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7626 –

Unable to schedule much journal-time lately.. just harried at work, for the most part. The memories of teachers are fascinating… I look forward to seeing more of them.


Haven’t gotten a single call from bro since he landed in the pokey.. I wonder if there’s some sort of call block going on?


The racket in my head is at a dull murmur now. The sounds are at least more synchronized. If only the sounds outside would do that once in a while.


Moment of Lyric:

7517 – Friday, but I’m not at work. no Sir.

On the road home from work, I got a call from bro… he wanted me to go with him to pay his fine at the courthouse. We met at the library, and we walked to the courthouse from there…. arrived at 4:35, and the payment area closed at 4:30. A helpful information desk person told me I could pay it online, or go to a nearby DMV location, that was open until 6. Seeing as we were a long march from any DMV, we hoofed it back to the library, and I paid it online. I printed up a receipt, and he was good to go. I was a little peeved that we didn’t just go online at the library and do it, but it gave me a chance to gab with bro, and stretch my legs a bit. He’s talking about maybe going to Belize to live. I think he’d survive fairly well there, and I can guess why he’d like to leave the USA for a span… plus, English is the official language over there, so he’d manage. It’s funny… Danny did missionary work teaching in Guatemala ages ago, too.

Last night was the 2-year birthday party for the club.. it was a huge cattle call of people looking for free booze and food. We had a nice time, but as it was standing room only for a good part of the night, we high-tailed it up the road, once we said hi to the crew, got some dinner and cake.

Magda played Newtie, and they got along very well. Newt was a bit shy, and didn’t attack.. he got cuddly with her after a few minutes of lovies (Like father like son, I guess). I think he figured out she’s the scent I’ve been bringing home.

Random Magda Factoid – In Columbia, there are some butterflies that are *HUGE*, black-wings things that scare the devil out of her.. she likes the little, colorful ones just fine, but if they’re as big as two hands together, all black, with long bug legs and wings that get in your face when you go to a storage room, no go. Here’s a picture (of the bug, not Magda being scared).

I still think Palmetto bugs are the ookiest of insects. Like regular cockroaches, except they’re dinosaur-huge, and can fly. I’ve heard them referred to as the only bug that requires license plates.

That may be from the time in the mid-80s when I was sleeping over at Brent’s house after working on a long session of gaming on his Apple ][…I woke up in the middle of the night, because I heard a clicking… didn’t know what it was. I looked around the room (still lit up, everyone was just strewn around, zonked out) and saw Brent, laying on his stomach… his back was peeling from a sunburn. Sitting on his left shoulder blade was a roach, gnawing on some of the peeled up skin.

So, Yeah, that was about as ookie an encounter with a Bug I’ve ever had. I think the fact that it was just sort of sitting there, pulling flaps of crispy friend-skin with his front legs, and making those clicky noises was about all my freshly awakened brain could handle. Unthinking, I took a magazine, rolled it up, and smacked him hard.

Brent was not too crazy about being awakened at 4am by me slapping his burn with a magazine, either.

I missed the roach, too… he scuttled off, but was integrated with the wall shortly thereafter. I suspect Brent wouldn’t have believed me if there wasn’t a body to be found, so that’s just as well.

I searched my journal for “brent” and “roach” and even “sunburn”… I’m surprised I haven’t mentioned it before now.


rosin_dubh pointed me to eNature, a guide to regional critters. (you can put a dud email address in when it asks for one)

Sample sub-article is a Manatee Link for Kellie.


When you’re smashing megalomaniac villains hellbent on world domination, the theft of Fort Knox’s gold reserves, or interrupting the morning newspaper delivery, you naturally don’t want to get your hands soiled or injured while fighting for truth, justice and the (insert name of your country here) way. That’s why so many denizens of the comics wear gloves – which, for superheroines, often means opera gloves.

via beaucoupkev

I guess there’s a fetish for everyone.


Ok, I’m caught up for now… off to do my blood donation (I missed my earlier appointment this week due to hubbub.) Until later, dear journal.


