Doonesbury's Bush Contest Yields No Winner Yet
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A $10,000 reward offered by the "Doonesbury" comic strip for proof that President Bush served in the Alabama National Guard during the Vietnam War has elicited over 1,300 responses but turned up no credible evidence yet, the cartoonist said on Friday. [
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LOL!!! Woman Reports Neighbor for Disturbingly Loud Sex
BERLIN (Reuters) - A German woman took her male neighbor to court for noise pollution after he repeatedly kept her awake through half the night and had at least one four-hour sex session, a court spokeswoman said Friday.
"Four hours of sex noises. What was I supposed to think? It was nothing but groaning and banging," the woman told the judge, a Bild newspaper report said. [
more]
"Excuse me, can you F&%k more quietly please?"
Database Connections Suck
I got all of the forms working and sending out e-mails, and all of the databse stuff set up, but for some reason, the web pages and the database don't want to talk to eachother... Not sure what to do. I'll keep at it though...
Happy Leap Year everyone!
Surreal Morning
So I went over to the old place this morning and got the last load of stuff, vaccumed, and did a final check. I went out and had one last swing on my swing and said goodbye to my tree. Then I locked the door, put the keys in the designated location and drove away.
I was a little sad for a few minutes, but then I cranked up some Crystal Method and Jammed down the road a little lighter.
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Today's report
I got up, went over to the old house, cleaned up the yard, and packed up my car. Went to Babies 'R' Us to get Laura a present and then over to her shower. It was actually a pretty cool party. It was at a yummy mexican place in Los Gatos called Pedro's Cabo Grill. For a baby shower, it was probably the least about the baby as possible.
I got home, took a nap and am now working on that database job I have. It seems pretty straight forward so I'll have to see if my scripts work or not. I am really only worried about getting the connection established - everything else should be cake. Anyway, that was my day. Hopefully this won't take forever...
What did I do????????
Oh no! I watched 8 sequential episodes of Sex and the City. I was coming out of my gossip induced coma when I looked at my clock!!! 2:00! Holy crap! I think tomorrow's gonna take a nap to get through...
If Cats and Dogs Could Blog
THANK YOU!!!!!!!
Thanks to Chris and Carl who bailed my butt out and helped me clean my old place! You guys rock!
2 days till I hand over the keys. I'm actually glad to be freeing myself of the burden, odly enough. I feel lighter in a way.
Happy Friday
Hope that you all have a great weekend!!!
Whedon, Singer Pen X-Men
Filmmakers Joss Whedon and Bryan Singer are in final negotiations to write X-Men comics for Marvel Comics, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Confirming earlier reports, the trade paper said that Buffy the Vampire Slayer creator Whedon will author Astonishing X-Men, with the first of 12 issues slated to hit stores in May, with John Cassaday on art. Whedon previously wrote the Dark Horse title Fray. [
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I have a complete lack of concentration skills today
Reference calls are being made...
Here's the raddest part about this: the timing. Laura is going on Maternity leave on the 12th. If I get hired anytime next week, I will give here one week notice and then take a week off. We could, potentially, leave at the exact same time. That would so SCREW them. They haven't even posted a listing for her job yet and she actually could leave as early as next week if her doc tells her it is necessary.
Mwuhahahahaha! The vengeful side of me loves this plan.
NNNNNNNNNNNooooooooooooOOOOOOOOOOOO!
Charlize contemplating AEON FLUX
In three days she will know if she's won an Oscar for her role in MONSTER but today Charlize Theron is making news for her interest in starring in the live-action AEON FLUX movie. The film has been stuck in development hell for nearly a decade and is based on Peter Chung's MTV animated science fiction series which featured an aerobatic assassin trying to oust the despot of a futuristic nation. If Theron does agree to star in the movie she could earn a paycheck of $10 million.
The film will be directed by Karyn Kusama (GIRLFIGHT) and Gale Anne Hurd (HULK) is producing. If everything works out the Paramount Pictures project will start shooting come July.
Mad.
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Gambler Faces 'Indentured' Servitude?
BERLIN (Reuters) - A German man who failed to settle a gambling debt called police after his dentures were seized as collateral, police said on Thursday.
"He called us saying he was afraid he might have to live off liquid food for the next few days," said a police spokesman in the western city of Dortmund.
Police persuaded a 51-year-old local man to hand over the dentures after the owner promised to settle a 150 euro ($186.6) debt.
"He gave us a great big smile at getting them back," police said.
Rosie O'Donnell Weds Longtime Girlfriend
SAN FRANCISCO - Rosie O'Donnell married her longtime girlfriend Thursday, taking what she called a proud stand for gay civil rights in the city where more than 3,300 other same-sex couples have tied the knot since Feb. 12. [
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Re: Possible affair with the Cable Guy
Noelle, darlin, we've been over this before. You do not need a line to pick up a guy. Guys are straightforward. "I think you should come home with me for some hot monkey love." will work on 99% of the guys out there. Err, make that 89% of the guys out there. 10% probably don't care about women. :-)
Nutrigrain Bars To Add Angel Dust As Special Ingredient
Weekend of insanity
I have a nuts-o weekend ahead of me. I have Laura's Baby shower, I have to clean up the old house and turn that over, I have to build a website for my cousin and I have to learn SQL and implement a database structure into my contracting client's site. Oh, and I am having game night so if you are into it, show up.
Wish me luck on all of that.
Possible affair with the Cable Guy
Claria called back today and said that the team really liked me and they wanted my list of refrences. I handed those over, and they told me about the introductory period, etc and that they "wanted to move forward" with this. (I think I will use that next time I want to pick up a guy: "The team really enjoys your atmosphere and fit. We would really love to move forward with you")
Anyway, that's the status as of now...
SpAm TiTlE of the Day
(Yesterday, actually)
"RE: QY, very adoitly took"
Although "Managerial Maria" has a nice ring to it, too.
SPam Title of the Day
I F.-.c.k yor mother :) he-he
Happy Valentine's Day? (A little late..but interesting none the less)
Got sent two articles from friends in Saudi that you folks may be interested in. I moved them off to separate pages due to their length:
Valentines Day
Riyadh Radio
BTW the 1421 date is correct in the Islamic calendar ;-)
RE: Lunatic
Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha! I even answered honestly...scary eh?
Re: The cable guy
The interview went well. They seemd pleased with my knowledge and fit. I even got the 3 minute egg question right ("how long would you tell someone if they asked you to makea 3 minute egg?" - I said "like 25 minutes depending on how long water takes to boil and if they want juice." he laughed. Apparently no one had ever not said "3 minutes" before. I was like "Hi! Yeah, project manager here...").
Anyway, I do think there's a lot of people interviewing for the job and I they said that the HR dept should at least get back to me with a status by the middle of next week. In the mean time, I will continue to persue all of my options.
Our kids vs. Bush campaign contributors
Under energy industry pressure, President Bush’s EPA plans to defer controls on mercury emissions by power plants for at least a decade. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimate that 4.9 million women of childbearing age in the U.S. -- that's 8 percent -- have unsafe levels of mercury in their blood. The people hit hardest will be new-born infants -- every year over 630,000 infants are born with levels of mercury in their blood so high they can cause brain damage.
There are only a few weeks to get public comments to the EPA on this plan to defer mercury controls. It's time to
tell the EPA and the White House that our kids come first.
From a public health standpoint, the EPA's new policy is a disaster. But for Bush's energy industry allies, who are responsible for most mercury pollution, it's yet another bonanza. Increased pollution levels will allow these companies to save millions, while their top managers keep writing big campaign checks to support George W. Bush -- it's a pretty sick cycle.
Off to meet the cable guy
I'll be incommunicado for a few hours. Think happy thoughts for me!
what season of buffy are you?
Season Seven - You're about looking at the world as
a whole, looking at the grand design of things,
the way good balances evil. You are Buffy
philosophy, and your best episode is
"Conversations with Dead People."
Which Season of Buffy the Vampire Slayer Are You? brought to you by Quizilla
Man Tries to Pick Up Pot, Gets Organs
BUFFALO, N.Y. - A drug suspect who went to the airport to pick up 119 pounds of marijuana wound up with two boxes of human organs, federal authorities said Tuesday. [
more]
Code Word: Cable Guy
My co-workers have dubbed today's mission code word:
cable guy ("we **LOVE** the cable guy"). We were giggling about seeing the cable guy yesterday and it was driving B and G insane because they couldn't figure out why we would be so excited about the cable guy coming today (that's my cover for the interview). They must know something is up because Bill "talked" to me yesterday about how I was feeling about my job, etc. and took me off probation.
