Happy Teacher Appreciation Week, especially to Danny and Lisa!

Both are also fine, Tolkien-loving Pythonites. It’s good to know people like that are helping to make the world a better place, starting with kids.

It’s sort of odd knowing that I have folks that read my journal within walking distance of where I live. Not frightening or anything, but it’s interesting to me that I could have seen them at Starbucks (especially at Starbucks, considering two of them) or just while out and about.

Blur Studio’s Rockfish Video I dig what they’re doing with CGI these days. Amazing that none of it exists outside of the digital world.

I’m annoyed… I went back in time, shot Hitler in the head, came back and *absolutely nothing* changed. I think that the world must’ve gotten even worse and somebody else went back to undo my deed. [edit] Dang, I knew it. There are blanks in the weapon now. I loaded it with dumdums this morning, and history is as it was before I left, as far as I can tell. I’ve submitted it to Flarnberry for analysis. [end edit] I knew i should’ve destroyed the body or something. Ah well… I hope it was because some evil Russian empire took over, and it was for a greater “stopping the end of the world” sort of thing, rather than chrono-hoppping Nazis saving their dopey one-testicled fuhrer.

Man, I hate Chrono-hopping Nazis.

They’re even worse than the regular ones. Same dumbass mentality, better hardware.

They’re not even German. These new guys are Swiss, and South American. The other Germans hate ’em even more than the home-grown, which the rest despise.

[edit again] Ugh. What the heck? The timeline has certainly changed. The jar his brain was stored in used to be cylindrical, not globular. At least I don’t have to see his ugly mug anymore. [end edit again]

I’ve read the first 15 books in the Discworld series (and a few short stories), all from my palmtop. Probably my favorite light fantasy / humor series ever… It proves that there is something other than the 90% from Sturgeons law. I was a fan of the Xanth books as a kid, but they really lost steam after the first half dozen. I’m terribly impressed that someone can write anything as entertaining that can be held out for so long as Pratchett has. They’re not all total winners,but all worth a read in my opinion. Pratchett’s the first author I want to support by purchasing his books *after* having read them in pirated format.

Here’s the list – Newest to oldest.

Undownloaded –

31. Monstrous Regiment (2003)
30. The Wee Free Men (2003)
29. Night Watch (2002)
28. The Amazing Maurice and his Educated Rodents (2001)
27. The Last Hero (2001)

Downloaded-

26. Thief of Time (2001)
25. The Truth (2000)
24. The Fifth Elephant (1999)
23. Carpe Jugulum (1998)
22. The Last Continent (1998)
21. Jingo (1997)
20. Hogfather (1996)
19. Feet of Clay (1996)
18. Maskerade (1995)
17. Interesting Times (1994)
16. Soul Music (1994)

Downloaded & Read-

15. Men at Arms (1993)
14. Lords and Ladies (1992)
13. Small Gods (1992)
12. Witches Abroad (1991)
11. Reaper Man (1991)
10. Moving Pictures (1990)
09. Eric (1990)
08. Guards! Guards! (1989)
07. Pyramids (1989)
06. Wyrd Sisters (1988)
05. Sourcery (1988)
04. Mort (1987)
03. Equal Rites (1987)
02. The Light Fantastic (1986)
01. The Colour of Magic (1983)

I’m not sure which focus group I like the most… all of them have something going for them. Probably either the Witches or the Watch… The foci of some of the other books are the Unseen University (Wizards), Rincewind, Death as a Character, as well as a number of standalone books. The Rincewind books are the weakest, in my opinion.. if only because the others being so much stronger. Found a nice Wiki about the series too.

Something mentioned there – Nearly all of the Discworld novels are notable for having no chapter divisions.

current mood: giggity giggity giggity giggity

current music: Kamandi, The Last Boy on Earth – Jarret Keene

Happy Teacher Appreciation Week, especially to Danny and Lisa!

Both are also fine, Tolkien-loving Pythonites. It’s good to know people like that are helping to make the world a better place, starting with kids.

It’s sort of odd knowing that I have folks that read my journal within walking distance of where I live. Not frightening or anything, but it’s interesting to me that I could have seen them at Starbucks (especially at Starbucks, considering two of them) or just while out and about.

Blur Studio’s Rockfish Video I dig what they’re doing with CGI these days. Amazing that none of it exists outside of the digital world.

I’m annoyed… I went back in time, shot Hitler in the head, came back and *absolutely nothing* changed. I think that the world must’ve gotten even worse and somebody else went back to undo my deed. [edit] Dang, I knew it. There are blanks in the weapon now. I loaded it with dumdums this morning, and history is as it was before I left, as far as I can tell. I’ve submitted it to Flarnberry for analysis. [end edit] I knew i should’ve destroyed the body or something. Ah well… I hope it was because some evil Russian empire took over, and it was for a greater “stopping the end of the world” sort of thing, rather than chrono-hoppping Nazis saving their dopey one-testicled fuhrer.

Man, I hate Chrono-hopping Nazis.

They’re even worse than the regular ones. Same dumbass mentality, better hardware.

They’re not even German. These new guys are Swiss, and South American. The other Germans hate ’em even more than the home-grown, which the rest despise.

