The reasoning behind it is that we've all had friendships that either blew up, or faded away, and this is a chance, providing everyone is willing to participate, to leave the door open to clear the air and let go of the past.

It doesn't mean adding everyone you ever knew back, but it does mean getting rid of any bad feelings / regrets, and spreading a little good cheer around the LJ 'verse. The creator of the meme means livejournal, but I'm going to extend it across the borders of the Internet and beyond. There's nothing wrong with the concept in any media.

So, with that in mind... peace. I don't/didn't have very many people like that in my life, but the door is open, and I'm doing a clean slate.

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from Cropped to Crapped pants.

spotted by BHK at target last night.

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BHK went shopping yesterday, and got all kinds of spiffy loot! Orange Iced Tea cups with Witches on 'em, a new casserole pan, some cute shoes, sweaters and a purse, all for a song. My cut were some yummy chocolate goodies - two bars: one made with blood oranges & cinnamon, the other with chili peppers & Hershey chocolate flavored gum. I think it's time to go on a tour of Hershey, Pennsylvania.

Downside of the gum, or upside if you're as infantile as I can be at times... the brown bubble gum leads to all kinds of scatological humor.

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1 year ago - BHK only post, palm doodle, good day sunshine

2 years ago - blood donation and allergy, Danny starts to go back to school, fun with flickr, june and july gone, Bro's arraignment (he doesn't show), dose and normel caught, newt pix, x-men quiz

3 years ago - $100 adsense, German offer (which never paid me), politicomix, elitist,piehole, David Keith (never panned out), mortifying flashback.

4 years ago - blogshares, vampire game, hollow earth trip, dead lizard, kinetic sculptures, PSA, whiners / professional victims, pastry sculpture

5 years ago - went to the singing fountain, sleestaks, telemarketers, Art conspiracy (No Longer allows remote linking! bah!), rainy laundry day, evil ashtrays, Signs, Halloween costume thoughts

6 years ago - Mexican jumping beans, Crayola tech support, germane, evil news, bachelor dinner, warped radio

7 years ago - religion quiz, taco bell binge, Dopey Client desires, red rubber ball

On the porch with Newt while Fatima gives the place a a scrub down... later, I meet up with the house sitter to make sure everything is good for my trip next week... basics, like where the sand and kibble are, some fundamental newt rules, and phone numbers to reach me in any time of need.

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mp3 of current music. Hey, it was the spice girls earlier, too. Polka Inspired Nostalgia kick.

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Just rec'd via netflix - First 3 eps of season 3 of the Shield, Barbarella, and the Skeleton Key. Skeleton Key is on reserve for Tuesday night, methinks. The other two will get watched before then.

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Hey! Tomorrow is graypumpkin's birthday!

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I think a trip to "¡Viva Broward!" is in order - I hear that there'll be a few good musical guests, and I could go for some walkabout fun this weekend. Maybe pick up some arepas, too.

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Places to take BHK in November - (just spitballing, not an actual itinerary)

The Bonnet House

Morikami Museum And Japanese Gardens

Vizcaya (and a stop off at the Planetarium and science museum, too!)

Fairchild

Butterfly world

Miami Metrozoo (It's cageless, plus it has the "Scoop on Poop" - the biggest excrement exhibit in the world!)

Speaking of poop and no cages... maybe Monkey Jungle?

Sawgrass Mills Mall

Maybe the Norton? It's been a while since I've been there.

Of course, bigger drives will be to the Keys (for kayaking, maybe?), or Tampa-stuff (Like the Florida Aquarium ), and St. Augustine's goodies.

It's fun to think like a tourist in my own region. (Plus, it's cool to go any place that has a Ripley's Believe it or Not. (Florida, that means Orlando, St. Aug, Panama City and the Keys) - I think St. Aug might be a good choice, given the review

Meeting with Mom after work to do will-stuff. She seems particularly enthusiastic to make sure the condo will go to the family rather than the state.... So, If I snuff it under suspicious circumstances, you know who to chase down for questioning, dear journal.

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Pretty Keen Stop Motion video of a guy coasting through his day. I wish Youtube would support higher quality movies.

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Minimum Wage (in Florida) is Currently $6.40. When I took my first Job at Taco Bell, it paid $3.35 and hour - That was back in 1985. (Starting wages at the library were a whopping $4.42, plus super insurance/etc bennies.) I wonder how well each state compares to cost of living expenses?

