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Category: October 2004
What's on my Desk? [10/31/04]
Kyle challenged bloggers to take a spontaneous picture of their desk (no cleaning allowed) as a follow up to Pete's "What's in your Fridge?" challenge.
My desk is really my dining room table. Luckily, I had cleaned it earlier. Unluckily, it had already gotten cluttered again. Not as bad as earlier, though. Here ya go:
There's a photo album on the corner I pulled out a little while ago to look for pictures of a trip to Florida in 1984. There are lots of blank CDs and stacks of music CDs. There's the latest Harry Potter book that I haven't read yet. There's my DVD and TiVo remotes. And there's a big glass of iced tea I'm almost finished with.
Make sure you check out Kyle's and Pete's desks, too. Now what's on your desk?
My desk is really my dining room table. Luckily, I had cleaned it earlier. Unluckily, it had already gotten cluttered again. Not as bad as earlier, though. Here ya go:
Unconscious Mutterings [10/31/04]
[Memes - Unconscious Mutterings]
- Right now:: ouch
- Halloween:: Boo!
- Provider:: service
- Rescue me:: my song
- Confidence:: certainty
- Fungus:: mushroom
- Candy corn:: yuck
- Reunion:: yuck again
- Winner:: money
- Tradition:: holidays
Bumblefoot's Swiss Cheese Guitar [10/29/04]
[Music]
Someone found my site a couple of weeks ago with the search term "swiss cheese guitar." My friend Anthony of Vital Point pointed out that Ron Thal of Bumblefoot has a swiss cheese guitar as well as a few other fun axes. Thal was the engineer on Vital Point's first CD. Neat!
Here are the swiss cheese guitar and others including a hand, a double neck, and something I can't make out to the far right of the bottom picture. There's also a guitar shaped like a foot.
Thanks, Ant!
Here are the swiss cheese guitar and others including a hand, a double neck, and something I can't make out to the far right of the bottom picture. There's also a guitar shaped like a foot.
Thanks, Ant!
You Found Me How? [10/28/04]
Searches to my site:
- splenda sinus please don't snort the splenda
- which came first St. Elmo's Fire or Breakfast Club Breakfast Club came first
- plummer putty for sink putty made by jake plummer?
- dan loves kim dan should give me a call!
- shaving soap kim poetry
- usb christmas decorations christmas for computer geeks!
Seatac Airport Cam [10/27/04]
Back in June, I was surfing webcams, and this picture from the Seattle airport made me chuckle out loud:
Do those Alaska Airlines faces on the tails of the planes look funny to you, too?
Seatac Cam
Do those Alaska Airlines faces on the tails of the planes look funny to you, too?
Seatac Cam
My First Phone Number [10/27/04]
I searched Google for the first phone number I remember back in the 70s. Now it belongs to:
- a funeral home in Paris, IL
- a day care in Rossburgh, South Africa
- a apartment property in Pembroke Pines, FL
- a barber shop in Alton, IL
- a photographer in Cape Town, South Africa
- a church in Coleman, MI
- a video store in Pitt Meadows, British Columbia
- a mortgage company in Rockville, MD
- a fax at a marina in Ft. Pierce, FL
- a financial consulting firm in Green Bay, WI
I Wish I'd Lived on Venus [10/25/04]
Venus may have been habitable when the sun was 40% cooler. That's fascinating.
Checking Myself Out [10/25/04]
[Food]
My grocery store (no.. it's not really *mine*) has 4 self-checkout stands. They're relatively new, and I haven't used them because I usually have a basket full of stuff. I wanted to wait until I had a small purchase, so there would be less risk I'd have a problem.
Tonight, I went to buy fruit and something to serve it in tomorrow at work. I already had some fruit, so I didn't have to get much. I bought strawberries, blueberries and two big sectioned storage containers. The first thing I scanned (blueberries) didn't work. The computer complained that it was an unknown item and told me to set them aside. I put them down next to the computer screen. The computer complained that there were items there, and told me to move them. D'oh! The other two things scanned okay.
I had to wait for the lady working the stands to come over and help me with the blueberries. She asked me how much they were, but I didn't know. So she charged me $1.99. They probably cost more than that, so it worked out well.
Then I scanned my debit card, collected my receipt and headed home. It was kinda cool. I wouldn't want to do a whole basket full of food, though.
Tonight, I went to buy fruit and something to serve it in tomorrow at work. I already had some fruit, so I didn't have to get much. I bought strawberries, blueberries and two big sectioned storage containers. The first thing I scanned (blueberries) didn't work. The computer complained that it was an unknown item and told me to set them aside. I put them down next to the computer screen. The computer complained that there were items there, and told me to move them. D'oh! The other two things scanned okay.
