posts from 2009.05

• New classification for fireworks: cemetery and backyard – Steph #
• It’s like watching grass grow, with the occasional explosion – Steve #
• My house is now dubbed ‘The Alamo’ #
• Backyard bonfire http://is.gd/D2iD #
• My directorial debut == WIN #
• Vamped for my film debut http://is.gd/Dz2I #
• @willdevine: You’re welcome! I’ll kill you anytime! #
• Audience http://is.gd/DBUS #
• Car adventures http://is.gd/DL9w #
• The anime Origins: Spirits of the past is amazingly stupid. I want to burn down the next forest I see. Tree. Vagina. ‘Nuff said. #
• Settlers http://is.gd/DYgz #
• I’m not in CA, but I still hate the way it’s becomming less and less progressive. First @DNALounge (et. al.), now this! #rejectprop8 #
• Stay Golden! http://is.gd/FMTK #
• Bulldozin’ the kitteh http://is.gd/FULY #
• Pictures from Sunday’s trip to the lake are up on my site- http://is.gd/G4MV
  Some (not all) will soon be on flickr- http://is.gd/G4Rs #
• QotD: “Man the hunter has become a mechanised techno-beast” http://is.gd/GZxq via @newscientist #
• @sursly: That annoyed me enough that I had to say something, too… http://is.gd/HbMk in reply to sursly #
• Facebook stuff has a “Like” link, why not a “Don’t Like” link? #
• I forgot to make coffee today. I know, right? #
• Twitter FAIL. I sent my previous tweet via txt over five hours ago. #
• I took the 6th grade sex education quiz and passed with an average score. My grade: C-, what’s yours? http://www.sextoys.org/sex_ed/ #
• Fought with md5 for way too long only to realize I needed “echo -n”, not “echo”. #
• Testing flickr interaction of moblog http://is.gd/HCwN #
• Hopefully last moblog / twitter / flicker test. City slickers bringing the HIV to the farmers. O Noes! Hide the sheeps! http://is.gd/HG1V #
• Posting to my website, twitter, and flickr all with one message, yeah. (I am feeling a bit redundant, actually) #
• Watching Executive Koala. It might give me nightmares. #
• Kitties in bee hats make for good yodeling! http://is.gd/HU5r #
• Religion is evil. All of it. http://is.gd/Iiue
  Please unfollow/unfriend if this offends you; you offend me. #
• @loxosceles: Accepting moderate religion gives fundamental religion ground to stand on. Where do you draw the line? in reply to loxosceles #
• @mhaithaca: So religion is only evil if it actually murders people? Religious wars kill all the time. in reply to mhaithaca #
• @mhaithaca: It can be convincingly argued that repressing the populace to the point of near-slavery, and mutilating babies are evil, too. in reply to mhaithaca #
• @mhaithaca: People can be good to each other without religion, as well. #
• @mhaithaca: I think that good people will be good regardless of faith, but that cruel people use faith as an excuse to perpetuate cruelty. in reply to mhaithaca #
• @mhaithaca: Since faith seems to make cruelty culturally acceptable more often than not, I argue that it’s doing society more harm than good in reply to mhaithaca #
• @mhaithaca: Oh, I’m not arguing that. I said religion was evil, not religious people. I actually feel sorry for religious people. in reply to mhaithaca #
• @mhaithaca: Evil is an exaggeration to express disdain for a system that unnecessarily hinders, mutilates, and kills people. Who needs it? in reply to mhaithaca #
• @loxosceles: 140 characters is not sufficient to accurately express shades of grey. Evil may be an exaggeration, but it fit well enough. in reply to loxosceles #
• Setting up debian on my new laptop at work. I shall call it ‘algernon’. #
• Totally missed the parade, and didn’t even finish setting up my computer. #
• Bunniez! http://is.gd/IxvU #
• These cows have windows installed in them. Poor cows! http://is.gd/IxQm #
• Having entirely too much fun mashing up this http://is.gd/IJGV and this http://is.gd/IJHK #
• @Pelmell: We were mashing them up by doing the birthday song in her noises/voice. Very loudly. Happicow <3s us. So do the neighbors! in reply to Pelmell #
• @UsefulTheory: One window, three tabs. My friends think I am a freak for closing things (/putting my toys away) when I am done with them. in reply to UsefulTheory #
• At the #ithacafestival, enjoying a popeye quesadilla and a smoothie! #
• If you’ve never had a potato pancake here before, you really should try one before they run out. #Ithacafestival #
• I just bought a bracelet for $4, walked a block and saw the same thing being sold for $40 as a “health aid” (it’s magnetic). #
• OH: “Don’t tell me you’re taking stuff from Serendipity!”
  “Serendipity?”
  “It’s the movie I watch.”
  Kids and their singular movies. #
• Just got asked where the tattoo / piercing place is. Guess I just have “that look” #
• @slithy_toves: Yes! Pesto, spinach, feta, and mozzarella quesadilla @ the potato pancake place! #
• @Taxidermied: The parallel dimensions are supposed to be mostly the same, and IIRC they don’t travel far geographically, so why not? #
• Got pierced today again. First cartilege piercing. Hurt less than I expected! More to come after I see how annoying this is to heal… #
• Oh, and I have an appointment to be inked in two weeks. That should prove to be entertaining! #
• @SkarrKrow: Three black bands on my left arm. in reply to SkarrKrow #
• S. Darko: a study in the things people DON’T say, and the ways they DON’T act. #
• “Then came the drugs and anus sex… we need to get to the children before they spoil” #
• How DO you explain midgets with sock monkeys? #
• At the rollerderby! #
• “Utah begins with ‘U’, and Utah ends with ‘ah’.” Profound! #
• @loxosceles: Ink will be a few stripes on my left arm. #
• @loxosceles: Good job! The people who swim that twice before breakfast probably aren’t six months pregnant! #