Anyway, I need all of you to pray to whatever god(s) you may have (Jedi mind tricks count here - "Noelle is the droid you are looking for."). I am not looking for a miracle here, just to move up from the 9th level of hell to maybe something like the 4th floor... with a cube.
Underworld 2 Going Forward
Screen Gems and Lakeshore Entertainment will partner on a sequel to last year's Underworld and have set a fall start for the production, Variety reported. The sequel to the vampires-versus-werwolves movie brings back Kate Beckinsale as Selene, the blood-sucking heroine who found herself in a loving relationship with a werewolf, the trade paper reported.
Scott Speedman, who played the werewolf, is also expected to return. Len Wiseman will be back as director. Danny McBride will have the script ready by early April, the trade paper reported.
Re: Quiz: What Type of Lunatic are You?
Ev-il, like the fru-its of the dev-il
So, I did about the worst thing a girl can do when she needs to save money and space: I went shoe shopping (thanks interview!).
Oh Man, was that some yummy retail therapy! This place DSW (Discount Shoe Wharehouse) Frickin RULES. 4 pairs of clearance shoes later, I feel much better. :-)
Re: Quiz: What Type of Lunatic are You?
Quiz: What Type of Lunatic are You?
Massachusetts Supreme Court Orders All Citizens to Gay Marry
BOSTON—Justices of the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court ruled 5-2 Monday in favor of full, equal, and mandatory gay marriages for all citizens. The order nullifies all pre-existing heterosexual marriages and lays the groundwork for the 2.4 million compulsory same-sex marriages that will take place in the state by May 15. [
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**giggle**
The Germans are at it again
Social Worker Stole from Beggars to Buy BMW
BERLIN (Reuters) - A German social worker pocketed more than $163,800 in public funds intended for homeless people and war refugees and bought himself a brand new BMW with the money, a court said Tuesday. [
more]
Bush's morning evilness
He announced in a press conference this morning he wants a constitutional amendment to ban same-sex marriage. See
Soul Cookie for
links and commentary. I'm too mad right now. Although I think that just cost him the election.
Jackson discusses KING KONG
Director speaks about where the production is right now [
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RE: Which Peanuts Character Are You?
You are Schroeder!
Didn't expect this one, although I am quite fond of Beethoven.
RE: Which peanuts character
RE: Which peanuts character
Pretty much what I expected...
Phrase of the Day
Yes, I actually heard this come out of one of my co-workers:
"YAY Butt Search!"
Which Peanuts Character are You?
New Child's name
In the intereste of mercy, I have decided that my first born son shall not be named Optimus Prime, but instead, Wolfgang.
Poll Shows Anger Towards Bush
An AP
story came out over the weekend indicating that an unprecedented number of Americans are not only dissatisfied, but actually angry with the performance of the current administration. I don't have any problems with the story itself, but why is this suddenly a story? Or is it just the people that
I associate with that have been pissed at Bush all this time?
Send me your brain power on Wed at 4
I have an in person interview and will need all of the happy energy and brain power that you can feed me!
DNC's Quote of the Week
Q So why not -- why aren't you standing behind [the prediction that America will add 2.6 million new jobs this year]?
WHITE HOUSE PRESS SECRETARY SCOTT McCLELLAN: I think what the President stands behind is the policies that he is implementing, the policies that he is advocating. That's what's important.
Q That's not in dispute. The number is the question.
MR. McCLELLAN: I know, but the President's concern is on the number of jobs being created --
Q My question is, why was the prediction made --
MR. McCLELLAN: -- and the President's focus is on making sure that people who are hurting because they cannot find work have a job. That's where the President's focus is.
Q Then why predict a number? Why was the number predicted? Why was the number predicted? You can't get away with not -- just answer the question. Why was that number predicted?
MR. McCLELLAN: I've been asked this, and I've asked -- I've been asked, and I've answered.
Q No, you have not answered. And everybody watching knows you haven't answered.
White House Press Briefing, 2/18/04
Owling
This made me giggle. This is what Neil did last night:
Last night I went out owling, with a number of people, led by Sharon Stiteler, official bird lady of Neilgaiman.com, just like in Jane Yolen's lovely children's book OWL MOON.
This is what happens when you go owling. You tromp through the deep snow in the darkness, until you're on the edge of the woods. Then you play a CD of owls hooting and wait for a few moments, silently marvelling at the beautiful starry night and the almost magical stillness, at which point drunk people on snowmobiles roar past incredibly noisily.
You wait in silence, holding your breath, until the sound of snowmobiles and the hoarse singing and yells of the snowmobilers has finally died away, and then, in the pregnant, perfect stillness, you play the CD of owls hooting again, and, after a few moments, as if by magic, from nowhere you hear the sound of another bunch of drunk people on snowmobiles coming toward you.
I don't think anyone's done a proper scientific study on the way that recorded owl-calls can summon snowmobilers, but I think it's pretty much magical.
Dixie vs Yankee: Now this is scary
Some how I came up Dixie...
55% (Dixie). Barely into the Dixie category.
Barely..but for some reason I figured I'd be the ultimate yankee...
BTW Touching the Void is absolutely incredible. I have never felt so much physical pain watching a movie. I still have knee sympathy pains from Friday night. Highly recommeded.
Yummy Depp Interview
"He's so dreeeeeamy!" The Interview was really good. I have it on video if any of you want to see it.
Handstands and Growing Up
For some strange reason, I decided that I wanted to do a handstand. I looked around and found that I should probably do it against a wall to avoid serious injury, as I haven't actually done one in a while. I got up to my door, put my hands above my head, threw myself forward, and promptly slammed my head against the very sound structure of the door.
I forgot that I had grown significantly in the past 15 years and my calculations for arm length, etc. were severly off...
So, I got up, recalculated and did a proper hand stand for what seemed like 5 minutes before all the blood rushed to my head and I started getting strange visual patterns (this is *free*for all of you who are interested).
I have to say, I highly recommend a hand stand every once in a while, it really puts things in perspective. On the other hand, I do enjoy being upside down more than most. I think I might make this a regular thing.
I think I'm gonna like it here...
You know, I was laying on my couch the other morning, watching Star Trek, after not pounding down loud and creaky stairs, on a freezing cold wood floor, collecting strange grub on my feet, into and icebox called downstairs after being in the sauna of upstairs all night, and I looked around and thought, "I think I'm gonna like it here after all."
Astronomy Picture of the Day
The
Astronomy Picture of the Day today is absolutley beautiful. If you click the image, you get a larger version. I made it my new background...
THANK YOU!
Thank you to Everyone who cam eand helped me paint! It went WAY faster than I ever hoped. You guys RULE!!!
RE: Yankee or Dixie
I got a measly 44%, which is very odd, given I got
no Southern responses. Oh, the answer to question 9. what is the long sandwich with cold cuts, etc is e.) Italian (that's EYE-Talian) sandwich. Sheesh.
Re: Are you Yankee or Dixie?
"
58% (Dixie). Barely into the Dixie category." Pulled a Noelle, but still came up with 57% Dixie.
And like Noelle, I got a lot of "common throught the United States."
As befits my educational engineering in the covert Cold War-era Soviet espionage camps.
Or not.
Comrade.
Are you yankee or Dixie?
47% (Yankee). Barely into the Yankee category.
Most of my answers came up "common throught the United States." I am just plain all American I guess ;-)
Related to "Another Quiz"
Here's some survey results about different dialects. It's pretty interesting.
Another quiz
Are you yankee or Dixie?
Me: 63% (Dixie). A definitive Southern score!
(I think this is because my parents both grew up in Kentucky.)
Good News: the Universe May Not Be Dying
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Cosmologists had a bit of good news on Friday -- they are just about twice as certain as they were before that the Universe is not going to be ripped apart. [
more]
Ummm... well, that's good....
Movie Industry Wins DVD Copying Suit
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A federal court has ruled that privately held 321 Studios must stop making software that allows users to copy DVDs, handing Hollywood's major movie studios a victory in their ongoing battle against copyright piracy. [
more]
High Court to Mull 'Enemy Combatant' Rule
WASHINGTON - The Supreme Court agreed Friday to decide whether U.S. citizens arrested in America as "enemy combatants" may be held indefinitely without access to lawyers or courts, setting the stage for a major ruling on presidential powers versus civil liberties. [
more]
This could be bad...
Phone Interview
So I had a phone interview today on my lunch (a result of one of the phone screens earlier this week). It's for a web QA position in Redwood City. They want me to come in next week for an actual interview (yet to be set up).
So YAY.
*crosses fingers*
Don't want to jinx it, but hey, it's a lead.
**Laughing Hysterically**
Where did you come from when you were born?
