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It's Here! A Girl and Her Fed (Rise Up Swearing) In Print!

2011-12-29T16:07:00.000-08:00

A while back (2008?) I sponsored some revision pages at A Girl and Her Fed. I got some beautiful art in return. Didn't really think about it much after that. Today I checked my mail and there was a package for me from the artist... I tear it open: Ooh! Woot! It's the print edition of A Girl and Her Fed! Here's the back cover Here are the goodies I found inside the

Thanksgiving, LosCon and the 'New' Mac

2011-12-04T08:18:00.001-08:00

I'm going to begin with the 'new' Mac. My husband bought himself a brand new MacBook Pro and I got his old one (which isn't that old and is quite robust enough for my simple needs). I'm slowly adapting to the things that are different from a PC. What I'm a bit sad about is the loss of the simple photo editing & previewing features I was accustomed to using on my PC. I'm sure that the Mac

Come to LosCon38 and See Dawno's Stuff! (Crossposted from my beading blog)

2011-11-19T16:47:00.001-08:00

The reason why I don't blog as much is that I'm hunched over my workbench making jewelry. Right now I'm trying to get out as many new pieces for LosCon38 this coming Friday as I can, as well as for a holiday event where my husband works in early December. The first piece below is an assemblage of copper floral bits on a copper oval with a copper cuff bracelet base. I'm very happy with how

Random Stuffs

2011-09-17T21:19:00.000-07:00

Hmm, new Blogger posting interface - too soon to tell if I hate it or just am uncomfortable with its newness. If the living room, downstairs bathroom (which I have used for every part of my 'getting ready to go out' routine except showering, so it's not just two guest towels and some dusty dish of soap), the kitchen, the dining room and 90% of my office/bead workshop are packed doesn't that

Isn't Packing for a Move Fun??!1??

2011-08-29T19:04:00.000-07:00

Short answer, "NO." Longer answer - my office/beading workshop is not an easy thing to pack up. Fiddly little beads - even in bags and bins need to be organized in their boxes just right or they'll end up all over the bottom of the boxes and, perhaps, even leaving a trail from here to there as they're hauled down to L.A. I still have a lot of miscellaneous stuff to figure out how to pack -

Farewell, Jello

2011-08-24T17:00:00.000-07:00

Jello2005 - 2011 Jello was a "grandkittie" who my son adopted and then left with my husband and I when he joined the Army. She and her brother (Pudding) had been guests here when they were very small kittens but they were a good size when they came to live with us permanently, so we missed a lot of the tiny kitten playfulness. Jello was always rather stand-offish with my husband. She

Home from Renovation (World SF Convention)

2011-08-22T10:57:00.001-07:00

Back from WorldCon. Had a wonderful time, have posted on LiveJournal and G+ with pictures on my beading blog. Today I need to rest up and catch up. I made my househunting appointment with the relocation specialist down in LA for next week. Hubby is at the vets with Jello who doesn't seem herself today and he's worried. My son is still in town, will be taking my car to Carmel for the next couple

Yesterday was a Great Day!

2011-07-28T07:47:00.001-07:00

Yesterday was a great day - my son has returned safe from Afghanistan!The 525 BfSG marching inWaiting for speeches and songs to endFinally! Mom gets to hug her soldier!After he'd gotten a chance to rest and shower he, my DIL and I went to dinner and saw Captain America.An aside: I recently switched to Chrome so I could use a Google + extension that's only available on Chrome. When I tried to post

Dawno Has "Retired"

2011-07-08T12:24:00.000-07:00

Today was my last day at Cisco. The company offered an "enhanced early retirement" package and I accepted.What's next? Not sure - I know I'm going to take some time off to relax, visit with family, go to World Con in Reno...after that I'm not sure. I will have time for blogging, beading and catching up on my reading, though!

Happy Anniversary, Patrick and Teresa !

2010-03-23T06:00:00.000-07:00

As part of a surprise anniversary gift to the hosts of the wonderful site Making Light, some of the folk from the fluorosphere put together this tribute. I'm in it at the 28 second mark:

Beannacht Lá Fhéile Pádraig

2010-03-17T08:46:00.000-07:00

Image from Wikimedia Commons, by George McFinnegan, Creative Commons Attribution ShareAlike 3.0 License. Official licenseSláinte!

Hey, Lookie What I Got!

