Um

So on Soulseek, which is like Napster for the 21st century, people can chat with you. So, I just got a message from someone who wants to download something from me and doesn't like waiting in line. Now, usually when people do this, which is rare, I bump them to the head of the line. But this dude's username is "Homophobe". He can wait in the queue (or as he spells it, "que"), I think. Actual quote from the Homophobe: "i need this shit sooooo bad man". Dude, it's not crank, it's just a Dreamcast game.

People Who I Have Received Junk Email From (Partial List)

Shameka; Stevie; Sidney; Syble; Sherita; Shanda; Shelly; Sherie; Suzanna

Is this the cure for my carpal tunnel?

(via Gizmodo)

Faroe Islands gets an A! Hurray!

And Guam is being held back for another year! This is a funny site.
(via Bifurcated Rivets, one of my faves)

Now THAT Was A Nap!

I just had one of the most dynamic, instant-off, instant-on naps ever. It only lasted about ten minutes but it was some powerful stuff. Also I'm pretty sure I fell asleep in the middle of reading Penny Arcade... I kept scrolling even as I napped.

Those Weird Super-Realistic Dreams

I was getting dating tips from Anna in this one, it seems. Too bad I can't remember any of them. Or is it?

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BEST THING EVER. WATCH IT RIGHT NOW AND TURN UP THE SOUND!

Maine Is Boring sometimes

Today I had the hot idea that I would go and see the new David Mamet movie, Spartan. But, guess how close the closest theater that's showing it is? That's right, 86.51 miles away, in lovely Methuen, MA. If I still lived in Boston there would be dozens of places I could see it. But it's not one of the seven movies playing in Maine. Very disappointing.

I Knew There Was A Reason I Didn't Like Wet Candy!

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Is there anything funnier than ringtones?

I am endlessly amused by bad MIDI ringtones. You haven't heard "Sabotage" until you hear it in MIDI form! And don't even get me started on the Mario theme!

Attention Fellow Mac Users

I just found the nicest, most beautiful filesharing application EVER. It's called Acquisition and you can and should download it here: Acquisition. Without it I never would have been able to download every episode of my new favorite show, Curb Your Enthusiasm!

Is this how trackback works?

Do I reference it by making it a link, like this? Inquiring me wants to know.

That's enough driving for me, thanks

I just got back from Che et al's show in Northampton. It was very good, but not a very efficient trip: 6 hours of driving for 40 minutes of performance. Of course, the wings at The Hangar made it all worthwhile. Not recommended: seeing Cheruboo/Greg/Dave and having to interact with him. Ugh.

TV, What Are you Thinking?

I'm currently watching a show called "Pug Wars". I hope it's about training them for battle, but the reality is much worse. Actual quotes: "The best show dogs are the dumb ones." "You know, some dogs can turn into robots."

ARE you trying to break my heart, Wilco?

I'm in the process of downloading a pre-release version of Wilco's new album, "A Ghost Is Born". I love the first 30 seconds of the album quite a lot.

A bunch of things

1. I'm back in Maine as of last night. A precipitation-free drive if you don't count the windshield washer fluid of some dude in front of me.
2. I'm switching the celly from Sprint to AT&T. The cameraphone was free, and the monthly bill will be cheaper. So why not switch? Anyway, if you blow me up and you hear aliens or something, just email me and/or call my home number.
3. Read this blog: he's a friend of Lauren 1.0's who I've never met but I really, and continuously, enjoy reading it! You might too.

Check out #4

(My stepfather likes to make lists.)

Where my fish at?

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Ithaca Update

1. I'm sick.
2. My internet is intermittent at best.
3. My headache is eating my brain.
4. I think I may have gossipped too much about a certain internet dater, even if it is for his own good.
5. Why did I only bring dirty clothes?

Hello!

I do the same things in Ithaca as I do in Portland, except pay rent.

Jane's bunnies are cuter.

Payback. A bitch?

On my last trip to and from Ithaca, in December, there was no precipitation either way, a truly unprecedented occurrence. Not so much this time. It started snowing as soon as I got on the Mass Pike and didn't stop. The highways were actually okay; the worst was when I really had to pee around Albany so I decided to get off the highway instead of waiting another 30 miles (read: one hour at reduced highway speed). The surface roads were absolutely terrible, and I think I picked the worst exit, or turned the wrong way, or something. Anyway, I was lucky (and skillful, of course) to get out of there intact.

