Dedpan Unnsho 41
Layzey Un-showe Knowtes.
(Thanks to TLEB for the unlazy unshow notes!)
Dedpan Unnsho 41
A blending of vital news and comments.
Comments by:
Ed from Texas
The Deadpan Gathering is taking place in the wilds of Arizona on the Labour Day long weekend
Jack will be doing a Hollywood squares at the Disc World Convention
Some of the Deadpanites who are arriving by Friday will be attending Arizona’s EVFN
Saturday, Cj and Dan of the Love Long and Prosper podcast (http://www.lovelongandprosper.com/podcast/) will be hosting a BBQ for the Deadpan gathering
Comments
WNDRWolf
Vanamonde
Nomad Scry
Sunday of Deadpan weekend there will be a party at the Tempe Palms Hotel. This is the same hotel as the Disc World Convention. All are welcome to come to this party, whether a member of the Disc World Con or not.
Comments
The Energizer Bunny
imag1narynumber
Currently in the fluffer palooza faze. Watch the 1980 Flash Gordon movie and join in. Possible recordings at the Deadpanmmmmmmmmmmmm gathering.
First comment of the week
Vanamonde
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Goodnight Mush.
August 19th, 2009 at 11:40 pm
Wong.
August 20th, 2009 at 12:03 am
Foo.
August 20th, 2009 at 12:08 am
I suspect any product that I buy that contains a Lithium Ion battery spontaneously screws up when comes within 6 feet of me.
August 20th, 2009 at 2:35 am
Wing wang walla walla bing bang
August 20th, 2009 at 2:36 am
Crap, now that’s CPIMM and I don’t even know what -that- is.
August 20th, 2009 at 3:20 am
What a picture, what a photograph..
August 20th, 2009 at 3:44 am
Quick drive-by.
MWAAAAA!
JOe, big *hugs* today.
August 20th, 2009 at 4:13 am
What have I missed?
August 20th, 2009 at 4:28 am
Number 9 :)
August 20th, 2009 at 4:38 am
NS – Witch Doctor – David Seville (Before the days of the Chipmunks)
August 20th, 2009 at 4:46 am
I told the witch doctor I was in love with you
I told the witch doctor I was in love with you
And then the witch doctor, he told me what to do
He said that ….
(Chorus:)
Ooo eee, ooo ah ah ting tang
Walla walla, bing bang
Ooo eee, ooo ah ah ting tang
Walla walla, bing bang…
Ooo eee, ooo ah ah ting tang
Walla walla, bing bang
Ooo eee, ooo ah ah ting tang
Walla walla, bing bang
I told the witch doctor you didn’t love me true
I told the witch doctor you didn’t love me nice
And then the witch doctor, he gave me this advice
He said to …
(Repeat Chorus)
Now, you’ve been keeping love from me
Just like you were a miser
And I’ll admit I wasn’t very smart
So I went out and found myself
A guy that’s so much wiser
And he taught me the way to win your heart
My friend the witch doctor, he taught me what to say
My friend the witch doctor, he taught me what to do
I know that you’ll be mine when I say this to you
Oh, Baby ….
(Repeat Chorus)
August 20th, 2009 at 4:56 am
Morning Pan.
Slept in. It was nice. Now for a shower, get dressed, eat breakfast. Then show notes.
August 20th, 2009 at 5:07 am
Lost bits.
August 20th, 2009 at 5:21 am
Must… get… food… in… belly
meanwhile… http://electronics.howstuffworks.com/tech-myths/5-myths-about-the-internet.htm
August 20th, 2009 at 5:32 am
Wow, that must have taken a lot of work
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I8-kqovVjss
August 20th, 2009 at 5:52 am
http://www.facebook.com/topic.php?topic=9686&uid=120673555584#/group.php?gid=120673555584
August 20th, 2009 at 5:57 am
You know, I just never put this much thought into making sandwiches
http://www.insanewiches.com/
August 20th, 2009 at 6:07 am
Why is Spiderman poor
http://mightygodking.com/index.php/2009/08/19/we-ask-the-questions-nobody-answers/
August 20th, 2009 at 6:25 am
So I’ve come up with a silly thought. Continuing a thread from yesterday, if it wasn’t going to be horrendously expensive, I wonder how cool it would be to use LED light tubing for the hoops instead of just aquarium tubing?
August 20th, 2009 at 6:27 am
Since it’s by the pet store, I think later today I might sneak up to my local Source store (CDN RadioShack equivalent) and see just how expensive it would be. (as well as the logistics of hooking them up to a battery pack)
August 20th, 2009 at 6:35 am
Doesn’t look too bad TEB:
http://www.google.com/products?q=flexible+led+tubing&aq=f
August 20th, 2009 at 6:39 am
Very interesting. Karen O is officially doing the soundtrack to “Where The Wild Things Are”.
http://www.spin.com/articles/karen-os-wild-things-soundtrack-revealed
August 20th, 2009 at 6:40 am
I need 100′ of it, ditto (32.25 yds) kind of adds up.
August 20th, 2009 at 6:48 am
Yeah. That would be on the expensive side. :)
August 20th, 2009 at 6:52 am
I like it TEB!
If it works, you should think about using a material that would work well with the lights … either a shiny reflective thing or maybe a white or mesh that would pick up the color from the light.
That is my art direction for the day. *removes “art director” hat*
August 20th, 2009 at 6:59 am
Here is 5meters worth for $27 U.S.
http://tinyurl.com/mzk3tn
looks like you could thread this stuff INTO the aquarium tubing. Of course we’d have to sort out the power issue but hey … one hurdle at a time, right?
August 20th, 2009 at 7:10 am
J0e, I’ve already got the form of the skirt in a light cotton. What I could do, though is put the tubing on the outside of the skirt. Although this might cause bumps that would show through the actually dress.
Will have to think on it.
August 20th, 2009 at 7:10 am
Scalzi takes apart Star Wars design.
http://blogs.amctv.com/scifi-scanner/2009/08/bad-designs-in-star-wars.php
lmao
August 20th, 2009 at 7:11 am
5m at $16 US is still about $105 US ($125 CDN?). I’ll take off in about half an hour once my work is done and see what I can get locally.
August 20th, 2009 at 7:12 am
Don’t forget that LED lights still get hot.
http://www.fun-led-light.com/heat-sinks.html
August 20th, 2009 at 7:12 am
Scalzi did a Star Wars talk at World Con.
August 20th, 2009 at 7:19 am
It’s not something I would have on constantly. More once and a while for effect.
August 20th, 2009 at 7:49 am
ditto: I gave your link a quick skim. At first blush, it looks like some very grandiose language for something not that amazing. It’s only a microkernel. So we can have secure appliances. Yay.
August 20th, 2009 at 7:53 am
I do have a question for the Pan, though. Rumor has it that there was a movie in the ’80s that featured an ankle-high doll-type creature with big, black hair that would kill people. Any guesses as to the name of this movie, assuming it exists?
August 20th, 2009 at 7:58 am
Would it be this #?
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0073820/
August 20th, 2009 at 7:59 am
Here is the synopsis on Rotten Tomatoes
http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/trilogy_of_terror/
August 20th, 2009 at 8:01 am
Off to check out LED and aquarium tubing.
Ta!
August 20th, 2009 at 8:02 am
i: To quote an old movie, “Baby steps. Baby steps.” :)
August 20th, 2009 at 8:26 am
And you’d like kinda silly walking around connected to an extension cord.
August 20th, 2009 at 8:31 am
It works for Blue Man Group. :)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C5-ClvcHtK4
August 20th, 2009 at 9:14 am
Critters?
August 20th, 2009 at 9:19 am
Well if Tesla could transmit power through the air..
August 20th, 2009 at 9:27 am
Another Dinosaur trips over “new media”.
Seems the S.E.C. has backed down from the policy it issued Monday that prohibited bloggers and “Tweet”ers from reporting on college football games. They still take umbridge at anyone posting their own pictures.
The S.E.C. now claims they had just basically re-used the language from some other media policy but more then likely, someone pointed out them that these football games were public events between two schools that were funded with public money … so how can you OWN the rights to personal descriptions of these events?
Here is a quote from their original ticket policy -
… released Monday initially said fans could not “produce or disseminate (or aid in producing or disseminating) any material or information about the Event, including, but not limited to, any account, description, picture, video, audio, reproduction or other information concerning the Event.”
August 20th, 2009 at 9:33 am
Child’s Play immediately comes to mind, if you’re looking for 80s killer dolls.
I also recall a movie called “Dolls” about a house full of them. Boy, we were culturally hung up on miniature creatures for a few decades there. Gremlins, Critters, Ewoks. . .
August 20th, 2009 at 9:35 am
Yeah wasn’t there a horror film from the 30’s like that..starring Drew Barrymore’s great grandfather?
August 20th, 2009 at 9:37 am
Great Uncle:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Devil-Doll
August 20th, 2009 at 9:39 am
Puppet Master comes to my mind…
August 20th, 2009 at 10:03 am
Well, that was a total waste of time.
aquarium hose won’t work because modern hosing is too flexible, and nobody in Calgary sells running lights.
Am thinking of going with something like this, though:
http://cgi.ebay.ca/1ft-Red-LED-Flexible-Car-Boat-Home-Rope-Strip-Lights_W0QQitemZ350230353164QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_0?hash=item518b5b150c&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14
August 20th, 2009 at 10:22 am
Looks like it could get expensive, Bunny.
What is this skirt for, anyway?
August 20th, 2009 at 10:31 am
CP: Heavy Things — Phish
August 20th, 2009 at 10:46 am
The last stock of Polaroid film is going on sale:
http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/20/last-polaroid-cameras-and-film-to-be-sold-at-urban-outfitters-to/
August 20th, 2009 at 11:00 am
Just thought I’d drop a note to say I’m still a little ucky today. Layin’ low and avoiding too much screen time since it hurts my eyes. Going to the movies tonight if I can get rid of this headache in time!
http://tinyurl.com/lz7jfp
August 20th, 2009 at 11:10 am
Cj what were you and J0e doing in that closet?
August 20th, 2009 at 11:17 am
Had a nice lunch.
Jack: For??? does it have to be for anything? Ultimately it will be a Civil War era style Ball Gown, just because. I thought it would be cool to spice it up. The lighting isn’t mandatory. but thought it would look neat on the hoops and along the boning of the corset. the boning will come out to about $100 anyway, so if I can come up with a cool alternative at not much different price…
After I’ll make a matching outfit for the hubby. Again, just because.
August 20th, 2009 at 11:18 am
Gee Cj, hope you’re feeling better. You’ve been down quite a bit lately, hope it’s not the start of something bigger.
August 20th, 2009 at 11:26 am
This is actually cheaper, but I’m just not sure about shipping from Hong Kong…
http://cgi.ebay.ca/EL-Wire-Glow-In-Neon-Light-Rope-Computer-Car-Clothes-B_W0QQitemZ280387088853QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_0?hash=item41485f71d5&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14
August 20th, 2009 at 11:26 am
Thanks, Bunny.
Migraines tend to come during certain times of year due to weather and seasonal changes. Sometimes when I’m a little (a lot) stressed out, I get them as well. I’ve had a bit of both those things going on lately and it would probably help for me to eat better and get more sleep than I’ve been getting. I’m working on it and it should pass soon! :)
August 20th, 2009 at 11:29 am
Now I kinda want these:
http://tinyurl.com/l923pn
August 20th, 2009 at 11:33 am
Those are cool, Cj.
I’m definitely leaning towards the glowing wire stuff, but will wait until hubby calls tonight and see what he thinks.
August 20th, 2009 at 11:42 am
Oh, oh, I just found out, if I order through the Air Miles E-Bay shop, I’ll also get airmiles. Cool!
August 20th, 2009 at 11:47 am
Moving into the living room and a book. Will be on my touch for the rest of the afternoon, so expect random (mis-spelled) comments because I’m too lazy to do the flicky thing.
August 20th, 2009 at 11:56 am
Sorry about the headache CJ. :(
Anyone want to run with this? I don’t have time at the moment.
“the boning will come out to about $100 anyway”
August 20th, 2009 at 11:58 am
August 20th, 2009 at 12:00 pm
Who’s this TLEB person anyway? And why is she taking my credit? ;)
August 20th, 2009 at 12:15 pm
Glad you caught that, TLEB ;) the “L” was intentional.
Migraines suck – - I do hope you feel better, Cj.
J0e, will they take a boning coupon?
August 20th, 2009 at 12:31 pm
Just had time to post these questions -
- Is $100 about the going rate for boning? I’m thinking that’s about the same price as a good dinner and a movie (with popcorn and drinks).
- Does the quality of the boning increase much if you pay more?
- If you allow for inflation, is that much more then they would have paid for boning around the time of the American Civil War?
I’m sure more questions will come to me.
August 20th, 2009 at 12:50 pm
My mother-in-law came over, gave me a B12 shot, and some attention.
Amazing what a little TLC, friendship, and B12 can do. I feel tons better right now! :)
August 20th, 2009 at 1:24 pm
Good news Cj.
August 20th, 2009 at 1:26 pm
I fear I’m getting addicted to x2 playback.
August 20th, 2009 at 1:28 pm
Talk about temptation:
http://www.mininova.org/tor/2869570
August 20th, 2009 at 4:10 pm
Nothing quiets the room like bittorrent.
August 20th, 2009 at 4:48 pm
Hmmm…. I wonder if the Computer King is lurking about.
If so… Happy Birthday to you. :)
August 20th, 2009 at 5:24 pm
Steam Punk FTW!
http://jalopnik.com/5342042/british-steam-car-powers-past-127mph-record-unofficially
August 20th, 2009 at 10:37 pm
Cover your nipples!
August 20th, 2009 at 10:50 pm
I’m reminded of The Fifth Element for some reason.
August 21st, 2009 at 2:36 am
Wolf – Have you ever heard of Mark Waid? He can do for comics what you seem to be able to do with music. Pretty amazing talent.
August 21st, 2009 at 2:38 am
It is good to be reminded of the Fifth Element.
August 21st, 2009 at 4:35 am
Thank you NS – I think. No I have never heard of Mark Waid.
August 21st, 2009 at 4:59 am
Thanks so much Deadpan! TEB, it looks like that’s the one! Now to see if Netflix carries it.
August 21st, 2009 at 5:01 am
The Fifth Element was the only time I fell asleep in the cinema.
August 21st, 2009 at 5:22 am
I’m going to imagine I didn’t hear that number. Fell asleep? That may be a hanging offense.
But, it’s Friday and I’ve taken the day off with the kids, so I’m in a lenient and charitable mood.
August 21st, 2009 at 5:37 am
Hey Pan!
How are we this dark and gloomy morn?
August 21st, 2009 at 5:37 am
I have to agree with Ed… Where’s the rope?
August 21st, 2009 at 5:52 am
Oh look, another LLAP! I was travelling when the last one was on.
August 21st, 2009 at 5:54 am
The voices!!!
August 21st, 2009 at 5:55 am
We’re in dis-dress?
August 21st, 2009 at 5:59 am
You need a wicket
August 21st, 2009 at 6:04 am
There was already a Jaws 3D movie released.
August 21st, 2009 at 6:04 am
A sticky wicket?
August 21st, 2009 at 6:12 am
I use a comb, not a hairbrush.
August 21st, 2009 at 6:23 am
I wasn’t a big fan of Voyager. I found Janeway too whiney.
August 21st, 2009 at 6:25 am
It’s always fun when Bunny is listening to LLAP.
Good morning.
August 21st, 2009 at 6:28 am
Beauty, Boobs and Busts?
August 21st, 2009 at 6:28 am
Morning Cj.
August 21st, 2009 at 6:33 am
More than just vampires go “bump” in the night :oops:
August 21st, 2009 at 6:36 am
Blood and scab recipes. mmmmm.
August 21st, 2009 at 6:39 am
Buffalo means spicy. Extreme would be extremely spicy.
I’ve had buffalo, it’s not spicy
August 21st, 2009 at 6:43 am
Bum chicka wow wow
August 21st, 2009 at 6:46 am
I liked District 9 :razz:
August 21st, 2009 at 6:53 am
There could also be a District 8
August 21st, 2009 at 6:57 am
I personally would recommend XXXTrek: The Man Eater
Although Dreym Quest is good too.
I do better if they have actual story lines
August 21st, 2009 at 6:58 am
I still haven’t been able to get Flash Gordon.
August 21st, 2009 at 7:15 am
Really? Netflix sent me mine like the day after I requested it.
August 21st, 2009 at 7:18 am
Nice to see Lasseter is getting a tribute. Of course, John might not want to see Crazy Ex-Boss again. ;)
http://scifiwire.com/2009/08/george-lucas-to-give-gold.php
August 21st, 2009 at 7:19 am
We don’t have Netflix in Canada, Rhett. I had to find a place to purchase it. It’s not actually available so have it on back order. Don’t really expect to see it any time soon.
August 21st, 2009 at 7:19 am
Rhettro: Stop hoarding the Netflix DVDs. ;)
August 21st, 2009 at 7:19 am
TEB: I believe Cj said she’ll have it playing at the BBQ.
August 21st, 2009 at 7:21 am
I really agree with this review. Plants vs Zombies is truly awesome. :)
http://pc.gamespy.com/pc/zombies-on-my-lawn/1016314p1.html
August 21st, 2009 at 7:24 am
I’ve never played it, but have heard nothing but good things about P vs. Z.
Re Flash: Yeah I know. And I have seen it before too.
August 21st, 2009 at 7:36 am
Thanks for all your kindness in not lynching me.
I’ll keep my thoughts about Iron Man (the first one) to myself.
August 21st, 2009 at 7:44 am
i: You are allowed to like whatever you wish. Van doesn’t like the movie Blade Runner and we haven’t lynched him yet. ;)
August 21st, 2009 at 7:46 am
You are also allowed to post your thoughts about what you don’t like. I find it interesting when someone hates a movie that I like and has good reasons for doing so. So, feel free to share.
August 21st, 2009 at 7:46 am
Weekend off ..woot!
August 21st, 2009 at 7:47 am
Well Pan, off to do some grocery shopping.
Hubby comes home tomorrow so might bake some cookies as well today. Our local SF convention is also happening this weekend. Busy, busy, busy.
Later!
August 21st, 2009 at 7:48 am
Heh! I just claim BR is a crap book adaption.
Plus the Atlantic Ocean is a good buffer!
August 21st, 2009 at 7:57 am
ditto: Oh I already sent Flash Gordon back. *cough*
August 21st, 2009 at 7:58 am
Truth be told, none of the movie adaptation of PKD stories were true, but that doesn’t stop me from enjoying (some of) them.
Ok, now I’m really going.
August 21st, 2009 at 8:05 am
I never read “Electric Sheep” but there is plenty of buzz from people on the net that said the movie was better than the book. :)
Of course PKD actually liked Riddly’s adaptation.
August 21st, 2009 at 8:11 am
On a different note…
What song remakes are better than the original?
Alien Ant Farm’s version of “Smooth Criminal” comes to mind.
These two aren’t better, but I really like them because they are different:
Frente! with “Bizarre Love Triangle”
Quicksand with “How Soon Is Now”
August 21st, 2009 at 8:14 am
Well PKD’s Agent claimed that PKD had become more negative to the movie shortly before he died..saying the the plot of the had been dumbed down by Hollywood.
August 21st, 2009 at 8:14 am
+book
August 21st, 2009 at 8:17 am
I’m afraid I put people who claim BR is better than the book in the same category as Apple apologists .. And I’m not talking golden delicious.
August 21st, 2009 at 8:17 am
Style over substance.
August 21st, 2009 at 8:24 am
I guess I’ll have to read “Electric Sheep” then. Bloody British directors screwing over American literature. ;)
ditto: I quite like Lacuna Coil’s “Enjoy the Silence.”
August 21st, 2009 at 8:36 am
I’ll blaspheme and say that Voivod’s cover of Astronomy Domine is better than Pink Floyd’s original.
August 21st, 2009 at 8:38 am
I think the “A Scanner Darkly” movie version was extremely well-done. I’ve also never read “Do Androids Inflate Electric Love Sheep?” (or whatever the PKD story was called).
Ditto what ditto said about dissenting opinions.
August 21st, 2009 at 8:48 am
I’m now going to be extremely pedantic:
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep
I think I had better go for a lie down.
August 21st, 2009 at 8:49 am
Oh anybody with long memories..you’ve just had several idea for a present if you get Jack on the secret Santa list.
Ahem.
August 21st, 2009 at 8:50 am
+s
August 21st, 2009 at 8:52 am
Imagine if Zack Synder had claimed:
“Oh I never finished it Watchmen…”
August 21st, 2009 at 8:55 am
Apparently, Zack Snyder HADN’T finished reading Watchmen.
I know the BR topic gets your blood boiling, Van. . . ;) My biggest argument in its defense is the impact it had for cyberpunk in cinema. We’d never before seen a cyberpunk world on film (unless I’m overlooking an earlier film).
Stevie Ray Vaughn’s “Little Wing”.
Cowboy Junkies “Sweet Jane”.
August 21st, 2009 at 8:55 am
My limited grasp of grammar is leaving me, I need to shrink and turn green.
August 21st, 2009 at 8:58 am
Back from shopping. Guess what I got Cj…
Ground bison!
August 21st, 2009 at 9:02 am
Spoken like a true Canadian TEB.
August 21st, 2009 at 9:08 am
I’m trying a new chili recipe (Jackrabbit Chili). I was surprised when hubby suggested it as he is not normally a bison or buffalo eater.
August 21st, 2009 at 9:08 am
OK, I had all these responses I thought of while I was reading and now they are lost. I’ll go back up and start over.
And I think I mis-quoted the movie last night. I believe the correct quote is:
“Cover the nipples!”
August 21st, 2009 at 9:09 am
I have read Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep but it was a long time ago and I remember nothing about it. I am terrible at remembering reading materials. Always have been.
August 21st, 2009 at 9:11 am
cool, I’ve been referenced:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leo_and_Diane_Dillon
August 21st, 2009 at 9:12 am
How come when I make anything in the blender I always wind up with about 4 times the amount I need?
Srsly. This homemade java chip frappucino could quench the thirst of 4 dehydrated Cjs.
August 21st, 2009 at 9:12 am
I don’t think I’ve been referenced for anything before.
Now. Oatmeal chocolate chip cookies!
August 21st, 2009 at 9:13 am
Awesome, Bunny!
August 21st, 2009 at 9:13 am
I’ll share with you, Cj :)
August 21st, 2009 at 9:15 am
Oh yeah! I love love love the Frente! version of Bizarre Love Triangle! It’s one of my car ride essentials. My daughter was singing it the other day. Her lyrics are a bit different though:
Every time I see you pulling. I get down on my knees and pull.
I’m always wondering what she’s pulling, but I’m glad she wants to help.
August 21st, 2009 at 9:16 am
Do you want me to send you a disk with Flash Gordon on it? Do you think it would get to you before you get here?
August 21st, 2009 at 9:17 am
I’d like to take this moment to enjoy and bask in the fact that I do not currently have a headache!
Sometimes we just have to enjoy the little things in life. :)
Now back to my coffee and scone.
August 21st, 2009 at 9:19 am
Thanks for the offer, Cj, but I honestly don’t think it’s that important. As i said, I have seen the movie before, and you did say you would be playing it in the background.
Glad you’re feeling better.
August 21st, 2009 at 9:26 am
DIY Star Wars sound effects:
http://www.videosift.com/video/a-slinky-and-a-cup-Star-Wars-sound-effects
August 21st, 2009 at 9:29 am
Thanks, ditto. And I certainly don’t mind saying when I don’t like something. I too enjoy hear others’ viewpoints and trying to see things from their perspective.
I AM curious as to what Vanamonde’s objections are to Blade Runner.
August 21st, 2009 at 9:30 am
+1 for Zombies vs. Plants. Susie at “How to Grow Your Geek” reviewed it a few months ago and my kids and my wife and become hooked.
August 21st, 2009 at 9:32 am
I’ve only read some of PKD’s short stories, and I don’t really recall if any of them were particularly famous. What they lack in actual writing quality is made up for by the near-complete-detachment-from-reality-fueled insight.
August 21st, 2009 at 9:32 am
Oh, and do feel free to disagree, number. While Fifth Element is one of my favorites, I bear no malice towards those who don’t care for it.
As for Blade Runner…..no better not go down that road :)
August 21st, 2009 at 9:39 am
No shrinking green Vanamondes are necessary.
Headache-free is a good thing, Cj.
Bunny – that is very cool!
imaginary with the PKD slam! I’ve read “Flow My Tears. . . ” and “A Scanner Darkly”. I remember nothing of the former, but really enjoyed the latter.
No Ed, share your Blade Runner thoughts ;)
Jonathan Coulton: “Baby Got Back”
August 21st, 2009 at 9:58 am
Seems like I’ve liked every PKD film adaption ever made, except for maybe “Total Recall.”
August 21st, 2009 at 10:01 am
But..but, it has Sharon Stone kicking ass..what’s not to like?
August 21st, 2009 at 10:02 am
Maybe the emphasis on Arnold’s constant neck breaking than the scifi plot.
August 21st, 2009 at 10:04 am
Oh, and I too really liked the movie A Scanner Darkly.
August 21st, 2009 at 10:05 am
Ah the ending of TR, Mr Science shook his head sadly and went for a cup of tea.
August 21st, 2009 at 10:05 am
Me three on Scanner.
August 21st, 2009 at 10:06 am
I put Total Recall in the same class as True Lies. Mindless popcorn fun.
August 21st, 2009 at 10:06 am
Cj: Yea!
TEB: Congrats
Jack: You shouldn’t tweak Van that way. ;)
Oh! Imaginary PKD story contributions. ;)
August 21st, 2009 at 10:07 am
Van: That’s Hollywood for you.
August 21st, 2009 at 10:07 am
Issue 2 of Steampunk Tales issue 2 is out:
http://www.steampunktales.com/issue_2.html
August 21st, 2009 at 10:59 am
Ok is there a DPer with the initials LD?
August 21st, 2009 at 11:19 am
Me four on Scanner.
August 21st, 2009 at 11:55 am
I was a big Scanner fan too.
I don’t know, Van. Why do you ask?
August 21st, 2009 at 12:00 pm
Got a friend invite on FB whose name I don’t recall.
August 21st, 2009 at 12:05 pm
I don’t have any LD’s on my friends list but that doesn’t mean anything. Usually you can send them a note asking who they are before accepting the friend request (I’ve done it on people I don’t recognize).
August 21st, 2009 at 12:07 pm
There’s also no LD on the Fans of JMDP page (which again means nothing)
August 21st, 2009 at 12:22 pm
Just finished a Crystal Lite cherry slurpee now my tongue and lips are bright red
August 21st, 2009 at 12:24 pm
Looks interesting:
http://www.jolicloud.com/
August 21st, 2009 at 12:25 pm
You’ll be tempting Wolf with those cherry red lips..
August 21st, 2009 at 12:34 pm
That would seem a tastier alternative to lipstick. . .
. . . Speaking of overrated movies, I’ve started watching “Solyaris”.
Holy crap is the first half-hour near unwatchable. . . . I recall finding the Clooney/Soderbergh remake ok, if kinda slow. Can anyone vouch for the original? I don’t foresee myself making it to the end.
August 21st, 2009 at 12:35 pm
I can’t speak for the original movie, Jack but the book was pretty slow moving
August 21st, 2009 at 12:37 pm
don’t wear lipstick. Always seems like I’m wearing coloured grease :(
August 21st, 2009 at 12:39 pm
My mother always dlathers it on really thick. When she kisses you on the cheek there’s always a greasy splotch left behind. Yuck!
August 21st, 2009 at 12:40 pm
I just re-read Solaris. The ending still ruins it for me. I didn’t make it past the first half-hour of the original movie. It’s far more plodding than the book even.
August 21st, 2009 at 12:41 pm
Just started reading Pride Prejudice and Zombies this afternoon. What a throughly bizarre book
August 21st, 2009 at 12:45 pm
TEB au naturel!
I was wondering about the extra Y.
August 21st, 2009 at 12:47 pm
Problem solved, some author spamming.
August 21st, 2009 at 12:48 pm
It goes with the extra L in the notes, Van. Jack just feels words need the occasional extra to spice them up ;)
August 21st, 2009 at 12:49 pm
Ugh, spammers
August 21st, 2009 at 12:50 pm
I am horribly addicted to lipstick/lipgloss. I probably own almost 100 tubes of this or that.
August 21st, 2009 at 12:59 pm
Well, just don’t kiss me Cj ;)
August 21st, 2009 at 1:01 pm
I wasn’t even aware that was a possibility.
August 21st, 2009 at 1:08 pm
:oops:
August 21st, 2009 at 1:23 pm
I’ll see if I can control myself… No promises… especially if you show up with big, red, cherry-flavored lips.
August 21st, 2009 at 1:23 pm
August 21st, 2009 at 1:25 pm
Are we talking Brittney Spears and Madonna or something a little more… Friendly
August 21st, 2009 at 1:29 pm
IBimB (I’ll be in my Bunk)
August 21st, 2009 at 1:30 pm
Hence the “MMMmmm” in the “DeadpanMMMmmm Gathering”.
August 21st, 2009 at 2:46 pm
A new story to check out on the Tor.com site:
http://www.tor.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=story&id=50226
August 21st, 2009 at 6:18 pm
Wait, what?
August 21st, 2009 at 8:59 pm
Who? Where?
August 21st, 2009 at 9:57 pm
…oooOOO(DRIVE BY)OOOooo…
Sorry I’ve been MIA… the wife and I have been on vacation in San Francisco (and, yes, we left our hearts there…)
PKD movie adaptations… I’ve liked most, but you can send Johnny Mnemonic to hell… It’d be fair trade for watching it.
Covers better than the original…
A little folk band in Arizona did a nice cover of U2’s I Still Haven’t Found (what I’m looking for). Never properly recorded though…
You DID NOT get the following from me…
http://www.sendspace.com/file/1als0t
Hope everyone’s week was well, good Fridays to you and happy weekend
August 22nd, 2009 at 12:49 am
Cool!
August 22nd, 2009 at 4:50 am
Happy Saturday, DP!
I am home from Dallas with lots of new merger info, and the new knowledge that I will be in Dallas every 3 weeks for probably the next year. I can recommend the Irving Omni for any travelers out there. It’s my new second home.
I sure am glad to be home. Sly B, her mom, and I watched several episodes of The Big Bang Theory, Season 1 on DVD last night when I got home. It’s cute, but as my dad says, “I wouldn’t stand in line for it.”
Ok, coffee is brewed, so I’m going to sit outside and enjoy a cup with my book.
August 22nd, 2009 at 5:42 am
… aaaand cue the summer head cold!
Sick on a Friday and Saturday. This is rubbish.
August 22nd, 2009 at 6:22 am
Hum a sad tune as you read about projects NASA abandoned:
http://www.newscientist.com/gallery/abandoned-nasa-projects
August 22nd, 2009 at 7:28 am
I wholeheartedly agree with Lejon in regards to Johnny Mnemonic (damn, I spelled that right first shot!). However, I rather enjoy the soundtrack.
August 22nd, 2009 at 9:29 am
Van for the record. Cj is tempting without lipstick…
FYI – Wander Radio 43 is up a week early…
August 22nd, 2009 at 10:45 am
I’ll have to wait till I get home to grab a slice of WR.
August 22nd, 2009 at 12:18 pm
At home doing laundry after the San Francisco vacation… Someone has to do it, and that someone seems to be me.
August 22nd, 2009 at 12:45 pm
I’ll just get the violin out.
August 22nd, 2009 at 2:25 pm
Van: No need… I’ve got my own right here…
August 22nd, 2009 at 3:50 pm
I hate to be “that guy”. . . Johnny Mnemonic is adapted from a William Gibson short story. As is New Rose Hotel. I’ve refused to watch Keanu Mnemonic. New Rose Hotel is pretty bad.
August 22nd, 2009 at 4:34 pm
I remember seeing the adaption of this Gibson short:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Gernsback_Continuum
It didn’t seem too bad at the time..but then it didn’t have Keanu in it.
Although I saw ‘The Private Lives of Pippa Lee’ tonight and Keanu wasn’t too bad in that.
August 23rd, 2009 at 12:31 am
I’m up really late and posting on the Deadpan wall.
Riding the Light Rail has failed me in some way at least once every time I’ve ridden it. Tonight was the least fail night of all.
August 23rd, 2009 at 12:37 am
Also, apparently there was a Green Day concert tonight. I rode the rail home with the concert-goers. That was cool. I heard it was an awesome concert.
August 23rd, 2009 at 1:36 am
Cool.
August 23rd, 2009 at 2:19 am
In a voyeurish sort of way.
August 23rd, 2009 at 2:51 am
Oh and spotted this link on another forum:
http://www.dontevenreply.com/index.php
Make up your own minds..
August 23rd, 2009 at 3:47 am
Van, I’m not sure there really is a TV!
I’m up early for a Sunday. My back was too sore to lie in bed, so I’m on the couch preparing to read. We had some friends over last night for dinner and had a good time while talking about tattoos with them (he’s our tattoo artist). I’m getting “five by five” put onto my right arm next week – can’t wait.
August 23rd, 2009 at 4:26 am
Yeah Essbee, the guy just likes screwing people around. It’s mentioned on the top right of the website.
August 23rd, 2009 at 6:33 am
Well, I snapped my toe again. During my very first martial art class, back in Middle School (or Junior High if you prefer), I snapped a toe. Fractured. And ever since then, if I hit it, even pretty lightly, it snaps again. It is rather uncomfortable. I wish there was something that could be done as a preventive measure. Other than lopping it off.
