bought my kids the new FIFA Street soccer game for the gamecube...
i'm addicted.
see you later...
;)
Monday, May 30, 2005
Thursday, May 26, 2005
wikipedia wonderfulness
okay, i like wikipedia alot. maybe, becuz i had this thing for encyclopedias when i was a kid, i dunno. but, it's amazingly consuming to sit and explore the site. pick a word, something obscure, and search for it...
you might find another word, which makes you laugh, or gives you an AHA moment. like earworm did for me this morning.
:)
update: OOOOOOOH! happened again! bananaphone.
:))
you might find another word, which makes you laugh, or gives you an AHA moment. like earworm did for me this morning.
:)
update: OOOOOOOH! happened again! bananaphone.
:))
Wednesday, May 25, 2005
short meme
a very short meme, inspired by listening to green day on the way home from work:
to find: to find myself at the end.
to run: to run like i'm flying.
to dance: to dance like i'm meditating.
to live: to live like there's no tomorrow.
to die: to die for something.
to think: to think of others.
to believe: to believe in myself.
:|
to find: to find myself at the end.
to run: to run like i'm flying.
to dance: to dance like i'm meditating.
to live: to live like there's no tomorrow.
to die: to die for something.
to think: to think of others.
to believe: to believe in myself.
:|
Monday, May 23, 2005
coming in threes
ha, i'd like to come in threes!
*slap* ooooh, thanks.
okay, i stole this idea from SQMojo (luvyaluvyaluvya):
Three names you go by:
quipsodelic
torqt
erromango
Three screen names you have had:
uh, redundant, yes.
Three physical things you like about yourself:
chest, butt, feet
Three parts of your heritage:
unicolor kilts, drinking beer, invading other countries & stealing their women
Three things that scare you:
being left behind
suffocating
turning off the flashlights while we are amateur spelunking in the grand canyon
(oh yes, there is a story, yes there is)
Three things you're wearing now:
shoes, pants, shirt
Three of your favorite bands or musical artist:
redhotchilipeppers
the doors
green day
Three of your favorite songs:
danny boy, the immigrant song, & rock of ages
Three things you want in a relationship:
love, friendship, passion
Two truths and a lie (which one is a lie?):
i've spent the night in jail
i've read the bible cover to cover
i've jumped out of planes
Three physical things about the preferred sex that appeal to you:
their smell, taste, & touch
Three of your favorite hobbies:
reading
hiking
soccer
Three things you want to do badly right now:
play guitar
paint
sex
(not necessarily in that order)
Three careers you're considering:
artist, cabinetmaker, fisherman
Three places you want to go on vacation:
ireland, new zealand, rhode island
Three kids' names you like:
my kids names...
Three things you want to do before you die:
Three celebrity crushes:
okay, bored with this, i am...
*slap* ooooh, thanks.
okay, i stole this idea from SQMojo (luvyaluvyaluvya):
Three names you go by:
quipsodelic
torqt
erromango
Three screen names you have had:
uh, redundant, yes.
Three physical things you like about yourself:
chest, butt, feet
Three parts of your heritage:
unicolor kilts, drinking beer, invading other countries & stealing their women
Three things that scare you:
being left behind
suffocating
turning off the flashlights while we are amateur spelunking in the grand canyon
(oh yes, there is a story, yes there is)
Three things you're wearing now:
shoes, pants, shirt
Three of your favorite bands or musical artist:
redhotchilipeppers
the doors
green day
Three of your favorite songs:
danny boy, the immigrant song, & rock of ages
Three things you want in a relationship:
love, friendship, passion
Two truths and a lie (which one is a lie?):
i've spent the night in jail
i've read the bible cover to cover
i've jumped out of planes
Three physical things about the preferred sex that appeal to you:
their smell, taste, & touch
Three of your favorite hobbies:
reading
hiking
soccer
Three things you want to do badly right now:
play guitar
paint
sex
(not necessarily in that order)
Three careers you're considering:
artist, cabinetmaker, fisherman
Three places you want to go on vacation:
ireland, new zealand, rhode island
Three kids' names you like:
my kids names...