2010-03-09T22:57:00.000-08:00

Wow! The kitty video I posted on my other blog, Dawno's Beaded Badge Lanyards was noted as a post of the week by the very talented and lovely Hilary of The Smitten Image. As I commented there, I'm so thrilled! I feel like I just won an Oscar. Here's the icon:I'll be adding it to the sidebar on my beading blog soon - will have to save it somewhere on the web so I use my own bandwidth for it and

Sky Mall Kitties

2010-02-19T07:53:00.000-08:00

I think the kitty moon module litter box is my favorite bit from the song...ETA: Warning! This song has the potential to become your 'earworm' of the day...

An Open Letter to My Levitra Spammer

2009-11-07T07:56:00.001-08:00

Dear Anonymous Levitra spammer,You left this comment on a month's old post on my beading blog:Correctly! Goes! [url=http://.dll?ViewUserPage&userid=acheter_levitra_ici_1euro&acheter-levitra]achat levitra[/url] In my opinion, it is actual, I will take part in discussion. I know, that together we can come to a right answer.I was so disappointed that I couldn't follow your link. You need to learn

This is Why I Get All My News from the Daily Show

2009-11-06T18:00:00.000-08:00

Jon Stewart is a genius.The Daily Show With Jon StewartMon - Thurs 11p / 10cThe 11/3 Projectwww.thedailyshow.comDaily Show Full EpisodesPolitical HumorHealth Care Crisis

Now, New and Improved! Latest Scam Spam with extra FBI and Homeland Security Enhancement!

2009-11-03T21:59:00.000-08:00

I think my favorite part of the email below is the convoluted grammar, odd capitalizations and reference to DHS, "The FBI Seattle Division in conjunction with the United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Has screened through our various Monitoring Networks and has been confirmed and notified that the transaction you have with the Financial Institution is Legal and you have the Lawful

Welcome Back to Standard Time

2009-11-01T06:00:00.000-08:00

I should be happy - it's an extra hour of sleep! Did you remember to set your clocks back last night (well, except for you folk in places where it never changed in the first place)? Good thing they do this over the weekend, I bet a lot of people forget and end up getting to places an hour earlier than they should...and who would want to show up an hour early to work on a Monday? ick.

Ring Tone Symphony

2009-10-25T18:24:00.001-07:00

Found this while "wandering around the Beadosphere", by which I mean reading jewelry artist blogs on my Google Reader page. From Lori Anderson's Design Blog:

New Video Symphony of Science

2009-10-22T11:34:00.000-07:00

"The Symphony of Science is a musical project by John Boswell designed to deliver scientific knowledge and philosophy in musical form. Here you can watch music videos, download songs, read lyrics and find links relating to the messages conveyed by the music."This video features Carl Sagan, Richard Feynman, Neil deGrasse Tyson & Bill Nye and is so wonderful - goosebump wonderful...Have you seen

I was too young for Woodstock, but I got to see w00tstock v1.0

2009-10-20T17:00:00.000-07:00

Billed as "3 hours of geeks and music", the show was 3½ hrs long and definitely had geeks and music in abundance. Also, "special guest" video appearances of Zoe's Tale by John Scalzi (being read by Wil Wheaton), which got a reaction of mixed laughter and applause, and Neil Gaiman, as seen in the opening credits of of a fictitious sitcom video clip (he's seen at 33 seconds in) who may have gotten

Facts & Fantasy - New Steampunk Webcomic, Glooper & MONIAC

2009-10-05T17:54:00.000-07:00

In the Terry Pratchett book Making Money, Moist Von Lipwig learns about the secret in the basement. If you have not read Making Money and you do not want to read a bit of a spoiler, please skip this entire post. Here's a video of a kitten instead. If you don't mind the tiny spoiler, scroll past the kitten video and read on.I had no idea that there was a real Glooper (you *are* a Discworld fan,

Customer Service - We Haz It...

2009-10-04T07:35:00.000-07:00

If I didn't care about my career, this would be perfect for the office...see more Lolcats and funny pictures

Support Marriage Equality

2009-09-20T14:44:00.000-07:00

On August 19, 2006 my significant other of 15 years and I were married. Many couples who have been together as long or longer do not have the same privilege as my husband and I. Isn't it about time that changed?From WhiteKnot.org's email template, the story of the White Knot:The White Knot is the symbol for support of Marriage Equality—the right for any loving couple regardless of gender to be

I Bet There's a Perfectly Fine Bowl of Water on the Floor Nearby

2009-09-18T07:08:00.000-07:00

I think the best part comes at about 2 minutes in. Thanks to Kristie at Simply Shiny where I saw this first.

