Also: successfully nailing Jell-O to a wall.*
Conclusion: There is still good in this world.
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- Spoiler: Ramen noodles.
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08/04/2008 16:36 #45240
hey everybody!Category: food
Rice Krispie Treats!
Also: successfully nailing Jell-O to a wall.*
Conclusion: There is still good in this world.
- Z
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Also: successfully nailing Jell-O to a wall.*
Conclusion: There is still good in this world.
- Z
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08/01/2008 16:28 #45219
random acts of randomnessCategory: misc
The suburbs are boring and humorless. So when you see something like this on your street you know that's a special thing.
- Z
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I am blogging a lot lately because B is out of town and Chita Rivera doesn't like my jokes.
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I am blogging a lot lately because B is out of town and Chita Rivera doesn't like my jokes.
paul - 08/02/08 10:05
Have you tried bloggin from your iphone via email. Its easy. Add your mobile email to your little green phone control panel at the top of estrip. Then add a mobile code. Send a picture email to mobl (A T) estrip.org and make sure to include the code in the body of the email. The subject becomes to title, the body becomes the blog and teh picture gets attached.
Have you tried bloggin from your iphone via email. Its easy. Add your mobile email to your little green phone control panel at the top of estrip. Then add a mobile code. Send a picture email to mobl (A T) estrip.org and make sure to include the code in the body of the email. The subject becomes to title, the body becomes the blog and teh picture gets attached.
mrmike - 08/01/08 16:44
I don't know, there are worse plants to be embarrassed about.
I don't know, there are worse plants to be embarrassed about.
07/31/2008 22:28 #45203
gripe gripe gripeCategory: neighbors
I have a lovely sunporch off the back of my house, with big screened windows all around and an aluminum roof that goes pok pok pok in the rain. We have a table and a couple relatively comfortable chairs out here, a minifridge stocked with beer and lemonade, and we'll usually move the couch out here for the summer. Now that I work from home, this is my office too. This right here is what summer is about.
I live in a section of town where the houses and yards are very small. I do not see this as a problem. I have neighbors who I think secretly or publicly hate me, but oddly enough I don't see this as a problem either. One of my passive aggressive neighbors has a stinky orange cat who likes to kill rabbits and pick fights, and while I do see this as a problem with teeth and claws, it is also a problem small enough that it is easily tossed over the nearest fence.
Here is my problem: Central air conditioning. Both of my next door neighbors and my back yard neighbor have central air conditioning for their homes, which are just as tiny as mine. It is 75 degrees outside and all three air conditioners are running. [Energy crisis what?] It's the kind of loud where you don't really realize how loud it is until that rare thirty seconds where all three thermostats are synced up and all three homes are exactly the right temperature AND WHEN THE LAST ONE SHUTS OFF YOU CAN FINALLY HEAR THE CRICKETS OH SORRY I DIDN'T... I didn't realize I was yelling. That's what it feels like, anyway.
- Z
I live in a section of town where the houses and yards are very small. I do not see this as a problem. I have neighbors who I think secretly or publicly hate me, but oddly enough I don't see this as a problem either. One of my passive aggressive neighbors has a stinky orange cat who likes to kill rabbits and pick fights, and while I do see this as a problem with teeth and claws, it is also a problem small enough that it is easily tossed over the nearest fence.
Here is my problem: Central air conditioning. Both of my next door neighbors and my back yard neighbor have central air conditioning for their homes, which are just as tiny as mine. It is 75 degrees outside and all three air conditioners are running. [Energy crisis what?] It's the kind of loud where you don't really realize how loud it is until that rare thirty seconds where all three thermostats are synced up and all three homes are exactly the right temperature AND WHEN THE LAST ONE SHUTS OFF YOU CAN FINALLY HEAR THE CRICKETS OH SORRY I DIDN'T... I didn't realize I was yelling. That's what it feels like, anyway.
- Z
metalpeter - 08/01/08 18:51
I don't have central air, but I do have one Window AC unit. I used to not but a fan just doesn't do it. I'm upstairs and it can get pretty hot up there. I sweat all day at work and I don't want to do it when I'm at home trying to relax. However if I was the kind that had lots of lady company then the AC would be in the back bedroom and the heat would be a great excuse to get naked then take an icy shower and then since it is hot she would just leave after that,HA. The thing to remember is that everyones house with out heat or AC will have a natural temp and that is what really determines what you need to be comfy and like (e:tiny) she likes it hot and again people's bodies are used to different things so again that is a factor. I think for most people all they should need is a really good ceiling fan.
I don't have central air, but I do have one Window AC unit. I used to not but a fan just doesn't do it. I'm upstairs and it can get pretty hot up there. I sweat all day at work and I don't want to do it when I'm at home trying to relax. However if I was the kind that had lots of lady company then the AC would be in the back bedroom and the heat would be a great excuse to get naked then take an icy shower and then since it is hot she would just leave after that,HA. The thing to remember is that everyones house with out heat or AC will have a natural temp and that is what really determines what you need to be comfy and like (e:tiny) she likes it hot and again people's bodies are used to different things so again that is a factor. I think for most people all they should need is a really good ceiling fan.
tiburon1724 - 08/01/08 17:55
I would not buy a house without central air. Even in Buffalo. There are many days it's necessary to be comfortable, something I have a right to in my own home. It's not as bad downstairs, but upstairs is just too hot a lot of times, and really uncomfortable to sleep in, even with a fan on, without a/c.