August 23rd, 2009 at 6:42 am
So I finally saw V For Vendetta. It’s like a sci-fi geek waiting 20 years to watch Star Wars. Anyhow . . .
spoiler alert/
You can tell it’s based off of a comic book. Very fictional. The most glaring error? Look around you. Do you think even 5% of the people around you would don the mask and march? Go to a mall, walk around a city. Watch the people wander around listlessly. If they were ever to march, it’d be in-between commercials.
/spoiler alert
Anyhow, I liked it much. Much good it was.
August 23rd, 2009 at 7:02 am
Sorry about the toe, i!
August 23rd, 2009 at 7:14 am
Thanks, EssBee!
August 23rd, 2009 at 7:17 am
So I’m off to hang with my father for an uncomfortable couple of hours. My parents are spending more and more time apart from each other. I don’t know if this is normal or if it’s indicative of something more. Nor do I care. I’d just have to visit twice as many parents if they get a divorce. That would suck.
August 23rd, 2009 at 7:18 am
Jack: My modem (or router) has been flaking out more and more recently. I’m hoping I did not accidently send you about five of the same e-mail.
August 23rd, 2009 at 7:45 am
EssBee, Hope your back feels better!
i1, Hope your toe heals quickly.
I was out/up too late and would like to be sleeping.
My children are fighting over a light saber. I should handle that.
August 23rd, 2009 at 10:46 am
Use the force Cj.
August 23rd, 2009 at 11:55 am
Oh, forgot to mention I had Pepe’s pizza last night. I’m ashamed to say I’ve never had the world’s most famous pizza until now, even though I’ve lived roughly half an hour away from it for most of my life. Was very good. The second best I’ve had.
August 23rd, 2009 at 11:56 am
I’m sorry, I missed that bit. Hope your back feels better soon, EssBee. My thing to do when I hurt mine is to sleep on the floor, but many people don’t like doing that.
August 23rd, 2009 at 1:17 pm
I received your email, imaginary – - thanks!
I hope all ailments heal and recover quickly. Aching backs and broken toes are no fun.
August 23rd, 2009 at 1:23 pm
Jack: You are teh welcomesorz!
August 23rd, 2009 at 1:53 pm
Don’t be ashamed, i. I’ve never heard of Pepe’s Pizza.
August 23rd, 2009 at 2:04 pm
Ed: Pepe’s is known far and wide. I’ve heard many stories of people visiting places like Scotland, Greece, Italy, and so on, all being asked about Pepe’s pizza once they learn the tourist is from Connecticut. I seem to recall that Sinatra used to frequent the first one (in New Haven). I’m sure that helped the notoriety.
Interestingly enough (at least to me), people that move from the New England area complain endlessly about the quality of pizza in their new state. It does not matter how much the new place mimics a place in say, New York, since it all revolves around the water used in making the pizza. And as we all know, the taste of water varies dramatically from place to place. At least that’s what I’ve read. I could be full of anchovies.
August 23rd, 2009 at 2:14 pm
As a Public Service Announcement, it is NOT recommended to use regular dish detergent in place of dishwasher detergent if you run low on the latter. This Public Service Announcement was brought to you by the Council For Not Leaving Me Unattended With Large Appliances. Thank you for your time.
August 23rd, 2009 at 2:37 pm
It is a desperate ploy and you are not the first to have made and lost this gamble. Perhaps your testimony will spare someone else in the future.
I certainly could have used it a few years ago :)
August 23rd, 2009 at 2:48 pm
And all of the lady readers out there are thinking:
“Men. . . “
August 23rd, 2009 at 3:00 pm
If you like Flight Control, you may want to check out Heli Rescue:
http://www.appversity.com/games/heli-rescue-review/
Oh and the app review site ain’t bad either.
August 23rd, 2009 at 3:01 pm
I suppose not a good time to admit to using bleach to remove tea stains from a sink when a relative was about to visit.
August 23rd, 2009 at 3:02 pm
Although this one worked quite well.
August 23rd, 2009 at 3:20 pm
Jack: Actually, I confess that using regular dish detergent in a dishwasher if nothing else were available is the kind of thing I might possibly do.
August 23rd, 2009 at 3:21 pm
^ Only I won’t, now that I’ve been warned about it.
August 23rd, 2009 at 4:43 pm
If you are out of dishwasher detergent I believe that a mixture of Borax and Washing Soda can be used in its place, but then you have to have those items on hand. I use them both in my homemade laundry soap, so I have them, and to be honest, they don’t work that well.
My best recommendation if you are out of dishwasher soap is to wash your dishes by hand.
I think I just got all Suzie Homemaker on you guys. What is this world coming to?
August 23rd, 2009 at 5:12 pm
Suzie Homemaker’s microwave just exploded and took a circuit breaker with it.
Today has been brought to you by FAIL.
:P
August 23rd, 2009 at 6:59 pm
Best kitchen mis-use story I have (apart from the time that me and a mate decided to dry out bottle rockets by placing them in a microwave oven … I know, I know) is a buddy of mine whose dad thought he could get away with smelting aluminum on the stove and casting carburetor parts on the kitchen table while his wife went to the store.
Oh yes, she noticed.
August 23rd, 2009 at 8:57 pm
OK. I’m now the proud owner of a smaller, sleeker, shiny, new, black microwave.
Balance has been restored to the Universe.
August 23rd, 2009 at 9:00 pm
jackmangan: Thanks for the catch. Gibson, Dick… So hard to know one from the other from the movies based on their work…
√-1: There’s a pizza place out here (NYPD) that imports their water from Yonkers, New York – so, in theory, their pizza should taste close to those made in Yonkers…
Cj: Fail, it’s what the big kids eat…
August 23rd, 2009 at 9:48 pm
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August 23rd, 2009 at 10:01 pm
Wolf – Mark Waid writes comic books. He has a podcast called 15 minutes with Mark Waid. Apparently his special skill is knowing more than is healthy about comics.
So, who did that song about the monkey on the back of something, singing “straighten up and fly right”?
August 23rd, 2009 at 10:19 pm
I’d never heard of Pepe’s Pizza until now. Just saying, for a world famous pizza… not so famous.
Then again, we could argue over whether Papa John and Pizza Hut are actually pizza anymore…
August 23rd, 2009 at 10:23 pm
I really loved Long Island pizza, but that was mostly for the heavy garlic, extremely greasy cheese, and thin(ish) crusts. The cheap big pizza I could get from the Exxon station down on the corner was excellent.
Here in Massachusetts, I’d be terrified to even try a pizza from the corner gas station.
August 23rd, 2009 at 10:24 pm
I don’t have a dishawasher, so I cannot feed my curiosity. What happens if you use dish soap?
August 23rd, 2009 at 10:34 pm
What was that Eckhart / Affleck PKD movie? Payback or Paycheck. Not horrible, except for the Thurman parts.
I can never remember which titles go to which stories, especially since I read a whole pile of them in one go. But the one about the half-life of dead people and the other one about the split-minded cop, those two were my favorites. Though I never did read Do Androids Infect Electic Peeps.
I swear, it’s funny in -my- head.
August 23rd, 2009 at 10:35 pm
Cj – Don’t you have a problem with all of those tubes of lipstick going bad and smelling like… ugh?
August 23rd, 2009 at 10:38 pm
Morning Pan, in regards to pizza, I’ve read that in Italy, pizza is a starter and not the main meal.
But since I’ve never been to Italy, not sure how true that is.
August 23rd, 2009 at 10:40 pm
That article on abandoned NASA projects was strangely nostalgic. I remember seeing a number of those images from years ago.
A number of them have been wrapped up into the Constellation project http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/constellation/main/index.html where they will likely get canceled so that Congress can have the funding for a teeter-totter registration program.
August 23rd, 2009 at 10:43 pm
Morning Van.
August 23rd, 2009 at 11:03 pm
So the joke that won this year’s Edinburgh Fringe:
“Hedgehogs. Why can’t they just share the hedge?”
needle and thread is available if you split your sides.
August 23rd, 2009 at 11:21 pm
NS, nope. I toss them quite regularly. The biggest problem I have with my multitude of lip products aside from my compulsive buying of them, is that I tend to only use one or two shades really. So I have all these different brands that look exactly the same. I toss any that don’t please me… Which really is my rule with anything in life. ;)
August 23rd, 2009 at 11:45 pm
Justa J0e – I’d like to hear more about both of those kitchen incidents.
Cj, I hope you managed to kill the Gremlin inside before shorting out that old microwave?
August 23rd, 2009 at 11:47 pm
Van, I certainly hope that whoever told the hedgehog joke immediately went and got his coat.
August 23rd, 2009 at 11:47 pm
That sounds like a classic Seinfield. Say it in a whiny Shatner for full effect.
August 23rd, 2009 at 11:48 pm
Cj – That was my big problem. I bought a shiny silver tube for dress up and then stopped dressing up. And then it started to smell bad.
August 24th, 2009 at 12:17 am
I hear the Tin Man had the same problem with the smell inside his shiny metal tubes.
Good night, Pansh.
August 24th, 2009 at 1:28 am
Ewww.
August 24th, 2009 at 5:30 am
justa J0e: Man, I enjoyed that. Thanks for the laugh.
August 24th, 2009 at 5:31 am
Lejon: Interesting.
August 24th, 2009 at 5:39 am
Nomad Scry: Yeah, I suppose I should’ve said something more like “world’s most famous pizza restaurant”. I suppose more people know about Celeste frozen pizzas or something like that.
In Meriden, CT, there’s a very well-known (locally) pizza joint called Little Rendezvous. I used to get their “Death Pie”, which earned that title due to the outrageous amounts of garlic used in it. It was awesome.
Nomad Scry, you and I are neighbors. I am close to the CT/MA line.
What happened in my case was the following: I returned home to find a mix of suds and water spilled out over the vast majority of the kitchen. After I cleaned all of it up and everything was all dry (apart from the throw-rug-thing), Lady J came home from work. She remarked that the kitchen smelled nice. Then I came clean. It was a fun time had by all.
Paycheck, and I thought it was pretty good.
August 24th, 2009 at 5:41 am
Morning Pan
Hubby home. Had a good weekend at our local SF con.
See the latest Wander Radio is up, will give it a listen.
But this morning it’s my turn for a headache.
August 24th, 2009 at 5:43 am
Vanamonde: Yeah, I’ve been told that pizza in Italy hardly resembles what we call pizza in the U.S..
August 24th, 2009 at 6:17 am
I don’t think Pizza in the US is identical to here in Canada, based on what I’ve seen
August 24th, 2009 at 6:50 am
It’s funny how many men make the dishwasher mistake. It’s one I’ve never really understood. Ask a guy if he’d use olive oil in the engine of his car, and he’d tell you not to be stupid.
If oils aren’t interchangeable, why should soap be?
Still, I can see that if someone is in a hurry and not really thinking about what they are doing….
Besides, I’ve made plenty of dumb mistakes myself, so I shouldn’t be too critical.
August 24th, 2009 at 6:54 am
Sorry to hear you have a headache, Bunny. I hope it passes soon, fast, now, 15 minutes ago even!
Good Morning, Pan. I’m late and on the run – not sure I’ll have time to finish this messa…
August 24th, 2009 at 6:54 am
NS: The movie is “Paycheck”. I thought it was pretty good, considering Affleck is in it.
i: Yeah, pizza in Italy tends to be fairly different, but is getting to be more common here in the US. The crust tends to be thinner, and you have more unusual ingredients. I really like some of the white pizzas (no tomato sauce). One of my favorites had artichokes and gorgonzola cheese on it.
