A fine day of Mel-care yesterday… she forgot her flowers over here, but that’s ok… she’ll be seeing them again this afternoon or so.

Dinner with mom on the birthday… and din-din with Dave Thursday… I really hope Mel doesn’t have to work on my b-day after being in the hospital on Friday. I doubt she will.. but if she does… well, I’ll just take it slow and easy.

Sunday leisure bachelor-time with Newt, before Mel came by.

Newt on my lap, Sunday. I was reading LJ on my PDa, and snapped his pic. I love his devil-ears and face!

Shortly after, Naptime. 1/30/05

Moment of Lyric -Well, no Lyrics, but a cheat sheet for what I am Listening to –

Peter Gabriel – Games Without Frontiers
Bangles – Walk Like An Egyptian
Credit to the Nation – Teenage Sensation
Brother Bones – Sweet Georgia Brown
J. Geils Band – Centerfold
Earl Hagen – The Fishin’ Hole (Theme to the Andy Griffith Show)
Bernard Herrmann – Twisted Nerve
Scorpions – Wind of Change
Bobby McFerrin – Don’t Worry Be Happy
Muzzy Marcellino – 4:20 a.m.
Otis Redding – (Sittin’ on) The Dock of the Bay
Roger Miller – Robin Hood
Air – Alpha Beta Gaga
Honky – The Whistler
The Lovin’ Spoonful – Daydream
Rick James – Loosey’s Rap (Loosey’s House of Trix Mix)
Adam Ant – Something Girl
RZA – The Whistler
Guns N’ Roses – Patience
Dwarf Chorus – Heigh Ho
X2 – Trigga da Whistla
Handsome Boy Modeling School – Rock n Roll (Could Never Hip Hop Like This) Part 2

Note: The Rick James song is the one that features the Old Spice Theme, and the Handsome Boy Modeling School tune is the one that features the classical music samples.

More excellent mashups available at djriko.com

Man, I don’t even begin to understand Lazytown. Vinyl prosthetics / muppets / animation and Icelanders. I like the surreality of it, bu there’s something really wrong there, too. It’s a little overdeveloped as a marketing ploy. The message is good (be healthy, not lazy) but I get a power rangers / Ninja turtle / He-man *we sell lots of things!* vibe. I guess I can’t begrudge ’em trying to make a buck.

My brother… I’m tired of his sickness. It really kills me to see him as damaged as he is, and knowing that there isn’t a damn thing I can do for him. What’s worse is the thought that what happened is self-inflicted. I selfishly want a resolution to his situation for good or bad. I just want his situation in the past. At least My issues with my mom are good again… no drama there!

How they redid the singin’ in the rain. (link to the video again)

1 year ago – DVD burning, RenFairies, Prez-match, pop-up books, first touch of firefly (I still think Zoe is an overused name),

2 years ago – New moon, new year coming, Charles Dickens joke, skull sales, Job at FMM ends, Bday prezzies

3 years ago – Fiscal responsibility, Ghetto voices, online “privacy”, Marine Park is a bad and disreputable online store, newt lovies

4 years ago – being mushy, schedule issues, The Invisible Men, flax seed

A fine day of Mel-care yesterday… she forgot her flowers over here, but that’s ok… she’ll be seeing them again this afternoon or so.

Dinner with mom on the birthday… and din-din with Dave Thursday… I really hope Mel doesn’t have to work on my b-day after being in the hospital on Friday. I doubt she will.. but if she does… well, I’ll just take it slow and easy.

Sunday leisure bachelor-time with Newt, before Mel came by.

Newt on my lap, Sunday. I was reading LJ on my PDa, and snapped his pic. I love his devil-ears and face!

