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Disordered thoughts from a disordered life
25 November 2009 @ 01:19 pm
A Swiss court granted Roman Polanski's request for bail. (He's still in jail while the government decides whether to appeal.)
Oookay, help me with this. Given that he's facing the prospect of spending the rest of his life in jail--given that, evidently, his friends and colleagues wouldn't exactly hold it against him if he missed a court date--given that he actually lives in another country--wouldn't he be something of a flight risk? $4.5 million bail notwithstanding?
Oookay, help me with this. Given that he's facing the prospect of spending the rest of his life in jail--given that, evidently, his friends and colleagues wouldn't exactly hold it against him if he missed a court date--given that he actually lives in another country--wouldn't he be something of a flight risk? $4.5 million bail notwithstanding?
Current Mood: baffulated
25 November 2009 @ 01:01 am
- 01:17 @rhiannonstone: Well, the "Twilight" prose sure isn't to my tastes! But to each his own--I got pretty dang tired of Rowling's writing, too. #
- 11:12 @activenetwork I sent an email to Active.com support asking for help, no response yet. #
- 11:53 The Large Hadron Collider is operating. Keeping a watchful eye on www.hasthelhcdestroyedtheearth.com/ #
- 13:51 Lungs have been clogged and throat feels raw, but no fever or other symptoms. ...would a run help? It might! #yesimfrickinnuts #
- 13:56 @activenetwork: Thanks! I'd rather have it handled by email, so I'll give support a couple of days to get back to me--I'll phone if nec. #
- 13:57 On the general subject of "our vampires are cooler than your vampires": www.foxtrot.com/2009/10/10252009/ #
- 16:24 Heard back from @activenetwork support! The answer was "Uh, yeah, you can't do that." I paraphrase... only very slightly. #
- 21:45 @juverna: Not to rehash old arguments, but the VP candidate I voted for would've ripped the turkey's throat out with her teeth. Just sayin'. #
- 21:46 @juverna: Any word on whether he's sending the turkey to @farmsanctuary? Well, I guess they'd have tweeted it if he were... #
- 00:05 @feebeeglee: Sleep well! And blessed Advent. Maybe tomorrow Santa Claus will hand something off to UPS for you. #
24 November 2009 @ 01:01 am
- 10:41 @veronica_ma: I'm planning on doing RNR Seattle this June! Assuming I survive Santa Barbara in two weeks... ;-) #
- 10:57 Team is having a pizza-lunch get-together next week. At my request, the admin is getting one of those pizzas veggie-no-cheese. #lolhippie #
- 11:13 @giveblood: I assume you mean Wednesday *11/25*, not "11/15"? #
- 12:37 @veronica_ma: I'll probably do the Seattle full, unless something intervenes! And yes, let's finally meet face-to-face! #
- 13:07 In support of @juverna's return to veganity, I offer: Baaaby goat! flic.kr/p/6SUd7z #
- 17:16 Got my email confirmation from @sbimarathon. Clicked on the link to Active.com to view registration. Website says I'm not authorized. Ookay. #
- 17:17 Active.com autoresponded to my email. "We are experiencing a high volume of inquiries at this time." Yeah, I'll just bet. #
- 17:22 Active.com is just made of suck, neh? They bought Coolrunning, then turned their free running log into a highly-monetized bundle of fail. #
- 17:50 Hippos! (Hippoi?) flic.kr/p/2Z4hsy #
- 23:58 @rhiannonstone: Anytime anyone (including me) says "Our vampires are cool and hip, but *yours* are lame", my eyes roll. Go and sparkle, EC. #
23 November 2009 @ 01:01 am
- 21:10 You know what I haven't done in a while? Sung a song at the Gay Bar. Hey, it's Sunday! They have karaoke tonight! #
- 22:08 Sang the Clash while dressed in Gap & Land's End. It was... ironic! That's the ticket! (NB: London is drowning, and I live by the river.) #
- 22:11 @juverna: Yay you! (I'll still make fun of you about it, but now it will be more Ironic.) Can I buy you an inaugural Millennium dinner? #
- 22:14 @juverna: BTW, I find the @VeganOutreach site & newsletter very encouraging. You know about them? #
- 22:43 @juverna: I revel in my predictability! #
- 23:40 Ooh... Pickapeppa sauce is very nice. Thanks for the tip, @feebeeglee! #