You came from heaven. Beauty and kindness are two of your strong points. You always think of other's before yourself. Your radient personality effects others around you. People want to be you, but you seem to be to modest and shy to realize the truth. You try not to sin, but people force you to. Think twice about the people you hang out with and take the right path in life. A poem that best describes you is "Path less traveled by" be Robert Frost. Keep up your shining personality and the love of heaven shall return.
Where did you come from when you were born? brought to you by Quizilla
OH MAN that's funny...
Re: Another wacky person to laugh at
Did I ever tell you about the time that I caught the apartment on fire when Carl left a fish pan in the oven?
Here's a German for ya!
Police Tell Fetishist to Move Upmarket
BERLIN (Reuters) - A German bondage fetishist got so chained up he had to call police to remove his cuffs after he was reduced to waddling around helplessly like a "penguin," authorities said Thursday.
Officers sent to his rescue in the Western city of Aachen told him he should use a specialized establishment rather than practice at home. [
more]
New York Driver Nabbed While Watching Porn Movie
ALBANY, N.Y. (Reuters) - Andre Gainey found out the hard way that in the state of New York it's illegal to drive while watching porn. [
more]
Another wacky person to laugh at
Nope, Noelle, not German: American.
Hoo boy.
Got Hot Lead?
In Wisconsin, a man -- possibly fearing troublemakers -- hid behind his refrigerator when bullets exploded in his kitchen Tuesday. The man had stored three handguns and some ammo in the oven, assuming thieves would not look there. The plan backfired when his wife turned the oven on. Live and learn!
From Wired News' Furthermore.
Oh my God! They Killed Buffy!
Spider-Man 3 News
HotDog Magazine reports that Eliza Dushku (Faith from "Buffy"/"Angel") is Sam Raimi's favourite choice for the role of Felicia Hardy (aka. The Black Cat).
Laugh as if it was funny; dance as if you're good; play as if your mom's watching; care as if it didn't hurt so much; love where others never could
re: Pocket Lint
Carl, what were you looking for when you found this exactly?
Touching the Void
Anybody interested? The book was incredible, and the movie is supposed to be just as good. If you've ever thought that mountain climbers are insane, this will be for you.
Trailer
Tomorrow night: 7:00 pm Camera 7 in Campbell.
Directions:
37° 17' 21" , -121° 55' 53"
Spam title of the Day
Get laid now with your neighbor
I should probably go introduce myself before I decide if I want to click on that one!
Making the QUANTUM LEAP to DVD
TV Shows on DVD has the news straight from Universal Home Video that the first season of QUANTUM LEAP is coming to DVD this spring. The studio will release a two-disc set on June 8 that will retail for $59.98 containing the two-hour pilot and all eight episodes from the first season.
We're told by a Universal rep that an announcement detailing the set's features should be released in the next week and if it will have any commentary tracks by stars Scott Bakula and Dean Stockwell.
Cool, now all we need is Sliders and SeaQuest and we will be all set!
RE: Which Irrational Number Are You?
I got e, so bring it on all you phi and pi ladies. :-)
Re: What Irrational Number Are You?
| What Irrational Number Are You? |
You are φ Of all the irrational numbers, you are considered to be the most beautiful. Those who know you well have called you by many names, all golden. However, most people don't know you by name and probably won't even recognize you by sight, but they do like to see you. Despite your pretty face, you are by no means shallow. You are involved it many things: finance, biology, architecture, art, music, and much more. In some ways you and e are a nearly perfect match. The power and intensity of e excites you. Your lucky number is approximately 1.61803399 |
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Conjure 1 Live Tunes Available
Those Conjure 1 live tracks and one nice chill-out remix are up on
iTunes. I went ahead and purchased them.
So, to whatever power that be that is trying to tell me something, I hear you.
Well if I ever find you soaking in your washing machine with some color safe bleach I'll know what happened.
Europe to Launch the First Comet-Lander Next Week
LONDON (Reuters) - Europe is to launch the first space mission to attempt to land on the nucleus of a comet, scientists said Thursday. [
more]
re: new music
HA! Wendy that was funny! When you wrote "I think it's twisted." I was like "Wow. I wonder what it takes to make Wendy think that music is twisted, I mean are people being killed on the recording..."
*giggling uncontrollably*
I didn't even look at the titles at first. Then I go to amazon and I'm like "ooOOOOOOOOOOhhhhh"...
Yeah, it's late, I'm going to bed...
Sting
is the man. The show was RAD. He makes me very happy and he even made me cry at one point. Go see him if ever possible.
Oh, and I was wearing this shirt that I got from Mike for my Birthday with a pump-a-kin on it that says "life is good." I was in the bathroom at the show and felt something wierd on my leg. It was a small tag, sewn onto the lower left of the shirt that you would never hardly notice. It says "Do what you love. Love what you do."
So, to whatever power that be that is trying to tell me something,
I hear you.
In the mean time...
Since I will wait for a "special" copy of my next book for a few days (I really want to know if it comes on blotter paper and you lick the pages and then read away), I think I will read Ursula Le Guin's A Wizard of Earthsea, which is the first book in the Earthsea trilogy. It's really short. I remember reading it in high school for a book report (we actually had to give a book report in Honors/IB English) and I thought it was really good.
Thanks to Paduan for the gift of this book BTW!
Re: Dark Tower
Dave, I'd love to borrow it! And thanks for the dossier - I was wondering about all that today and Kevin and I were discussing it over IM.
Shit, you just doubled my reading list... Sorry guys, can't hang out for a while, Dave gave me homework... ;-) *giggle*
What Irrational Number Are You?
| What Irrational Number Are You? |
You are e Of all the irrational numbers, you are the most intense. By nature you are powerful, although sometimes you can spiral out of control. You are good with money; the interest seems to just compound whenever you are near. When someone uses the word "exponential" they are probably talking about you. In some ways you and φ are a nearly perfect match. Not to mention how attractive φ is. But then, there is the remarkable π... Your lucky number is approximately 2.71828183 |
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And I pulled a Noelle and Got:
| What Irrational Number Are You? |
You are π Of all the irrational numbers, you are the most famous. You have many friends and fans. Like many people, non-Euclidean geometry makes you feel uncomfortable. You are involved in so many things that it seems like it would take two of you to make ends meet. You are particularly close to the rational number 22/7. However, you and e have been called "remarkable." Your lucky number is approximately 3.14159265 |
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I do have to admit, non-Euclidean geometry does make me uncomfortable...
Re: Spam title of the Day
That one reminds me of a game we sold at Software Etc. It was some poorly imported "lets see how many suckers buy this" title called: Now, FUN!
Re: Spam title of the Day
u r stupid dumbass if u pay retail pri-ce for softwares beautify increasing
(another good one)
Spam title of the Day
continuum fearful radiochemical ethereal
(This is by far my favorite. Too bad it's an email for penis enlargement.)
re: new music
I have a Hallucinogen album that I can let you borrow sometime, Noelle. I think it's twisted. I have to agree that it's not as good as Juno Reactor or Infected Mushroom, though.
Re: Dark Tower
I fell in love with the series long ago.
Noelle - I'll loan you my copy of the first Dark Tower book to read, it's "special". Not to sound snooty but I recommend starting with it over other editions, you'll understand when you get it.
Carl - Just wait till you finish :) If Book 1 is point A and The Dark Tower is point B book 2 takes the least amount of steps to point B but instead makes one sweet jump towards it.
For those who have no problem digessting books and are really interested in this series here's a list of all the books and things that tie in to The Dark Tower series....
Ties in Inderictly (May only have a line or two about something or a mention of something that ties in with The Dark Tower)
The Talisman
The Shinning
The Mist - Short Story from Skeleton Crew.
It - this actualy ties in directly, but it's not as important a tie in as the other books. Very cool though, and my fave, non Dark Tower King book.
Ties In Directly: (It's plot or characters have a direct link [or beam ;) ] with The Dark Tower)
The Stand - I know it's a mamoth book but there's a huge pay off to reading this before finishing Book III: The Wastelands. It's one of King's best books to boot. Blasphemos in nature: You could CliffNote it by watch the mini-series on DVD as it's nearly a scene-for-scene re-telling. I'd only recommend that if you have absolutly no intention or have already read the book however.
Salem's Lot
Insomnia
The Talisman II: Blackhouse
Movie: The Majestic - The movie theater "The Majestic" is the very one mentioned in the series. The director is a huge Dark Tower fan. You get to see Roland on screen [in a wierd way :) ] near the end I hear, still need to see it.
Everything's Eventual - short story from book of the same name
Little Sisters of Elurie - Short story from the same book. It's a prequal involving Roland.
Low Men in Yellow Coats - Short story from Hearts in Atlantis
The Eyes of the Dragon - Easiest of all the books to read. Great little fairy tale.