I would not buy a house without central air. Even in Buffalo. There are many days it's necessary to be comfortable, something I have a right to in my own home. It's not as bad downstairs, but upstairs is just too hot a lot of times, and really uncomfortable to sleep in, even with a fan on, without a/c.
janelle - 08/01/08 08:39
Like Drew said, I am absolutely amazed that people in Buffalo act like air conditioning is a necessity. We open up our windows, use a fan, and the house is surprisingly cool.
Like Drew said, I am absolutely amazed that people in Buffalo act like air conditioning is a necessity. We open up our windows, use a fan, and the house is surprisingly cool.
drew - 08/01/08 08:21
Another pastor was visiting my church, and was shocked that we don't have A/C (except in the office to keep the copier working).
Buffalo is not hot enough to justify A/C. Fans work just fine.
Another pastor was visiting my church, and was shocked that we don't have A/C (except in the office to keep the copier working).
Buffalo is not hot enough to justify A/C. Fans work just fine.
tinypliny - 08/01/08 00:42
I think they should just install hidden sensors for the AC units that makes them wail like crazy and wake the dead if they are operated at anything below 90 degrees. Suck up a little heat, will you? (I know, I am not really the person who is qualified to make such brutal statements, considering I am at my best at around 120 Deg F, but everyone's got a right to gripe. I hate ACs in the summer).
I think they should just install hidden sensors for the AC units that makes them wail like crazy and wake the dead if they are operated at anything below 90 degrees. Suck up a little heat, will you? (I know, I am not really the person who is qualified to make such brutal statements, considering I am at my best at around 120 Deg F, but everyone's got a right to gripe. I hate ACs in the summer).
paul - 08/01/08 00:24
Its not my direct next door neighbor but on the way home from the gym, across from Fugazi there is this rich lady society club that has had a SUV sized diesel generator on for about 2 months. I suspect it is powering some sort of air conditioning system. It seems like such a huge waste of energy as it is on 24/7. Whatever, electricity crisis they are having, I don't see why they can;t solve it in some sort of non diesel way.
They should make laws about silencing equipment.
Its not my direct next door neighbor but on the way home from the gym, across from Fugazi there is this rich lady society club that has had a SUV sized diesel generator on for about 2 months. I suspect it is powering some sort of air conditioning system. It seems like such a huge waste of energy as it is on 24/7. Whatever, electricity crisis they are having, I don't see why they can;t solve it in some sort of non diesel way.
They should make laws about silencing equipment.
james - 07/31/08 23:48
What is worse? Air pollution from unnecessarily running your air conditioning or the noise pollution?
What is worse? Air pollution from unnecessarily running your air conditioning or the noise pollution?
07/30/2008 18:31 #45194
cuilstalkingCategory: a series of tubes
So I guess there was like this huge hype about a new search engine named Cuil? except the comment threads of the news sites are telling me it's pretty awful.
When I Google myself it's mostly me, and stupid questions I've posted on [usually technical] mailing lists about compiling shit, or whatever. A few years ago there was another David Kleinschmidt who - well, I can't imagine him not being extremely gay in a very stereotypical manner [seriously: a singer with Oberlin's Gilbert & Sullivan society?]
But when I Cuiled myself -holy shit! What the Hell does this even mean? It's like they took Safe Search, and made the opposite of that.
Who's Grandma Flyer? Why are there goofballs in my home and garden? What is a Flyer Monkey?? Whose ass crack is that?! What does "FIST CITY BLUE & FISH" even mean?!?
Jeesh. First Google lists me as a GNUstep user, and now this. How embarrassing.
- Z
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btw: RIP Ted Stevens' career. The man authored the Alaska Statehood Act, for Chrissakes. I guess he'll have plenty of time on his hands to figure out Outlook Express.
When I Google myself it's mostly me, and stupid questions I've posted on [usually technical] mailing lists about compiling shit, or whatever. A few years ago there was another David Kleinschmidt who - well, I can't imagine him not being extremely gay in a very stereotypical manner [seriously: a singer with Oberlin's Gilbert & Sullivan society?]
But when I Cuiled myself -holy shit! What the Hell does this even mean? It's like they took Safe Search, and made the opposite of that.
Who's Grandma Flyer? Why are there goofballs in my home and garden? What is a Flyer Monkey?? Whose ass crack is that?! What does "FIST CITY BLUE & FISH" even mean?!?
Jeesh. First Google lists me as a GNUstep user, and now this. How embarrassing.
- Z
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btw: RIP Ted Stevens' career. The man authored the Alaska Statehood Act, for Chrissakes. I guess he'll have plenty of time on his hands to figure out Outlook Express.
jason - 07/31/08 08:22
Their branding is about as intelligent as their search engine, apparently.
Their branding is about as intelligent as their search engine, apparently.
fellyconnelly - 07/31/08 05:14
sounds like u have been busiy!
sounds like u have been busiy!
tinypliny - 07/30/08 20:37
Looks like they took all of estrip's links and spliced them with several shady looking websites. Several of my posts are posted at a directory called dog.focusnewshub.com/dog-fence/.
Yeah, very credible indeed.
Looks like they took all of estrip's links and spliced them with several shady looking websites. Several of my posts are posted at a directory called dog.focusnewshub.com/dog-fence/.
Yeah, very credible indeed.
07/26/2008 14:37 #45151
separated at birth?Category: food
I admit it doesn't make a whole lot of sense. I've just always thought bacon looked like Norway.
- Z
james - 07/26/08 19:38
You have outdone yourself Mr.Zobar.
You have outdone yourself Mr.Zobar.
WOW I never would have imagined a rice crispy treat cuzie. Yes, I said a cuzie.
Love the PBR Can!
Geez. These guys have waaaaaaaaaaaaaaay too much time on their hands. I want some of their time! GIVE IT TO ME!! You don't deserve to have so much time!!!!
oh my god.