PSA #2 - Check Out My Friend's New Book Trailer!

2009-09-09T20:04:00.001-07:00

You may want to adjust your volume before starting trailer. When you're done watching - go here, click on the link in his sidebar and buy the book!!

PSA

2009-09-09T19:04:00.001-07:00

Saturday, September 19th is International Talk Like a Pirate Day.I don't know if this is really supposed to be a pirate girl, but that was the caption.Image from Graphics FairyI have a lovely calendar I keep in my cubicle at work from one of the bead supply companies I frequent, Artbeads. Each month has a photo of a piece of jewelry made from their beads and each month they've got the special

He Didn't Get the Memo

2009-09-03T07:10:00.000-07:00

Over on John Scalzi's blog, Whatever, John bemoans a cracked molar and wants to know who to blame. My friends and readers know. Yes, all three of you!Obviously the 'Blame Dawno' PR flacks haven't been doing their job. Not one person has blamed Dawno. It's a sad state of affairs when people don't realize they can rest secure that all their woes (since July 23, 1957 at least) can be blamed on Dawno.

Yes, I Was Cat Waxing and Found This...

2009-08-25T19:53:00.000-07:00

Link provided by Cat Waxing and Colour Coordinated Pens (a great new blog, btw) - not my usual musical fare, but love this on other levels...

Yes, it's another cat video...and another grandkittie picture, too

2009-08-15T01:32:00.000-07:00

First seen at Linkmeister's blog:Our cats prefer to just sleep in our desk chairs...

Random Thing #12 - Birthday Edition

2009-07-30T06:00:00.000-07:00

Last week was my birthday week. I celebrated the 52nd year of "Blame Dawno" in style starting off the week with a great trip to Berkeley where I had a bead and books day with two friends I first met, if memory serves, at Worldcon in Denver, and have kept up with through various cons and online since.We visited Baubles and Beads first then had a wonderful lunch and then wandered over to Another

Pudding

2009-07-02T22:44:00.000-07:00

The DH captured a closeup of grandkitty Pudding that I thought was rather special.

ACLU Sues DHS Over Unlawful TSA Searches And Detention (6/18/2009)

2009-06-25T17:26:00.000-07:00

I hope that this case makes an impact on the TSA and law enforcement. Sometimes I want to weep for what is happening here in America.To hear for yourself the recording of the interrogation of a passenger doing nothing illegal and simply asking "Am I legally required to answer" and getting a total line of crap please go to http://www.aclu.org/safefree/general/39922res20090618.htmlACLU Sues DHS

Happy Birthday to the US Army

2009-06-14T15:52:00.000-07:00

It looks likely that my son will, if not make a career of service in the Army, be re-enlisting for another few years. Captured below are two videos saluting the Army NCO, and the Army's 234th birthday in the Year of the NCO. So, as a proud mother of a wonderful son, proud of his service and his discipline as a Soldier, I salute Matthew and all the brave enlisted men and women serving and who have

Saying Good-bye to Our Dear Cat, Yogurt

2009-06-11T06:00:00.000-07:00

Yogurt, 1991 (?) - 2009Yogurt came to our home, when we lived down in Bakersfield, back in 1992 and hung around outside (my husband put food out for him, so that may have been why). He had a collar, so we thought he'd eventually go home. But he just kept hanging around and nobody seemed to be looking for him.So we posted an ad in the "found cat" section of the local paper for quite a while and

This Post Needs No Title

2009-06-05T19:20:00.001-07:00

This is Pudding (sister: Jello, Uncle: Yoghurt) one of my grandkitties - I've shown other pictures of him and his sister on this blog so you may remember him.Anyway, he just had his haircut. He was not happy at all when he got home, growling and hissing at us and the other cats. He went to every food bowl and ate something then went upstairs and put himself on the little half-wall that overlooks

Random Thing #11: By Popular Demand...Faux'Gria

2009-05-29T17:00:00.000-07:00

This is what I have sometimes when I'm stuck in a hotel room and am craving a Sangria and either there is no bar, the bar isn't open or the bartender goes "huh?" when you ask for Sangria. The hotel shop usually has all of these (at least the ones I stay in do).One can Sprite (NOT diet, ick)One individual size bottle (or if only option, can) orange juiceOne individual size bottle of red wine (any

