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37 Minute Unshow # 55
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A conversation with J.R. Murdock (www.ofgnomesanddwarves.com)
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Yes indeed Essbee, on the plus side, I got an early finish.
“tramp”
Not you, Van . . .
cough
We haven’t gotten much snow at all yet this season. What’s up w/ that!?
Taking the piss out of the TWD tv series:
http://cache.gawkerassets.com/assets/images/2010/11/custom_1291077161154_grick.jpg
I actually don’t see that as a problem.
CP: Requiem for a dying song — Flogging Molly
Mr S**w is here for a visit also. bastard!
TEE!!! Holy Carp! OMFG! You ARE still around :) I’d love to hear you get on the deadpan. I miss you in my ears Sarge!
Ok, enough gusihing. What’s the status of Books and Braun?
Cheshire Cat Hemorrhoids?
“early finish”
Hmmm, I’m not convinced:
http://io9.com/5701745/in-the-future-you-will-live-in-a-tiny-little-house
Saw the following on FB:
Twister game $13, Baby Oil $3, The look on the clerks face when you go to the counter to buy them PRICELESS!!!
Van, I think something like that might be cool for a place you go to alone for the weekend but I’m not convinced either.
Again with the Wisconsin making the news for bad stuff
http://www.parentdish.com/2010/11/30/wisconsin-gunman-15-dies-from-self-inflicted-gunshot-wound/
CP: We Are The One — Anti-Flag
Must be B5 fans. ;)
Is that tiny house like a Tardis? There wouldn’t even be room inside for an oily twister game!
UGH, sometimes being a boss is hard.
CP: Across the Universe (remix) — Rufus Wainwright
Found out today that it’s Patman’s and Scott Sigler’s birthday today. If I had known this earlier I would have sent Patman some chicken scissors as a gift.
The baby is full of much cute, NS!
I think Jack released my posts? No?
Losin’ it wasn’t the worst movie I’ve ever seen.
Your posts are freed, Cj.
Damn it Leafs!
You know, the Chicken Scissors is a meme that could really stand to go full viral.
Though, I know not how such infections are created….
Cool! The latest update for my ipod touch added remote control for my bluetootth headset. And it seems to have increased the range. /endtechgeek
Van: You should have seen the look I got when I bought olive oil, hand lotion, and ping pong balls.
50,217 words. Over 6,000 of them today.
Very happy to have made the deadline.
Good night, :nanowrimo: .
*zzzzzzzzzzzzzzz*
Time Machine: I liked the completeness of Jack’s credits for the flash reading on Podcastle.
(Thanks for the “Aw, Cute!”s. I heartily agree.)
Does anyone else follow the web comic (henceforth, womic) Goblins? Very gripping take on what happens to a group of goblins after their camp is destroyed and they take on the world.
http://www.goblinscomic.com/
Hey Deadpan.
Month end – ugh
MEH: Month end Hell
I don’t have any more of that with my new job. at my old job i had to babysit the backup jobs to make sure I only got 3 tapes rather than the 6 the software would have chosen on it’s own.
when I left my house this morning there was no snow on the ground or on my car but when I got out of the gym there was an 1/8 inch of snow on my car and in the parking lot. Glad i’m in side all day
WTG AMY!!!
CP: Savage Love E215
C: LOLing
Yes, WTG Amy!
Our Year (x-posted from my LJ)
In February, my company failed, leaving me without 3 weeks of pay, and ineligible for immediate unemployment benefits because I had been working for a theoretical paycheck I might still receive (ha, still waiting.)
Also in February, Darcy lost some daycare clients. This occurred a few other times over the course of the year, and at least at present she is near capacity.
In April, I started a new job, which was good except I’m working nights, sleeping days. More on this later.
In July, I got in my car, started it and burning coolant billowed from the exhaust. We worked out how to pay for a new (to us) car that was pretty decent.
In early August, I spent a week working days covering for a vacationing cow-orker, then went back to nights. This was a rough switch, as was evidenced by the slow-speed crash of the car into a median when I dozed literally a few seconds behind the wheel. I was alone and uninjured, the airbags did not even deploy.
But the insurance company still totalled out the car. We were out part of our down payment, but managed to figure out a down payment for another not as neat new (to us) car.
In October, we went to Boston for my sister-in-law’s wedding. Fox was ill and wound up in Boston Children’s Hospital’s ER for a good 5-6 hours. Insurance paid about half that $1400 bill.