I had to wait for the lady working the stands to come over and help me with the blueberries. She asked me how much they were, but I didn't know. So she charged me $1.99. They probably cost more than that, so it worked out well.
Then I scanned my debit card, collected my receipt and headed home. It was kinda cool. I wouldn't want to do a whole basket full of food, though.
Unconscious Mutterings [10/24/04]
[Memes - Unconscious Mutterings]
- Blackout:: cake
- Platinum:: album
- Leather and lace:: Stevie Nicks
- Court:: tennis
- Mind your own business:: hahaha
- Gambling:: Las Vegas
- Lily:: Yay! My Puppy Dog!
- Evasive:: closed off
- Turn-on:: something sexy
- Suspect:: Kevin Spacey
Dream Journal - Chocolate Sandwich [10/24/04]
I was going to a party in a hotel or apartment building. I walked up to a door with a table in front of it with a small layout of food. A chocolate sandwich caught my eye. It had chocolate bread that looked like white bread with cocoa added to it. It also had lines of chocolate on top (like that magic shell stuff). Inside was a slice of chocolate pound cake and 3 or 4 1-inch square wafers that looked like they were made from the same stuff as Cap'n Crunch. I wanted to eat the sandwich, but some people were walking by, so I walked away.
I found a vending machine with a sign pointing to it, but I don't remember what the sign said. I found another door, and somehow I knew the party was inside. I stood outside for a minute and decided not to go in. I knew I would feel out of place and people would comment on how I wasn't having a good time which would be the lone cause of me not having a good time.
I started walking back to my hotel. I was walking with some women. One of the women said, "I think I'll go on 51st [or something] Street." I walked with her. We were walking through an old neighborhood with large houses (like Hyde Park in Austin). She said I was going the wrong way, and I realized I didn't know where I was or how to get to my hotel. She pointed me in the right direction.
I found my hotel and had to walk through some shops to get inside. First was Starbucks, but it was closed. Then there was a candy store with some great looking chocolate stuff. I wanted some, but thought the people inside would look down on me for buying candy.
The dream changed, and I was at work. I turned around to say, "Hey David, we going to lunch?", but before the whole sentence was out, I realized there wasn't a David there. Bruce was in the cubicle next to me, and Boogaboo was in the cubicle behind him. I couldn't remember who I usually go to lunch with. Then a girl came by Boogaboo's desk, and they went to lunch holding hands. I looked at Bruce, and we gave each other a "Woo Woo" kind of look. I thought about it, and realized I never go to lunch with Bruce, so I just went to lunch by myself.
Then I was back in a hotel room. I was getting dressed to go to dinner. I was having a real hard time. My panties were very hard to pull up. I got everything in place, but as I was leaving, I realized my panty hose had slipped down around my thighs and they were very tight. I should have just been able to pull them up, but they wouldn't pull up without a struggle. Then I put some jeans on, and they were huge. I was looking for a pin or something so I could pleat the waistline and make them fit.
I found a vending machine with a sign pointing to it, but I don't remember what the sign said. I found another door, and somehow I knew the party was inside. I stood outside for a minute and decided not to go in. I knew I would feel out of place and people would comment on how I wasn't having a good time which would be the lone cause of me not having a good time.
I started walking back to my hotel. I was walking with some women. One of the women said, "I think I'll go on 51st [or something] Street." I walked with her. We were walking through an old neighborhood with large houses (like Hyde Park in Austin). She said I was going the wrong way, and I realized I didn't know where I was or how to get to my hotel. She pointed me in the right direction.
I found my hotel and had to walk through some shops to get inside. First was Starbucks, but it was closed. Then there was a candy store with some great looking chocolate stuff. I wanted some, but thought the people inside would look down on me for buying candy.
The dream changed, and I was at work. I turned around to say, "Hey David, we going to lunch?", but before the whole sentence was out, I realized there wasn't a David there. Bruce was in the cubicle next to me, and Boogaboo was in the cubicle behind him. I couldn't remember who I usually go to lunch with. Then a girl came by Boogaboo's desk, and they went to lunch holding hands. I looked at Bruce, and we gave each other a "Woo Woo" kind of look. I thought about it, and realized I never go to lunch with Bruce, so I just went to lunch by myself.
Then I was back in a hotel room. I was getting dressed to go to dinner. I was having a real hard time. My panties were very hard to pull up. I got everything in place, but as I was leaving, I realized my panty hose had slipped down around my thighs and they were very tight. I should have just been able to pull them up, but they wouldn't pull up without a struggle. Then I put some jeans on, and they were huge. I was looking for a pin or something so I could pleat the waistline and make them fit.
Bird of Sorrow and Dreamers Two [10/23/04]
My friend CJ Wray asked me to sing on a song on his upcoming CD, Dreamers Two. It's a touching, sad song called "Bird of Sorrow." The CD will be released on December 1st, and CJ has set up a website with clips: Dreamers Two Mini-Site.
CJ is also going to perform a live concert of the music on the CD online December 1st at Ampcast.com. I'll post a reminder when it gets closer.
CJ is also going to perform a live concert of the music on the CD online December 1st at Ampcast.com. I'll post a reminder when it gets closer.
Support the Austin Zoo [10/22/04]
[Animals]
From Irish Kelly...
To promote their new game, Zoo Tycoon 2, Microsoft is in search of America's Favorite Zoo. The winner of this contest will receive a $25,000 grant. Austin Zoo is one of the 15 semi-finalist and is the only private, non-profit Zoo in the running. Yay! Austin Zoo!
Please support Austin Zoo by going to the Zoo Voting Site and voting for it. Just scroll down, click the button next to Austin Zoo (first on list) and submit.
Here's the Austin Zoo.
To promote their new game, Zoo Tycoon 2, Microsoft is in search of America's Favorite Zoo. The winner of this contest will receive a $25,000 grant. Austin Zoo is one of the 15 semi-finalist and is the only private, non-profit Zoo in the running. Yay! Austin Zoo!
Please support Austin Zoo by going to the Zoo Voting Site and voting for it. Just scroll down, click the button next to Austin Zoo (first on list) and submit.
Here's the Austin Zoo.
Back to Hating Baseball [10/21/04]
[Sports]
I've got my life back (such that it is). No more watching baseball 'til late every night. Instead, I'll go back to cursing the fact that baseball is taking up sports conversations during football season.
If I were to continue watching, though, I wouldn't know who to root for. My momma's philosophy was always to root for the team that beat you. She would want the Cardinals to win the World Series so she could say the Astros got knocked out by the champions.
But I spent the last couple of weeks pulling for the Red Sox. Plus there's that curse thing where they haven't won a World Series in 3000 years or something. That would be something if they won. Then again, being a fair-weather Astros fan, the thought crosses my mind... "at least they got to the World Series."
Doesn't matter... baseball is so over. Bring on Chad Pennington, Eric Ainge, David Carr and the Manning boys!!
If I were to continue watching, though, I wouldn't know who to root for. My momma's philosophy was always to root for the team that beat you. She would want the Cardinals to win the World Series so she could say the Astros got knocked out by the champions.
But I spent the last couple of weeks pulling for the Red Sox. Plus there's that curse thing where they haven't won a World Series in 3000 years or something. That would be something if they won. Then again, being a fair-weather Astros fan, the thought crosses my mind... "at least they got to the World Series."
Doesn't matter... baseball is so over. Bring on Chad Pennington, Eric Ainge, David Carr and the Manning boys!!
You Found Me How? [10/21/04]
Searches to my site:
- chopped and screwed music from texas
- swiss cheese guitar
- dont suck me
- sharks menstru·ating
- kim novak pen·is Nope... no wee-wees here
- paul stan·ley erót·ica
My fridge [10/19/04]
[Food]
Pete, whose cat, Joey, graces my Halloween blog skin, had "What's in Your Fridge Day?" yesterday. Better late than never, here is my fridge:
I spy Brita filtered water, sugar free juice, heavy cream, a styrofoam container of ranch dressing, pineapple, a container of brownie dough, chicken broth, lots of seltzer water, Braunschweiger liver sausage, cheese, a deep fried turkey breast, eggs, butter, bacon, cantaloupe, two containers of chicken wings, Diet Rite sodas, Worchestershire sauce, sugar free bbq sauce, a plastic cup of some kind of home mixed dressing, mustard, salsa, caramel topping, pickles, mayo, salad dressing and, surprise... Kahlua! Thank goodness my fridge is clean.
So now you take a picture of your fridge and post it on your blog. Don't forget to comment or trackback at Petes and here. And check out all the other people's fridges at Petes.
I can't wait for "What's in Your Freezer Day?"!!
I spy Brita filtered water, sugar free juice, heavy cream, a styrofoam container of ranch dressing, pineapple, a container of brownie dough, chicken broth, lots of seltzer water, Braunschweiger liver sausage, cheese, a deep fried turkey breast, eggs, butter, bacon, cantaloupe, two containers of chicken wings, Diet Rite sodas, Worchestershire sauce, sugar free bbq sauce, a plastic cup of some kind of home mixed dressing, mustard, salsa, caramel topping, pickles, mayo, salad dressing and, surprise... Kahlua! Thank goodness my fridge is clean.
So now you take a picture of your fridge and post it on your blog. Don't forget to comment or trackback at Petes and here. And check out all the other people's fridges at Petes. I can't wait for "What's in Your Freezer Day?"!!
