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merlekitty @ 5:21pm: We went to the "maker faire" today. Bleah, it was lame... it was like 6 small tables strewn out across the two different museums (the science and the nature parts). It was worse run than a bad convention. One of my coworkers was supposed to be there but we couldn't find him, so we wonder if he thought "screw this!" and went home too.

Still, I enjoyed just looking at the museum, it was neat. We did also see them perform, though we missed them play the Doctor Who theme. We did hear it from the auditorium though.

I'm tempted to build one now... so if my house catches on fire, that's probably why. :) I wanna ask them why they only used square waves to make the tesla coils make music... can the tesla coil only reproduce square wave functions?

hepkitten @ 1:31pm: new macbook

regulate bought me a new macbook for my bday!~~!!111 :D :D :D

hepkitten @ 8:59am: aardvark

like everyone else in the bay area right now, i am also so stressed out I cant even think long enough to scream. so in light of the fact that i am really too busy to even be writing about what i am too busy with, here is an aardvark to cheer your morning. plz post your amusing anecdotes here to distract me from thoughts of dashing into the middle of southbound 101 in an effort to not have to think about bullshit anymore. <3

chefakito @ 11:15pm: And this is just two rooms
Got paint.
Got rollers.
Got drop-cloth.
Got walls that need paintin!!!!!!!


Dining room and living room done. Two coats. 5 1/2 hours total. Man that was a work out All that's left is the final wall behind my couch. That is going to be a different color than the other walls. Already it looks pretty spiffy.  I left the doors and the windowsills their original color and I dig out they stand out. Even the way the one wall is white looks... off... but in an interesting way.

So either tomorrow or Saturday, I'll either paint the final wall or head out to Bed/Bath and get the rods and mounting stuff for the curtains. Thank god my sister works there... I gets a discount :D

danakate @ 9:05pm: Lemming
From a bunch of folks.


If there are one or more people on your friends list who make your world a better place just because they exist, and who you would not have met (in real life or not) without the Internet, then post this same sentence in your journal.

maryadavies @ 6:44pm: All right. Who put that SNAKE in the laundry?
Article here

Seems like a woman found a snake in the laundry. Serious. A python.

Now, I'm not afraid of snakes, not at all. I know if that happened to us and it was Mom, you'd hear her screaming clear 'cross the country. (She-hates-snakes. Hence why I know one of the forbidden pranks is to use a realistic rubber snake; if I did that when I was little, I'd get my butt tanned) So I find this amusing, but I can understand why the lady was concerned. Could of been a poisonous snake and not a python...

hepkitten @ 9:01am: from obso
mother diagnoses daughter on internet after doctors fail it. Everyone on the internet already knows that I basically do not trust doctors at all (sry to any MDs on my flist but all you guys are is butchers with better maps) but also I have an irrational secret fear of getting lyme disease. We have a huge yard on top of a mountain surrounded by empty lots of tall grass so it's pretty valid to be concerned about ticks. I generally pull a couple off the cats every few days and I am pretty paranoid about the children wearing all long clothing tucked in every time they venture beyond the rock path. However I just have always thought it would be spectacularly hilarious if I contracted lyme on top of all my other physical ailments. What are some other tips for avoiding lyme disease dear internet?

merlekitty @ 10:41am: Note to all humans
I've said it before and I will continue to say it:

I am a robot.

If you tell me something, I will listen. I will be your friend. That also means if you want me to care, you can't one day expect me to stop caring simply because you don't want me to anymore unless you expect me to also stop being your friend.

If you want to simply be my friendly acquaintence, never open up to me and you'll never have the problem of me "butting in".

Thank you for your input.

Beep beep.

machinegirl @ 6:10am: Tweets for Today
IT'S TWITTER TIME!

• 06:56 YAY I forgot my phone. No Twitter for me today. :( #
• 07:16 @photojoe it's called sneaking on :P #
• 07:17 @cntrysigns banana boat, i think? i still have to rub it in. which i can't really do between my shoulders. #
• 07:44 HA! Dan Savage says "all ya'll". I'm not the only one! #
• 09:39 I am very amused that Demoncat is pulling shit at home while @husbean's away that he knows he'd get in trouble for. #
• 09:41 For example? While I'm sleeping, Demoncat will bend the blinds so he can sleep on the windowsill. Never does that when @husbean's home. #
• 11:34 I don't want to go back to work! I want to read my book! :( #
• 11:58 @ktgeek but i don't know how to play drums. I can kinda play zils. Can I play those all day instead? #
• 12:03 I'm in love with this malicious intent #
• 12:19 Lucretia, my reflection, dance the ghost with me #
• 15:02 @shortissimus what's up? #
• 15:03 it just kind of hit me how much i miss @husbean. :( friday night isn't coming fast enough. :( #
• 15:06 @shortissimus in my work sig, i have "Invoice Processing". So that? #

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alexclau @ 9:00pm: Last day, this time for real
So today was my last day as a schoolteacher. I went to school the last three days for the Sports Festival, which was in the morning only.

