Volcanicast for the Week Ending 2010/01/29
Volcanicast February 2nd, 2010
In this week’s Volcanicast, we discuss Branjajenniben, how to say things in German, and and honkin’ huge iPods… Just to name a few.
SHOW NOTES
Week Ending January 29th, 2010
Introduction
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What Are We Drinking?
January 23 2010 (SAT)
Related Term: 14.conan freebird
2. tornado warning contra costa county (Okay no more California Tornado stories)
20. deliverance movie (1972. On some channel? Mentioned at the SAGs?)
18. cynicism (BOB)
- Originally, it was a term for the various philosophies of a group of ancient Greeks called the Cynics
- - Founded by Antisthenes in about the 4th century BC
- - They rejected conventions of behavior advocating the pursuit of virtue in a simple and unmaterialistic lifestyle
- Gradually, it has come to be roughly equivalent in meaning to ‘jaded’
- - A distrust of professed ethical and social values
- - - Especially where high expectations of society, institutions and authorities are unfulfilled
- As one who expects the worst from people, but continues to hope for the best regardless
- - And am therefore seldom disappointed
- - - I dubbed myself the Cynical Optimist when it came time to register a personal domain name
- Why now?
- - Conan O’Brien used the word in his farewell monologue as he was forcibly retired from the Tonight Show after only seven months
- - - Choosing to stay positive, he said, “Please do not be cynical. I hate cynicism — for the record, it’s my least favorite quality and it doesn’t lead anywhere. Nobody in life gets exactly what they thought they were going to get. But if you work really hard and you’re kind, amazing things will happen.”
- - - - Good night, funny man
17. east west shrine game (College football. They played)
16. grill charms (FOTS, things you stick on meat)
15. sag awards 2010 (They happened)
13. brad pitt and angelina jolie break up (SAM)
- Oh no they di-n’t.
- Seriously, no they didn’t.
- Why now?
- THe interrumours at their best. They broke up couples, destroyed grammy dreams and killed off some great actors.
- All in their dreams of course.
Related Term: 19.brad and angelina break up
12. dennis cole (Daytime actor. Died last year. Remembered at the SAGs?)
10. pregnancy pact (2010 movie, on Lifetime)
Related Term: 11.the pregnancy pact true story
9. how old is madonna (51. She was at the “Hope for Haiti” thing)
8. the grocery game (FOTS, lame coupon clipping thing)
7. neil young long may you run (On Conan’s final show on Friday. Carryover)
6. ashley wagner (US Figure skater, didn’t make the Olympic team)
3. catcher freeman (Was on the “Hope for Haiti” thing last week)
Related Term: 4.justin timberlake haiti
1. how old is betty white (85 year-old FOTS. At the SAGs)
January 24 2010 (SUN)
15. chris allen (Guy on American Idol)
14. saints win (They did)
20.vikings vs saints score; 18.vikings lose
13. brett favre daughter (Mrowr)
19.brittany favre
12. garrett hartley (Saints kicker, kicked the winning field goal)
11. super bowl line (BOB)
- I drafted this one, ’cause I’d heard the word “line” used in a sports reference many times, but didn’t have a good understanding of its meaning
- - After a little research, I think it’s short for ‘moneyline odds’, which are also called “American odds”
- - - In a bet which will pay more than 1:1, it’s displayed as a positive number as to how much a $100 bet will win. Therefore, The Saints are presently at +175, meaning 7:4
- - - - Conversely, if the bet pays less than 1:1, it’s expressed as a negative number, which is how much you’d have to bet to win $100. The Colts are currently -210, meaning you’d have to wager $210 to win $100 or 10:21
- Why now?
- - The Superbowl teams were set at the completion of the NFL playoffs
- - - And gamblers wanted the odds
- - - - The Indianapolis Colts are favored by 5.5 points.
10. nathan chen (10 year old figure skater, won a trophy)
8. mark brunell (Saints Quarterback. Played)
7. melody gardot (French Singer. On CBS Sunday Morning)
6. zygi wilf (Vikings owner. They played)
5. jim irsay (Owner of Indianapolis Colts. They played)
4. bourbon street web cam (MARDI GRAS)
17.laissez les bons temps rouler
3. don hewitt (SAM)
- 60 minutes was his brain child of mixing real journalism with TV.
- Bringing the journalism style from radio.
- in the Top 10 of the tv charts for ratings for more than 2 decades.
- And introduced the ticking clock intro back in the late 70’s.
- Back in August 2009 Mr Hewitt surcome to cancer at age 86.
- Why now then?
- 60 minutes was a tribute to him tonight.
2. decibel levels (WES)
9.decibel scale
- Measure of loudness.
- - Measured on a logarithmic scale.
- - - When something is 10 decibels louder than something else, it is 10 times louder.
- - - However, when it is 20 decibels louder, it is 100 times louder.
- - - - Decibels are actually a metric measurement, 1/10th of a Bel.
- - - - - So each bel is a loudness increase of 10.
- - No units. “Decibels” are not like “feet” or “miles”
- - - Decibels are a measure of the difference of two sounds’ loudness.
- - - So you need to define a 0-point to make something like “100 decibels” mean something.
- - - - In common usage, 0dB is defined as the lower limit of Human hearing.
- - - - - At about 100dB, you start to see damage to your eardrums.
- Why now?
- - The decibel levels in the Superdome were reported to be 102 as the Saints won the NFC title.
- - - What? What?
1. walmart clown commercial (Played during the football game. People liked it. I thought it was pretty lame.)
January 25 2010 (MON)
17. haiti earthquake disaster (From previous week)
18. kenny stabler (Ex-NFL-Quarterback. Unknown why now)
16. salvador cabanas (Real Football player, shot. Still alive)
15. bedazzled game (WES)
- Simple game you can play online.
- - You may know it as Bejeweled.
- - On my Rockbox, it’s called Jewels.
- - Bedazzled is just another name for someone else’s implementation of the game.
- - It’s a grid of different colored jewels.
- - - By selecting two jewels, you swap their position.
- - - If the swapped position creates 3 jewels in a row (or more) those jewels are erased and replaced by other random jewels from the top of the board.
- - - Play continues until a score is reached, time runs out, or you run out of moves.
- - - It’s a very fun game and a great time waster when you’re in line, on the bus, or anywhere that you don’t have to pay attention but can’t do anything productive.
- - - - Like, say, at work.
- Why now?
- - Doctor Phil addressed the horrors of Farmville addiction.
- - - He also discussed Mafia Wars and Bedazzled.
- - - - Then he took an early commercial break because his avocados were ready for harvest.
14. leslie west (Musician. Why Now is something to do with his wife?)
13. psychopath (I think it was on Jeopardy but don’t quote me)
12. just say me (masturbation-over-sex campaign. On Secret Life of the American Teenager)
11. nancy kerrigan (SAM)
- This poor lady just can’t stay out of the news.
- anyone older than 20 will remember the knee bashing at the olympics by the blond chick.
- It was Nancy’s knee that was bashed in.
- Luckly this has nothing to do with her knees.
- Just her brother.
- And her father.
- Nancy’s brother and father were arguing over something small and stupid.
- Her father went to call the police.
- He brother grabbed her father about the throat and tried to take the phone from him.
- Her father suffered a heart attack and 911 was called.
- Her father was rushed to hospital and was doa.
- Her brother has been charged with assult on an elderly person.
10. misa hylton brim (P Diddle’s baby mommy. Was on Cherry Martinez’s BAN)
9. miki howard (Singer, on MTV’s The Buried Life)
8. sarah and vinnie suspended (Radio show. At least it used to be)
7. vespa ape (BOB)
- Pronounced ah-peh
- - Which is Italian for bee
- - - What do they call apes?
- - It’s a three-wheeled transport vehicle
- - - Produced since 1948
- - - - By Piaggio
- - - - - Based on an idea by the inventor of the Vespa scooter
- - - - - - Aircraft designer Corradino D’Ascanio
- Why now?
- - Appeared on a History Channel show titled American Pickers
- - - Which follows the exploits of a pair of guys who find junk and restore it
- - - - Presumably they encountered an Ape
5. apple earnings (Good?)
Related Term: 6.aapl earnings
3. pernell roberts (Bonanza’s Adam Cartwright, dead at 81)
1. city high (R&B-pop group. Robby Pardlo of the group was on A&E’s Intervention)
Related Terms: 20.robby intervention; 4.city high what would you do; 2.claudette ortiz
January 26 2010 (TUE)
19. xavier nady (Baseball Outfileder. Signed to Chicago Cubs)
16. tasha layton (Singer. On American Idol)
15. south carolina basketball (The “gamecocks.” They played or something)
14. rob reiner (Actor/Director. FOTS? Unknown why now)
13. james o’keefe (The guy who busted ACORN. Arrested for tapping phones)
Related Term: 18.james o keefe
11. toyota suspends sales (BOB)
Related Term: 17.toyota news
- So, remember last week when I covered the sticky gas pedal on several Toyota models?