Funniest part of the trip: a car with a couple of college girls (I assume) passed me at one point. They waved at me and I waved back. Then, a few minutes later I pulled up to them and they took my picture! I'm gonna end up on the internet for sure this time! I hope they thought I was someone famous. But who?

JN = #1!

Just got back from the JuniorNet party in Boston. Thanks to Cedar (and special no thanks to MapQuest) I found where I was trying to go more or less on the first try. Everyone who was there was great. I had more to say in the car but now I can't remember. Good post, I know. Very insightful and avocadoly.

Thanks again, Mapquest.

14. MAINE MALL RD becomes MAINE MALL RD.

Thanks, Mapquest. Thanks a lot.

10: 
Take the exit toward STORROW DR.

11: 
Keep LEFT at the fork in the ramp.

12: 
Keep RIGHT at the fork in the ramp.

Ah, the Grey Lady

I know people say the New York Times is behind the times, but this?

Girl Scouting Part Two

Success! I'm the temporary owner of a box of Samoas Caramel Delites. On this same trip, I:
* accidentally shoplifted something from WalMart
* discovered my new favorite CD store (Bull Moose Music Warehouse! It's not quite a warehouse but it is cavernous and interesting.)
* "made the day" of my Sandwich Artist (amazing what being friendly will get you: extra pickles, in this case).

Girl Scouting Report, Part One

I drove to Westbrook to Sportsman's True Value, using the worst internet directions in years, and almost accidentally picked up a hitchhiker. But no Girl Scout cookies were there to be had. Next stop: the Scarborough Downs flea market!

Hurray!

Undertow (copying this idea from L.K.) (also I think these lyrics are wrong)

I know what I wanted.
I know what I wanted.
I know how I wanted this to be.
you go down to the water,
drink down of the water,
walk up off the water,
leave it be.
This is not my dream, sister
it is cold in heaven.
and I'm not sprouting wings.

I'm turning, me.
I'm drowning, me.

brother, can you see those birds?
they don't look to heaven.
they don't need religion,
they can see.
they go down to the water,
drink down of the water,
fly up off the water,
leave it be
This is not my time, sister
It is cold in heaven.
but no-one's coming after me.

I'm drowning, me.
I'm drowning, me.

you know I am tired.
cold and bony tired.
nothing is going to save me,
I can see.
I can't say I'm fearful.
I can't say I'm not afraid.
I am not resisting,
I can see.
That I don't need a heaven.
I don't need religion.
I am in the place where I should be.
I am breathing water.
I am breathing water.
you know a body's got to breathe.

I'm drowning, me.
I'm drowning, me.

Thanks[?] to Lauren BorderlinePants for possibly the most depressing survey ever.

My favorite question: "Do you tend to lie a lot?" I think this is a logic test. Take the directions of the guy who says he DOES. No, wait. Ask one of them if the other guy is the liar. Wait, that doesn't seem to work either. How did I ever graduate 6th grade?

Disorder	Rating
Paranoid:	High
Schizoid:	High
Schizotypal:	Moderate
Antisocial:	Low
Borderline:	Low
Histrionic:	Low
Narcissistic:	Moderate
Avoidant:	High
Dependent:	Low
Obsessive-Compulsive:	Low
-- Personality Disorder Test - Take It! --

It's no PaPeRo but we all have to start somewhere

Mmm, computery

Well, now I'm the very proud owner of a 15" Powerbook. So far there are only two problems I can see: 1. My house is much quieter without my loud PC on, and 2. Posting to Blogger is really inconvenient because when I use Safari, I have to use Blogger's "lofi" posting method. I'm sure someone in the world has a solution to this problem.

Thank You

To whoever recommended that I see The Shipping News. It was really good. Unless you don't like Julianne Moore; then it might not be for you. I was worried it would be stupid and sappy, but it was neither.

Important Realization

Even though I already know I have to move out of this apartment in less than three months, that doesn't mean that I can't make this apartment nice. This has led to me buying a lot of organizational things (bookshelves, utility shelves, filing cabinet), and clearly anything I have now I will have a use for in the next apartment. I feel like my working environment is really professional and neat and tidy right now. It's mostly in preparation for the imminent arrival of my Powerbook, which I feel deserves a clean atmosphere.