Today my friend Ken joined me. He was born in Japan but moved away with his parents at age 4, and spent 20 years living in America. Due to some immigration issues, he became ineligible for permanent US residency, and moved back to Japan about 3 years ago. So he's fluent in both Japanese and English, but he had never been to a Japanese school before today.
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chefakito @ 5:34pm: Phone Call
Me: Hi what are your hours?
Clerk: We're open until 5:30.
Me: *checks watch* Which is exactly right now.
Clerk: Yep have a nice day. *click*


RAAAAGGGGGEEEEE

chefakito @ 10:31am: No love for me

This Is My Life, Rated
Life:	7.8
Mind:	8.3
Body:	8.4
Spirit:	6.7
Friends/Family:	5.1
Love:	2.9
Finance:	8.1
Take the Rate My Life Quiz

machinegirl @ 6:14am: Tweets for Today
IT'S TWITTER TIME!

• 07:51 @crystallekil wheeeee happy bubble of oblivion! #
• 07:54 happy bubble of oblivion day! everything is wonderful and shiny today :D #
• 08:13 thinking of putting an ad on craig's list for someone to teach me how to twirl glowsticks. then i can just use my poi. #
• 08:23 oh hey if you're not busy july 24, you should come see me shake my butt at 8:15, tempe public library! #
• 08:24 @keighsie pm #
• 08:33 @casizemore no worries! :D #
• 08:40 @keighsie yay! i'll be doing my gogol bordello solo :D #
• 08:51 @photojoe obvsly you missed the yousendit link i posted a few weeks ago #
• 08:52 @photojoe it's expired now. if you ask nice and bat your eyelashes real pretty, i might re upload it. #
• 08:55 @photojoe no! what is it? i'm assuming kut = know #
• 08:56 @ayahu pics or it didn't happen #
• 09:31 @spellwight redecorate your bedroom! #
• 09:37 hmmm. tempe marketplace immediately after work, or wait a bit for it to cool off? #
• 09:51 i think it would be best to go out after it's cooled off a bit. so i figure leave the apt at 6ish for tempe marketplace. #
• 09:58 @bpp my bff used to write harry potter and punk band fanfics. she is now writing japanese boy band fanfic. #
• 10:39 @bpp wait. is the bpp done???? i've been switching computers so i haven't been able to listen to the podcas #
• 10:49 @ladawn that is def. screaming summer! #
• 11:04 @bpp nooooo! :( you guys are amazing and funny and now my work day will suck so much more. :( #
• 11:39 @jen where are you getting the nintendo e3 info?? #
• 11:52 @jen got it, thanks! is it sad that this is making me want a wii and to replace my ds phat with a ds lite? #
• 12:43 anyone have a good suggestion for a lunch that cab withstand a 30 min bike commute and not get yucky? #
• 12:45 @photojoe i only have soft noninsulated bags. #
• 12:49 @ayahu yucky. :( i don't like slimfast type drinks. but i'm sure that obvious ;) #
• 12:50 @keighsie i'd rather not bike somewhere for lunch. it's hot! #
• 12:56 @carriep it's not the squish i'm worried about. it's the heat. #
• 13:18 @jackjaffee and about 8 miles from my work. :P #
• 13:23 @jackjaffee no i didn't! i wanted food that can handle being in heat for 30 min while i bike to work :P #
• 14:45 oh hay new blog entry: www.ateadaze.net it's pretty crappy though. expect some awesome tonight. #
• 15:39 guess who fprgot her sunscreen and hat for the ride home! me! lame. #
• 16:36 son of a bitch. i'm getting a tan. :( #
• 16:36 @ladawn oooo that sounds yummy! your veg sloppy joes, i mean :D #
• 16:39 ok if this doesn't make you happy, you are a cruel, heartless bastard with a soul of ice. is.gd/Ung #
• 16:39 @ladawn oooo gimme recipe? #
• 16:47 @ladawn :D <3333333333 #
• 17:05 @crystallekil woohoo! #
• 19:09 is getting kitty snuggles and you're not :P #
• 19:12 @jertronic my kitty's a one mama kind of cat #
• 19:16 @jertronic he's a very considerate cat, when it comes to everyone knowing how cute he is. my sleep? not so much. #
• 19:17 oh. i was only getting kitty snuggles because the food bowl was empty. i see how it is. #
• 19:35 I'm going to rename my iPod because Magical Sugary Sakura Drop is too damn long #
• 19:40 iPod is now Momobella, in keeping with my Tokidoki theme :D #
• 21:14 @photojoe what was that site you were telling me about eariler? #
• 21:21 ohman, these 1950s anti gay propaganda videos are insane #
• 21:34 @photojoe drop.io/ag7k1wj you love me! #
• 21:36 @photojoe the video quality is a little crappy, but i swear i'm wearing purple :D #
• 06:09 spray on sunscreen does not work how i thought it would. lame. #
• 06:09 time to bike to work! ttfn! #

