UnDeadpan UnShaurette
Guest-starring Dan Shaurette (with M in the background)! Of the Out of the Coffin podcast.
I sound tired, but it was a fun conversation.
Guest-starring Dan Shaurette (with M in the background)! Of the Out of the Coffin podcast.
I sound tired, but it was a fun conversation.
April 29th, 2009 at 10:59 pm
Bring it on!
April 29th, 2009 at 11:03 pm
Dan and Jack together … Swoooooon!
April 30th, 2009 at 1:09 am
Out of the Coffin? New ‘cast to consume.
April 30th, 2009 at 2:31 am
The come to fry upon the pans of the living…..
April 30th, 2009 at 2:34 am
Well, the swine flu has arrived in Houston. I haven’t had any exposure, but some schools have been closed around here where cases have been found.
April 30th, 2009 at 2:52 am
I’m travelling to London tomorrow..just wondering how much it’s going to screw things up.
April 30th, 2009 at 2:53 am
Err the swine flu that is and not me travelling to London.
April 30th, 2009 at 3:31 am
Good Morning, Pan!
Stay safe out there, breathers of air!
JB, I like your fish!
April 30th, 2009 at 4:14 am
…gninworD
…htnoM
…dnE
… pleH…
April 30th, 2009 at 4:16 am
:) .yadot sdrawkcab yrev gnileef m’I
!adanaC hO
April 30th, 2009 at 4:18 am
.yodat gnitrats ,syad eerht txen eht rof syad gnol ni gnittuP .ereh emaS
April 30th, 2009 at 4:20 am
:-) .krow ot ffO
(.LOL .emit txen selppiN ysaerG eht gnidaer s’eh nehw eseht ecnuonorp ot yrt kcaJ ees s’teL)
April 30th, 2009 at 4:23 am
.ymA ot netsil ot nuf eb ll/ti, puY
April 30th, 2009 at 4:41 am
That just hurst my eyes and twists my brain.
April 30th, 2009 at 4:44 am
!hsilop eohS
April 30th, 2009 at 4:45 am
:) naV, truh ton dna tsruh ylon era seye ruoy sa gnol sA
April 30th, 2009 at 4:58 am
For a bizarre Dracula movie try the movie Thralls. Very strange. Very strange Renfield
dleifneR egnarts yreV .egnarts yreV .sllarhT eivom eht yrt ievom alucarD errazib a roF
April 30th, 2009 at 4:59 am
lanigiro eht eteled t’ndid I toohS
April 30th, 2009 at 5:02 am
gninheM
April 30th, 2009 at 5:04 am
;) !sdrawkcab gnimaerc m’I
April 30th, 2009 at 5:05 am
PALL :PC
April 30th, 2009 at 5:06 am
?spuccih ehT
April 30th, 2009 at 5:11 am
Time moves so slowly when you aren’t having fun.
April 30th, 2009 at 5:11 am
.ti t’nsI
April 30th, 2009 at 5:14 am
?hguone uoy gniniatretne ew t’nerA .naV ,yrroS
April 30th, 2009 at 5:26 am
.gnidaer hguor s’tahT .wehW
.epyt ot redrah neve dnA
.ylf eht no ti od uoy fi yllaicepsE
.did tsuj I ekiL
April 30th, 2009 at 5:30 am
.sdrawkcab ti ypoc neht ,tsrif sdrawrof tou ti etirw I .BJ ,taehc I
April 30th, 2009 at 5:31 am
tuo = tou
April 30th, 2009 at 5:44 am
.snoitcerroc tluciffid rof sekam ffuts sdrawkcab sihT
April 30th, 2009 at 5:45 am
.esicrexe nuf a si “evil” ti gnioD
April 30th, 2009 at 5:52 am
lmth.sdrawkcab/tfoSnaeS/3002llahmnaes/moc.seiticoeg.www//:ptth – ereh knil siht esu dna taehc YLLAER ro …
April 30th, 2009 at 5:57 am
etteruahSnU napdaeDnU
.tsacdop niffoC eht fo tuO eht fO !)dnuorgkcab eht ni M htiw( etteruahS naD gnirrats-tseuG
.noitasrevnoc nuf a saw ti tub ,derit dnuos I
April 30th, 2009 at 5:58 am
e0J ,gnitalsnart rof etis taerg a si sihT
April 30th, 2009 at 6:03 am
.JC meht ni ffuts kerT ratS yna evah t’nod spooL toorF ruO
April 30th, 2009 at 6:12 am
?maerc ruos no noissucsid ruo saw erehw ,JC
April 30th, 2009 at 6:16 am
Great review of another one of my favorite animated films: “Millennium Actress”
http://www.avclub.com/articles/millennium-actress,27341/
April 30th, 2009 at 6:39 am
.ti t’nsI
April 30th, 2009 at 6:40 am
And I just want you all to know you’ve each participated in torturing a dyslexic woman this morning. Thank you very much.
April 30th, 2009 at 6:40 am
eeBssE ,emoclew er’uoY
http://www.geocities.com/seanmhall2003/SeanSoft/backwards.html
April 30th, 2009 at 6:41 am
:) .reisae hcum ,dias neeb sah tahw gnitalsnart dna ,siht sekam ,knil taht rof e0J ot sknahT
April 30th, 2009 at 6:42 am
CP: Wander Radio Queen’s Gambit Interview
April 30th, 2009 at 6:44 am
weivretnI tibmaG s’neeuQ oidaR rednaW :PC
Still painful. Ouch, ouch! My brain!
April 30th, 2009 at 6:56 am
:) dlihc doog eht m’I …yad s’rehtom rof mom ym rof teksab tiurf a gniredro :DC
April 30th, 2009 at 7:01 am
371# tsacdoP remaG CP :PC
April 30th, 2009 at 7:01 am
My head hurts too.
April 30th, 2009 at 7:24 am
That was AWESOME, Wolf.
April 30th, 2009 at 7:25 am
My turn to cream all over the message board.
In the spirit of the day:
!emosewa si SnaD .daer nuf a s’ti dna “evoL s’htiliL” hsinif did I
April 30th, 2009 at 7:26 am
Yhat’s all the backward I can handle. The kids made sure I was awake every minute of the night.
I have to drive for almonst 2 hours (40 min. each way) to have lunch with out-of-towners I’ve never met before then I’m hosting a dinner party of sorts.
Now… where’d I put that nap?
April 30th, 2009 at 7:27 am
Y=T
zzzzzzzzZZZZ
April 30th, 2009 at 7:28 am
.ssenitruh-daeh ruoy rof seigolopA
.esarhp-fo-nurt euqsenodheW ylralucitrap yna rof dab si sdrawkcaB
April 30th, 2009 at 7:30 am
Okay, yeah, that’s enough backwards.
After all, we don’t want some first-time visitor coming in after hearing we aren’t cliquey only to find out they need to be fluent in backwards to understand the comments board…
April 30th, 2009 at 7:35 am
JB = spoilsport :(
April 30th, 2009 at 7:46 am
(: .ti ta doog gnitteg saw I nehw tsuj dnA .naem uoy tahw ees I tub ,pu ti peek ot nuf adnik eb dluow tI :BJ
April 30th, 2009 at 8:05 am
.hcum oot ffo gniwohs neeb dah I tlef I esuaceb pots ot detnaw I spahreP
April 30th, 2009 at 8:21 am
!ho’D
April 30th, 2009 at 8:22 am
I need an idea.
I have a book that was given to me and I would like to give it as a prize.
The book is an anthology of short stories with Wolves at the heart of the story playing a key roll.
What I am looking for is a contest to give it away? Any ideas?
April 30th, 2009 at 8:27 am
See who can call in/email mp3 of the best wolf howl?
April 30th, 2009 at 8:30 am
Sweet Jesus that was a hard thing reading comments this morning. My head kept trying to turn itself inside out.
I think the combination of writing backwards, but with the letters still oriented normally greatly increased the difficulty. It would have been much easier if we could reverse the letters themselves.
Surely there’s a font available for that somewhere……
April 30th, 2009 at 8:32 am
Ed, it’s been said before, but simply copy/past the comments to here
http://www.geocities.com/seanmhall2003/SeanSoft/backwards.html
It’s a great translator :)
April 30th, 2009 at 8:35 am
ED – I thought about that but I don’t recieve any feedback as it is… except from my friends here on the Pan.