RSS Feeds were Wonky [10/19/04]
All my RSS feeds went wonky for a while after I installed MTMultiBlog. Hopefully, I didn't lose anybody. If you're still here... it's fixed.
Unconscious Mutterings [10/17/04]
[Memes - Unconscious Mutterings]
- Dimension:: measurement
- Roger:: wilco
- CSI:: Miami
- Passenger:: jetliner
- Thankful:: saying grace
- Has-been:: down and out
- Bambino:: baby
- Wrinkles:: eyes
- Cable TV:: woah... a direct tv commercial is on right now.
- Voicemail:: I hope I don't have any messages.
Produce [10/17/04]
[Food]
I just got back from the grocery. I bought the following produce:
There's an acorn squash, which I'll bake one night this week with some butter and artificial sweetener. There's a pumello, which I'd never seen before. I'll talk more about that in a minute. There's a giant onion, which I'll cut and saute in butter to eat with chicken later in the week. There are 5 small limes which I'll use in sodas (sugar free cherry, raspberry or watermelon syrup and seltzer water). And a yellow pepper which I'll slice into slivers and saute with the onion. The lady got confused and charged me for a green bell pepper which is half the price. Here's what the pumello looks like on the inside:
It makes me think of lungs. The pumello wasn't ringing up, so she arbitrarily charged me the same price as the acorn squash (99 cents a pound). I don't know how much it was supposed to cost, but I'm sure it was more than that. It tastes like a sweetened grapefruit. I had cut it up into bite sized pieces to eat it because trying to peel it with with my fingers was smushing the tasty part. I like trying new (to me) fruit, but I don't think I've ever tried a new fruit and declared it better than any of the fruits I usually eat.
There's an acorn squash, which I'll bake one night this week with some butter and artificial sweetener. There's a pumello, which I'd never seen before. I'll talk more about that in a minute. There's a giant onion, which I'll cut and saute in butter to eat with chicken later in the week. There are 5 small limes which I'll use in sodas (sugar free cherry, raspberry or watermelon syrup and seltzer water). And a yellow pepper which I'll slice into slivers and saute with the onion. The lady got confused and charged me for a green bell pepper which is half the price. Here's what the pumello looks like on the inside:
It makes me think of lungs. The pumello wasn't ringing up, so she arbitrarily charged me the same price as the acorn squash (99 cents a pound). I don't know how much it was supposed to cost, but I'm sure it was more than that. It tastes like a sweetened grapefruit. I had cut it up into bite sized pieces to eat it because trying to peel it with with my fingers was smushing the tasty part. I like trying new (to me) fruit, but I don't think I've ever tried a new fruit and declared it better than any of the fruits I usually eat.
Saturday Stumblefest [10/16/04]
- 1152*864 felbontású képek (Webshots) - Awesome wallpaper worthy pictures. This is via BrykMantra, but I rated it on my Stumblefest toolbar.
- Urban Asshole Notification Cards - Next time someone does something "asshole-y," you could give him or her a notification card.
- Peace Mandalas - A collection of magnificent peace mandalas.
I Went to Work Twice Today [10/15/04]
I've been working my hiney off lately trying to get our work website tidy on the back end. Oooo... I said "hiney" and "back end" in the same sentence.
I worked late every night this week. Tonight I worked until 6:00. When I got home, I thought of something else I wanted to do to a file and decided to look at it. I typed in the URL of our homepage and got a different page with a lot of broken images. It was a page that goes in a different area of the site. Looks like someone uploaded it over the homepage. It could have been me, but I didn't go near that page today. It could have been a couple other people, but I can't imagine they would be doing anything with that page today.
Bottom line... I had to go up to work to put the homepage back. I signed into the after hours log at 8:19 and signed out at 8:27. Eight minutes at work, and an hour round trip from home. I wish I had access to do it from home. I guess I should look into that.
The guard at the front desk is so young. I've seen him before, but never in his guard gear. I thought he was just some kid they hired to sit at the desk and ask people to sign in, but tonight he was all decked out in his cowboy hat and uniform.
I worked late every night this week. Tonight I worked until 6:00. When I got home, I thought of something else I wanted to do to a file and decided to look at it. I typed in the URL of our homepage and got a different page with a lot of broken images. It was a page that goes in a different area of the site. Looks like someone uploaded it over the homepage. It could have been me, but I didn't go near that page today. It could have been a couple other people, but I can't imagine they would be doing anything with that page today.
Bottom line... I had to go up to work to put the homepage back. I signed into the after hours log at 8:19 and signed out at 8:27. Eight minutes at work, and an hour round trip from home. I wish I had access to do it from home. I guess I should look into that.
The guard at the front desk is so young. I've seen him before, but never in his guard gear. I thought he was just some kid they hired to sit at the desk and ask people to sign in, but tonight he was all decked out in his cowboy hat and uniform.