Three things you want to do before you die:
Three celebrity crushes:
okay, bored with this, i am...
Sunday, May 22, 2005
open mic
last nite was open mic at the coffeehaus i frequent.
it was fun, my weekends without the kids are usually pretty tame, i'm basically a boring dood, or at least i think of myself that way.
the open mic was advertised as a poetry jam, but turned out more musical. i dint participate, but it got me in a creative mood, so here it goes, my braindump:
first, a coupla mentions of enjoyable rants:
dicks, pussies, and assholes
and
woman, W.O.M.A.N., Whoaaaaa, Man!
hehe
and now me:
There is no comfort in Change.
but, also there is no Learning,
in
the
steady
drone
of
Peace.
So, go, with Love,
and find your own Clarity.
retro eighties chick,
naked, sweating, under her
london fog raincoat.
if, in the end, i find only me,
after this journey.
i will be far richer,
than the me who was giving himself away,
in unloving relationships and ritual jobs daily.
and infinitely richer than
the compromising and wheedling masses
who strive for ill-meaning gains.
i found myself the other day.
came around the corner, carrying a hangover,
and slipped on something wet,
looking up i caught myself, in a window.
and it had been a long time
since we had seen each other.
was i staring?
sorry, i didn't realize.
and i've been told my gaze is piercing,
and disturbing, and i shouldn't stare.
i just thought you were beautiful.
:)
it was fun, my weekends without the kids are usually pretty tame, i'm basically a boring dood, or at least i think of myself that way.
the open mic was advertised as a poetry jam, but turned out more musical. i dint participate, but it got me in a creative mood, so here it goes, my braindump:
first, a coupla mentions of enjoyable rants:
dicks, pussies, and assholes
and
woman, W.O.M.A.N., Whoaaaaa, Man!
hehe
and now me:
There is no comfort in Change.
but, also there is no Learning,
in
the
steady
drone
of
Peace.
So, go, with Love,
and find your own Clarity.
retro eighties chick,
naked, sweating, under her
london fog raincoat.
if, in the end, i find only me,
after this journey.
i will be far richer,
than the me who was giving himself away,
in unloving relationships and ritual jobs daily.
and infinitely richer than
the compromising and wheedling masses
who strive for ill-meaning gains.
i found myself the other day.
came around the corner, carrying a hangover,
and slipped on something wet,
looking up i caught myself, in a window.
and it had been a long time
since we had seen each other.
was i staring?
sorry, i didn't realize.
and i've been told my gaze is piercing,
and disturbing, and i shouldn't stare.
i just thought you were beautiful.
:)
Saturday, May 21, 2005
laugh at me, you will not.
um, this is yoda?
he seems funnier on screen, i suppose. not quite as enjoyable as the darth side, but maybe that says something about me? hehe
oh, and lippert had some brief stuff on why yoda speaks the way he does. ( i think he's just trying to avoid being id'd as kermit.d.frog, cuz i think miss piggy still has a hit out on him, and the witness protection folks will be pissed if he gives himself away and they have to relocate him again ).
i think the face bending quality of that electrical force stuff probly accounts for kermit looking like yoda now, just take a look at the emperor. face-melting force, it is. ( yes, my theory breaks down at the ears, i know, but maybe... nevermind ).
he seems funnier on screen, i suppose. not quite as enjoyable as the darth side, but maybe that says something about me? hehe
oh, and lippert had some brief stuff on why yoda speaks the way he does. ( i think he's just trying to avoid being id'd as kermit.d.frog, cuz i think miss piggy still has a hit out on him, and the witness protection folks will be pissed if he gives himself away and they have to relocate him again ).
i think the face bending quality of that electrical force stuff probly accounts for kermit looking like yoda now, just take a look at the emperor. face-melting force, it is. ( yes, my theory breaks down at the ears, i know, but maybe... nevermind ).
shmeducation?
i don't know if that's a word or not. i was trying to mix shmuck + education. and it is in reference to the lack of, not education, but learning i suppose, that is rampant in the recruiters calling me lately. (if you are a recruiter, sorry, but go read a few pages in a book or blog about some of the buzzwords you are using. i may be just some database hit from a search, but c'mon, due-diligence is just a link away).
the last three calls, especially, left me with that car-salesman shudder.
go look here, to start (in no particular order):
at least nobody is saying cobra, when they mean CORBA, these days...