Recently Read

2009-05-28T21:49:00.000-07:00

Just finished reading WWW: Wake by Robert J. Sawyer and was very pleased with it. I'm looking forward to the rest of the trilogy. The book is about emerging intelligence, physics, computers, technology which restores the main character's sight and so much more. It's optimistic for the most part and very sympathetic. This isn't a book review, it's late and I'm too tired to try to be analytical,

Um, Sorry, But I Don't Think We're Really a Good Match, Ifeanyi

2009-05-27T20:41:00.000-07:00

Google's spam filters do a very good job. I probably only get 3 or 4 a day in the in-box. This one slipped by, though: I bless the day I set eyes on your mail thats is my word,but of all let me say compliments of the season to you my angel.My purpose of emailing you is that i needed a white man to marry me as husband,Ok, first mistake. There seems to be some gender confusion going on. I'm not

New Look - Whadda Ya Think?

2009-05-27T18:00:00.000-07:00

Yes, I succumbed to the new Blogger layouts. Been tweeking it, trying to get close to old look. Lost a lot of the stuff in the sidebar and added new stuff.The reason I did it was that I looked at my blog this morning and the side bar was completely fracked. (or is that frakked?) Tried fixing the html, but my brain isn't working too well since I'm still aching from the weekend at the convention.

Dawno is Not Pleased at All By PicturePeople.quebecblogue.com 's Plagiarism

2009-05-26T18:13:00.000-07:00

Today I posted a little wrap up of my experience in Artist's Alley at Bay Con over in my beading blog.Soon after I got a Google Alert that sent me to a post on a robbing SOB plagiarizing blog called "PicturePeople" that had the exact same title as my post but text that looked like my post had been run through Babelfish a couple times via French, Dutch and Italian then back to English (which, if

Our Masters, the Cats

2009-05-26T06:00:00.000-07:00

Cats. I'm owned by three of them. They decide what particular convoluted shape we get to sleep in at night, when we have to get up to supply food or re-fill the water dish - 3am is a particularly fine time to push the water dish around and wake me for a refill. They decide our seating arrangements - "sorry, I'm napping in your computer chair right now, how about you just kneel in front of the

Random Thing #10

2009-05-19T21:01:00.000-07:00

I've posted a couple videos (because I can!!) *ahem* because I found them funny and hoped my one or two readers might also.This is random thing #10 about me - I'm on the Ninja side of the Ninja v. Pirates question.

Ninja Parade...

2009-05-19T21:00:00.000-07:00

Ninja Parade Slips Through Town Unnoticed Once Again

New Engineer Guys Cat Video - Worth Waiting for the Concert at the End...

2009-05-19T06:00:00.000-07:00

2009-05-16T23:28:00.001-07:00

TIGERS LEOPARDS Vs Pumpkins! - The best home videos are here

Remembering and Re-booting

2009-05-11T11:15:00.001-07:00

I was nine years old when Star Trek first showed on TV. It was on at or past my bedtime, I think it was Thursday nights at 9 or 10:00 p.m. I do remember getting to see some episodes, maybe they were summer re-runs. It was generous of my parents to let me watch something they probably thought was grown-up Science Fiction. I think it's a true memory I have of watching "The Corbomite Maneuver" with

Do You Watch Monk? I Bet You'll Like This.

2009-05-03T20:27:00.000-07:00

I love Monk. Lee Goldberg writes very successful tie-in books and has done some freelance episodes for the TV show ("Mr. Monk Goes to Mexico," "Mr. Monk Meets The Godfather," "Mr. Monk Can't See a Thing"). I visit his blog via my RSS reader every time he updates (he's also an author advocate par excellance and has spoken out against writing scams) today he posted this very clever fan mashup of

Moment of Outrage for the Day

2009-05-01T18:00:00.000-07:00

The post I found this on is titled "Fox News, still hilariously evil" - and yes, I can see that. But when I watched the clip of clips showing Fox comments for each day since Obama's inauguration, I was more outraged than amused. Yes, I'm all for freedom of the press - it's essential. But these people call themselves journalists? It's one thing to be of the loyal opposition, it's another to foment

Random Thing #9

2009-04-29T06:00:00.000-07:00

Saw this today, laughed a bit self-consciously, and as a prologue to my post, I thought I'd share it (post continues below embed):Watch Real Life Twitter on CollegeHumorYes, I am on Twitter. I Tweet, Re-Tweet, follow and am followed. No Twibes yet, but I know what my Twitalizer scores are (need a glossary - start here with a fun post about Twitterspeak: 66 Twitter Terms You Don't Need to Know).I

