Oozinator FTW!How'm I Doing? :  amused Background Noise: "Blankest Year", Nada Surf |
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Who is knocking on the door? Bear is knocking on the door. How can this be?!?
Neat. But kinda spooky.
But yeah, I'm doing ok. Nothing really going on to report - thus the stupid-ass news links. At least it's something.How'm I Doing? :  blah Background Noise: "Wishes" - Alpha |
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Just got back from spending the last couple of days in Durham. Well, not just got back. We got home before noon today. But I spent most of the afternoon/evening chillaxing or sleeping, so it's the same net effect.
Dad went back to Duke yesterday for a follow-up procedure to reverse the ileostopy he got back in November. It was a much less intensive surgery, taking all of twenty to thirty minutes to complete and leaving just the old, quarter-sized stoma scar in his abdomen. He's been up and about today and feeling pretty good, beyond the obvious pain, and they released him around nine this morning. The hospital wait was seemingly interminable, as usual - leaving us holed up in the waiting room for something like six and a half, seven hours. It would have been much less, but either through miscommunication or convenient failure of memory, they put dad completely under anesthesia, rather than just sticking with the recommended epidural - which tacked two hours of recovery time onto the wait. He was still sleepy and half out of it after they shuffled him off to his room, so David and I paid a short visit and popped off to Durham Pizza for lunch. The place is kind of a dive, but the pie's pretty damn good. They fix it up with a nice thin, crispy crust and just the right amount of sauce and toppings. I'd recommend it, should someone find themselves out that way - though I'm sure the locals could probably put forward some other suggestions.How'm I Doing? : lethargic Background Noise: "The Infinite Jest" - Paul Haslinger |
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Jun. 7th, 2005 @ 01:14 am
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Yeah, so there's not much going on. Still.
Had an moderately interesting dream on Saturday, though I don't feel like relating the entire thing. It was basically built on the framework of an 80's-style "slobs 'n snobs" college movie set in a co-ed beach house dorm. The most that really sticks out at the moment were the protag stealing and strewing the luggage of the antag (leaving him to wander around in his skivvies through snake-and-scorpion infested areas) after homey shit on the dude's bed. This followed in retaliation for an earlier snubbing where Main Guy refused to be intimidated by the sheet-shitter (and, really, given his propensities, would you take him seriously, either?). The only other notable events involved a woman who looked like Sarah Rue with long black hair and the housemates' rather unusual drug-dispensation system. Being a good college movie, everybody smoked chronic. Though no one ever seemed to care how much it (theoretically) cost. If you wanted a bit of someone's stash, you settled it with HeroClix figures (the girl, for instance, had a Venom tossing back a cold beer *shrug*) - the winner collecting what they wanted (though usually not more than a dime's worth out of good sportsmanship). At least I think that's how it worked - it's not like there was a narrator or anything explaining all of this.
As for the rest of my time, it's mostly the same as always. Though I've picked up a weekend DnD game now - fulfilling my long-vacant TT gaming credit. I'm enjoying it so far, and would be willing to go into long, excruciatingly-dull detail with anyone expressing even the slightest interest. So it's probably best not to ask unless you really want to know.
Not that there seems to be anyone on my IM lists anymore. Well, no one that I don't see on Awake on a fairly regular basis. I used to know people. I swear.How'm I Doing? :  hot Background Noise: "El Diablo" - Fug |
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Yet another report from the Tokyo Spring Design Fiesta, version 2k5.
Spiffy.
I'll have to update this whenever homey makes a permanent link.
May. 20th, 2005 @ 04:21 pm
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| » HmmmMmmmm |
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Interesting, yes?
At least it makes a bit more sense than that proposed "Labyrinth" sequel I heard about a while back. As fun as that movie was, it was pretty self-contained - the goblins were defeated, and the Jennifer Connely decides she really *should* get around to growing up (and being hot). Everybody's happy. "Dark Crystal" on the other hand (though still wrapping up pretty tightly at the end) does have that whole "what else is on that freaky-ass planet?" thing going for it. Although, with the Skeksis zooming around the Uncharted Territories, making acid-vomiting pains of themselves, I dunno what sort of "threat" they're going to manage to come up with for those creepy lil' Froud-things to defeat.
Of course, I'd probably watch both of them, anyway (eventually).
May. 16th, 2005 @ 03:42 pm
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Blegh. Dreamweaver stopped working for no reason I can understand, despite working perfectly fine yesterday and following a full wipe and install.
Stupid computer. Now I have to do everything by hand.
I hate that.
Wish I had a working version of Dreamweaver. But I dunno where I'd scrounge up the cash for it.
May. 12th, 2005 @ 05:30 am
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| » Hurray for Bandwagons! |
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Mar. 8th, 2005 @ 03:41 am
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Mar. 7th, 2005 @ 01:38 am
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| » Droppin' a little knowledge |
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I've got little else to add, so here's another link dump. Whee!