;)
"ya, whatever, can you do that?"
- anonymous
the last three calls, especially, left me with that car-salesman shudder.
go look here, to start (in no particular order):
at least nobody is saying cobra, when they mean CORBA, these days...
;)
"ya, whatever, can you do that?"
- anonymous
Friday, May 20, 2005
conflicting paradigms
at work earlier this week, a bunch of us started planning to go see star wars on opening day, taking off work like a good bunch of software geeks, and costing our company some unknown amount of productivity, and therefore, money.
it didn't quite work out that way, exactly, several people went to the *first* showing at 12:01am thursday morning (wed. nite to me), and a small group of us (including me and my twins) went to the matinee showing after leaving work early. and the leftovers went on thursday nite, at various times, with various significant others.
but that's just the backgrounder on the question that i came up with prior to the moviegoings ons. is it possible to be a fan of star wars, star trek, & l.o.t.r - all at the same time? (i feel that i am able to enjoy each of them).
and i was answered, resoundingly, that it was impossible. and this kicked off an enjoyable debate-slash-banter about the merits of jedi-robes vs. dunedin-robes, and laser-swords vs. enchanted-swords vs. phasers, and elf-chicks vs. alien-chicks, and not-to-forget hairy feet vs. pointy-ears (both kinds). oh, and the costume-combinations that might be acceptable, if and when you were crossing genres.
(somehow i should probly feel guilty for instigating this at work, but i don't).
i wonder when i will have this much fun again?
star wars vs. star trek vs. tolkein - it's kinda like mighty mouse versus superman, eh?
;))
it didn't quite work out that way, exactly, several people went to the *first* showing at 12:01am thursday morning (wed. nite to me), and a small group of us (including me and my twins) went to the matinee showing after leaving work early. and the leftovers went on thursday nite, at various times, with various significant others.
but that's just the backgrounder on the question that i came up with prior to the moviegoings ons. is it possible to be a fan of star wars, star trek, & l.o.t.r - all at the same time? (i feel that i am able to enjoy each of them).
and i was answered, resoundingly, that it was impossible. and this kicked off an enjoyable debate-slash-banter about the merits of jedi-robes vs. dunedin-robes, and laser-swords vs. enchanted-swords vs. phasers, and elf-chicks vs. alien-chicks, and not-to-forget hairy feet vs. pointy-ears (both kinds). oh, and the costume-combinations that might be acceptable, if and when you were crossing genres.
(somehow i should probly feel guilty for instigating this at work, but i don't).
i wonder when i will have this much fun again?
star wars vs. star trek vs. tolkein - it's kinda like mighty mouse versus superman, eh?
;))
roadless repeal
the more i try to ignore this administration, the more difficult it gets:
(this is from an email i rcv'd yesterday):
Background
The Bush administration's repeal of the roadless rule would allow many of President Bush's top campaign contributors in the timber, mining and oil industries to log, mine, and drill in pristine areas that provide 60 million Americans with clean drinking water and provide habitat for over 1600 endangered species. Even for an administration that has weakened so many environmental and public health protections, this action is extreme.
Their action comes even though the Forest Service has received more than 4 million comments in support of protecting America's last wild forests, including tens of thousands from people like you who we email each week - more than have ever been submitted on any rule making on any topic in the history of the United States.
The main hope right now to keep these forests safe for future generations is for governors to petition the Bush administration to keep roadless areas in their state protected. Some governors - like California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger and Washington Governor Christine Gregoire - have already indicated that they're open to the possibility of doing so.
But we've got to act quickly - there are more than 50 timber sales in roadless areas poised to go forward very soon. Please take a moment right now to ask your governor to do everything possible to save your state's last wild forests. Then - even if you've never done so before - ask your family and friends to help by forwarding this email along; there is no more important time to act.