Random Thing #8

2009-04-23T18:10:00.000-07:00

There's a conversation on Making Light (that started off*) about a NYT obit for J. G. Ballard that includes a quote saying “His fabulistic style led people to review his work as science fiction,” said Robert Weil, Mr. Ballard’s American editor at Norton. “But that’s like calling Brave New World science fiction, or 1984.” My reaction to that quote is rather rude, but that's not the point of this

Happy Earth Day

2009-04-22T18:00:00.000-07:00

My favorite clip discussing all the hoopla leading up to this year's Earth Day:The Daily Show With Jon StewartM - Th 11p / 10cBack in Black - Kids' Earth Daythedailyshow.comDaily ShowFull EpisodesEconomic CrisisPolitical Humor

Happy Belated Anniversary to Elements of Style & Random Thing #8

2009-04-20T18:00:00.000-07:00

Somehow I missed that April 16th was the 50th anniversary of Strunk & White's Elements of Style. Required reading in my Freshman English Comp class in college and a handy thing to have lying around in general. I know some disagree, but I'd rather go wrong using Strunk & White's advice than try to muddle through improving my writing on my own. At least I think it sounds better to say "But that's

2009-04-17T10:56:00.001-07:00

just signed up and am testing ping.fm

Don't Ever Give Up

2009-04-13T18:00:00.000-07:00

Nearly 48, gray hair, matronly figure, never been married, lives with cat Pebbles, currently unemployed and from a 'collection of villages' - nobody expected to be amazed...but they were. Brought tears to this nearly 52 year old who stopped singing back in her 30's eyes, I'm not ashamed to admit.Three big w00ts! for Susan Boyle's performance on Britain's Got Talent. Embedding disabled on the

Amazon Fail

2009-04-12T17:37:00.000-07:00

I am appalled with Amazon's censorship tactic brought to light this weekend on various blogs and Twitter.So, click this and add the link on your blog, too. Send Amazon a message.Editing to add: Digital Medievalist's post "Amazon Rankings Reek of Homophobia and Puritanism"Damn corporate idjits.

Random Thing #7

2009-04-07T18:00:00.000-07:00

Found via an article about Vimeo on Slate.powerlinerflyers from wes johnson on Vimeo.I've stopped and watched similar displays (with fewer birds and wires, though) and there's something fascinating going on. I don't want to know the science behind it; I'd rather apply an imaginative reason.Watching this with the music the video creator chose (per Slate: "Johnson sets the video to Yann Tiersen's "

Random Thing #6

2009-04-01T18:00:00.000-07:00

First seen on Whatever, the blogger of which saw it at Gizmodo - the Peekaru.I have to say, when I had little ones, I probably would have bought this version. It would have looked nicer than the weird slings and carry-things I wore back then - they never matched anything I was wearing and always created a huge mess of wrinkles either on the front or back of my blouses.That's my random thing for

Dawno Recommends Some Blogs - Photography

2009-03-31T18:18:00.000-07:00

If you love photography, I would like to recommend following Nikon Sniper's blog. I think his pictures are simply lovely and cover a wide variety of themes.Another blog of beautiful photography is The Smitten Image - lots of pictures of the beauties of nature up in Canada and the occasional Jack Russell Terrier named Benny. I've been watching the seasons change up there through her photo essay

Mom Song

2009-03-28T10:47:00.001-07:00

You've probably seen some version of this (or maybe even this one) but I saw it for the first time today. Must say I grinned through the whole thing.

Random Thing #5

2009-03-25T18:00:00.000-07:00

I'm married to a pool player. He hasn't played a lot in the last few months, but he loves the game and was active with a league for a while. Once they made it to regionals (in Bakersfield of all places) but, unfortunately, no further.I think the mathematical aspects of the game appeal to him, he's very adept at all that math stuff. Me, I liked geometry but was miserable at algebra and got no

Billions and Billions...

2009-03-23T21:05:00.000-07:00

About an hour ago I read on Whatever that Carl Sagan's brilliant Cosmos is now available to view on Hulu. So if I seem to have disappeared, it's because I'm watching. I don't think I saw much (if any) of it live when it was running and I'm thrilled to have this opportunity. If you want to watch, here's ep. 1 - then go to Hulu to see the rest.

