Tag Archives: babies

9653- Wednesday

Bro’s girlfriend / possible mother to his kid Shannon has been found, and she and her baby are doing OK – Momster is distancing herself from the situation – and I think that’s a good thing.


Google voice – free phone goodies –

http://www.google.com/support/voice/bin/answer.py?answer=142423 – That sounds amazing… google… I hope you don’t turn too evil on me!

Ran a query to update about 20000 drivers for a client – amazing what a little snippet of code in the right place at the right time will do.

 

update driver_details set timestamp=’2009-03-18 20:10:00′

WHERE

driver_details.MC_ACCT_NO =  ‘**account number**’ AND

driver_details.DRV_TERMINATED_DT is null

 

 That’ll earmark all the active users for that group and send an update file to everybody. Hooray for Triggers !

 

Chasing potential errors after, now. Seems to be working within parameters, save for one not splitting properly.

Chinese food from the Octagon tonight – this was try #2 – I suspect BHK’ll be leery of a third try, unless Little Panda or Grace’s are closed.

1 year ago – voice post, eating grapes, haiku, busy day, gaming with R/K/P, POTA, Will Smith Denies Scientology

2 years ago – Behind the Mask, Tigger Adopted!, whistle blowers get some clearance,

3 years ago – bethany, st patty plans sacked,

4 years ago – much work, webjay, Danny invite, George, potential condo piccies (many mock the pre-move decor)

5 years ago – Astronaut Jones, Square Bear, speak and spell, Frank R paul, I create an fdle syndicated lj

6 years ago – iwo jima in the rock garden, I start using jarhead, wish for peace

7 years ago – facemaker, cab stacking, poem tag, timeline, roles I’ve filled, cool bunker

8 years ago – cartoon logic that works, alice, I want tasty snack food, lone gunmen, workplace desiresGeotarget

9639 – Friday

BHK gave me a lift in to work this morning – let me sleep in an extra hour or so. I repay her by going over her accent on the way in – we were talking about someone’s "pen collection", and With BHK, Pin & Pen sound alike – and I had no context cues to work with. so I innocently asked if it was the writing implement or the sharp thing that pierces fabric.

That devolved into a Rosetta-stone style communication back and forth – She doesn’t pronounce the difference between pin or pen. Long story short, we just were silly and giggly on the ride in – perhaps you had to be there, dear journal.

[update – noonish]

Found out this afternoon that my brother’s girlfriend Shannon has had a relapse and has vanished with her baby (Bro’s daughter). Bro is still in prison for the next few months (out in May) – My Mom is understandably upset – had bonded some with the child and is looking into legal recourse. I really don’t think that they’ve even established paternity yet, so I doubt she has much to work with.

I am a bit cold about the whole thing – saw this coming (heck, I dealt with Derek’s bouts back and forth with rehab, and know how that whole deal works), but there is not a lot I can do for any of them.

She’s made a good decision not to pursue custody or guardianship or anything like that and I feel she made a good, if very difficult choice.

Tomorrow, BHK and I are attending the United Way Mardi Gras – we got comp tickets from the Maerten’s Gang!

We’re taking a limo, with the whole crew, and it’ll be like BHK and I are going to prom. I’m looking forward to it all!

Picnic at home night! BHK and I are going to have fun with a light supper of veggies, fruit and cheese … just lots of fun and relaxation – just what a Friday night should be! Starting in a little bit… until later, dear journal!

http://www.bombombombomwooooo.com/

goes nicely with  Instant Crickets ,sad trombone and instant rimshot .

Hmm.. I wonder if I will have time to make some paper dinosaurs this weekend? A triceratops , at least?

1 year ago – Bilvil, mental flicker vision, loco roco, chimpanzee have a speech center in the brain, 3 word meme

2 years ago – Taco dinner, bhk edit, relaxing at home, doggie videos, bhk marine museum article from 13 years ago

3 years ago – walkies at a carnival with pix, Yanni beats folks up,

4 years ago – ren-fest trip w/pictures, Things Other People Accomplished When They Were Your Age

5 years ago – Newt-vet pics, Carpathian undead, radar on chip, Aerial Recon Archives, exorcist in 30 secs (by bunnies), punctuation meme

6 years ago – Gali sends me fan mail from Israel, ape music in my mind

7 years ago – playing the numbers, the bolters, euphemism generator, lj-reflink-list. (including 6 degrees), being romantic, superman 2, magic item poll, street signs of the world

8 years ago – filepile, interview, SQL issues, Kung fu Oz, CJ & Herman – part 2Geotarget

9258 – Tuesday

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.