To take action, click on this link or paste it into your web browser:
http://wildforests.com/wildforests.asp?id=11&id4=ES
:|
(this is from an email i rcv'd yesterday):
Background
The Bush administration's repeal of the roadless rule would allow many of President Bush's top campaign contributors in the timber, mining and oil industries to log, mine, and drill in pristine areas that provide 60 million Americans with clean drinking water and provide habitat for over 1600 endangered species. Even for an administration that has weakened so many environmental and public health protections, this action is extreme.
Their action comes even though the Forest Service has received more than 4 million comments in support of protecting America's last wild forests, including tens of thousands from people like you who we email each week - more than have ever been submitted on any rule making on any topic in the history of the United States.
The main hope right now to keep these forests safe for future generations is for governors to petition the Bush administration to keep roadless areas in their state protected. Some governors - like California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger and Washington Governor Christine Gregoire - have already indicated that they're open to the possibility of doing so.
But we've got to act quickly - there are more than 50 timber sales in roadless areas poised to go forward very soon. Please take a moment right now to ask your governor to do everything possible to save your state's last wild forests. Then - even if you've never done so before - ask your family and friends to help by forwarding this email along; there is no more important time to act.
To take action, click on this link or paste it into your web browser:
http://wildforests.com/wildforests.asp?id=11&id4=ES
:|
Thursday, May 19, 2005
Wednesday, May 18, 2005
opening night
and if you don't know what i'm alluding to, i pity you, fool. a momentous event - that is what i'm talking about... star wars - the end. tonite at twelve-O-one, a.m.
wonder what lord vader himself has to say?
and a bit of coffeehaus wisdom, posted on a corner temp-plaque:
"You must not lose faith in humanity. Humanity is an ocean; if a few drops of the ocean are dirty, the ocean does not become dirty."
- Mahatma Gandhi
on monday, phoenix hit 100 degrees...
wonder what lord vader himself has to say?
and a bit of coffeehaus wisdom, posted on a corner temp-plaque:
"You must not lose faith in humanity. Humanity is an ocean; if a few drops of the ocean are dirty, the ocean does not become dirty."
- Mahatma Gandhi
on monday, phoenix hit 100 degrees...
Tuesday, May 17, 2005
blame game
anyone else notice that dissension is being stifled by simply using the boilerplate phrase "fight terrorism" ? it rolls off the tongue sweetly and innocently, just like "in the interest of national security", don't you think?
jeebuzz, i'm not political in the slightest, but i keep seeing and hearing these talking heads using the most inane reasoning to justify their actions.
if that doesn't work, sir, blame the liberal media...
:(
jeebuzz, i'm not political in the slightest, but i keep seeing and hearing these talking heads using the most inane reasoning to justify their actions.
if that doesn't work, sir, blame the liberal media...
:(
lost it, again
i woke up, fast & wide, at about 2am this morning, something on my mind. something that seemed really important at the time, something urgent. and i wanted to write about it, to put it here in black & white. dammit.
now i can't remember, and i dint write it down, cuz i was so amp'd up by it, i figured i'd totally remember - this is THE SHTUFF.
dammit.
:|
hope it wasn't the meaning of life.
now i can't remember, and i dint write it down, cuz i was so amp'd up by it, i figured i'd totally remember - this is THE SHTUFF.
dammit.
:|
hope it wasn't the meaning of life.
Saturday, May 14, 2005
lung butter
i think the entire nation must be suffering from some form of, or phase in, an upper respiratory infection... i have some stuff that isn't causing me any greater stress than to occasionally hock up something gross & colorful. but others are also suffering from some relatives of this visitor.
wonder if all the aspergillus riding the african dustcloud is infecting more than the caribbean sea-fans? the hi rate of asthma in the caribbean was related to it. and the general direction of the airflow was north-westerly in the diagram. (this is all just supposition and extrapolation on my part of the national geographic tv show i saw last week sometime).
hmmm, is there a runny-nose smiley?