Shortly after, Naptime. 1/30/05

Moment of Lyric -Well, no Lyrics, but a cheat sheet for what I am Listening to –

Peter Gabriel – Games Without Frontiers
Bangles – Walk Like An Egyptian
Credit to the Nation – Teenage Sensation
Brother Bones – Sweet Georgia Brown
J. Geils Band – Centerfold
Earl Hagen – The Fishin’ Hole (Theme to the Andy Griffith Show)
Bernard Herrmann – Twisted Nerve
Scorpions – Wind of Change
Bobby McFerrin – Don’t Worry Be Happy
Muzzy Marcellino – 4:20 a.m.
Otis Redding – (Sittin’ on) The Dock of the Bay
Roger Miller – Robin Hood
Air – Alpha Beta Gaga
Honky – The Whistler
The Lovin’ Spoonful – Daydream
Rick James – Loosey’s Rap (Loosey’s House of Trix Mix)
Adam Ant – Something Girl
RZA – The Whistler
Guns N’ Roses – Patience
Dwarf Chorus – Heigh Ho
X2 – Trigga da Whistla
Handsome Boy Modeling School – Rock n Roll (Could Never Hip Hop Like This) Part 2

Note: The Rick James song is the one that features the Old Spice Theme, and the Handsome Boy Modeling School tune is the one that features the classical music samples.

More excellent mashups available at djriko.com

Man, I don’t even begin to understand Lazytown. Vinyl prosthetics / muppets / animation and Icelanders. I like the surreality of it, bu there’s something really wrong there, too. It’s a little overdeveloped as a marketing ploy. The message is good (be healthy, not lazy) but I get a power rangers / Ninja turtle / He-man *we sell lots of things!* vibe. I guess I can’t begrudge ’em trying to make a buck.

My brother… I’m tired of his sickness. It really kills me to see him as damaged as he is, and knowing that there isn’t a damn thing I can do for him. What’s worse is the thought that what happened is self-inflicted. I selfishly want a resolution to his situation for good or bad. I just want his situation in the past. At least My issues with my mom are good again… no drama there!

How they redid the singin’ in the rain. (link to the video again)

1 year ago – DVD burning, RenFairies, Prez-match, pop-up books, first touch of firefly (I still think Zoe is an overused name),

2 years ago – New moon, new year coming, Charles Dickens joke, skull sales, Job at FMM ends, Bday prezzies

3 years ago – Fiscal responsibility, Ghetto voices, online “privacy”, Marine Park is a bad and disreputable online store, newt lovies

4 years ago – being mushy, schedule issues, The Invisible Men, flax seed

Mel is out of the hospital, and is mending at a great rate. Thank goodness… I was getting pretty nervous there for a bit. She’ll be over this afternoon for me to look after her a bit.

MA boo-booed yesterday over switching the phones… fortunately ErN was home and able to launch the first call of the day, while I tended to my laundry.

I’m pretty dang pleased with AVG…. my Norton AV expired a week ago, and I was too cheap to fork over $60 for a new copy. Does what I want it to do, and the footprint is much smaller.

Moment of Lyric –

Peace of mind?
Piece of cake!
Thought control!
You get on board anytime you like

Like sittin’ on pins and needles
Things fall apart, it’s scientific

Gene Kelly Pops & Locks… that’s a pretty amazing reworking of the “Singin’ in the Rain” scene. I’d love to be able to dance like that, but honestly, I’m way too lazy to get to that level (even if my back and legs were functioning at 100%). The only way for it to happen would be more creative CGI work.

Sidebar… I think Gene would make a pretty good version of Eisner’s Spirit.

List of unusual personal names… I didn’t know Kevin Smith named his daughter Harley Quinn.. he’s asking for it.

I am rather fond of the name of composer Johann Gambolputty de von Ausfern Schplendenschlitt Crasscrenbon Freedigger Dingledangledongle Burstein von Knackerthrasher Applebanger Horowitz Ticolensic Granderknotty Spelltinkle Grandlich Grumblemeyer Spelterwasser Kurstlichhimble Eisenbahnwagen Guten Abend Bitte Ein Nürnberger Bratwürstl Gespurt Mit Zwei Macheluber Hundsfut Gumberaber Shonedanker Kalbsfleisch Mittelraucher von Hautkopft of Ulm.

via Jordon

Local Cam – Beach place

N 26° 07.312 W 080° 06.245
UTM: 17R E 589570 N 2889488
EE 1.6mi from home coordinates.