The Gigapixel Project - cold war spy equipment cobbled together to make the Uber-Camera
http://www.gigapxl.org/
Chibi-thulhu - ultra-cutesy Things That Cannot Be (some TVST, just so you know)
http://www.yamabuki.sakura.ne.jp/%7Eilek-vad/hpl/cg/
Future Toonami Programming - featuring Naruto and a half-dozen more shows I'm tired of hearing about before I even get to see them
http://news.toonzone.net/article.php?ID=1711
Really nice boots
http://www.stompersboots.com/gtwy_city-11.php
Lenore flash cartoons - try not to break it
http://www.nightrose.com/lenore.htm
The Parking Lot is Full - defunct, but still interesting for the most part
http://plif.andkon.com/archive/archive.htm
Your phasers only make me annoyed, word
http://www.harmful.org/homedespot/newtdr/NEWtdrARCHIVE/RAP/FUTURAMA.htm
Not Safe for Sanity
http://www.harmful.org/homedespot/newtdr/NEWtdrARCHIVE/toys/sexgandam.htm
Bleedman's Cartoon Doujinshi - r0x0r
http://bleedman.snafu-comics.com/
Feb. 19th, 2005 @ 03:57 am
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Memes are ok. Sometimes, they're almost as good as content.
01. Who are you, what's our relationship?:
02. How and where did we meet?:
03. What's my middle name?:
04. How long have you known me?:
05. Tell me one good thing about myself?:
06. When you first saw me, what was your impression?:
07. My age:
08. Birthday:
09. My favorite band at the moment:
10. Colour eyes:
11. Do I have any siblings?:
12. Have you ever had a crush on me?:
13. What's one of my favorite things to do?:
14. Do you remember one of the 1st things I said to you?:
15. Describe me in 3 words:
16. Name 5 things I love:
17. Do you think I'm good looking?:
18. How would you describe me to someone?:
19. Would you ever date me?:
20. Tell me one thing you've always wanted to say but never did:
21: What do you like most about me?:
22: If we could spend a day together, what would we do?:
23: Have we ever gotten in a fight?:
24: Do you think we will be friends for at least 3 or 4 more years?:
25. Give me a nickname and explain why you picked it:
26. What do you think my weakness is?:
27. Do you think I'll get married?:
28. What makes me happy?:
29. What makes me sad?:
30. What reminds you of me?:
31. If you could give me anything, what would it be?:
32. When's the last time you saw me?:
33. Do you think our friendship is getting stronger/weaker/or staying the same?:
34. Do you feel that you could talk to me about anything and I would listen?:
35. Are you going to put this on your LiveJournal/Blurty and see what I say about you?:
36. If I was an ice cream flavor, which would I be and why?:
37. What song (if any) reminds you of me?:
38. If you could change one thing about me, what would it be?:
39. Would you make a move on me?:
40. Do I cross your mind at least 1 time a day?:
Jan. 18th, 2005 @ 04:01 pm
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| » Spreading a Bit of Holiday Cheer |
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Just thought I'd drop in and wish those with nothing better to do than muck around on the computer for Christmas a profitable and joyous holiday. Since I'm currently broke, this will have to do for a present for the time being. Use it in good health.
Dec. 25th, 2004 @ 05:03 pm
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| » Listen up, True Believers... |
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Another dream entry in the main diary. I could double-post, I suppose, but where's the making-you-jump-through-hoops in that? I promise that it was pretty weird, though, so perhaps it's worth the extra 8 seconds to leave LJ.
Dec. 5th, 2004 @ 07:23 am
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| » Well, *of course*.... |
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I don't remember if I've mentioned it before, but my uncle Alan has but recently gone off to Iraq for about a year to work as a firefighter in the foreign enclave. Come to think of it, I may have said 'paramedic' - but that was a misunderstanding on my part. So anyway, he's been in Iraq for a couple of weeks now and I got an email from him last week letting the family know that he'd arrived safely and was getting settled in. But that's all I'd heard about it.
Then my mom tells me last night that she'd gotten one late Friday where he says he'd been placed in Fallujah. I think this was written before this latest business went down, so I dunno if there was anything in particular going on when he wrote. Of course, I'm sure things are/will shortly be getting a hell of a lot more interesting when the offensive goes live.
Somehow, no matter how much I want to, I simply can't make myself be surprised by this news. It's so typical for my genetic luck. That's not to say, certainly, that I believe there's some sort of family curse. I don't think the universe is that interested in anyone to go out of its way to fuck them over. But it does tend to get you wondering after a while.
Nov. 7th, 2004 @ 05:30 pm
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| » Four. More. Years. Siiiiiiiigh..... |
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So, yeah, I'm disappointed that it was a re-election.
But, I'm not even gonna joke about leaving the country. For one thing, that's what they always say when you speak out to disagree - "Love it or leave it." So, y'know, Fuck You. If I don't like how things are run, I'm going to do what I can to get it changed to suit me. Love it or fix it. God bless the USA, bitch.
Actually, that seems to be the only thing. I've forgotten if I had another reason not to light out for the northern territories. And that one's pretty good.
Anyhow, by all (hm... better be safe and say most) accounts he won the election fair and square. Three or so million votes isn't a quibbling margin, y'know? So I say we just buckle in and ride out the next four years and hope Cheney olds out before he comes up for another run at the Big Chair. Though that does beggar the question as to who'll go up to bat next time around. Neither party is known for running a losing horse twice, and, far as I know, the Reps haven't presented their next entry in the pageant.
Well, here's hoping.
Nov. 6th, 2004 @ 03:21 pm
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| » Keeping tabs in a little box by my bed |
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Passing on what I've been up to lately.
Contains:
The usual fretting over the future
Foul language and even fouler imagery
An exhortation to exercise one of your constitutional rights
Yeah, yeah, I know - faux pas. But the election is coming up. Please don't let the monkey back in the house.
Nov. 1st, 2004 @ 05:52 am
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