Happy Soggy Halloween! Looks like we are going to have another fucking rainy day.
Saturday, October 31, 2009
Lucy kitty
I think I have finally settled on a name for my kitten. I was calling her Kitti, but I think she is more of a Lucy as in Lucinda or Luci-fur.
Thursday, October 29, 2009
Tuesday, October 27, 2009
Sunday, October 25, 2009
Google Voice
Just got Google voice two days ago and I have to say it's very very useful, especially the voice-mail transcription, the ability to make calls and send sms free from your computer. I also like being able to route my calls to whatever phone is closest to me at the time. This is way too fascinating for words. I got two new Google beta services in one week Google Voice and Google Wave. I am on a roll now.
Saturday, October 24, 2009
I wish this Green Lantern preview was of the real movie.
The fan that created this did a great job of video editing.
Friday, October 23, 2009
Third Watch
I just got kitti settled down. She is always so happy to see me when I
get home from work, she becomes spastic and runs around in circles.
It's nice to have a pet that is always glad to see you when you come
home from work. Now it's time to sit back and watch season 1 disc 1 of
the series First Watch. I loved this show when it was on TV, now I get
to watch it again thanks to Netflicks.
Wednesday, October 21, 2009
OMG, I love this song and the lyrics
I Remember (Strobelite Edit) by Kaskade
Download now or listen on posterous
06 I Remember (Strobelite Edit).mp3 (11099 KB) Feeling the past moving in
Letting a new day begin
Hold to the time that you know
You don't have to move on to let go
Remember turning on the night
And moving through the morning light
Remember how it was with you
Remember how you pulled me through
I remember (x8)
Add to the memory you keep
Remember when you fall asleep
Hold to the love that you know
You don't have to give up to let go
Remember turning on the night
And moving through the morning light
Remember how it was with you
Remember how you pulled me through
I remember (x2)
Feeling the past moving in
Letting a new day begin
Hold to the time that you know
You don't have to move on to let go
Add to the memory you keep
Remember when you fall alseep
Hold to the love that you know
You don't have to give up to let go
I remember....
Tuesday, October 20, 2009
Truck day
Another truck day is here and again, the best thing about truck day is
getting to work with my buddy Jeff all day.
Sunday, October 18, 2009
Saturday at work
Tonight was an interesting night at work. I worked with Ivan and Marty tonight and I kinda picked up a new nickname that Ivan gave me. He has started calling me "Kellita Chiky-kita". It's actually kinda cute and it has grown on me.
Sunday, October 11, 2009
Sunday dinner
What Your Car Says About You- Yahoo! Autos Article Page
2010 Mini CooperPorsches smack of success. Hondas preach practicality. And, according to a recent report, Chevys proudly proclaim of their owners, "I don't use the Internet."
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Your car implies more about your life than you might think. While 13% of Chevy owners don't use the Web, by contrast, less than 3% of Honda owners remain in the technological Stone Age. The antithesis of flashy, Honda owners are usually pragmatic and well educated; 70% boast a college degree or higher, compared with 35% of Chevy owners and 45% of Ford owners.
The data was released in the spring as part of this year's New Vehicle Experience Study by San Diego-based market research outfit Strategic Vision.
"Honda buyers buy primarily for the trust and dependability they find in our vehicles," says Honda spokesman Chris Naughton. "Typically, highly functional vehicles deliver less image because customers didn't purchase for image."
Education level and computer savvy are just a couple of the things your car says about you. We collected demographic data on 10 prominent auto brands from the manufacturers themselves, as well as from neutral sources like Strategic Vision. It turns out, your wheels also give clues to your age, gender, income level and marital status--even your political leanings.
Mini Mindset
If you'd like to cultivate an image of sophistication, try buying a Mini Cooper. The line of Lilliputian hatchbacks appeals to urbane buyers with median incomes of around $125,000. But aside from wealth, Mini owners are a tough bunch to pin down, demographically speaking, since the car has broad appeal.
"It's a certain mindset," says Nathalie Bauers, spokeswoman for Mini USA. "People who relate to the brand, there's no age to that."
Bauers says Mini owners fall into four categories: brand enthusiasts, who relish the car's British racing roots; design aficionados, who like the car's simple elegance; social butterflies, who want to be part of the Mini community; and gas misers, who crave the Mini's fuel efficiency.
Some of the latter group trade down from trucks and SUVs not because they feel financially crunched by high gas prices, but because they want to be conscientious and reduce their impact on the environment. These "right-sizers" like the Mini's eco-friendly image; all Mini models get at least 34 miles per gallon on the highway. Says Bauers: "Many of our customers are people who get a smaller car because it's the right thing to do."
Gray Area
While Minis appeal to several different types of people, owners of the classic English luxury vehicle Rolls-Royce can't be pigeonholed beyond the fact that they're rich.