- - CBS reports that it has been linked to at least six deaths
- Why now?
- - Toyota has instructed U.S. dealerships to suspend sales of the affected models
- - - Which, I’m sure they’ll do, despite coming off a horrific year for auto sales
10. morgan harrington (SAM)
- 20 year old Verg Tech student.
- Who went to a metallica concert last OCt.
- Somehow ended up outside the arean without her ticket to get back in or her keys to leave.
- But never got there.
- Why now?
- Her bones were found in a very remote farm 10 miles from the arena.
Related Term: 12.morgan harrington body found
8. how old is avril lavigne (26. She was on American Idol. Boi.)
7. cult of personality (Sung on American Idol)
6. devan downey (Basketball player. Did well?)
4. flagellated (BOB)
- When a mommy loves a daddy…
- Wait, I mean, certain species of microorganisms grow a tail-like projection that…
- Actually, sharing the base latin ‘flagellum’ for whip with biological flagella, flagellation refers to the act of methodically beating or whipping the human body
- - Also called flogging
- - - It has been used by many cultures as a disciplinary action
- - - - But that usage has fallen out of favor in most western nations
- - - It is commonly used today erotically in the BDSM subculture
- - - It has also been a religious behavior
- - - - For punishment and purification
- Why now?
- - It was revealed in a new book by Slawomir Oder
- - - Why He is a Saint: The True Story of John Paul II
- - - - That the former pope self-flagellated and slept on the floor to bring himself closer to Christ
3. my eyes were not to be deceived (This HAS to be Jeopardy)
2. justin shenkarow (From Picket Fences. On Millionaire Matchmaker)
Related Term: 5.picket fences
1. measure 66 and 67 results (WES)
Related Term: 9.oregon election results
- Two measures on the Oregon ballot.
- - Both tax increases.
- - - One an increase on people making more than $125,000 a year.
- - - The other an increase in the base tax businesses pay.
- - - Both are to keep the state, which still has no sales tax, afloat financially.
- - Both passed.
- - - By hefty margins.
- I don’t know why I took this topic.
- - I guess I figured if so many people searched for these two ballot measures, they must be interesting.
- - - I guessed wrong.
- 1 from Sean
- - Part 1
- - Part 2
- - Part 3
After my quick dip in the Atlantic, the British Secret Service had a
new job for me. It seemed the Nazis had set up shop in an abbey outside
of Paris. The place was called L’Ossuaire, “the boneyard”. Cheery. The
goosesteppers were operating something called “radar” out of a station
on the abbey grounds, and the Brits didn’t want them to continue.
Normally, the Secret Service would simply call in a bombing run and be
done with it, but the Nazis were using the nuns as human shields. Only
a precise, calculated strike on the station would shut the Nazis down
without putting the inhabitants of the abbey at risk. This was no job
for a bomber.
This was a job for a saboteur.
I had been “borrowing” cars
for the Resistance for some time, and I would have to call in a few
favours if I was to reach L’Ossuaire before daybreak. I chose a
Bugatti; its speed and handling would get me to my destination and
provide a quick getaway when the job was done. I figured 32 bundles of
dynamite would be enough for the trip; destroying the designated
targets and still having some left over in case I passed anything on
the way that needed blowing up.
The drive was relatively uneventful(only four explosions) and I
soon found myself on the outskirts of the abbey. I encountered a guard
enjoying a cigarette and relieved him of his uniform, then simply
walked through the gate. I knew my disguise would never hold up under
scrutiny, so I concentrated on attracting as little attention as
possible. I quietly patrolled the area, eliminating lone guards and
leaving little “presents” next to anything that looked useful or
expensive. I soon had the Nazis running in circles, wondering why the
warranty had apparently run out on all of their equipment
simultaneously.
I was down to my last objective, the control terminals within the
nunnery itself. My disguise had held up so far, but patrolling the
entrance was an SS officer. I knew I’d never get past that sharp-eyed
devil with pure Irish charm alone. I’d have to sneak up on him and make
sure he was in no condition to ask questions. As he walked past me, I
stepped from the shadows and crept after him, my heart pounding in my
ears. I reached out a hand to silence him…
And the son-of-a-bitch turned around.