Googling 6870 Miles [10/14/04]
A couple years ago, I did a google search for "6870 Miles." That was the name of a recording project I was a part of at the time. Two songs resulted from that project.
Anyway... I decided to resurrect my Google findings from the past and see if I could find some more. Here you go...
Anyway... I decided to resurrect my Google findings from the past and see if I could find some more. Here you go...
- Alaska has 6870 miles of state highway. See this Federal Highway Administration PDF document.
- In 1995, Maine had 6870 miles of major striping done off the interstate at a total project cost of $2,472,206. Source: Maine Transporation Safety Trends Report (no longer available on the web).
- Carol and Bryan started riding their bikes on August 12, 1995 in Castle Rock, Colorado. They arrived in Gila Hot Springs, New Mexico 6870 miles and 7 months later. Wow... I need to take some time to read through that stuff. They've ridden all kindsa places.
- Moonrise: Ship's Log - As of June 18, 2004, the Moonrise had gone 6870 miles from Alameda on a sailing trip from Belize to the U.S.
- The distance from Jerusalem to New Orleans is 6870 miles according to The Annotated Bob Dylan. You'll have to search for the reference on that page.
- All of the major tributaries [of the Connecticut River] placed end to end would measure 6870 miles according to Connecticut RiverFest: River Minutes.
- It's the distance in air miles from Paris to Buenos Aires. infoplease.com
- It's the average miles per year that girls ages 16 to 19 are driving since 1975. Law Enforcement News
- It's the distance from Seoul (via Bangkok) to Melbourne on Thai Airways Thai Airways
- It's the distance of "snow lane miles" that Pennsylvania counties budget between $300,000 and $590,000 for salt and anti-skid to keep them safe and passable. Statistics Teacher's Network
- It's the distance between Tokyo, Japan and Atlanta, George. How Far Is It.
Abdication Almost Right [10/13/04]
Yay! A Random Poem!
From Rob's Random Poem Generator using my blog.
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Baseball [10/13/04]
[Sports]
My momma loved the Astros. She used to watch all the games from her desk in the living room of our house. She'd sit and paint ceramics or stitch Christmas stockings or work on her direct mail order typing jobs and watch the Astros play. She was heart broken the year (or more?) that baseball went on strike. She'd be so happy to know the Astros are a series away from the World Series.Being a fair-weathered Astros baseball fan, I decided to watch the Astros/Cardinals game tonight after I watched "Lost." After two innings, I remembered why I don't like baseball. It's mostly because of me... I can't keep up with the number of balls and strikes and outs. I know I can just look at the handy information graphic, but I still have a hard time. Does 0-1 mean 0 strikes and 1 ball or 0 balls and 1 strike. Don't bother answering... I won't remember. With football, I can keep up... there are 4 downs and there's a fake line "painted" on the field where the first down marker is. Whoever invented that fake line is a genius!
I also can't tell if it's a ball or strike half the time. I wish the announcers would say "strike" or "ball." It seems everyone knows but me. Even the people sitting in the stadium half a mile away!
Then sometimes the batter swings, and it doesn't look like he hit the ball because the ball goes to the catcher, but the batter takes off running anyway. What's that about? I don't remember that happening when I was a kid. And sometimes a foul is a strike and sometimes it's not.
And what is it about baseball that makes the players mouths water so much. *spit*
So I think I'll just keep baseball on in the background and look at the score every once in a while. It's too frustrating actually watching.
Go Astros!!
Jury Duty [10/12/04]
Today I did the jury impaneling process over the internet. How freakin' cool is that? I got a summons on Saturday. Last time I got a summons, I had to go to an empty warehouse place and get herded with all the other cattle into lines for this and that. It took all afternoon. Then I didn't get called for a jury.
This time, I just had to answer a few questions over the internet. Now I wait to get an assignment by email. It'll be sometime between tomorrow and December 26th. I've never served on a jury. I've only actually gotten called to the courthouse once. It was traffic court, and they dismissed us all after an hour saying they didn't need us.
I think I'd like to serve on a jury at least once in my life. I guess I should be careful what I wish for.
This time, I just had to answer a few questions over the internet. Now I wait to get an assignment by email. It'll be sometime between tomorrow and December 26th. I've never served on a jury. I've only actually gotten called to the courthouse once. It was traffic court, and they dismissed us all after an hour saying they didn't need us.
I think I'd like to serve on a jury at least once in my life. I guess I should be careful what I wish for.
