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Blue Thursday.
Not quite as musical as Blue Monday.
Good luck with the upcoming move Jack, hopefully the transfer will go smoothly.
Can I just say I didn’t cheat on the palooza – I only voted once for Grosse Point Blank.
Looking foward to the DP covering one of my fav movies.
Happy Birthday ditto.
Thursday! Must sync iPod!
It’s 5:30 in the morning DeadPan. Do you know where your sun is?
1. go to the following site:
http://www.tatuagemdaboa.com.br/
2. on the first line type in a first name (it’s more amusing if it’s a girls name)
3. on the second line type in another first name (again, more amusing if you type a male name)
(Skip your e-mail address.)
4. Click on ‘Vizualizar’ on bottom left of screen and watch what happens … and don’t ask me how they do that!
Morning, Deadpan!
Nomad, from the other page, maybe “developmentally shirt-tucking delayed”?
TEB – sadly, the work firewall has blocked me from your link. Reason given – alcohol?
Now I’m even more curious.
As for the next -apalooza. Personally, I think the 1st week of December is going to be aggressive, but, given a deadline, I’m pretty sure I can work with it.
I still need to watch that Eraserhead DVD one of these days and comment as well.
[snert] I wish I spoke enough Spanish to know what she’s saying. Erm, if it is Spanish?
EssBee: dSTD? That’s not nice at all. [big eyes]
Cooking colon? Ewwww…
I definitely voted for Grosse Point Blank, largely due to the fact I own it already. Hopefully the accessible nature of it brings out lots of good content…
I don’t own the DVD for GPB, but I have seen it a couple of times. Not sure if I’ll watch it again or read a few online summaries to jog my memory. If we go that route that is.
GRR Martin’s Song of Ice & Fire moves closer to becoming an HBO series:
http://www.thrfeed.com/2008/11/hbo-orders-fant.html
I love those books.
I think I shall be going old school for GPB and dig out the VHS tape of the movie I own.
Thanks, Jack! Van!
Oh, Happy Bday, ditto! Hope you celebrated in style last night.
Yes, Happy B-Day Ditto! Have a unfiltered wheat for me.
Okay, so mixed messages here at the new workplace. Two weeks ago, catered lunch. Yay!
Also two weeks ago, set of layoffs. Boo!
Today, the masseuse asks me where to set up for the chair massages. ???
Back from breakfast with my Boo.
Happy Bday ditto
Now to listen to Deadpan
I totally missed the “something blue” call out. must be because I was late listening, or the fact my brain wasn’t totally here
Glad you didn’t decide to Lurk Essbee.
So TEB any further word on that bloke in the MA class you think fancies you?
ditto – Happy Birthday!!!
JB – tell masseuse to set up over by ditto.
Thanks guys.
TEB: I missed/forgot the blue call out too. :(
Van, you are sweet as pie.
But Vanamonde, it’s more fun to pretend that you did cheat in the Palooza voting :).
CP: Love In The Afternoon — Jerry Garcia
Van, I have been out of classes for two weeks, partly because of WF, partly because I wasn’t feeling well. I went on Monday but he wasn’t there. Maybe when I go tonight.
It’s been a while since I saw GPB. Will have to get it again.
Not sure if it’s for me, as I’m very happy in my current position and not looking for anything but have now joint LinkedIn.
Ahh, the chair massages are not free. The company has her come in, but it still costs $1/minute with 15 minimum…
JB, Evil, Inc. does that same thing! Like it’s a perk. Wow, what a GREAT place to work!
Hopefully it’s not being administered by John Cleese
“I’m not allowed to go on massaging unless you’ve paid.”
I did see something blue, and was going to call it in. But real life has been kind of front and center this week and I forgot. =P I’ll try and make up for it next show.
Well JB, I hope this story has a happy ending (oh come on – - someone was going there eventually).
The door isn’t closed on the Blue Meme, if you missed it and still want to play.
Grosse Pointe Blank will be fun.
Jack Mangan’s dark side…grrrrrrrrrrrrrr!
On reflection that sounds like a bar of chocolate.
With nougat.
Jack, you called it correctly. If you hadn’t I would have.
No, Van, it’s his secret all-emo cover band.
All emo, all the time.
