Random Ramblings

in case you were wondering

Fri, 12 Sep 2008 02:45:54 GMT

http://www.hasthelhcdestroyedtheearth.com/

supporting democracy

Fri, 27 Jun 2008 21:49:19 GMT

Hey,

I just made a donation to the Obama campaign before the June 30th financial reporting deadline, and they are sending me a special edition Obama logo T-shirt.

I thought you might be interested in supporting the campaign and getting a T-shirt of your own.

Check it out and make your donation here:

https://donate.barackobama.com/obamalogoshirt

Chef Ramsay's an ass

Tue, 03 Jun 2008 05:16:50 GMT

I just caught up on the last three episodes of Hell's Kitchen. Zane and I used to watch together, but damn! Ramsay's an ass. I'd let Zane watch Iron Man without hesitation - it's clearly pretend violence. I understand they want some tension and drama for a reality show, but Ramsay's just mean and rude. Every episode he kicks the trashcans or throws pans and dishes. It must be hell being yelled at by him. There's no way I could stand for that.
And yet I'm still drawn to watch (without the kids.) It's fun to see how dishes are prepared.

It's Popelicious Time!

Wed, 16 Apr 2008 16:37:36 GMT

Yes, we're all excited that bush is meeting with the pope. joy.
Reminds me of 'The Pope' song by meryncadell

"Yeah, the pope, pope, pope, pope, pope.
we all here to see the pope, pope, pope, pope, pope.
Well, you got your pope pennants, buttons, your pope clothes,
You got your pope binoculars to see him up close
and I cried when I saw that man in white."

excellent song. read the rest

oh, hey! It's finally available online! Listen

neat tech fun

Thu, 20 Mar 2008 03:13:00 GMT

After dropping off the Nayad at the airport, i obeyed the pleas for Noodles & Company. Just as we were entering, I remembered that I had not yet printed the BOGO coupon they sent me this week. So I opened up the email on my iPhone and zoomed down to the barcode area. After ordering, I said that I had a coupon, but forgot to print it and handed over my iPhone. They were very amused and only slightly confused. A guy behind them commented that this was the first time he'd seen that. The cashier chuckled and asked the other what to do, and was told to just go ahead and enter it in.
life's little victories.

iPhone SDK - finally

Fri, 07 Mar 2008 00:42:45 GMT

one of the reasons holding me back from getting an iPhone originally, was that it was a closed system. i would not be able to write apps for it, or download other 3rd part apps. but all that changed when apple announced they would in fact release a Software Development Kit for the iPhone in Februrary. Well, they were only a little late releasing it today. joy. And it's just as sexy as everything else Apple makes. very slick.

http://developer.apple.com/iphone/program/

however, and i don't know why i didn't guess this in the first place, you need an "Intel-based Mac running Mac OS X v10.5.2 and later". that's a problem for me, with only WIntel and Linux systems on hand. Now whom do i know with Macs on hand? :)

hey Nayad!

Thu, 28 Feb 2008 07:31:38 GMT

I maked an icon fur uz.
u can haz it now.

Fly Lufthansa to Europe: Can you land in the correct city?

Mon, 25 Feb 2008 20:43:08 GMT

hmm, the embed seems to be broken. try the link:
http://www.lufthansa-usa.com/useugame2007/html/play.html

Byron

Mon, 18 Feb 2008 19:04:56 GMT

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Originally uploaded by em0r0g

My cat Byron passed away this morning at 0530 in Texas. He was 17. He had been living with my Mother and Father for the past few years since it seemed like he wasn't going to last another winter up here. He loved being back in Texas and often went outside to sun on the deck. He hated the snow and I'm sure moving back to Texas made him happy and kept him from passing away sooner.

Crazy Cats

Wed, 30 Jan 2008 02:42:17 GMT

I'm not getting very good sleep these days. The crazy cats keep waking me up way too freaking early. They usually just scratch on the door, and I'm able to ignore that if I'm super tired. But the other day I woke up just before 5 am when the cordless phone flashed on. (Yes, I'm that sensitive to light.) I looked at the phone as the light turned off, then then the little red charging light went out as well. I could hear a slight sound of it's power cord tapping against the wall, so I gathered that this was not a simple power flicker/failure.

I got up and pulled the cord up to confirm that, yes indeed, the cat had chewed through the cord. This is most likely the work of Shelly, our oldest resident cat. I've caught him chewing on the fan power cord before. And he's most likely responsible for the teeth marks in the drawing tablet's USB cord.

So I'm already awake now and annoyed at the cat. So I got up and cut out the chewed section, spliced it back together and wrapped it up with electrical tape.

Crazy Cats! I might have to start putting Tabasco on the power cords again if he keeps this up.

damn sexy - MacBook Air

Wed, 16 Jan 2008 15:48:47 GMT

You have to admit that Apple makes some damn fine looking products. This thing is gorgeous!
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why do we take silly quizes?

Sat, 12 Jan 2008 07:16:00 GMT

What character from Torchwood are you? (Detailed!!! And pics!!!)

You are:Toshiko SatoTosh is the computer expert and alien translator in Torchwood Three. She is rather introverted and extremely clever, able to track and trace anything they want, through clever hacking of CCTV.Toshiko is the first Torchwood member that wants to use the alien technology to help people and delve into other alien cultures. This occurs to her in Greeks bearing Gifts when she is given an alien pendant that allows her to read minds and stop a murder, but also see the dark side of human nature and Torchwood, which nearly drives her insane.Toshiko is the only Torchwood member that knows about Jack's relationship with the real Jack Harkness.
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In 2008

Fri, 04 Jan 2008 21:08:42 GMT

In 2008, emorog resolves to...