Haunted [10/12/04]
I've been haunted by a couple of ex-boyfriend/dates/whatever in the last few days. I heard some disturbing news that I won't go into out of respect for the parties involved, but it brought back all the anger I felt about the way my last boyfriend treated me. If you've been visiting here a while, you know he started seeing someone else without telling me and just kinda disappeared from the relationship. I found out about the other woman later. Saturday night I dreamed that he sent me an email. It would be the first I'd heard from him since January. He attached a document with the story of how he met the other lady with lots of pictures of them being happy together. I woke up feeling slapped. He's had some really bad stuff happen to him over the last week, so no comments kicking him while he's down. This is about me processing this stuff.
The bad news put a cloud over my whole weekend and is another reason why I threw myself into the Movable Type upgrade I did on Saturday. I tend to bury myself in my web site when things aren't quite right with my world. Well... I bury myself in my website when things are right, too.
Then this morning, I saw another ex-date at Starbucks. In the flesh. I'm not sure if he recognized me. I barely recognized him. I was standing right behind him in line. I remember him as this skinny guy, but he's filled out. Maybe he's doing circuit training or something. He had more gray in his hair, although he was prematurely gray before. He had the same mannerisms as he took his keys out of his pocket and dropped them back in. And the way he held his portfolio was very much like my ex-date would have. But I didn't *know* it was him until I heard his nasal voice when he ordered his coffee.
This is the guy who told me he didn't want to date me anymore because I wasn't thin enough. Gotta admire him for his honesty, but definitely not for his tact.
One thing about the "you're too fat" break up guy that's good is that he inspired parts of at least two songs. One of the most famous (in my small circle) lines from one of my songs goes:
I don't think I have any other exes with whom I've experienced unforgiven hurtful splits. Splits are never easy, of course, but the rest were amiable. Hopefully seeing the one guy at Starbucks was a fluke. Otherwise, I'll have to start going to a different Starbucks.
The bad news put a cloud over my whole weekend and is another reason why I threw myself into the Movable Type upgrade I did on Saturday. I tend to bury myself in my web site when things aren't quite right with my world. Well... I bury myself in my website when things are right, too.
Then this morning, I saw another ex-date at Starbucks. In the flesh. I'm not sure if he recognized me. I barely recognized him. I was standing right behind him in line. I remember him as this skinny guy, but he's filled out. Maybe he's doing circuit training or something. He had more gray in his hair, although he was prematurely gray before. He had the same mannerisms as he took his keys out of his pocket and dropped them back in. And the way he held his portfolio was very much like my ex-date would have. But I didn't *know* it was him until I heard his nasal voice when he ordered his coffee.
This is the guy who told me he didn't want to date me anymore because I wasn't thin enough. Gotta admire him for his honesty, but definitely not for his tact.
One thing about the "you're too fat" break up guy that's good is that he inspired parts of at least two songs. One of the most famous (in my small circle) lines from one of my songs goes:
I said, "Love is nothing for you to decideThat was very loosely inspired by him. And, oddly enough, was a favorite lyric of the other ex-boyfriend.
Love is natural
If you've gotta think about it for a while
Your heart is cynical"
I don't think I have any other exes with whom I've experienced unforgiven hurtful splits. Splits are never easy, of course, but the rest were amiable. Hopefully seeing the one guy at Starbucks was a fluke. Otherwise, I'll have to start going to a different Starbucks.
Name Three Things... [10/11/04]
1. your ideal salad has on it.
iceberg lettuce, creamy raspberry vinaigrette (do they even make that?), and crispy (but not hard) croutons.
2. you do religiously in the morning.
walk LilyDawg, pee pee, and check my blog.
3. you look forward to doing in your spare time.
work on my website, read my friends' blogs, and play and write music.
4. you've never done before, but think you will at some point in your life.
get married, drive around the U.S. visiting state capitols, and hear myself singing in the soundtrack of a tv or movie.
5. you love to do while on vacation.
take pictures, walk around university campuses and state capitols, and eat good food.
6. you took pictures of in the last month.
a decapitated giraffe, a truck with a palm tree in the back, and the top half of my coworker's head.
7. you have to do before the end of the day.
feed LilyDawg, walk LilyDawg, and brush my teeth.
8. you like about your best friend. She snuggles up with me on the couch, she never asks questions, and she's nice to the kids on our block.
walk LilyDawg, pee pee, and check my blog.
3. you look forward to doing in your spare time.
work on my website, read my friends' blogs, and play and write music.
4. you've never done before, but think you will at some point in your life.
get married, drive around the U.S. visiting state capitols, and hear myself singing in the soundtrack of a tv or movie.
5. you love to do while on vacation.
take pictures, walk around university campuses and state capitols, and eat good food.
6. you took pictures of in the last month.
a decapitated giraffe, a truck with a palm tree in the back, and the top half of my coworker's head.
7. you have to do before the end of the day.
feed LilyDawg, walk LilyDawg, and brush my teeth.