Since my hand was
already extended, I simply closed it and slammed it into his face. He
made a satisfying thud as he hit the floor, but sadly there were men
nearby who heard it. I suddenly realized that the Nazis had set up
machine gun nests at opposite ends of the corridor I was standing in,
and barely had time to draw my Thompson before I was caught in a deadly
crossfire…
- 2 from Crazy Nutso
- 1 via phone from someone in Ohio
Voice Mail (216-925-4263)
- None!
What we watched on the break:
- Bad Mystic Kitty
- The Tetris Gods
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What Are We Drinking Now?
January 27 2010 (WED)
16. randy winn (Baseball player. Newest Yankee)
13. peta ad (Did a sexy protest ad)
Related Term: 19.peta state of the union undressed
11. bobby jindal (Did the State of the Union rebuttal last year. Sucked at it)
9. bob mcdonnell (Gave the Republican Rebuttal to the State of the Union)
Related Term: 15.governor of virginia
8. howard zinn (SAM)
- So…anyone guessed the underlying topic of the week for sam?
- go ahead wes…ring my bell…..ring my bell.
- A book that told history from a social stand point, not a political or military stand point.
- Considered a type of text book with soul.
- Howard passed away today.
- Many journalists came out of the woodwork with words of praise for this man and his ideals.
7. pay as you go law (WES)
- Horribly acronymed “PAYGO”
- - Pay-As-You-Go’s acronym is actually “PAYG” but I guess that wasn’t good enough.
- Back in the 1990s, those liberals who love to spend money managed somehow to balance the budget.
- - Then the spendthrift Republicans came in and upped the debt a couple trillion dollars.
- - Now President Obama is reinstating the plan.
- - - Though I’ll believe it when I see it.
- - - - Has it been a year yet? Is Gitmo closed?
6. erica rhodes (Used to be on Barney and Friends, now on American Idol)
5. recovery act (Mentioned at the State of the Union)
1. ipad price (WES)
Related Terms: 20.ipad video; 17.apple a4 chip; 14.ipad a disappointment; 12.ipad 3g plan; 10.ipad specs; 4.ipad tablet; 3.ipad cost; 2.ips display
- By now, I guess, everybody’s heard of the iPad.
- - Take 9 iPhones and tape them together, then network them so they work as one big screen.
- - Or take 1 iPod, and replace the ‘o’ with an ‘a’.
- Other shows have made all the obvious jokes about tampons.
- - We won’t stoop there.
- - - Because I couldn’t think of any fresh jokes.
- I must say I’m not impressed by the device.
- - It doesn’t fit in your pocket.
- - You can’t install your own programs.
- - It won’t run 2 programs at a time.
- However, I’m sure it will sell just fine.
- - Steve Jobs said it was great.
- Why now?
- - Apple announced the device the same way the announce every new device.
- - Jobs came out in a black mock turtleneck sweater and told his flock to buy it.
- Oh, I should mention the price, as that was what was searched.
- - The cheapest model is $499 more than I’d pay.
January 28 2010 (THU)
19. stanford jennings (Former football player. Unknown why now)
16. fabulist (Creator of fables. Unknown why now)
14. shon coleman (College football player. Going pro?)
13. i will astonish paris with an apple (BOB)
- A quote by French artist Paul Cezanne
- - Referred to as post-impressionist
- - - Formed something of a bridge between the 19th century impressionists and the early 20th century cubists
- - Died in 1906 at age 67 of pneumonia
- - Painted lots of apples and was a nature-lover in general
- Why now?
- - On Jeopardy!
- - - Video Final Jeopardy, in “19th Century Artists”
- - - - This Frenchman once said, “I will astonish Paris with an apple” — here are a few of them
- - - - - The correct response was, of course, Cezanne
12. mandation (BOB)
- A word invented by former Vice Presidential candidate and soon-to-be-relegated-to-the-WTF-files-of-history Sarah Palin
- - When asked about the President’s State of the Union address
- - - She described it as calling for a mandation on health care
- - - - Presumably, she meant ‘making mandatory’
- - - - - In her defense, it has been used by others in that fashion, so she might not have been stupid
- - - - - - This time.