For “tipped employees” meeting eligibility requirements for the tip credit under the FLSA, employers may count tips actually received as wages under the FLSA, but the employer must pay “tipped employees” a direct wage in an amount equal to the minimum wage of $6.40 minus $3.02 (which, as required by Florida’s Constitution, is the 2003 tip credit existing under the FLSA), or a direct hourly wage of $3.38 on January 1, 2006.

San Fran, California is $8.50... Kansas is $2.65. Six States have no minimum wage laws.

Like the Federal wage and hour law, State law often exempts particular occupations or industries from the minimum labor standard generally applied to covered employment. This information often may be found at the websites maintained by State labor departments. Links to these websites are available at www.dol.gov/esa/contacts/state_of.htm.

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Just a reminder from this entry in 2001 -

This from Webster's: (see dictionary.com if there's any doubt)

Main Entry: pum ·per ·nick ·el
Pronunciation: 'p&m-p&r-"ni-k&l
Function: noun
Etymology: German, from pumpern to break wind + Nickel goblin; from its reputed indigestibility
Date: 1756
: a dark coarse sourdough bread made of unbolted rye flour

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Answer each with 2 words - from sister Kellie -

yourself:   big lug

your car:   city bus

your hair:   going gray

your mother:   still alive

your father:  airborne ash

your favorite item:   cosmic cube

your dream last night:   toothy cars

your favorite drink:   rum punch

your dream home:   securely comfy

the room you're in:   cleanly cluttered

your pet:  orange monkey

your fear:   hurting others

what you want to be in ten years:  even better

who you hung out with last night:   the Newt!

what you're not:   eating sharks

your best friends:   are nice

one of your wish list items:   comic book

your gender:   a feller

the last thing you did:  checked lj

what are you wearing:   my clothes

your favorite weather:   cool sleeping

your favorite book:   dandilion wine

the last thing you ate:   chewy cookie

your life:   will improve

your mood:   getting there

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A-Z meme

accent:  Fairly generic, but I pronounce some words oddly - "Noice" for nice, for example.

booze: I don't really drink, but rum punch is good

chore I hate: cleaning the bathroom

dogs/cats: Newton! The coolest cat within the state of florida, I'd wager.

essential electronics: pda and digicam. the phone can go leap.

favorite perfume/cologne: I don't currently wear one, and woman's fragrances depend on the woman.

gold/silver: silver, generally.

hometown: Brockton, MA, USA, but I've been in SoFla for ages.

insomnia: infrequent, but I do have some restless nights.

job title:  MIS Director / Child Advocate.

kids: See Newt!

living arrangements: Newt and I live in a 1-bedroom condo. Finally have some space to maneuver!

most admired trait: (in others.. and in myself) basic internal goodness

number of significant relationships: I'm not trying to be a wiseguy when I say that all relationships are significant.

overnight hospital stays: Back surgeries

phobia: nothing that's at "irrational fear" level.

quotes: "It's all just a ride" - Bill Hicks

religion:  Agnostic with Athiest leanings.

siblings: one younger bro (I'm 3.5 years older.)

time I usually wake up: workdays - 5:30am, weekends, about 7:30

unusual talent: I can make baby-cry noises that are pretty realistic.

vegetables I refuse to eat: raw tomatoes (I won't totally refuse, but I'll resist, a lot!)

worst habit: procrastination

x-rays: when i broke my collarbone

yummy foods I make: all sorts.. veggie stir-fry is a pretty simple but tasty one.

zodiac sign: Aquarius / Earth Monkey

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DVD43 is a free DVD decrypter.

WHAT DOES IT DO?: DVD43 decrypts DVD movies. COMPATIBLE SOFTWARE: Nero Recode, Intervideo DVD Copy, 1Click DVD Copy, Pinnacle DVD Copy, I Copy DVDs, Roxio DVD Copy and many more.

About time.. now I can recover my old, battle-damaged Godzilla DVDs.

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Moment of Lyric (audio at my vox, via bhk! Thanks!)

