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10/29/2007 22:26 #41873
Ooh, scary!Category: pix
Happy Halloween from Photo Booth!
10/28/2007 13:23 #41845
Halloween- booooo!Oh, peeps....
I am so sad about the party last night.
I had such simple plans at first. I was going to go to the 24. The End.
But then it got all complicated.... went out with my friend one night, met a bunch of her friends from work, and it turned out they were having a party the same night, that "YOU HAVE TO COME!" to.
So... we went there first. It was ok, but not as fun as the first time I met them.
So then to the mansion.
Which was crazy and fun as usual. But my friend was having some BF drama issues and was eager to get downtown to try to find him- and then there's the whole 'estrip/non-estrip worlds colliding' bit. I told her that Paul runs a website, but just left it at that. Didn't really feel like explaining the whole blog thing, since as we all know, blogs are super-uncool. ;) Or more like I'm scared to death of being found out for the closet nerd I am. [or REALLY I'm scared to death people will find my journal and find things I said about them! haha.] But I'm not sure she was really feeling it and I felt bad, so we had to go to the last party. Which was not as fun as I wanted it to be. And by the end of that I was kind of cranky and not at all drunk so I just went home to bed.
Total bummer! I wish I had stayed longer.
But, in the few minutes I WAS there-
TK!! Nice to finally meet you!
And Tiny!
And Felly and Lauren- once *again*, I saw you across the room but never actually said hi. Dammit!
DCoffee, nice to meet you, but I don't think I saw your GF (Monica, is it? MTornow!)
Chico- love the costume, again sorry I only saw you for a sec.
Mike- ahh, mikey I love you.
And Lib. You hot straight man you! [someone, the centurion, don't know his name- called lib a breeder and thought he should set him up with me and my friend.]
Jbeatty- I think I saw you out of the corner of my eye, sorry I didn't get a chance to say hi.
Yvonne- I hope your party-dreams came true.
PMT, you sexy babies you.... thanks!
And to all the other 'regulars' that I saw but didn't really talk to (jim/james, peter, vincent, vycious, carolinian, and others that I'm forgetting but please don't be offended)- good to see you, sorry we didn't chat more!
Let's do it again NEXT weekend!
And now, I'm off to study (more like "study") at Spot.
I am so sad about the party last night.
I had such simple plans at first. I was going to go to the 24. The End.
But then it got all complicated.... went out with my friend one night, met a bunch of her friends from work, and it turned out they were having a party the same night, that "YOU HAVE TO COME!" to.
So... we went there first. It was ok, but not as fun as the first time I met them.
So then to the mansion.
Which was crazy and fun as usual. But my friend was having some BF drama issues and was eager to get downtown to try to find him- and then there's the whole 'estrip/non-estrip worlds colliding' bit. I told her that Paul runs a website, but just left it at that. Didn't really feel like explaining the whole blog thing, since as we all know, blogs are super-uncool. ;) Or more like I'm scared to death of being found out for the closet nerd I am. [or REALLY I'm scared to death people will find my journal and find things I said about them! haha.] But I'm not sure she was really feeling it and I felt bad, so we had to go to the last party. Which was not as fun as I wanted it to be. And by the end of that I was kind of cranky and not at all drunk so I just went home to bed.
Total bummer! I wish I had stayed longer.
But, in the few minutes I WAS there-
TK!! Nice to finally meet you!
And Tiny!
And Felly and Lauren- once *again*, I saw you across the room but never actually said hi. Dammit!
DCoffee, nice to meet you, but I don't think I saw your GF (Monica, is it? MTornow!)
Chico- love the costume, again sorry I only saw you for a sec.
Mike- ahh, mikey I love you.
And Lib. You hot straight man you! [someone, the centurion, don't know his name- called lib a breeder and thought he should set him up with me and my friend.]
Jbeatty- I think I saw you out of the corner of my eye, sorry I didn't get a chance to say hi.
Yvonne- I hope your party-dreams came true.
PMT, you sexy babies you.... thanks!
And to all the other 'regulars' that I saw but didn't really talk to (jim/james, peter, vincent, vycious, carolinian, and others that I'm forgetting but please don't be offended)- good to see you, sorry we didn't chat more!
Let's do it again NEXT weekend!
And now, I'm off to study (more like "study") at Spot.
tinypliny - 10/28/07 21:32
Plaaaaaanet Uniiiiiccorn, Yay. :)
Plaaaaaanet Uniiiiiccorn, Yay. :)
10/21/2007 22:04 #41740
what a lovely day...So, last night was a bit of a bust. Had these great intentions of a wild, late night out (just because I had today off, so I felt I needed to take advantage of the chance to sleep in). I started at the benefit for my friend's nephew (which was nice, and there was a HUGE turnout. Including "special guest" Baby Joe Macy, or whatever his name is. The ex did not make an appearance- and I'm not sure if I'm relieved, or disappointed.) Then part two of the evening fell through. So inertia set in. So I took a shower to try to wake up... and ended up falling asleep sideways across my bed, in my towel. Apparently even slept through my doorbell when people came to try to drag me out. Oops.