August 24th, 2009 at 6:54 am
I’ve seen the result of someone using the wrong soap in a dishwasher. It was quite funny watching them clean up the soapy mess on the floor.
August 24th, 2009 at 6:55 am
Our dishwasher broke about 10 years ago. We never bothered replacing it and actually don’t even miss it.
August 24th, 2009 at 6:58 am
i – Considering that my “Daily Pizza” is a Celeste, I should’ve thought of that one first.
A garlic-y Death Pie sounds wonderful. But not worth an hour drive!
In Deadpan, am I allowed to laugh myself silly every time I read what happened to imag1narynumber’s kitchen? ‘Cuz I’m following Cj’s rules and laughing until I cough. (ding?)
August 24th, 2009 at 7:09 am
Morning.
Time is my enemy.
I will attempt to wear it down…
August 24th, 2009 at 7:11 am
ditto: The oil comparison doesn’t quite match up. Soap cleans. It’s a surfactant. I figured there may be a problem using the wrong soap, but stuff would still get clean.
I’ve been making artichoke pizzas as of late. Quite delish. Sometimes with ricotta, sometimes with bacon.
August 24th, 2009 at 7:14 am
So I just bought tickets to here. As well as for the after party with John DeLancie and Robert Picardo
http://cpo-live.com/main/event_detail.php?event_id=419#fin
August 24th, 2009 at 7:15 am
And did you “stuff” get clean # ?
August 24th, 2009 at 7:16 am
TEB: The only reason I use the dishwasher is it saves on water usage. I don’t wind doing dishes, provided I can soak the bad stuff. This is actually the first time I’ve owned one.
August 24th, 2009 at 7:20 am
Nomad Scry: Yes, please feel free to mock my antics. I should get some Benny-Hill-esque music while I do housework.
August 24th, 2009 at 7:22 am
WNDRWolf: You go and give it what-for!
August 24th, 2009 at 7:23 am
Reminds me of this: http://artfiles.art.com/images/-/Growing-Old-Is-Not-for-Sissies—Man-Magnet-C11749950.jpeg
August 24th, 2009 at 7:25 am
TEB: Yes, my stuff is so clean, you could eat off of it!
August 24th, 2009 at 7:28 am
*ahem* :oops:
#
August 24th, 2009 at 7:28 am
What else would you do with dishes?
August 24th, 2009 at 7:31 am
i: No analogy is perfect, but I think the idea that a soap is only a “surfactant” misses the point, which is that we use different soaps, oils, etc for different purposes. We’ve engineered these products for specific applications and the misuse of them can result in surprising consequences.
August 24th, 2009 at 7:35 am
Another good example, that was recently in the news, are front load washing machines. A lady used regular liquid washing machine detergent in her front load machine instead of HE and ended up ruining the the seal around the door. The way she found out is she started to get black streaks on all her clothes from the seal breaking down. I guess she went to the Washer manufacture to get it fixed and they wouldn’t do it under warranty because she used the wrong type of laundry soap.
August 24th, 2009 at 7:37 am
*laughs at TEB’s smiley*
August 24th, 2009 at 7:37 am
ditto: Fair enough.
August 24th, 2009 at 7:54 am
Let’s see, the bottle says no more than 12 tablets in a day, I’m not at 4 in the past 6 hours. Doing the math… I don’t think I’m going to make it.
August 24th, 2009 at 7:57 am
CP: Friend Is a Four Letter Word — Cake
August 24th, 2009 at 8:01 am
CP: Up There – Satan the Dark Prince – South Park Soundtrack
August 24th, 2009 at 8:01 am
Are you pondering what I’m pondering?
August 24th, 2009 at 8:01 am
Hmmmm. What to eat for lunch?
August 24th, 2009 at 8:03 am
Lunch isn’t for another couple of hours here… I wonder if I should sneak out for a donair?
Dammit, ditto, I wasn’t before but now I am thinking about lunch.
August 24th, 2009 at 8:04 am
CP: Major Tom (German version) – Peter Schilling
August 24th, 2009 at 8:06 am
All this talk about pizza, and I’m not even at my first break yet…
Morning Deep-Dish-Pan…
August 24th, 2009 at 8:07 am
CP: Whole Lotta Rosie – AC/DC
August 24th, 2009 at 8:10 am
Bunny Bustin’ out the Classics!
August 24th, 2009 at 8:17 am
CP: Go Down – AC/DC
August 24th, 2009 at 8:18 am
LJ, if you see the strange choice of songs my shuffle has come up with you’d just scratch your head. Right now, it seems to have chosen two of the same artist in a row, though.
August 24th, 2009 at 8:24 am
My next 15 songs according to my shuffle
1 – Neither Can I – Slash’s Snakepit
2 – Waterloo – Abba
3 – Let’s Duet – Walk Hard the Dewey Cox Story
4 – Bittersuite – Motley Crue
5 – Rock And Roll Ain’t Noise Pollution – AC/DC
6 – Ren 2 – Anamatrix
7 – Nevada Fighter – Michael Nesmith
8 – Ouverture – Overture (Suite) No. 2 – Badinerie – Johann Sebastian Bach
9 – Formosa Diner – Michael Nesmith
10 – Pleasant Valley Sunday – The Monkees
11 – Treebeard: The Lord Of The Rings: The Two Towers
12 – Raiders March – Indiana Jones & The Kingdom Of The Crystal Skull
13 – Scheherazade, symphonic suite, Op. 35: No. 1, “The Sea and Sinbad’s ship” in E major” – Nikolay Andreyevich Rimsky-Korsakov
14 – Ya-Yo Gakk – Steve Vai
15 – World Don’t Revolve Around You – Alisa Brown
August 24th, 2009 at 8:25 am
Now if that list doesn’t cause music whiplash, nothing will.
August 24th, 2009 at 8:30 am
Ah, good, DP is back online. Couldn’t get me fix before work this morning.
August 24th, 2009 at 8:32 am
Morning, Ed!
August 24th, 2009 at 8:32 am
Need… Neck… Brace…
August 24th, 2009 at 8:33 am
TEB: I’ve setup my shuffle that it only picks from songs that I’ve rated 3-stars and above, so I don’t have as much music whiplash. :)
August 24th, 2009 at 8:34 am
D’oh. How could I have forgotten this song remake?
CP: I Will Survive — Cake
Awesomeness. :)
August 24th, 2009 at 8:37 am
I like the music whiplash, ditto. Variety is the spice of life.
August 24th, 2009 at 8:38 am
I do have my music categorize (rock, classical, etc) so I could always just have the shuffle pick from one category, but why?
August 24th, 2009 at 8:39 am
Michael Nesmith – the tallest of the Monkees?
I also have to confess that I’ve also never had Pepe’s. New Jerseyans take Pizza (sic) very seriously. . . There’s plenty of adequate pizza in AZ, including NYPD, but only Famous Ray’s really holds up.
If you guys are close enough to Mystic CT, I remember being surprised at just how damn good Mystic Pizza was.
August 24th, 2009 at 8:42 am
Jack, yes. Mike Nesmith actually had some decent solo stuff he did after leaving The Monkees.
Wasn’t Mystic Pizza the name of a movie?
August 24th, 2009 at 8:43 am
A-ha! I was right
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0095690/
Never saw it, though.
August 24th, 2009 at 8:46 am
I think I might move to the livingroom and my touch. Am going to lay down on the couch for a bit and see if I can buck this headache before lunch.
August 24th, 2009 at 8:52 am
TEB: I like music whiplash too, but when I shuffle, I like to listen to songs I know I like.
August 24th, 2009 at 8:53 am
I also tend to listen to albums as a whole rather than shuffle my music.
August 24th, 2009 at 8:53 am
I only have music I like on my i-tunes.
August 24th, 2009 at 9:00 am
I do enjoy the musical whiplash too. Nothing like a jump from Roberta Flack to At the Gates.
August 24th, 2009 at 9:00 am
Wow I came home to fine all sorts of swoonworthy topics on man pan page:
Mike Nesmith
AC/DC
Pan Pizza
Star Trek Music
NS laughing until he coughs
and most of all – John de Lancie… oh how I swoon for that man. *swooon*
I don’t care if he’s 61… if I ever see him at a convention, someone will have to hold me back. He’s adorable and with that killer smile. Mmmmm
What were we talking about?
August 24th, 2009 at 9:01 am
I have a large CD collection, which I’ve mostly ripped into iTunes. There generally tend to be 3-4 songs that I really like off of each album. These are the songs that get starred. When I shuffle, that’s what I want to hear. But, as I said, I tend to listen to the whole album, so I don’t delete any songs from iTunes unless I dislike the whole album.
August 24th, 2009 at 9:03 am
Speaking of pizza, I had this pizza the other night that was interesting and pretty good, actually. I don’t know what “real” pizza is. I like Pizza Hut’s pan pizza with just mushrooms and tomatoes, but generally I prefer white pizzas.
The pizza I had was at a place called Hanny’s. http://hannys.net I’d never been there before.
It was the “Bianco” Italian Three Cheese Blend, Goat Cheese, Chopped Tomatoes, Fresh Basil, Black Pepper, and Red Pepper Flakes
No red sauce. It was yummy.
August 24th, 2009 at 9:06 am
Mmmm. Sounds yummy Cj.
I don’t think there’s such a thing as “real” pizza. I love pizza in its many incarnations. :)
August 24th, 2009 at 9:07 am
Yeah, Mystic Pizza is famous for the movie. It’s good pizza, but nothing that wows me. Mystic itself is quite nice. We just went there for their yearly art show. We’re about an hour and a half away from Mystic.
August 24th, 2009 at 9:08 am
I’m nearly a cave-person. I don’t own an iPod. The closest thing I have is a cell that has a basic shuffle function for mp3 playing. I really only use that when running or working out.
August 24th, 2009 at 9:11 am
I’ll +1 ditto’s comment on real pizza. One of my dark secrets is a grand pizza-esque creation of mine. It’s one of those English-muffin-and-American-cheese pizzas. But instead of tomato sauce, I use cocktail sauce. Gives it quite a nice zing. Lady J tried it once and said she’d rather eat dirt.
August 24th, 2009 at 9:14 am
CP: Nightingale Song — Toad the Wet Sprocket
August 24th, 2009 at 9:14 am
i1, that’s sounds disgusting. I’ll have to try it sometime to find out if I’m wrong.
August 24th, 2009 at 9:15 am
i: Those are only shadows on the cave wall. ;)
PS: Sounds like an interesting pizza. lol
August 24th, 2009 at 9:15 am
lols all around
August 24th, 2009 at 9:15 am
Cj: It sounds worthy for the “Here try this” danger-danger-danger sign.
August 24th, 2009 at 9:16 am
My iPod is full of all my music with it sectioned off into kid-friendly, grown-up only, and kid specific sections.
My kids have taken a liking to hearing stories in the car too so I’ve been downloading audiobooks for them. It’s pretty cool as it’s like they are being read to while riding in the car, only now I can keep my eyes on the road.
August 24th, 2009 at 9:17 am
xkcd is brilliant today.
http://xkcd.com/627/
August 24th, 2009 at 9:21 am
Okay, scrolling back, I’m far too late to the “tube” thread.