April 30th, 2009 at 8:40 am
Anyway Dub would just cheat by sending a sampled wolf howl in.
Cough
April 30th, 2009 at 8:48 am
Van – I don’t think that Dub listens to my show.
April 30th, 2009 at 8:55 am
I wasn’t exactly being serious Wolf.
April 30th, 2009 at 9:01 am
I never would have guessed… ;)
I am thinking that I should just do a random drawing of people who want the book. Maybe after they write a review somewhere… I dunno.
April 30th, 2009 at 9:06 am
Random works for lazy gits like me.
April 30th, 2009 at 9:08 am
Maybe ask for the submission of pictures that would make a wolf howl?
April 30th, 2009 at 9:10 am
Oh I had better send one of me typing on my netbook..that should get Wolf to howl with boredom.
April 30th, 2009 at 9:18 am
Essbee – Pictures that make me howl…
Now that is an idea…
Van send it in. :) I’ll be the judge of that.
April 30th, 2009 at 9:26 am
Deadporn is the way.
Van, what are you wearing?
April 30th, 2009 at 9:29 am
I think I’m in trouble.
TEB has taken to recording Skype conversations with me and she’s threatening to use them as blackmail.
I feel so dirty.
April 30th, 2009 at 9:34 am
I repeat: Deadporn is the way.
Cj, what are you wearing?
April 30th, 2009 at 9:34 am
Damn Cj what have you been talking about.
April 30th, 2009 at 9:41 am
You’ll have to ask the bunny! ;)
April 30th, 2009 at 10:00 am
Already sent the (edited) conversation to Jack :)
Now must help my Boo pack.
April 30th, 2009 at 10:04 am
Will there be tears or sigh of relief as the chick leaves the nest?
April 30th, 2009 at 10:06 am
Sadly T-shirt and black jeans.
Off out for a meal to celebrate something early.
April 30th, 2009 at 10:06 am
Definitely gladness. Can’t next week because the in-laws will be in town, but my husband and I have big plans to watch porn on the big TV in the living room once the house is empty :D
Actually, we do have plans for the basement where her room is. We are going to tear out her bedroom and recarpet the basement and make it more friendly to our needs (workout area, etc.)
April 30th, 2009 at 10:07 am
Deadpan Porn – for some reason, very tight light blue jeans (good for moving furniture in:) ) and a frumpy sweat shirt (chilly today so need the warmth)
April 30th, 2009 at 10:07 am
Is a joint TEB/Cj contents of their boudoirs.
April 30th, 2009 at 10:09 am
There should havevmore words at the front.
April 30th, 2009 at 10:22 am
Dan Shurette is lurking –
_>
Where could he be???
April 30th, 2009 at 10:24 am
Dan Shurette is lurking –
‘_>
Where could he be???
April 30th, 2009 at 10:28 am
dammit I think Dan poked my eye out…
April 30th, 2009 at 10:36 am
CP: Wounded — Honeymoon Suite
April 30th, 2009 at 10:55 am
Fuck. Basement is flooded with a couple inches of water.
April 30th, 2009 at 10:56 am
Could be worse though.
April 30th, 2009 at 11:03 am
Oh man, ditto. Is it a finished basement?
If I was nearby, I’d be on my way w/ a shopvac.
April 30th, 2009 at 11:12 am
I hear it’s pretty loud with a ShopVac on.
April 30th, 2009 at 11:22 am
No, it’s not which is a good thing. Unfortunately we had a number of boxes of stuff that we were going to give to charity. Some of them had books, which are probably ruined. now.
April 30th, 2009 at 11:25 am
Incriminate was the word I was looking for earlier.
I don’t want to incriminate myself and yet, I tend to do that … a lot.
April 30th, 2009 at 11:25 am
I just have to say… this page of nipples is creamy.
April 30th, 2009 at 11:31 am
I prefer Cherry…
April 30th, 2009 at 11:32 am
ditto: total bummer! I remember multiple instances growing up in Eastern Colorado when we were up with my cussing-in-Czech dad sucking water out of the carpet in the basement because of flooding from either rain, or from someone leaving the hose on.
*childhood flashback shudder*
April 30th, 2009 at 11:33 am
I prefer anything to “creamy”. You all will think I’m a prude now, no doubt, but creamy makes me blush every time I hear it.
;)
April 30th, 2009 at 11:35 am
gmoz
April 30th, 2009 at 11:35 am
Sump pump float got jammed for some reason. Maybe too much water too fast. Seems to be working now.
April 30th, 2009 at 11:36 am
Definitely an anti-creamsicle moment.
April 30th, 2009 at 11:36 am
Back to the cream-inducing(?) Deadpan. ;)
April 30th, 2009 at 11:37 am
Ack!
And, I realized too late, probably the wrong group to post an “anything but” comment with.
Also, GO NUGGETS!!
April 30th, 2009 at 11:47 am
gram ounce?
April 30th, 2009 at 11:49 am
Deadpan = M Cream^2?
April 30th, 2009 at 11:51 am
CP: Jerkin’ — Hammell On Trial
April 30th, 2009 at 11:51 am
lol
http://failblog.org/2009/04/30/itunes-fail/
April 30th, 2009 at 11:54 am
LASER Deadpan.
Nope. Scalzi is wrong in this case.
LASERs don’t make Deadpan better. ;)
April 30th, 2009 at 12:04 pm
Ugh. Caught the latest daycare cold.
I feel very self-conscious about coughing in front of other people though.
April 30th, 2009 at 12:16 pm
John “Swine Flu” Boze?
cough
April 30th, 2009 at 1:07 pm
We’re keeping an eye on it, but seems to be garden-variety common cold, no fever.
April 30th, 2009 at 1:48 pm
I will be keeping an eye out for masks tomorrow.
April 30th, 2009 at 3:07 pm
My lunch was covered with a creamy sauce.
April 30th, 2009 at 3:12 pm
EssBee – How Czech are you?
One of my best friends in the world defected at the age of five with her mom and sister and came to the states … I wanted her mom to teach me a couple phrases in Czech, but only two of them stuck with me. Apparently it was most important to me to know how to say, “I love you” and “He has a nice ass.”
I have no idea how to spell them, but I can speak them in Czech.
April 30th, 2009 at 3:49 pm
In this unshow… I disagree with Jack’s show note. I don’t think he sounds tired. They both sound a bit giggly, but I don’t hear tired.
April 30th, 2009 at 3:50 pm
I am pretty Czech, Cj, but don’t speak the language. I know words for food, and the phrase that means “easy come, easy go” (one of my family’s staples — really, our philosophy). My dad could hook you up, though!
Deadpan, I need some advice. Evil, Inc. just got exponentially eviler today. Employees are no longer allowed to access the internet for personal use, similar to Rhettro’s situation. My activity here will be limited during the weekdays to lunch, which makes me sad.
Here’s the advice part:
I’m buying a laptop. Maybe even tonight. I want a MacBook. Is that the way to go? Or could I get just what I need from a Sony or a Dell or something for less $$? I’m not a gamer. I have lots of video on my computer and lots of audio files. I also stream a lot of video on Netflix and other places. Any recommendations? If I go PC, what am I looking for in terms of processors, RAM, those kind of thingies that I can’t even define?
April 30th, 2009 at 4:04 pm
Hi Essbee.
/4 cents worth
Having used PC’s AND Macs professionally and having done work for the R&D division of a PC hardware developer … I can offer the following -
If you like to work with computers then go the low $$ route and get a PC.
If you’re a busy person and just want to USE a computer to do stuff … get a Mac.
While this Macbook (currently using) has been a bit of a disappointment to me when compared to the reliability and hardiness of other Macs I have used/owned … it is still lightyears ahead of any PC I have had contact with as far as just being able to turn it on and use it without having to give a 2nd thought to how or why it works (like you would a TV).
As I said, if futzing with a computer is nothing for you (as with many of our geek brethren out there) go the low $$. Otherwise, just spend the money for a Mac and get on with just using it.
/4 cents worth
April 30th, 2009 at 7:17 pm
I have bad luck with computers so I don’t give any advice other than run screaming if someone tries to sell you an HP product. Meh.