Volunteer to spend time with dvds.
Give some politics to charity.
Spend more time with my vampires.
Backup my cheese regularly.
Tell my family about multi-partner relationships.
Drink four glasses of madison every day.

my brain is full

Thu, 03 Jan 2008 23:16:55 GMT

This is what's filling up my thoughts recently, so much that i can't seem get anything else done:

~~find nasty physics bug at work before big milestone (ongoing, without much success)~~
prevent snow from taking over driveway (ongoing)
~~order presents for fam~~
~~re-order Nayad's travel~~ ~~laptop~~ ~~since they screwed up the model on the first order~~
send presents to nephews in italy
~~prepare for holiday visitors~~
~~send out holiday cards~~ (failed)
send out New Years cards
laptop video is flaking out, need to repair, somehow
~~order new desktop for kids~~
anxiously await it's arrival and then set it up
~~clear snow off roof to prevent ice dams~~ (failed)
clean up leaks from ice dam
~~wrap and send items left behind by last visitors~~
don't forget dental appt thurs
~~don't forget Zane's dental appt Wed~~ (failed)
play the sixty one, without getting consumed by it
find time to visit with friends

i hate ice dams

Mon, 31 Dec 2007 21:10:38 GMT

it finally happened. water came dripping in our house last night. (i know fullygoldy, you told me i should do something about the glacier forming on my roof weeks ago.)

On the plus side, it's dripping in to a window frame instead of staying hidden behind the walls. and i had fun constructing a water containment and leak abatement system. (otherwise known as a funnel and a bucket.)

see photo here.

The Washington Follies

Fri, 14 Dec 2007 20:40:25 GMT

Polyamory in the news

Mon, 10 Dec 2007 23:24:13 GMT

Dear Margo on acceptance polyamory with others:
http://news.yahoo.com/b/dear_margo/margo_howard20071122

Her original reply did seem condescending:
http://news.yahoo.com/b/dear_margo/margo_howard20071101

i'm starting to see it mentioned more often these days.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/22117661/

I'm testing my Jott...

Sat, 08 Dec 2007 00:55:59 GMT

I'm testing my Jott system where I can call in my journal notes. This is just a test, but have you ever had the strange feeling were music coming out of your pants? I'm driving along and I hear music and the radio is off, and it's my ipod shuffle. Somehow it turns itself on in my pocket and it's loud enough coming out of the speaker phone, the headphone, that I can hear it. So that was bizarre.

listen:
http://www.jott.com/Show.aspx?id=9e258a2f-6bf6-453b-bf40-3a99319e5716r

Powered by jott.com

too much tech?

Wed, 28 Nov 2007 22:48:29 GMT

so i finally checked out this Game Lounge channel last night on DirecTv. (it's zane's fault, he prompted me.)

i didn't think it would be all that good, having games come down in to your tv. but it was strangely appealing playing Bejeweled and it's cheap clone, Tumblers, from the couch. These are the sort of games which can suck you in anyhow - mesmerizing colors and patterns spinning and popping. the high scores were amazing. i thought i did fairly well with 10K or something, but the highs were around 500K. jeez! these people must have a lot of time to kill.

anyhow, i spent way too much time playing this thing and consequently didn't get around to watching disc 2 of Weeds, season 2. which is disappointing, since it's really intriguing.

and now, compiles done - back to work.

Santa meme catches another one

Sun, 25 Nov 2007 04:23:33 GMT

okay, i wasn't going to post it, just go check it out. but it was too funny not to.

Dear Santa...

Dear Santa,

This year I've been busy!

Last Tuesday I helped barley52 hide a body (-173 points). Last Saturday I signed my organ donor card (28 points). Last Monday I gave old_man_summer a wet willie, then I took it back (-5 points). In May I caught a purse-snatcher who stole roguebitch's purse (30 points). In September I bought porn for fullygoldy (10 points).

Overall, I've been naughty (-110 points). For Christmas I deserve a moldy sandwich!

Sincerely,
emorog

okay goldy,

Thu, 22 Nov 2007 15:37:47 GMT

here's that crazy commercial you heard about. ( you know, with the octopus girl. )

Orangina Naturally Juicy French version

Happy Thanksgiving.

Buying for Equality

Tue, 20 Nov 2007 19:07:59 GMT

Every day, you make decisions about whom to support in corporate America. The Human Rights Campaign Foundation’s Buying for Equality can help you easily support companies that support equality for gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender Americans.

http://www.hrc.org/buyersguide/index.asp

(good news, Best Buy is in the green.)

One Laptop Per Child

Wed, 14 Nov 2007 15:04:48 GMT

The "One Laptop Per Child" initiative has begun mass production so that you may now get one for yourself.

"For a donation of $399, one XO laptop will be sent to empower a child in a developing nation and one will be sent to the child in your life in recognition of your contribution." (you can also just donate $200 if you don't want one for yourself.)

http://www.laptopgiving.org/en/index.php

bonus:

"T-Mobile USA is proud to offer you one-year complimentary access to T-Mobile HotSpot in recognition of your support for the Give One Get One program."

hardware specs.

http://www.laptop.org/laptop/hardware/specs.shtml

restore FISA

Fri, 05 Oct 2007 20:01:00 GMT

Last August, the Senate and House caved under White House pressure and voted to OK the gutting of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA). For 30 years, FISA has served as a check on the government’s surveillance activities for intelligence purposes.

I just signed a petition telling Congress to "get a spine", and stand up to the White House and fix FISA. We can’t accept anything less than a law that will protect Americans’ constitutional rights and provide oversight of government surveillance.

Will you join me in signing this petition?

http://www.pfaw.org/go/Spine

Thank you very much

Dick is right!

Wed, 15 Aug 2007 20:48:36 GMT