We're setting sail to a place on the map
From which no-one has ever returned
Drawn by the promise of the joker and the fool
By the light of the crosses that burned
Drawn by the promise of the women and lace
And the gold and the cotton and pearls
It's the place where they keep all the darkness you need
You sail away from the light of the world on this trip, baby

You will pay tomorrow
You're gonna pay tomorrow
You will pay tomorrow

( ... )

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1 year ago - danny, bro, top40, riverwalk autostitched, farcry, sneak peak at Pirates of the Carib2: Davy Jones

2 years ago - Pictures, Newtcam, flipper, Miami population, picasa, alligator as weapon, flash, TMBG, Franco-Prussian war, TU, amber alert/web, php rant, meat hooking, ADP uppity

3 years ago - freeflow, dream, Superman, heart in hand, bear attacks sub

4 years ago - caving dreams, piracy, anagram server, no-longer newt-time icon, irrational deodorant mixing fear, fun hidden camera show, monopoly variants, true porn clerk stories, phobias, paperback cover gallery, 100 years of jell-o ads, missing scary link pic

5 years ago - carom, evil news, fave monopoly token poll, rude awakening, OTR, impressed with flash, and feelin' romantic

6 years ago - zoe's bday and loverlips adds

Poor Mandy had a devil of a time picking up her house guest from the bus station yesterday. Fortunately, it all worked out in the end.

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They upgraded Second life.. light effects are much better.

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26 letters about me... today's installment, A, B, C, & D

A - atari 400 - first telecomm 'puter/ bbs /fidonet I actually had a couple of programmable computers before the atari, but that was the one that got me into telecommunications - a stack 6-high of 5 1/4 floppy drives kept messages on the "halls of gladsheim"... Brent had a regular column that'd be considered an 'opinion blog' now. every week he'd type up something a little controversial, and invite comments and debate. more activity came from folks playing turn-based trade wars or star web. back in the day, I only had one phone line, and the first modem was110 bps, soon upgraded to 300/1200/2400 and a phone line for each as I collected a paycheck. (rollover lines meant first open line went to the speediest connection available.... 110 was rough for folks trying to game, even text based. in the time you'd complete one turn, mr 2400 could do 23. perfectly fine for the message boards, though. We tracked old D&D game notes and ran a simple dice server for the heck of it. Brent's Alias there was Loki, mine was Heimdall, Chad was Fenris, and the rest of the crew had fairly non-Norse names. Even my pop had a login as Allfather. 5 way text chat was possible, but usually any chat was just me at the console, warning folks that the bbs was going down for "maintenance", which usually meant I had friends over that wanted to play 4-player M.U.L.E.

The internet has made a lot of things simpler and cheaper, but there is a lot of nostalgia tied up in those times and 8-bit technologies.

B - Books - I love to read, and it shocks me when I hear folks say that they can't stand to do the same. It surprises me even more when someone says 'I like to read, but haven't read a book in years. '

How sad is that? a simple pleasure, easily fulfilled, not done in *years*. Not even a few pages at lunch or before bed? different folks, different priorities, I suppose.

C - Charity - I feel that it's important to help folks that can't help themselves, especially children and animals. so many out there in need, and I can afford to invest a reasonable percentage of time or thought to help make the world a bit better. it makes me more than a little sick to see someone buy a $8000 purse rather than getting a similar one for $50, and giving 7000 healthy meals to the hungry, instead. again, priorities differ.

D - Derek, my brother - I love him, but I don't much like him these days. He can't seem to break out of self-destructive habits, and is willing to take others down into that pit with him. I fear that he's a lost cause, but hope springs eternal.

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Building still abandoned, long since last hurricane season. Silence and desolation, windows like the eye pits in bone picked skulls. There are even some small patches of vegetation rooted and growing in pockets wind and rain had carved in the walls. Looks dead.. worse, synthetic, and never lived in.

Note all screens are ripped out, or gone completely, and roofing remnants on the balcony. Class in the windows have been replaced, but that's about it. roof still has a blue tarp... this hurrican season starts in about a week.

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"There's Poo-Poo In Your Ice" - A Local 10 Problem Solvers undercover investigation into the cleanliness of ice at various South Florida eating establishments revealed that 70% of those establishments tested were serving ice that was unfit for human consumption and 40% had fecal contamination.

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Nifty C-64 emulator - runs in flash

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Moment of Lyric - mp3

When you find yourself in danger,
When you're threatened by a stranger,
When it looks like you will take a lickin', (puk, puk, puk)
There is someone waiting who
will hurry up and rescue you,
Just Call for Super Chicken! (puk, ack!)

Fred, if you're afraid you'll have to overlook it,
Besides you knew the job was dangerous when you took it (puk, ack!)

He will drink his super sauce
And throw the bad guys for a loss
And he will bring them in alive and kickin' (puk, puk, puk)
There is one thing you should learn
When there is no one else to turn to
Call for Super Chicken! (puk, puk, puk)
Call for Super Chicken! (puk, ack!)

