A friend of mine starts her first day of work today. Normally, not an issue but in today’s economy she got a job in record time. She’s from the US and only received her work permit at the end of March. She put out her resume, did an interview and got a job within a couple of weeks. You don’t see that very much anymore.
Good morning, beautiful people. Consider yourself hugged. I’m hoping to be away from the computer for most of today, at least until I have to clock into work.
mmmm artichokes – now I want to make one for dinner. Yum.
I started my podsuming habit on my PSP, and the automatic wifi scheduling works fairly well. I think I stopped using it as my main device because I only had a 512MB memory card in it at the time.
TSH – I wish my local comic shop was as on the ball, internet-wise, as yours is. Neither one is open during the hours I can get to them and neither one has a web store. I’m all for supporting the little guys, but… [shrug]
I tried to use the test model at the AT&T store within two days of them chaining it to the wall. So it is possible, but unlikely, that the touch sensors were already damaged in some way.
As the primary (only?) method of input, touch screen is not something I can use. Even on the newfangled tech that is used for the iPhone.
What is it called? Is the iPhone capacitive touch or resistive touch? Grrr, can’t recall now.
I don’t know Wolf -quite- well enough, but I love to tease my friend Gorath about his wolfie nature by calling him a “woof” all the time. Just doing my vampire part to put down the revolution.
At lunch today, I think I’ll run to Best Buy and get the Caprica DVD. I might also pick up the new Yeah Yeah Yeahs disc, and I’ve been wanting a Garbage CD. Why not?
… I’m confused now. How did my nipple for this deadpan end up in this deadpan? Shouldn’t it not have existed until after this particular unshow existed? Are my nipples traveling in time?
I’ve got Caprica coming in the mail. The wife and I will check in on for date night on Friday. Honestly, if it weren’t for Farpoint Media (here and Slice, etc) I wouldn’t even know it was available, much less that I’d have to get a DVD to watch it.
Jack has a new Super Power. He can direct Lightning Bolts to peoples nipples causing them to go 88 mph causing them to travel in time with out the owners knowledge.
Recommendation keep your hands on all nipples that are important to you…
So they’re still trimming my trees (no euphemisms – despite the current nipple conversation). With any luck, I won’t have to worry about branches falling on the neighbours car come next snowfall (which is tomorrow from what the weatherman says).
I Think I’m going into gaming withdrawal. There are approx a dozen games I want to purchase this year (that I know of, anyway) but none of them have been released yet. Need to find something to do until next month.
While, going back to our earlier discussion, I certainly say this boy in a man’s body is wholly responsible for his current condition, the fact that his mom is proud of him is a pretty big indictment on the family.
I don’t think any bonehead should be given leniency because they cry about their poor upbringing, but bad parenting is definitely at the root of the bonehead epidemic.
Some responses:
Welcome, Dan S.
i: I like hummus too.
TEB: lol vulcan homies
Hugh: Absa-frakin-amen, bro! Who needs the corporate ladder anyway?
TSH: Re: Catwoman’s boobs: You don’t think *that* is a superpower? ;)
Amy: Yea! Glad to you are making progress on the novel.
mp3s vs CDs: I still buy the CDs for the better sound quality.
I was eating breakfast and flipped past the last few minutes of Idol. I am unimpressed with the lot of ‘em. They sound better than me, but that isn’t say anything at all.
I must say, I catch bits and pieces as my wife and her mother and sisters enjoy it…..this is turning into a run on sentence and I don’t know how to stop it.
American Idol – I agree this has not been a strong batch. I can usually count on Simon to cut through Paula’s sunshine crap, but even he’s let me down with approving some of the performances.
ditto: Welcome back! The novel’s not done, but I uploaded it to CreateSpace this morning anyway, in hopes of getting my free proof copy before my discount code from Nanowrimo ’07 expires (and even if it does, I’m excited enough about the whole thing to pay for a proof copy). I’m currently waiting for a confirmation email from them.
Trying to pick out a decent cell phone is ridiculously complicated. Even employing my awesome google fu, there is just no info out there. How is this possible?
Very awesome, Ed! :)
And Calgary has made a series of it.
Ed, are the little ones allowed to play with those models?
Morning Pan,
CP: Whiskey in the Jar – Thin Lizzy
Some nice guitar work for a Tuesday Morning.
CP: The Boys are Back in Town – Thin Lizzy
CP: Dancing in The Moonlight – Thin Lizzy
CP: Jailbreak – Thin Lizzy
CP: I Don’t Like Mondays – The Boomtown Rats
CP: Mona Lisa – Nat King Cole
CP: Route 66 – Nat King Cole
CP: Walking My Baby Back Home – Nat King Cole and Natalie Cole
CP: These Boots are Made for Walkin’ – Nancy Sinatra
One of these days these boots are gonna walk all over you
I’m not real familiar with Nancy’s version, but I really enjoy the version that Operation Ivy did.