In other random observations based upon random thoughts bumping into one another, even if the nipple count for Deadpan hasn’t been reaching a peak, wouldn’t you agree that the average density of each nipple has increased?
August 24th, 2009 at 9:22 am
If it wasn’t for the music podcasts I wouldn’t listen to any music these days. I prefer seeing people perform live (yeah yeah they could hardly perform dead).
August 24th, 2009 at 9:22 am
Are dense nipples better?
August 24th, 2009 at 9:29 am
Harder to chew on.
August 24th, 2009 at 9:31 am
I guess the question is are the nipples perkier? ;)
August 24th, 2009 at 9:31 am
ditto: agreed.
August 24th, 2009 at 9:32 am
agreed re: the comic, rather.
August 24th, 2009 at 9:33 am
I’ve been trying to keep my nipples more perky these days.
August 24th, 2009 at 9:33 am
Vanamonde: I’m with you, apart from what Lady J introduces me to. I’m just catching up on Dropkick Murphys. I’m stunned it’s taken me this long to listen to them.
August 24th, 2009 at 9:33 am
How about a round of applause for Cj?
August 24th, 2009 at 9:33 am
You don’t like perky nipples i?
August 24th, 2009 at 9:39 am
What what what? Thor forbid, Vanamonde!
August 24th, 2009 at 9:41 am
These nipples have made excellent points.
August 24th, 2009 at 10:15 am
Help my mind has fallen and it can’t get up.
August 24th, 2009 at 10:45 am
To tweak or not to tweak?
i: You should like Flogging Molly too.
August 24th, 2009 at 10:51 am
Moor Never Breed Surfin’
August 24th, 2009 at 11:00 am
ditto: Yeah, they’re on my to-buy list.
August 24th, 2009 at 11:08 am
Cj: re: swooning for John de Lancie: It appears we have something in common. :-)
August 24th, 2009 at 11:26 am
CP: Lost Cause — Oleander
August 24th, 2009 at 11:29 am
Wow Ladies of pan swooning over John de Lancie…
Umm…
I guess it has something to do with that controlling Time and Space thing.
August 24th, 2009 at 11:33 am
Why, yes, as a matter of fact, it does.
August 24th, 2009 at 11:33 am
Going to lunch and class now. Later, Pan.
August 24th, 2009 at 11:57 am
Wolf, there is the control thing, but John de Lancie just seems intelligent and that’s a big turn-on. (I can’t confirm that he is personally, but in my fantasy world, we’ll just assume it’s so), and then there’s the fact that he’s adorable and 6′4″… Rawr for the tall men. He’s just cute cute cute.
August 24th, 2009 at 12:25 pm
WNDR: It’s definitely the space thing. You know, the size of your continuum matters. ;)
August 24th, 2009 at 12:25 pm
Q vs Spock was awesome.
August 24th, 2009 at 12:30 pm
I think that I shall never be
A being played by John de Lancie
August 24th, 2009 at 12:40 pm
On a side note (having nothing to do with manipulation of the universe) when I get home tonight, I will fix my car’s power problem with 2 wire paper clips.
Fa la la la la, and Kalamazoo…
August 24th, 2009 at 12:51 pm
Is anyone else bothered that John Goodman was cast as Walter in The Big Lebowski?
I always felt that he was miscast. He should have played Donny.
Steve Buscemi seems a better fit for Walter. In fact, when I imagine Walter’s lines in my head, I hear Buscemi saying “Shut the fuck up, Donny” – It just seems natural…
August 24th, 2009 at 12:51 pm
Podcasts are made by fools like me
But only Q can save TNG.
August 24th, 2009 at 12:53 pm
I’ve only seen Lebowski once; I only recall Jeff Bridges’ lines. Possibly good Palooza fodder.
August 24th, 2009 at 1:03 pm
Replacement battery has arrived, hopefully this one won’t be a dud.
Oh how I wish people didn’t stick to the same old caveman crap.
August 24th, 2009 at 1:07 pm
Oh and what drink did the ‘dude’ like? it looks like Baileys but I doubt it was.
August 24th, 2009 at 1:18 pm
Never saw Lebowski. Should I?
Does anyone else here watch Eureka? I seem to remember someone saying they did. I love this show.
August 24th, 2009 at 1:21 pm
Van: He drank White Russians, which I believe are Vodka and milk/cream, but I’ll have to double check.
August 24th, 2009 at 1:22 pm
Never saw Lebowski either. Steve Buscemi is pretty much awesome in anything.
August 24th, 2009 at 1:22 pm
Cj: I catch the occasional one. Of course, I did walk up to one of the SciFi channel execs at a convention during its first season and ask “does anybody actually watch that show”, so I may not be the best judge.
August 24th, 2009 at 1:23 pm
A White Russian is a Black Russian with cream, I think.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_Russian_%28cocktail%29
August 24th, 2009 at 1:24 pm
I was close (from http://www.ehow.com)
White Russian:
Step 1
Fill a 10 oz. or 12 oz. rocks glass with ice.
Step 2
Pour in the vodka and coffee liqueur.
Step 3
Top with the half-and-half.
Step 4
Stir and enjoy.
August 24th, 2009 at 1:24 pm
Compressed water molecules was one step to far.
August 24th, 2009 at 1:28 pm
Van: I can make no excuse for magic water being used in a show purported to espouse science as it “gimmick”… Wait… this is the Syfy channel… Never mind
August 24th, 2009 at 1:28 pm
White Russians – I make them well.
Vodka (vanilla is best) and Kahlua equal parts with cream on top over ice.
Without the cream it’s a Black Russian
With the cream and a splash of cola it’s a Colorado Bulldog
August 24th, 2009 at 1:29 pm
Van, that’s the episode I just watched. It was a bit predictable, but I don’t care. I just love the characters. The show definitely has reached beyond it’s realistic possibilities for the moment, but that’s part of what makes it fun.
August 24th, 2009 at 1:35 pm
The Dude abides.
August 24th, 2009 at 1:35 pm
I like the characters too Cj, but that plot element was so incredibly dumb that it spoilt the episode for me, worst episode so far this season.
August 24th, 2009 at 1:39 pm
Van: It was definitely a hokey thing to toss in there. What really upset me was how they tried to explain it as “synthetic water”, and their proof of its being synthetic was that it was pure water… MEH?
August 24th, 2009 at 1:43 pm
I was far more impressed with the concept of dissolving the Computer Kim to get her magical cookie recipe… I MEAN DATA…
August 24th, 2009 at 1:52 pm
Compressible… water?!?! I bet every engineer cringed at that one.
August 24th, 2009 at 2:01 pm
Eureka: Bending the laws of physics so you don’t have to…
August 24th, 2009 at 2:21 pm
We the poor ramshackle public will never be free of our entertainment chains until we rise up against the West Coast families and their Hollywood dons…
Don Ameche
Don Adams
Don Knotts
Don Johnson
Don Cheadle
August 24th, 2009 at 4:09 pm
Hi, friends!
Tonight it’s me and the mom-out-law for dinner solo. Sly B has rehearsals on Mondays again. We’re going with a leftover-in-the-freezer selection (curry).
Miss you guys!
August 24th, 2009 at 4:34 pm
Hi, EssBee!
CP: To the Moon & Back – Savage Garden
August 24th, 2009 at 6:20 pm
Haven’t caught last week’s Eureka yet. I enjoy the characters quite a bit, though the “science” is at best Star Trek quality. This new season took a while to find a direction, though.
August 24th, 2009 at 6:22 pm
My wife and I had some pretty good pizza when we were in Germany ten years ago. We never made it to Italy. :)
These days, most of my pizza comes via Cici’s. The pizza is nothing special, but I’m pretty sure the cinnamon rolls are actually the manna that fed the Israelites while they wandered the desert.
August 24th, 2009 at 8:07 pm
Cj: I agree. Intelligent men = attractive.
ditto: YES. I LOVED the Q vs. Spock recordings. :-)
Jack: Yes, The Big Lebowski is quirky enough to be a good Palooza candidate.
August 24th, 2009 at 9:46 pm
Cj – The Big Lebowski reminds me of the
crap. Brain fart.
of the… erm. The one with Nic Cage. Ah
…reminds me of Raising Arizona. It has the same sort of hyper-real what the fuck feeling with some very quotable lines.
And if my memory wasn’t swiss, I’d show an example from Jesus.
August 24th, 2009 at 10:54 pm
They’re both Coen Bros films, Nomad. Raising Arizona is possibly one of the funniest movies ever made.
August 24th, 2009 at 11:42 pm
Ah! That would explain much. Isn’t “Oh Brother, Where Art Thou?” a Coens?
*google* Yup.
Raising Arizona
Fargo
The Big Lebowski
O Brother, Where Art Thou?
No Country for Old Men
I really enjoyed every one of them and I see there is another whole pile. Nice.
August 25th, 2009 at 3:51 am
Morning!
Gotta get to work early this morning. Blurg.
August 25th, 2009 at 4:08 am
Noted. I will avoid all future Coen films.
August 25th, 2009 at 4:09 am
Ed: I’ve seen commercials for Cici’s, but I’m not aware of one in CT.
August 25th, 2009 at 4:09 am
Has anyone here ever used lyx?
August 25th, 2009 at 4:14 am
ditto – LOL No wonder I come up short.
Cj – I can confirm he is very intelligent. I have heard several interviews with him over the years. While I was studying acting he was one of the actors whose careers I did follow. Patrick Stewart was another. In fact in part John deLancie and Lenard Nimoy in a way re- introduced me to Audio Drama back in the late 80’s… Alien Voices anyone….
August 25th, 2009 at 4:37 am
Morning Pan!
Beautiful sunrise this morning.
August 25th, 2009 at 5:03 am
Just had a peanutbutter and jelly sandwich for breakfast. Now my fingers are all sticky. Just in case you really wanted to know. ;)
August 25th, 2009 at 5:46 am
TEB: Now your fingers will stick to the roof of your mouth.
August 25th, 2009 at 5:53 am
mmmmmm
August 25th, 2009 at 6:08 am
I just refused a Skype request from a “Jesse” If it was any of you, I apologize. Try again and make sure you put your DP pseudonym or I’ll end up refusing you again.
August 25th, 2009 at 6:17 am
I don’t own a Wii but imagine the possibilities
http://www.gamespot.com/news/6215071.html
August 25th, 2009 at 6:17 am
i if you talking about any of the following:
a text only web browser
A handheld games console developed by Epyx and released by Atari.
A brand of deodorant.
Then yes I’ve used them all.
August 25th, 2009 at 6:22 am
I’m still pondering Ed’s discovery of pizza in Germany.
For some reason I immediately started to hear “Spring time, and pizza in Germany” (Think “The Producers” )in my CPIMM and my mind reeled with questions…
Did the have a lightning quick, Blitzbuffet that was kept fully stocked by luftwaiters? Did they offer a deepdish, panzer pizza? Did they insist on pure, one topping pizzas?
No … no, I dare not even think about ze ovens.
August 25th, 2009 at 6:29 am
Good morning again.
It seems like this morning thing keeps happening.
Bunny, I clicked the link and the first word that pops out is “inflatable.”
Something about the Deadpan has apparently changed and/or magnified the way I think and view things at times and that’s not a bad thing.
Srsly – what’s the first thing that comes to all your minds when you read –
“Japanese publisher details vibrating, air-filled cushion that would let gamers use Wii Remote, Nunchuk as reins.”
