although you may see random bits now and then, this journal is largely friends-only.

so you may be aware that there's this livejournal advisory board election going on ...

i've already voted for jameth and i urge you to vote for him as well if for no other reason that he's being blamed for the fall of livejournal civilization. i figure that if a single person is able to bring down a civilization then you want to be on *that* side of the picture . . .

there are plenty of reasons to vote for him--he's not commanding a legion of sock puppets to vote for him in this election, he works to the benefit of our own community, and (most convincingly) he rides mass transit.

he has a platform upon which his election is based, and this platform includes all the usual things a thinking person might want: freedom from censorship with an emphasis on being responsible for your own journal, ...

i think he's bringing the right spirit to the table, and so i urge you all to vote jameth now. polling ends in a few days, so go and vote now!

then we can all have delicious cake!

stolen from bigreddee

1) Are you currently in a serious relationship?
2) What was your dream growing up?
3) What talent do you wish you had?
4) If I bought you a drink what would it be?
5) Favorite vegetable?
6) What was the last book you read?
7) What zodiac sign are you?
8) Any Tattoos and/or Piercings? Explain where.
9) Worst Habit?
10) If you saw me walking down the street would you offer me a ride?
11) What is your favorite sport?
12) Do you have a Negative or Optimistic attitude?
13) What would you do if you were stuck in an elevator with me?
14) Worst thing to ever happen to you?
15) Tell me one weird fact about you.
16) Do you have any pets?
17) What if I showed up at your house unexpectedly?
18) What was your first impression of me?
19) Do you think clowns are cute or scary?
20) If you could change one thing about how you look, what would it be?
21) Would you be my crime partner or my conscience?
22) What color eyes do you have?
23) Ever been arrested?
24) Bottle or can soda?
25) If you won $10,000 today, what would you do with it?
26) Added back in...I made this one up because the meme I stole it from didn't HAVE a number 26! What is your favorite ice cream flavor?
27) What's your favorite place to hang at?
28) Do you believe in ghosts?
29) Favorite thing to do in your spare time?
30) Do you swear a lot?
31) Biggest pet peeve?
32) In one word, how would you describe yourself?
33) Do you believe/appreciate romance?
34) What's your favorite movie or album?
35) Do you believe in God?
36) Will you repost this so I can fill it out and do the same for you?

tomorrow is the last day to register to vote in the california primaries in february. you can download and complete a voter registration form here and MAIL IT to your county's elections people (addresses for these can be found here.)

if you've moved since you last voted you need to re-register.

do this *now* before you forget again!

bob has figured out that the dresser might be a fun place to hang out, and that this is the closest way to sneak into a dresser drawer ...

do you have one you like? tell me about it. right now i'm using "Windows Mail" (which comes with Vista--seems to be the replacement for Outlook Express) and it's ok, i guess ....

BOLD means the statement is true.


1. Father went to college
2. Father finished college
3. Mother went to college
4. Mother finished college
5. Have any relative who is an attorney, physician, or professor
6. Were the same or higher class than your high school teachers
7. Had more than 50 books in your childhood home
8. Had more than 500 books in your childhood home
9. Were read children's books by a parent
10. Had lessons of any kind before you turned 18
11. Had more than two kinds of lessons before you turned 18
12. The people in the media who dress and talk like me are portrayed positively
13. Had a credit card with your name on it before you turned 18
14. Your parents (or a trust) paid for the majority of your college costs
15. Your parents (or a trust) paid for all of your college costs
16. Went to a private high school on scholarship.
17. Went to summer camp
18. Had a private tutor before you turned 18
19. Family vacations involved staying at hotels
20. Family vacations involved visiting vacation homes your family owned.
21. Your clothing was all bought new before you turned 18
22. Your parents bought you a car that was not a hand-me-down from them
23. There was original art in your house when you were a child
24. You and your family lived in a single family house
25. Your parent(s) owned their own house or apartment before you left home
26. You had your own room as a child.
27. You had a phone in your room before you turned 18
28. Participated in an SAT/ACT prep course
29. Had your own TV in your room in High School
30. Owned a mutual fund or IRA in High School or College
31. Flew anywhere on a commercial airline before you turned 16
32. Went on a cruise with your family
33. Went on more than one cruise with your family
34. Your parents took you to museums and art galleries as you grew up.
35. You were unaware of how much heating bills were for your family.

click here ... max 2 vouchers per household

vouchers requested today will ship end of february or so and will be good for 90 days from then. not needed now if you have cable or satellite, but these providers will convert at a later date.

i'm getting them because, occasionally, dish flakes out ... plus i want to see what they're suggesting people buy. i already have a hdtv tuner in my living room (which opens up all the extra kqed digital channels) ... v. convenient.

but here it is: interval signals online

2007 Israel 2 NIS obverse Lamb+Wolf

Israel has very nice NCLT ... attractive, with insanely low mintages. crazy.

2007 Israel 2 NIS reverse Lamb+Wolf

Israel has very nice NCLT ... attractive, with insanely low mintages. crazy.

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something i didn't expect to hear today ...