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1 year ago - slack, WEP cracking in 10 min, forget me not panties, sithy meme, wiktrivia, Nosferatu download, writing assignment, how to fake fingerprints, sat maps make me think of people as ants

2 years ago - put motion detection on newtcam, last done meme, life on venus, AFMBE - Zombie Smackdown, FL Drugs, hummus

3 years ago - Memorial Day, freaky wind, There, superhero factoid, castrati, Skeletor and Gang, Chipotle, Joan Cusack crush

4 years ago - Gargoyle, menstrualhut troll, comparison poll, memory from DC (my evil twin), yeti @ home, monster's inc good

5 years ago - monad of John Dee, Morikami, Shrek good, Pearl Harbor bad, lj-death hoax, icky stuff, good stuff, o Mousewheel event, flash ponderings

6 years ago - subject lines, Hunter thinks that my first icon looks like I'm in the phantom zone, age difference, I have done all but the car on that list, 125 things about me

Shout Run: Many scenes of a walkman, sliding down a rope, screaming. This is inexplicably hilarious. via jwz

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Moment of Lyric (Christopher Lee's evil villain from the Return of Captain Invincible) - youtube video

Mai tai say that i'm old fashioned,
tres vin ordinaire
that i want a fresh manhattan
with white anglo-saxons everywhere?
a black russian's no pink lady
give her a singapore sling.
and moscow mule is not your baby
so highball the vodka, and name your sting
be a big shot, with a bullshot
be a schwein mit der wein
have a short, or a port, or a snort, of any sort.
asti spumante . uno chianti.
Are divine!
I got some economic hocks,
a gin and tonic on the rocks.
where angels fear to tread, i say-
choose your booze! let's hit the red-eye!
think of young deanna durbin,
and how she sung on rum and bourbon.
or enhance your luncheon hour
with a planter's punch,
and a whiskey sour
if you feel like a wreck,
try a horse's neck
or a sherry with a cherry in the new fun size-
If you don't name your poison
i'll have to get the boys in
the spirit of adventure opens ones eyes
if you don't name your poison
i'll have to get the boys in
and you'll never see another tequila sunrise
Live happily ever after
with a chablis and some laughter.
between the sheets is lovely
with a dizzy blonde and a bottle of bubbly
there's nothing sicker in society
than a lack of liquor and sobriety
so! down the hatch. here's mud in your eye!
take a bracer with a chaser, wash it down with rye!
bottoms up, stirrup cup!
it'll put you in the pink.
And all you have to do is
Drink, drink, etc.

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microsoft ipod packaging parody

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Terrible Pilot for a 60's Wonder Woman tv show.

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HDR (High Dynamic Range) is a plugin for Photoshop that will merge several images from the same scene taken at different exposures. The resulting pictures are often surreal, and quite beautiful.

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Google Hacking: Ten Simple Security Searches That Work

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And thou shalt eat it as barley cakes, and thou shalt bake it with dung that cometh out of man, in their sight...Then he [the Lord!] said unto me, Lo, I have given thee cow's dung for man's dung, and thou shalt prepare thy bread therewith.[Ezek. 4:12-15 (KJV)]

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1 year ago - sleepy, bye-bye feb, bok sanctuary, renfaeries, almost saw PM, lightning bolt!, oscars, klaxon, WWII tech, leaper, writing on the run, gorilla nip lawsuit, john irving, NA birds, george wendt decapitated, Hally razzie, FUD-o-pedia, kerby fanmail,

2 years ago - Superhero dreams, chant poll

leap day 2004 - art, buttons, erosion, dreams and bro update

3 years ago - Dexter-doggie, filtered legal question, Stressy-day

4 years ago - Clucky-newt, Zorkbot, water-cooled notebooks, Dooce fired over her journal, 3d html, wcag in haiku

5 years ago - news links, monkey robbers, gallery of huge beings, Vehicle mounted active denial system, Invictus, Ozymandias.

Sorry, sedef & family.. if you want to see pictures of my new place, I'll have to email 'em to you, because  Flickr has been blocked by the UAE government censors for the second time. Blame it on Etisalat (state monopoly teloc), blame it on the TRA (UAE Telecoms Regulatory Authority) the result is the same: no more Flickr for Dubaians.

For a virtual-UAE internet experience, try clicking this link:
http://www.flickr.com

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Note to self - Pick up "Merde: Excursions in Scientific, Cultural, and Sociohistorical Coprology (1999)"

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