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vibratingsheep @ 12:50pm: I know how I'm going to grow old now.
Following a lunch conversation about that Palo Alto man who fabricated a story about a mountain lion attack, most likely to drive people away from a Palo Alto-only park, I have decided what kind of crazy old man I'm going to be. No cats, dogs, or collections for me, no sir.

I'm going to be a Mountain Lion Guy. And not just any mountain lion guy. I'm going to pick up where this guy left off. I'm going to be a Scooby Doo villain mountain lion guy. I'm going to be out there in the hills in a mountain lion costume scaring away punk kids.

"Get off my land! I mean ROAAAAAAAAAAAAR!"

Yep. That's the way to go.

machinegirl @ 6:14am: Tweets for Today
IT'S TWITTER TIME!

• 07:06 called out of work today. what i thought was a migraine isn't. not nauseous. head just pounding. whee. #
• 09:00 @ladawn PO? Does that mean you might be a sassy, hot mailwoman? #
• 09:03 @ladawn oh, i thought PO meant post office! and magellan was some temp place, because it sounds like a temp agency name #
• 09:36 Dear Pirata, you are shiny. And pretty. And ilusm. Hopefully, a centered somewhat too small skin won't look bad on you. #
• 10:54 LTST not dance #
• 11:39 last night, i dreamed that snoop dogg was a guest star on buffy. she needed someone to watch dawn, and found him though some good demon. #
• 11:43 @keighsie it is!! it probably didn't hurt that we watched all 7 seasons of buffy in 3 months #
• 11:47 @indypodcaster probably joss. because when buffy was headed out the door, she said "and don't listen to any of your music!" #
• 12:40 dammit. i knew i should have asked @husbean to take out the trash before he left. :( #
• 13:18 dammit, i can't make the grammar girl book signing. :( i have a troupe meeting. #
• 15:34 Hey, if you're going to @grammargirl's signing, would you mind snagging me a copy? I have $15 cash on hand! I'd go, but troupe meeting #
• 16:09 @spellwight about 6:45ish. I won't get home until 9ish tonight #
• 16:09 @cheyennewright your phat rhymes are amazing #
• 21:35 resubscribing 1to all my podcasts on pirata. she's been a very good girl #
• 22:12 YAY! Time to watch Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog!! #

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chefakito @ 8:36am: Fail or Win? You decide.
That kid is either really smart or really dumb.

randuin @ 11:00pm: Fuck UPS
Two packages got shipped together, and somehow only one shipped here and the other one got lost. So we call up UPS and they said to check tomorrow.

fffffffffffff

Last week was fun, though some parts stressing.

hepkitten @ 11:40am: how i spent my summer vacation weekend


in bed with demure and regul8

chefakito @ 2:00pm: Power Outtage!
Well no, not yet.  Apparently we're suppose to have a power outtage here at work. But there was a seamless cut over to generator power which is good however all the servers I need to work are are not on that back up system so I got bupkis to do.

In the meantime I've been reflecting on my new abode. I got new furniture, kitchen stuff, I have inherited some cookware and china, even a dining room set. It's as if I got all the stuff you're supposed to get when you get married; only thing missing is the significant other. How ironic :P Happy apartment lifestyle, just add wife. *Note: Happiness may vary.