Tie in's that I haven't read yet so don't know how they tie in...
Rose Madder
Desperation
The Regulators - This and Desperation, a book I started but never finished, tie in directly together as well.
Bag of Bones
From a Buick 8
None of these are vital to enjoying the Dark Tower series obviously, but they do build on the story significantly or introduce key elements at times. If you really get into the series you may one day want to check out these other books to get "The Director's Cut", or if you can read at the blinding speed of Wend.....er a super-hero read them now...
| What Irrational Number Are You? |
You are φ Of all the irrational numbers, you are considered to be the most beautiful. Those who know you well have called you by many names, all golden. However, most people don't know you by name and probably won't even recognize you by sight, but they do like to see you. Despite your pretty face, you are by no means shallow. You are involved it many things: finance, biology, architecture, art, music, and much more. In some ways you and e are a nearly perfect match. The power and intensity of e excites you. Your lucky number is approximately 1.61803399 |
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re: new music
If anyone needs copies of the first three, I have them.
Must go investigate this Hallucinogen thingy....
(editor's note: HA!!!!!!!! Love that pun!)
new music
Juno Reactor : Beyond the Infinite [ ***** ] ( hard to find )
Juno Reactor : Shango [ ***** ] (
at Amazon.com )
Infected Mushroom : B.P. Empire [ ***** ] (
at Amazon.com )
Hallucinogen : Twisted [ **** ] (
at Amazon.com )
Hallucinogen : In Dub [ *** ] (
at Amazon.com )
i really like the
juno reactor stuff a lot, and the
infected mushroom disc is very cool. i wasn't as thrilled by
hallucinogen, because it seems a bit simpler, more like dance than trance, but i've included it here so you could make up your own mind.
Re: Dark Tower
I should read more stuff that elicits this much of a reaction from you guys! heh.
Re: Dark Tower
Or he might have thought,
Shit, I need to get these down on paper before I get hit by another fucking van!
He's a foul-mouthed one, that Stephen. ;-)
RE: Re: Dark Tower, book one
Heh, I remember my ex complaining about the rest of them not being out in, oh circa 1995. Guess Stevarino has run out of other things to write? :-)
Re: Dark Tower
Think I'll wait until they're all out and then re-read them!
You won't have too long to wait for the rest of
the story.
Straight from
the horse's mouth:
Wolves of the Calla
(Dark Tower V)
Now available!
Song of Susannah
(Dark Tower VI)
Release Date Changed!
June 8, 2004
The Dark Tower
(Dark Tower VII)
Release Date Changed!
September 21, 2004
I feel a little guilty that I'm going to be able to read all seven books within the same year; I pity the people that have been waiting a decade-plus for the story to finish!
Re: Dark Tower
Wow. That brings back some memories. I was a huge Stephen King fan. I read the first few Dark Tower books back in high school. Named one of my fish (the biggest and coolest) Roland. Then I got sad when I realized how long I'd have to wait for the rest. Think I'll wait until they're all out and then re-read them! :)
Re: Black Hole Seen Ripping Star Apart
"The black hole consumed an estimated 1 percent of the doomed star, flinging the rest out into space".
That's very interesting... A black hole on a diet.
Re: Dark Tower, book one
I'm on book two. It's not as good as the first one (which I liked a lot). It gets a bit boring at times. I'll have to try to finish it up soon though cause I know Noelle is gonna wanna borrow it. :P
Black Hole Seen Ripping Star Apart
PASADENA, Calif. - Two space observatories have provided the first strong evidence of a supermassive black hole stretching, tearing apart and partially gobbling up a star flung into reach of its enormous gravity, astronomers said Wednesday. [
more]
Bush 'Troubled' by Gay Marriage Issue
WASHINGTON - President Bush said Wednesday he was troubled by gay weddings in San Francisco and by legal decisions in Massachusetts that could clear the way for same-sex marriage. He declined to say whether he was close to backing a constitutional ban. [
more]
Oh, and
Dean Quit.
Neat
I got 2 phone screens while I was at lunch!
Cool.
Mission Status
For those of you who are interested in a status update, I am doing pretty good with my "fix Noelle's life"mission. I have accomplished Mission number 1 and 2 from my
aforementioned agenda, and working hard at #3.
I am moved, with only a week or so left on the old place and cleaning this weekend. I am 1/2 way unpacked at the new place, so life there should be back to normal in a few weeks as well.
My resume is good and getting responses, and I am sending it out at the rate of 5-15 a day. I get a couple of leads daily, and am perusing a few aggressively. I get a lot of contract offers, and need to decide if I have the stamina for contract work.
Between eBay, my check from my car accident, my tax return, and the return of my deposit on my old place, I think that I got a big chunk of my debt paid off. It's probably only like 1/10 of it, but every little bit helps. In moving, I have found some other things I think that I can part with so eBay should be back up and running shortly. Unless I have to take a huge pay cut or my rent increases dramatically, I think I have a good 4 year plan to be completely debt free as well.
Anyway, that's the status update, as much for me to take stock as to inform you all. A lot of progress has been made in the last 2 months and hopefully in the next few, I can find a new place to work that will be happy and healthy.
Thanks for all the love and support, you guys help a lot!
Re: Dark Tower, book one
I liked it. Some folks probably find King to be a bit verbose, but I savored his narrative style. (It was the first King book I'd read.)
I
read Book One over the holidays and Book Two shortly thereafter. I'm on Book Three,
The Wastelands, right now, after a couple-week interlude.
Review: Neverwhere
I finished Neverwhere last night. It was really good! He left it wide open for a series, but said that he didn't have plans at the moment to write one. It's really easy reading, but something that pretty much anyone could get into. Highly recommended!
I think I'm gonna try the Dark Tower Book one next....
Half of all languages face extinction this century
Half of all human languages will have disappeared by the end of the century, as smaller societies are assimilated into national and global cultures, scientists have warned. [
more]
Green Groups Sue to Block Drilling in Alaska Reserve
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Environmental groups on Tuesday sued to block the Bush administration's current plan to open million of acres in the National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska to oil and natural gas drilling because they want more protection for the area's wildlife. [
more]
Disney to Buy Muppets, Relaunch on TV
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Walt Disney Co. said on Tuesday it had agreed to buy the Muppets and "Bear in the Blue House" characters from Jim Henson Co. for undisclosed terms.
Disney, which has flirted for more than a decade with acquiring Kermit the Frog and friends, said it would relaunch the Muppets with new television specials and series.
The Hubble Space Telescope has snapped a new image of the 'Black Eye' galaxy, so named because an ancient cosmic smashup produced a dark ring and a roiling, conflicted interior. What looks like a black eye in the Hubble picture is actually a dark band of dust that stands out vividly in front of the galaxy's bright nucleus, Hubble scientists said in a statement February 5, 2004. The galaxy is officially known as M64, but astronomers have nicknamed it the 'Black Eye' or 'Evil Eye' galaxy.
CBS Pulls Advertisement on Medicare Prepared by Administration
CBS said on Friday that it had stopped running a television advertisement for the new Medicare prescription drug law while Congress investigates its
accuracy.
Spam title of the day
ambassador insomniac mesenteric jacky horror
and since monday was a holiday
drench immunoelectrophoresis fault hornwort
I get my 45 day chip today
Lyrics: Evanescence - Going Under
Now I will tell you what I've done for you
50 thousand tears I've cried
Screaming deceving and bleeding for you
And you still won't hear me
Don't want your hand this time I'll save myself
Maybe I'll wake up for once
Not tormented daily defeated by you
Just when I thought I'd reach the bottom
I'm dying again
I'm going under
Drowning in you
I'm falling forever
I've got to break through
I'm going under
Blurring and stirring the truth and the lies
So I don't know what's real and what's not
Always confusing the thoughts in my head
So I can't trust myself anymore
I'm dying again
I'm going under
Drowning in you
I'm falling forever
I've got to break through
So go on and scream
Scream at me I'm so far away
I won't be broken again
I've got to breathe I can't keep going under
TCM
Legion of Boom is
Highly reccommended BTW... Good stuff.
What is up with these people?
Woman Lived with Sister's Corpse for Months
DUBLIN (Reuters) - An elderly Irishwoman shared a room with her sister's corpse for up to a year and sometimes slept with it in the same bed, newspapers reported Tuesday. [
more]
Word of the day: draggle (DRAG-uhl) verb tr.
To make dirty by dragging over ground, mud, dirt, etc.
verb intr.