Still accepting name ideas for the Powerbook, by the way. My premise now is to name it after either a black and white movie or director. Potemkin is out. Hmm, or is it? Well, Capra is definitely out, anyway.

British Snoopy, I dare say.

Jolly good, wot! Anyone for tennis? That'll be ten ponies, guv. You're the epitome of everything that is english. Yey :) Hoist that Union Jack!

How British are you?

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I feel more like Linus today

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One Star

I think it's been a long time since I've given a Netflix movie only one star. But I just got finished watching "Friends & Lovers", and one star is an optimistic rating. I don't know what it was doing in the queue in the first place; I don't think this was a Lauren Pick that's still there. Oh well, at least I only had it for a few days.

If you enjoy movies about rich white people, this movie is one of your only options, though.

I'm never cleaning up again

I've been cleaning the house and now I can't find my wallet. Ordinarily, when my desk is totally messy with papers and banana peels, I know just where ol' wallety is. But now, I could have put it anywhere. I can find my old wallet and my next wallet, but that is no help at all.

Wallet update: it was in the car. Which is next on the list of places I need to clean up.

Watching Red Sox baseball on TV

It's its own reward, of course. But the Bob's Furniture commercials, which we don't normally get up here, are an added bonus. I'd also like to say that I enjoy the Dunkin Donuts commercial where the new Red Sox player is trying to learn how to speak with a Boston accent. I wonder if people see that ad all over the country.

This is the future, dammit.

I'm working on this very short-term web project where I'm making a simple website for a drug delivery system. Awesome stuff. Anyway, there is some type of "graphic shift" between several of the pages that my employer found. But instead of a) describing this shift, b) sending me screen shots of it, or c) fixing it herself (wishful thinking), the woman I'm working for insists on faxing me a printout of a webpage. Her alternative was to FedEx a piece of paper to me. Is that ridiculous or what?

So now, assuming the fax works, I have to go across town to Hip House to pick up the fax, where if it were all electronic I would have probably fixed it by now.

Update: she insisted on FedExing pieces of paper to me. This is why civilization will crumble.

Headline lacks head, line

The headline is so funny I can't wait to read the article.

In my Amazon Gold Box today...

Requiem For A Dream: Director's Cut (I cannot click the "Pass Forever!" button quickly enough!)
KitchenAid SSA Sausage Stuffer Kit Attachment for Food Grinder. Finally they give me something useful, but they have run out of that item. Drat.
And about 8 necklaces and sets of pearls. Thanks but no thanks, guys.

Not my day for travel

Today I had to go to a meeting in Boston, near North Station. (My apologies for not having lunch with you unless your name rhymes with Shmedar.) So I decided to park at the Cambridgeside Galleria and take the Green Line to North Station. That was an alright decision, and I easily found my way to the Galleria. Then, after my meeting, I got to have lunch with Cedar, in Harvard Square. For some reason, I decided that the best (fastest, cheapest) way to go was to take the Green Line BACK to Lechmere and take the 69 bus over to Harvard Square. Let me tell you that this was definitely the wrong decision: the bus took about 20 minutes to arrive and I had to pay bus fare as well as the T fare (I probably could have gotten a transfer, but like I said this was not my day). Then, after lunch (which was fun; Grendel's serves a confusing hamburger for very little money) I had to make my way back to Lechmere; I knew the bus was out, so I decided (it was Cedar's idea) to take the Red Line just to Kendall and walk. It was a phenomenally nice day and that is a pleasant walk. Well, so, that didn't happen. I totally forgot until I got to Park Street. Oh well.

Then on my drive home while I was thinking about how to write about this I missed the exit on to 93. Also I almost caused at least two car accidents today. I think it's a good thing my car is about to be parked in by the neighbor.

Guess what I just bought?

I am SO EXCITED. Thanks to Jane for talking me in to buying a Powerbook, like I've wanted since they were made of a different metal. It gets here in 4-8 days, and I am definitely calling in sick that day. Oh wait.

Any name ideas?

Flipping past C-SPAN quickly

I swear I heard a congressperson say "The Inman Square Massacre". Wow, Boston has gotten violent since I left.

A good web site.

I know there are a lot of them. But I like this one. And I just found it. And it has a lot of content.