I totally forgot about Calliope fest.

Missed going into work today… the landlord had to come by to make repairs, and I don’t trust him in my apartment alone. My main concern is Newton getting out, of course. The repair-guy showed up at about 8:30, and is still at it. I’ve had to keep the feline in big-closet lockup for his own good. Fortunately, he’s got his litter box in with him, but he’s still not too happy about his confinement to one small room over the entire lay of the land inside. I’m guessing it’s going to take another two hours or so before he gets finished.

Pesky thing is that I have the day off, but really can’t do anything… almost like being on call. Hard to read or write much with all the banging and drilling going on. He’s kicking up a *lot* of dust in the front doorway, too. If I’d have known, I would have tossed a sheet over my electronics.

Pic, just shown to display haze

post-haze

And… The obligatory picture of Newton taken this morning right after my last post.(About 7:45am)

Thinking about mi amor… wondering what she’s up to today. I’m sending her good thoughts, and hope that she gets hit by the vibes as swiftly as I broadcast them.

Another host for that Chernobyl cyclist’s photolog. Some amazing shots in there… houses open and abandoned for nearly 20 years now. (the angelfire site bleeds out sometimes)

Google’s new look is pretty sharp, I think.

A clever version of the latest virus is going around, that tries to put bad mojo on your machine… I received it in this format –

From: jlb@kp.net Add to Address Book
To: scottobear@livejournal.com
Subject: Mail Delivery (failure scottobear@livejournal.com)
Date: Mon, 29 Mar 2004 12:32:04 +0200

If the message will not displayed automatically,
follow the link to read the delivered message.

Received message is available at:
bad address link

Norton picked it up right away, but folks should still be careful.

Diet Pepsi slurpees are a happy medium from milkshakes. 0 points, nice and cold with a good mouth feel. Not as good as a milkshake, but I got a caramel turtle as a consolation prize, plus a couple more for after din din.(I also picked up four more buckets to sort/store stuff.

Really attacked the rest of the apartment… I’ve packed up, thrown out, or donated away anything that I haven’t made use of in four months, and don’t foresee needing to trot out before I move into a new place. Many books boxed, and the accumulated hair of the ages under the futon and behind the bed (enough to make a lovely sweater or three, I imagine) swept into king size tribbles and disposed of properly. All of my DVDs and CDs are in proper places for the first time in an age, and there isn’t any floor-clutter at all. All the buckets are filled and stored under the futon, save for one that’s being used as a litter bin in the kitchen.

I kicked up a *lot* of dust, as is the happenstance of spring cleaning. You wouldn’t think an apartment couldn’t accumulate so much… but man… I could have used an ionizer or something to yank the particles out of the air. I ran the A/C just to suck any residual stuff up as fast as possible.

Spoke to bro… It’s looking now like he might still get 3 years probation… or an equal chance of six months in jail. (minus time held, which will be getting close to two months, and possible time off for good behavior.,, maybe time served as soon as May 25 or so.) Of course, the convicted of a felony thing will be true, and follow him through life. Not liked he ever voted before, but in Florida, ex-felons are deprived of the right to vote. (As news sources all over the planet pointed out in the 2000 election)

Lyric in my mind at the moment-

if I could be a superhero
I would be awesome man
I’d fly around the world fighting crime
according to my… awesome plan
and if I saw criminals trying to lie
hurting other people, and making them cry
I’d haul them off to jail in my awesome van
’cause I would be awesome man.

Heard briefly from Danny last night.. he gets his spring break a week from Thursday. I guess that means Easter is in two weeks. He can use the break… fourth quarter always chews him up pretty hard.

I love the Tech Sgt Chen character on Galaxy Quest. “That’s right again… group hug.” in the engine room, and eating cheese crackers on the shuttlecraft. “It’s the simple things in life you treasure.”

Probably not legal, definitely a whole lot of fun: Bubblegum Machine, weekly mp3s with a cheeky “if it’s ever been on K-Tel or Ronco, it’s in” philosophy. (If it features hand claps, cow bells, syrupy orchestration, walls of sound, wrecking crews, sha-la-las, toothy teen idols or candy-based metaphors for carnal acts, it’s in.) Batman & Robin Themes on Week 13 are groovy, though a little outside the design of the site. No complaints from me. via

Peace, Love and Happiness, dear journal. *shadow dances*