Explicit name, originally uploaded by louistib.



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.



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.



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 menstrualhutGeotarget

9012 – wed

Mol and Bruce (mootpoint) had the baby!

Dominic Sebastian
Born Oct 1st 2007
Weight: 5lb 8oz
18 in long

He is in the NICU and will be there for about two weeks we are told – but he is doing great.

Congrats, you guys!

Another reason to celebrate October!


Dinner with in-laws tonight… I wasn’t feeling so animated, but it was nice to be with family.


It’s been 17 years since unification day? Dang.


More pictures from the fair -(and the SI cover with Darryl on it for ref) BHK took most of these.
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Something I haven’t done in a while – 125 things about me – Last time I did it was in May 2000.

Written on the bus to the train on the way home – too bouncy to read.

001. You can call me Scott, Scooter, Big Guy, or whatever you like. I answer to just about any non-derogatory nickname you want to throw at me. Mr. von Berg might catch me for a loop, however. Most folks call me Scott, Scotto, or Scotty.
002. Walks with a limp (drop foot on left) after a botched epidural. Foot is numb.
003. Is overweight
004. is overheight
005. has allergies to numerous airborne particles.
006. Lives and works very close to Washington DC – some of the worst air in the nation.
007. Misses the man his brother used to be.
008. misses the man his father only rarely was.
009. Has a Pyewacket whisker in his wallet, next to a newt whisker and a stretched penny from his honeymoon.
010. can be extremely sentimental
011. can be extremely sullen
012. can be extremely goofy
013. is usually very laid back
014. likes to game socially with friends – Carcassone or Champions works, either way.
015. likes to spend as much time as possible with BHK and the Kitties.
016. When I was little, I thought The Beatles were “The Battles”, and they were named for combat, not bug/music beats.
017. I feel that Acupuncture has more to thank from the Placebo effect than to Chi flow. If it works for you, more power to you.
018. It is with only purest power of will that there are no ducks, bunnies or alpacas living in our back yard.
019. I don’t like to wear shoes or socks.
020. never did learn to juggle pins
021. has been sick more in the last 2 years than in the 10 prior. Allergies are a pain.
022. owns a condo in Florida, but is happy to live in Maryland with his wife and 2 kitties
023. wants to develop some form of “anti-tailgating” device. non-lethal, preferred.
024. doesn’t mind wearing ties at work much these days
025. is learning (very sporadically) to play bass guitar and ukulele
026. likes fairy lights
027. wishes he could visit friends that are very distant more often (or at all)
028. likes finding sculpture in the woods
029. doesn’t sleep well without newton and BHK in bed with him
030. still uses a cpap
031. can always use a back rub
032. has chronic pain – minimal, it’s stinging-itching nerve damage or allergy stuff, or worst case, it’s when my back or leg is less than cooperative.
033. loves traveling through fog and mist
034. likes the little scratches and dings on his wedding ring
035. has had a website / journal online since the late 90s, but really only committed to regular posts in 2000.

more to follow tomorrow, if I remember.


1 year ago – soybean butter goes poof, BHK finds a ring company, SOMD trails, I’m 64% white and nerdy, Fort Laud Airport pics,

2 years ago – taco viva, birdies and newt, reconnected with clayton griffin!(he’s now on myspace), default passwords, scooby doo, tony danza, mr moon, lunch with jenjen, Kerouac, scotto on newtcam-negative

3 years ago -nice saturday workday, fps treadmill, Sam & Max not dead?, Zeppelin!, vintage trailers, Unification Day

4 years ago – Prop2 gets nuked, poop in the pool, decade old posts by Scotto to Usenet, Hala attacked by the carnivator, I find out that I need surgery, chimp & the woman

5 years ago – net’s a little poopy, Finn drama at work

6 years ago – clerisy, broken door, bad day, Ripple

7 years ago – rainy day, poi dog, I first learn to do online carts, x degrees of sep Geotarget

8361 – Who’s that baby trading walnuts for gold?

Feeling lazy, but going to work. Dang ethic!


I’ve got tentative plans to have MM over to my place on the 4th of July weekend! I need to plan out some fun Florida host-type activites…. see who’ll be at Revolution and maybe a day trip to Vizcaya/Art/Science Museums. Metrozoo? Monkeys?

It’ll be nice.. first time I’ve had a houseguest at the new place, and I’m very excited!


Bro going to court in June over shoplifting charges. *cough* DUMBASS *cough* A flashlight from office depot.

some legally info for later ref: