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Date night

  • May. 28th, 2009 at 10:23 PM
Me: July 11
We didn't plan it as date night, but it was.  After dinner we went to Piedmont Park and spent 75 minutes walking around (Jodi in her wheelchair, I pushing her from behind).  During our promenade digestive, we watched the sunset develop, met Canada geese and a variety of dogs and people, saw capoeristas doing their thing, visited a robo-loo, and watched someone toss and steer a remote-controlled glider.

Oh, you want a visual aid?  Here's the map of our 1.25-mile route.  And if you're looking at the map below, we basically went around Oak Hill and looked out onto The Meadow.



And then we went to Trader Joe's and got some groceries.  Nummers!
Me: July 11
An acquaintance is asking for people to take a survey about "Internet pornography" and addiction.  The survey seems to be meant seriously, and thoughtful comments will likely be taken seriously.  I'm concerned that, because most of her friends seem to be conservative, we won't be represented proportionally.  If you feel like influencing the results, the survey is here:

http://freeonlinesurveys.com/rendersurvey.asp?sid=9gfr55dzlv9avls599290

The password is "survey".  And remind me to change the combination on my luggage!

High School Musical

  • May. 22nd, 2009 at 10:59 PM
Me: July 11
I'm watching High School Musical for the first time (since there's no Glee until the fall). Here are my impressions:
  • Kelsi is totally hot for Gabriella and wouldn't mind Troy joining in.
  • The hip-hop intellectual looks like [info]callmeinfrench.
  • The music seems to be Disney-standard tripe, elevated by good performances.
  • The writing? Christ have mercy.
  • Dancing made it fun -- the best musical about high-school students since West Side Story, and Grease, and... okay, this is faint praise, but ultimately the proof of my satisfaction is that I'll be watching High School Musical 2 sometime soon.  ...-ish.

Revelation from a dream

  • May. 22nd, 2009 at 5:27 AM
Me: July 11
I've never heard people say "kill two birds with one shot" or "kill two birds with one throw". So maybe "killing two birds with one stone" might just mean thrift: you get back the same stone (which might be a particularly good one for slingshot use) and use it again for the second bird.

Apologies to my feathered friends. Now back to sleep.

"Glee" squee

  • May. 20th, 2009 at 6:30 PM
Me: July 11
I'm watching the pilot for "Glee", and I think it's going to be really good. The a cappella bits as part of the soundtrack are mostly cute, but then you get something like the series of scenes beginning at 32:52.

Read more... )

What follows is a pretty decent speech for a pilot episode, followed by a decision that you probably didn't predict. And the music swells... this time, classic rock by the original artist.

If you're not sure whether to get into the show, just watch that part: "Glee" pilot, 32:52-35:00

May. 17th, 2009

  • 7:32 PM
Me: July 11
1 bell pepper: $0.40
1 onion: $0.23
1 jalapeño: $0.09
A few cloves of garlic: $0.15?
1 lb black beans: $1.29

Now that's a freaking "value meal".

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Me: July 11
Well, I tried to post this on wiki.linuxhelp.net, but I don't seem to be able to create an account, so here it is for posterity:

Cutting because it's extremely wide... )
You're welcome.

Me: July 11
This song's been in my head all day. Now it's in yours -- an enjoyable infection for once!

The Daily Twit

  • Apr. 24th, 2009 at 6:01 AM
Me: July 11
  • 11:17 @daveyp you need a twitter-enabled cyberloo! #
  • 11:27 @daveyp just do me a favor and don't ever type your twitter password into the toilet. I don't want to know. #
  • 12:05 @bookofsand Certainly better than tinyurl.com/cksqnm by a parsec. #
  • 13:04 @bookofsand Use bit.ly instead of tinyurl. It's much better anyway! #
  • 13:38 @daveyp the title of the article is still there #
  • 13:46 @daveyp wait, at what point does this say OCLC is going to do an ILS? #
  • 22:08 Lots of smoky haze around Briarcliff x Virginia #atlanta #
  • 22:09 @USFP ...and you acted on every suggestion. OK, I'm impressed! #
  • 22:14 @USFP Got iTunes U? As a Bull (Library&Info Sci MA, '98), I'd love to hear Poly lectures. Searching yr site gets bit.ly/15S8NB. Meh. #
  • 22:28 @USFP Also, PLEASE convince alumni.usf.edu/ to give email addresses to members. USF is missing a huge loyalty opportunity! #
  • 22:29 @USFP ...by comparison, I'm also a Gator (linguistics, '96) and their alumni ass'n gives free email forwards to ALL alumni, not just members #

The Daily Twit

  • Apr. 23rd, 2009 at 6:01 AM
Me: July 11
  • 12:56 @recipes is suspended? wth?! #
  • 12:56 oh right, I meant @cookbook :) #
  • 12:57 o/~ Doy, doy, doy, this is the I'm a big idiot song, Doy, doy, doy o/~ #
  • 14:41 @raoin In rats, it ups amino-acid neurotransmitters, according to doi:10.1016/j.phrs.2006.11.010 (bit.ly/11kcFn). #
  • 15:53 @photojojo for Earth Day, I'm driving 50 miles while commuting to an apartment that lacks recycling service... but hoping to move soon! #
  • 15:59 @acapodcast OK, "Crazy" and "Umbrella" I recognized, but what's the opening song? #
  • 16:00 @acapodcast ah, and Toxic -- of course! still don't know the first song. #
  • 20:05 @Acapodcast Thanks! #

The Daily Twit

  • Apr. 22nd, 2009 at 6:01 AM
Me: July 11
  • 07:34 it's 1989; crazy guy says, in 20 yr gays will be able to get married. Not in CA, they're not liberal enough, but in IA! #
  • 07:36 And you say, yeah sure, right after we elect a Black president! ...heard on wait wait don't tell me #
  • 09:25 @knobody: for the pork, try rosemary and garlic. And BTW, is there any trick to cold-brewing or is it just a long soak in the fridge? #
  • 10:00 @knobody There's got to be a pretty simple way to hack a 2-quart plastic pitcher to make it a French press. Drill and grommet the top... #
  • 10:03 @knobody btw, why rutabaga? I've never cooked it before, but pork and potatoes cry out for rosemary so loud I can't not hear it. #
  • 10:16 @jonathancoulton Yes, by tweeting you accept a EULA that assigns your copyrights to the RIAA. Sorry, man, I thought you knew... #
  • 10:49 @knobody Aw, cheesecloth takes all the fun out of it. But a great answer -- thanks! #
  • 11:05 @atruckertravels why, what did Beyoncéo? #
  • 11:17 @atruckertravels Well, if you just murder ONE, the rest of the pack will keep coming, so... #
  • 11:47 @hmrpotter I can't find that clip on the Today Show site, got a link? #
  • 11:48 @hmrpotter I'm with you on the brokeitude. Mama wants a Roomba! ;) #
  • 16:50 @HolySpiritAbbey You should include a link to your Facebook page: bit.ly/bjEi #
  • 19:02 Chinese ID card readers can only handle 32252 chars? Add a bit and get 65020 -- enough for all ~55000 characters! (NYT 2009-04-21 p. A1) #

Cold-Brewed Iced Coffee

  • Apr. 21st, 2009 at 10:57 PM
Me: July 11
Thanks to [info]loucheroo (via [info]knobody) for inspiring me!

INGREDIENTS
  • 100 grams ground coffee (I set my mill for 18 cups)
  • 2-quart pitcher
  • Water
  • Milk and sugar to taste
Put ground coffee in pitcher. Fill with water.  Refrigerate for 4-12 hours.  Pour through a filter (drip filter is 100% fine; cheesecloth will also work).  Add milk and sugar to taste.  Jodi prefers about 1/3 cup white sugar in this much coffee, plus enough milk to make up the lost volume of the soaked grounds (maybe 2 cups).

Makes 2 quarts.

From the kitchen of Jon Vallee.