Jack, only when they are closely supervised and have put down a deposit :)
Nah, toys are meant to be played with. I’m not a true “collector” in the museum sense.
Talking of models, I whiled away many a rainy afternoon as a kid playing with the following model:
http://www.space1999.net/catacombs/main/models/w2mstarcruiser.html
It separated into four bits for more variety..
Morning Pan
Beautiful 20 C yesterday. The weatherman says snow for tomorrow.
I don’t know if I can take anymore of this crazy weather
The Red Mile was happy last night, now that Calgary has decided to actually join the playoffs.
Only one item on today’s todo list:
Disillusion TEB about another fairy tale.
Cough
A friend of mine starts her first day of work today. Normally, not an issue but in today’s economy she got a job in record time. She’s from the US and only received her work permit at the end of March. She put out her resume, did an interview and got a job within a couple of weeks. You don’t see that very much anymore.
You won’t disillusion me Van, I know the evils of Rumplestiltskin. The poor man who tore himself in half…
I still say the king was the bad guy in that story.
I don’t even have the best pants.
CP: Scientific American Podcast
*Pushes the reset button*
Will that work on the weather, EssBee?
Heh! this ain’t a Sar Trek episode Essbee.
CP: Escape Pod 195
Junk Sound Itkin Pressure’s
CP: Get Out the Door – Velvet Revolver
CP: Me and My Arrow – Harry Nillson
CP: I’m a Believer – The Monkees
CP: Of Sins and Shadows – Symphony X
Robert Smith is 50 today.
Damn. You’re right, Van.
Sorry about the weather, TEB. In Colorado, it’s gorgeous and supposed to be 77 today.
Morning, Deadpan!
CP: Salve Virgo Virginum – The Mediæval Bæbes
So far weather not bad +8C. But give it 24 hours…
CP: The look of Love – Diana Krall
CP: Battery – Metallica
CP: WanderRadio EP 39
Well, no more music for now. Gotta do an on-line course for work. Will be out for an hour or so.
The squeaky artichoke winds up as dinner.
Conference Call Hell – Ditto I need help.
I’m sorry, Wolf. ditto can’t come to the phone. Can I take a message?
Good morning, beautiful people. Consider yourself hugged. I’m hoping to be away from the computer for most of today, at least until I have to clock into work.
mmmm artichokes – now I want to make one for dinner. Yum.
TSH
http://www.media.wmg-is.com/media/portal/media/cms/images/200903/my-name-up-in-lights-extralarge_1236374277170.jpg
CP: Time of the Preacher – Willie Nelson
Once again, CJ is the Scrabble master :)
I’m pretty excited! I just bought tickets for a performance this Thursday by Holly Hughes, the subject of my master’s thesis. Cannot wait.
http://belmarlab.org/femco2009.php
CP: I Like It – Dixie Chicks
CP: I Like It – Gerry and the Pacemakers
in mono
CP: Need you Tonight – INXS
CP: I’ll be your baby tonight – UB40 and Robert Palmer
CP: Hound Dog – Robert Palmer
CP: Proud to Be (a honky woman) – Vinegar Joe
CP: Joe 90 theme
CP: UFO theme
CP: Babylon Podcast 152
CP: Insomnia Radio UK #65
Completely off the topic…
(what topic)
I was looking WR Stats… Someone is listening to my show on their PSP…
Wow you can do that?
(Yes you old man they can…)
CW: Chuck s2e20
Doesn’t Van listen on PSP? Could’ve sworn someone on here does…
“As in ball shaped,” said Jack.
And I snorted.
Not any more JB, but I’ve listened to DP on a PSP, PS3 and a Dell Axim X30 PDA.
Cough
However you can use the RSS feed to stream or download episodes direct to the PSP.
Boy the bunnies are out in force today. Usually you don’t see them so wildly hopping around the neighbourhood.
I may get a life one of these days.
I started my podsuming habit on my PSP, and the automatic wifi scheduling works fairly well. I think I stopped using it as my main device because I only had a 512MB memory card in it at the time.
Van don’t bother You don’t get out of it what you put in to it…
Ah I remember when the PSP seemed sleek and sexy and then the iPhone came along and made it look liked a bloated whale.
Still, Super Stardust is a cool shooter on the PSP..
