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01/15/2010 23:05 #50827

bug report
I have noticed that the small icon which indicates that I am online is not animated as it should be. Please to rectify the situation, that I may terrorize other pages on the site rather than just my own.

- Z
zobar - 01/16/10 12:23
laaammme (-:

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paul - 01/16/10 10:24
They are intentionally not animated to reduces file size of user's online mini avatars.
tinypliny - 01/16/10 00:26
I will pay $1 for disabling all zzzzooobbbbar's animated terrorist activities sitewide.

01/07/2010 22:53 #50768

opinion
I'm working on a new cross-stitch design. Am I as clever as I think I am? or is this waay too esoteric?

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zobar - 01/09/10 00:15
Whaat?! I truly thought Sesame Street was everywhere. A childhood without Oscar the Grouch is miseducation.

- Z
tinypliny - 01/08/10 23:24
Wow, I didn't realize the trash can is like a copy cat version of Tardis!

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Wikipedia:

"While appearing to be the size of a normal trash can, Oscar's residence is actually larger inside than the exterior would suggest, as evidenced by the fact that Oscar has noted through the years that it boasts such amenities as a farm, swimming pool, bowling alley, and a piano. Other items include Slimey, Oscar's pet worm; Fluffy, Oscar's pet elephant; Oscar's shoes; and a dimension gate to Grouchland, Oscar's homeworld."
tinypliny - 01/08/10 23:21
Ohhhh... :::link:::

You can't blame me. They never showed Sesame Street on Indian Television. The other creepy oscar was waaaay more frequently on.
tinypliny - 01/08/10 22:52
Who the hell is Oscar? Oscar - as in the weird gold alien-looking bloke who is on those things that loonies from hollywood hold and cry?
zobar - 01/08/10 22:11
'Non-computer related,' hm.

1 point for recognizing Oscar the Grouch
1 point for recognizing the classic Mac trash can
3 points for recognizing a line from Oscar's song 'I Love Trash'
5 points for remembering the doohickey you could get to make Oscar pop out of your Mac trash can and sing when you Empty Trash :::link:::

Yeah it's a bit out there.

- Z
tinypliny - 01/08/10 21:25
Ohhhhhhhhhh... I get it. As opposed to a recycle bin??


24 hours too esoteric or still off the mark?!
paul - 01/08/10 21:11
I like it. I wish I had the crafty determination you have to do something non-computer related with your creative energy.
tinypliny - 01/08/10 00:12
Of course not. It's clear as day :::link:::

01/05/2010 10:13 #50741

run to the hills
Correction: now it can't get any worse.

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I got a million dollar idea and audible.com can have it for free: Ben Stein reads a Conservative Compendium: Going Rogue, Atlas Shrugged [unabriged]. [Edit: need another title here.] I would buy the hell out of that shit.

Anyway. Ever notice, after you've quit your job but before you've left, every dumb little annoyance becomes cause for revolution? And the whole time you're thinking to yourself, 'man, this is totally the reason I'm quitting. This is bullshit! It doesn't seem like a big thing but it's an indication of the corporate culture here, man. When you go to the office supply closet for a box of staples, they shouldn't be all broken up like this! Man, this is never going to happen at my new job.'

It's triple-annoying because first, you've got the initial annoyance which you may not have even had in the first place. Then you're going all Norma Rae in your brain. And then on top of that, you're getting annoyed that you're getting so much more annoyed than you would have been in the first place. [And then you start blogging about it rather than getting your work done...] Maybe it's just me.

But there's also the serenity that comes with the knowledge that it's just not your problem anymore. Somebody else gets a broken-up box of staples and you just kind of look at them, sigh, and say 'Yeah. That sucks.'

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tinypliny - 01/06/10 11:11
HEE HEE.
jim - 01/06/10 10:30
I had to go check to make sure we're ready for you ^_^

:::link:::
zobar - 01/06/10 10:19
Jeez guys the staples were a metaphor.

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jim - 01/06/10 10:13
tinypliny: we get 5 million+ pieces of paper physically mailed to us every year. So, mostly paperless. Except for that. Luckily that mail doesn't go to the office David and I work at :)
jim - 01/06/10 10:10
If you want some staples when for when you get here, I can send you the requisition forms to start filling out, and then you can fax it to our Corporate Office Supply Requisition Ombudsman. That way you'll get staples sometime within the next month or two.

Just remember, fill the forms out in triplicate, and sign the bottom of each page!

:)
tinypliny - 01/06/10 08:53
Good luck at your new job. Hopefully they will be so advanced that they will be paperless and need no staples!
oda - 01/06/10 00:02
knowing that you are about to quit a bad job is just about the best feeling in the entire universe. your horrible boss, the lack of sticking-together-staples, your annoying co-worker, the fact that you're treated like a bitch, NONE OF THAT MATTERS!! you can walk around with this contented smile on your face that you are making a change. you always feel that where ever you're going will be better than that job that you're leaving. nothing at your soon-to-be-former job is your problem, and any annoyances just brushed right off your shoulder. <smile>

12/31/2009 09:48 #50698

3-0 on the 3-1
Today is my birthday! Have some links.

One of the earliest known lolcats comes from Kenmore, NY, in 1929.

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And this guy built the statue of liberty, holding a lightsaber, out of Legos His work is on display at the Strong Museum of Play but I don't know if this particular work is included.

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metalpeter - 01/01/10 12:29
Happy Birthday, like the Lightsabre Picture
tinypliny - 12/31/09 13:22
Was that on the wall of your nursery? That would explain a lot of things. Have a wonderful year ahead, amigo. ;-)
matthew - 12/31/09 12:20
Happy birthday!
tinypliny - 12/31/09 11:59
A whole generation of kids with *that* laughing at them from their nursery walls. Imagine. Tsk Tsk

12/30/2009 22:14 #50694

food for thought: a pangram
Boxer M. Tyson packs his bags w/ Jay-Z DVDs, Quik, Holyfield's ear.

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tinypliny - 12/31/09 00:35
I think body parts that don't have a bony framework don't have a chance of surviving 12 years unless frozen. I doubt if Tyson has ever had that much foresight or even the ear bit.