The Daily Twit

  • Apr. 21st, 2009 at 6:01 AM
Me: July 11
  • 18:29 My bro Matt Ostrowsky is walking to raise money for the American Cancer Society. Can you spare $5? bit.ly/Xpblx (RT plz) #

The Daily Twit

  • Apr. 18th, 2009 at 6:01 AM
Me: July 11
  • 09:25 @atruckertravels It's like a bank account; you can transfer money to/from it. #
  • 10:22 @esilibrary what up? #
  • 13:02 @ginamls @akearns It's a pink lily. #
  • 13:04 @ginamls @akearns I suspect it's a Stargazer lily (bit.ly/StrgzrLily), also available as a Yankee Candle scent. :) #
  • 16:13 @photojojo got any pocket camera mounts that adhere to the top of a dashboard? #
Me: July 11
Poll #1385316 How low do you go?
Open to: All, detailed results viewable to: All

When you sit on a toilet in a PUBLIC (multi-user) bathroom and you're wearing pants or shorts, how far up do they stay while you do your thing?

View Answers

Mid-thigh
1 (6.2%)

Just above the knee
2 (12.5%)

At the knee
2 (12.5%)

Just below the knee
6 (37.5%)

Mid-calf
3 (18.8%)

Figure 8 around my ankles
2 (12.5%)

When you sit on a toilet in a PRIVATE (or single-user) bathroom and you're wearing pants or shorts, how far up do they stay while you do your thing?

View Answers

Mid-thigh
0 (0.0%)

Just above the knee
3 (18.8%)

At the knee
1 (6.2%)

Just below the knee
2 (12.5%)

Mid-calf
0 (0.0%)

Figure 8 around my ankles
10 (62.5%)



Just one of the many things I wonder about while I'm similarly engaged...

The Daily Twit

  • Apr. 17th, 2009 at 6:01 AM
Me: July 11
  • 09:42 twitpic.com/3eegu - @kgs did you see my half gallon milk holder? Got it in Pittsburgh. #
  • 09:49 @sugarsnit Have courage! I'm rooting for you! #
  • 09:51 @kgs it's a Handi-Holder, only this one is from Schneider's Dairy in Pittsburgh. Can't believe these things are $20 online! Sheesh! #
  • 10:33 My NPR name is Bena San Gimignano. I like it! #
  • 11:52 RT @momentai If you are already paranoid, it is a terrible idea to look for info that will probably make you more paranoid. #
  • 13:47 @dchud I disagree; I just listened to "Set Adrift on Memory Bliss" and enjoyed it. #
  • 14:11 @jinx sisko #
  • 14:20 @daveyp Makes me wonder whether Willie Cock is buried near Fanny Clam! Any word on whether Miss Clam is interred in a local churchyard? #
  • 14:39 @daveyp bit.ly/S1hqA It may be down there somewhere, but Google Maps doesn't have imagery at that zoom level. Google Images does. ;) #
  • 14:41 @ettyoop Paychecks and altruism. #
  • 14:58 @daveyp hmm, if he'd been from Yorkshire I'd have guessed Ah Cum was just asking the reason the census-taker wanted his name. #
  • 14:59 @daveyp "Pants" doesn't sound tittersome to me, and "guff" makes no sense at all... please forgive me, I'm an American, you see... #
  • 15:09 @daveyp I don't like Benny Hill. Red Dwarf, sure. #
  • 15:13 @andromeda0604 Hufflerin sounds like the Muggle version of an Attention Charm. #
  • 15:29 @daveyp That sounds familiar. I'll have to see if I can find copies. #
  • 18:23 @ximinez The one who does the best he can? Yaaaay! You're _that_ dad! #
  • 19:57 i live that close to a private golf club? who knew! #
  • 20:40 @EttyOop Was the drawing any good? #
  • 21:08 @EttyOop LOL, love it. #

About Me

I believe in humanity: our indwelling capacity for good, our insatiable desire to make ourselves known to one another, our coruscating passion for knowledge, our ability to handle the truth, and our capacity for learning from really dumb mistakes.

I believe in humor as the universal solvent of ignorance, grief, and fear.

I believe in public libraries.

I believe in using intellectual property rights to establish a sustaining wellspring for the creative endeavors of others; I believe in the Creative Commons license.

I believe in putting final punctuation outside the quotes unless it was present in the original.

I believe in the Oxford comma.

I don't believe in rigid gender lines, violence as national economic policy, or any particular religion (though I'm congenial to many).

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