The dangers of virtual sex:
http://tinyurl.com/5d6j7y
I guess that’s better than the virtual VD, but Norton is supposed to control that.
Cool beta for a 2D version of Mirror’s Edge:
http://www.bornegames.com/
Back from lunch. Van, I find it amusing that after her husband cheated on her in Second Life, she found a new love through WoW :)
In need of help?
http://www.helpineedhelp.com/bored/
Gummi Legos!!!
http://www.instructables.com/id/LeGummies_brick_shaped_gummy_candies/
You mean they weren’t always edible?
only when you are 5 or under, Jack!
I was given Viva Pinata. I think I’ll load it. It’ll give me something to play until Sacred 2 comes out
That’s right Jack, the decades of painful pooping can end if you just stop eating legos…
Sacred 2?
Van, http://www.sacred2.com/landingpage/index_en.html
It’s scheduled for release Dec 3 here in Canada
Thx TEB. Not my cup of tea.
CP: I’m Diggin’ You (Like An Old Soul Record) — Me’Shell Ndegeocello
Raid Over Moscow remake at:
http://layden.retroremakes.com/raid.htm
I remember the original causing a big fuss when it arrived in Europe.
This is pretty cute:
http://ldsrr91.wordpress.com/2008/07/14/baracks-house-audio/
Slayed one minor dragon today. About several dozen more to go.
Way to go, sir ditto.
CP: Rave Down — Swervedriver.
CPIMM: Welcome Back Kotter theme song
D’ank you berry much!
CPIMM: Taxi theme song
Doh!
Now CPIMM: Taxi theme song
http://tinyurl.com/6fjucy
You know the Taxi theme song was covered in the “Stay Tuned” album right? LOL
Oh dammit. Now you guys got the Barney Miller theme PIMM.
http://www.mybloop.com/
Infinite sharing space?
Jack: I think they misinterpreted what 1/0 really means. ;)
Morning Pan, last working day of the week for me (weekend off..wahoo!), not even that cold today.
I suspect today will seem to last as long as the hundred year war….
1/0 reminds me of a lewd joke about how many times does 1 go into 0.
You can probably guess the punchline.
Happy birthday ditto!!!!
first your birthday spanking
*smack*
then your bitrthday kiss
*mmwwwaaaaa*
Hugh sez- Happy Birthday! (I don’t think you want any spanking or kisses from me)
Van, if that 1 was interested in 1s AND 0s, would it be bi-nary?
Did I just miss the Smarty Hotties?
I have some good news – It’s Friday!
Carry on.
And, there’s a new Watchmen trailer
http://movies.yahoo.com/feature/watchmen.html?showVideo=1
There is a guy on the bus that looks like HP Lovecraft.
He needs a shave.
Morning, Deadpan. Snow on the ground at my house today.
Taking the day off to do some job-looking stuff.
Wednesday afternoon. The smell of winter is in the air, crisp and cold. little flurries of snow drift down. Some find purchase on the pines on the cliffside. Others float down further, into the box canyon. Lazily floating down under dim grey clouds, they bring news of the seasons’ change to the unraked leaves in Mr. Barton’s yard.
Should have worn gloves, thought Thomas, knuckles whitening as he hefted the cask of ale. He leaned against the weathered brick, tugged the handle, and walked into the Deadpan Bar.
The new Watchmen trailer is full of win as the kids might say today. March 9th, coolio.
Jack was behind the bar, putting up glassware from a dishwasher bin. “Hey,” he said, as Thomas groaned and set the cask upon the bar. “Messing about with coffee adjuncts?”
“Nope, keep guessing,” said Thomas. “You won’t be getting any of that until the snow really flies. Then I’ll give you something to warm you up down to your boots.”
Jack swore as a glass tumbled from his fingers and shattered on the floor. He grabbed a bar towel and started to pick up fragments. “Here, let me get that,” said Thomas. “Don’t want to slice your finger open…”
“I don’t know what it is, I just have a case of the clumsy today,” said Jack, brushing off his knees.
Jack crossed the room and mounted the small stage. He fired up the lights and fussed with some cabling, mic, and his guitar. “Cream ale?”
“Too subtle. Man, you go from coffee adjunct to cream ale? Something in between.”
“I’ve had this little intricate melody running through my head all day.” Jack reached over to the small sound board and pulled up a couple levels.
