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Archive for May, 2008
Things are looking . . . down.
May 28th
A. Does anyone really want me to continue posting those posters from JCHutchins Obsidian thing? I will if there’s interest, but I’ve already missed a few days because . . .
B. My frakking monitor is giving out. When I turn it on in the morning it just flashes vertical lines forever – if it comes up at all – until for some unknown magical reason it might settle down and work correctly. Yesterday it wouldn’t power on at all. I figure I have a couple of attempts left before it just dies. I have Ginnie’s old monitor up here ready to swap out but it’s HUGE and will take up most of my desk so I’m hesitating on the switch. And guess what? I bought this computer 5/21/05. Are these (Gateway) monitors designed to take a shit in precisely three years? I need to find a cheap replacement soon.
C. Babysitting today. I take her home tomorrow.
D. We noticed the plates on my crappy car die the end of this month. That’s another $208 I don’t really want to come up with. I’m wondering why I haven’t received a reminder. They were supposed to update my car registration at the same time they updated the address on my driver’s license. I wonder if they changed it again to Buck’s when he finally moved. Cuz, you know, when you’re married “they” put official papers in the man’s name first and it’s almost impossible to get that adjusted after a divorce.
How to be a decent neighbor: Step 1
May 26th
Shut that goddamn kid up!
*ahem*
Yes, I know, kids scream. Kids scream when playing outside. ON PLAYGROUNDS. My kids screamed when playing outside ON PLAYGROUNDS. NOT in the middle of apartment complexes outside open windows. Where people LIVE!
MY kids learned manners. You DO NOT go outside and scream at the top of your lungs for no reason or early in the morning (especially on holiday mornings) and you do not scream continuously. Enough is enough. SHUTHEHELLUP!
Sure, if you fall down and get hurt, feel free to scream once. If big brother antagonizes you and just won’t stop, feel free to scream once. If someone gives you a pony, by all means scream in delight. It’s all natural. But then control yourself. It is not okay to scream as a sound effect when you’re riding your bike. It is not okay to scream every time you slide down the slide.
I promise you, you can have just as much fun without the continuous ear-piercing screeching. Srsly.
Parents: children can be taught self control! Or kept inside where only their parents have to listen to them.
Maybe I should invite machinegirl over and have a screaming contest. She’d put that little brat in her place in no time.
(I really really want to print this out and post it on their frakking door)
J.C. Hutchins' OBSIDIAN
May 25th
J.C. has staged a treasure hunt of promotional posters for his upcoming Obsidian kick-off.
The poster above is available in a much better format at the website of my adorable cutie-pie friend Tee Morris. Tee’s books/podiobooks include Morevi and Billibub Baddings and The Case of the Singing Sword and the upcoming Billibub Baddings and the Case of the something Pendant. Plus he’s all in on the Podcasting for Dummies stuff and he’s got this Man vs Child video on YouTube.
Oh, and he’s the main contributor to the Joe Murphy Memorial Site Give Us A Minute podcast.
I love Tee.
Boy am I stupid.
May 23rd
And I’m quitting today.
I recently, after 17 years of not smoking, started up again.
Dammit! Do you know how hard it is to be around smokers and not smoke? All my kids and their friends smoke. Hanging out in a group and I’m the only one not smoking. Add a drink or two and I can’t resist.
No I’m not whining jr. high peer pressure.
On Saturdays we would all hang outside on Mike’s back patio and they (almost) all smoke. Again, add a drink or two and I couldn’t resist. I’m bumming them.
Pretty soon I’m buying my own. Damn cigarette prices have gone way up since the last time I bought my own. It gave me an excuse to go outside. More frequent reasons to get off this computer.
I have all kinds of reasons not to and I have all kinds of reason why I started back up again.
AND THEN THE RAIN CAME. Barometric pressure. Humidity index. Elephant sitting on my chest. Oh yeah, you have severe asthma stupid! Yesterday made me miserable. This morning HURTS.
I give. I’ll stop!
Various Updates
May 21st
Nanny Ed was doing better and the doctor said he’d never thought he’d make it through this. But Casey tells me tonight that he’s going downhill again. No, I haven’t gone to visit him. He’s still in ICU and is barely aware when people do stop by. I’ll just stay on the sidelines.
I’m back to babysitting 3-4 days a week. She pretty much lives here from Sunday night/Monday mornings until Thursday and then she goes somewhere else. Casey’s hours suck ass. He’s trying to get an apartment here in this complex so I won’t have her full time. And he’s paying me. So.
I’m going to miss Wingin’ It 3D, but it was never my show. I was just chorus following someone else’s lead. I’m open for suggestions other than starting one of my own. I just don’t have the technical knowledge and right now (see above) I don’t have the time to learn it all. I have had one offer that I’d love to do. We’ll see.
Let’s see, what else.
Ginnie took Kira over to Buck’s tonight. What a sad guy he’s turned into. Kira wouldn’t go near him at first because she’d not seen him in a long time. He doesn’t bother to arrange time. He had a pile of tacky after-Christmas stuffed knock-off animals she brought home in an empty giant tub of muscle milk. He keeps saying he’s got nothing to stay here for and wants to move back to Michigan. Loser. Way to talk to your daughter.
My new phone is phucking up. I don’t know if it’s Alltel, or the phone or the battery. Sometimes it dies for no reason. I have to take the battery out and put it back in to restart it. Sometimes it appears fine but nobody can get through to me. And always when you push one button chances are two or three other characters will pop up. Not to mention the whole push one button and it’ll just roll through three or four commands/menus/options. The only apps I’ve added (and kept – lots of trial and error) is Tiny Twitter.