"As you can imagine, our customers do not really take surveys," says Rolls-Royce spokeswoman Karen Vonder Meulen. "The one common thread that all our customers share is a passion for life and most truly love cars."
Indeed, well-known Rolls owners range from royal families to rappers. Recording artist T-Pain, who ranks No. 9 on Forbes' Hip-Hop Cash Kings list, owns North America's first Rolls-Royce Drophead.The fire-engine-red coupe boasts a 12-cylinder, 453-horsepower engine and a top speed of 150 miles per hour. Base price: $435,000.
Similarly, the Bentley trademark screams wealth--typically at least $5 million in investable assets, to be precise--but in a softer voice than some of its competitors.
"Our cars aren't as brash as some other performance-car manufacturers," says Stuart McCullough, a Bentley board member. "We tend to be understated, quintessentially English. That reflects the mood and style of our customers."
Such restraint can be considered especially important in the current climate. With unemployment rates skyrocketing around the world, many auto enthusiasts would rather drive an understated gray Bentley than a flashy red Ferrari.
"The most opulent part of a Bentley is on the inside," says McCullough. "Rich people are very aware of how others see them at the moment, the choices they make. Now is not the right time to be seen to be spending money when you're laying people off at your factory."
A note to those wealthy employers: Think twice about splurging on even an understated new car. If you see scads of Hondas in your company parking lot, their savvy owners may be wise to your ways. If you only see Chevys, you might be able to get away with it.
via autos.yahoo.com
This was an interesting article.
Saturday, October 10, 2009
Catchy tune
This is a catchy little tune by Sia called "Academia". It so easily describes some of my relationships from my past.
AcademiaYou can be my alphabet and I will be your calculatorAnd together we'll work out on the escalator
I will time you as you run up the down
And you'll measure my footsteps as I blow through this town
The mean of our heights is divided by the nights
Which is times'd by the daggers and the route of all our fights,
The pass of your poem is to swathe me in your knowing
And the beauty of the word is that you don't have to show it Oh academia you can't pick me up
Soothe me with your words when I need your love I am a dash and you are a dot
When will you see that I am all that you've got
I'm a binary code that you cracked long ago
But to you I'm just a novel that you wish you'd never wrote
I'm greater than x and lesser than y, so why is it
That I still can't catch your eye?
You're a cryptic crossword, a song I've never heard
While I sit here drawing circles I'm afraid of being hurt Oh academia you can't pick me up
Soothe me with your words when I need your love You're a difficult equation with a knack for heart evasion
Will you listen to my proof or will you add another page on
It appears to me the graph has come and stolen all the laughs
It appears to me the pen has over analysed again
And if I am a number I'm infinity plus one
And if you are five words you are afraid to be the one
And if you are a number you're infinity plus one
And if I am four words then I am needing of your love Oh academia you can't pick me up
Soothe me with your words when I need your love
Academia
Old Friends
I just reconnected with an old friend today on Facebook that I haven't seen in years. It was really great chatting with him after so long. I look forward to actually meeting face to face again and catching up. We barely scratched the surface in our chat today. There is so much to catch up on.
Tuesday, October 06, 2009
Fat Guy Screams for McDonald"s Chicken
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Monday, October 05, 2009
Sunday, October 04, 2009
Go Enjoy the Harvest Moon Tonight and Tomorrow [Astronomy]
If you like astronomy, here's a very simple event that you can see without special instruments, even if you are in a city: The harvest moon. In fact, if you are in a city, it will look even more spectacular.
The Harvest Moon is the full moon after the fall equinox, which this year was the 22 of September. The Harvest Moon usually happens in September, but this year is a little late. You will be able to see it this weekend. But why is is so special about it?
Nothing happens to the Moon itself except that, during these days, it travels really close to the horizon. That triggers something called the Moon illusion. This optical phenomenon makes our home satellite look huge when it's close to the horizon and smaller when it's up in the sky, even while it's always at the same distance from Earth. That's why, during these days, the full moon will look huge for a longer time thanks to its path in the sky, and its position in relation with the Sun.
You probably have seen this Moon before. If you live in a city it will appear huge and possibly colored because of the air pollution, appearing yellow, orange, and even red and pink. In the past, there were often fires in agricultural and forest areas, so the moon would be wildly colored too. This appearance, together with the fascination and influence the Moon has over humans and animals, made the Harvest Moon the inspiration for all kinds of legends, poems, and songs.
Maybe not Nick Drake's Pink Moon, but it goes nicely with it. So while for some it may not be as cool and flashy as the Perseids, it's still one of my favorite events to watch.
Now, go grab a bottle of wine or champagne, get out with your lover, and enjoy together. Or drink the bottle, get out naked, and howl at it. Like I do. [Wikipedia]
via feeds.gawker.com
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