Ring Ring!
*whisper* Seven Days.... */whisper*
Yay! New Music!
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Posting
FYI - Now that Noelle has updated her blog to the new blogger. You can now post from FireFox. I updated my login as well.
Would you like your iPod blended or on the rocks?
I have Police tickets!
Sorry folks, I had a pre-sale password taht was good for 2 tickets only, so I nabbed them. I have awesome seats though! If anyone else decides to go, we can all meet at my house and Bart over!
Labels: concerts, Police, tickets
Re: Where I have been
Congratulations, Noelle!! I think it's a great car ... err SUV! Yay! 4-wheel drive and Tahoe!
Where I have been
I haven't posted in a while. Mom was in town this weekend, and I was helping Chris deal witha bunch of stuff with his house, including cleaning up the back yard, getting a new garage door estimate, getting an all new windows for the house estimate, cleaning out the office, etc.
However, the big news is *insert drumroll here*
I traded in my Volvo for this:
A 2007 Honda CR-V. It's leased, bt it's mine and it's new and it has a warranty, and I can get into it from the driver's side, which rocks.
Mom gave me 1/2 the down and Chris loaned me the other 1/2, and the payments are what I was planning on putting away every month to save up for the down anyway, so I just went for it.
Anyway, that's my big news! Let me know when you are availble and I'll come take you for a ride.Labels: Car, Chris, CR-V, Honda, Volvo
Re: New Blogger
Jon, if you can figure out a way to get ecto working with New Blogger, please let me know. I cannot. :-(
repost from Neil: Psst. Dreamhaven. Pass it on...
I've been a fan of DreamHaven Books in Minneapolis for over fifteen years, probably since Terry Pratchett and I did our first signing there for Good Omens (had I signed there before? I think so, but I can't remember. I first met owner Greg Ketter in 1987, on a train from Brighton to London, though). I like Greg Ketter and the staff, I love getting my books there (they have things I never see anywhere else that I WANT. I'm sure that lots of bookshops sell the annotated archy and mehitabel, but if I walk into DreamHaven something like that is the first thing I see. Happiness).
A few years ago I gave them www.neilgaiman.net, which I had, as a storefront, mostly because I got tired of replying to people who wanted to know where they could buy something -- anything -- by me "DreamHaven Books." I sign stuff for them when I pass by.
Some people think I have a stake in the shop or something, and I don't, other than a desire to still have it around as somewhere to do my shopping or to do signings or to phone and ask weird book-related questions. I've seen too many good bookshops go down in the last decade.
Greg's published a few of my books and audio books. They've even functioned as a maildrop for me over the years. Good people, good bookshop (and comics shop, and toys, oddments and even, in the backroom, eye-watering reading matter for adults only shop). (I don't know of any other shop that has "Vintage Sleaze" as a category for used books.)
I got an alarming email from Greg this morning...
We had a break-in on Saturday night. They got a bit of cash but wreakedterrible havoc on the store and my office. Damages will be costly butinsurance should cover a lot of it. But after the lull in currentbusiness, this really will hurt. I don't like charity but if you couldencourage people to maybe buy an extra book off us soon, it may help.Three bookstores have closed in the Twin Cities in the past two months andI don't want to make it four.
You can find them online at http://www.dreamhavenbooks.com. Their current catalogues are up there, for new and for used stuff. There's cool new stuff. There's stuff on sale.
If you want stuff by me -- or by people like Charles Vess or Dave McKean, who've worked with me, go and explore their http://neilgaiman.net site. Lots of signed stuff, and things you really can't find elsewhere. (They have three audio CDs, for example -- one's a double CD -- with many stories and such not recorded anywhere else.) [via]
Labels: books, Neil
Amber's Wishlist
Was updated on the sidebar per her pending Birthday wishes. Here's the skinny on it all straight from her:
I'd rather have "home-made" type gifts this time around, but if people really want to buy me something, I'd kinda only like some gift cards to one or two places where I can buy clothes. I'm having a hard time rationalizing a new dress right now, but I have a bunch of weddings coming up from the end of March - August and want to find that perfect dress ;-D .
Labels: Amber, wishlists
Gay.
Blogger made me switch to new blogger.
Please email me if you can get in easier or not at all now.
Hopefully this won't get all FUBAR.
Labels: Blogger
Re: New Blogger
I don't post from a browser; I use
ecto.
At home w/ some bad stomachness
Hey, I am at home recovering from a very hard night and still kind of hard day with the tummy. Probably ate something oogey last night...
Anyway, if you are looking for me, the cell is the best bet.