I’m happy with my shiny new green Dell Inspiron. I use it to play WoW and create massively cool spreadsheets in Excel.
End of month? Bring it.
April 30th, 2009 at 7:49 pm
After finding Western Digital tech support to be of no use, I have succeeded anyway in upgrading my machine – I can hardly believe it, but I now have a 1 TERAbyte hard drive.
Muw ha ha ha!
Which is good as my new camera does a 6MB file size at max JPEG quality and resolution.
And to think, back in the day, when I put together my first PC, the 40MB drive I had was a monster. So big, I had to split it into two 20MB partitions as DOS couldn’t have a partition larger than 32MB.
April 30th, 2009 at 7:50 pm
Ditto, sorry about the flooding. We’ve had some hellacious storms down here in recent weeks – one guy at my office had his place flooded twice in a week’s time. Of course, he had just had all the carpet replaced from the first flooding when the second round came through.
April 30th, 2009 at 7:50 pm
And with that, it’s time for dreamland. Nite, Pan.
April 30th, 2009 at 11:10 pm
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/8026437.stm
— “I want to make clear that my children and I are victims and not accomplices in this situation. We must bear it and it causes us to suffer.”
April 30th, 2009 at 11:30 pm
If your videos aren’t HD res, then a netbook will be able to play back your videos fine (by installing videolan) and will be very portable to boot.
The Samsung NC10 has had some good reviews:
http://www.pcpro.co.uk/reviews/234621/samsung-nc10.html
The price quoted is for the UK, but you will be able to pick it up for cheaper in the US.
If you are heavily into video editing or Photoshop then it’s probably too low powered, but for most other things a netbook does the job.
April 30th, 2009 at 11:33 pm
Oh and that comes with with XP, which runs nicely on a netbook.
May 1st, 2009 at 12:12 am
If the bluesy soloing does nothing for you – - Gary Moore is the king of goofy guitar faces.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XXYjEMTQRm0
May 1st, 2009 at 12:34 am
Oh and:
http://www.liliputing.com/
for news on computers small.
May 1st, 2009 at 1:36 am
Thx for link, Van.
May 1st, 2009 at 2:39 am
That’s a very good recommendation on the netbook idea for EssBee, Van.
Friday has arrived, act appropriately :)
May 1st, 2009 at 3:05 am
Afternoon Pan, off to sisters today which means travelling through London..I see a train journey in my immediate future.
May 1st, 2009 at 3:15 am
Morning, Pan!
Thanks for the computer advice, guys. Very unlike me, I didn’t rush out last night and buy. I will probably do so tonight.
Be careful breathing the air, Van!
May 1st, 2009 at 4:27 am
Ugh!
May 1st, 2009 at 4:30 am
Jack, I find Steve Vai the king of silly faces when playing.
EssBee, if you’re hoping to do some gaming, the definitely go PC.
If you’re looking for just a “working” computer. Then Mac may be the way to go. I know people prefer mac for recording music etc, but my husband is quite happy with Sony’s Acid Music Studio on his PC when recording music and such.
May 1st, 2009 at 4:32 am
Once again…
Ugh.
May 1st, 2009 at 4:54 am
Ugh, Bunny? Thanks for the advice!
Just watched another episode of Fringe. Loved it!
Q: “What now?”
A: “Now you crap ‘em out.”
CP: First of May — JC
May 1st, 2009 at 5:07 am
I stand by my statement EssBee…
…Ugh.
May 1st, 2009 at 5:11 am
Sigh, TEB the high ugh tease.
May 1st, 2009 at 5:12 am
Train is already running 30 minutes late and it hasn’t arrived yet.
May 1st, 2009 at 5:14 am
See Van, you too can agree with my statement :)
May 1st, 2009 at 5:16 am
No, just tired. Spent all day moving furniture. Then went to MA in the early evening. Spend an hour and a half there, then went to my daughter’s new place and helped her rearrange all the furniture we moved in.
Still had to get up at five this morning because it’s month end at work. Also, must finish putting the guest room back together, get some grocery shopping done, clean the guest bathroom and still do the day job in the course of today.
I stand by my ugh.
May 1st, 2009 at 5:18 am
I share in the ugh.
I’m headed off to Evil, Inc, where the internet has been banned. Bastards!
Have a great day, DP.
May 1st, 2009 at 5:19 am
Have a good one, EssBee
May 1st, 2009 at 5:24 am
…and, I’ve been locked out of system…
Ugh
May 1st, 2009 at 6:51 am
My my, there is an advantage to being a crust old duffer.
Managed to frighten off a group of teenagers from sitting near me on the train.
May 1st, 2009 at 6:53 am
+y
May 1st, 2009 at 6:55 am
I’ve never understood Sudoku.
May 1st, 2009 at 7:00 am
Good on you, Van. You keep those young whipper-snappers in their place :)
As for the other comment, don’t feel bad, I could never get into Sudoku either.
May 1st, 2009 at 7:05 am
Morning, Pan.
How is everyone weathering the aporkalipse?
Again, buy a mac….truss me.
May 1st, 2009 at 7:09 am
Van, I’d sit next to you. That’s just how I am. I’m often mistaken for an annoying teenager. ;)
May 1st, 2009 at 7:10 am
Good morning, Pan.
Today is the 1st of May and the first day of the month. Spreadsheet day.
Off I go to enter big numbers into little boxes for 12 hours in the hopes that I get done in time to go out tonight.
Speedy fingers, don’t fail me now!
May 1st, 2009 at 7:11 am
I feel your pain, CJ. Month end for me too.
May 1st, 2009 at 7:39 am
Wow, a JfS sighting…
May 1st, 2009 at 7:43 am
Was inspired to rewatch my Donnie Darko Director’s Cut DVD and then listen to the commentary with Kelly and Kevin Smith.
I was somewhat disappointed to hear that he only had vague ideas of what was going on as he made the film. (A trouble which was clearly also present during production of “Southland Tales.”)
I was also bugged by his inability to either pronounce or define “Deus ex machina.” I though the mispronunciation by the Barrymore characther had been either intentional or the actress’ error.
May 1st, 2009 at 8:27 am
I’ve never used a Mac so I can’t compare. My husband is well-known for being the anti-Apple products guy although he did let me buy an iTouch which I love.
Someday, I will touch a Mac computer and all will be right with the world.
May 1st, 2009 at 8:34 am
Ever wonder why the apple logo has only one bite out of it?
Was it bitten by Snow White?
May 1st, 2009 at 8:34 am
And I’m sure the Mac will shiver in delight…
May 1st, 2009 at 8:35 am
I miss the “Rainbow Apple.”
May 1st, 2009 at 10:02 am
Here is a deadpan travel tip:
If visiting London, don’t travel on public transport during rush hour…it’s fucking insane out there.
May 1st, 2009 at 10:30 am
CL: Wicked Good Podcast Ep. 98
May 1st, 2009 at 10:39 am
how… strange
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HHNJmWbvsL0
May 1st, 2009 at 10:49 am
TEB – That was freakish and pretty wrong.
May 1st, 2009 at 11:05 am
CP: The 25 Days of Newman Day 10 The Miracle Worker – Paul and Storm
Not exactly the best in taste, this one…
May 1st, 2009 at 11:09 am
There was a point in time when I decided to learn everything there was to know about PC’s so I could build my own and save money. Since then I’ve never owned a Mac. I like Macs fine, they are pretty seemless for doing video/photo editing. But for gaming and 3D modeling, the PC can’t be beat.
May 1st, 2009 at 12:01 pm
Still staring at spreadsheets. Oh, so much fun.
May 1st, 2009 at 12:07 pm
Me too. Me too.
May 1st, 2009 at 12:12 pm
And now the hubby is home playing Super Smash Brothers Brawl on the Wii – not distracting at all..
4 workbooks done – 9 to go.. Then 3 more spreadsheets to start on…
May 1st, 2009 at 12:20 pm
I’m starting to see the light. With any luck, I’ll be done in about an hour.(to the point I can put it away until tomorrow anyway)
May 1st, 2009 at 12:41 pm
JohnBoze said:
I miss the “Rainbow Apple.â€
Me, too. For some reason, I think it looks geekier than the current solid-colored apple.