But then today was nice. My friend is/was dating this guy who keeps losing a lot of money at the casino. So he has banned himself from the casino. And by that I just thought he just told himself he's not allowed to go anymore. But apparently he went to the casino, with a lawyer, and filed all this paperwork, to the effect that if he ever tries to go in to gamble, they are supposed to kick him off the premises. I never knew you could do that.
But here's the rub... as you may imagine, someone that gambles enough that he has to forcibly ban himself from the place- will earn some comp points. For example, this guy had a free night in the hotel for every day of the month of august. We are talking lots of comps. So, what do you do with all these comp points, if you can not use them yourself? Why, you give them to your girlfriend, to try to keep her from leaving you.
(ahh, dysfunction...)
But long story short, she and I were treated to massages (plus pre-massage sauna/steam/whirlpool) and lunch on his comp dollar. Then a stop at the Saks outlet on the way back, where I snapped up an adorable pair of shoes on sale (on my dollar, not his, haha). Then to Transit for The Nightmare before Christmas in 3-D. It was awesome. (but note- it is in 3-D, but NOT in IMAX. We went to the IMAX screen, and were surprised when Transformers started instead. oops. Fortunately we made it to the right screen on time.)
Now I am home, full of popcorn, and with muscles made of jelly. I love it.
And, a little mystery to top it all off--
When I came out of my massage, I had a missed call on my phone. From a blocked number. No message. I was curious, but what could I do. Then as the movie is starting, I go to put my phone on silent, and I have ANOTHER missed call from a blocked number. This time with voicemail! So I listen to the message- it was 3 seconds long. A hangup. But obviously the person heard my outgoing message. And then as we were leaving the movie, "Blocked" called AGAIN! I mean, by now this can't be a matter of a wrong number, can it?? But I didn't answer in time. I'm dying to know who it is!! I mean, to call 3 times, but not leave a message?! So weird! So I am going to sleep with my phone, just in case s/he calls again.
Watch it be a telemarketer...
Happy sunday everyone. :)
-J
But then today was nice. My friend is/was dating this guy who keeps losing a lot of money at the casino. So he has banned himself from the casino. And by that I just thought he just told himself he's not allowed to go anymore. But apparently he went to the casino, with a lawyer, and filed all this paperwork, to the effect that if he ever tries to go in to gamble, they are supposed to kick him off the premises. I never knew you could do that.
But here's the rub... as you may imagine, someone that gambles enough that he has to forcibly ban himself from the place- will earn some comp points. For example, this guy had a free night in the hotel for every day of the month of august. We are talking lots of comps. So, what do you do with all these comp points, if you can not use them yourself? Why, you give them to your girlfriend, to try to keep her from leaving you.
(ahh, dysfunction...)
But long story short, she and I were treated to massages (plus pre-massage sauna/steam/whirlpool) and lunch on his comp dollar. Then a stop at the Saks outlet on the way back, where I snapped up an adorable pair of shoes on sale (on my dollar, not his, haha). Then to Transit for The Nightmare before Christmas in 3-D. It was awesome. (but note- it is in 3-D, but NOT in IMAX. We went to the IMAX screen, and were surprised when Transformers started instead. oops. Fortunately we made it to the right screen on time.)
Now I am home, full of popcorn, and with muscles made of jelly. I love it.
And, a little mystery to top it all off--
When I came out of my massage, I had a missed call on my phone. From a blocked number. No message. I was curious, but what could I do. Then as the movie is starting, I go to put my phone on silent, and I have ANOTHER missed call from a blocked number. This time with voicemail! So I listen to the message- it was 3 seconds long. A hangup. But obviously the person heard my outgoing message. And then as we were leaving the movie, "Blocked" called AGAIN! I mean, by now this can't be a matter of a wrong number, can it?? But I didn't answer in time. I'm dying to know who it is!! I mean, to call 3 times, but not leave a message?! So weird! So I am going to sleep with my phone, just in case s/he calls again.
Watch it be a telemarketer...
Happy sunday everyone. :)
-J
vincent - 10/21/07 22:26
Yea, That place is EVIL. It has just a perpetual source of extremely negative energy. I'm not sure where it comes from if it's the city, people or whatever but it is pretty Fucked. Hence the reason why I haven't been back since I quit, except for the free outdoor concerts.
The sad part about your friend is that even if he signed up for voluntary expulsion, most of the time they won't even bat an eye if he stops back in. For all that they attest to helping problem gamblers, in reality they are their prime sources of revenue.
In all that place is bad news. For all the money he blew, he should have taken the 3 of you out to Vegas and REALLY enjoyed yourselves. The establishments around here are bush league and will always be, No matter what they say in their marketing pitches.
Yea, That place is EVIL. It has just a perpetual source of extremely negative energy. I'm not sure where it comes from if it's the city, people or whatever but it is pretty Fucked. Hence the reason why I haven't been back since I quit, except for the free outdoor concerts.
