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squirm

Who knew that to survive a plane crash, or rather, a flaming fall from the heavens, that it helped to be small and slimy?

flash mania

Let it be heard that if this stuff makes you crazy, if rock-and-roll viking kittens drive you nuts, you can blame Deneb for it all. The magic that Flash brings to life is, well, not dull. ;) Geez, all I can say I do all day is fight porn . . .

mmm, peeps

Take a bite outta the peeps disco ball, compliments of Jess' party last weekend. Never did find out if the last one at the party had to eat that sucker.

local music

Do yourself a favor and check out Meanest Man Contest, my good buddy Eric Steuer's band. Pitchfork gave them a great review, and rumors are you can pick up Merit at Amoeba.

powered by freedom fries

Here's why my next car will be a diesel! I love the idea of my exhaust smelling like french fries.

six degrees

Have y'all seen Friendster yet? It's fun to see how quickly you can build a network of people you don't know. That's all, I'm lacking in the profundity department today.

pastel fun

Happy Easter! I only know it is Easter because my friends invited me out for Sunday brunch, and I went to a party last night laden with pastels and peeps (no one ate the peeps, which had been glue gunned into fun things like a birthday crown and a disco ball).

Sleepy, lazy, and not much to tell, so I'll let the photos do the talking.

do-good tip o' the day

I decided to research how to put a security freeze on my credit file after a chat about identity theft recently, and if you live in CA you can request one. However, I didn't realize that the stupid credit bureaus CHARGE you to do this (of course, if you've been a victim of identity theft, it's free). Equifax is $12 and it's perpetual, but Experian charges $60 a year. Sigh. Consumer protection laws in this country S-U-C-K. (Note: if you want to stop receiving credit card offers for 2 years, call this number: 888-5OPT OUT)

Wake up and smell the GNU

Interesting article from LinuxUser -- "Microsoft took an even more extraordinary step in its recent filings with the US Securities and Exchange Commission. The SEC requires publicly-traded companies to file quarterly statements indicating any major changes in position since the publication of their annual reports, and disclosing any new or additional risks to their profitability. Microsoft now states that "the popularization of the Open Source movement continues to pose a significant challenge to the Company's business model, including recent efforts by proponents of the Open Source model to convince governments worldwide to mandate the use of Open Source software in their purchase and deployment of software products. To the extent the Open Source model gains increasing market acceptance, sales of the Company's products may decline, the Company may have to reduce the prices it charges for its products, and revenues and operating margins may consequently decline." The rest of the article has more interesting theories if you have the time to check it out.

child labor

Last weekend I discovered how to get your kids interested in folding laundry -- the Flip Fold! My nieces and nephews were actually arguing over who got to use the damn thing next. My family, presumably caught up in the excitement that the Flip Fold brought to their lives, purchased about eight of them for various family members (disappointingly, I was left out). Just FLIP . . . FLIP . . . FLIP . . . and FOLD! Ah, consumerism.

Utah's newest import

Mmm, what goes great with Mormonism besides female inferiority? White supremacy! Frankly, I can't think of a better place for all of these like-minded folk (for all of you non-Mormon trivia buffs, the LDS Church didn't allow African-American men in any leadership positions until around 1979, when church leaders coincidentally had a "revelation" that A-As weren't as inferior as they thought, just around the same time the feds were considering levying charges against the Church for discrimination. Funny how the feds inspire these revelations; the Church had another in the late 19th century regarding bigamy when Utah was going to be refused statehood because of the Church's bigamist precepts.).

I have a special weakness for white supremacists -- I can't think of another group that better represents the absolute bottom of the stinkin' barrel of the Eurotrash gene pool. I have yet to find an example of an outspoken w.s. who doesn't look like they should be a permanent fixture in a Jerry Springer audience. Talk about having been beat with the Ugly Stick relentlessly, not to mention prodded with the Moron Stick a few thousand times.

From the foreign correspondence dept.

What to make of the latest war developments? Happy that the major slaughter appears to be over? Wondering why we haven't seen those "weapons of mass destruction" that everyone was so concerned about? Thinking that if they didn't exist, our government will make them exist after the fact? Aghast that our idiot lawmakers want to make the Patriot Act permanent? (Here's one reason why that should scare you.)

I watched Three Kings this week, and think what you will about the movie, it was interesting to watch at this moment in history, and made me wonder how much of this conflict is about the guilt the Bush dynasty feels over the fact that they abandoned the Iraqi people after the last war and "didn't finish the job." Actually, guilt isn't the right word, maybe angst over Papa Bush's place in history. I'm floating this theory based on some things I've read lately, one of which was a New Yorker piece about the Saudi ambassador and his close relationship with the Bush family, and some other critiques of the oil angle on our motivations in Iraq (sorry, can't recall where I found that, but it was interesting and worth considering, the basic premise being that there just wasn't enough direct evidence pointing to oil per se, though oil services (pumping, transporting, etc.) was certainly a possible motivation). Anyway. The more critiques I read of Bush, the more I'm beginning to realize that I don't put enough credence in the fact that this Administration truly believes in the moralistic, Christian-driven "manifest destiny" type crap (notions I just wouldn't ever give serious thought to) and that you can't discount the role it plays in our current policymaking. Scary, but with Ashcroft as our Attorney General, anything can happen, right?

Jury Duty, Pt. II

The saga continued today, only to be deferred for another month. The SF Superior Court is determined to have me on a trial. Which I'd be happy to do, but both the trials I've escaped have been asbestos cases that were projected to last from one to three months. Ouch.

Today the jury assembly room smelled. Why do men not understand how to shower? And how do so many people show up or the multi-hour ordeal with nothing to read? I can barely go to the bathroom without something to read.

On my way home while riding the 49 bus through the outer Mission, a young Mormon missionary in all of his fresh-scrubbed Utah goodness chatted with me for a stop. While we were talking I noticed a young guy with black-rimmed glasses trying to inconspicuously take pictures. Elder Hill (the missionary) and I both jumped off at the same stop, and as I crossed the street the photographer approached me -- he's a photojournalism undergrad at SF state doing an assignment on the missionary. He asked me my name and a few questions (him: why did you talk to Elder Hill? me: well, he talked to me first and i figured since he was a missionary he probably wasn't psychotic.). I wonder where the photos will end up?

Aloha, SF. Aloha, OC.

Deneb and I are off to SoCal this weekend so I can subject him to more family scrutiny. I haven't told him about the secret chopstick usage skills test he'll have to take, or how he'll have to pretend to love guns and hunting. Hopefully, I won't be single by Monday.

Here are some cool things to keep you entertained while you try not to think about war. Sigh. If you can't say anything nice . . .

heh heh heh heh heh

First, let's all wish Leslie a very, very, very happy birthday.
Next, a special "wink-wink" to those of you out there who are doing naughty things at work. You know who you are. Unless, of course, you forgot.

that so fresh feeling

Woo-hoo! Welcome to my updated site, now powered by Movable Type. Still tweaking, but now you can leave comments and fun goodies like that. Cool!

What's next? iMac autos? I

What's next? iMac autos? I certainly didn't forsee the USB grill.
Over the next few days I'll be moving my site over from Blogger to Movable Type. I'll have a fresh, new look (sure. right.) and some new gizmos to keep you entertained. I know you all care. Deeply. Anyway, stay tuned.