May 1st, 2009 at 1:16 pm
Imag1 (you there?) – - Got your VM. Um, can I run it as is?
E-mail me to discuss.
May 1st, 2009 at 1:17 pm
Well Pan,
I’m calling it quits for the day. Will finish up on Sunday. Must finish getting my house in order before the in-laws come tomorrow.
Have a good one :)
May 1st, 2009 at 2:02 pm
Yard is mowed, kitchen is mopped, Texan is tired….
May 1st, 2009 at 2:27 pm
And if you think euphemistically, Ed just had the best afternoon eVAR.
May 1st, 2009 at 2:34 pm
And…. a note from EssBee, whose internet is locked down, yet is still able to use IM:
“here i suffer
but, i’m going to buy a macbook tonight, so don’t feel too sorry for me!”
May 1st, 2009 at 2:58 pm
Speaking as a son who just suffered through 3 unsuccessful hours of troubleshooting his father’s PC … I believe EssBee will be a happy camper.
May 1st, 2009 at 2:59 pm
and choosing the euphemistic world, – Ed IS the man.
May 1st, 2009 at 3:42 pm
^ Appropriate for the day.
(CPIMM: First of May – Podcast All-Stars version)
May 1st, 2009 at 3:52 pm
CP: Up the Junction – Squeeze
Essbee getting a Macbook..what a shame.
May 1st, 2009 at 3:55 pm
CP: That’s Entertainment – The Jam
May 1st, 2009 at 3:58 pm
CP: Start! – The Jam
May 1st, 2009 at 4:01 pm
CP: Going Underground – The Jam
May 1st, 2009 at 6:39 pm
Deadpan!!
I’m writing this, my first eVAR thing from my new macbook! Sorry Van, but I think I’m happy.
Aporkalipse. LOL!!
May 1st, 2009 at 7:14 pm
Well Pan, just checking in for a moment. Gaming is over. Played Catan Geographies: Germany. I lost. Hubby won. So overall it was a good day for our side.
Just waiting for my i-pod to sync so I can listed while I play Drakensan on my PC.
EssBee, the one going around here is the Hamdemic.
May 1st, 2009 at 7:17 pm
I want one of these for my home
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9U3RuceYIfc
May 1st, 2009 at 7:49 pm
/lurk=off
Hey Everybody! Man did I have a case of the giggles. :D
TEB, I haven’t hard of “Thralls”, but from my cursory googling, it looks like it has been rebranded “Blood Angels”, but doesn’t have Drac in it. Hmmm… If you know more about it, lemme know.
WW, I promise, I didn’t poke your eye out, but perhaps this is a sign that now is the time to get that awesome patch. P-)
Now, I must share the creamsicle adventure! M and I went to the store (not Walmart — local store was still open) and we bought her some fresh, shiny, shoe polish, and all was well. But then — for some reason — I felt compelled to buy some Creamsicles. In the freezer aisle, all they had were variety packs with: Creamsicles, Fudgesicles, and Popsicles. I figured this would be cool. Once we got home, and I opened the box, I discovered — I kid you all not — there was only ONE Creamsicle in the WHOLE box. And it was a red raspberry one, not a beloved orange one. I was sad. But I had lots of Fudgesicles to make up for it.
Thus endeth my creamy deadpan.
/lurk=on
May 1st, 2009 at 7:52 pm
hard = heard
But hey, “hard of Thralls” is pretty funny, too…
May 1st, 2009 at 9:11 pm
I’m enjoying my Saturday by getting screwed over at work. I actually have to work today. Bastards.
May 1st, 2009 at 10:25 pm
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/8025454.stm
WHEEEEEE! NO MORE DEADPAN!! *bounce bounce bounce*
May 1st, 2009 at 11:20 pm
Morning Pan, dragging my nephew to see the Coraline movie in 3D.
I suspect he’s going to be a rebel and watch the film with one eye shut…
May 1st, 2009 at 11:53 pm
And Dan Shaurette’s comment’s are freed.
May 2nd, 2009 at 12:50 am
CR: Ansible #262
May 2nd, 2009 at 4:28 am
Good morning Pan.
Jack: Surely! I’ve e-mailed you.
My woman’s work was broken into last night. Cut the alarms and cameras. Took no cash but went through filing cabinets.
Ditto: How’s the basement?
May 2nd, 2009 at 4:33 am
And I must take Mr. Mangan to task on his comments this past episode. The Deadpan is VERY clique-ey! After all, after I submitted just one voicemail I received several warm greetings before my dumbass figured out that comments are on the comment page, not the forums (d’oh!). In the past few episodes I’ve had pleasant banter and helpful suggestions. The worst part is that I had to personally contact the Pan via voicemail and comments. If the Pan was truly not clique-ey they’d have come to my residence and force me to interact. Shame Deadpan, shame!
May 2nd, 2009 at 4:35 am
(I’ve intended on thanking the pan-Pan for your kindness in accepting the newcomer. This recent show gave me an opening to thanking you all without doing it blatantly. Which now I’ve done. Blast.)
May 2nd, 2009 at 5:09 am
Good morning, Deadpan!
Do any of you know how to transfer my iTunes contents to my new laptop? Is it as easy as plugging the iPod in and following the for-dummies commands? Or will that wipe my iPod?
It’s gloomy in Colorado this morning. I had planned on yardwork, but it might be raining, so I might be doing inside work (say, cleaning). Have a good morning!
May 2nd, 2009 at 5:10 am
Thank you for joining us, i!
One of us . . .
May 2nd, 2009 at 5:25 am
Euphemisms! Euphemisms!
May 2nd, 2009 at 5:26 am
Forgot to congratulate you on your hawsome day yesterday, Ed. Wowza!
;)
May 2nd, 2009 at 5:32 am
EssBee – You defintely DON”T want to plug the Ipod into the new laptop yet.
In the Apple world, it’s all about domination…chains, whips and hot wax. The Computer is the master and your Ipod can have only one master. The new master is jealous and will wipe all evidence that the slave belonged to anyone else before.
In order to get make this relationship work, the new master is going to have to come in and take all the toys and gear from the old one before the first session beings. She’ll still erase the old marks, but then the new ones will look just the same.
Euphemistically speaking, of course…. :)
May 2nd, 2009 at 5:33 am
Morning Pan.
EssBee – yes … sort of. I just read an article on that. It’s easy if you know how to do it right. I’ll look for the article and get back to you.
May 2nd, 2009 at 5:35 am
Good Lord, Ed might be feisty today! Even so, point taken, not plugging in the iPod. I would litralee cry if my iPod got wiped. Real tears, fellas.
Thanks, JOe. You’re sweet as pie.
May 2nd, 2009 at 5:55 am
TEB: Am I to understand you’re in New England?
May 2nd, 2009 at 5:56 am
Essbee -
http://www.myfirstmac.com/index.php/mac/articles/how-do-i-move-my-itunes-library-from-pc-to-mac-and-keep-my-settings-intact
This article is old but might still be on track.
I’ll see if I can find a newer on.
May 2nd, 2009 at 5:59 am
Morning Pan.
Just doing some cleaning etc before I head out to MA. Being tested today.
Dan.
The movie Thralls was played recently on our local SF channel, “Space”. Lorenzo Lamas played dracula (a.k.a. Mr. Jones) and Richard Cox played Renfield (a.k.a. Rennie).
IMDB has a write up on it
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0404496/
May 2nd, 2009 at 6:01 am
this might also be useful -
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1364?viewlocale=en_US
May 2nd, 2009 at 6:03 am
This is a more recent article that talks about moving your iTunes library to an external harddrive. That might be helpful.
http://www.ilounge.com/index.php/articles/comments/moving-your-itunes-library-to-a-new-hard-drive
May 2nd, 2009 at 6:08 am
… and this is just a stupid video of cats listening to music with headphones on.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5OyHoNv0RY0
May 2nd, 2009 at 8:11 am
… and a WELCOME to Dan.
May 2nd, 2009 at 8:36 am
Me too – welcome, Dan!
May 2nd, 2009 at 8:43 am
TEB is in the frozen wasteland that is Canada.
Cough
Just saw Coraline, the 3D was really wasted on this charming film.
May 2nd, 2009 at 10:00 am
Hi Dan!