[edit again] Ugh. What the heck? The timeline has certainly changed. The jar his brain was stored in used to be cylindrical, not globular. At least I don’t have to see his ugly mug anymore. [end edit again]

I’ve read the first 15 books in the Discworld series (and a few short stories), all from my palmtop. Probably my favorite light fantasy / humor series ever… It proves that there is something other than the 90% from Sturgeons law. I was a fan of the Xanth books as a kid, but they really lost steam after the first half dozen. I’m terribly impressed that someone can write anything as entertaining that can be held out for so long as Pratchett has. They’re not all total winners,but all worth a read in my opinion. Pratchett’s the first author I want to support by purchasing his books *after* having read them in pirated format.

Here’s the list – Newest to oldest.

Undownloaded –

31. Monstrous Regiment (2003)
30. The Wee Free Men (2003)
29. Night Watch (2002)
28. The Amazing Maurice and his Educated Rodents (2001)
27. The Last Hero (2001)

Downloaded-

26. Thief of Time (2001)
25. The Truth (2000)
24. The Fifth Elephant (1999)
23. Carpe Jugulum (1998)
22. The Last Continent (1998)
21. Jingo (1997)
20. Hogfather (1996)
19. Feet of Clay (1996)
18. Maskerade (1995)
17. Interesting Times (1994)
16. Soul Music (1994)

Downloaded & Read-

15. Men at Arms (1993)
14. Lords and Ladies (1992)
13. Small Gods (1992)
12. Witches Abroad (1991)
11. Reaper Man (1991)
10. Moving Pictures (1990)
09. Eric (1990)
08. Guards! Guards! (1989)
07. Pyramids (1989)
06. Wyrd Sisters (1988)
05. Sourcery (1988)
04. Mort (1987)
03. Equal Rites (1987)
02. The Light Fantastic (1986)
01. The Colour of Magic (1983)

I’m not sure which focus group I like the most… all of them have something going for them. Probably either the Witches or the Watch… The foci of some of the other books are the Unseen University (Wizards), Rincewind, Death as a Character, as well as a number of standalone books. The Rincewind books are the weakest, in my opinion.. if only because the others being so much stronger. Found a nice Wiki about the series too.

Something mentioned there – Nearly all of the Discworld novels are notable for having no chapter divisions.

current mood: giggity giggity giggity giggity

current music: Kamandi, The Last Boy on Earth – Jarret Keene

Congrats, dcl & no1topaz! I wish you both many years of good things ahead.

After yesterday’s bad sleeps (result of untimely calls) I woke up Sunday at about two in the afternoon. I think I hit the bricks last night at about 2am or so…. the only reason I got up at all was that the air and sea show had a bunch of loud fighter craft cruising low overhead.

I still haven’t heard anything about Cinco de Mayo, but I know that I’ve got the evening off. Maybe I’ll talk a little walkie down riverfront and sniffy-snuff my nose around, see what I can find.

I had a dream last night that I was being vivisected while my brain in a jar, watched on from an operating theater (using video cameras.. my eyes were still in my body’s head), from an theater filled with other doctors and brains in jars. While this was happening, occasionally a doctor would look surprised, and then vanish into a bright light. The others didn’t seem to notice, as they were engrossed in the surgery taking place.

That of course, prompted this poll:

[edit] What the heck does Показать ответы mean? View answers? Is LJ suffering from an error? (Clicking just gives the stats for other.) [end edit]

I wonder now if that was me on the other jars, too, looking at reflections, or parallel Scottos form other lands, or just other patients? Maybe someone kidnapped all the LHOLGs on the planet after spiking their wine. I don’t know.

quizzes

Newt on May Day morning, looking at a lizard.

Las Olas This AM (it’s an hour off, it was taken at 10:40)

fav-meme

Awakened at about 2AM to do a search fro a 12-year-old. Can’t fall back asleep, so I’ll do my morning entry a little extra early.

It’s May Day!

It’s Dave & Cathi’s wedding anniversary today, and one year since my website went to its current look.

Looks like I’ll be helping Big Kahuna this weekend with some last-minute budget things this weekend. Not a problem, happy to help the outfit make some dinero for the coming year. Thank goodness for remote computing… traffic is going to be a beast.

Answers on the Spanish channel’s version of Family Feud‘s last round:

• 15:00 hours
• Judas
• manzanilla
• guanajuato
• la grasa

2nd family member –

• 10:00 hours
• Jesucristo
• Limon
• PASS
• Cajon

Now that the game show is over, it’s some trippy cartoon – “Betty Toons”

Odd that I haven’t heard much about Cinco De Mayo this year. Maybe next week.

Air and Sea Show this weekend. I’ll peek my head out the window and look to the skies over the beach come 9pm or so, just to check out the end of day pyrotechnics.

Want to see why I don’t hit the beach that day? That’s a lot of lookie-loos. Attendance last year was 4.2 million people and nearly 10,000 spectator boats spread over a 1-mile-wide swath of ocean 7 miles long.

Navigating Fort Lauderdale beach this weekend is going to be a pain, thanks to the Air and Sea Show.

There are some closures and lane restrictions along the stretch of A1A from Sunrise Boulevard to Las Olas Boulevardd. Events begin this morning and continue through the weekend.

It might be the last year for it.