In November the Dr. let us know Fox’s already-slow growth was dropping further off the charts, and we needed to investigate his poor eating habits and possible endocrine disorders. Not jumping to conclusions, but if he needs human growth hormone injections it will cost us at least a couple K a month to maintain those.
So with that year so far, it was entirely anomolous that our neighbor’s 18 year old daughter we have known about a year would nominate us for KDWB’s Christmas Wish program, and that we would be granted clothes, toys, games, and other things to make our planned meager Christmas into what may be the best we’ve ever given the kids. Katelynn went out of her way to write a nomination letter and go into the studios to tell of our year. We are so very thankful for this.
Wow JB.
*Hugs*
I think the AC system in my office is in a fight with the weather to see who can make it colder. the weather is winning… for now
oh and Go Amy! good job!
CP: Start Together — Sleater-Kinney
= WONDERFUL
Thank you, Santa Panta
I know what to do when life hands you lemons but what do you do when life drops a big steaming duce on you…
Hubby is going to clear the car tonight. Tomorrow I will be driving my car for the first time in about 3 weeks. I’m kind of looking forward to it.
I have a teenager in my house now. Why do kids have to grow up?
“Santa Panta”
Wow JB,
It has been a rough year for our family as well, but it seems that you had an even tougher time. I’m glad that you received some releaf from your community.
JB: *lots of hugs*
That was awesome for your neighbor to do that.
It sucks having to bludgeon common sense into certain people.
ditto the bludgeoning process can be made for fun with the addition of a bat or long stick
There’ve been times when I needed the common sense bludgeon.
Not fully caught up.
I’d love to send out the greasy comments for someone to read for tonight’s episode. Any volunteers? Any mode of recording is cool, Voicemail, .wav, .mp3, etc.
I’ll just go with the first responder. Thx :)
Jack, I’m happy to record, and if I’m not first, put me down for another time. Any time!
Done! I’ll email you the stuff in a little while, EssBee. Thanks!
EssBee FTW
WINNEH!!
Chicken Dinneh!
Dang! I didn’t check comments fast enough.
Why do people keep e-mailing me? Don’t they know it’s month end and I’m trying to get work done? *whine*
JB: It’s great to hear about your neighbor helping you out like that, I’m sorry that you year has sucked so much.
JR: Kids grow up so that you have an excuse to kick them out of the house. And teenage behavior gives you the motivation to do it.
What LR said.
I suffered no amount of empty nest syndrome when my girls moved out. In fact, we tore one of the bedrooms down so they couldn’t come back.
JR, Rhettro, Reaper: Thanks for the WTGs!
Jack: I e-mailed you content for tonight’s episode. :)
It’s a bit freaky where some authors obviously do searches on twitter for mentions of their stories.
After mentioning how I liked this story on twitter, got a message from the author thanking me for liking the story..weird.
I wonder it that’s actually a sign of insecurity, Van.
Well TEB I am insecure.
Ahem…..
I agree that vanity searches are strange, Van, but I benefited from it twice when David Anthony Durham commented on my blog when I reviewed his novels.
I also got similar comments from Sigler and an ego podcaster I can’t remember the name of now. I like Sigler, btw – didn’t mean to put those two together in THAT way.
At lease that’s better than some of the advertizing followers you can get. I mentioned on twitter that I started doing tai-chi, then some tai-chi teacher started following me. Then I mentioned I was reading via e-reader, now I’m being followed by some e-reader company. I haven’t decided if I’m annoyed or not at this.
I’ve gotten a comment on a blog post from Sigler, too. I thought it was awesome. :) But yeah, I’ve been a little freaked out/annoyed by some of the companies/people I’ve gotten following me on Twitter after I mentioned something or other there.
I’m not arbitrarily sticking up for Sigler because we were once peers and because I’ve hung out with him:
I think in his case, there is a career motive behind his action, but his interest in his fans as individuals is still genuine, and there’s no used-car slime to it.
And who is this punk retired Irish soccer play named Jack Mangan?
Absolutely, Jack. He’s definitely unique in being really interested and deliberate. I guess I don’t have anything against the whole concept of vanity searches. If you produce something and want to know how people feel about it, that’s the way to find out.
Also, beef could be hung in my office and kept fresh. I am freezing.
T.I.A.
A thought I’m pondering: why is subway’s mascot a monkey? I just don’t see the connection
Shake hands with beef?