Tomorrow is Ginnie’s last day as a Junior. My baby will be a Senior. *sniff*
J.C. Hutchins' OBSIDIAN
May 21st
J.C. has staged a treasure hunt of promotional posters for his upcoming Obsidian kick-off.
The poster above is available in a much better format at the website of super-uber creepy horror novelist Scott Sigler. I’ve talked about his stuff here before, Infected and Earthcore and about his Playa’s Party at D*C last year. I don’t usually like horror, but I like Scott so I’ve listened to/read some of his good stuff. If you like a twisted mind ala Stephen King, you should check his podiobooks out.
J.C. Hutchins' OBSIDIAN
May 20th
When the power fails … chaos reigns.
Author J.C. Hutchins has recruited the biggest names in podcast storytelling for 7th Son: OBSIDIAN, a fiction anthology “first-ever” in podcasting, including:
- Michael A. Stackpole
- Scott Sigler
- Tee Morris
- Mur Lafferty
- Matt Wallace
- Mark Yoshimoto Nemcoff
- Christiana Ellis
- Evo Terra
- Dan Klass
- Wichita Rutherford
- TD-0013
- Soccergirl
- The cast of The Radio Adventures of Dr. Floyd
- George Hrab
You have all seen me gush on and on about J.C. Hutchins’ 7th Son podcast novel(s). During that story one small part is the power goes out for most of the U.S. This anthology brings together stories from the authors and podcasters above about what came after.
J.C. has staged a treasure hunt of promotional posters for his upcoming Obsidian kick-off.
The poster above is available in a much better format at the website of New York Times bestselling novelist Michael A. Stackpole. Check out Mike’s place and maybe you’ll like his stuff, too. Mike writes in the Star Wars world, podcasts his own Fortress Draconis, he’s semi-regular on Dragon Page, and he looks damn fine in a pair of black jeans. And oh my gotch his voice will make you squirm.
I plan on posting a different poster every day so you can see how great they are and just maybe find some new authors and podcasts along the way. Aww c’mon, give it a try.
Ping-Pong Emotions
May 16th
I got an email yesterday that both pissed me off and made me sad at the same time. I know shit’s gonna fly and fly towards me. I just know it. And I don’t think I deserve all the credit for a bad situation, I certainly don’t. But I get the feeling people are going to be pointing fingers and naming me Yoko. If they do I’ll be more specific. I will defend myself. If not, I’ll keep my mouth shut.
Last night I went to machinegirl‘s dance recital and took chunks of video with my new phone. Problem is, I can’t figure out what to do with it now. She’s soooo adorable with her enthusiasm! I wish I felt that enthusiastic about anything at this point.
After that we buzzed up to Phoenix just in time to see Jonathan Coulton perform. Charlie the Beer guy and his wife were there, along with Evo and Sheila, and their son. What a great show! He played all the songs I liked. Funny moments when Paul and Storm did the backup singer thing, and later when he broke guitar strings twice. The second one just as he was leading us all in “All we wanna do it eat your brains” as a zombie chorus. Let me tell you, talent and hot looks – complete package. His wife is lucky.
Again, I have many little chunks of video but alas, there they sit on my computer with no way of editing. I’m to stupid to figure out how to get 3GPP2 Movie files into the Windows Movie Maker program that I have and for free. Oh sure, there are fancy expensive programs that do all kinds of other things along with conversions, but all I need is a way to convert.
Catching up on DVR today. Finished Lost and CSI and halfway through Ugly Betty. Going to drink my last Strongbow tonight, cuz I got nothing better to do and I won’t need it tomorrow. Yeah, no more Wingin’ It recordings until the pool party. If I’m not still trapped in Hawaii at that time.
I will get more involved with PodcampAZ I guess, now that I have free Saturdays.
American Idol thoughts
May 14th
After last night I figure the thing is fixed. Not so much voting fixed. Randy and Paula rarely have anything negative to say and Simon usually says what I’m thinking. But last night Randy and Paula pumped up David Archuwhata like he was the second coming and I’m thinking wha? Yeah, the kid can sing but he’s got no personality! Grinny McGrinagle does not a star make. He’s not that good. Recording artist? Blah. I wouldn’t go see him if you paid me.
Syesha belongs on the stage . . . the Broadway stage. She’s not really recording artist material either.
David Cook should win. But they were slamming him last night and last week, too. Like they’re trying to sabotage his chances. David’s polite on stage but you can see in his eyes he’s thinking “Fuck you, the audience loves me!”
I’d really love it if Ryan mentioned the actual VOTE COUNTS PER PERSON. Who cares how many total people voted?
Freaked me the frak out!
May 14th
I downloaded a couple of ring tones from J.C. Hutchins’ 7th Son site a few weeks ago and totally forgot I’d actually assigned one to “reminders” on my new phone.
More from JC Hutchins at Myxer
I’m washing dishes and suddenly I hear this laugh. A laugh I’d heard a lot listening to 7th Son awhile back. FREAK! Seriously, my heart actually raced for a minute until I remembered the ring tone.
To check out more (FREE!) 7th Son ring tones.
Plus, there’s a new anthology series coming out soon called 7th Son Obsidian. Short stories in the 7th Son world. I can’t wait.
I can’t wait to see J.C. at Dragon*Con this year and give him a big ole squishy hug. I’m hoping closer to the event he organizes his Beta Clone Army to all wear their t-shirts at the same time and be an actual little Army.