I’m going to put it in my GPS, and take a picture of myself using wireless palm surfing. It’ll be an experiment.

Yesterday, I roamed around town, and couldn’t be bothered to take piccies… I was more engrossed in the walking than even looking where I was going.

1 year ago – Key west, Antarctica dollars, new matter, noting some filter styles for the heck of it.

2 years ago – cool dream, birthday poll, Phrases I use/have passed on, got a jornada (it retired early)

3 years ago – gold star, lego horror, haiku, tattoo poll, Random phone message memory, happy things

4 years ago – fat albert, SOP, Friends list fluke, mocha, QotD

Very slow Friday night… not much time spent talking with Mel, or doing much of anything, really. She has been in the hospital for observation.. I’m going in to see her this morning. With any luck she’ll be released. (an X-Ray/MRI this morning will tell if she can go.) Apparently she’s feeling a lot better, her chest has cleared up, and is feeling tougher.

Once I switch my techs over, it’ll probably be out the door with me.

Evil-meter meme

Mel’s doing a bit better, but she’s got a ways to go before she’s back at functionality…I’d guess she’ll be able to go back to work on Monday. She’s getting pampered here again all weekend. I got to see her briefly last night… long enough to tough base and make mushy sounds to one another, anyhow.

National Flu report – Sakes.. look out, Texas!

Congrats on the baby, applelard! 8 lbs 12.9 oz, and was 20 inches long. He’s going to get a lot bigger with his tall parents!

Speaking of which, MA’s an auntie as of Wednesday night! The way she loves kidlets, I expect he;ll be a happy little guy for many years to come.

I think that RS and ElN are getting a tighter focus on the work gig… I think that they’ll adapt, but a lot of stress/pressure on lately. I suspect that the honeymoon is over for them and JH. ADP is about out of there, I suspect.

Moment of Lyric –

He meant the translucent imagery
Of shape and emotion
Patterning themselves into life
When I speak of light and dark
I mean toast (via)

Quick reference to a really good block near me.

Las Olas and Andrews. Comfy area to roam and linger.

Lots of cool stuff has taken place here. First real smooch with Mel. Hung out with my littler big sis, rode the water bus under the Andrews ave bridge, free movies, the Museum ‘f Art, New River, singing fountain, and on and on. Movie theater is right there on Riverwalk, as is the Tuna Saloona. A nice place to go for walkies… unless it’s really raining.

360 degree view of the plaza., and along the riverwalk

I wonder how true it is that “you are where you live“.

The view from 1000000 km above my house.

Link to a Newt Pic that I adore. I love his fuzzy lil paws.

Hiëronymus Bosch Action Figures – Bosch places visionary images in a hostile world full of mysticism, with the conviction that the human being, due to its own stupidity and sinfulness has become prey to the devil himself. He holds a mirror to the world with his cerebral irony and magical symbolism, sparing no one. He aims his mocking arrows equally well at the hypocrisy of the clergy as the extravagance of the nobility and the immorality of the people.

I’ve always liked the Egg-monster.

Lots of different artists... I love Escher’s “Angels and Devils”, too.

1 year ago – David Palmer of Jethro Tull converts to Dee Palmer, dabadaba, blob solution

2 years ago – Jell-O death masks, LJ layouts, random photos, Elagabulus

3 years ago – Took a day off With Danny (some non-gothic graveyard pictures), Patton Bomb Talk, Giant photo of Newt in Evil Overlord Mode, bad spoonerism humor. First photo of Tinkle pig

4 years ago Virus hoaxes, Rooting for the Ravens. Little dancing man

Well, no Mel in person last night.. but she’ll get bloodwork info today. And Flowers. I’m confident that she’s recovering now though.. she sounded a lot better on the phone.

Newt and I waking up – Beware the furry animals.