August 25th, 2009 at 6:34 am
Yup, all those thoughts passed through my mind Cj :)
August 25th, 2009 at 6:40 am
Vanamonde: The browser you’re referring to is lynx, is it not? I was referring to lyx: http://www.lyx.org/Home
August 25th, 2009 at 6:41 am
Cj: I’m not quite sure, but I think it involves silk rope.
August 25th, 2009 at 6:46 am
In private homes it might give a whole different meaning to the term “riding bareback.”
August 25th, 2009 at 6:47 am
Silk rope, i#? most reins are made of leather straps :oops:
August 25th, 2009 at 6:53 am
Heya!
RAWHIDE!
August 25th, 2009 at 7:01 am
Whoops. I accidentally jumped from chapter 16 to 21 of Metamor City. End of season one. Meh. It did get better, but still very yawn-inducing.
August 25th, 2009 at 7:02 am
TEB: Leather chaps are good, too. :-)
August 25th, 2009 at 7:04 am
You missed the giddiup ditto.
I thought you had dropped the n by mistake i
doh!
August 25th, 2009 at 7:05 am
Not that I want to tie anybody up in semantics.
August 25th, 2009 at 7:13 am
√-1: I have not tried LyX, and their site doesn’t seem to want to load on my end, but the WiKi about them makes me want to try the software.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LyX
August 25th, 2009 at 7:14 am
Oh, and Good morning Pan-Pan!
Inflatable… Patented… I’m sure the sybian people will have something to say about that…
August 25th, 2009 at 7:14 am
Lejon: Yeah, I’ve been hitting a link on their site, then switching to other tabs. Eventually it loads. Kinda like the days of dial-up.
August 25th, 2009 at 7:20 am
I think I might go for a walk.
Back in an hour or so!
August 25th, 2009 at 7:45 am
This is a pretty good list of recent anime:
http://www.mania.com/5-anime-should-brought-into-mainstream_article_117240.html
August 25th, 2009 at 7:50 am
Has anyone here updated their iPod Touch to the 3.0 0S?
If so, what do you think? To upgrade or not to upgrade?
August 25th, 2009 at 8:09 am
Might be best to wait till 3.1 JJ, I’ve had some weird battery problems since updating to 3.0 on the phone.
August 25th, 2009 at 8:15 am
Am back, all hot and sweaty after my walk. It’s actually starting to get warm out there (now all you Southerners can laugh as it’s 15C and I consider it warm)
August 25th, 2009 at 8:16 am
I do notice my touch runs a little warmer on some apps since I updated J0e, but it hasn’t affect the operation in any way.
August 25th, 2009 at 8:17 am
On the weather note, how high is the AC cranked up in buildings in AZ? I ask because I want to know if I dress for the outside Arizona weather, will I freeze my little tootsies off when I’m in doors?
August 25th, 2009 at 8:25 am
Auto generated buzzwords:
http://www.robietherobot.com/buzzword.htm
August 25th, 2009 at 8:27 am
Bunny, I hate the cold of the a/c. Most places keep it around 78 I believe and that’s very cold to me. It depends on what you are used to and also how you are affected by fake cold.
I’m always cold and tend to keep light jackets/sweaters in my car in case I’m at a restaurant or something.
August 25th, 2009 at 8:29 am
Wow, nothing like a morning full of suggestive comments to help you slide into the workday.
Bunny: some places crank up the AC to penguin level, but it’s usually pretty moderate. Your tootsies should be just fine in AZ.
August 25th, 2009 at 8:31 am
78 is nice a toasty, but i don’t like breeze so no standing under vents for me. I’ll have a light jacket anyway. I’m up at 3am (who knew 3am even existed? I didn’t until now), for my flight and it’s a little chilly in Calgary at that time in Sept.
August 25th, 2009 at 8:36 am
I can live with indoor 78, outdoor 105, car 120 (at least, for my lunchtime nap)…
August 25th, 2009 at 8:37 am
I ‘ve noticed some weird behavour with 3.0 but it’s more noticeable with the battery gauge on the GS.
For example, when I unplug the phone from the USB lead there is a 3% drop in power. If I plug it back in, the phone starts charging and takes 15 minutes to get fully charged again.
I’ve external battery pack for the phone, as long as there is juice in the battery then I should see the fully charged icon on the phone. Yet since the 3.0 update, I keep seeing the charging icon during the day as the power drops by 3% on the phone.
August 25th, 2009 at 8:44 am
My battery life is shorter with the new OS.
August 25th, 2009 at 8:44 am
+also
August 25th, 2009 at 8:45 am
I resisted making any comments on how certain parts of the body react to the cold.
August 25th, 2009 at 8:47 am
I can deal with high heat easily, but CT has the honor of harboring some occasionally pretty high humidity. That makes me want to peel my skin off.
I do feel people rely way too much on climate-controlled environments. But what do I know?
August 25th, 2009 at 8:49 am
Yes, we all know how easy it is to tell when a woman is chilly ;)
August 25th, 2009 at 8:55 am
Cough!
August 25th, 2009 at 8:57 am
Lunch time!
August 25th, 2009 at 9:19 am
Thanks for the 3.0 info guys.
I think I’ll wait till they have stabilized the bubble up WAP convergence.
August 25th, 2009 at 9:19 am
That last sentence is Van’s fault.
August 25th, 2009 at 9:20 am
CP: “Veronica” – Elvis Costello
August 25th, 2009 at 9:24 am
Was I the last to know about AMC’s upcoming reboot of “The Prisoner”?
http://www.amctv.com/videos/the-prisoner/?bcpid=19921019001&bclid=27232151001&bctid=30345659001
(I’ll have to watch the clip later at home)
August 25th, 2009 at 9:41 am
jackmangan: Yes. :-”
August 25th, 2009 at 9:41 am
Huh, Wordpress doesn’t do the whistling smiley.
August 25th, 2009 at 9:44 am
I think I heard about it on Slice of Sci-Fi or their voicemail show.
August 25th, 2009 at 9:45 am
In other news, I finished the first three-part story in The Arbiter Chronicles. Fun stuff.
August 25th, 2009 at 11:30 am
Lots of deep, heady reading here, including this article: http://www.edge.org/q2006/q06_print.html#miller
August 25th, 2009 at 11:38 am
Did I ever tell the story about “John DeLancie” stealing $30 from me? I’ve been on this board for three years, surely I must have. LOL
August 25th, 2009 at 11:38 am
- the quotes, it was really him. LOL
August 25th, 2009 at 12:06 pm
Random Comment to increase the Nipple count.
Must have more nipples…
August 25th, 2009 at 12:13 pm
I haven’t heard the story Rhettro!
August 25th, 2009 at 12:32 pm
Interesting article, Jack. I don’t think he’s right, but it is still interesting.
August 25th, 2009 at 12:56 pm
Okay CJ, here it is:
I attended Comic Con in 1997 and got to meet John DeLancie there. He was selling signed photos of himself for $20, so I thought that would be cool to buy one. Unfortunately, when I was at the ATM earlier, it spit out large bills, so I had a fifty on me. I paid him with a fifty, and he signed a photo for me. I patiently waited for change and he looked at me kind of oddly and asked if I needed something else, in a kind of irritated way. Then it occurred to me that he mistakenly thought I had given him a twenty. I assumed that he would probably think I was trying to con him if I told him I gave him a fifty, so I figured I’d let him keep the 30 dollar tip and I could leave with a story about how “Q” had swindled me.
August 25th, 2009 at 1:00 pm
Awww! That’s a nice tip! :) You are much more generous than I would have been!
I’d be like “For that extra 30 bucks, I better be gettin’ a little something more… if ya know what I mean…”
I guess you wouldn’t have wanted the same thing though. ;-)
August 25th, 2009 at 1:02 pm
Did I ever tell the story about “Brent Spiner†taking a swing at me?
August 25th, 2009 at 1:03 pm
Yeah, not from him. LOL Ironically, the same day, I did get my picture taken with a girl who was painted green.
August 25th, 2009 at 1:03 pm
Did I ever tell the story about “Patrick Stewart†fondling me in an elevator?
August 25th, 2009 at 1:04 pm
Did I ever tell the story about “Marina Sirtis†buying me a drinks at a hotel bar and then later stabbing an ice pick in the back of my head and throwing my lifeless body in a dumpster in the alley?
August 25th, 2009 at 1:07 pm
Did I ever tell the st*CRASH* (Rhettro smashes empty vodka bottle over the back of J0e’s head)
August 25th, 2009 at 1:07 pm
jOE, do tell.
August 25th, 2009 at 1:08 pm
jJ – hee hee.. all true stories, right?
Well, not as exciting, but Suzie Plakson did step on me, true story. She was very apologetic.
I just stood there and swooned at her.
August 25th, 2009 at 1:13 pm
Everything is true on the Internet.
I can prove it.
If you can find it, it exists.
If it exists, it isn’t 0.
Since 0 == false and !0 == true then everything is true on the Internet. ;)
August 25th, 2009 at 1:13 pm
(J0e climbs back up on his bar stool)
Most people have to PAY to get Suzie Plakson to step on them. Was she wearing the red heals? Say! Did I ever tell the story about “Rhettro†hitting me over the he*SMASH*
(This time Rhettro hits J0e over the head with a nearly empty whisky bottle)
August 25th, 2009 at 1:14 pm
I think I’ll go get J0e’s coat for him.
August 25th, 2009 at 1:17 pm
Should I kick Joe while he’s down? ;)
CP: Party Time — Lesbians on Ecstasy
August 25th, 2009 at 1:17 pm
mmmm…. Whisky.
August 25th, 2009 at 1:23 pm
Crap! Rhettro!! I thought I told you to use the cheap bottles of booze when you bean Joe.
*mourns 30 year-old scotch*
August 25th, 2009 at 1:25 pm
*Cracks J0e over the head with a Wild Turkey. Not the cheap whiskey. A wild turkey.*
August 25th, 2009 at 1:28 pm
OoooooooOOOOOOOOh lots of feathers!
CP: Crazy — Joel Armstrong
August 25th, 2009 at 1:30 pm
Wait, is Kingsford a brand of whisky? Does it come in a tin?
August 25th, 2009 at 3:25 pm
I suspect that if I had the power of life and death over people..I would be truly evil.
August 25th, 2009 at 4:02 pm
1) Van, HILARIOUS link w/ the buzzwords. OMG, that is my life.
2), JOe, I don’t know about “Patrick Stewart”, but I once made out with “Linda Perry.”
;)
August 25th, 2009 at 4:03 pm
Ok, I might have gotten to third base with “Linda Perry.”
August 25th, 2009 at 5:33 pm
I had to Google for “Linda Perry”.
Really? The 4-Non-Blondes singer??
August 25th, 2009 at 5:54 pm
Ha ha. Yep!
August 25th, 2009 at 6:11 pm
(Joe suddenly stands up and spits turkey feathers out of his mouth)
Say … Third base with Perry? Me too!!
Oh, wait … that was Tyler Perry, um … er
(J0e ducks down to avoid the next impact, grabs coat from Van, makes a dash for the door – from outside we hear a woman scream, tires squeeling, glass shattering, and then the unmistakable sound of New Zealand Sea Lion’s barking)
August 25th, 2009 at 6:20 pm
The imagery on the Pan is particularly vivid for some reason today. That must have been some pizza.