- 23:41 @juverna: Sure would be nice if we had some *grenades* about now, don'cha think? #
- 23:43 @redofthedead: Millennium is very nice indeed. I'd be happy to go with you, any time you'd like! #
22 November 2009 @ 01:01 am
- 04:49 RT @common_squirrel: blink #
- 04:50 Up and at 'em! #
- 09:41 12 mile run! Now I, for one, would not mind some breakfast. bit.ly/5r6X1i #
- 11:12 Goodness! My legs really stiffened up on the drive back. Okay, a nibble then gentle snuggles with Fluffy Kitty. #
- 11:58 @feebeeglee: Ooh! I will definitely give Pickapeppa the ol' college try. Thanks! #
- 12:00 Naptime with Snuggles flic.kr/p/7hk4fY #
- 15:25 Road warrior needs food badly! #
- 15:26 @redofthedead--You know what PJO said: "It is better to spend money like there's no tomorrow, than to spend tonight like there's no money." #
- 19:48 Vesperulated! Now kind of at loose ends. May attempt some gentle shopping. Tonight is last night with kitties, alas! #
- 21:11 A bowl of rice and veggies, a bottle of beer, an episode of "Rome", and a Very Fluffy Kitty. I am content. #
- 21:13 @juverna, @ljellis: tell you what! Jen can have the egg, I'll have the nog. #
- 21:28 @juverna: Oh, sure! Had lots last year, @nullalux is all about the Silk Nog. (Though soy milk makes my mouth itch just a little...) #
- 23:11 I HAZ A KITTY flic.kr/p/7hrN6Q #
- 23:54 Happy birthday, @avphibes! I am more than usually awestruck by your coolitude. #
21 November 2009 @ 01:01 am
- 10:58 @BrodyQat: Tribe.net is kinda the hipster version of Orkut. Whereas Facebook is the hipster version of Facebook. #
- 12:53 @hobbinator: We are at peace, always! #
- 13:57 Last night at track, had to bring out the UnderArmour Cold Gear shirt. May... *sigh*... need to start wearing long pants, too. #
- 13:57 @redofthedead: They Might Be Giants seem pretty happy with their life. 'course, they're not *just* a kids'-group. #
- 14:59 Just got off a conference call. Man... it's a good thing I'm clever. #
- 15:28 How neurotic I am: If someone posts an open invite on LJ or Twitter, and it's not locked, I wonder: "Do they really mean... *me*?" #
- 15:36 @spaghettisquash: If the post is f-locked (or they lock their tweets), I assume they mean me unless I have reason to think otherwise. #
- 15:37 @spaghettisquash: But when it's posted to the whole world, well, the world's a very big place, and they may have forgotten I'm in it. #
- 16:02 Have to get up way early tomorrow--like, before 5--to head to Monterey for a TNT run. Only 12 miles for me--other marathoners are doing 20. #
- 16:03 ...I did my 20-miler last Saturday, after a full night's sleep, in the middle of the day. Liked that better. #
- 18:21 Huh! Lease renewal time again. Landlords want to lower my rent. ...okay, yup, it's a recession. #
- 18:21 @avphibes: Any number of interesting directions the corkscrews could go. #
- 18:54 Mood is swingy. Need to remind myself that that's normal at the end of marathon training. Remind remind. #
- 20:53 Flavor-tripping. whoooa. #
- 20:54 @juverna: Aww. *purr* Thanks! #
- 22:51 Aw, shucks, @juverna! Just so glad to be part of your violent and brutal new life. <3 #
- 22:59 @hobbinator: I know just the game for them! www.penny-arcade.com/comic/2006/01/09/ #
- 23:00 And so to bed. For *not nearly enough time*. I mean--7 AM long run? In *Monterey*? Whiskey Tango Foxtrotting Foxtrot? #
20 November 2009 @ 06:33 pm
20 November 2009 @ 01:01 am
- 14:42 Yay! Decemberween cards for sale! www.homestarrunnerstore.com/decane.html #
- 16:29 @pvponline: Do they understand that you're a pioneer *and* tastemaker? #
- 21:28 Fluffy kitty time! #
19 November 2009 @ 01:01 am
- 12:22 Stand back, kitty has a fierce! flic.kr/p/7gG2oq #
- 20:29 Just got my "I Rocked 39.3" medal for doing two "Rock & Roll" events this year (one full, one half). #
- 20:30 Did another half-marathon besides, and got a full coming up in just over two weeks. Busy year! I should hit 1,000 miles before the Solstice. #
- 20:31 Good night, @common_squirrel! Dream of acorns. #
- 21:40 Time to beard the Germoe in her lair. #
- 23:43 And so to bed. #
18 November 2009 @ 03:16 pm
Happy birthday, ![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif)
changinganswers! Haven't seen you in way too long. When can I buy you a Celebratory Drink?
