Pictures from Yesterday –

Autostitched pre-sunrise… spiffy orange clouds

Newt hanging out on the porch with me while we wait for a house cleaning.

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Moment of lyric – youtube video

ORANGE no SLIDE
Utsusu sora
SPONGE no PRIDE
Burasakete

SPIDER
Kike totta sono yokan wa
Kakusanakuta tte ii n da
Iro no tsuita yume mitai na

Ride on Shooting Star
Kokoro no koe de
Sandanjû no yô ni
Utai tsutzuketa

GRUNGE no HAMSTER
Otona bite
REVENGE no LOBSTER
Hiki tsurete

SNIPER
Fuchi totta sono sekai ni
Nani ga mieru tte i n da
Nerau mae ni sawaritai na

Ride on Shooting Star
Kimi o sagashite
Kindanshôjô chû
Uso o tsuita

Ride on Shooting Star
Kokoro no koe de
Sandanjû no yô ni
Utai tsutzuketa

An orange slide
Extends into the sky
A pride that’s full of holes
It’s what I hang by

SPIDER
The prophecy might actually come true
of the mysterious beginnings of our union
That dream of every color, I want to see it

“Ride On Shooting Star”
Chants a voice from my heart
Sometimes you don’t want it
But it’s always there

The grunge of a hamster
It’s all that those adults see
The revenge of a lobster
It all comes with the territory

SNIPER
With all the ignorance in the world,
Tell me what you see
As I set my aim forward, I want to sit back

Ride On Shooting Star
I’m searching for you
The forbidden kiss of a girl
Was the lie I told

“Ride on shooting star”
Chants a voice from my heart
Sometimes you don’t want it
But it’s always there

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Well, seeing as my lj is rapidly approaching it’s sixth year of pretty much daily posts… what sort of knowledge can I glean from it?

some analysis in the form of graphs.

usage of choice words in my LJ (not counting comments)

110,332 – the (most frequent)

16,075 – like
6559 – people
5097 – love
3215 – want

3232 – oh
3219 – really

3057 – happy
2895 – hope
2778 – need
2692 – thought
2273 – wonder
2246 – fun

2215 -yes / 9576 – no / 3922 – maybe

4 – Starro the conqueror

4 – toady

179 – toast

17 – trism

2965 – newt
1 – newtasaurus
1 – newtbacca
259 – newtcam
641 – newtie
5 – newtieboy
1 – newtiepants
1 – newtiekins
1- newtinator
632 – newton
1-newtonstein
1-newtsicle
42 – newtster
5- newtzilla

288 – nigh

12 – fwap
72 – funky
5 – fumbuckery

81 – fudge
5 – fudgesicle

some naughty words

98 – fuck 14 – fucked 13 – fucker 8 – fuckers 1 – fuckface 96 – fucking 2- fuckup 5 -fucknugget 1-fucktard 7-fucks 2 shinola 3 shittake 174 – shit 5 – shite 1 – shithammer 1 – shitheadedness 2 – shithole 2 – shitload 1 – shitstain 19- shitty

261 – yikes
43 – yike
58 – yipe
13 – yipes
15 – zowie

4 zugzwang (I really need to use that word more often)

2 – zoroastrianism

326 – zombie
215 – zombies
4 – zombification
5 – zombified
2 – zombiliscious
1 -zombism

4344 – “23”
2371 – “42”
7188 – “5”

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remember these – google searching fo ropen directories with goodies in ’em.

Music -inurl:htm -inurl:html intitle:”index of” mp3 “Artist Name”

Movies -inurl:htm -inurl:html -inurl:php intitle:”index of” (mpg|mov|avi|wmv) “Movie Name”

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I’m not crazy about the new vet that took over Newt’s old doctor’s practice. I get a distinct “push sales of stuff” vibe, and I’m not going to gamble his health on someone I don’t trust implicitly.

Spent the rest of saturday researching closer, more trustworthy cat-docs. There are a ton in the area, so I’m confident that a good one will turn up.

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Danny came by unexpectedly at 3:30pm.. I returned home at 4pm. Why he didn’t call me on my cell phone to say he was in the area is beyond me.

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MooTube.com, the first 24/7 inside look at the daily life of Texas Longhorn cattle. Visitors to the site will get an exclusive, bovine’s-eye-view, as wireless cow-cams, attached to the Longhorns’ collars, reveal the day-to-day intrigues of life on the range.

Cool page, but way too much idiot flash.

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Earth Day Ecological footprint Quiz

category	acres
food	2.5
mobility	0.5
shelter	5.7
goods/services	4.2
total footprint	13

in comparison, the average ecological footprint in your country is 24 acres per person.
worldwide, there exist 4.5 biologically productive acres per person.
if everyone lived like you, we would need 2.9 planets.

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The Mighty Heroes – I was really in love with cartoon as a kid.

“The Monsterizer”
One of the adventures of Rope Man, Strong Man, Diaper Man, Tornado Man and Cuckoo Man. In this installment, the Boris Karloff-like “Monsterizer” turns the city’s prominent figures into monsters, and it’s up to the bumbling Mighty Heroes to save the day!

“The Frog”
In this installment, they must defeat The Frog, who’s flooded the city of Goodhaven in an attempt to steal cash.

Powers :
Well, they all can fly. That’s handy.