9. live for the moment (New TV show CBS)
Related Term: 15.als disease
7. cloture (Immediate closure of discussion to vote. Done for the Bernanke confirmation)
Related Terms: 18.bernanke vote; 11.cloture vote
4. jambo pits (Custom made BBQ pit smokers. Maybe on Shark Tank?)
1. jd salinger (SAM)
- Author of a book I should apparently read.
- Catcher in the Rye.
- published in 1951.
- Apparently a bit of a recluse.
- He started writing in high school with short stories and started publishing in the 1940’s befor joining up and serving for WW2.
- His critically acclaimed story ” a perfect day for bababafish” was published in 1948.
- After his fame and subsiquent recluse from catcher, he started publishing short stories and novella again.
- His last interview was back in 1980 and rearly popped out into the public eye unless it was unwanted attention.
- Lastly filed a law suit in june 09 against another author for using one of his characters from catcher.
- Why now?
- Passed away yesterday actually.
- Fron old age in his home.
- Survived by his daughter Margaret Salinger.
Related Terms: 17.a perfect day for bananafish; 10.franny and zooey; 8.cornish nh; 6.holden caulfield; 5.joyce maynard; 3.catcher in the rye; 2.j.d. salinger
January 29 2010 (FRI)
20. andrew young (Former John Edwards aide. Wrote a book)
19. wolf moon (WES)
- Wolf T-Shirt Link
- Each month’s full moon has its own name.
- - For months that have two full moons, the second one is called the Blue Moon.
- - For example, March is the Worm Moon, June is the Strawberry Moon, and November is the Beaver Moon.
- - - Heh heh. Beaver Moon.
- - - - Is that like the front butt?
- - Anyway, January is the Wolf Moon.
- - - It doesn’t mean anything in particular. It’s not like wolves only howl at the Moon in January.
- The moon’s orbit around the Earth is not a perfect circle.
- - Sometimes, it’s a little closer (and therefore appears larger) and sometimes it’s a little farther (and therefore appears smaller).
- - - The Moon’s orbit precesses, making a full revolution in about 18 years.
- - - - So the time of the year that a full moon is closest also changes.
- - - - Back in 2007, the October full moon was the largest of the year.
- - - - In 2008, it was in December.
- - - - In 2009, the very next full moon (January’s) was the largest.
- - - - And this year, it’s still January’s full moon, though this time it’s much later in the month.
- - - - Next year I suspect it’ll be February’s full moon that is largest.
- The moon tonight was about 14 percent larger than average, and 30 percent brighter.
- - It was quite obvious to me, looking outside at a cold wintery landscape.
- - - I could see as if a large streetlight was illuminating the landscape.
18. curtis stevens (Boxer. Favorite. Lost.)
16. codswallop (WES)
Related Term: 17.codswallop meaning
- British word, meaning “Nonsense”
- - Can be used interchangeably.
- - Etymology unknown, but there are three possibilities:
- - - 1. Cod comes from Germanic word for “bag” which became slang for male genetalia. Wallop comes from Middle English, for gallop.
- - - 2. Codd, a soft-drink maker, created a bottle for fizzy drinks. Alcohol drinkers said it was only good enough for a “Wallop,” which was slang for beer.
- - - 3. Cod - the fish - when cleaned the extra fish gunk made a walloping sound as it smacked the ground. Yum.
- Why now?
- - This has every indication of not just being on a game show, but being on Jeopardy.
- - - However, I can find no proof of this aside from the probable 7:00pm local time TV peaks.
14. kurt warner press conference (NFL QB. Retiring. Yeah right)
13. dark archer (Character on Smallville, which is apparently still on the air)
12. jackson jeffcoat (College football player. Just became one)
11. hidden valley kings (North Carolina gang. Unknown why now)
10. rhotacism (Speech disorder. Unknown why now)
8. lisa barber (Won the Milrose games. Whatever they are)
Related Terms: 15.bernard lagat; 9.wanamaker mile
7. bank of america website down (And then it came back up)
6. hot potato cafe (SAM)
- Now how does a cafe fit into my death week?
- We will get to that in a minute.
- THis is a little town in Philly in an area called fish town.
- Run by three women and their daughters.
- Pretty much run into the ground.
- On critic called it the spuddy hell and that no human should ever serve the green beans to another in the form they were in.
- Why now?
- well, the resturant was on it’s last legs before it died.
- in swoops Gordan ramsy from Kitchen nightmares.
- Who decided to come save them based on the citics reviews that has a name for closing resturants.