1 year ago – spidey 2 was keen, samoflange, table test, republican confession, Angry Ghost Rips Worker’s Arm Off

2 years ago – Netmeeting, riblets, GP/Austin, cej-chat

3 years ago – wonderful dreams, learning the neighborhood, notes never followed up on.

4 years ago – saw Ornj off on her trip, bro’s got a win 95 box, monkey fishing a fib, due amici sub, leaves of grass, database link access to web, Kneel before zod!

5 years ago – nuthin’.

6899 – Weekend rushes to the forefront.

Well, I just don’t get it… I’ve trimmed back MM’s hours, and *still* she bails on Saturday, the day before. Very disappointing, and I feel taken advantage has been taken, especially since Sat is Kev’s b’day, too. I’m glad I’ve got an auxiliary on call person that can do some weekends, now…. but I’m going to put my foot down about schedule ditching at the last minute. This stuff has got to be trimmed back.


It’s Friday. Not much planned for the weekend, as can be seen from above. I’m going to shoot for some personal Scotto-time Sunday, I think. I’m in a better mood than my entry seems to show.


To a big ol’ beast like me, 12oz. bottles of water are laughable and wasteful. Just give me a few gallon jugs, and be done with it. 12 oz doesn’t even make a proper-sized spill when kicked over.


C-Mon & Kypski’s – Shittybum – Very cool video… Reminds me a bit of my trip to Vizcaya.


1 year ago – IHOP with Kev & Bheesh, Rose, Zombie Pinups, Space Art in Kids books, Title caps.

2 years ago – mental fog, Finn & Chupa aren’t loved, sculpey, eraser clay

3 years ago – Fussing sans A/C, Word association poll, KFC Japan

4 years ago – The Laundry event, Newt, Cherry Coke, Quit the Everway Group, one day until I meet Hala.


Current Mood: Bob Ross talking about happy little trees makes me laugh.

Current Music: Ookla the Mok – Super Powers

6882 – Surrender Now, or prepare to fight!

Good thoughts this morning. High hopes for the future.Site Meter

My shelves are crowded. Is there ever enough room for books? Do they always breed, and spread out to fill any shelving to contain them?


Sin City preview. Interesting. They got a *lot* of names.


Goodbye Romania – By visiting this gallery, you will destroy it. Each visit will remove one pixel from these photographs.


Dang… spambots again and again. They still haven’t worked out that I screen anony-comments. I always remove them right away, and mark ’em as spam.

It seems LJ isn’t the only victim… Bloggers Declare War on Comment Spam, but Can They Win?

As long as I can filter-preview, I figure I’m good.. it’s a minor issue.


Why is this stuck in my head?

Prepare for trouble!
Make it double!
To protect the world from devastation!
To unite all peoples within our nation!
To denounce the evils of truth and love!
To extend our reach to the stars above!
Jessie! James!
Team Rocket, blast off at the speed of light!
Surrender now, or prepare to fight!
Meowth! That’s right!


Get it out!!


Play Dark Tower online!

The sounds are a real kick back to the old days. To be honest, I don’t think we ever quite played it right back then. We used to associate the “tomb” sound with flatus.


Doo The Dew: The Great Mountain Dew Pitch Black Green Poo ExperimentMountain Dew Pitch Black contains Blue Dye #1. PoopReport’s resident poop-color expert says that many kinds of blue dye (his experience was with Blue Dye #5 in Kool-Aid Purplesaurus Rex) “combine with bile, and form a brilliant green.”

Hm. Dark purple-black soda pop makes your poo bright green. Innnnteresting.

6877 – Monday the Thirteenth!

meme from all over (found lately at calamity‘s):

If you wish, please reply to this post and write something you would like to do with me someday.

Then post this in your journal to find out what people want to do with you.


September is going to bring a lot of things, I think. Bro’s Birthday coming up, as well.

