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on sleepwalking...
Jul. 17th, 2008 10:42 pmThe other night whilest sleeping I remember vaguely a dream I was having about crawling into the attic to work on or fix something. I can't recall exactly what I was planning on doing, because I awoke standing in pitch black darkness. I couldn't see anything, let alone my hand in front of my face. I stepped forward a couple of times and felt clothes hanging on hangers. "I'm in the coat closet downstairs!" I thought as I reached back to open the door. It wasn't there. Confused...borderline panic. I stepped back forward, found the clothes again, and followed the wall by feel until I found a door frame. It seemed like it took an hour. I recognized it, as the door to Bran's walk in closet is uncannily short...like six foot tall where I have to slightly duck under it. Once I had my bearing I found the lightswitch and my way out of the closet. The access to the attic is right behind those clothes...I'm glad I didn't get any farther before I awoke.
I don't know that I've ever sleepwalked before, but that was a surreal feeling of teleportation that I really don't want to experience again.
On an unrelated topic, I've picked almost a gallon of blackberries over the past two days. I also installed a windshield on Virgil's/Bran's bike. I don't like it, but hopefully she thinks it helps with the wind/bugs/rain.
I don't know that I've ever sleepwalked before, but that was a surreal feeling of teleportation that I really don't want to experience again.
On an unrelated topic, I've picked almost a gallon of blackberries over the past two days. I also installed a windshield on Virgil's/Bran's bike. I don't like it, but hopefully she thinks it helps with the wind/bugs/rain.
1, 2, 3, 4, tell me what is awesome-or?
Jul. 17th, 2008 10:45 amThis damn song wasn't infectious enough when it programmed itself onto my brainradio via a marketing campaign. Now I'll be counting monsters, penguins, and chickens on a daily broadcast.
Wolfman's got nards!
Jul. 17th, 2008 08:07 amI was reading the blog of director McG on the new Terminator movie (starring Christian Bale)...thought this was worthwile:
From June 17th
Stan Winston passed away this past weekend. What an unbelievable talent.
Think of everything that came from the mind of that man. Aliens. Jurassic Park. Iron Man. Terminator.
I wish all of you could go check out the shop that he built. There's a
meeting room where all of his creations encircle you. It feels like the
first time you went to Disneyland or saw Star Wars. It's an unforgettable
moment.
Most of all, Stan was a good guy who was in it for all the right reasons. He
loved what he did.
Stan confided in me once, that he created imaginary monsters as a child to
keep him company. He said he felt like the only kid in the world who did
this. Little did he know his childhood friends would come to be the heroes
of millions. You are not alone Stan, the fruit of your imagination will be
with us forever.
It is a real honor to have had the opportunity to work with Stan Winston. I
intend to dedicate this film to his memory.
McG
I'm guessing the next Terminator movie is going to seriously overshadow the last one. In the meantime, a Monster Squad remake is in the works...sorry Stan. They're ruining Max Payne too. I should play that again.
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Necessitated McCain related crooked bullshit: McCain raises $62.5 million through public finance loophole
From June 17th
Stan Winston passed away this past weekend. What an unbelievable talent.
Think of everything that came from the mind of that man. Aliens. Jurassic Park. Iron Man. Terminator.
I wish all of you could go check out the shop that he built. There's a
meeting room where all of his creations encircle you. It feels like the
first time you went to Disneyland or saw Star Wars. It's an unforgettable
moment.
Most of all, Stan was a good guy who was in it for all the right reasons. He
loved what he did.
Stan confided in me once, that he created imaginary monsters as a child to
keep him company. He said he felt like the only kid in the world who did
this. Little did he know his childhood friends would come to be the heroes
of millions. You are not alone Stan, the fruit of your imagination will be
with us forever.
It is a real honor to have had the opportunity to work with Stan Winston. I
intend to dedicate this film to his memory.
McG
I'm guessing the next Terminator movie is going to seriously overshadow the last one. In the meantime, a Monster Squad remake is in the works...sorry Stan. They're ruining Max Payne too. I should play that again.
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Necessitated McCain related crooked bullshit: McCain raises $62.5 million through public finance loophole
Twitter collective...
Jul. 14th, 2008 07:07 pm- 10:33 @RevoltMag If you use firefox, try twitterfox....it compacts the functionability of the stie into a little pop-up window. it's neato. #
- 11:33 @RevoltMag it's not annoying...it only shows itself when you want it to. Loudtwitter posts to LJ...are those lj posts annoying? Honestly? #
- 11:34 When did Ebay sellers start charging $6-7 dollars to ship a fucking cd? #
- 14:38 @RevoltMag I really don't like it much either. It's a quick way to drop randmosities though. #
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Jul. 14th, 2008 03:37 pmStarbucks Frappucinno from a vending machine is a way for me to drink coffee way too fast. The list of suspected terrorists (suspected by the U.S.) has reached one million people. Bush wants to drill off-shore for oil...because...you know...we need to curb our dependence on fossil fuels.