Sidewalk Drawings
3D Sidewalk drawings -- Scroll down to the bottom of the page and take a look at them--they're pretty neat!
New Blogger
Hey - if you decide to convert to New blogger, you 'll have to post in IE. New Blogger doesn't work in much else. I think I could convert my whole blog over, but Amber had issues so I am hesitant to do so as it seems to run fine as is and no one has made a case for it that sways my oppinion.
Anyway, if you like firefox or whatever, just stay on old blogger until they make us all move...
Props to Jon for getting a new old job
Instead of the new dream job that turned out to suck scrot. My words: Boring is better than lame. [
his words]
The Police are said to be opening the Grammy Awards on Sunday at 8:00 on CBS with Roxanne.
Just FYI in case you've always wanted to see that.
I had dinner with Alex and Dee yesterday
I am getting tired of answering so I am posting for everyone to see:
1) He's good, yes, still cinchified.
2) She's good.
3) Yes, actually, they told me that I can come see their house soon. Yeah, I know it's been forever...
4) No, he doesn't know anything yet. It'll be a few months still. They are just going to keep working at it.
5) Yes, I will consider it, if and when something real gets asked of me.
6) Yes, he seems to still like it there.
Hope that answers everyone's questions.
RE: Can you park the car?
Can you park the car?
This fun flash game was sent by Beverly like months ago.... [
park the car]
The oracle of Starbucks
So Jen sent this to me like forever ago and I am just now cleaning out my inbox and found it again.
You shove your normal drink order into this thing and it tells you about yourself.
My Grande with whip, no water chai tea latte got me:
Personality type: High Maintenance
You pride yourself on being assertive and direct; everyone else thinks you're bossy and arrogant. You're constantly running your mouth about topics that only you would find interesting. Your capacity for wasting other people's time is limitless. Your friends find you intolerable, that's why they're plotting to kill you.
Also drinks: Water. Bottled, chilled, with four ice cubes, a twist of lemon, in a crystal glass.
Can also be found at: Trendy martini bars
Behold the Oracle's Wisdom for yourself
Re: Dark Tower Comic
Awesome! I'd like to check it out! Guess I better finish 'Wizard and Glass' first.
Well she lasted longer than Marilyn
New Blogger Old Blogger
If anyone is having problems posting to the blog try logging in through Internet Explorer rather than Firefox.
Bumper Stickers seen round the world:
(some of these I think are even a little over the line, but silly anyway)
1/20/09: End of an Error
That's OK, I Wasn't Using My Civil Liberties Anyway
Let's Fix Democracy in This Country First
If You Want a Nation Ruled By Religion, Move to Iran
Bush. Like a Rock. Only Dumber.
If You Can Read This, You're Not Our President
Of Course It Hurts: You're Getting Screwed by an Elephant.
Hey, Bush Supporters: Embarrassed Yet?
George Bush: Creating the Terrorists Our Kids Will Have to Fight
Impeachment: It's Not Just for Blowjobs Anymore
America: One Nation, Under Surveillance
They Call Him "W" So He Can Spell It
Who's God Do You Kill For? The person who wrote this was probably in George's spelling group.
Congrats to Al and Ji
Ji delivered her baby today!
Asher Edward StetsonBorn: February 7th, 2007
Weight: 9lbs 9oz
Size: 22" in.
The bad part of it all:
Ji Sun went into labor yesterday (even before they were due at the hospital to be induced) and pushed for 2.5 hours before the doctor made the decision to do a C-section. The baby was just too big, and was also not facing the correct way (not upside down, but facing the wrong way.) It was a pretty horrific labor (Allen's words) and he said it was absolutely the hardest night of his entire life. When they went to do the C-section, Allen had to listen to Ji Sun screaming bloody murder from two doors down. It was heartbreaking.
But it's all worth it now that Asher is here. Ji Sun is doing fine and healing and will probably be in the hospital until Saturday. Gma Diane is there looking after Asher while Allen makes a quick run home and Ji Sun sleeps. The Watsons will be arriving this afternoon.
Anyway, Hapy thought go out to them and we have a new member of the D&D party now... Asher shoudl have his first beer in about a week ;-).
re: Aqua Teen Hunger Force Bomb Scare
Aqua Teen Hunger Force Bomb Scare
I just found out about
this and wanted to make sure everyone else heard about it, too! Basically, someone trying to market Aqua Teen Hunger Force put up a bunch of light-bright-like devices with one of the Moonites on it. Some people in Boston freaked out.
For more excitement, watch this
press interview with the creators of the show (but read the above article first).
