June 30, 2003
How to tell Ealasaid's busy, #492Merely filing replied-to email, URLs to check out later, and blog links takes her inbox's message count from 155 to 34.
PromoGuy's Monday Mission 3.26This week's Monday Mission.
June 27, 2003
Friday FiveThis week's Friday Five.
June 26, 2003
Summer is here?! Noooo!Dood. I hate summer. I really do. It's bright and hot and it makes me cranky. Sure, it's nice to not be freezing to death (I'm cold blooded enough that solitary winter nights can really be unpleasant) but I loathe sweating.
And now, to add insult to injury: I am working 35+ hours a week at the learning center, which has no AC.
It's going to be a long summer.
June 25, 2003
SignsSign you're in love: wanting to write poetry about the object of your affection.
Sign you're a geek in love: wanting to write poetry about the object of your affection and post it in your blog.
Sign you're a sensible geek in love: wanting to write poetry about the object of your affection and post it in your blog, but refraining.
Sign you're a sensible geek in love, but still deserving of the blog title Ego, Ego, Ego!: wanting to write poetry about the object of your affection and post it in your blog, refraining, and then writing about your sensible decision in your blog.
AikidoI made it to Aikido again last night, finally. Hurrah!
I'd almost forgotten how relaxing it is to train. Not that I got a lot of training in, mind you - it was testing night, so we did a couple techniques, watched a couple tests, did a couple techniques, watched a couple tests... I'm popping ibuprofen like a fiend today from sitting cross-legged for so long. Sheesh.
Still, it was very cool. Next time I'm whining to myself about how hard it is to make time for Aikido, my mantra shall be, "it's worth it."
June 23, 2003
I want this shirt.
Carpe DiemThis is why I subscribe to Mark Morford's Morning Fix.
PromoGuy's Monday Mission 3.25PRetty thought provoking set of questions this week for the Monday Mission.
June 21, 2003
Pottermania Hooooooooo!So the new Harry Potter book is available today. Cool, yes? Well, yeah, except that I won't buy the American editions for reasons I won't go into here.
Spoilers ahoy, don't read on if you don't want spoilers. OK? You have been warned! MAJOR SPOILER BELOW.
June 20, 2003
"Differently Pleasured"Wow, this is neat! Elkit sez here:
"I'm not a pervert. I'm just differently pleasured."How cool is that? I really like that expression. "Pervert" has such a negative connotation.
My boss coined this term, but I like it so much that I will disseminate it as much as possible. (No, I don't know if my boss is differently pleasured. And I won't ask him either. Don't ask, don't tell.)
Plus, "differently pleasured" rings of PC-parody, which is always a good thing (PC as in Politically Correct, not Personal Computer).
Meetup!Dood, I forgot to update about the Meetup!
It was a lot of fun, even though it was at the stoopid Coffee Factory (overpriced, deserted, not cool) instead of at the Coffee Society (decent prices, lots of cool people, cool and comfy atmosphere).
Had most of the core crowd - Antwon, Courtney, Rich, Elkit - plus newbie Jonas
and another newbie named Jonathan who hasn't linked his blog from the meetup page yet. Dad was out of town, sadly.Topics of conversation included the Mr. Moto films, vampires, disgusting photos, bandwidth theft, and weird legal stuff (including a way that Disney could very well be about to lose its trademarks in spite of getting lawmakers to jerk the copyright laws around). I love bloggers. We're such a cool crowd.
Friday FiveThis week's Friday Five.
June 18, 2003
Blogger Meetup tonight!Woot! It's that time of month again... oh, hush, you pervs. I meant it's time for this month's Blogger Meetup. Should be fun, although we're in a new venue. Stoopid Meetup didn't let us vote for our usual venue this month.
Still, it should be fun. I'll report on it later. :)
June 16, 2003
PromoGuy's Monday Mission 3.24This week's Monday Mission.
Friday FiveLast week's Friday Five.
Baaaaaaaaaaack...Wellp, folks, I'm back. Woot. And very behind on all kinds of things, starting with sleep.