TSH – I wish my local comic shop was as on the ball, internet-wise, as yours is. Neither one is open during the hours I can get to them and neither one has a web store. I’m all for supporting the little guys, but… [shrug]
Wolf – You get DUST!
Well he’s a wolf after all.
I tried to use the test model at the AT&T store within two days of them chaining it to the wall. So it is possible, but unlikely, that the touch sensors were already damaged in some way.
As the primary (only?) method of input, touch screen is not something I can use. Even on the newfangled tech that is used for the iPhone.
What is it called? Is the iPhone capacitive touch or resistive touch? Grrr, can’t recall now.
I don’t know Wolf -quite- well enough, but I love to tease my friend Gorath about his wolfie nature by calling him a “woof” all the time. Just doing my vampire part to put down the revolution.
Van, getting a life is over-rated ;)
AmazonMP3 has the new Depeche Mode for $3.99
BestBuy has it for $9.99 or $14.99 with a DVD.
… But I still want the disc.
Well, the arbourist is here to trim my trees. Gotta go!
Later Pan
Is that a metaphor TEB?
cough
CP: Senor (Tales Of Yankee Power) — Bob Dylan
NS – Hopefully we will not ever know each other that well…
Not that there is anything wrong with that.
;)
At lunch today, I think I’ll run to Best Buy and get the Caprica DVD. I might also pick up the new Yeah Yeah Yeahs disc, and I’ve been wanting a Garbage CD. Why not?
LOL, Wolf.
… I’m confused now. How did my nipple for this deadpan end up in this deadpan? Shouldn’t it not have existed until after this particular unshow existed? Are my nipples traveling in time?
Wolf – XD
We get on well enough. Two different creatures of the night, both better than the normals that sleep walk around us.
Could define pretty much anyone here. It’s not like we’re a majority population.
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I’ve got Caprica coming in the mail. The wife and I will check in on for date night on Friday. Honestly, if it weren’t for Farpoint Media (here and Slice, etc) I wouldn’t even know it was available, much less that I’d have to get a DVD to watch it.
Sadly, no Blu-Ray.
I heard there’s nudity on the DVD.
That is all.
I hope nipples don’t require 1.21 gigawatts to travel through time.
Marty!
How did you get that nipple to 88 mph?
I dunno! Jack did it!
And how did I not notice until now?
Funny or Die strikes again:
http://www.funnyordie.com/videos/6eddb255b2
Jack has a new Super Power. He can direct Lightning Bolts to peoples nipples causing them to go 88 mph causing them to travel in time with out the owners knowledge.
Recommendation keep your hands on all nipples that are important to you…
Says Wolf, obviously using one of his hands at least to type out the warning. Good ole’ one-nipple Wolf.
EssBee I am not worried about my nipples…
Borrows Vans *Cough*
There’s someone out there for everyone’s nipples. I truly believe that.
I’m skeptical, just going by the male/female ratio alone.
So they’re still trimming my trees (no euphemisms – despite the current nipple conversation). With any luck, I won’t have to worry about branches falling on the neighbours car come next snowfall (which is tomorrow from what the weatherman says).
I Think I’m going into gaming withdrawal. There are approx a dozen games I want to purchase this year (that I know of, anyway) but none of them have been released yet. Need to find something to do until next month.
Van, This is for you. This cake was made by a sixteen-year-old cake decorator and I couldn’t help, but think of you when I saw it!
http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_4cDIuOceXIU/SKzdW52Vf3I/AAAAAAAAAPk/ZZsQYuYrIGw/s1600-h/beatles+001.jpg
TEB, more Scrabble? New game? Yes? :D
700
CJ. Yes. I as much a masochist as the next person.
CP: Fluting on the Hump – King Missile
CD: Wander Radio 34 to my PSP
Just because I can.
LOL – Thanks Van.
TEB, if you want to a challenge, download Geo Defense for your iPod Touch, there is a lite version available.
Downloading it now, Van. I have Tap Defense on my touch. That was fun for awhile.
Also, just downloaded Flock for my PC
http://www.gamespot.com/pc/puzzle/flock/review.html?om_act=convert&om_clk=gssummary&tag=summary;read-review
Something to tide me over until the “real” games come out :)
TEB, if you want a challenge, play Scrabble w/ Cj!
Ah that pacman song from WR 34 is class.
Yup, CJ’s a Scrabble master all right.
It helps when you can do this as well:
http://www.thepcmanwebsite.com/media/pacman_flash/
CP: Raspberry Swirl — Tori Amos
CW: Ashes to Ashes S2E1
Van – What makes #34 so appealing?
CP: Lullaby – Editors
I wish I knew Wolf, just everything seem to ‘gel’ for that episode.