1. To become dirty by being dragged.
2. To trail or follow.
Dave MCkean features by Apple
He works with Neil on pretty much everything, and is dirceting Mirrormask, which should RULE this year. [
Read here]
Mirrormask images:
What Neil has to say about Macs - the last 2 paragraphs are beautiful
I actually own two iMacs -- one of the old, TV screen ones, and a new, desklamp one. They're mostly Lorraine's and Maddy's, but I'll happily use them too. Then there's the iPod, of course, which I love. iTunes runs the house music, on all the computers, unless I need to sort out ID3 tagging glitches, in which case Windows Media (and even, on occasion Musicmatch) will get pulled out and dusted off.
I tend to keep my own computers on a PC standard for the same reason I still use WordPerfect as a word processing program: I have thousands of files in Word Perfect 4.0 and 4.2 and suchlike ancient formats, and I never know when I'll need to dig out something I wrote in 1987 and be able to read it and possibly even work with it.
I'm not terribly religious, in the computer operating system sense of the word. Many people (including my son, a full-fledged Apple person) seemed to be waiting for me to see the light and become a full-fledged Mac convert, and were shocked that once there were Macs in the house I didn't have a Road to Damascus moment. I like them for some things, prefer PCs for other things, and, except for writing screenplays, prefer fountain pens to both of them (and for screenplays I like Final Draft, and I don't mind which platform it's on).
When I tell Mac people this, they smile their secret smile. They know that after we die, we go to a special place, and that those who used Macs will be raised on high, where they can sip their cappucinos and look down and see the virus-infected writhings and screamings of those who used PCs, as the damned Windows users are forever bombarded with boiling projectile vomit from the thousand-foot high screaming thing that used to be Bill Gates.
But I'm sure even the damned people down in the mud will be laughing up whatever's left of their sleeves at those of us who secretly like fountain pens best.
F*&k an A
The Bush administration has decided that people with bad hearing have bad judgment, too, and need special guidance from the federal government. [
more]
They cut closed captioning funding for most TV because a five-member panel had decided that deaf and hard-of-hearing people needed to be shielded from witchcraft on TV (like, well Bewitched, or I Dream of Jeannie. Or Scooby-Doo).
"They've suddenly narrowed down the definition of those three kinds of programming without public input," says Kelby Brick, director of the NAD's law and advocacy center. "Basically, the department wants to limit captioning to puritan shows. The department wants to ensure that deaf and hard-of-hearing individuals are not exposed to any non-puritan programming. Never mind that the rest of the country is allowed to be exposed."
Here's
the list of approved and disapproved.
L.
If you ever get a chance to see them play, go. It was a great show. SJSU Events Center is the crappiest venue to see a band perform possible, and they were still REALLY good.
Angel not being renewed
I am kind of ok with that. I think that when shows start to suck, they should let them die with some grace.
News here.
Moving
I am moved BTW. It was twice as expensive as expected and took twice as long and there's still some stuff at the old house and it us **such** a mess, but the worst of it is over, thank god.
Thanks to people who helped on Saturday, I really appreciated it!
I think I can still have big dinners, and my stuff fits in here, mostly, so I am acclamating to my hole pretty well. Now I am cleaning and unpacking for 2 weeks.
Oh sweet internet, how I have missed you!
Holy crap.
I just got internet again.
Here's my comcast story (short and sweet version):
So like 2 weeks ago, I called up and asked to transfer my service over to the new apartment. The dude on the phone said that they did not service this apartment. I looked on my paper that had utilities on it and sure enough, it said At&t. Lame.
I called At&t, they said they don't do cable. I said ok, called Esther, who also lives here in this complex. She said that she did, in fact, go through Comcast. I called Comcast and said "hey, my friend has cable through you in the same complex." They put in a "servicablity request" and said they would call me back within 48 hours. Yeah, right.
Like 5 days later, I call back and tell them the story, the guy at the tech desk looks it up and says that yes, they do, in fact service that complex and he has no idea why the other people are stupid. OK, so I now have an appointment for Saturday from 4-6.
Saturday morning rolls around and I get a phone call at 8:30 in the morning telling me that the cable people are on their way to my apartment. I said no, they didn't because my slot was from 4-6 p.m.. They guy on the phone tells me no, that my appointment, in the system was for 7-9 a.m.. He says that he can schedule a "come back" and the tech will do the job at the end of his day and that they will call me when he is on his way. Ok, whatever. So I wait.
6:00 rolls around and I call to see what's up. The guy on the phone says, after an HOUR of me waiting on hold while he gets dispatch on the line, that they thought I was going to call them back. I started yelling. The guy books me an appointment for 12-4 on Sunday. Whatever.
So Coalee and I go down to my car to get some stuff out of it and we see a Comcast truck in the parking lot. I go back upstairs and it is a tech. I was like "hey, I just made an appointment for Sunday, but please, come in and hook me up." He comes in and hooks up my cable, but doesn't have any cable modems, so he says that my appointment for Sunday will stand. Whatever.
Sunday, I wait around from 12-4 for said cable guy. I call up at 4 and they tell me that "my request had already been filled" and that they "didn't see any internet on my account." I said "I don't want to talk to you, or your supervisor right now, I want to talk to his supervisor." That guy gets on the phone, I yell and he sets me up with yet ANOTHER 12-4 appointment for today (Monday). Finally, ay 5:30, that guy shows up and I now have internet.
Sigh.
Comcast sucks ass.
Electric Six
Danger! High Voltage
Coming soon, to a Coachella near you. (Warning: Eccentric usage of tap lights ahead)
Thank you!
I just wanted to thank everyone that gave me Best Buy gift cards for Christmas/Birthday! I used them to get an 8x DVD+-R burner today!
Here's a trippy little page
http://www.boohbah.com/zone.html
My understanding is that these are the next teletubbies, except for younger childern or something... Each costume in the show has some crazy number of lights on it--like 500, I think. I want to take one to a rave with me someday. :)
Re: San Francisco Officials Marry Gay Couples
Thanks for the update, Wendy. The pics made me happy, too.
(An aside - does the guy standing off to the right in
the final picture remind anyone else of original
Joe Millionaire Evan Marriott?)
Brosnan will be back as Bond
Studio ends spate of new 007 rumors [
more]
Update: Strange Things are Afoot at the Circle K
OK, so Bill mentioned something about Chris working on project X on Monday. We all looked at him like he was nuts because we all have Monday off, but it does signal that Chris is not on the list to be fired.
Today.
Maybe it's me...
Will keep you informed.
Re: San Francisco Officials Marry Gay Couples
Here's the
latest. The pictures made me really happy.
Re: Lyrics: Kenny Rogers
"You got to know when to hold 'em; know when to fold 'em,
"Know when to walk away; know when to run.
"You never count your money when you're sittin' at the table.
"There'll be time enough for countin' when the dealin's done.
Lyrics: Goo Goo Dolls - Iris
And I'd give up forever to touch you
'Cause I know that you feel me somehow
You're the closest to heaven that I'll
ever be
And I don't want to go home right now
And all I can taste is this moment
And all I can breathe is your life
'Cause sooner or later it's over
I just don't want to miss you tonight
And I don't want the world to see me
'Cause I don't think that they'd
understand
When everything's made to be broken
I just want you to know who I am
And you can't fight the tears that ain't
coming
Or the moment of truth in your lies
When everything feels like the movies
Yeah you bleed just to know you're alive
And I don't want the world to see me
'Cause I don't think that they'd
understand
When everything's made to be broken
I just want you to know who I am
And I don't want the world to see me
'Cause I don't think that they'd
understand
When everything's made to be broken
I just want you to know who I am
And I don't want the world to see me
'Cause I don't think that they'd
understand
When everything's made to be broken
I just want you to know who I am
I just want you to know who I am
I just want you to know who I am
I just want you to know who I am
Too Much Fluoride Takes a Toll on Elk
BILLINGS, Mont. - For some elk in Yellowstone National Park, too much fluoride in the water may be taking years off their lives. [
more]
Re: State of the Union Address - Director’s Cut
That's pretty much the truth...
Re: Lyrics: Kenny Rogers - Just Dropped In
Did you HOESTLY post Kenny Rogers Lyrics here Carl?
State of the Union Address - Director’s Cut
Lyrics: Kenny Rogers - Just Dropped In
(Yeah, yeah, oh-yeah, what condition my condition was in)
I woke up this mornin' with the sundown shinin' in
I found my mind in a brown paper bag within
I tripped on a cloud and fell-a eight miles high
I tore my mind on a jagged sky
I just dropped in to see what condition my condition was in
(Yeah, yeah, oh-yeah, what condition my condition was in)
I pushed my soul in a deep dark hole and then I followed it in
I watched myself crawlin' out as I was a-crawlin' in
I got up so tight I couldn't unwind
I saw so much I broke my mind
I just dropped in to see what condition my condition was in
(Yeah, yeah, oh-yeah, what condition my condition was in)
Someone painted "April Fool" in big black letters on a "Dead End" sign
I had my foot on the gas as I left the road and blew out my mind
Eight miles outta Memphis and I got no spare
Eight miles straight up downtown somewhere
I just dropped in to see what condition my condition was in
I said I just dropped in to see what condition my condition was in
Yeah yeah oh-yeah
Noelle's Friday Five
1. Are you superstitious?
hmmmmmm. I don't know. I believe that I have INSTANT Karma. I do some things, like knock on wood, just in case... so, no, but I do cover my basis I think.