May 2nd, 2009 at 10:08 am
Hey, Dan.
I know you. ;)
May 2nd, 2009 at 10:17 am
Hi everyone!
TEB – So it is the same movie. Excellent. I shall have to add it to my NetFlix queue. Lorenzo Lamas as Dracula, eh? Hmmm… he’s no Adrian Zmed, but it’ll have to do.
May 2nd, 2009 at 11:23 am
Welcome, pseudo-lurker Dan!
May 2nd, 2009 at 11:23 am
EssBee: regarding your iTunes library, how big is it?
May 2nd, 2009 at 11:24 am
Great Hulu ad with Denis Leary
http://gizmodo.com/5236500/dr-denis-leary-grows-alien-appendage-in-latest-hulu-ad
May 2nd, 2009 at 11:27 am
Ahh Denis Leary… he’s getting older, but he still makes me feel all gooey and girlie inside… yum.
May 2nd, 2009 at 11:40 am
there’s truly only one Count.
May 2nd, 2009 at 11:49 am
ditto, about 50G, including the video.
May 2nd, 2009 at 12:11 pm
Zero.
May 2nd, 2009 at 12:26 pm
I figured Joe would come through with the useful answer. I had a short time so I wanted to get the warning out to you before you unintentionally wiped your Ipod.
There are tools, at least on the PC side, to rebuild an Itunes collection from off the Ipod. I had to use such a tool a few years ago when a drive crashed on me and my backup was corrupted. My only source for some 40GB of tuneage was the Ipod itself.
As Joe’s good links show, it’s much easier to deal with going from one machine to another.
May 2nd, 2009 at 12:44 pm
EssBee: Yeah, if it is that big, I think I would consider the external harddrive approach.
May 2nd, 2009 at 12:51 pm
Hey pan
We’ve been busy bees here but just wanted to say hello
I hope everyone is well :)
breasts,
dre and hugh
May 2nd, 2009 at 1:24 pm
CP: Shake it Up – The Cars
May 2nd, 2009 at 1:29 pm
CP: Tonight She Comes – The Cars
May 2nd, 2009 at 1:32 pm
CP: Our Lips are Sealed – The Go Go’s
May 2nd, 2009 at 1:35 pm
CP: Can’t Stand Losing You – The Police
May 2nd, 2009 at 1:40 pm
I manually copied my iPod’s music folder to my C: drive – but – each individual file gets renamed to a random 4-alpha-character code. So you have folders and folders of mysterious filenames. Maybe one of those specialized tools will help to counter that, so your copy of “Walkin on Sunshine” doesn’t become XGFD.mp3.
May 2nd, 2009 at 1:49 pm
CP: Young Folks – Peter Bjorn and John
May 2nd, 2009 at 1:59 pm
CP: The Opposite of Hallelujah – Jens Lekman
May 2nd, 2009 at 2:05 pm
CP: Making Plans for Nigel – XTC
May 2nd, 2009 at 2:09 pm
CP: Enola Gay – OMD
May 2nd, 2009 at 2:12 pm
CP: My Perfect Cousin – The Undertones
May 2nd, 2009 at 2:14 pm
No offense, Jack, but I think I’ll stick with JOe’s links!
May 2nd, 2009 at 2:19 pm
CP: Hold Me Now – Thompson Twins
May 2nd, 2009 at 2:23 pm
CP: Fire: The Pointer Sisters
May 2nd, 2009 at 2:29 pm
CP: I’m So Excited – The Pointer Sisters
Reminds me of Crunchies..mmmmm!
May 2nd, 2009 at 2:33 pm
CP: Labelled with Love – Squeeze
May 2nd, 2009 at 2:37 pm
Jack: If you have the option “keep music organized” then when you add the ipod music folder to your library, it will properly rename things.
May 2nd, 2009 at 2:37 pm
Amazing end to the Kentucky Derby. 50:1 odds.
May 2nd, 2009 at 3:03 pm
Well Pan, just gone midnight here, another year that seems to have passed in a blink of an eye, time to show the finger to the old guy with the strange agricultural implement.
Night..
Fstream will be playing a french classical music internet radio station all night.
May 2nd, 2009 at 3:37 pm
Van, is it your birthday?
May 2nd, 2009 at 5:35 pm
Maybe he was just being euphemistic :)
Happy Birthday, Van.
May 2nd, 2009 at 5:42 pm
Happy Birthday, Van!
May 2nd, 2009 at 6:49 pm
Van: Happy birthday! :-)
May 2nd, 2009 at 11:26 pm
Yes Essbee, I’m officially an old fart.
;)
Morning Pan, tis a Sunny day in SW England.
May 2nd, 2009 at 11:31 pm
Good Morning, Van! Does the fact that I always see your good mornings mean I stay up too late?
May 3rd, 2009 at 12:00 am
Very probably Cj.
CW: Ashes to Ashes S2E2
May 3rd, 2009 at 5:09 am
Happy birthday, Van!
I’m up early and off to pick up an old friend at the airport for breakfast and a free ride for her to her hotel. Then, I’m coming back home to go back to Denver with my family for a 7 year-old’s birthday party!
May 3rd, 2009 at 6:01 am
Happy belated birthday, Van!
May 3rd, 2009 at 6:37 am
Good morning, Pan!
I’ve got my coffee and my newspaper and a joyously fun day ahead. Fridays are my favorite, but Sundays are a close second.
I think I’m going to buy my Star Trek tickets on line today! This is the week the new movie comes out and I’m going to be excited all week! Yay for Star Trek!
May 3rd, 2009 at 6:42 am
Morning Pan.
In-laws are in so just a quick hop in.
Happy Birthday to Van as well as a big *virtual* hug!
Dan, I also for got to mention, for a truly horrifying Dracula experience (and I don’t mean that in a good way), try Dracula 3000 with Casper Van Dien as Van Helsing
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0367677/
One of the worst movies evar :)
May 3rd, 2009 at 6:58 am
Happy Birthday, Vanamonde! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3k9TNhTaP6g&NR=1
May 3rd, 2009 at 7:17 am
Poor kid. Made to swear. Of course he was scared.
May 3rd, 2009 at 7:19 am
Happy Birthday Van.
May 3rd, 2009 at 7:20 am
And speaking of belated – yes, the 2nd round of the NHL playoffs is already well under way, but my pre-round 2 predictions have not changed:
Blackhawks over Canucks in 6
Crapitals over Penguins in 6
Wings over Ducks in 6
Bruins over Canes in 5
May 3rd, 2009 at 7:25 am
I treated myself to a “download to my Tivo” rental of Quantum of Solace.
I’d say it was an okay action flick. As a Bond film … not so much.
I should never have to think that hard to follow along with the plot of a Bond film.
I had to watch throught the film a seond time to try and figure out this whole “dead girlfriend” thing and how that fit in with the faux Eco guy. I’m still not sure there if there was a connection.
Meh. I’ll be happy when the studios get over this pretentious, Emo Bond phase they are going through.
May 3rd, 2009 at 7:56 am
Thanks to everyone for the birthday greetings.
May 3rd, 2009 at 9:21 am
Hello again Deadpan!!
The Mistress is making an apperance once again.
J0e sent an email mentioning that Amy Bowen wante to get ahold of me so i came to stop by, say hi and see whats up.
School is almost out for the small ones.
Me, other then scout stuff for Infomercial Boy, I’m not doing much. But local racing is starting soon, and rumor has it the guy we used to work on his car may be able to drive a Mini Sprint this summer, which puts me back at the track some weekends. NICE! Never worked on this kind of car before so it will be lots of learning for me.
When we arent off at Scouts it seems we have been at 501st events. My husband joined recently, so thats been taking up many weekends. Spent all day saturday at the library for Free Comic Book Day.
So to get ahold of me my email is jbjs311 at hotmail dot com also on facebook with the same address.
I’ll try to be back soon!
May 3rd, 2009 at 9:51 am
A LCMOD sighting..wow.
May 3rd, 2009 at 10:06 am
The ghosts of Deadpans past are walking among us. Nice to see the LCMoD out again.
May 3rd, 2009 at 10:37 am
Hiya LCMoD! Looking forward to seeing you back here. :)
May 3rd, 2009 at 10:48 am
Hi there, LCMoD! I just sent you an e-mail. :-)
May 3rd, 2009 at 12:11 pm
TEB, I still have nightmares due to the atrocity that is Dracula 3000.