The Big BSG Finale's Unanswered Question...Debated by Spike and Angel

2009-03-22T19:45:00.000-07:00

Forwarding on from Organized Chaos, who linked to this io9 post Spike and Angel Debate the BSG FinaleIn other news I finally got my new beading work table set up, I'm exhausted but really happy it's done. Posted about it over on my beading blog if you're curious.

BSG Finale & Random Thing #4

2009-03-21T10:18:00.000-07:00

Watched the BSG finale last night with DH. Other than finding the heavy handed moralizing annoying, the 'tribute' to the old show's theme song sappy, too many flashbacks (just had to go 2 hrs for a "proper" finale, so let's film some flashback filler), and a mild case of wtf with Starbuck, I enjoyed it.Now here's the question I bet you're all been wondering about: what season passes are on

Money is Flying Out of the Windows of the Pickup in Front of You - What Would You Do?

2009-03-19T20:00:00.000-07:00

My daughter called me a bit after 5pm tonight. "Mom, I can't believe people! I mean, they were putting themselves and others in such danger! They were even running out on to the freeway!" She was headed home on the northbound 805 in San Diego. Suddenly she noticed cars stopped on the median and the breakdown lane (possibly in the freeway too, but I can't remember exactly). It took her a moment to

Extreme Sheep LED Art - Another Brave Astro(bat)naut

2009-03-19T18:15:00.000-07:00

I watch a Live Journal group, Discworld, and a member, mama_hogswatch posted this today (it's fitting for the Discworld group because she references Granny Aching and the Aching clan are shepherds) - it's rather amazing, not too long, do watch the whole thing.Wow. The sheepdogs are the truly amazing part of the story - that they can take the commands and control the sheep to produce these amazing

Noted Scientist Agrees With Me - Excel Sucks

2009-03-18T18:19:00.000-07:00

See, Chad Orzel, noted scientist guy, professor and owner of a very cute dog who understands physics, and who (Chad that is, not the...well, sometimes his dog does, too) blogs at Uncertain Principles for Science Blogs.com, agrees with me about Excel! Miscellaneous other thoughts and random stuff:Did you notice my Star Trek movie countdown widget in the sidebar? Well, I'm more impatient than

He Gets it!! Graveyard Book - Gaiman Interview on Colbert Report

2009-03-17T18:00:00.000-07:00

I don't watch the Colbert Report much - used to, just fell out of the habit - but I was always astounded with how many of the interviewees on his show didn't seem to be clear the show's concept (same goes for people being interviewed by Daily Show correspondents)...that being, "it's satire you dolt - why are you looking [puzzled, insulted, upset, stunned like a wack-a-mole]?" Neil Gaiman was

Lead, Follow or ... Oh, Nevermind, Just Tweet Something

2009-02-20T12:37:00.000-08:00

If you see yourself in any of these 10 signs, you may need help. Is there at Twitter 12-step program? I may need it. I've been finding and following a lot of crafters, and then following some folk they follow...it's addictive. I'm trying to keep my balance of # of follows to # of followers within about 40 or 50, knowing that a number of people I follow won't follow back, so I probably won't ever

Random Thing #3

2009-02-18T22:00:00.001-08:00

I have now soaked 2 cell phones. One got washed, and the other fell in the toilet (today). Thank goodness my husband's pre-iPhone was a Razr (which my phone was) and I could just re-charge and swap in the sim card (which got through the 2nd soaking just fine).Of course all the 'stored in phone' stuff is gone, again. I may not replace for a while, since the hubby's old Razr is just fine, and when

Yeah, I Know You've Probably Already Seen This...

2009-02-13T18:39:00.000-08:00

...but I really enjoyed it, and wanted it here where I can watch it again without clicking around to find it.Today's Random Thing (#2 see this post for #1): In 1985 I began deliberately thinking of Friday the 13th (prior to that, it really didn't merit thought as I'm not generally superstitious) as a lucky day.See, my son was born on Friday, September 13th that year. So I celebrate each Friday

So, How Do You Really Feel About the 25 Random Things Meme?

2009-02-10T20:27:00.000-08:00

1 Random ThingHere's a random thing about me - I, just a moment ago, almost put the home wireless phone in the freezer instead of back in the charger.

