Just like riding a bike

Posted on January 17, 2005 by Solonor

And so I bid you a brief adieu. I cannot guarantee access to my web or e-mail accounts where I’ll be working this week. Thus, I shan’t be chatting with you until Friday earliest.

Until then, please, consider sponsoring my friend, Danielle, in the MS150 “Wheels, Whales and Tails” bike ride. If you would like to do so using a credit card, go to http://www.nationalmssociety.org/flc/home/, click on the Epledge icon and search for her name – Danielle Spehar.

“If you do not want to donate, all I ask is that you keep me in your prayers. Thank you for your support.” – Danielle

It’s the least you could do for the winner of the Elf Division!

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Bizarro World

Posted on January 17, 2005 by Solonor

After reading this post, I am convinced that my family is doing more than their fair share of holding the universe together. In fact, my wife thinks that they are some kind of Bizarro Rasreths (they even have a Dr. Smellgood for our Whiny the Elder and a teenage daughter who sounds like the equivalent of Pepperkat).

Since I’ll be letting the blog pile up spam comments and referrals all week, the best thing you can do is go visit Muzik’s Musings. But leave all food and beverages behind. Either that, or be prepared to call 9-1-1 when you get hot coffee in your lungs or you choke on your chicken. Er… um… yeah.

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Random Sundayness

Posted on January 16, 2005 by Solonor

I know. I know. You come here expecting something witty and insightful, something that casts light upon the dreary darkness of our worldly existence (so you can make your stupid shadow puppets, I suppose). But I just don’t have any of that in me today. Instead, here’s a list of random crap.

Went to see Phantom of the Opera last night. The only thing I could come up with for a review was: “Didn’t suck as much as CATS!”

It’s been crappy and rainy and “cold” around here since Thursday. So, I had one of my “zone out” days, where I retreat into my own little shell and do something completely nonproductive (like sleep or watch all 152,000 episodes of M*A*S*H). Yesterday was City of Heroes day. All fricking day. I know. I suck.

Grump asks: “Do you have any music like this on your CD?” Yeah, I wish!

Can you believe we’re actually looking at pictures from Titan? Whoa.

I’m going to Massachusetts all week, so the blog will lie fallow for a bit. Tomorrow morning, I’m going to post a link for you to sponsor a friend who’s participating in the MS 150 “Wheels, Whales and Tails” 150 mile round trip bike ride from Busch Gardens in Tampa to Sea World in Orlando to benefit Multiple Sclerosis research. That way, it will stay at the top of the blog, even if I think of something brilliant to post later on tonight.

Finally, here’s something for some idiot I know and love:

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We got spirit! How ’bout you?

Posted on January 14, 2005 by Solonor

I won’t ruin it by giving you too many details, but if you’ve been to an AMC movie theater during the past couple of years, you’ve seen quite a few trailers for films that just never seem to get released in your area. (And for some reason, they always get spoiled by that jerk in the fourth row with a cell phone. God, I hate that.)

I saw one the other night that looks pretty promising. It’s called Pump Up The Movie, and it’s the story of a guy who quits the football team (alienating his family) in order to become a cheerleader. I’m a sucker for those kind of “overcoming obstacles in the face of adversity against all odds despite what everyone says and dreaming your own dreams even though they may not be what everyone expects but you really just need to go your own way” films. So, I really hope it does well.

Anyway, check out the movie site. They have some more trailers and a really neat game called Cheerleader Toss.

[ via MJ ]

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There is no reason to work in a book store, if you can’t get cool stuff.

Posted on January 12, 2005 by Solonor

You know the display rack that holds those massive Complete Far Side collections? You know the one… the wire rack with a copy of the 400-lb book on top, opened like it was the Bible at the front of a church?

When they throw those things out, they sometimes find their way into the homes of geeky book store employees…

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Good grief, it’s almost time for VD!

Posted on January 12, 2005 by Solonor

With the next greeting-card-company-manufactured holiday nearly upon us, it’s time to consider who you’ll not be snubbing this Valentine’s Day. If I were one of those in the “snub him not” category, I couldn’t think of a better way to find out than by getting a bitterbot mini valentine.

From now until January 30, the incredibly talented (and bitter) Kat is offering up these mini Robot Valentine Cards as a free download. Just sign up on the mailing list, and on February 1, she will email the PDF doc (2.19 MB) to everyone on the list. Just in time to spread BitterBot VD goodness!

Of course, if you’re not having such good fortune in the love department, you might want to try out one of the following Top 11 Geek Break Up Lines (found at nef’s blog):

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Reaching the Net’s Full Potential

Posted on January 12, 2005 by Solonor

Way back when they were inventing the internet, do you think that there was at least one scientist thinking, “Dude! Now I’ll have a place to post pictures of my condiment package collection!”

I’ll bet there was. And that makes me happy.

[ via Mikerzz dot com ]

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All I’ve got is a photograph

Posted on January 11, 2005 by Solonor

This is one of those creepy cool kinda things. Upload a picture into the Face Transformer, and you can see how the person will age. You can also make them younger or a different race or even turn them into a damned dirty ape!

Unfortunately, you can’t (or at least I couldn’t) save the results without jumping through hoops. But I managed to come up with a couple of examples that will get me killed…

Here’s an old Ric the Schmuck!

It’s Pepperkat as a manga cartoon!

And manga Whiny the Elder!

How about me as a woman?

[ via Michele ]

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You know you’ve been blogging too long…

Posted on January 10, 2005 by Solonor

…when you hear Stewie Griffin yell “What the deuce?” and in your mind it’s spelled Dooce.

I know. You waited all day for this?

Well, at least I can give you a link to the meaning of deuce as used in Stewie’s expletive. Although, I suppose when you get fired for blogging, you could yell “What the Dooce!” at your ex-boss. And, thanks to me, you’ll chortle to yourself at the witty double meaning while you’re standing in the unemployment line.

You’re welcome.

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Wanted: Comments

Posted on January 9, 2005 by Solonor

No, not for me. Apparently, the good doctors Sigmund, Carl and Alfred want to spend some of the wads of cash that they rake in by listening to people complain about their miserable lives. They have made a similar offer to Lisa, wherein they will donate $1 to charity for each comment received.

However, due to feelings of inadequacy that stem from childhood trauma (possibly involving badgers), they feel that they would get more comments and make a bigger impact if you were directed to someone else’s blog. So, they are asking that you comment on the blog of the far more popular and pleasant to look at (we assume), Michele Agnew. So, hurry off and leave a simple “hola” at michele : Please Comment, please.

Update: 500 comments. Five. HUNDRED. Comments. That’s $500 to Oxfam. Wow. Just wow.

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