CJ, what are the plans for Star Trek? I can’t make the midnight premeire, but would love to join you on a weekend showing. :D
May 3rd, 2009 at 12:58 pm
Star Trek – Actually hoping to talk to the guys about it today – Cine Capri is showing it at 8pm on Thursday night – I’m going to offer up that as a choice. We have a babysitter for that night so we are go.
Also, this weekend being Mother’s day and a couple family birthdays is not a good option for us… but we might be coerced to a 2nd viewing…
Maybe we can do a Saturday Matinee in a few weeks and have a DanS + Jack extra special LLAP.
May 3rd, 2009 at 2:30 pm
The same friends who accompanied me to the midnight premiere of Watchmen have both said they’re up for another midnight premiere. We’re seeing Star Trek together on Thursday night. I’m really looking forward to it. :-)
May 3rd, 2009 at 4:07 pm
Been a busy weekend. Just popping in to say “hi”.
Hi.
Happy Birthday Vanamonde!
I have no further thoughts at the moment.
May 3rd, 2009 at 6:22 pm
The wife and I are planning to catch the new Trek on Friday afternoon.
This had better not suck!
May 3rd, 2009 at 6:36 pm
Hey, Pan!
We’ve had a busy, busy weekend. I really wish someone would come by and pull the weeds in my front yard for me.
We just celebrated a 7 year-old’s birthday in style (with kabobs and an ice cream cake).
I can’t believe it’s already Sunday night.
May 3rd, 2009 at 6:40 pm
Also, it’s Justa JOe’s birthday today too. Happy birthday JaJ!
May 3rd, 2009 at 10:14 pm
Well happy birthday to J0e then too! w00t!
May 3rd, 2009 at 10:54 pm
Belated borning wishes to Van and normal time borning wishes for J0e.
Did anyone see the Wolvie movie?
May 3rd, 2009 at 11:09 pm
Happy birthday, Justa J0e! Picture all of us around the Deadpan clapping our hands like the staff at some Friday’s-style chain restaurant and singing an annoying unfunny birthday song.
Or….
Just enjoy the day with some candles and cake and loved ones.
May 4th, 2009 at 1:28 am
Magic car:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/lancashire/8030766.stm
I’m having trouble buying it though. So easy to do it digitally and so hard to do it manually.
Also! Anybody hear anything about “Limits of Control”? It’s a Jim Jarmusch, so I’m expecting something stirring.
http://www.filminfocus.com/focusfeatures/film/the_limits_of_control
May 4th, 2009 at 1:51 am
Morning Pan, tickets booked for the Star Trek movie on Thursday, woot!
May 4th, 2009 at 1:52 am
Happy Birthday JJ.
May 4th, 2009 at 4:27 am
It’s a creamy threesome. Just finished my first Out of the Coffin, got a good blush on with UnDeadpan, and am currently listening to something almost on my radio dial.
Also known as, hoorah for ‘panites.
May 4th, 2009 at 4:32 am
Morning Pan.
Hubby just heading off to work. In-laws not awake yet.
No Star Trek opening for us. In-laws will still be in town. :(
Happy Birthday J0e! Have a piece of cake for me!
May 4th, 2009 at 5:32 am
NS – The Trifecta of podcasts…
Jaj – One of my favorite former podcasters… oh how I miss the weekly Cup Car Update.
May 4th, 2009 at 6:05 am
WNDR – you are 2 kind. In fact you are more than two kind, you are three kind and as we all know 3 kind beats two pair so I’d say you are a winner.
Had cake. Pinapple upside down cake. Moist. fruity. mmmm.
Been playing with the “Airport Express” that I got. I think it will work nicely to give me that “whole house, internet music system” I seemed to think I wanted.
May 4th, 2009 at 6:38 am
Re: Star Trek
Well, I already had a dream of it being an utter travesty. It couldn’t possibly be as bad as my dream version.
May 4th, 2009 at 7:58 am
Happy belated birthday, Joe!
May 4th, 2009 at 7:58 am
Yes I have a funny feeling in my water it’s going to be naff.
I’m keeping fingers crossed I’m wrong.
On the to do list:
Read a book by PG Wodehouse.
May 4th, 2009 at 8:02 am
Spent most of the weekend working so nothing fun was done here. :(
May 4th, 2009 at 8:03 am
Well, since I’ve missed JaJ’s birthday, I’ll just give you really early birthday wishes for 2010….so there.
May 4th, 2009 at 8:06 am
GRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR.
Life better be renewed. I finally go to watching the finale. Wow. It was better than Chuck’s finale–the wife only slightly disagrees. Wow. What was he chosen for?!?!
What the hell am I going to watch after all my shows are gone? Grrr.
May 4th, 2009 at 9:59 am
CP: Hate — Moist
May 4th, 2009 at 10:57 am
JohnBoze – I think in your dream, you were watching Star Trek 5.
May 4th, 2009 at 10:58 am
I feel your pain.
Let it go.
May 4th, 2009 at 11:10 am
Adam Carolla was in Trek 5?
May 4th, 2009 at 11:14 am
CP: Murder — Happy Rhodes
May 4th, 2009 at 11:40 am
Has anyone watched The Hunt for Gollum yet?
http://thehuntforgollum.s3.amazonaws.com/updates.htm
It was released yesterday. . . . I may find some time tomorrow.
May 4th, 2009 at 1:44 pm
CP: James Brown Ate My Bagpipes — Taxi Chain
May 4th, 2009 at 1:45 pm
Hey pan. Very busy time at work. Sorry not posting much. I’ll try and do better. :)
May 4th, 2009 at 1:57 pm
Happy belated, JaJ
May 4th, 2009 at 1:59 pm
CP: I’m Not A Kid Anymore — Sloan
I suppose that belongs on a playlist with “I’m An Adult Now”. :)
May 4th, 2009 at 2:01 pm
Is this the theme song to EssBee’s Evil Inc.?
CP: March of the Sinister Ducks — Sinister Ducks
May 4th, 2009 at 3:38 pm
Hobnobs and a cup of tea..mmmmm!
Night Pan.
May 4th, 2009 at 4:09 pm
Hey JaJ Happy Late Birthday!!!!
The hubby and I went to see the new XMen movie today. I was very happy with it. My favorite of all the movies. That could have a lot to do with Gambit (my favorite Xmen EVER!) being in it, or a naked Hugh Jackman. But The hubby liked the movie too so i wasnt totaled swayed by the hotness factor.
May 4th, 2009 at 4:39 pm
I’m off to see Wolverine right now, in fact. I doubnt if the Jackman hotness factor will be an issue for me….
May 4th, 2009 at 4:54 pm
Sinister Ducks – yes!
Evening, Pan!
May 4th, 2009 at 5:12 pm
Heard this on the last episode of Life:
CP: Kiss The Sky — Shawn Lee’s Ping Pong Orchestra feat Nino Moschella
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XHrDveP2ndE
May 4th, 2009 at 5:12 pm
How’s the new Mac treatin’ ya EssBee?
May 4th, 2009 at 5:13 pm
Jack: You are already totally swooned for Jackman? ;)
May 4th, 2009 at 5:33 pm
I love it, ditto! Still trying to figure out all the bells & whistles, but I love it!
May 4th, 2009 at 5:41 pm
I thought it was you whistling!
May 4th, 2009 at 5:43 pm
Happy belated birthday, Justa J0e!
May 4th, 2009 at 6:08 pm
I am currently consolidating my iTunes library on the PC so that I can move it over!
May 4th, 2009 at 6:36 pm
Ok. Finally watched that high-blood pressure peeing video… wrong, wrong, WRONG!
Still, pretty damn funny. ;)
May 4th, 2009 at 6:47 pm
CP: Runaway — Ladytron
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PHMynl9QX7g
May 4th, 2009 at 7:32 pm
What it Rhettro that mentioned Autumn?
http://www.myspace.com/autumnband
Pretty good stuff.
May 4th, 2009 at 9:41 pm
[rant] Coworkers are not using their eyes. After several years of running the same machines together, anything that I can deduce in 5 seconds shouldn’t be beyond their capabilities to see. [/rant]
May 4th, 2009 at 10:46 pm
You should google ‘change blindness’ NS.