changinganswers! Haven't seen you in way too long. When can I buy you a Celebratory Drink?18 November 2009 @ 01:01 am
- 11:01 Boy, @Achewood is just hella cheerful sometimes, ain't it? www.achewood.com/index.php?date=11152009 #
- 11:05 @avphibes: Your *mama* shouldn't hang out around you! #
- 14:12 Nitpick: "epicenter" means "point on the ground directly above the (underground) center". It does not mean "center of a very bad thing". #
- 14:33 RT @theOnion: Obama's Home Teleprompter Malfunctions During Family Dinner bit.ly/3ov19k [@BOTeleprompter, any comment on this?] #
- 14:36 @magna_maxima: And I need to be less like Lydia Bennet! But OMG scarlet uniforms *swoon* #
- 16:56 @magna_maxima: Have you read it before? The Lady Catherine/Eliza showdown at the bend is made of high-test AWESOME. #
- 20:46 Okay, gotta go. Got kitties to skritch. #
- 23:17 @avphibes: Do you prefer it to the New Yorks that look suspiciously like Toronto? #
- 23:36 Delight! Got a letter from @magna_maxima. Now I have to see if I can find my fountain pen (not used since I moved) to write a response. #
- 23:37 @artmonstergirl: Had you never seen the original Treks? They were uneven ("It is the will of Vaal!"), but at their best, they ruled. #
- 00:02 @artmonstergirl: Come to think of it, I don't know that I've seen any of the originals since college, lo these 20 years gone by! #
- 00:03 @artmonstergirl: I think I'm about due to rewatch them. And hey, they're all online, aren't they! #
17 November 2009 @ 01:01 am
- 17:17 @rhiannonstone: Yay! Congrats! #
- 19:36 @juverna: And that painting of Obama riding naked on a unicorn? He didn't really pose for it. And there's no such things as unicorns. #
- 19:50 RT @BarackObama: Cilantro on my burrito, WTF? I mean, does anyone actually like cilantro? P.S. I didn't actually write this. #
- 21:41 @artmonstergirl: Yay you! Getting back into the running after time off can be hard. #
- 22:10 And here goes nothing! #
- 22:11 Okay, done with the evening's geeking. And I have kitties I need to skritch. #
16 November 2009 @ 01:02 am
- 01:15 Was too bushed to AfterParty it up proper. (Hey, 20 mile run!) Honored the party with a tall PBR, then booked. Now cuddling w/LoanerKitty. #
- 08:54 Hey--it's Wacky Oriental Advent! Okay, really ought to go to church. #
- 11:31 @soof: woot #
- 15:12 @artmonstergirl: Ooh--I'd love to, but this is a worky afternoon for me. I don't think I can get up to San Mateo. Some time soon, I hope! #
- 19:52 Boy... Friday's #SGU was kinda brainfucky, wasn't it? I think I detect @scalzi's baleful influence. #
- 19:56 Just been feeling blahtiful all day. Figure it's probably cold weather, plus aftermath of yesterday's run. Hope I'm more lively tomorrow. #
- 23:17 Goodness, it *has* been a while since I've done a proper pass through Quicken. Whew... no surprising transactions. #
- 23:18 (I'd been kinda keeping an eye on my accounts all through, and I have a lot of alerts set up. ID theft teaches one a lesson or two.) #
- 23:22 You tempt me, Leukemia Society! You billed me for a hotel room, but on my card statement it just says "LLS". It sure *looks* deductible... #
- 23:24 ...but I know it ain't. No, I won't try. I have lots of wacky little LLS donations, I won't risk fouling the well. #
15 November 2009 @ 10:38 pm
Current Mood: 
weird
weird15 November 2009 @ 01:01 am
- 08:28 Slow start this morning! Suiting up now for my 20-miler. Taper starts at... 1 PM. #
- 13:39 20 miles in 3:43. (@veronica_ma, that's about 32 Canadian miles.) I am now officially *tapering* for my marathon. And good gracious I ache. #