I feel isolated and a little out of whack today. A few possible remedies, though I suspect the most likely one is tincture of time. Autumn is nearly here, and I hope that the recharge it brings will bring more light, less glare. Drugstores are doing the Halloween thing, already. Part of it is probably due to the number of cases last night.. the most recent was at 3:30 am.

I’m mildly peeved that I had much of the weekend off, but still just spent it inside, reading. I probably could’ve done more, but really wasn’t too motivated. Got the basics covered.


Come to think of it… a good case against Voodoo actually working is Papa & Baby Doc’s long-term existence.


I miss arcades… back when there was a big room full of pac man and centipede-type games.


Wal-Mart at Mexico Ruins Sparks Protest

Continue reading 6877 – Monday the Thirteenth!

6834 – Robot doubles, drunken bears and Halloween costumes.

More than a little peeved that my tech on call last night (ADP) lacked the skill or interest in calling tech support over a computer issue last night. If she’s not careful, her hours will drop to one night a week, or less. For whatever reason, she lacks the ability to follow procedures written down for her.


Creepy thing about Kal-El . Robot Doubles

6821 Friday, Friday… Friday the 13th.

The closer the time comes for the big kahuna to leave town, the more irritable and stressed she becomes. She bites off more than she can chew inside the time frame allotted to her,

Looks like non-pierce tech is doing a fadeout. He hasn’t called all week. He didn’t seem like a big hit, so no big whoop.

20,000 leagues under the sea – The ride. I really dig the quicktime video of the ride.. very nostalgic. I remember sitting on the fold down seats and being inside on my own, while my dad and mom went to get some ice cream or the like for my brother, who was perhaps four at the time. (that’d put me at eight-ish.) The last time I got to ride it was the summer of ’87. (when I was 18, almost a decade later.) After that, the ride was closed for renovations every time I visited. I still remember the pseudo Disney squeezebox music waiting on line… It was in my top three rides with the Haunted Mansion and Pirates of the Caribbean.

Speaking of that fellow, my Bro got 2 years probation, despite the fact that he showed up at court with beer on his breath, and was saying idiot phrases like “if I’m convicted, I can’t have a gun”. I don’t know where his brains went, but they’ve long since been disbursed. I know in my heart that if his probation officer is worth anything at all, my bro will be jailed before the year is done.

I really don’t like it when reanimated corpses vomit on me, and even less so when the explosive charges inside them go off afterwards. (dang supervillains in CoH!)

Well, it looks like Chuck the Storm is going to miss my neck of the woods entirely. Power went out last night at about 1:30m, and heavy rain woke me up before knocking me back to sleep. Sorry Charlie. (how many times will I hear that in the days to come?) I hope it cuts everyone else some decent slack, too!

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Red vs. Blue cover the Internet. (foul language, and mentions escrow) – via sammykun (more RvB here.)


The Horny toad is not a toad. It’s a Lizard.


6805 – pieholes and crutches

Well, I broke a c-note on my adsense account… we’ll see how quickly google decides to send me my check. (they have until the end of September to do it, because I rolled right on the first of august… they get 30 days from the end of any month ending with >$100.

A German company offered me another $20 to put a “sponsoren” link on my main page, too It’s small and unobtrusive… and links to text, no graphics, no pop ups and no porn. So far, my ad-links are paying about $90-100 a month on average, all told. I’m amazed… this is almost as good as what designers in there were making about six months ago. I don’t know how long it’ll last, but I’ll happily take the money until they decide to stop paying me.

I notice that all of my adsense links are for public service items today… a result of the hundred dollar hump?


With comics like these, I can’t help but vote redemopublicratican. Godzilla has my vote all over Morgan Freeman. warning, some potty-mouthage.


Elitist Meme

6752 Morbidity, dead stuff in general.

Once upon a time a little old lady was on a bus, who ever so slowly bought a transit ticket from a bus conductor. She fretted and fussed with her gigantic purse for the correct change… After 15 minutes of impatient waiting, the conductor became so enraged that he hit her on the head with the ticket-dispenser, and the poor old dear died instantly.