May 4th, 2009 at 10:50 pm
Morning Pan, giving that Wolverine film a miss, may catch it when it comes out on DVD.
May 4th, 2009 at 11:45 pm
From the Wiki article on Change Blindness:
…failure to compare the relevant information from the current scene to the representation…
That sounds about right. The belt isn’t spinning because the drive wheel fell off. And yet no one see that the drive wheel is missing.
The information is nice to have, though it doesn’t exactly reduce my frustration. =) Thanks for the heads up, Vanamonde.
May 5th, 2009 at 2:24 am
Change of plans, going to see Wolverine after all, greatness not expected.
May 5th, 2009 at 2:49 am
Morning, Pan.
The wife and I are planning a trip to Vegas this summer – the kids are spending that time away with my parents, so it will be just the two of us.
I’m doing plenty of research now, but I wanted to probe the minds of the community. Who’s been there? Any recommendations on hotels good or bad? And, any thoughts on shows to see or avoid?
We’ll do some gambling, though that’s not our main purpose. We do have a trip planned over to the Grand Canyon that we’re looking forward to.
May 5th, 2009 at 2:51 am
Have not seen Wolverine yet. Reviews look pretty mixed all around. Never caught the super duper sneaky preview last month, either. We’ll probably hold off until the Blu-Ray comes out.
May 5th, 2009 at 4:31 am
Morning Pan.
Once again hubby leaving for work; in-laws still asleep.
Ed, I can’t really give a review. We stayed at the Hilton and did the Trek experience but since they closed that down. We did tour the hotels. The next time we go we’ll either stay at the Luxor or Caesars.
WE had friends stay at the The Ballagio (SP?). They said it was quite nice, and when the fountain did it’s ballet there was a channel on the TV that you could turn to to pipe in the music it was dancing to.
May 5th, 2009 at 4:37 am
Ed, I’ve also been to the Ballagio (SP?), which has good restaurants. I don’t gamble, so that’s all I’ve got! I was there for a business meeting and didn’t get to see much.
May 5th, 2009 at 4:39 am
I tried to copy my iTunes library over to my external hard drive and screwed something up royally. All of my podcasts now have ! next to them — my music did as well, but I was able to revert back to an older Library file. Aaargh!
I’ll try again tonight, and if it doesn’t work, I might just bite the bullet and reconstruct it from scratch on the new computer.
CW: The Tudors (before work)
May 5th, 2009 at 5:04 am
Good luck in the trenches, EssBee.
May 5th, 2009 at 5:49 am
I’ve only seen one show in Vegas (Cirque du Soleil’s LOVE), and I really enjoyed it.
May 5th, 2009 at 5:58 am
8:00 and still asleep. Must be nice :)
We say Penn & Teller, and Elton John when we were in Vegas (as well as the Star Trek Experience :) )
May 5th, 2009 at 6:03 am
CP: Quirks and Quarks
May 5th, 2009 at 6:15 am
Well Wolverine wasn’t that bad..nice fight sequences.
May 5th, 2009 at 6:16 am
Ah, I hear the shower running.
May 5th, 2009 at 7:46 am
Good morning Deadpan, finally got the string tied tight enough to restore internet access for myself.
Happy belated birthdays for Van and Joe.
May 5th, 2009 at 8:11 am
Sounds like LostRalph misunderstood the whole “wireless” concept. :) Glad you’re back on.
May 5th, 2009 at 8:25 am
Krazy Joe posted this on the forums:
Trekkies Bash New Star Trek Film As ‘Fun, Watchable’
http://www.theonion.com/content/video/trekkies_bash_new_star_trek_film?utm_source=a-section
May 5th, 2009 at 10:59 am
EssBee
I’m doing a similar iTunes thing.
I hooked my hard drive to the computer and copied over just the “ITunes Music” Folder.
Then I went into iTunes preferences … told it that the hard drive was the NEW location of the music folder.
Then, for good measure, I went to file/library/consolidate library … and iTunes made sure that I had copied all my audio files to the new folder.
It seems to work perfectly now.
All of this was starting with a Mac though.
Tonight I may try to do the same thing with a PC.
I’ll let you know how that works out.
May 5th, 2009 at 12:02 pm
You’d think that with all of the iHype, Apple UIs for basic actions would be a lot less user-unfriendly.
Wolverine: If you turn off your “Well why don’t they just/Why would anyone do that?” filters, it’s a fun superhero action flick. Also — I don’t know — but it would seem that Deadpool fans might also have some complaints.
May 5th, 2009 at 12:49 pm
Oh the clip after the credits at the end of Wolverine wasn’t worth waiting for.
May 5th, 2009 at 12:55 pm
Though allegedly it is a different clip at the end of some prints than others, Van.
May 5th, 2009 at 1:13 pm
I must having got the boring one JB, just drinking at a bar telling an Asian barmaid he was drinking to remember.
May 5th, 2009 at 1:14 pm
+Wolverine
May 5th, 2009 at 1:37 pm
I had the same clip, Van.
May 5th, 2009 at 5:14 pm
Hi Everyone!
JOe, I think I’ve got it. I downloaded something called iPodrip and it seems to be taking all of my files from the iPod onto the new macbook. Whew!
How is everyone tonight?
I spend this evening pulling grass out of my xeriscape and really enjoyed it!
May 5th, 2009 at 6:09 pm
Essbee – Should you have grass there??? I guess not that’s why you pulled it..
May 5th, 2009 at 6:12 pm
Exactly, Wolf! The neighbor’s freakin’ lawn is infringing on my rights to have a beautiful rock & cactus garden (that I don’t have to water).
May 5th, 2009 at 6:19 pm
Yeah Wolverine. Pretty much what everyone else said. If I rated the XMEN films by how good they were I would say that the XMEN 2 was the best, XMEN 3 the worst and the first film somewhere in the middle. Wolverine ranks somewhere above X3 but below X1. Deadpool, I confess I didn’t even know who he was until I bought Marvel Ultimate Alliance for the 360 and he was a fun character to play. I’m not sure what the point of the final scene with Deadpool was exactly. Overall though, I found him the most interesting character shown, but his screen time was pretty brief.
May 5th, 2009 at 6:56 pm
I’m going to venture a guess that my iTunes recovery is going to take around 12 hours. I don’t know if that’s too long or too short, but I do know it probably means that I won’t have my iPod at Evil, Inc. tomorrow. I have no idea how to function!
5087 tracks left . . .
May 5th, 2009 at 7:07 pm
G’night, mush. I’m off to read a bit of Snow Crash and then visit dreamland.
May 5th, 2009 at 8:15 pm
Ess – I know it’s a pain in the arse, but don’t you have a backup mp3 player for emergencies? Or is it just me and my destructive tendencies that prompt me to have 2 extra players sitting around waiting for when I break this one?
May 5th, 2009 at 8:26 pm
Ah, crap.
CPIMM: Careless Whisper – George Michael
May 5th, 2009 at 9:23 pm
In an effort to alleviate Nomad’s SPIMM, I bring you. . . . cool, obscures, 70s, King Crimson-reminiscent prog rock:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h3QSuLMIvX4
May 5th, 2009 at 9:55 pm
SPIMM…. now that is a funny typo.
Goodnight (possibly), tumblemush.
May 5th, 2009 at 11:21 pm
Hmmmm SPIMM!
May 5th, 2009 at 11:25 pm
Arm pillows
http://funnypulse.co.kr/shop/shopdetail.html?brandcode=016000000001&search=&sort=order2
May 6th, 2009 at 12:06 am
Comedy actor DeLuise dies aged 75
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/8035035.stm
I’m most familiar with him from An American Tale as Tiger.
May 6th, 2009 at 1:31 am
[...] UnDeadpan UnShaurette [...]
May 6th, 2009 at 2:44 am
No backup mp3 player Nomad, but I do have these silver disc-like things that play music. I wonder how they work? Maybe I’ll take a few of those with me today?
4855 tracks left …
May 6th, 2009 at 2:52 am
Do you have a CD/DVD drive in your work computer? You could burn a playlist of files to a blank disk and listen to them on the work computer. Though, if most of your files are in Apple’s AAC format, instead of MP3, that probably wouldn’t do much good unless you could install Itunes on the work PC.