- 15:00 15 minutes in an ice bath with Seneca's Letters, followed by a short warm shower, and I am amazed to find that I'm hungry! #
- 15:01 A very short liedown, then foods. Then off to the @svrollergirls double-header. Wanna come along? Well, good luck--it's sold out! #
- 15:32 Kube hungry. #
- 16:39 Finally watched "Tropic Thunder" last night. Today's earworm has been Alpa Chino's "I Love tha Pussy". High art, man. #
- 23:39 On my feet all through the @svrollergirls double-header! Bestest time, but I'm kinda achey. Been on my feet a lot today... #
- 23:49 I HAZ A BEER ...iss nummy. #
14 November 2009 @ 01:01 am
- 09:54 Possibly toxic levels of squee: bit.ly/3lkBuJ #
- 10:42 Still quietly amazed how many engineers don't understand the difference between "deprecating" an API and "removing" it. #
- 11:52 Watching the video of "Careless Whisper". bit.ly/3p8mTV Will the next generation laugh at our hair as we laugh at the 80s'? #
- 11:52 Wait a minute--the 80s *is* my generation! But I'm pretty sure I never wore blue eye shadow. #
- 11:54 Also, I think the song makes a lot less sense if G Michael is singing it to a woman. Hey, videographers: He used 2d-person for a reason. #
- 12:34 @scalzi: Uh oh. Does @wilw have reason to be uneasy? #
- 13:58 Apparently Bill Clinton called me a ballsucker. bit.ly/1wUcnL I'm... not quite sure what to make of that. (w/s, political) #
- 16:13 @BrodyQat: Watch out, celery is dangerous! www.lileks.com/institute/frahm/ #
- 19:51 There's a long shadow hanging over me. A 20-mile-long shadow, as a matter of fact. #
- 19:55 @avphibes: Gumby died for our sins! #
13 November 2009 @ 05:41 pm
So last night I watched last Friday's episode of Stargate: Universe on Hulu, in which Colonel Dickweed, temporarily in control of the body of Colonel Stoic, seizes command of the Destiny.
And it got me wondering:
Who'll be the next actor from Stand and Deliver to play a hard-assed sci fi military not-exactly-Latino?
I'm guessing Vanessa Marquez.
And it got me wondering:
Who'll be the next actor from Stand and Deliver to play a hard-assed sci fi military not-exactly-Latino?
I'm guessing Vanessa Marquez.
Current Mood: silly
silly13 November 2009 @ 09:22 am
Roller derby double-header on Saturday! Who's coming?
(And don't forget the after-party at Jack's Bar!)
(And don't forget the after-party at Jack's Bar!)
Current Location: San Jose Skate, San Jose, CA
Current Music: Julie Brown--"Girl Fight Tonight"
13 November 2009 @ 01:02 am
- 10:55 @juverna: Sometimes I stiffen up while I'm asleep. Not surprised that your soreness is peaking second morning after hard evening workout. #
- 11:12 Tempted by Despair.com's latest offering: www.despair.com/government.html #
- 11:13 Reminiscent of P.J. O'Rourke's observation: "Republicans say government doesn't work, then get elected and prove it." #
- 13:16 @BrodyQat: I don't think I truly appreciated Lady Gaga's lyrical brilliance until now: bit.ly/2o8O16 #
- 15:50 Previous Derby-Name Tweet Redacted: At least one name is still under consideration! If you want it, you have to settle it with @juverna. #
- 15:52 I believe the traditional way of settling derby-name related disputes is via Jello wrestling. #
- 16:06 Dang, looks like derby name "Princess Slay Ya" is, in fact, taken. I fail at search. "Darth Doll" is free, though. #
- 17:11 If you wubba me, then I will wubba you. #
- 22:46 @thelance: Mazel tov! #
- 00:26 Bad news for my sport. bit.ly/9GlfX via @TheOnion - New York Marathon Winner Tests Positive For Performance-Enhancing Horse #