2. What extremes have you heard of someone going to in the name of superstition?
Skinning black cats on Halloween. Pisses me and my babe off.
3. Believer or not, what's your favorite superstition?
That my workplace is in the middle of a geographical pentagram of evil energy.
I am serious. I have seen an unbelievable amount of accidents, car fires, people getting hit by cars, etc., right outside my office window. I have called 911 3 times in my life and they all have been from here.
And then there's George.
4. Do you believe in luck? If yes, do you have a lucky number/article of clothing/ritual?
Sure. I think that some people are in the right place at the right time...
I don't have lucky stuff. I think I am pretty lucky when all things are weighed though.
5. Do you believe in astrology? Why or why not?
I don't think so. I think I would if I could ever meet someone who could predict something using those methods that wasn't so damn vague. I am open to the idea, but the science part of my brain rejects it entirely.
That's-a one smart Rabbi!
Rabbi Urges Pig Fat on Buses to Stop Bombers
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - A prominent Israeli rabbi has proposed hanging bags of pig fat in buses to deter Muslim suicide bombers who may want to avoid contact with an "unclean" animal, an Israeli official said on Thursday. [
more]
Hey, man, whatever it takes....
The complete list of 2004 Saturn Award nominees!
See the list
here.
BEST ACTRESS - Kate Beckinsale - UNDERWORLD
WHAT????????? That was the saddest excuse for acting I have ever seen!
Danny has a nod for Hulk Score and ROTK and Alias are up for a whole slew as are Angel and even Buffy (even though neither of them desearve any awards)
This list tells me it was a sad year for TV and movies...
Strange Things are Afoot at the Circle K
The facts so far:
1) Jon sent Chris and e-mail telling him that G had been talking about firing him for some time
2) I got here at 9:05 and everyine but G was here and working (unusual for a Friday)
3) G got in soon after and asked to speak to Sandra (the accountant) behind closed doors - this is typical "someone is going to get fired" behavior.
4) G and B were ina closed door meeting from 4:30 until well after 6:30 yesterday, despite that fact that G kept saying that he needed to leave by 5:30
5) G hasn't spoken to me all week, except once to yell at me for something I didn't do
6) Chris and G have been at odds for a few days and C has been in a bad mood at G
7) There are 3 contract programmers on the premisis doing misc. work at the moment
Hmmmmmm. **cue spooky music**
Details aas they come in.
<Pinky>Oooooooooohhhhhh, I do love a good intrigue!</Pinky>
Happy Friday the 13th!
Something is going on over here.... the eye is opening.
More later as it unfolds.
Henry Rollins - spoken word "concert"
I've heard that
Rollins' spoken word events are pretty cool.
Tix go on sale February 15 for the March 21 show. Submitted for anyone that might be interested.
Re: San Francisco Officials Marry Gay Couples
Re: Art Garfunkel Pleads Guilty to NY Marijuana Charge
There's a
"parsley, sage, rosemary, and thyme" joke to be made, but I'm too lazy to find it. ;-)
Art Garfunkel Pleads Guilty to NY Marijuana Charge
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Singer Art Garfunkel pleaded guilty to marijuana possession and paid a $100 fine in a small New York town after his arrest last month in his speeding limousine, court officials said on Thursday. [
more]
San Francisco Officials Marry Gay Couples
SAN FRANCISCO - In an open challenge to California law, city authorities officiated at the marriages of at least eight same-sex couples Thursday and issued about a dozen more marriage licenses to gay and lesbian couples. [
more]
Adware Spreads Quickly on AOL IM
There's a Trojan horse spreading on IM so watch out. More on
Wired.
The problem starts when users receive an instant message that appears to come from someone on their Buddy List (a list of friends and co-workers who also use the AOL Instant Messenger service). The message reads "check this out" and includes a link that contains a reference to "osama capture.php."
RE: Bummer....
Umm, they didn't post an URL, did they? Just wanted to see what the, um, guy, was, um, so upset about. Nudge, nudge, wink, wink. :-)
Bummer...
ATHENS (Reuters) - An angry husband who came across a video of his wife having sex with her lover on the Internet called the police who arrested a man suspected of filming a string of people without their consent, police said Thursday.
The 25-year-old cheating wife had been secretly filmed and the video was posted on the net when the man stumbled across it. "The husband saw his wife and immediately called a prosecutor to get his wife's clip off the net," a police source said.
After checking the suspect's computers, officers discovered hundreds of erotic clips filmed without consent which were posted on a free access site. The suspect was charged with violating a "sensitive personal information" act.
Doctor Who Plans Unveiled
The BBCi Web site reported that Phil Collinson has been hired to produce a proposed new U.K. Doctor Who TV series, with plans for an initial 13-episode run. Russell T. Davies, the man behind the Who revival, will write seven of the proposed episodes, the site reported. Other writers will be contracted soon.
"Rose is only the first of the companions we've got planned," Davies told the site.
Lyrics: Dynamite Hack - Boyz In The Hood (props to Eazy-E for the original)
woke up quick
at about noon
just thought
that i had to be
in compton soon.
I gotta get drunk
before the day begins
before my mother starts
bitchin' about my friends
about to go and
damn near went blind.
young niggas on the path
throwin' up gang signs
I went in the house
to get the clip
with my mac10
on the side of my hip
I bailed outside
and I pointed my weapon
just as I thought the
fools kept steppin'
jumped in the fo'
hit the juice on my ride
I got front and back.
side to side
Then I let the alpine play
I was pumping new shit by NWA
It was gansta gansta
at the top of the list.
then I played my own shit
it went something like this
Cruisin' down the street
in my 6-4
Jockin' the bitches
slappin' the hos
I went to the park
to get the scoop
knuckleheads out there
cold shooting some hoop
a car pulls up
who can it be
a fresh el camino
rolling kilo-g
he rolls down the window
and starts to say
its all about making that gta
Cause the boyz in the hood
are always hard.
come talkn' that trash
and we'll pull your card
knowin' nuthing in life
but to be legit
don't quote me boy
I ain't said shit
Bored as hell
and I wanna get ill
so I go to a place
where my homeboys chill
fellas out there
trying to make that dolla'
I pulled up in a 6-4 impala
greeted with a forty
and I start drinkin'
and from the eight ball
my breath starts stinkin'
gotta get my girl
to rock that body
before I left I hit the bicardi
Pulled to the house
get her out of the pad and
the bitch said something
to make me mad
she said something
that I couldn't believe
so I grabbed the stupid
bitch by her nappy ass weave
started talkin' shit
wouldn't you know
I reached back like a pimp
and I slapped the ho
and her father stood up
and started to shout.
so I threw a right cross and
and knocked his old ass out
Cause the boyz in the hood
are always hard.
come talkn' that trash
and we'll pull your card
knowin' nothing in life
but to be legit
don't quote me boy
I ain't said shit
Punk ass trippin'
but it's all right
(in the dead of night(woppizer))
homey scored a ki
he's gonna fly
punk ass fly.
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Packing, and the procrastination of
So, despite the fact that my kitchen is still fully unpacked and I have so much more frag-i-le (it's Italian) to box up, I have managed to book up both Friday and Saturday nights. Sigh. Hope that works out ok...
I am now off to not pack some more and to read more Neverwhere, which I am 1/2 way through. Have I mentioned that you all should read it?
Night!
Comcast Makes Unsolicited Bid for Disney
ORLANDO, Fla. - In a stunning move that could alter the media landscape, cable television giant Comcast Corp. made an unsolicited bid for The Walt Disney Co. that, if successful, would mean the end of the 20-year career of Disney chief Michael Eisner. [
more]
I don't want to get season passes to Comcast Land...
From Wired News' Furthermore
She Got Game
Think that it's mainly pimply-faced, surly teenage boys who dominate the video-game market? If an AOL study is accurate, that assumption is false. The most avid game players are -- drum roll, please -- women over the age of 40. The study found that women spend 50 percent more time each week playing online games than men and are more likely than either men or teens to play daily. So it must be the teenagers who are actually watching
Sex In the City.
What Candy Heart are You?