“You got some kind of hum.”
“I’ll fix it later,” Jack slung on the guitar and fished a pick from the breast pocket of his flannel shirt.
Morning Pan
Cool but clear here. We’ve been very lucky and haven’t had any snow as of yet.
CP: All My Patients — Five Eight
CB: Interzone 219
New magazine smell…
Another Friday off. I’m getting ready for my 3 mile run. Clear and sunny today, I was debating on wearing shorts or long running pants. It’s just warm enough for shorts. :) Also the Moon was bright in the sky this morning so I snapped a picture.
http://tinyurl.com/5gjcfg
Okay, time to grab the iPod and hit the sidewalk. Back later.
A clash of mixed-up noise emerged from the monitors. Thomas looked up. “Going for something in a Philip Glass?”
Jack frowned, “Not funny.” He moved pick over the strings again, his brain knowing what sounds to make but his hand clearly missing the message. “Man, I’ve had this little tune looping in my head, but…” He trailed off as the guitar seemingly rebelled again. “It’s kind of a la-la-la-” Jack stopped abruptly.
“Channelling your inner thirteen-year-old?”
“Again not funny.” Jack cleared his throat. “La la la,” he sang experimentally, but again, his voice cracked and went atonal. “Okay, this is really getting to be not funny.”
I’m excited about the Watchmen movie, but I’m afraid it won’t live up to expectations. So, I’m doing my best not to get my hopes up.
Awesome picture, Rhettro!
CP: Decoder Ring Theatre – The Red Panda
Nice Pic, Rhett. Not quite warm enough for shorts here but just as clear.
Did Rhett just moon us?
It was pretty much a full moon, Joe. ;)
CP: Sinking Like A Sunset — Tom Cochrane
Full moon in morning, sailor take warning?
Yep, shorts was the right call. Time for a shower.
Well, I’m off to buy a PVR then do some grocery shopping.
Later
Nov 17th is OLPC day:
http://laptop.org/
lmao
“Thousands Flee Tony California Town as Blaze Rages”
http://tinyurl.com/5tew2y
I’m not laughing about the fire, mind you, I’m laughing about the spelling mistake.
It was well after dark when Jack returned to the Deadpan. A few flurries still drifted about, lit by the blue and red neon in the front window. Sheriff Brown was sitting at the bar, sipping something, likely a whiskey of some manner. He was dressed in jeans, off-duty of course. Jack slumped onto a stool. “One of those,” he muttered to Thomas, gesturing at Brian’s drink.
“Rough day?” the sheriff’s brow furrowed slightly in concern.
“Something like that,” said Jack, knocking back a significant portion of his drink.
“Jack’s having musical trouble,” Thomas explained.
“I have the music in my head, but…”
“The mojo ain’t workin’, ” Thomas finished.
“I’ll have Tim put out an APB on Fat Bastard,” offered Brian. Jack smiled thinly, but said nothing.
http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j126/rhettro1/BlackI.png
http://www.theonion.com/content/news/international_con_man_barack_obama
I am smiling thinly.
(cool to see the Barfic back. . . . ok, maybe “barfic” isn’t the best term. . . )
Ouch!
So true:
http://wondermark.com/461/
Funny links Jack and ditto!
Ouch, Rhettro!
South Park did it better.
The obama as a criminal that is.
Don’t worry Essbee, it looks worse than it feels. LOL
CP: Queen of Hearts – Dave Edmunds
CP: There Only Was One Choice — Harry Chapin
Well, I’m back from shopping. The new PVR is hooked up but I have to leave it for an hour before it can be initialized.
PVR? Paramecium Vacuum Regurgitator?
Polar Viagra Repository?
Purple Velvet Revolver?
Primary Vulvic Receiver?
Pulse Vapor Reactor
Proxy Violent Reaction
Pickled Valentine Ruffles?
Yes it’s warmed up quite nicely today.
http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j126/rhettro1/IMG_0437.jpg
http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j126/rhettro1/IMG_0439.jpg
Pinch Vladimir’s Rear?
Think TiVo but for Canada…
actual – Personal Video Recorder
other – Personal Voltron Reader?
Pine Vehicular Refresher?
Pretty violent rodent?
Pastel Vile Rabbits?