Rope Man – Stretching, body of rope, later copied by the super globetrotters “Spaghetti man”, Sailor
Strong Man – Very Strong, Can Fly, Clumsy Ox, Auto Mechanic
Diaper Man – Brains of the group, his bottle could be used as a throwing weapon, and the extremely elastic nipple at the top could be used to wrap the bottle around objects for retrieval or as a slingshot. The milk in it had rejuvenating properties, and was used to boost Strong Man’s strength on more than one occasion.
Tornado Man – Turns into a human tornado. I don’t recall him doing any big windy-power stuff.
To this day, I don’t know what Cukoo Man’s powers were (if any) outside of being able to fly, and knowledge of birds and/or timepieces.

If they ever learned to coordinate attacks, I never saw it happen.

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Long, nosy quiz-meme via phillykat

Are you happy with your given name?
Sure. It’s mine. I don’t think I’d change it to anything else.

What is the one thing you like to do alone?
Clear my mind.

What’s a major fear of yours?:
Hurting someone I care about.

Are you a pyromaniac?
Nope. Fire’s pretty, but that’s about it. So’s water and rock crystals.

Do you know anyone famous?
How famous is famous? Marvin Hagler the boxer, via my dad, ages ago.

Describe your bed.
Dark wood headboard is nearly 40 years old, from my parent’s original bedroom set. King size. two pillows, two blankets, over and undersheet, and a large coverlet. I rarely go deeper than the coverlet. It’s reversible, one side is a floral print, the other, green and white checks. Firm Mattress.

What type of character would you play in a movie?
Some weird variant on Wilson from Tool Time. Or Ludo from Labyrinth. Someone with seemingly useless knowledge/skill that gets put to good use.

What do you carry with you at all times?
A sense of the surreal.

How do you eat an apple?
I generally wash it off, wipe it dry, and then go at it with a knife.

Do you prefer to stand out or blend in?
I prefer to blend in, usually. Standing out can be nice on occasion, though.

What kind of first impression do you think you give people?
“Friendly Big Guy”

Favorite communication method?
The written word is the most versatile, I think, but I prefer to deal with people I like face to face.

What is your hidden talent?
Good at care giving with animals and children.

Do you own a Bible?
Yup, a few, different religions an translations.

How many drinks before you’re tipsy?
Beer takes longer than I care to drink it. A strong drink, maybe 3 or so.

Do you have a problem changing clothes in front of friends?
I prefer privacy, but can do so if there’s limited space.

What should you be doing instead of this?
I don’t know… fighting crime? Defeating the scourge of mankind?

Who was the last person that called you?
Momster.

Are you ready?
Um.. for what?

What is the last gift you gave someone?
Bought lunch for GG last week.

Does everything happen for a reason?
Well, depends on how you define reason. The flashlight goes out because the battery was used up sort of thing.

What is your biggest headache lately?
Microcosm politics. people not playing straight with one another, but nobody doing anything about it.

What color is your bedroom?
White

Do you consider yourself to be a nice person?
I think that I have a pleasant and mostly agreeable personality.

Have you ever pierced your own body part or that of someone else?
I’ve stepped on a nail before, if that counts. Nothing deliberate.

What kind of watch do you wear?
I don’t wear a watch… I carry a bunch of gizmos that all tell time as an additional feature.

What’s one car you will never buy?
One that costs more than a home I’d be willing to live in.

How many online journals do you read daily?
not sure… I scan my lj page, plus about 3-4 others if I have the time. maybe 40 tha tpost regularly.. I spend about 45 min reading ’em daily.

Do you cry in front of your friends?
Not regularly… it depends on what would make me do it. I don’t seek folk out while crying, usually.

Would you die to save the life of someone you dearly love?
Yup.

What was your first job?
Babysitting neighborhood kids

What was the last thing you typed before this survey?
the rest of this entry above

Favorite word(s) lately?
bangs! as an expletive

What’s the strangest thing that’s happened to you in the past week?
that coconut iguana bird thing wasn’t really strange, but it was kind of cool.

You have a crush, don’t you?
Not a crush, per se.

Do you talk a lot?
sure!

What do you typically order at a bar?
a diet coke / iced tea

Favorite writing utensil?
a solid word processor

When’s the last time you made someone cry?
Probably bro, within the last 6 months… December?

Do you like the rain?
very, very much. it’s delightful.

Who was the last person you talked to in person?
Momster, yesterday

What are your plans for the weekend?
chores, get rest

How much money would it take for you to give up the internet for a year?
enough for me to retire and spend time seeing things firsthand in that time.

Where’s your ideal marriage location?
next to a woman I love.

What do you cook the best?
hmm.. I make a tasty banana bread.

Kind of books do you like to read?
Light, intelligent fare that has good characterizations, and a reasonable plot

If you win the lottery, what would you like to do?
retire and be free to pursure my own interests with a minimum of financial fetters

If you don’t like a person, how do you show it?
depends on the person. I can be diplomatic if need be.

How long have you known your best friend?
Newt? Since he was 3 weeks old… October20, 1999

What are you listening to?
the compressor on my fridge humming a bit, and the computer fan. keyboard clicks

What was the last thing you laughed at?
daily show

What do you wish you were doing right now?
curling up in bed. in fact, I think I’ll go do that shortly.

What musical instrument do you wish you could play?
Guitar would be nifty.

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1 year ago – EN issues, gabbed with sammy and uber, Kung fu hustle, Newt dream, ‘thulhu toons,

2 years ago – I want a rest, CoH beta final night, Tornado, d’s Birthday, screen caps

3 years ago – drugstore screw up, dream, bro issues

4 years ago – chopping block, little-boy voice, I want to be Diplomat to gorilla city, tesselations, z-cardz, morikami

5 years ago – red riding hood, webhits, rear window