I am now in possession of Flash Gordon. I watched the opening title sequence to make sure my “backup” is working correctly. I had forgotten about the “motion comic” effect that they used, drawing from old Flash comics.
August 25th, 2009 at 6:23 pm
Tyler Perry is a very handsome man.
August 25th, 2009 at 8:48 pm
Night, Pan.
August 25th, 2009 at 9:17 pm
And so is Katy Perry. Handsome that is, er or cute, yeah cute. LOL
August 25th, 2009 at 9:18 pm
Okay, I’m going to bed to, someone hand me jOE’s/Van’s coat.
August 25th, 2009 at 10:13 pm
The video for this song would probably get a PG-13 rating, so maybe not 100% SFW.
http://www.drfunkenberry.com/2009/08/21/video-we-all-want-to-be-prince/
August 25th, 2009 at 10:52 pm
Morning Pan.
Just finished reading Gaiman’s The Graveyard Book, enjoyed it.
I know some people look down on adults reading YA fiction, but I’ve discovered some good books in that genre over the years.
August 26th, 2009 at 12:00 am
Suzie Plakson? Oh, I think I’ve seen her episodes. Maybe.
August 26th, 2009 at 12:04 am
The idea that alien civs are missing not because of nuclear self-annihilation but because of Wall-E is mildly interesting. The idea that the Fundies recognize the Great Temptation and will survive… is disturbing.
August 26th, 2009 at 12:11 am
Van – I find that some of the most emotionally satisfying stories I read are YA. Grown ups that feel so strongly are dangerous, out of control, irresponsible, and contemptible. Children are still allowed to feel without being somehow mentally unfit. So their stories or rather, the stories about them tend to be more expressive and satisfying. I am, of course, broadly overgeneralizing.
August 26th, 2009 at 12:12 am
And, since I’m in an angry mood tonight… time to log out of the Pan. No need to spread the feeling. Tootles yall.
August 26th, 2009 at 3:35 am
Van, I LOVED The Graveyard Book.
August 26th, 2009 at 4:05 am
Lejon: Well done tweaking the nipples.
August 26th, 2009 at 4:09 am
Due to odd scheduling for this week, we went grocery shopping last night instead of Friday night. I have a feeling this is going to effect the time-food continuum.
August 26th, 2009 at 4:10 am
ditto: I can’t shake the feeling I know the shadows on the cave wall reference. But I can’t shake the answer out.
August 26th, 2009 at 4:22 am
Morning Pan!
Downtown this morning. Hoping to duck out early enough to get a hair cut later this morning.
August 26th, 2009 at 5:27 am
TEB – Nooooooooooooo! Don’t do it!
August 26th, 2009 at 5:45 am
Why not, NS? It’s not like I’ll lose my strength or something ;)
August 26th, 2009 at 5:46 am
It’s fairly short at the moment any way and is at the point I’m starting to look a little shaggy.
August 26th, 2009 at 5:50 am
Hare cut…
LOL –
I kill myself…
August 26th, 2009 at 5:53 am
As long as someone does it, Wolf. the killing I mean
August 26th, 2009 at 5:57 am
I’ve killed three reams of paper so far today and the slaughter continues.
August 26th, 2009 at 6:50 am
There, I’ve done my bit towards deforestation.
August 26th, 2009 at 6:52 am
Well Pan, I think I’m going to pack it up and head home.
It’s getting close to nine, here. Approx an hour to get home. By the time I get my hair cut it will be getting close to lunch time. Maybe I’ll pick up a deer burger on the way home since it’s right next door to the haircutter’s.
See you after lunch!
August 26th, 2009 at 7:02 am
Van: I still enjoy YA so long as they are well written.
August 26th, 2009 at 7:05 am
i: Plato
August 26th, 2009 at 7:06 am
Started playing Arkham Asylum yesterday. It has the voice cast from the animated series. Excellent so far.
August 26th, 2009 at 7:08 am
I was looking forward to a shaggy bunny story.
August 26th, 2009 at 7:20 am
TEB has chopped down the largest tree in the forest WITH … A counting!
August 26th, 2009 at 7:25 am
CRUNCH!
August 26th, 2009 at 7:43 am
Now, let’s make her bring the Deadpan … A SHRUBBERY !
August 26th, 2009 at 8:03 am
Van shouldn’t that be shagging bunny?
August 26th, 2009 at 8:21 am
WNDRWolf: The hare killing the wolf?
ditto: Duh. Thanks. That was killing me.
August 26th, 2009 at 8:23 am
*must*control*tongue*….
August 26th, 2009 at 8:56 am
*steers clear of Ed’s tongue*
August 26th, 2009 at 8:58 am
*wonders why he’s talking between asterisks*
August 26th, 2009 at 9:20 am
Learned <ctrl><enter> for browser’s from Cj, on a whim, looked up any other cool commands
found:
<ctrl><enter> adds www. and .com in both IE and FireFox
HOWEVER:
<shift><enter> adds www. and .net only in FireFox
AND
<ctrl><shift><enter> adds www. and .org only in FireFox
My surfing speed at work has increased i guess…
August 26th, 2009 at 9:31 am
Back!
Had quite the adventure. The girl cutting my hair had morning sickness, she had to stop every few minutes and give her stomach time to settle. Then, when she was finally done my hair, she goes, “does that look straight?”
Seriously? Doesn’t she get a special education to figure that out herself? That would be like me asking her if a column of numbers was added correctly.
Then, I found out the burger place removed venison from their menu. Had elk instead.
August 26th, 2009 at 9:31 am
*adding words in asterisks because that seems to be the thing to do*
August 26th, 2009 at 9:44 am
It is a good thing you got your hair cut before next weekend, Bunny. The Style Police at Sci-Fi Cons can be harsh.
August 26th, 2009 at 9:55 am
I don’t guarantee anything, Jack, given the problems the stylist was having.
August 26th, 2009 at 10:19 am
Isn’t that next weekend?
CP: Jacqueline — Franz Ferdinand
August 26th, 2009 at 10:20 am
Yup, ditto. Leave next Thursday.
August 26th, 2009 at 10:20 am
Leaving on a jet plane..
August 26th, 2009 at 10:24 am
Flying is fun. There are several cool games you can play!
I like to sit at a window seat. Then I pick a number – this being a 3.5 hour flight, I’ll go with 6 – then I get up to either “stretch my legs” or “go to the bathroom”. I try to see if I can reach my chosen goal before somebody in the rest of the row says something :)
(I’m kidding, honest)
August 26th, 2009 at 10:24 am
Wait a minute! ditto, you already know this, you’re going to be there, too.
August 26th, 2009 at 10:24 am
Spotted this morning on Twitter:
TeeMonster: Working backwards through @jackmangan’s Deadpan is quite…surreal. It’s like crossing the streams.
August 26th, 2009 at 10:32 am
TEB: yep. I fly in on Thursday and leave Monday.
August 26th, 2009 at 10:44 am
Who’s the Statpuff Marshmallow Man?
August 26th, 2009 at 10:54 am
+2
+2
+2
uh… not me. ;)
August 26th, 2009 at 10:56 am
I am not fluffy enough.
August 26th, 2009 at 10:56 am
Holy crap. Must straighten up the place.
August 26th, 2009 at 11:05 am
*scritches WNDR behind the ears*. You feel pretty fluffy to me, wolf ;)
August 26th, 2009 at 11:38 am
No Rhettro. Only Zuul.
August 26th, 2009 at 11:42 am
That’s so Zuul. ;)
August 26th, 2009 at 11:47 am
So one would think, until getting eaten by a giant slore.
August 26th, 2009 at 11:48 am
Many Shubs and Zhools knew what it was like to be roasted in the belly of a Slore that day, I can tell you.
August 26th, 2009 at 12:01 pm
Alright, this guy is toast…
August 26th, 2009 at 12:05 pm
One has to ask why LJ has been feeling as if he’s going backwards of late.
August 26th, 2009 at 12:10 pm
Cuz it’s Rhettro! ;)
August 26th, 2009 at 12:18 pm
Anybody seen Cj today? Hope she’s feeling ok and not all headachy again.
August 26th, 2009 at 12:37 pm
Bunny, her Twitter account says: “Going offline for a few days. Will not be on IM or Twitter. If you need to reach me, please e-mail or call me.” I also hope everything is ok.
OK, done with Twitter for the day.
August 26th, 2009 at 1:36 pm
T.E.B. Watched MirrorMask last night, been feeling kind of… odd…
August 26th, 2009 at 1:52 pm
We’re only making plans for nojeL. . .
August 26th, 2009 at 1:55 pm
nice on Jack :)
August 26th, 2009 at 2:20 pm
Boy the e-mails are going back and forth fast and furious on the DiscWorld Con volunteer board.
August 26th, 2009 at 2:29 pm
I always got the impression TP was in essence a bit of a nobody in the USA, was I wrong?
I realise that the con actually happening means he must have some fans in the USA..
August 26th, 2009 at 2:37 pm
When houses get “TP’ed” in the UK, does one throw copies of Disc World all over?
August 26th, 2009 at 2:41 pm
They actually reached their registratin cap, Van and stopped accepting new peeps about a month ago. Does that answer your question? Also, earlier in the year Neil Gaiman talked about the con on his blog.
August 26th, 2009 at 2:53 pm
T.E.B. does a gown come with that cap?
August 26th, 2009 at 3:02 pm
Eah LJ…as in night
August 26th, 2009 at 3:10 pm
Van: Well, there’s always a copy each of many (not necessarily all) of the Discworld novels on the shelves in major bookstores.
August 26th, 2009 at 3:20 pm
Discwhat?
August 26th, 2009 at 3:21 pm
:razz:
August 26th, 2009 at 4:00 pm
Don’t get me started on my love for Small Gods, I could bore for England on that one.
August 26th, 2009 at 4:03 pm
Shouldn’t you be in bed, Van?
Supper time here.
August 26th, 2009 at 4:09 pm
Bedtime soon, been in the wars, ripped the skin off my heel earlier on today..I tend to bleed profusely..blood all over the place.
August 26th, 2009 at 4:09 pm
I hasten to add that I didn’t intentionaly ripoff the skin, but has a bit of an accident.
August 26th, 2009 at 4:10 pm
-has +had
August 26th, 2009 at 4:13 pm
eeewww.
Heal quickly
August 26th, 2009 at 4:16 pm
Ok, I’m gone for the night.
*Tucks Pan in and kisses it on the forehead*
Good night, mush.
August 26th, 2009 at 6:41 pm
mmm
I’m suddenly feeling all snuggly. :)
August 26th, 2009 at 11:19 pm
If Van gets started on Small Gods, does he end up in China?
August 26th, 2009 at 11:21 pm
I rattle my toothpicks in your direction NS.
August 26th, 2009 at 11:24 pm
Oh and if you haven’t noticed NS, there is a new DP episode.
August 27th, 2009 at 5:12 am
Jack, why for you do comments that way. Do you hate me?
September 2nd, 2009 at 3:04 am
EB: My non-deadpan name is Jesse, but I haven’t even put skype on my computer yet, so it wasn’t me that tried to call you. Sorry.
All: Sorry I’ve been so quiet lately. New job + New house + Manuscript Revisions + Dissertation writing = no fun. I haven’t had much time to read the 100+ comments a day here. I should soon be back on track.
Any word on a skype get-together during the DP get-together this weekend?