Back from a break in.....Dallas!

Jim and I just returned from a week in Dallas. A nice city whose strength is in it's people. I always miss New York on trips, mostly because the angel Lizzie is here. We were visiting friends for Thanksgiving and had a terrific time with them. Points to reflect upon:

- We got a Wii. I love it. Love it, love it, love it. Now they just need to get more games to make my life complete. So with the wii I've started a new exercise routine. 20 minutes of training in Wii sports per day. I'll start there and see how it goes.

I bought it at Walmart. I know. We had searched everywhere for a Wii. All out. Guillerrmo's sister happened to be at Walmart and she asked if they had one. They did, returned earlier. She held it for us there, God bless her, and Gui drove us there as fast as he could. Awesome. So I jumped from the car and sprinted into the Walmart. I had never, mind you, been to a Walmart, so knew not what to expect. Running through Walmart at top speed you don't see much. I got the Wii and was very thankful to his sister. Fun.

Then I started looking around. They had everything the universe had ever created in that store (except, of course, an extra Wiimote) but my shopping impulse turned right off. Weird, huh? Got back to Target and I again wanted to buy. I'm loyal to good design. I looked really google-eyed in the Walmart, though, because Ronnie noticed and we laughed about it the rest of the trip.

- To get to the train, we needed cash. We walked to a little store up the road. The lady told us the ATM was broken, but there was a Carnival store three blocks up the road. I asked if they had an ATM. She responded that she hadn't been up that way in 20 years. 20 YEARS. THREE BLOCKS. WTF? What has she been doing that would keep her from going up a local main road at least once a decade? Heroin? Birthing? Barking dogs?

- We walked from Mockingbird Station to Northpark mall. 2.37 miles. Roughly the distance from our apartment to Central Park. People mocked us openly (and hilariously) about that walk. There were no sidewalks. We just meandered through the strip malls of Dallas. Everyone was great except the jerk manager at Gamestop (you know who you are) who was too distracted to assist us properly. Look at my flickr account for the pictures:

My Flickr Account

I'm going to break your gayest of hearts.

Looks like Carol Channing joins the short list of homophobic gay icons. In an interview with Gay People's Chronicle she makes some not-so-vague statements about how she feels abut gay rights.

KK: You seem to have a very large gay following. Have you ever thought about why?

CC: I don’t think about them. I’m grateful that they seem to like me. They’re terribly loyal to me. But I’m knee-deep in the Bible and you know what it says about that.

KK: Alright.

CC: Oh, dear. Is this for a gay publication? Have I offended you?

KK: Yes. For the Gay People’s Chronicle. Right now, it’s really not my job to be offended or not be offended. I am just asking questions and reporting answers. I read that you have fought for gay rights. Do you think that the things gay people are fighting for are important?

CC: I don’t think about it. If they can’t take care of their own problems, why should I bother. It’s not my problem.

Hmm. That really sucks. We have the same birthday and I always had a little spot in my heart for her. No longer. She can go screw herself.

Catz r awesum

The cats of the world will unite and eat us.

Cats and more cats being awesome

Learning Movable Type

So I am finally learning Movable Type (a blogging software) for a project at work. All said I think it is a bit clunky and difficult to understand. I'm a touch concerned that my content creators will get hung up on some parts of the editing process – and they are computer savvy. I'm looking at plugins to improve the experience a little but they come with another whole set of problems (i.e. compatibility, configuration, etc.)


While on the subject of geek, look here:

Online Generators

It has image and code generators galore. like the Concert Ticket Generator and the Avatar Maker is useful, too.

A tool for HSX

I am a tool for HSX (Hollywood Stock Exchange).

Actually, I made one. {geek} It is an Automator action which downloads your portfolio page when you run it. What you do is open it in Automator, add your name and password to the URL in the first action, then tell it where you want it saved in the second action.

Here: HSXRecord

I have been playing for years (though very lightly the past few years) and I wanted to get a record of my progress. HSX records apparently only go so far back. So I've taken matters into my own hands and am recording it myself from here on out.

For those of you who have no idea what I'm talking about: I'm learning Apple's Tiger scripting tool to increase my productivity at work and automate repetitive tasks.

The Dance Remix is the best.

This was a damn riot. You have to listen to the story about the best voicemail message ever left. "You and the little mermaid can go.."

Link: From WBEZ in Chicago... This American Life

Pie charts can produce heightened enthusiasm.

This is the kind of joke which absolutely never gets old. Ever.

I didn't produce these (though some would think I could) and they make me want to put funny into wonky places.

An Upload

I just made this tonight when I was looking at some pictures I took at Cape Cod. Fresh off the hot mouse...