My SF Conventions '09, Classic Lit + Zombies

2009-02-08T15:00:00.000-08:00

I got the news early Feb 4th that there is an open table available for me at Potlatch SF Convention, Sunnyvale CA, Feb 27 thru Mar. 1st. I was already planning to go, bought my membership last summer. I'd reached out to the auction organizer to volunteer some of my work and help her, I hope I can still find a way to do at least some of that.Now I'm going to have to figure out what pieces to bring

I Still Prefer My News From The Daily Show...

2009-01-22T19:00:00.000-08:00

The Daily Show has provided me much enjoyment lately. Well, always, but I'm catching up right now, online, with episodes I've missed. Just watched this episode and in his interview with Daniel Craig, it was charming how bashful Craig was at times.Then, in the Jan. 20 or 21st episode there was a picture of former VP Cheney in his wheelchair at the inauguration. Of course, they did this (I'm rather

National Hugging Day (tm)

2009-01-21T07:00:00.000-08:00

Yep. It's "National Hugging Day (tm)" (don't forget the tm, they ask on the official site, way down at the bottom - site rather glitched up in Firefox).As many of my friends are virtual (not to mention family who live many, many miles away) I offer you here a big virtual hug.

Absolute Write News

2009-01-17T11:22:00.000-08:00

AW is experiencing technical difficulties. The techies are working on it. If you want a place to commiserate this weekend, the "Refugee Camp" is open - you will have to register if you weren't around back during the big AW shutdowns in '06.You can also join AW Addicts on Facebook.

Instant Book Gratification - Paul Auster's Man in the Dark

2009-01-12T18:10:00.000-08:00

Yesterday I was listening to the local public radio station, KQED, and the program "City Arts and Lectures" came on. The guest was Paul Auster. He spoke about a number of topics, but he spoke quite a bit about his book Man in the Dark (see link at end of post).After hearing him talk about the book, I decided I wanted to read it, so I went over to Amazon and there I saw that they had it available

Last Post of 2008

2008-12-31T16:47:00.000-08:00

This has been an interesting year. My son spent most of it in Iraq (he was deployed from the end of Sept 07 to Dec 08). Thankfully he's home now.I continue to wrestle with, and abhor, Excel (here's a bit from The Onion that caught my eye because it's about Excel).I blogged more on my beading blog than this one this year - beading has become more than a hobby - it's an outlet for my creative

Enjoying My Holidays - Hope You are Too!

2008-12-29T15:53:00.000-08:00

It's great having both the children home for Christmas time. Well, in the case of my son, he's in the general geographic area for the holidays, staying at his girfriend's family's home. Since I took over his bedroom for my office/workroom he's got nowhere to sleep here, so I'm very grateful they're putting him up.I've managed to come down with a miserable cold, though. Not to sleeping too well at

He Knows if You've Been Bad or Good...

2008-12-25T12:31:00.000-08:00

Merry Christmas!

My Son Is Home from Iraq

2008-12-24T18:00:00.000-08:00

Need I say more?

A Happy Ending

2008-11-11T18:15:00.000-08:00

I have mentioned, in the past, of my great antipathy for Excel spreadsheets. They are right up there with Power Point presentations as the bane of my existence.Today I worked about 6 hours to finish up a spreadsheet and analyze the data in it for a project stakeholder meeting tomorrow morning. I'd put maybe 4 or 5 hours into yesterday and last week, as well. Having had Excel tragedies in the past

Google Track the Vote Map Widget

2008-11-04T07:34:00.000-08:00

Thought this was cool. Vote percentages and number of electoral votes come up when you hover over a state.ETA at 5:30 Pacific - Click the link above the map if all the one here is doing is loading over and over.Another interesting place to watch the election is the Twitter Votereport feed.

He Is? Really? Squeee!

2008-10-17T19:00:00.000-07:00

In the "This email speaks for itself" department...Hi, Dawno .Stephen Fry (stephenfry) is now following your updates on Twitter.Check out Stephen Fry's profile here: http://twitter.com/stephenfryBest,Twitter If he comments on this blog I will probably faint dead away...Yes, I know that he is very kindly looking at his follower's list and graciously following them as well. It's not like I'm

"E" mail and an Update on the Internet Radio Legislation

2008-10-14T18:25:00.000-07:00

I was recently forwarded an email (a business email at work, by the way) where the writer of the original message referred to emails as "E" mail through out the message. I have this image stuck in my head now, of the person who writes "E" mail...he's somewhat like Dr. Roundbottom, or maybe T. Herman Zweibel, publisher emeritus of The Onion...and definitely could be a character in Wondermark.In