Monkeys enjoy sandwiches . . .
Monkeys also enjoy throwing their own poo so I don’t think it is a very good animal for your mascot. Maybe 2 bears fighting over the sandwich would work better
Look a the lengths they would go to for a Subway sandwich:
http://www.randomblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/bear.jpg
Photoshop a sandwich in and you are all set
NSFW for language
happy statue:
http://imgur.com/qTQN1
again with the NSFW
I am on THE MOST ABSURD conference call I’ve ever been on. I defy anyone to compete with the H of this CCH.
We did find a grub on our Subway sandwich once.
More proof that Neve is just waiting for me:
http://www.tmz.com/2010/11/30/neve-campbell-files-secret-divorce-john-light/
But would you move to Canada for her EssBee?
Huge news re: Denver craft beer
http://www.denverpost.com/ci_16750347
Yes, I’m reading the news while on this call.
Jack, that’s nasty.
Canada is never off the table, Bunny.
Neve & Denise. Wild Things.
I’ll be in my bunk.
Wild Things was a “good” movie
EssBee: That could be great for them since it would allow them to share the costs of maintaining a brewery. That’s usually a move for startup breweries though, it makes me wonder if they’re using it to help build larger facilities or something similar that could require alot of capital.
CD: sample of my Gaffer’s Homebrew barleywine
I might not have hit a homerun with this batch but I think I can at least get to 3rd base. ABV is a little low for style at 7.7%, but that is fine since I was aiming for barleywine that was low and wouldn’t need as much aging.
I’m catching some fusel alcohols on the nose and maybe a little on the back of the palate. Also a little more bitter than I intended, but otherwise flavor, aroma and mouthfeel all seem to be close to target. now I just need to bottle and wait for it to carb up to really give it a try. :D
I wonder also, Ralph. I don’t know much about Breckenridge, but Wynkoop is my favorite place. Not especially because I like their beer better than others, but because of where it is and their menu and the atmosphere of the entire building. They have THE BEST hot soft pretzels on earth.
^and you can walk 2 blocks from there and get to the famous Tattered Cover bookstore.
Books and beer there need ot be more places like that.
ZP takes a look at some iPhone games:
http://www.escapistmagazine.com/videos/view/zero-punctuation/2506-iPhone-Games
prepare yourself, it’s a bit postive.
Sooo many things too comment on today … so little time.
CD: going to grab a bite as I take a break from smurfing.
Man, you sit down to do a little audio work and *POOF* – 3 hours are gone!
Anyone want to grab some grub?
Another random thought: I wish I was my cat. Where the most she has to think about is the fact the sunbeam moved in the last hour so she has to move herself to be back in it.
Some days I do that, but I usually don’t walk into the new sunbeam, I just roll.
So many “petting” comments … sooo much trouble to get in.
Jack – I’m sending you a witless sampler via e-mail.
My cat tends to do the same JR
that sounds a lot like how my dog spends his days.
Trying to wrap my mind around a complicated work problem is making my brain hurt and my eyes crossed.
Ow.
K-cup French Vanilla coffee = BLECH!
I don’t like flavored coffee. Why did I even try it?
BLECH!!
EssBee many of the flavored K-Cups suck. but from what I have tastes the regular coffees taste fresher than most other pre-ground coffee.
“suck” “K-Cups”
heh
Oh, they do. Here’s my K-cup story:
We merged with a Dallas company in January, which you’ve all heard. The Dallas office is WONDERFUL. Every fancy thing you could want in a modern office. The Longmont office is, well,industrial.
Here’s an example: my light fixtures in my office (I do have an office with a door) are littered with little fly corpses. The Dallas office is dusted nightly – desks and cases.
So recently our facilities guy emailed and said “anyone need anything for the kitchens?” I said, “AN ICE MACHINE.” He said, “No way.”
So I complained to HR about the inequity.
Now Longmont has an ice machine and a K-coffee maker. Now if they’d only do something about the flies.
Yay, me!
Ah, ole K-cup. She was sweet, but for some reason was always tipping over.
Go EssBee!
http://tuacacon.squarespace.com/posts/2010/12/1/jack-mangans-rush-limbaugh-dd-skit-part-2.html
If you are in New York on December 10-11:
http://www.doomsdayfilmfest.com/
Finished as much as I’m going to do today. Now sharing some ice cream with my kitty, then I think I become a lump on the couch with a book.