Pablo vs. Ricardo.
Paul Vanamonde Rhettro.
Enjoy your tv show recorder, Bunny. I’m actually letting my cable slide after the move. My sole visual entertainment will be DVDs and web-available shows.
While we don’t watch many shows there are a few and all seem to be on Monday when I have MA. We have a DVD recorder but my husband and I are bad for forgetting a show is on until after the fact. This way I hope to simply set up the recorder and then forget about it.
DVDs, web-available shows, AND the antics of your happy little Deadpan community, is I’m sure what you meant to say…
I get all the entertainment I need or want from websites and podcasts. I am a Netflix member, but I don’t use that as much as I could because I don’t even have time to sit and watch DVDs.
The crapstorm front has hit South Florida just like any other hurricane… Some of the things I need to do to get this storm to abate are: Get my car looked at and repaired, replace the lock on my front door (I lost my keys by leaving them in the front of a public computer… last time I attach a USB drive to keys), and find a way of earning enough money to pay for the above two expenses. Sigh.
Sorry to dump more bad news on everyone. On the bright side, next weekend (Nov. 22-23), I’m going to two parties to celebrate Thanksgiving (early) and the November birthdays in our team. :-)
Get most of TV shows I watch via P2P.
Rarely watch DVDs and my DVD Recorder doesn’t get much use, especially since the BBC iplayer came into service.
Since I see most new movies at the cinema, I tend not to bother watching movies on the cable TV service.
Today’s useless tip:
Bring reading material if you are going to a restaurant. People may think you are weird being by yourself but at least it doesn’t look like you’ve been stood up.
I kinda enjoy having a book when I dine alone.
So – what are we gonna call this next thing? Grossapalooza give the wrong impression, I think. Maybe since it stars Cusack and Aykroyd — Ackapalooza??
Cusakapalooza?
Blankeapalooza?
Miniapalooza?
Yeah yeah I know the spelling is wrong, but Minnie Driver plays a major character in the film.
:)
I think my computer is in serious trouble. Crap.
I’ve been playing COD: World at War for over three hours. I’m trying to remember how to blink and close my eyes so I can go to sleep.
Hmmmm, palooza, palooza…..
Oh, who am I kidding. My brain is fried and I have no snark left to offer this evening.
Hit myself in the face with a table. I love moving.
/tweet.
(no marks, no pain, no complaining, no whining, no drama — but — how often can you say “I hit myself in the face with a table”?)
Satisfy your inner drummer:
http://www.wadfm.com/Specdrum3/spec3.html
So today was the day for being a consumer sheep. One of those vibrating wet razors was on offer so bought one to give it a try.
I’ll report on the amount of blood loss later.
Baaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!
So I’m off to see The Baader Meinhof Complex, a movie about terrorists in Germany.
Fun, fun, fun….okay I’m probably lying about the fun part.
Later pan…
Van, Let me know if I need to run down for a donation at the blood center for you.
Jack, apparently the answer is at least twice in one post :)
Poor Jack! Poor ditto! Poor Van’s beard!
Morning, Deadpan, and happy Saturday to you. Today, I’m heading out to participate in the Join the Impact rally. Mine’s in Boulder at 11:30 MST.
http://jointheimpact.wetpaint.com/?t=anon
Wow, the pan is dead.
Yeah I was lying about the fun part. An interesting film, and one that makes me inclined to get the book it’s based on.
As for the vibrating razor..no cuts and a smooth shave, but I don’t think the slight improvement over my old 2 bladed razor justifys the blades being twice as expensive.
Lowbrow moment
The actress playing Meinhof looks cool smoking a ciggy.
Move along now, the tumbleweeds don’t like people staring at them.
the pans are all dead!
who killed all the pans?
Use that grey goo between your ears for some scientific research:
http://fold.it/portal/
Analyze astronomical photos at:
http://www.galaxyzoo.org/
Help computers get smarter by playing games:
http://www.gwap.com/gwap/
Bring on Skynet.
Why do things get worse just when they are getting better? Sigh. The shitstorm cometh. My computer died last night. Now, I need to go and rebuild a new one. Ka-ching.
On the plus side: I made an awesome Hollandaise sauce on my very first attempt tonight. At least I can still have a good meal. :)
Well happy hollandaise, at least.