An Ebay buyer is filing a dispute because 5 business days have passed and he hasn't received the 15 lb. package I sent via USPS parcel post. wtfmoron.
I just received this:
"The tracking number you posted does not come up when I check it on the UPS website. Please verify the tracking number." Remember about two sentences ago when I said that I mailed it USPS parcel post? Yeah? I sent that info to him too...oh about three times from two different e-mail accounts AND paypal.
ANOTHER terrorist fist bump?
Twitter collective...
Jul. 11th, 2008 07:05 pm- 01:37 Cancer strikes someone close to us yet again. Fate remains undetermined. #
edited per confusion due to a not very well thought out twitter.
Twitter collective...
Jul. 9th, 2008 07:07 pm- 09:15 FYI: The new MS Update breaks ZoneAlarm, if you happen to be using that particular firewall product. Uninstall or rollback..it'll be fixed. #
- 10:36 Your internet connection has slowed. We are adjusting playback to avoid further interruption. Estimated time until started:10minutes. POFS #
- 10:47 If you feel you are not properly sedated, call 348-844 immediately. Failure to do so may result in prosecution for criminal drug evasion. #
When in doubt, edit as you see fit...
Jul. 7th, 2008 12:49 pmBush Edits Out Jefferson's Religious Views:
President Bush was at Monticello for a 4th of July celebration and he delivered an address. But it's quite telling that his speechwriters, in quoting Jefferson, cut out an anti-religious statement from a long and famous quote. Here's the way Bush put it:
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Another great article to read after we've just celebrated our independence....How Dare They Rip the Fourth Amendment?
"Those who can give up essential liberty to purchase a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety." - Benjamin Franklin
Edit that too, you incompetent ass.
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And lastly: Things They Don't Tell You (But Should) - a comic about reality. This can easily be edited with enough money...after you're finished sleeping in.
President Bush was at Monticello for a 4th of July celebration and he delivered an address. But it's quite telling that his speechwriters, in quoting Jefferson, cut out an anti-religious statement from a long and famous quote. Here's the way Bush put it:
Thomas Jefferson understood that these rights do not belong to Americans alone. They belong to all mankind. And he looked to the day when all people could secure them. On the 50th anniversary of America's independence, Thomas Jefferson passed away. But before leaving this world, he explained that the principles of the Declaration of Independence were universal. In one of the final letters of his life, he wrote, "May it be to the world, what I believe it will be -- to some parts sooner, to others later, but finally to all -- the Signal of arousing men to burst the chains, and to assume the blessings and security of self-government."Now let's look at the full quote, including the part that was cut out. This is from a letter he wrote to Roger Weightman reflecting on the upcoming 50th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence (which, it turns out, was the day both he and John Adams died):
May it be to the world, what I believe it will be, (to some parts sooner, to others later, but finally to all,) the signal of arousing men to burst the chains under which monkish ignorance and superstition had persuaded them to bind themselves, and to assume the blessings and security of self-government.Jefferson made many such statements, of course. Clearly they are best edited out by those who advocate nothing if not monkish ignorance and superstition.
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Another great article to read after we've just celebrated our independence....How Dare They Rip the Fourth Amendment?
"Those who can give up essential liberty to purchase a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety." - Benjamin Franklin
Edit that too, you incompetent ass.
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And lastly: Things They Don't Tell You (But Should) - a comic about reality. This can easily be edited with enough money...after you're finished sleeping in.
Twitter collective...
Jun. 30th, 2008 09:23 pm- 11:58 Oh no...Diablo III. Watching online footage. tinyurl.com/6dsd5r #
Ganked from several...
"The Big Read reckons that the average adult has only read 6 of the top 100 books they've printed."
( Books... )
1) Look at the list and bold those you have read.
2) Italicise those you intend to read
3) Underline the books you LOVE.
4) Reprint this list in your own LJ so we can try and track down these people who've read 6 and force books upon them.
( Books... )
Mike Wallace Interviewed Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on 60 Minutes. At the request of the Iranian President Ahmadinejad, the FULL UNEDITED version was shown on C-SPAN. "The cable public affairs net will air the 60 Minutes edited version, followed by the full 90-minute interview, to give viewers a window on what is left on the cutting room floor." - John Eggerton -- Broadcasting & Cable, 8/11/2006
We can see what they cut out, a call for democracy. This is another example of Mainstream Media's continuing suppression of basic facts concerning Israel and the Palestinians and other dramatic details related to the Middle East. It is a scandal for news editors to suppress the fact that democracy is being denied to people and that U.S. policy makers are behind the injustices. It is a scandal that the mainstream media suppresses the fact that the President of Iran is calling for democracy.