Other things I'm behind on:
Man, I love vacations, though. It's worth the hassle of catching up to spend a few days getting away from it all with people I like. :)
- the HTML curriculum for the learning center
- Announcing that my two latest web contracts are online: MilpitasRotary.org and MilpitasDowntown.org
- My weekly memes.
June 11, 2003
I'm off! Again!Howdy hey!
I'm going to be incommunicado for several days, in all likelihood, as I'm roadtrippin' until Sunday. Hurrah!
While I'm gone, check out Geeky Chick, Antwon's , articles and features, Elkit, Marn, or any of the other cool people listed in my blogroll. :)
June 09, 2003
PromoGuy's Monday Mission 3.23This week's Monday Mission.
Hee.
You are a Cyberpunk!
In A Post-Apocalyptic World, Who Would You Be?
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Sweeeet.
Which Agent Smith am I?
Which Agent Smith are you?
By Madeline Elster
Oooh, big surprise here. He's my favorite aspect of Smith, too. :D
June 06, 2003
Friday FiveA very romantic Friday Five this week...
What kind of teacher am I?you are the PERFECT teacher! kind understanding and
so good to your kids wow...everyone loves
you...so its either your a decendant from god
or you cheated...hey are those maltes? erm
heres my homework teacher!
WHAT KIND OF TEACHER ARE YOU?
brought to you by QuizillaThis test is somewhat suspect, due to the large number of typos in both the test and the results. On the other hand, my students do seem to like me quite a bit and it would be a nice bit of dramatic irony if I were the perfect teacher but not only didn't want to teach for a living but actively disliked the profession, so... yeah.
What is my animal personality?
What Is Your Animal Personality?
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What heroic swordfighter am I?
You are Xena, warrior princess! You have done some
things in your past that you are not
particularly proud of, but you are working hard
to change your life. You have also been hurt
before, but are slowly beginning to trust
again. You are determined and strong willed.
You can be ruthless to those who've wronged
you. You tend to be impatient.
Which heroic sword fighter are you?
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June 05, 2003
Hella cool and teh suX0rDood. The web is dead today. No posts on the Antwon.com BBS since noon, hardly any email, nada.
On the other hand, one of the handful of messages I got today was a piece of fan mail about my fiction! Wow! Pardon me while I wait for my head to go back to its regular size.
June 04, 2003
Ideal links.Antwon hits the nail on the head once again I love reading through Twon's archives because it lets me find stuff like this, which I probably would ever have noticed.
He can't act, but Keanu Reeves is one generous mofo. I wonder if I could get him to give me $1.75 million...?
Things that make me go "Meh!" #241Prying myself out of bed to sub only to find out that I'm not actually needed for the first two periods.
This is not enough time to go get anything done, therefore I am in the library futzing on the computer. *sigh*
June 03, 2003
Calling all students, calling all students!..and friends of students, and parents of students.
Success! Learning Center is accepting reservations for this year's summer session.
The site has all the info, but in short: we provide eight weeks of summer tutoring, two hours a day, five days a week. There's a 1:4 teacher:student ratio. This isn't a class, it's individualized curriculum, so kids can move through the lessons at their own pace. We teach everything from English Lit to HTML to higher math, grades 4 through 12.
Tell your friends, tell your family! This is a great place to learn. I should know, I work here.
Thank you.
June 02, 2003
Link time!Here are some links for your perusal and enjoyment.
First, in true self-centered bloggish spirit, here's my review of The Italian Job.
There's also a new issue of The Red Pages up, hurrah. Forgot to announce it yesterday. D'oh.
Now, the funny stuff!
The Matrix as support for insanity plea? Now this is fun. Almost as good as the 'twinkie' defense. Better, actually, since it's actually being used as part of an insanity plea in courts. Heh.
Cat Prin - tailoring for cats. This is fun, as much for the horribly translated English as for the photos. Check it out.
PromoGuy's Monday Mission 3.22This week's Monday Mission.
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