Well, no Mel in person last night.. but she’ll get bloodwork info today. And Flowers. I’m confident that she’s recovering now though.. she sounded a lot better on the phone.

Newt and I waking up – Beware the furry animals.

Bzz Bzz Bzz… the day, she is a hump, yes?

I heard the word “cut” as “turned” yesterday. As in “I had the phone cut back on, since my dad lent me $20.” Cut on? Is that legit, or does that sound weird… when I hear the “He had his arm cut off in a car accident.” I don’t think “Well, I hope he gets to a doctor fast, and is able to cut it back on!”

In regards to writing: “Like you I feel that the short story is a more perfect form than the novel. I tend to be very descriptive and end up running long for short stories. I’m told that I have an immersive richly styled prose, unfortunately I think I’m more style than substance but hey it works for a lot of folks. You on the other hand are more substantive, I find your observances intriguing and would certainly fork over the bucks to read them.”

That’s high praise from someone I consider to be a fine creative talent. Thanks, GP.

Note to self – Pick up some fresh flowers for Mel after work, or during lunch.

Moment of Lyric –

We’re going down to meet it
I ain’t no student
Feel those vibrations
Of ancient culture
I know a neat excavation
Before I talk I should read a book
But there’s one thing That I do know
There’s a lot of ruins In Mesopotamia

Day Off the Dead – It’s hard enough falling in love when you’re alive, imagine what it’s like in the afterworld. Watch as a dead guy and dead gal fall in love through a series of short, sweet sentimental segments.

More info here

Ringo Starr, superhero Continue reading 7140 – I’m seeing Wednesdays fly on by. →

Bzz Bzz Bzz… the day, she is a hump, yes?

I heard the word “cut” as “turned” yesterday. As in “I had the phone cut back on, since my dad lent me $20.” Cut on? Is that legit, or does that sound weird… when I hear the “He had his arm cut off in a car accident.” I don’t think “Well, I hope he gets to a doctor fast, and is able to cut it back on!”

In regards to writing: “Like you I feel that the short story is a more perfect form than the novel. I tend to be very descriptive and end up running long for short stories. I’m told that I have an immersive richly styled prose, unfortunately I think I’m more style than substance but hey it works for a lot of folks. You on the other hand are more substantive, I find your observances intriguing and would certainly fork over the bucks to read them.”

That’s high praise from someone I consider to be a fine creative talent. Thanks, GP.

Note to self – Pick up some fresh flowers for Mel after work, or during lunch.

Moment of Lyric –

We’re going down to meet it
I ain’t no student
Feel those vibrations
Of ancient culture
I know a neat excavation
Before I talk I should read a book
But there’s one thing That I do know
There’s a lot of ruins In Mesopotamia

Day Off the Dead – It’s hard enough falling in love when you’re alive, imagine what it’s like in the afterworld. Watch as a dead guy and dead gal fall in love through a series of short, sweet sentimental segments.

More info here

Ringo Starr, superhero Continue reading 7140 – I'm seeing Wednesdays fly on by. →

Mel is still ill… went to the doc and will be returning on Wednesday. I’m a little worried, but hopefully she’ll mend soon. She didn’t make it over last night.. and I missed hanging out with Danny on his day off. Bah!

Upside, JH is coming along in training, and MA looks like she’ll work with me on the coming schedule shifts.

Moment of Lyric –

Still trying to decide on the image to get from edbook‘s collection. There are so many good ones!

Hm, folks are currently evenly split on the first question of my last poll. Also, apparently nobody is Supreme, Mint or Poor.

Full Moon Tonight! Awoooooo.

Cool, Weird Wiki articles – A lot of wacky stuff that I dig.

* Scan my interest list. List any that seem odd to you (or that you wonder about).

* I’ll explain it.

* Then you post this in your journal so other people can ask you about your interests.

1 year ago – Dr Strangeglove, Indy TV memories, 6 degrees, colors, WWN

2 years ago – lockpicking, LoTR noir, Lingo, Chilly palm doodles

3 years ago – walkies by the Sample-McDougald House, blair witch site, some dead links, snooze button.