I can get away with installing just about anything on my work computer, but I know lots of places lock their computers down against that kind of thing.
May 6th, 2009 at 2:53 am
Morning Pan, listening to the lastest Skepticality podcast, it’s annoying that Swoopie doesn’t pronounce Edinburgh correctly even though she is interviewing someone who does.
Small potatoes though…..
May 6th, 2009 at 3:41 am
Good idea, Ed!
May 6th, 2009 at 4:20 am
Morning Pan!
Same Scenario. I’m awake, hubby’s leaving, everyone else is asleep.
All things considered, I wish I was asleep too.
May 6th, 2009 at 4:55 am
Well we will keep you company Bunny!
May 6th, 2009 at 5:09 am
Thanks Wolf :)
May 6th, 2009 at 5:15 am
sometimes alone, but never lonely in the DeadPan.
May 6th, 2009 at 5:16 am
CD-sipping a lovely cold drink after a walk in a forest.
May 6th, 2009 at 5:16 am
Off to Evil, Inc. Have a great day, Deadpan!
May 6th, 2009 at 5:18 am
Looking at trying to get things done at work.
May 6th, 2009 at 5:31 am
I’m envious, Van.
CP: TechStuff
May 6th, 2009 at 5:49 am
Before I saw the post saying that “SPIMM” was a typo, I thought it was an intentional variation on the acronym, meant to mean “Song Playing In My Mind.” That phrase does make sense in the context of the sentence where “SPIMM” is first used, kind of.
May 6th, 2009 at 5:58 am
CD: Downloading presentation materials for an informal speaking engagement on Sunday. I’m excited!
May 6th, 2009 at 6:02 am
I will be sparse – planning and scheming.
May 6th, 2009 at 6:07 am
CP: Escape Pod Flash
May 6th, 2009 at 6:22 am
SPIMM somehow keeps getting turned into Spit Play mummble.
May 6th, 2009 at 6:24 am
Hey Van, what is the correct way to say Edinburgh? Ed in bur?
May 6th, 2009 at 6:34 am
I’m not familiar with prog rock. That said, I liked the bit by Camel (?) despite the electric organ type tone that was kind of painful.
May 6th, 2009 at 6:40 am
NS: the way I learned was Ed-in-bur-ah.
May 6th, 2009 at 6:59 am
So not eden-burg? >B]
May 6th, 2009 at 7:04 am
Ditto gets the booby prize for correct pronunciation.
May 6th, 2009 at 7:05 am
and NS gets covered in mud for thaqt last comment.
:)
May 6th, 2009 at 7:09 am
CP: Green Onions – Booker T and the MGs
May 6th, 2009 at 7:11 am
CP: Take 5 – Dave Brubeck
May 6th, 2009 at 7:15 am
CP: My Best friend’s Girl – The Cars
May 6th, 2009 at 7:19 am
CP: You Might Think – The Cars
May 6th, 2009 at 7:26 am
Anybody care for mudpies?
May 6th, 2009 at 7:30 am
CP: Sgt Rock (is going to help me) – XTC
May 6th, 2009 at 7:34 am
CP: When Love Breaks Down – Prefrab Sprout
May 6th, 2009 at 7:38 am
CP: Cars and Girls – Prefrab Sprout
May 6th, 2009 at 7:43 am
CP: Real Gone Kid – Deacon Blue
May 6th, 2009 at 7:46 am
Good Morning.
Last night my iPod Touch did this bizarre thing where it refused to turn off. Every time I pressed the button on the face it would ask me to go to the music center or close. That’s all it would do. It was bizarre. So, I had to restore factory settings and wipe the entire iPod to get it back to normal. I think the iPods are going to rise up against us and make us all crazy.
May 6th, 2009 at 7:46 am
CP: Happy Hour – The Housemartins
May 6th, 2009 at 7:49 am
CP: You Keep it All in – The Beautiful South
May 6th, 2009 at 7:52 am
CP: A Little Time – The Beautiful South
May 6th, 2009 at 7:55 am
Yawn
May 6th, 2009 at 8:00 am
Ouch!
May 6th, 2009 at 8:06 am
Van? Did you poke yourself in the eye?
May 6th, 2009 at 8:07 am
lol I’m not that bendy!
May 6th, 2009 at 8:23 am
I was talking about your finger!
May 6th, 2009 at 8:27 am
So, Edinburgh is pronounced Ed-in-bur-ah?
I thought we only did screwed up stuff like that on our side of the pond.
May 6th, 2009 at 8:27 am
Just don’t pull his finger, CJ.
May 6th, 2009 at 8:55 am
Ed: You mean like Kansas and Arkansas? ;)
May 6th, 2009 at 8:56 am
And my wife refused to believe me when I tell her how Worcestershire sauce is really pronounced.
May 6th, 2009 at 10:00 am
Coincidence… The radio station just played some Beautiful South while I was on the way in.
“We are Each Other”
May 6th, 2009 at 11:19 am
CP: Telling Lies — Great Northern
May 6th, 2009 at 12:44 pm
CP: Salvation — The Cranberries
May 6th, 2009 at 1:26 pm
In honor of putting all my music back on my iPod…
Scotsman Believe Take Tonight
May 6th, 2009 at 1:57 pm
ZP peers into the darkness as he reviews Assault on Dark Athena:
http://www.escapistmagazine.com/videos/view/zero-punctuation/714-The-Chronicles-of-Riddick-Assault-on-Dark-Athena
May 6th, 2009 at 3:17 pm
I didn’t even know The Scotsman was in my iTunes, but I’m pretty happy to see it there.
May 6th, 2009 at 3:25 pm
Oh yeah … and..
I AM SEEING STAR TREK TOMORROW!
whew… I just had to scream!
I’m a little excited.
Star Trek
I love Star Trek.
Really Really Really
May 6th, 2009 at 4:26 pm
Evening, Deadpan!
4447 tracks left . . .
May 6th, 2009 at 4:29 pm
CJ – Did you know that someone actually wrote a sequel to the Scotsman. It answer the question of why you don’t see any Blue ribbons at Ren Faire.
May 6th, 2009 at 5:02 pm
St. Patrick’s Day several years ago I saw Authority Zero sing the Scotsman at a local pub, The Dubliner.
I think I was trying to remember the name of the band this weekend and I have such a horrible short-term memory so I thought I’d better document it right here and now.
May 6th, 2009 at 5:10 pm
That was 400 so this is 401.
w00t!
May 6th, 2009 at 5:33 pm
CW: Monday’s Colbert Report
He is a crazy MFer.
May 6th, 2009 at 5:51 pm
And … I just booked myself a trip to Vegas.
I’m so wild.
May 6th, 2009 at 5:56 pm
When are you headed there, CJ? I’m still in my geeky engineer overanalyzing research stage for the trip my wife and I are taking at the end of July.
May 6th, 2009 at 6:02 pm
I’m following Debbie (Spellwight) out there.. I’m just staying one night May 29th and coming home the following evening.
May 6th, 2009 at 7:00 pm
Here you go Ed.
Feed your engineer this data.
http://www.stephsvegas.com/
Not too frequently updated but some good tips – especially the $20 room upgrade.
http://www.lasvegastripreport.com/
Best Vegas site evah.
It’s reviews by regular folks. Of course everyone has their own things that tweak them so you have to read a lot of reports to come up with an average. If one report says a place had lousy service it might be an expectation problem. If 3 people report a place has lousy service then you should give that more weight.
http://www.lvol.com/lvoleg/lvshows.html
Just a good site to see what shows are playing, where, how much and some reviews.
Enjoy.
May 6th, 2009 at 7:23 pm
Ut!
I am moderated.
May 6th, 2009 at 8:57 pm
I thought I had subscribed to F&SF months ago, but nothing came of it. After Van mentioned his e-sub, I was pretty much decided that would work for me. I kept pulling up the website to pull the trigger, but I kept backing out again before completing the transaction.
When I got up tonight, I found out that the June/July issue has shown up in the mail.
So… woot for that, but really? I’m pretty sure I signed up in January. That’s a crazy long turn around.
May 6th, 2009 at 9:14 pm
Timeless Classic
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6l1GvDWtccI