(Really, though- if you copy this post maybe we can get a nice googlebomb going)

Local web designer Tyler posted something that annoyed me enough to make me want to repeat it.

Some talentless hacks are copying his designs, verbatim, and have the gall to call themselves “web designers”.

I know the designs are fab, but really, shouldn’t you use them as an opportunity to learn from, and maybe attempt to improve upon them, especially if this is something you want other people to pay you to do?

Just to be clear, Tyler is being much more diplomatic about this, and I am probably more annoyed about it than he is.

• Cold pizza: breakfast of champions! #
• I think my liver doesn’t appreciate me boozin’ on the weekends and bikin’ on the weekdays. It will have to learn to accept this. #
• @UrbanDecay411: A bit late but I have to say, given the right style (deathrock, etc.) chipping totally works. Too pristine just doesn’t fit! in reply to UrbanDecay411 #
• Full of bees! http://is.gd/B7Hk #
• Got the Dr Horrible DVD in the mail as a gift- awesome. Can’t access any of the easter eggs, though. Think it’s the DVD player. :( #
• @punkybird: It’s also an accomplishment that warrants celebration more than say, turning 16. in reply to punkybird #
• I can get this camera for “free”: http://is.gd/Bo1G.
  I have (and am happy with) this more portable camera: http://is.gd/Bo45
  Opinions? #
• @JeffreyChapman: Yes, but not if I never use the thing because it’s too bulky to carry around in reply to JeffreyChapman #
• I can also sell it on ebay, which may be the best idea. http://is.gd/BoeC #
• Well, crud. NM about the camera- apparently the “Extra cash” rewards only covers a small portion of it. Easy come, easy go! #
• I think I’ll add more blue to my hair tonight. My most recently dyed hair bits are all fadey. #
• @3liza: Looks like a bastard love child of Hellsing and Maverick. I’ll probably like it. in reply to 3liza #
• First day biking with no breakfast and my best time/avg speed yet (32 min / 7.9 mph)! I should starve myself more often. #
• Chillaxing in the cemetery on the way home, enjoying a book. #
• “Nicola Tesla was experimenting with sending photos by wireless to other planets, and promised that the first [sent] would be Theda Bara’s.” #
• @slithy_toves: Can you think of a more peaceful place to enjoy the lovely weather? #
• The heat. I do not like it. Do Not Want. #
• @ladyattercop: Psst! Labor day is in September! (Monday is Memorial day [observed], though). Love Eep’s expression in the last panel, btw! in reply to ladyattercop #
• Everytime I say “Good luck” I hear General Pepper saying it. http://bit.ly/i11OL #
• @rbuels: Sometimes I try! in reply to rbuels #
• @Singularity: As seen in ‘Vamp: The Rise and Fall of Theda Bara’ by Eve Golden, pg 181 http://is.gd/C8BO in reply to Singularity #
• RT @EatingIthaca: If you are into brand-name pizza, you might want to follow the new @ithacapapajohns. Never know what they’ll be promoting #
• Playing with toys at the comic shop http://is.gd/Cai0 #
• @mhaithaca: Viva, eh? I’m nextdoor at Sushi Sake :) #
• Relaxing? http://is.gd/Ccdr #
• Done biking in. My best time yet with 31:49 (avs 8.0)! Drank nearly all the water I brought. Now enjoying a cool breeze in the shade :) #
• The first time I biked the hill was April 29 (7.1 mph avs). Now, less than a month later I did it with an avs of 8.0 mph. Yay, improvement! #
• BTW- biking FEELS just as hard. It hasn’t gotten easier because I am pushing myself farther. Just goes to show the value of external data! #
• @comtessedespair: I agree completely. The idea of willingly playing host to such a debilitating, long-term parasite boggles the mind. in reply to comtessedespair #
• .@EFF: The iPhone would totally be worth getting if apple didn’t control it. #
• RT @ithacannoyed: @IthacaFestival Great slogan: “The Ithaca Festival is coming. Avoid town if you hate fun!” #ithacafest #
• Off to attempt to see Terminator! #
• Terminator has been seen. Very cheesy, but it had its moments. I do not like the way Bale does ‘angry’. #
• A mechanical eyebrow pencil would be awesome. #
• Playing in the hail- good idea? No, but it sure is fun to watch! #
• All hail big hail http://is.gd/CJVn #
• Peter: “Chris, come on. You’re smarter than that. Let me do it.” #
• After cemetery / firework / police hoax misadventure. Courtesy Andrea http://is.gd/COPD #
• @JeffreyChapman: You lucky bastard. in reply to JeffreyChapman #
• Ticks for EVERYONE! WeeeEEEEeee!!!! #
• @ecorrado: They need to develop a frontline for humans. Ticks make me hate the outdoors more than anything else. in reply to ecorrado #
• Highlight of last night: watching Andrea beat the shit out of Peter. Lowpoint: running through the ravine in a panic in the dark, ticks. #
• Those things are related, and did not happen in that order. #
• Closet monster! http://is.gd/CXRb #

Short and sweet! Or, perhaps, savory.

Via @templesmith!