The sad part about your friend is that even if he signed up for voluntary expulsion, most of the time they won't even bat an eye if he stops back in. For all that they attest to helping problem gamblers, in reality they are their prime sources of revenue.
In all that place is bad news. For all the money he blew, he should have taken the 3 of you out to Vegas and REALLY enjoyed yourselves. The establishments around here are bush league and will always be, No matter what they say in their marketing pitches.
10/17/2007 14:05 #41690
best music find ever?!Category: music
Ok, I think this is worth bumping my previous post down a notch.
I just found the best podcast ever!!!
NPR's All songs considered
It's mostly cool indie stuff, including full live sets
here's a sample of recent episodes-
radiohead, neil young and others
Jose Gonzalez
Okkervil River
Iron and Wine
Robert Plant
Rilo Kiley
Bishop Allen
Louis Prima
the apples in stereo
the new pornographers
and of course, The National :)
Why did I not know about this before?? [maybe because I never listen to NPR?]
The website has even more- there's a whole column of live concerts you can just download.
I just found the best podcast ever!!!
NPR's All songs considered
It's mostly cool indie stuff, including full live sets
here's a sample of recent episodes-
radiohead, neil young and others
Jose Gonzalez
Okkervil River
Iron and Wine
Robert Plant
Rilo Kiley
Bishop Allen
Louis Prima
the apples in stereo
the new pornographers
and of course, The National :)
Why did I not know about this before?? [maybe because I never listen to NPR?]
The website has even more- there's a whole column of live concerts you can just download.
museumchick - 10/17/07 19:37
All Songs Considered is awesome. It's such a great place to find album reviews.
All Songs Considered is awesome. It's such a great place to find album reviews.
mrmike - 10/17/07 16:45
Very cool. The same site used to toss up stuff from the "Mountainstage" program that played forever on NPR. Might still be around, but I can never find it.
Very cool. The same site used to toss up stuff from the "Mountainstage" program that played forever on NPR. Might still be around, but I can never find it.
hodown - 10/17/07 15:55
I bow to your musical find. I listen to NPR non stop but never thought to download the podcasts!! They have tons of Bishop Allen stuff. There goes my work productivity this afternoon. My boss thanks you.
I bow to your musical find. I listen to NPR non stop but never thought to download the podcasts!! They have tons of Bishop Allen stuff. There goes my work productivity this afternoon. My boss thanks you.
jbeatty - 10/17/07 15:07
Wow anti Daniel Schorr much? C'mon he is a reporting dinosaur. He is like Walter Cronkite of the radio.
Wow anti Daniel Schorr much? C'mon he is a reporting dinosaur. He is like Walter Cronkite of the radio.
james - 10/17/07 15:01
Sometimes they play little Nick Drake clips in between stories and I get all moody.
Then I might heard an orchestral arrangement of Tool before they sucked.
Then they played Blind Willie Johnson.
YES! That is why I listen to NPR.
EAT IT DANIEL SHORE!
Sometimes they play little Nick Drake clips in between stories and I get all moody.
Then I might heard an orchestral arrangement of Tool before they sucked.
Then they played Blind Willie Johnson.
YES! That is why I listen to NPR.
EAT IT DANIEL SHORE!
joshua - 10/17/07 14:42
It is a cool podcast - not bad at all.
It is a cool podcast - not bad at all.
jbeatty - 10/17/07 14:36
Bob Boilen has one of the coolest jobs ever. He selects all the music for All Things Considered. They had a story about it a few years back, and he was talking about all the cool stuff he gets to listen to. I'm always amused when they have a clip of some really obscure band playing between segments, and I think to myself "I have that CD".
Bob Boilen has one of the coolest jobs ever. He selects all the music for All Things Considered. They had a story about it a few years back, and he was talking about all the cool stuff he gets to listen to. I'm always amused when they have a clip of some really obscure band playing between segments, and I think to myself "I have that CD".
10/17/2007 12:02 #41687
leopard is coming, leopard is coming!Category: nerd
Take that, vista!
and another geek thing-
this is LaCie's new 500gb external HD-
james - 10/17/07 13:45
I'm as happy as a little girl in spring!
- pulls on shirt with both hands mimicking breasts*
I'm as happy as a little girl in spring!
carolinian - 10/17/07 12:19
In a week's time, those of us with Leopard already installed on our machines and under legal non-disclosure agreement from Apple will be able to blab about how great Leopard is(n't).
In a week's time, those of us with Leopard already installed on our machines and under legal non-disclosure agreement from Apple will be able to blab about how great Leopard is(n't).
hmm, ok apparently it accepts ridiciulously horrible pix of me, but not my photo booth pix (which are small (tiny!) jpgs.)
Not from mobile? Paul and I can post from that, it's weird you can't.
:::link:::
hmmmm, i can't post pix from leopard at all. Not even from the mobile site. :(