- Said local critic came back and apparently enjoyed the food enough to write a glowing review.
- This show aired tonight.
4. lalah hathaway (R&B Jazz singer. At the Grammys?)
3. lipstix remix (Fix your old lipstick stuff. Unknown why now. Shark Tank?)
2. jordan hicks announcement (New college football player. Picked his college)
Related Term: 5.jordan hicks
1. clinton kelly (Some fashion guy, on TLC’s What Not To Wear)
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And for those of you who don’t follow me on Twitter, there is no Tangentcast this week due to all the tangents being left in the show. Enjoy!
Volcanipedia is teh done, also teh short.
* http://www.crazynutso.com/volcanipedia/tiki-index.php?page=Week+Ending+January+29+2010
My rebuttal. Or, because you never buttaled in the first place, I suppose this is simply my buttal.
* (Images) Yeah I remember her being a babe. But my memory is apparently faulty.
* It’s better than “Volcanipedia. It won’t cause goiters. Any more.”
* I didn’t notice it at the time, but this was right after he had discussed something Conan O’Brien said on his final Tonight Show.
* AND it tripped her up.
* I was there. He did not hit her fucker.
* Bob likes the flogging.
* Irony can be pretty ironic sometimes.
* * More seriously, it’s much easier for me to put the links in when I edit. During editing is the only time I listen to the show at a computer.
* That’s that’s that’s because because because of of of the the the echo echo echo.
* Could use more beavers. For example, on “the guns”
* sploch sploch sploch.
* I want to rebut your rebuttal, but I’m not sure what you were bukaka-ing. Wait, I mean butting. probably.
* They say any girl looks good in those skimpy skater skirts (How’s THAT for some alliteration?) “They” are liars.
* That’s also false advertising.
* I have no idea what you’re responding too, but (holds up lighter) FREEBIRD!!
* So it involves some female tripping. LSD in the water?
* But his hitting of her MAKES him a fucker. Because he hit that.
* He should be careful, I hear you can go blind doing that.
* Irony is definitely better then coppery.
* Another reason for you to edit. Awesome.
* Life is always better with more beaver.
* Ah, there’s the bukaka.
* To what I was referring in my 3rd bullet point, that you seem to be referring to in your 4th bullet point, is how Bob mentioned that his topic don’t come from TV so much any more. Note this matches your 3rd Volcanicast point (if you include the Images, which I did). At that point, 100% of his topics for the show had come directly from a TV show (as opposed to just being news, and therefore only tangentially coming from TV)
* My 4th bullet point also matches the 4th thing on Volcanipedia. I tend to go in order. She misspelled CBS and managed to trip herself up.
* I gots no more. Except the word “Broukaka” that popped in my head when I read “Bukaka”
I think it’s actually ‘Bukake’, but it’s probably not that important.
What’s all this brouhaha?
It’s just a ‘brou’. There’s no haha in Volcanicast.
No CN the haha’s happen when Bob makes a bad joke then we all laugh to make him feel better.
Haha!
No, I mean there’s no haha in Volcanicast. Unless Sam is spelling it.
* Despite the fact the Planet Retcon feed claims it is ““Lost” script for the Stargate Cafe”
* Despite the fact the date on it is “9/19/2009″ (Nice copy and paste job, there)
* Despite the fact that I would have known (no-when) about it earlier if I was still on Twitter.
* FINALLY! FINALLY WE GET TO SEE HOW THAT ^*&(^% 3 PARTER ENDED.
* Although we ARE robbed (ROBBED I SAY!) of Hooter’s doubtlessly brilliant voice-acting.
* However, all is forgiven, and I’m now taking down the non-existent ‘boycott the Crimson Lien book’ website.
* Oops. It’s right on the blog.
* Oops. It’s right on the blog.
* That’s correct.
* I hope you enjoy[ed] reading it.
* Of all the scenes I’m sad we lost, her ending scene where she managed to pull off anger, sadness, AND disappointment - all while maintaining that ridiculous pirate voice - is possibly what I am sad about the most.
* * Though First Officer Frank’s falling scene was fun to record. I had him running across the room going “aaaaaaaAAAAAAAAAA!”
* I appreciate you taking that down. It prevents me from trying to convince ICANN to just transfer the name to me.
* * Because I’m more powerful than Google and Apple put together.
* And the feed’s been fixed. Sorry if that makes you download the file again, but it shouldn’t.