Via VideoSift

• Harry Bellafonte is good for improving one’s mood. Suddenly, I want to watch Beetlejuice. #
• Sick of arguing all the time. I need to hang out with people I get along with. #
• My can of soda sprouted a hole while in my lunchbox. I was alerted to this by the work fridge filling with pepsi. Sabotage? #
• Clouds in my coffee, and we made such a pretty pair ♫ http://blip.fm/~62e0n #
• My favorite song of all time ♫ http://blip.fm/~62ets #
• Passing around my notebook, playing exquisite corpse in the bar. #
• Twisted Cow http://is.gd/yYgl #
• Going slower and needing breaks sooner biking in today. Must be something wrong with me- I didn’t do this poorly on my first day! #
• Finally made it in. Biking time (34:27) and avs (7.4 mph)seem about normal- I just needed more (longer?) breaks. Odd. #
• @zombieite: Given a month or two, yeah. in reply to zombieite #
• Did you know all allergies are psychosomatic and thus the bastion of the overly neurotic and self centered? Me neither! http://is.gd/zeUG #
• My new dream career: Alt-librarian. I hear there is very little competition! http://is.gd/zgH5 (From @coilhouse) #
• Biking in again today- first time I’ve done this ride two days in a row. Doing about as well as yesterday, I think. #
• And that is despite being waylaid by a bus and roadwork! #
• Am I the only one who decided I didn’t want to see half-conversations and already had that option turned off? #tweetdrama #
• @wired: Observe. Learn. Adapt. Improve. #
• @mouselink: Seems like begging for advertising to me. Usually I ignore, as I determine if something worth repeating based on its own merits. in reply to mouselink #
• Biking at night on these streets sucks. I miss Varna. Also, I’m starting to get some really interesting (read: terrible) glove tanlines. #
• “Software appears to have been written by squirrels dancing on the keyboard until they got something that would compile” http://is.gd/zVRI #
• Enlighten me how that is any different than software for any other application? I’ve inherited code before- sounds about right! #
• I’ve been at work for entirely too long. At least tomorrow is Friday :) #
• Screw you all, I’m watching Bladerunner. Unicorns! #
• 2019 is AMAZING. I can’t wait! #
• Welcome to twitter, @RabbitPye! First Facebook, and now this. Whatever is the world coming to? #
• Break time. The students seem to be moving out today- lots of traffic and general car stupidity. http://is.gd/Aatj #
• After biking. Could look worse. Going to need to start wearing lacey gloves to hide my bike-glove tanlines. http://is.gd/AaLO #
• @JeffreyChapman: ‘Allo! You’ve been on here a while. I’m always a bit surprised when I see people I know in meatspace here :) #
• @JeffreyChapman: Lucky! I’m following 185 and have only met ~7 of them in meatspace. But I have met tons of great people online! in reply to JeffreyChapman #
• @elwing: Awesome! I made one too. I found out my max grade is 26% and I climb over 500 feet in my bike commute! in reply to elwing #
• @elwing: Yes, but the downhills are so steep and riddled with potholes and such they are TERRIFYING. I have to brake to like, 15mph to live. in reply to elwing #
• @mouselink: Thanks for the #FF! in reply to mouselink #
• Leaving early fail. Such is life. #
• Paying my respects to Ithaca’s ghost bike. Such a quiet road, too. Just goes to show… http://is.gd/AfF6 #
• Drizzunk- star trek and frogs. And the door just opened itself- no kidding. http://is.gd/AzMm #
• Boozin’ up- lace and ghosts. While BF plays magic. http://is.gd/AzSk #

This kid is full of WIN. If I should ever be cursed with a parasitic proto-human, I hope it is as smart as her!

Via VideoSift

I admit I am not very tolerant of some cultures. Specifically, religion-based cultures which insist on treating half the population as little more than (or even less than) slaves.

Despite that, I really like this song.

I need to come to terms with this about myself.

Via VideoSift

I discovered a new meme today.

Keyboard Cat.

Example (with bonus guest meme, Chuck Norris):

Via Mer!