4 years ago – Font Test, memory marker of 8th grade, age/date comparison, “Hello?”

Poor Melly-belly is still sickly. She’s going back to the doc today if she wakes up and isn’t 200% better than she was last night. I wonder if she didn’t get the flu or something on top of everything else, or if she’s just feeling the effects of the yuck leaving her system.

More purple healing vibes for her!

Maybe an upgrade to fuchsia will help.

I’m going to have her over the house after work, and play nurse some more. A little soup and pampering can’t hurt. I like making her comfortable.

Experimenting with converting AVI to DVD… this has been quite handy. (Considering that my HD was building up, and I’m due to wipe out some of the old stuff.)

Pricelessware – handy-dandy freeware.

Windy Cold Day

ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST FLORIDA METRO AREAS, WIND CHILLS ARE EXPECTED TO REACH THE 30 TO 35 DEGREE RANGE INTO MONDAY MORNING.

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN WIND WILL COMBINE WITH COLD TEMPERATURES TO CREATE VERY COLD CONDITIONS FOR EXPOSED SKIN. THE WIND WILL MAKE IT FEEL LIKE IT IS 35 DEGREES FOR A PERIOD OF SEVERAL HOURS. THOSE PLANNING TO VENTURE OUTDOORS SHOULD DRESS WARMLY, MAKING SURE THAT EXPOSED SKIN IS COVERED.

I didn’t notice it getting too cold.. an extra blanket and Newt was happy as a toasty little bug. not bad.. it’ll be back to mild by this afternoon, I think.

3D Models – Pro Digital Arts

Moment of Lyric – Joanna Pacitti – Watch Me Shine

So get ready, here I come
Until the job is done, no time to waste
There’s nothing stopping me

Tropical Island Resort in the center of Berlin

Bunny Suicide comic

Sakes, I thought my Hula-hoop idea was scary. Razor Blade Soap

Senior in High school meme

Of course, feel free to give answers in comments, too.

… Wind Chill Advisory Sunday night into Monday morning for wind chill readings of 35 degrees or lower…

A cold front will sweep across South Florida on Sunday. Cold air will usher into the area behind the front Sunday afternoon through Monday morning. Temperatures are forecast to fall into the 30s across most of the area by Monday morning… even near the coast. The wind may continue strong enough Sunday night to create cold wind chills. As such… a Wind Chill Advisory has been issued for the area. A Wind Chill Advisory is issued when temperatures and wind will combine to create wind chill readings of 35 degrees or lower.

I know it doesn’t sound like much to folks up north, but a lot of people in this part of Florida don’t know how to dress for proper warmth. The record low before this for tomorrow was 29°F / -1°C in 1985. Time to trot out the extra blankets! I worry about the local homeless population… especially the older ones.

Drawing with my off-hand. looks a lot different than my usual thing.

First use of the doodle board page in about three months.

juliabee found this transmogrify-thingie. Brilliant stuff.

Picture assortment. Maybe some new icons? Clickie for bigger

	scotto – transformed into a baby I didn’t have a goatee. but it’s pretty dang accurate.
	afro-american scotto
	ape-scotto My favorite. I love apes
	botticelli scotto
	el greco scotto
	girly scotto
	manga scotto
	mondigliani scotto
	old man scotto
	original eclipso scotto source picture for the above.. I deliberately picked a picture of me looking pre-fragged, tired and colored like eclipso.

See Also – monkey version and anime version of Mel

Would someone be so kind as to bring me some mashed potatoes? And Pie? and Green Bean Casserole? I’m missing thanksgiving food, it seems. I would be very thankful, and let you pet Newton.

How tall are you next to famous people? (If you pick Chuck Conners (The Rifleman), Lou Ferrigno or John Larroquette, you can see how tall you are next to ol’ Scotto, we’re all the same height – 6’5″.)

warning labels, a/b meme