CP: Pure Imagination – Maroon 5
CP: Lola (My Love) — Buckingham Nicks
And now, a very special edition of Jackass….
http://articles.lancasteronline.com/local/4/236511
While, going back to our earlier discussion, I certainly say this boy in a man’s body is wholly responsible for his current condition, the fact that his mom is proud of him is a pretty big indictment on the family.
I don’t think any bonehead should be given leniency because they cry about their poor upbringing, but bad parenting is definitely at the root of the bonehead epidemic.
I’m back…
Some responses:
Welcome, Dan S.
i: I like hummus too.
TEB: lol vulcan homies
Hugh: Absa-frakin-amen, bro! Who needs the corporate ladder anyway?
TSH: Re: Catwoman’s boobs: You don’t think *that* is a superpower? ;)
Amy: Yea! Glad to you are making progress on the novel.
mp3s vs CDs: I still buy the CDs for the better sound quality.
And I like to add: computers seem to hate me.
ditto, thank god you’re back.
:)
American Idol is really awful, isn’t it?
I think I’ll go hide now. ;)
I did pick up the Caprica DVD today. Now just to get Sly B to quit working and watch it with me. Hmmm.
I see that the show won’t actually air until 2010. Not shocking, but still, WTF.
I was eating breakfast and flipped past the last few minutes of Idol. I am unimpressed with the lot of ‘em. They sound better than me, but that isn’t say anything at all.
Nomad, I am the Celene Dion of Deadpan, and I say they stink too.
Sacre Bleu.
The good news is that one could download tonight’s performances on iTunes tomorrow. In case you want to hear them again. And again.
One more Idol question. WTF is Paula on? Any guesses?
EssBee – Good. Now I don’t feel so hypocrankikal for being unimpressed. (And I do not wish to hear them again.)
Parkinson’s disease, maybe? Or just the alchohol?
I was gonna guess oxy m’self, but it could just be a red Coca Cola cup full of vodka. You have a point, sir.
Work, she drags me under. Gulp.
I must say, I catch bits and pieces as my wife and her mother and sisters enjoy it…..this is turning into a run on sentence and I don’t know how to stop it.
American Idol – I agree this has not been a strong batch. I can usually count on Simon to cut through Paula’s sunshine crap, but even he’s let me down with approving some of the performances.
CW: last night’s Castle
ditto: Welcome back! The novel’s not done, but I uploaded it to CreateSpace this morning anyway, in hopes of getting my free proof copy before my discount code from Nanowrimo ’07 expires (and even if it does, I’m excited enough about the whole thing to pay for a proof copy). I’m currently waiting for a confirmation email from them.
“RT” @evoterra:
“It would give me a raging hard-on for days if Phoenix became THE capital of weekly SM meetups. #FN is the motherfucking way. (Sorry, Jack)”
w00t! I just thought I would “retweet” this here to make absolutely sure that Jack saw it. :-D
Re: American Idol
If Freddie Mercury and David Bowie could have had a baby, it would be Adam Lambert.
My latest donation to Gutenberg, The Homesteaders, has gone live:
http://www.gutenberg.org/etext/28579
Random Geekery:
Trying to pick out a decent cell phone is ridiculously complicated. Even employing my awesome google fu, there is just no info out there. How is this possible?
When I picked my phone, I had spent about a year deciding what features I wanted and waiting for a phone that had them to come out.
Which is a rough way of saying there is no easy way that I know of.
Sascha Segan from PCMag is pretty knowledgable, as is Bonnie Cha from CNET.
http://www.pcmag.com/author_bio/0,1908,a=2974,00.asp#
http://www.cnet.com/profile/bonnie.cha/?tag=mncol;txt
And another good source of info is the MobileTechRoundup podcast.
http://mobiletechroundup.com/
Hmm, too many linkages in my prior comment. When Jack de-mods it, it is for Marlo. ‘K?
I don’t watch American Idol, myself. The only reality shows I watch are Top Chef and Biggest Loser.
ditto: I can’t watch the cooking shows, or I’d never ever be able to eat again.
I have my crew and 2/3 of the second shift crew tonight and they are driving me nuts. Wah wah. And wah.
… And they are gone. phew. No more stupid questions about things that have no bearing on anything.
What you looking for in a cellphone MD?
I don’t watch reality shows, a few attempts at watching Big Brother when it first started in the UK was enough to put me off the concept for good.
Welcome back ditto.
Morning Pan, the Sun is shining and I’m going to watch moving pictures in a darkened room later.
CW: a week of In Treatment episodes
CL: Dani’s Truth Seekers Podcast: Special Edition: Live from a Tea Party
… ???