CR: I Am Number Four – Pittacus Lore
Random thought: Do zombies sleep?
No.
Ask me a quantum mechanics question next, just to give me a challenge you understand…
Genre avoidance madness from the latest Ansible:
As Others See Us III. Fears that the upcoming HBO tv series A Game of Thrones (based on George R.R. Martin’s Song of Ice and Fire novels) might be a bit genre-ish have been dispelled: ‘Michelle Fairley, who plays Catelyn Stark, says of the epic series, “It’s not so much fantasy. It’s really gutsy and glorious. We just happen to be wearing costumes and armor.”‘ (Entertainment Weekly, 18 November)
For the first 5 posts of that conversation, I thought you meant you’d gotten a flavored coffee from Circle K.
Ok Van, I’m game: what is black body radiation?
Van: I have no problem with that. It’s been shown time and again that nowadays a geek audience is not enough to support a show. To succeed, a show needs to appeal to a wider audience.
Coffee from Circle K would be better than French Vanilla K-cups.
Van, my relationship isn’t so much homosexual, it’s just gloriously gutsy. We just don’t happen to have any penises.
I’m going to cheat:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_body
I’m also wondering what I wrote to upset Essbee.
Time Geeks if free for today on the app store:
http://toucharcade.com/2010/12/01/appvent-calendar-returns/
You didn’t upset me, Van, that was a joke. A failed one!
I have no problem with people appealing to wider audiences, but denying something is fantasy is another matter.
I totally agree! I’m particularly sensitive about this project. I love, love, love those books.
I like your term “genre avoidance.” Perfect.
Speaking of cups, this is NSFW
http://www.cupsizechoir.com/
CP: schlachtschiff — Taku Iwasaki
Gimme Shelter deconstructed.
http://www.dangerousminds.net/comments/deconstructing_gimme_shelter_listen/
Very interesting.
Sheesh!
Comment from Topless Robot Whedon discussion here:
http://www.toplessrobot.com/2010/12/warner_bros_graciously_offered_whedon_the_buffy_re.php#comments
ZeroCorpse replied to Lily412:
You won’t get a straight answer, anyway. The first stance of a Whedonite is knee-jerk, obsessiveness. They don’t know WHY they liked his shows… They just DO. And you would too, if only you watched it through the first terrible season and become indoctrinated by Joss’s silly banter and two-dimensional characters.
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Merely announcing on the Internet that you don’t understand the love for Joss Whedon is like a trumpet call for every Browncoat and Scooby to show up and shout “TROLL!!!” until you walk away in disgust and have no interest in even trying to watch his shows, lest you become like the horde.
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Truthfully, I don’t even hate his shows (although I am bothered by his dialogue). I just have an adverse reaction to rabid fans who jump down your throat if you don’t LOVE LOVE LOVE Joss Whedon… His fans are what drove me away from his stuff.
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Still, I have hope that he’s a good enough director and team player to bring together an awesome AVENGERS movie. It helps that he’s not working with B-list actors this time.
Posted 12/01/2010 at 07:01:51 PM
Also, CW: Buffy
On LOGO!
Essbee – Re: office equality
What have you done! Do you know what it is going to cost Evil Inc. to supply Dallas with fly corpses? They’ll probably have to leave the evil setting turned to “11″ all through December.
BTW – Re: taking a stab at the failed joke.
There are probably some unused penises laying around here at the Deadpan that you could borrow, should you decide to turn down the gutsy.
LOL, LOL
It appears Joss Whedon and Christ have some things in common….rabid fans (though, probably not the same ones) who drive others away by their behavior.
CD: DFH Midas Touch
A guy in the local homebrew club was kind enough to pick u pa 4pack for me, so I finally got chance to try it. I’m actually surprised how close I got with my clone attempt, If I’d pitched the right amount of yeast I think I would have been almost spot on.
The thing to remember is that the root word for fan is fanatic.
And yeah I’m a fan of the series Buffy.
F.
Fools
Fuggles
Femur
Furrow
Goodnight mush, goodnight deadpan, goodnight k-cups everywhere
Huh.
French kids don’t go to school on Wednesday.
Strange.
NSFW
A friend of mine from high school did this:
http://www.brandonpatton.com/media/2010/brandonpatton-ketchup_and_mayo.mp3
He’s also known as Bl4k Lotus, bassist with M.C. Frontalot.