Your Candy Heart Is "BE MINE"
You've got your eye on someone, that's for sure and you're hoping for a little spark to erupt. Make it happen on Valentine's day by going from friendly to flirty. Or if you're shy, at least play Secret Admirer
What Candy Conversation Heart Are You? Take This Quiz :-)
Lyrics: Metallica - Harvester Of Sorrow
Lyrics: Metallica - Harvester Of Sorrow
My life suffocates
Planting seeds of hate
I've loved, turned to hate
Trapped far beyond my fate
I give
You take
This life that i forsake
Been cheated of my youth
You turned this lie to truth
Anger
Misery
You'll suffer unto me
Harvester of sorrow
Language of the mad
Harvester of sorrow
Pure black looking clear
My work is done soon here
Try getting back to me
Get back which used to be
Drink up
Shoot in
Let the beatings begin
Distributor of pain
Your loss becomes my gain
Anger
Misery
You'll suffer unto me
Harvester of sorrow
Language of the mad
Harvester of sorrow
All have said their prayers
Invade their nightmares
See into my eyes
You'll find where murder lies
Infanticide
Harvester of sorrow
Language of the mad
Harvester of sorrow
Language of the mad
Harvester of sorrow
RE: Just to cause some widespread panic...
Some say a comet will fall from the sky.
Followed by meteor showers and tidal waves.
Followed by faultlines that cannot sit still.
Followed by millions of dumbfounded dipshits.
Well, we have the dipshits already. Maybe we're working in reverse order. ;-)
RE: Google is your friend. Google loves you. Google wants you to be happy.
Note to self: Should I ever become a fugitive from the law, do not give out my
real frickin name to people. How can someone be smart enough to embezzle, but not smart enough to tell a potential date his real name? *slaps head*
Google is your friend. Google loves you. Google wants you to be happy.
Google date test 'nets US fugitive
A suspected US fraudster on the run for a year has reportedly been caught after a woman checked his name on the Google website before meeting him for a date. [
more]
Conjoined Tortoises Separated in Arizona
MESA, Ariz. - A pair of conjoined tortoises were separated Sunday at a Tempe animal hospital in what is believed to be the first surgery of its kind in Arizona. [
more]
Just to cause some widespread panic...
Quake in California desert predicted
Scientists expect it by September, L.A. Times reports
MSNBC Updated: 11:37 a.m. ET Feb. 09, 2004
A team of scientists credited with getting earlier earthquake predictions right now expects a 6.4 magnitude or larger temblor in the Southern California desert by Sept. 5, according to a report in the Los Angeles Times.
Led by UCLA scientist Vladimir Keilis-Borok, the team has been predicting quakes within certain timeframes and geographic regions. That has led to criticism that their work is not precise enough to be useful, but others see it as significant progress in the science.
The team gained visibility last December, when a 6.5-magnitude quake hit near San Simeon, Calif. That's within the 310-mile stretch of California that the team last June predicted would see a quake of magnitude 6.4 or larger within nine months.
The Times reported Sunday that the team's predictions are based on perceived "chains" of small earthquakes that are comparable to past patterns preceding larger quakes in the same area.
Three Wise Men May Have Been Neither Wise Nor Men
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A SIMPSONS movie as soon as 2006
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It`s official: STAR WARS is coming to DVD
Neverwhere
Ahhhhhhhh. A cool, refreshing drink of Neil. 100 pages in already and it's a great read.
Re: So, I report to Bill now
Re: So, I report to Bill now
LOTR: Return of the King (DVD):
Peter Jackson confirmed on Friday to the IESB that the 'extended cut' will be 250 mins, exactly 50 mins longer than the theatrical version. No date is yet set, but the 'regular' edition will hit sooner - around May or June according to USA Today.
Lyrics: The Flaming Lips - Do you realize?
Do you realize
That you have the most beautiful face?
Do you realize
We're floating in space?
Do you realize
That happiness makes you cry?
Do you realize
That everyone you know someday will die?
And instead of saying all of your good-byes
Let them know you realize that life goes fast
It's hard to make the good things last
You realize the sun doesn't go down
It's just an illusion caused by the world spinning round
Do you realize?
Do you realize
That everyone you know someday will die?
And instead of saying all of your good-byes
Let them know you realize that life goes fast
It's hard to make the good things last
You realize the sun doesn't go down
It's just an illusion caused by the world spinning round
Do you realize
That you have the most beautiful face?
Do you realize?
Finished Neuromancer
Sticking with my original assessment of "eh."
I think I'll start Neverwhere next and see if that lives up to it's praise.
So, I report to Bill now
One more reason to keep looking for new jobs!
BUFFY IS A WONDER WOMAN
Two stars of recently finished US series Buffy the Vampire Slayer are competing to become the new Wonder Woman.
Former Buffy star Sarah Michelle Gellar is top of the list to take the lead role in the remake of the 1970s cult classic, according to the Daily Star.
However Charisma Carpenter, who stars in Buffy spin-off Angel, could also land the role.
"Charisma is a strong contender and she's equally as sexy," a movie insider said.
Meanwhile, another former Buffy star is about to make her mark on the London stage.
Alyson Hannigan, who played Willow, stars in When Harry Met Sally, which starts in the West End next week.
She will star alongside Luke Perry, who found fame in Beverly Hills 90210, in the stage version of the hit film.
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Sarah tickets
OK, I have 5 tickets:
Me
Carl
Esther
Steph
Chris
They were $65 + 9.50 service fee. We have pretty good seats.
Please give me checks so I can deposit them into the bank and then send them to credit cards - it's best I do not handle cash at any point :-).
Game night?
YES. Last game night in this house!
Valentine's cards
not suggested for anyone you every actually intend on sleeping with....
Here they are.
Here's some very strange Japanese flash
I think there's a message in there somewhere.... [
see it]
"If I come up here and find lesbians having sex on my bed without me, I'm gonna be pissed."
-Zak Nelson
Best quote of the party.
Re: "I be off with me maties to party like a crow on whiskey!"
Lyrics: Sting - I Burn For You
Now that I have found you
In the coolth of your evening smile
The shade of your parasol
And your love flows through me
Though I drink at your pool
I burn for you, I burn for
You and I are lovers
When night time folds around our bed
In peace we sleep entwined
And your love flows through me
Though an ocean soothes my head
I burn for you, I burn for
Stars will fall from dark skies
As ancient rocks are turning
Quiet fills the room
And your love flows through me
Though I lie here so still
I burn for you, I burn for you
I burn...
AHOY!
I be off with me maties to party like a crow on whiskey!
And Much Packing Ensued
Wow... I have a lot of my house packed up already. The kitchen is an entity unto itself so that will probably involve shuttle missions after the move, but I have most of the major furniture cleaned out and ready to go.
T minus 7 days in casa Noelle.
Re: Update on Neuromancer
I know what you mean. I only recently saw
Animal House for the first time, and since I've seen all the derivatives and homages and parodies and rip-offs, it lacked the impact for me that it had for a generation of film-goers.
Re: Update on Neuromancer
ah. Then it is my timing and experience that makes it seems kind of tired...
Almost done with it - it's a good book, don't get me wrong, it just doesn' seem to strike me the way other books do.
Re: Update on Neuromancer
Wondering why this is considered a "sci-fi classic"...
'Cause it was one of the
first cyberpunk books, the one that really got the movement going in readers' minds.
Well, those that hadn't ever read the works of Phillip K. Dick, anyway.
The best headline I have seen in a long time
Sale of the emergency contraception sky rocks
Neil asks: How, I wonder, did they discover that these sky rocks had contraceptive properties? And why are they on sale?
The
article is much less interesting than the headline would make it seem.
BTW, another phone screen today
Getting passed up the chain another level and we'll see. It's a contract job though so I have to decide if that's ok.
OK, now I really am going to go pack. :-)
One More... Coachella
So the line up for
Coachella is up as it stands now. It's good, but I don't know if it is worth the drive, the hotels, etc. Especialy since the band I would most want to go see is the CRystal Method and I already have tickets to that.
Although, it would be really cool to see the Cure.
I am sure, in the long run, I will end up going... We'll see.
Packing, and the art of
So I have, in the past, found packing up your house and moving not nearly as bad as evertone makes it out to be. I have one week left in my palace, before I move to the hole, and I am just now contemplating putting stuff in boxes.
I think this comes from the fact that this is, yes, believe this, the
20th time I have moved in my memory of being able to participate.
My mom was insane. We moved all the damn time when I was little.
Well, procrastination aside, I am gonna go pack a little before I go to sleep.
Update on Neuromancer
Yeah, 160 pages in (it's 260 pages), and not all that impressed. I mean,
it's good, but it's not the "mindbender" it says it is on the cover and not nearly worth all the praise that I have heard about it.
