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01:15 am
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a just right moment
Stepped out this evening during twilight, just after the sun set, and took a moment out to watch the bats. After an unbelievably hot day the temperature finally dropped into the 80's and there was just the faintest of breezes so it was actually pleasant to be outside, sitting in the lawn furniture, hearing the pond and the crickets and the chirps of the bats as they fluttered and jerked and zipped around eating mosquitoes.
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10:19 pm
[Link] | If there is one person or more on your friends list who makes your world a better place just because they exist and who you would not have met (in real life or not) without the internet, then post this same sentence in your journal.
I've met some really wonderful people through the internet, and made some great friendships. I've gotten encouragement, advice, and a good kick in the pants from my internet friends, which is a big part of how I've made it this far. Thank you.
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11:56 am
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reminising on past Comic Cons, even though I can't go this year.
Favorite Con memories:
Joss and the Firefly panel, where the actors came out and couldn't believe the people there, especially Jewel's face of incredulous delight when she walked out to a roaring crowd, and Adam's face when he saw a whole group of people wearing Jayne hats. Nathan starting the Hero of Canton song, and having the audience sing the next verse back to them. Joss and the Dr Horrible panel. Joss in anything, really.
Seeing Steven Moffat, and hearing him talk about how excited he is to run Dr. Who. (When he was little he was told if he was good he could watch Dr. Who, so now he must be THE BEST BEHAVED BOY IN THE WORLD!)
Seeing the Mythbusters live, and watching some of their outtakes, including Adam running on a treadmill while drunk, getting slapped while drunk, their paintball printer, and Adam telling about how he walked around the con all day dressed as Hellboy so he wouldn't be mobbed. And listening to the nerdiest, most scientifically intelligent question and answer session imaginable.
Watching Mike, Bill and Kevin riff live on Plan 9 from Outer Space. (and getting my picture with Crow and Tom Servo)
Watching Doc Hammer and Jackson Publick heckle two monarch henchmen. ("Oh, excuse[i] us[/i], were we interrupting you? We're just the ones who [i]created your characters[/i].)
Line jumping with Char, and watching the smoothest line jump ever (Chris, to the very front of the line, inches from the door, in front of a employee)
Bruce Campbell panel, where it turns out he's a professional at working convention crowds, marvelously funny, and completely comfortable with his worst movie roles.
Booing the Stargate people for killing Dr. Beckett. [face_tongue]
Eating lunch while watching Quick Draw, and the SCA practicing sword fights.
Christopher Judge explaining in the Stargate panel why he wouldn't got to the arctic to shoot the Stargate tv movie because he is seal colored.
Seeing the pilot episode of Lost and hearing them talk about it for the first time.
People in costumes, including a solder from 300 (post battle), the Doctor, the entire cast from Torchwood, Ghostbusters, Inu Yasha, and of course, the beautiful tvjen.
TVJ and Chris heckling the Masquerade from the viewing room.
And Con related memories:
Meeting TVJ and Jen, Darthbrian, Travis, Rachel, TLA, weap and more. Having heavenly pancakes and lively discussions in the mornings, post-preview night dinner with delicious greek food, and dinner at Bocha de Beppo. (mmmmmmmm, food. [face_tongue])
Late night BS sessions with TVJ, discussing books and tv shows, anime and everything else.
Disneyland, especially the Haunted Mansion, guided by the Disneyland experts darthbrian and his friend. Staying at the decadent Sophia Hotel. Seeing the tall ship, and going on a ghost walk in old town San Diego. Hanging out at the beach.
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05:46 pm
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good quotes
For every minute you are angry, you loose sixty seconds of happiness.
-Ralph Waldo Emerson
Life is like playing a violin solo in public and learning the instrument as one goes on.
-Samuel Butler
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10:27 pm
[Link] | I was poking around in the cupboard looking for a snack, when I pulled out a Ritter Sport Alpine Milk Chocolate bar. These are my favorite candy of all time, and I haven't been able to find one for at least 6 months.
GO MAGIC CUPBOARD!
Current Mood:  shocked
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01:19 am
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Overly Dramatic Things People Say in Movies that would sound ludicrous in a normal conversation:
It'll be dark soon, we'd better keep moving.
I have the strangest feeling, as if I've been here before.
Go! Save yourselves!
Tags: overly dramatic
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02:08 am
[Link] | I desire a noodle-based food product. Unfortunately, the universe is not accommodating my whim.
Stupid universe.
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11:39 pm
[Link] | "Whenever you feel an impulse to perpetrate a piece of exceptionally fine writing, obey it -- whole-heartedly -- and delete it before sending your manuscripts to press. Murder your darlings."
-Sir Arthur Quiller-Couch
Tags: quote
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09:47 am
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chicken puppet
Tom: Yeah Mike, I was wondering that myself. Weird, isn't it?
Mike: Oh hey Tom. How'd you get here so fast?
Tom: Aw, he'll be along. I have his chicken puppet.
Mike: Hey, where's Crow?
Tom: Talking like what?
Mike: Why are you talking like that?
Tom: No I'm not, I'm just way ahead of you Mike.
Mike: Well, like that. You know, you're answering my questions before I ask them. I dunno, I'm just asking him the same thing.
Tom: No, you dope, I mean I'm moving faster than you temporally speaking.
Mike: Hey, whadda you mean you're way ahead of me?
Tom: I asked you for it Crow. You were right here.
Crow: Hi guys! Hey, how'd you get here so fast?
Tom: That's what I've been trying to tell you, Mike. I'm ahead of you by about three seconds.
Mike: You know what, guys? I think there may be something wrong with the spacetime continuum.
Crow: Servo, how'd you get my chicken puppet?
Gypsy: Nope, sorry. Everything's on the fritz. My burrito was done before I put it in the oven.
Tom: All right, all right. Take your damn chicken puppet. I'll have it back before you know it anyway. Hee hee!
Mike: Hey, Tom, why don't you just give him his chicken puppet back. Alright? [gives chicken puppet to Crow]
Tom: Say, why don't we ask Gypsy to mess with the warp engines?
Crow: Well, all's I know is I want my chicken puppet back! Hey, how'd that happen?
Mike: That's a good idea. Gypsy, there's something wrong with the spacetime thingy, isn't there anything we can do?
Tom: Well, Ok, Gypsy. I guess all we can do is ride it out. I'm outta here. [leaves]
Mike: Ok, Gyps, I guess all we can do it ride it out. I'm gonna. . wow, that's a weird deja vous.
Tom: [walking past with chicken puppet] hee hee hee hee hee!
Mike: Yeah, that's a good idea, Crow. You do that. This is really weird. We'll be right back. [leaves]
Crow: Well, I'm just gonna play with my chicken puppet 'til this blows over. I'll see you Mike, Tom. [leaves with puppet, whistling] [wait a beat] Hey, anybody seen my chicken puppet?
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09:44 am
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I have pinkeye
Really horrible pinkeye. Stop people in their tracks pinkeye. What the hell happened to you pinkeye.
Ow.
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10:56 pm
[Link] | Stupid dog food bowl! Just because you've been in the exact same place for the last 10 years is NO EXCUSE for being where I'm walking while carrying a bowl of hot chili.
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11:30 pm
[Link] | You know, you never really appreciate toenails until you loose one.
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04:05 pm
[Link] | odd/amusing moment of the day:
The silver-haired Sears repairman finishes fixing the ice maker and I escort him out. As he's leaving and I'm closing the door, he calls out "Lock the door behind me!"
. . . um, ok, I was going to do that anyway. I'm more amused than offended, but do I really look that young, or just like an idiot?
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09:02 pm
[Link] | starbucks ginormous cranberry orange scone + front rolls in hapkido = poor decision. (urp.) (hey I could make that an indexed.com graph!)
Also, unrelated to hapkido, the toenails on both little toes seem to be falling off. I wonder how concerned about this I should be? The two things I can think of that would do that are creepy toenail fungus and maybe leprosy. I guess I'm hoping for the toenail fungus? (although leprosy makes for a great excuse: "sorry, I can't come in to work today. I have leprosy, and my toe just fell off." Another good excuse: "I seem to have the plague.")
(And just try looking for lost body parts in the lost and found. You would think if you lost it and somebody found it that would be the end of it, but noooooo, they are so close-minded and squeamish.)
(Yes, I know real leprosy doesn't cause bits of fall off, but that spoils the joke so I'm going to ignore it.)
After four days and actually getting frustrated to the point of tears (something that hasn't happened in the last 20 years?) I finally finished the four presentation boards I'm putting in my former high school's arts festival (in the alumni section) as examples of what I'm up to these days. I was invited to show some of my work (project photos) by my old art teacher, but put off actually getting the boards ready until ridiculously late. I did get them done though, with four hours to spare! And I got a compliment from my old teacher about how professionally they were mounted. They weren't as good as my friend Michael can do, but I've told him repeatedly he should teach a class to the incoming students on presentation board making. (and charge $50)
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11:14 pm
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Extreme Sheep
Sometimes when life doesn't seem so pretty, especially after watching depressing network news (more blood spattered crime scenes and unethical behavior at 11) or reading about the deflating economy (your life will suck and you should be stockpiling dog food to eat), you need to find something that reminds you how creative, hard working and freaking brilliant human beings can be.
I give you this:
You're welcome.
(*Shamelessly stolen from Rachel, who shamelessly stole it from Jacob, who shamelessly stole it from the interwebs)
Current Mood:  amused
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09:22 pm
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Go away, Girl Scout Cookies
la la la la la la la la la la la la la
I CAN'T HEAR YOU!
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07:07 pm
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pi day
In celebration of pi day, blackberry pie was consumed today. With vanilla ice cream.
Totally negating the hour previously spent at the gym. Ah well. Pi day only comes once a year. Viva la pi day.
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11:25 pm
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initiative FTW! or, Google SketchUp rocks
Friday I was on the phone with my client, (one of only two, which is a source of anxiety all of its own, but one story at a time), and he asks me for some way I can help him and the general contractor visualize what I'm doing in this master bathroom. It is hard to visualize from a floor plan and an elevation a shower that's going to be curved and slightly nautilus shaped. So I spend most of Friday and Saturday fretting about what to do. I already did a hand drawn one-point perspective, but that apparently didn't help enough. If only I had taken this last month to learn Revit!!! Curse my procrastinateive nature!
I try a crash course in Revit this afternoon, but the thing has a learning curve like a brick wall, and I get nowhere. However, the book I'm attempting to teach myself from does say something about Google SketchUp, and, figuring I can't get any more screwed than I already am, I download it and watch the tutorials.
Well, a scant six hours later, and WOOT! It's not beautiful, but it definitely gets the point across, in pretty, pretty scrolling and panning and zooming splendor. Bless those good people at Google SketchUp, who made such a marvelously intuitive program!
(and now I keep trying to pan around things in my browser window)
In fact, the only blot on the whole thing is that I have to miss Hapkido on Monday to present the pretty pretty thing, but I was the only one who turned up today for informal practice, so I got a private lesson! Go me!
Current Mood:  pleased
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02:06 pm
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Darwin quote
" . . ignorance more frequently begets confidence than does knowledge: it is those who know little, and not those who know much, who so positively assert that this or that problem will never be solved by science."
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12:02 am
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heh heh. . ha ha ha. . HEH HEH HAHAHAAHAHAH!
more animals
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