Hundreds of Penguins Returned to Ocean

2008-10-06T18:43:00.000-07:00

More than a thousand juvenile Patagonian penguins have washed up on the northern shores of Brazil this year for reasons scientists have yet to comprehend fully. Over the weekend, hundreds of the stranded birds were airlifted to the southernmost tip of the country and released into the South Atlantic Ocean, close to their native territory. How exactly do you get that many penguins on a plane?For

This is the VP Debate I Wanted to See

2008-10-05T09:56:00.000-07:00

Queen Latifa as Ifill - her expressions are priceless. I was laughing so loud my husband came from the other side of the house to see what was so funny...

Madly Waiting for Mad Men Episodes

2008-10-04T20:34:00.001-07:00

Why does it take so long for an episode of Mad Men to show up on iTunes? I keep checking back and I swear it's been a month since a new one showed up. Probably not, since iTunes appears to be only two episodes behind the broadcast schedule. I really enjoy the show and do look forward to the new episodes.I spent the day doing photography of my jewelry for my Etsy store, listening to the KQED live

Must Listen Radio

2008-10-04T10:26:00.001-07:00

Today, This American Life (on the radio, not the TV show) is doing a sequel to a show they did this May called "Giant Pool of Money". Show description of "Giant Pool of Money":"A special program about the housing crisis produced in a special collaboration with NPR News. We explain it all to you. What does the housing crisis have to do with the turmoil on Wall Street? Why did banks make

Did Palin Hit the Target? Just Read This

2008-10-03T19:00:00.000-07:00

Hey There, Joe Six-Pack

A Gallimaufry of a Post

2008-09-30T19:20:00.000-07:00

So, do I buy Paul of Dune from the SFBC just so I'll have a complete collection? I have all the other books by Brian Herbert and Kevin Anderson. Guess I will, but I'm worried that this one might disappoint as it is set in the time between the stories that Frank Herbert actually wrote - and he didn't feel compelled to write about that time or its stories.I'm going to grit my teeth and watch the VP

Update on Net Radio Bill

2008-09-28T08:23:00.000-07:00

An update regarding yesterday's post about H.R. 7084, the Webcaster Settlement Act of 2008. The bill unaninously passed in the House. On to the Senate.I sent a message to my Representative, Anna Eshoo, so if she was present and voted, I thank her for her support.

Save Internet Radio - A Plea from Pandora

2008-09-27T08:09:00.001-07:00

From the Pandora Website:September 26, 2008 CONGRESSIONAL EMERGENCY!!! Listeners we need your help... NOW! After a yearlong negotiation, Pandora, artists and record companies are finally optimistic about reaching an agreement on royalties that would save Pandora and Internet radio. But just as we've gotten close, large traditional broadcast radio companies have launched a

Another Political Post - "Head of Skate"

2008-09-26T17:13:00.000-07:00

Thought this was funny, and clever.See more funny videos and funny pictures at CollegeHumor.

I Want a Uniform Suitable to My Position

2008-09-23T17:33:00.000-07:00

There should be a uniform, it needs gold braid, big brass buttons and a whistle on a gold chain that hangs from a fancy loop through the button hole at the collar. A nice hat, gloves, shiny shoes to go with it, too. Needs to be a color that won't show cat hair, though.Uniform for what, you ask? Cat Doorman. That's what I am. All day they're, yowling or scratching to get in or out of my office/

Billionare in the Basement

2008-09-11T18:20:00.000-07:00

Anyone else think Bill has a shot at a new career in sit coms?

Back from My Trip to Hamburger University

2008-09-08T06:13:00.000-07:00

I recently got back from a trip to a conference at Hamburger University, the McDonald's training facility outside of Chicago. The campus is lovely although it rained all day Thursday, but fortunately there is a covered walkway from the training center to the hotel where we had lunch and the evening networking reception. I bought a little umbrella for the walk to the parking lot (and for later if

Political Post - Sorta

2008-09-07T18:50:00.000-07:00

what more needs to be said?Well, I should mention that I first saw this at Pharyngula. By the way, though I'm linking, I must mention that when he's not foaming about religion, I really do enjoy the blog, but radical anything (religion, atheism, politics) is not something I'm comfortable with, so don't think I'm endorsing or agree with his more vehement atheist subjects.