I don't know, maybe I am a jaded member of the X gen that has seen too much farscape and the Matrix and Bab 5 to be really impressed by these concepts. Maybe if it was 1990 adn I had never seen the Lawnmower Man or something...
Wondering why this is considered a "sci-fi classic"...
Re:Which potential presidential candidate...
Bush: 100%
Dean: 91%
Sharpton: 90%
Kucinich: 89%
Edwards: 87%
Clark: 81%
Kerry: 24%
...
j/k
Kerry: 100%
Clark: 91%
Edwards: 90%
Kucinich: 89%
Sharpton: 87%
Dean: 81%
Bush: 24%
Re: This One's For You, Carl ("...53 toothpicks")
Reminds me of TMBG's "
32 Footsteps":
32 footsteps leading to the room where the paint doesn't want to dry
32 footsteps running down the road where the dirt reaches the sky
32 feathers in my brand new Indian headdress
32 new moons shining in 32 skies
What's the reason, why'd she go?
Where's my baby, I don't know
32 footsteps, counted them myself, 32 footsteps
Bing bang bingalong cing cang cingalong
Ding dang dingalong day
Fing fang fingalong ging gang gingalong
Hing hang hingalong hay
Jing jang jingalong king kang kingalong
Ling lang lingalong lay
Ming mang mingalong ning nang ningalong
Ping pang pingalong pay
What's the reason, why'd she go?
Where's my baby, I don't know
32 footsteps, counted them myself, 32 footsteps
32 lies my ears never saw when the floorboards gave way
32 walls come tumbling down and the night turns to day
32 infantrymen running in place
32 boxcars, all of them have your face
What's the reason, why'd she leave?
Don't you know we're on the eve of
32 footsteps? Counted them myself, 32 footsteps
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(no)
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And They Say Our Society Is Too Litigious
HFS, a woman is suing over Janet Jackson's boobies appearing on TV. WTF is the matter with this country. Millions of people out of work. Country's in deep debt. Boys and girls coming home in body bags daily. Lots of people pissed off at the US for good and bad reasons alike and the most pressing matter of our time is boobies on TV? Again, I say (write) WTF???
(Reuters article quoted so you don't have to endure annoying Javascript ad.)
Janet Jackson's Breast Exposure Triggers Suit
Fri February 6, 2004 03:37 PM ET
CHICAGO (Reuters) - A Tennessee woman has sued Janet Jackson and others involved in her breast-baring Super Bowl halftime show, saying millions of people are owed monetary damages for exposure to lewd conduct, court records showed on Friday.
The suit, filed earlier this week in federal court in Knoxville, Tennessee, also names pop star Justin Timberlake, who performed with Jackson, CBS Broadcasting Inc., show producer MTV Networks Enterprises Inc., and the parent of those two companies, Viacom Inc. .
CBS and Viacom said they had no comment on the filing.
The action seeks a court order to prevent anything like last Sunday's stunt from being repeated on U.S. network television prior to 10 p.m. local time when children might be watching.
It also asks the court to declare the matter a class action for purposes of damages. No dollar figure is mentioned in the suit, but it estimates that over 80 million U.S. viewers might be due compensation. CBS has said the game drew an average viewership of just under 89.6 million people. Advertising during the game sold for more than $2 million a spot.
The suit states that the ultimate compensatory damage figure, should a jury decide to grant damages, should be no higher than what the parties being sued made out of participating in and airing the Super Bowl and its halftime show.
If additional punitive damages are granted, it adds, they should be no higher than the "gross annual revenues of each defendant for the last three years..."
Those figures would probably run into the billions of dollars, according to the Smoking Gun, a Web site that first published the court papers.
During the halftime show Timberlake tore off half of Jackson's black leather bustier, exposing her right breast, while the two were singing a duet.
Jackson took the blame but said "it was not my intention that it go as far as it did."
CBS has already said it would use an "enhanced delay" on its Feb. 8 broadcast of music's Grammy Awards so it can censor both audio and video as needed, and ABC also said it will use a delay on its Feb. 29 broadcast of the Academy Awards.
The suit says the defendants knew the broadcast would be watched by millions of families with children but they "included in the halftime show sexually explicit acts solely designed to garner publicity and ultimately to increase profits for themselves. The suit mentions the breast exposure but also says the show in general contained "other lewd and sexually explicit conduct."
The law firm handling the suit issued a statement on Friday saying that neither the woman who filed it, Terri Carlin, nor her attorney, Wayne Ritchie, would comment. "The issue here is accountability and not more publicity," it said.
This One's For You, Carl
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Re:Which potential presidential candidate...
So, pretty much as I expected: Anyone Other Than Bush
Kucinich: 100%
Kerry: 93%
Sharpton: 92%
Dean: 88%
Clark: 85%
Edwards: 84%
Bush: 9%
Sincere Question
Can anyone name just one, ONE, good thing Bush has done for the average American?
Anyone...?
I'm sincerely curious.
Medicare Info (just one more thing to be pissed off at Dubya about...)
You can also email them at newmediasales@cbs.com or submit their online
feedback form.
Jon's blog!
So I added a link over there to Jon Reid's blog, which he has been keeping secret from me for many moons now. He was blogging long before we were. Anyway, just FYI.
(Yes, this is me blogging info that you could have clearly seen for yourself on the sidebar simply because I don't want to work right now.)
Re:Which potential presidential candidate...
OK, something is definitely amiss regarding Kucinich.
Kucinich: 100%
Kerry: 88%
Dean: 82%
Edwards: 74%
Bush: 38%
G out all morning
Or as Chris put it:
"I don't believe that the evil overlord has spoken. The eye is closing."
Shameless shilling: Want Girl Scout Cookies?
Hey, if anybody wants to buy some Girl Scout Cookies in
support of my roommates' six-year-old daughter, please
let me know by Sunday.
Cookie varieties:
- Samoas
- Lemon Coolers (reduced fat)
- Trefoils
- Do-Si-Dos
- All Abouts
- Double Dutch
- Tagalongs
- Thin Mints
Details:
- $4.00 per box
- Money due when cookies arrive, not now
- Cookies arrive last weekend in February
- Shipping won't be a problem, but it will add a little bit to the cost
Thanks!
I think I have applied to every job in the Bay Area
We'll see if that gets me anywhere... On a bright and shiny note, if I am stuck here for the rest of the year and then I can manage to get myself laid off in 2005, I heard that unemployment will be at 2k a month. I can live on that! :-) Just trying to find a bright shiney lining to this very dark grey cloud....
EA, Marvel Strike Game Deal
Electronic Arts and Marvel Enterprises announced today that they have struck a deal under which EA will develop a new generation of fighting video games pitting superheroes from the Marvel universe against a new, original set of EA heroes. Under the multi-year agreement, EA will develop and distribute games featuring the Marvel comics characters, while Marvel gets exclusive rights for all consumer products and media licensing for the new EA heroes. Marvel will publish new comic books introducing the EA characters.
The Marvel and EA superhero-based games are currently under development for multiple game platforms at EA's studio, EAC, in British Columbia. The license grants EA the rights to develop game titles for all current and next-generation video-game consoles, handheld platforms and PCs.
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Re:Which potential presidential candidate...
Bush got a big fat
ZERO. Big fucking surprise. I have to agree with Kevin, though, the results are a little strange when compared to each other...
1 Kucinich Score: 100%
2 Sharpton Score: 93%
3 Kerry Score: 87%
4 Dean Score: 83%
5 Clark Score: 81%
6 Edwards Score: 75%
7 Bush Score: 0%
Re:Which potential presidential candidate...
Here's what it said in response to my choices:
1 Kucinich Score: 100%
2 Sharpton Score: 95%
3 Clark Score: 88%
4 Kerry Score: 87%
5 Dean Score: 81%
6 Edwards Score: 76%
7 Bush Score: 34%
Kind of strange that three of us with different results in positions 2 through 7 would all get Kucinich at 100 percent.
A client told me just now that I give good phone
I have no idea what to say to that...
re:Which potential presidential candidate maches your personality best?
Here's me:
1 Kucinich Score: 100%
2 Kerry Score: 97%
3 Sharpton Score: 91%
4 Clark Score: 90%
5 Dean Score: 89%
6 Edwards Score: 87%
7 Bush Score: 24%
Which potential presidential candidate maches your personality best?
Don't know if this has already been posted, but if not, it's pretty interesting:
http://www.presidentmatch.com
My results:
1 Kucinich Score: 100%
2 Kerry Score: 94%
3 Sharpton Score: 94%
4 Dean Score: 88%
5 Edwards Score: 85%
6 Clark Score: 82%
7 Bush Score: 7%