8. you like about your best friend. She snuggles up with me on the couch, she never asks questions, and she's nice to the kids on our block.
Unconscious Mutterings [10/10/04]
[Memes - Unconscious Mutterings]
- Spacious:: living room
- Crash:: cymbal
- Autobiography:: never
- Sparkly:: diamonds
- Wild Thing:: The Troggs? okay... motorcycle
- Haagen-Das:: chocolate
- Sci-fi:: green
- Voice:: over
- Boy Scouts:: uniform
- Grief:: sadness
Just Some Stuff - Goat, Captcha, Sports [10/10/04]
- Yesterday I saw a man with a goat on my walk around the neighborhood. I wanted to take a picture of the goat, but the man was there. Later, I wished that I had asked the man if I could take a picture of him and the goat.
- I had to register my email address to download some software yesterday. They were using a captcha image to keep out the bots. I don't mind those things when I can read them. But when a sighted person struggles to see it, it's not serving its intended purpose (to let in the humans). I actually had to take a screen capture of the image, put it into my Fireworks program and blow it up 400% to read it. The image is below. Can you read it? Take a guess in the comments.
- Last week was my good sports week. All my favorite football teams won. This week is the balance... the only team that hasn't tanked so far is the ASU Sun Devils, and they had a bye week this week. Arizona is playing now, but I'm not holding my breath. And now that I'm getting excited about baseball, the Astros lost. I'm tied for 7th overall in the college football pool, though, so I can't complain too much.
- Wife Swap is fun to watch! A recurring outcome so far (after seeing 2 shows) is that the dads end up spending more time with their kids. Moms, too, but some moms already spend a lot of time with their kids. Last week, the hippie husband bonded with his daughter over their distaste of the conservative southern lady who came to live in their liberal home. Watching the animal rights activist wife at the home of the southern hunter was a hoot, too. I liked the hunter guy until the end when he went off on the hippie husband just because he has dreadlocks. I can't stand intolerance like that. At the end of the last show, the only people I liked were the hippie husband and the kids. Save the kids before they become their parents!! The people either gain a new attitude (for the better) or they strengthen the attitudes they already have (not always for the better). I can't wait for the next show!
Comments are (unintentionally) going through an approval queue [10/09/04]
Rob planted a seed... he upgraded his moveabletype installation. It's been on my mind all day, so I took the plunge. So far, the only problem I can see is that comments are forced through an approval queue. So your comments won't show up right away. Blah.
There's another problem, but that might be with the operator. Hopefully, I'll get everything worked out tomorrow.
Edit: The comment problem seems to have worked itself out. So please... comment!
There's another problem, but that might be with the operator. Hopefully, I'll get everything worked out tomorrow.
Edit: The comment problem seems to have worked itself out. So please... comment!
Spam Bombs! [10/08/04]
I just cleaned up 280 comment spams. Two Hundred and Eighty Freaking Spam Bombs! All from the same spammer. Thank goodness for Jay Allen and MT-Blacklist! It only took me a few minutes to eradicate them all. If I'd had to do it manually, I'd probably have deleted my blog. Bastages.
Moonset over the Gulf [10/07/04]
Astronomy Picture of the Day - October 7, 2004 - I've never seen a moonset picture. This one over the Gulf of Mexico is beautiful. It's a long exposure, so the stars in constellation Scorpius are streaks. The lightning flash is fantastic, too.
TV Shows [10/06/04]
- Lost - I thought they were going to blow it with the mysterious giant beast that grabbed the pilot right out of the cockpit, but they've gotten away from that and have been focusing on the people. At the end of tonight's episode, there was a very interesting sequence. There was happy music playing (Ben Harper?) and people were being nice to other people unexpectedly and good things were happening. I was crying a bit because it was touching. Then the music changed unexpectedly, it focused on Terry O'Quinn, and everything felt ominous. I love a show that can take a sharp turn like that.
- Wife Swap - I only watched this because I was too lazy to pick up the remote. It was much better than I thought it would be. I watched the one where the country lady swapped with the rich lady. I loved it when the country lady dismissed the nannies. It seems like everyone learned something or got something good out of it except the rich husband. What an arrogant ass! I loved when his kids told the country lady she was a good mommy. I haven't seen tonight's show all the way through, but I think both wives are bonkers.
- Survivor - I think Twila saved herself last week when she softened up at Tribal Council and said maybe she would have the younguns braid her hair and do her nails. I guess someone decided she was cool and switched their vote. I was glad Mia got booted... she was too bitchy.
- The Bachelor - That show is awful. A bunch of beautiful women competing over a man. Sheesh. Gives me the willies. I don't think I've ever really liked a show that's all about beautiful people. Plus... it would have to be some kind of weird and unforeseen situation where I would compete for a man. But then it's not like I'm having any luck finding anyone anyway.