Speaking of which, when is Bob’s
crappyawesome script for ‘Stargate Cafe’? Or did that fall through or get lost by the incompetent staff?Some things I’d post on twitter if I was still on that. (IE crap no one cares about)
* Driving through snow SUCKS! I WANT CHAINS FOR MY TIRES, DAMMIT!
* Those guys who drive the 4-wheel drive trucks? Really nice, and willing to try to push your little pussy car out of the snow, and give you a ride when that clearly won’t work.
* Damn, I wish I’d gotten that snow blower. Even though we couldn’t really afford it.
* Volcanicast is teh rockor.
Bob’s script, which is awesome (especially the parts I wrote), will be up eventually. I was actually planning on putting it up after a slight delay after the first script, but then I forgot. Now, I’m planning on putting it up after a slight delay after this current script. Say, some time in February. If it becomes not February and I’ve still not posted it, remind me again.
Holy crap is that a lot of snow. After abandoning my car last night, I was given a ride home. Today around 10 AM I went to retrieve said car. After quite a lot of digging, I got it on the rode. Unfortunately, the next road was not plowed. Fortunately, I still managed to drive down it. Unfortunately, there was a tree down across the road at the other end. Fortunately, there was room to turn around. Unfortunately, I got stuck farther down the road, when I had to stop to let someone pass me. Fortunately, I was able to shovel (after some time) my way out of that one, and got back to where I was, about an hour or two later. Unfortunately, (oh forget that. Remember that kid’s book?) Then I drove through several actually cleared roads, and got to a Home Depot, where I had planned to buy a snow blower. Unfortunately, (DOH!) they didn’t have any snow blowers left, as every other dumb sap with money (or credit) had been looking to do likewise. So I bought a new scoop shovel, and headed home. Where I was stuck for an hour or so on one of our uncleared roads. Then I got home, where I parked across from my snow-covered driveway and began operation: Clear enough driveway to park in. (My driveway is approx. 150 ft long, downhill, with a large area at the bottom for parking, also a two car garage that I don’t think I’ll be entering for some time) Got that done, then had to shovel a bit around my car. Was scolded by an old lady for ’shoveling snow onto her uncleared driveway’. So I shoveled a bit of her driveway, being a
suckernice guy. Then I went in, as my toes were starting to feel numb. Tomorrow, I can either go to work, or attempt to shovel the rest of my driveway. What fun!*That totally would have been my twitter post.
Because you don’t Twitter any more, I’ll direct you to: http://twitpic.com/11o23l
* Yes, that’s my car.
* Yes, you have to rotate the picture.
* * 3 times.
* * Twitpic doesn’t seem to have “Rotate it this much for everybody” option.
* 45 minutes worth of shoveling got me about 1/4 of my driveway clear, and a few walkways.
* Have I mentioned my driveway is a bitch lately?
* I spent about 5 minutes the other morning shoveling my walkway.
* It’s about 20, maybe 30 feet long.
* And maybe 4 feet wide.
* Snow Livin. I’m doin it rite.
* Couldn’t you rotate the photo before you upload it?
* For that matter, couldn’t you just rotate it once the opposite way?
* That’s why it’s nice to have a garage.
** When you can get to it.
*** You know, when there isn’t 10 inches of snow covering 150 ft of driveway.
* But Mother Nature finally defeated me.
** CURSE YOU,
GLOBAL WARMINGCLIMATE CHANGE!* I broke down and bought a 2-stage, 501 cc 24-inch (insert Tim from Home Improvement snort here) Snow Blower.
* Which cleared the drive and porch off in the same amount of time it took me to shovel my way down from where I’d parked my car, at the head of the driveway.
* I wonder if Sam will make it into the studio on Monday?
** See, now I’m on topic and stuff.
* If my phone did that. Sure.
* If the site had more than one “rotate” button, sure.
* We don’t have a garage at work.
* * I don’t have one at home either, but that photo was taken at work.
* I don’t think snow in the winter is an indication of the environmental problems this planet has.
* Ah, phone camera. If I had taken pictures, I would have used an ‘old school’ digital camera, then uploaded to my computer, then uploaded to the internets.
* Well, if you’re going to have rotate buttons, you should have one for each direction, I always say.
* We DO have a garage at work. Also at home, it’s just the hilly 150 feet of cement between road and garage that make things ‘fun’.
* Oh no, snow in the winter is a clear sign that global warming is a lie. Just ask FOX news.