• Orange kitty causing trouble http://is.gd/wpLO #
• KFC Honey (it’s real honey) ingredients: high fructose corn syrup, sugar, corn syrup, honey, caramel color http://is.gd/ws0d #
• @loxosceles: No, it’s happicow’s girlfriend’s cat. Visits on the weekends. #
• Senior Bawk-Bawk is a hammer brother @squishable http://is.gd/wvF7 #
• @mhaithaca: I’ve never been a fan of ABC Cafe. I have food allergies, and everything they served made me itchy. Never happened @ Moosewood. in reply to mhaithaca #
• @ZachWeiner: What’s this about Ichthica? Sounds like a way to describe the town I live in by the scabie-ridden hippies around here. in reply to ZachWeiner #
• “To-night, when the clock strikes midnight, all the evil things in the world will have full sway” http://is.gd/wEHq #
• Beard-second: the length the average physicist’s beard grows in one second (~5nm)
  http://is.gd/wE2t
  (does @malki know about this?!) #
• This is entertaining me too much by half: http://meme.boxofjunk.ws/ (via @wired) #
• @SkarrKrow: At least you know and admit that. Lots of people are already parents and STILL won’t admit it. in reply to SkarrKrow #
• @zoetica: If I could follow you a second time for that, I would. in reply to zoetica #
• Words to live by, if possible (from Boing Boing): “Some people are toxic. Avoid them.” http://is.gd/wG1n
  If only it were so simple! #
• Biked in again. 4.25 miles in 34 minutes (avs 7.4 mph). Slightly slower than last time, but shorter rest stops, I think. #
• Hrmm. I should probably eat something. Zoom! #
• @EatingIthaca: Ithaca has a horrible lack of fried chicken. KFC ain’t great- but it’s better than nothing. in reply to EatingIthaca #
• @EatingIthaca: There is All About Chicken, but it worries me. It seems Sammy’s decided to do chicken as an afterthought… http://is.gd/wYeb in reply to EatingIthaca #
• @ladyattercop: Not that these arent entertaining, but are they actually supposed to affect spammers? I don’t think they actually read tweets in reply to ladyattercop #
• @ladyattercop: That makes at least two of us. Just wanted to make sure :) in reply to ladyattercop #
• @ladyattercop: And go try on jeans at Old Navy without underwear on, right? http://is.gd/wZtP in reply to ladyattercop #
• I should really play with my blip.fm more… #
• If my life had this soundtrack, I’d carry a flamethrower at all times. ♫ http://blip.fm/~5ptzo #
• Like flies on meat, flu spontaneously generates in pigs. The lack of intellectual advancement in humanity is depressing. http://is.gd/xbXQ #
• The only good thing about flip flops is that they aren’t crocs. #
• Marking unsolicited church email ‘return to sender’- it’s what I do, and you should, too. #
• @rstevens: Honk! #
• Basking sharks are awesome. http://is.gd/xwGe #
• Took a little nap. Snored a bit and startled myself awake. Embarassed, but refreshed. #
• Oh, my 1000th tweet was about Basking Sharks. I didn’t notice until this, my 1002nd tweet. #
• 1003: @kirstiealley seems to have a capping problem. #
• I think these greps are going to take a whle to finish. I should probably just bike home while the bikings good and finish tomorrow. #
• Up and at work early for a meeting. Coffee spillage abounds. #
• Welcome to the fillibuster theory of information dispersal / meetings. Out of coffee. :( #
• Caffeine deprivation monkey is not impressed. #
• Since reblueing my har a few days ago, I’ve been getting lots of “how to” questions. Today it was someone wanting to know for her “servent”. #
• Correction: I have been notified that I spelled “servant” incorrectly in my last update. I apologize for this error. #
• I also mispelled “hair”, which I think warrants a much larger apology. I lack caffeine. What do you people expect from me? #
• @arimoore: Harder to bike on railroad tracks, though. And potholes are a bit deadly on Ithaca’s downhills. in reply to arimoore #
• It’s official. The code is everywhere (↑↑↓↓←→←→BA⏎): http://is.gd/xQEj ♫ http://blip.fm/~5vga0 #
• Experimenting with reusing yesterday’s teabag. Thinking of the money and effort this could save. http://is.gd/xR1u #
• @loxosceles: I figure that as long as it doesn’t LOOK moldy yet, my immune system can likely handle it. Also, tea is antiseptic, ne? in reply to loxosceles #
• Tea seems much like is did yesterday. Success! Maybe this is more feasible for white tea than other teas. http://is.gd/xR1u #
• In the car @ Taughannock Overlook, taking shelter from the rain. (These colors do run) #
• More medication please http://is.gd/y8To #
• You’re doing it wrong http://is.gd/y91l #
• I wonder what drink to order… ;) http://is.gd/y9yR #
• Bee’s Knees: truth. http://is.gd/y9Jf #
• @sullencookie: He’s in Ithaca. We just ate @ Moosewood. Hanging out @ my place now, if you want to join us! #
• @sullencookie: Well, you are both welcome. No big plans- currently chatting and DDR, Soon, booze and maybe Bladerunner SE. #
• @sullencookie: He’s leaving earlyish tomorrow :( #