- Joan of Arcadia - God hugged Joan this week. That made me cry. I thought it was interesting how Kevin started feeling guilty about the accident after he went to see his friend. I think his friend just needs Kevin to be friendly with him so he can stop feeling so guilty. I bet he would drop the lawsuit.
What a Great Football Weekend [10/05/04]
[Sports]
This weekend was a great football weekend for me. I won $80 in a college football pool. I tied with someone for first place out of 51 people. Last year I didn't win a dime.
All four of my favorite teams won. The UT Longhorns and ASU Sun Devils are undefeated. The Houston Texans won two in a row for the first time in franchise history (that's what the commentators say... like there's this long history there). And the Arizona Cardinals won. Emmitt Smith has a perfect passing rating... one attempt, one completion and one touchdown. I bet Irish Bruce $5 at work that Emmitt is the only NFL player with a record like that, but I lost. Jack Losch from the Green Bay Packers did it, too.
This week is the Red River Shootout. Hook 'em Horns!
In baseball news... I just found out this morning that the Astros are in the playoffs. I'm a fair-weathered baseball fan. I only like it when the Astros get past the first round of the playoffs. So Go Astros!
All four of my favorite teams won. The UT Longhorns and ASU Sun Devils are undefeated. The Houston Texans won two in a row for the first time in franchise history (that's what the commentators say... like there's this long history there). And the Arizona Cardinals won. Emmitt Smith has a perfect passing rating... one attempt, one completion and one touchdown. I bet Irish Bruce $5 at work that Emmitt is the only NFL player with a record like that, but I lost. Jack Losch from the Green Bay Packers did it, too.
This week is the Red River Shootout. Hook 'em Horns!
In baseball news... I just found out this morning that the Astros are in the playoffs. I'm a fair-weathered baseball fan. I only like it when the Astros get past the first round of the playoffs. So Go Astros!
My Keyring Camera [10/04/04]
I got a little keyring camera a few weeks ago. They call it a keyring, but it's a necklace. It comes with a cord so you can wear it around your neck. And it's a thumb drive, too. You can drag any kind of file up to 128MB into it and transfer it to another computer.
I love it. It's not for professional photography, though. There are no manual controls (except for on and off). No focus or flash. There's nothing to tell you how much memory you've used. It doesn't take the sharpest pictures in the world. But it's right there when you need it (provided you remember you have it). It plugs right into the USB port and shows up in the file system... no special software or cables to transfer the pictures. All I have to do is drag the pictures from the camera to my hard drive.
I made a gallery of 15 of the pictures I've taken with it.
I love it. It's not for professional photography, though. There are no manual controls (except for on and off). No focus or flash. There's nothing to tell you how much memory you've used. It doesn't take the sharpest pictures in the world. But it's right there when you need it (provided you remember you have it). It plugs right into the USB port and shows up in the file system... no special software or cables to transfer the pictures. All I have to do is drag the pictures from the camera to my hard drive.
I made a gallery of 15 of the pictures I've taken with it.
Unconscious Mutterings [10/03/04]
[Memes - Unconscious Mutterings]
- Courage:: lion
- Stamina:: heartbeat
- Leader:: president
- Idea:: writing
- Rockstar:: long hair
- Dew:: Mountain
- Guards:: tall hats (like at Buckingham Palace)
- Lenny:: Squiggy
- Alliance:: Survivor
- Cigarettes:: gross
Dream Journal - A Coworker at Notre Dame [10/02/04]
I was dreaming a lot last night, but I didn't retain a whole lot. Here's what's left in my head:
A coworker of mine, Mark B., told me he was going to play football for Notre Dame for the next 5 weeks. Or he might have said 5 months. I thought that was so cool because I could watch him on TV.
I went to a shopping center and kept running into people who were in a group with whom I'd go see movies. I was wearing a black dress with two belts. One of the belts was a seat belt that came from the movie theater. I showed it to the people, but they weren't impressed. I thought maybe I could start a trend of women wearing seat belts around their waists over their dresses.
I went to a shopping center and kept running into people who were in a group with whom I'd go see movies. I was wearing a black dress with two belts. One of the belts was a seat belt that came from the movie theater. I showed it to the people, but they weren't impressed. I thought maybe I could start a trend of women wearing seat belts around their waists over their dresses.
Saturday Stumblefest [10/02/04]
- Escape - A silly time-killing block game.
- Unreliable Facts - because everything on the internet is true
- Bruno Bisang Photography - The pictures are great, but I highlight this site because it scrolls to the right instead of down. That's cool.
- Internet Health Report - I want to look at this the next time the internet starts acting hinky.
- Paper CD Case - A simple way to make a CD Case sleeve.
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