:~| maybe?
lol, laters
wonder if all the aspergillus riding the african dustcloud is infecting more than the caribbean sea-fans? the hi rate of asthma in the caribbean was related to it. and the general direction of the airflow was north-westerly in the diagram. (this is all just supposition and extrapolation on my part of the national geographic tv show i saw last week sometime).
hmmm, is there a runny-nose smiley?
:~| maybe?
lol, laters
prego kitty
okay, after learning that i have this spot, my kids say i have to announce the pregnancy of our kitty: Kali. (she is a calico, so it may be spelt either cali or, my preference, like the goddess).
yes, i am an easy mark. a push-over, if you will.
(and i have been known to buy things i don't need from pretty girls).
;)
yes, i am an easy mark. a push-over, if you will.
(and i have been known to buy things i don't need from pretty girls).
;)
Thursday, May 12, 2005
real id sneakiness
hrm, this is almost shockingly expected, that the "homeland" will now have "papers" on a national level. almost, i said. since nothing is new under the sun.
check it out here, and here, and thanks as always to wil, for pointing the way.
here is a small excerpt from the arstechnica article, which caused some shrinkage:
someone already said it, and i'm agreeing: "setting precedents...".
:|
check it out here, and here, and thanks as always to wil, for pointing the way.
here is a small excerpt from the arstechnica article, which caused some shrinkage:
You can read more on the tinfoil hat implications of this here if you're interested, but I'll sum it up for you: Congress has crafted a completely unprecedented provision that guts the principle of judicial review by granting the DHS secretary complete and total immunity from the courts when it comes to the construction of "barriers and roads" in this one specific geographical region, and they've buried this provision inside a national ID card act which is itself attached to a large military appropriations bill that no Congressperson in their right mind would vote against (money for the troops and all that).
someone already said it, and i'm agreeing: "setting precedents...".
:|
Monday, May 09, 2005
flyby blogging
hmmm, gonna have to dedicate some time to flying around to all
the blogs i like to read, and spread some love around...
the blogs i like to read, and spread some love around...
Sunday, May 08, 2005
happy mothers day
to my mom; all my love:
for all the things i don't say, for letting me make all my mistakes, for letting me fall, and fail, and fear. and for always being there afterwards.
to my ex; all my best wishes:
for your future, and your health, and your happiness.
my life would be less without both of you.
thanks.
for all the things i don't say, for letting me make all my mistakes, for letting me fall, and fail, and fear. and for always being there afterwards.
to my ex; all my best wishes:
for your future, and your health, and your happiness.
my life would be less without both of you.
thanks.
Wednesday, May 04, 2005
birthday toaster
my kids and my ex took me out to a great dinner, for my birthday.
it was nice, acting like a family in public.
everyone exhibited adequate manners and conversation, without any uncomfortable lapses.
all in all, a wonderful evening.
and they got me a bagle toaster, shweet!
it was nice, acting like a family in public.
everyone exhibited adequate manners and conversation, without any uncomfortable lapses.
all in all, a wonderful evening.
and they got me a bagle toaster, shweet!
Monday, May 02, 2005
cellular envy
i have a cheap cricket cellular. it sucks. and it's only cheap in the sense of "quality", rather than price. sigh.
several of my co-workers and friends have some rather cool gizmos, which also work as a phone, but are equipped with such interstellar coolness that i am writhing in envy.
but, in true buddhist-monk fashion, i spout off how i'm uninterested in those new-fangled gadgets. that it tortures my soul that i must be connected to the world in any technical fashion. that i'm a "neo-luddite", or some such.
but, i have not conquered this daemon envy. yet.
i will.
maybe in the next lifetime...
update:
feeling envious?
(no comment, lol)
several of my co-workers and friends have some rather cool gizmos, which also work as a phone, but are equipped with such interstellar coolness that i am writhing in envy.
but, in true buddhist-monk fashion, i spout off how i'm uninterested in those new-fangled gadgets. that it tortures my soul that i must be connected to the world in any technical fashion. that i'm a "neo-luddite", or some such.
but, i have not conquered this daemon envy. yet.
i will.
maybe in the next lifetime...
update:
feeling envious?
(no comment, lol)