MR. WALLACE: You are very good at filibustering. You still have not answered the question. You still have not answered the question. Israel must be wiped off the map. Why?
PRESIDENT AHMADINEJAD: Well, don't be hasty, sir. I'm going to get to that.
MR. WALLACE: I'm not hasty.
(the following bolded text was edited and untelevised)
PRESIDENT AHMADINEJAD: I think that the Israeli government is a fabricated government and I have talked about the solution. The solution is democracy. We have said allow Palestinian people to participate in a free and fair referendum to express their views. What we are saying only serves the cause of durable peace. We want durable peace in that part of the world. A durable peace will only come about with once the views of the people are met.
So we said that allow the people of Palestine to participate in a referendum to choose their desired government, and of course, for the war to come an end as well. Why are they refusing to allow this to go ahead? Even the Palestinian administration and government which has been elected by the people is being attacked on a daily basis, and its high-ranking officials are assassinated and arrested. Yesterday, the speaker of the Palestinian parliament was arrested, elected by the people, mind you. So how long can this go on?
We believe that this problem has to be dealt with fundamentally. I believe that the American government is blindly supporting this government of occupation. It should lift its support, allow the people to participate in free and fair elections. Whatever happens let it be. We will accept and go along. The result will be as you said earlier, sir.
The war profiteers are selling us another war through manipulative media. History will surely frown upon this age of America's corruption and greed. Remember remember the fifth of November, gunpowder, treason and plot.
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A part to order for my own reference: http://store.summitracing.com/partdetail.asp?autofilter=1&part=ATM-3209&N=700+400442+4294810871+115&autoview=sku
Post-vaca to-do:
Fix the sticky throttle on my bike. Wash. Wax.
Make the ungodly noise from the pushmower go away.
Tow riding mower home and fix it.
Run heavier gauge power wire from battery to trunk.
Oil change the HHR.
Trim the Hedges.
Read something (offline).
We can see what they cut out, a call for democracy. This is another example of Mainstream Media's continuing suppression of basic facts concerning Israel and the Palestinians and other dramatic details related to the Middle East. It is a scandal for news editors to suppress the fact that democracy is being denied to people and that U.S. policy makers are behind the injustices. It is a scandal that the mainstream media suppresses the fact that the President of Iran is calling for democracy.
MR. WALLACE: You are very good at filibustering. You still have not answered the question. You still have not answered the question. Israel must be wiped off the map. Why?
PRESIDENT AHMADINEJAD: Well, don't be hasty, sir. I'm going to get to that.
MR. WALLACE: I'm not hasty.
(the following bolded text was edited and untelevised)
PRESIDENT AHMADINEJAD: I think that the Israeli government is a fabricated government and I have talked about the solution. The solution is democracy. We have said allow Palestinian people to participate in a free and fair referendum to express their views. What we are saying only serves the cause of durable peace. We want durable peace in that part of the world. A durable peace will only come about with once the views of the people are met.
So we said that allow the people of Palestine to participate in a referendum to choose their desired government, and of course, for the war to come an end as well. Why are they refusing to allow this to go ahead? Even the Palestinian administration and government which has been elected by the people is being attacked on a daily basis, and its high-ranking officials are assassinated and arrested. Yesterday, the speaker of the Palestinian parliament was arrested, elected by the people, mind you. So how long can this go on?
We believe that this problem has to be dealt with fundamentally. I believe that the American government is blindly supporting this government of occupation. It should lift its support, allow the people to participate in free and fair elections. Whatever happens let it be. We will accept and go along. The result will be as you said earlier, sir.
The war profiteers are selling us another war through manipulative media. History will surely frown upon this age of America's corruption and greed. Remember remember the fifth of November, gunpowder, treason and plot.
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A part to order for my own reference: http://store.summitracing.com/partdetail.asp?autofilter=1&part=ATM-3209&N=700+400442+4294810871+115&autoview=sku
Post-vaca to-do:
Fix the sticky throttle on my bike. Wash. Wax.
Tow riding mower home and fix it.
Run heavier gauge power wire from battery to trunk.
Oil change the HHR.
Trim the Hedges.
Read something (offline).
Twitter collective...
Jun. 23rd, 2008 07:09 pm- 09:41 Making my post-vaca to-do list. Exhausted. #