Not surprisingly, he was convicted and put on death row. Just before he was to be electrocuted, his last request was for 12 pounds of bananas, which he devoured.

They strapped him into the chair, flipped the switch, and he just sat there, smiling. According to tradition, this was considered a reprieve from God and he was freed.

Somehow he got his old job back, and he was happily dispensing tickets when he saw a girl stick her gum on the back of a seat on the bus. Furious, he lunged out with the ticket dispenser, broke the offender’s neck and killed her.

Again, he is convicted and sent to death row. He again ate the 12 pounds of bananas, and lo and behold, the electricity did not harm him. This time the executioner cleaned the contacts, made him sit in a bucket of water, he tried everything – but still the guy wouldn’t die. So again, he was set free.

Amazingly, he regained his job. It took him 1 day to lose his temper and beat to death a young boy who started to chew his bus ticket. He returned to death row, ate the bananas, and survived the electrocution.

At this point, the executioner can take no more – his professional pride has been hurt. Before setting the fiend free again, he asked him his secret – “What is it with the bananas?”

“Oh, the bananas have nothing to do with it”, replied the man. “I’m just a bad conductor.”


The Worms

6746 Spidah-Meng : PART DEUX – With more arms than ever.

Saw Spider Man 2: Electric Boogaloo last night with Dave; the 9 pm showing at Riverfront.

By Jaga!

The guy in line in front of me sounded just like Panthro. I half-expected him to ask me to take my foot off of the blasted samoflange.

Others seen were a large number of the mentally challenged… Lots of women with breast augmentation, too. Par for the course in Ft. Lauderdale. If I tried harder, I could probably make some sort of snarky comments using the term boobs to refer to both groups, but the brain is disengaged right now. Make up your own, dear journal.

Some young republicans promoting W and his team… well-to-do kids that don’t seem old enough to vote. I worked with Bush Sr.’s campaign in the 80s, so there’s hope that they’ll grow out of it too. How’s that for a dirty little secret?

So, the lightweight review: I liked the movie better than the first one… more my kind of villain, and they covered a *lot* of ground in two hours, without it getting sleepy or having “filler”. They got brutal with Doc’s arms, and I think it was very well done. They even got Doc’s brain boo-boo mentioned. Decent story, characters and action scenes. Very loyal to the source stuff, though the “force of will” dilemma isn’t my fave. I don’t want to see too much of Harry Osbourne in the next one, unless he’s teaming with someone else. I’m ready for Mysterio now, or more likely, the Lizard. plenty of potential baddies… but I have no need to see Venom or his ilk. In fact, I’d rather see any of the Sinister Six (the classic group of – Electro, Ock, Kraven, Sandman, Vulture, and Mysterio) than that guy. I still think that Morgan Freeman needs to reprise his role as Easy Reader in the next movie.

I hear that they’re going to rip those theaters down soon, because they’re not making any money… the supposed “new” arcade has long since been removed, but is still mentioned on the site. Right now they have a skee-ball machine, about a dozen out of date arcade games, and an air-hockey table. I can’t say as I recall the last time they showed foreign or indy films, either, for that matter. The best Sunrise theater for that is the Gateway. A far older venue… no stadium seats or anything, but a fun, musty vibe. That’s the last place I had shrooms, ages ago, and where I met April. Two experiences that started off well, and turned ugly after I thought things had just been great. Note – Shooms; 1998. April; 2000.


table test, cut to prevent breakage.

6744 – Month's End… I hope it's as good as last go 'round!

What to do this weekend?

This Saturday, I’d like to go on a little expedition… take my camera, enjoy a nice personal walkabout someplace new.

I’m thinking about going on a little journey to Vizcaya, or maybe the Fairchild Tropical Botanical Gardens, if it’s not too sweltering outside. If it *is* overly hot for an outdoor trip, maybe a little journey on the metro rail so someplace indoors with air conditioning.


Big Rock Candy Mountains