The older generation in my family says how I should have a house apartment-warming party and people will shower me with more stuff and money. I'm like, "Great, what's left to get that I already haven't shelled out for?" I would like a 42" LCD. that would be great :D How about some booze? I do need a bottle of Sambuca for my espresso. How about it? I'm ready to be showered up on. Grace me with your presents! And presence!

machinegirl @ 6:06am: Tweets for Today
IT'S TWITTER TIME!

• 14:31 I've never been good ad goodbyes. @husbean has left for the airport to go to San Jose for the week. :( #
• 15:08 duuuuuuuude. gelaskins.com has an alphonse mucha skin for laptops!! i may have to get that instead of the birth of venus. #
• 15:08 @emmasdad i know. :( and at least this time around, i have plent of dance troupe stuff to keep me busy :D #
• 15:12 dammit. my computer's too big for both the pc skin and the macbook pro skin. :( i want pretty mucha skin! #
• 15:22 @casizemore what is? #
• 15:25 @casizemore 15.75 wide 11.75 deep. if i can find a high res of les saisons, i know a site that does custom skins #
• 15:33 @casizemore yeah, it's got a big ol watermark on it. #
• 15:33 @casizemore though @husbean did agree we can have a mucha print in the living room. he's not a fan of waterhouse though. ah well. #
• 15:44 @casizemore i love me some art nouveau. found a BEAUTIFUL pair of earrings with a mucha pic, but my ears are stretched too big to wear them #
• 15:59 the monsoon finally hit me! #
• 16:18 @casizemore if i didn't have a troupe meeting, i'd say let's go out to di nner, but i do #
• 17:57 the olive branch in tempe? don't. just don't. food is meh service blows. and a middle eastern restaurant that plays mexican music? wtf s ... #
• 05:37 hello migraine. #

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chefakito @ 7:34pm: Photo: Living Room

The place is coming together. My mom's cousin is turning into quite the interior decorator and lamps, a couple pillows, a bowl of round wood, and a few other things. I inherited a free dining room table and chairs as you see in the back and the standing lamp in the back there.

I will be painting the place up too. The wall behind the couch will get a nice blue color. All the other walls will have a neutral brownish color. Is gonna look spiffy.

So who wants to help me paint? :D

merlekitty @ 11:35am: Well, teaching myself action script again, after... what... 8 years?

I just did a quickie code with balls that bounce. Each time it hits the ground, the change from a green to black ball. You can also grab and move them around.
( Flash test! Not safe for those with epilepsy? )

Nothing special, just playing around with stuff. I hope to make flash games, maybe. But not for a while, that's for sure.

danakate @ 9:10am: Fruit Identification and Pic Spam Post
I'm up early for a Sunday. The Calders came back from their trip to Argentina (Bink, Bob, their 3 kids, and whole bunch of her family). Their flight arrived around 6:45am and I went to pick them up at the airport. The kids were a bit cranky. ;) In any case, I debated going back to bed after I got home, but I wasn't feeling sleepy, so I decided to do some yardwork.

I pulled some weeds and then tackled the apple tree. I have no clue what kind of apples these are. I don't think they're crab apples, but I could be wrong. They're fairly small. Some are smaller than an inch across, others are nearly 3 inches across. And boy there were a lot of them. The local wildlife has been munching on them, too, since I found a couple half-eaten apples with clear bite marks. Since one was up on the fence railing, I'm guessing it's squirrels. I didn't find any dead squirrels, so they're at least not immediately toxic. Anyone know what these are? I'd done a search a while ago and came up with "russet apples" but I don't know.


Left: The bucket of apples I collected. It's a little deceiving, since not the entire bucket is filled, just the top tray. Right: A closeup of one of the larger apples.

And now, pic spam.

( AeroGarden update )

( Boring FiOS Install pics )

And finally, I went to the farm this weekend. I hadn't been in a while. Baloo, one of the rottweilers, isn't doing too well. He can't really walk on his own right now. He had undergone back surgery a few months ago for a busted disc and now things have started backsliding. He's in good spirits, though, and the Dennys are doing what they can to keep him comfortable and pain free.

I'll post a few special ones, so Here's a link to the whole gallery.

( Aminals! Warning: Gross infected horse ear picture contained within )

machinegirl @ 6:08am: Tweets for Today
IT'S TWITTER TIME!

• 17:46 what up! first tweet from pirata <3 #
• 20:17 bored now #
• 20:19 @ladawn home alone playing solitare #
• 20:22 @ladawn shiny :) #
• 20:24 @ladawn feel like doing something? #

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hepkitten @ 7:24pm: can u spot mr peacock?