Poll #1078004 leopard
Open to: All, detailed results viewable to: All

Apple's latest version of MacOSX, Leopard, officially becomes available at 1800 today. What are your plans?

bob is all about marcus. understandably, marcus would like him to chill a bit now and then.

i made the error of being at the best buy on geary last night ... they had a big pyramid stack of wii at the outgoing registers, and now i have one. i guess this means i'm ready for winter now ...

last week patrock suggested the shure e2c headphones since i was whining about my sony fontopia headphones. now amazon has them on sale for $39.99. annoyed that i didn't wait a day (i placed an order somewhere else on friday) . . . but maybe someone else can get in on the deal

i managed to solve my wifi problem with one of these (although i bought it locally, needing instant gratification so i paid a bit more) ... configuration was easy peasy, spots in the house that only had two bars now have five, throughput is decent and it supports bridged mode ... what's annoying: for some reason marketing people for the various vendors have decided to make this information hard to find ...

wear some nice clothes now and then.

my wifi has gone flaky ... so i stopped into a best buy on the way home from work, grabbed a pre-n router off the shelf and went home thinking i'd solved my problem. turns out the box i picked up will do everything *except* bridge a wifi lan onto a wired lan. back to the store tomorrow (and probably a restocking charge, which pisses me off).

i've discovered that the laptop i wanted to use for radio stuff won't really fit into the space i have set aside for it. a 12" screen would have madea perfect fit. finding a 12" noteobok that doesn't suck and that isn't priced astronomically seems to be a challenge.

more whining later.

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Tomorrow, Thursday, August 30, is a Spare the Air Day in the San Francisco Bay Area. Concentrations of ground-level ozone pollution are forecast to be unhealthy.

Your morning commute is free on BART, CalTrain, ACE Train and all Bay Area Ferries until 1:00 pm. Bay Area bus systems are offering free rides all day. This is the 2nd of four free commute days on non-holiday weekday Spare the Air days this summer. To find out more, and to view a list of participating transit agencies, see 511.org.

To help prevent smog tomorrow, please:
- Take public transit, walk or bike – visit 511.org for transit info
- Carpool or vanpool with friends or co-workers
- Refuel on the way home in the evening and don't top off
- Link necessary trips and postpone errands if possible
- Avoid polluting products like aerosol cleaners, paint and hair spray
- Use a hand-pushed or electric lawn mower

To monitor current air quality conditions, visit http://www.sparetheair.org

This AirAlert is provided by the Bay Area Air Quality Management District. Thank you for doing your part to Spare the Air!

Tomorrow, Wednesday, August 29, is a Spare the Air Day in the San Francisco Bay Area. Concentrations of ground-level ozone pollution are forecast to be unhealthy.

Your morning commute is free on BART, CalTrain, ACE Train and all Bay Area Ferries until 1:00 pm. Bay Area bus systems are offering free rides all day. This is the 1st of four free commute days on non-holiday weekday Spare the Air days this summer. To find out more, and to view a list of participating transit agencies, see 511.org.

To help prevent smog tomorrow, please:
- Drive less
- Take public transit, walk or bike – visit 511.org for transit info
- Carpool or vanpool with friends or co-workers
- Refuel on the way home in the evening and don't top off
- Link necessary trips and postpone errands if possible
- Avoid polluting products like aerosol cleaners, paint and hair spray

To monitor current air quality conditions, visit http://www.sparetheair.org

This AirAlert is provided by the Bay Area Air Quality Management District. Thank you for doing your part to Spare the Air!

here's the link to the listing on craigslist: http://sfbay.craigslist.org/sfc/sys/403012228.html

don't like the numbers you see but are still interested? drop me a line and maybe we can sort something out ...

refurb iphones appear on the scene ... 4GB phones for $399 and 8GB phones for $499. same full warranty as new items ... click here to get started (scroll down until you see the blue tag marked "Special Deals" ... click through that, and you'll see all the deals--select "iPhones" and you're on your way to 20% off).

(i think i may have a limited (two or three) 5% off coupons as well, and i've had folks use these with refurb equipment in the past).

[edit: i can only generate a 5% off for a purchase of $999 or more ... so someone who was buying two iphones could use the coupon...]

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last time you saw him here there was no name yet. no particular reason--he just seems like a bob. i think someone is coming into the house during the day and feeding him red bull or something ...

tasha has decided she doesn't like him ... or perhaps she doesn't like the way he does things. marcus is undecided--he doesn't seem to mind except when bob wants to play with marcus' tail, which is a good bit of the time. marcus has had to learn, for instance, that when he sits on the kitchen chairs he can't let his tail hang off the end and idly flick it around now and then because that'll attract bob's attention.

bob has a bit to learn, too--his first approach is to whap at something ... followed closely by the flying leap. he's also very good at stalking--not just the other cats, but me as well.

he still has the nursing thing going on--he wants to nurse the end of my nose, which is kinda weird. usually he'll settle for my fingertips or hands.

his first vet visit was a success ... he goes back again next week, and his spay visit is about a month after that or so ..

more in a bit.

all those photos that simplykimberly posted with the kittens all eating so orderly in a neat line were clearly staged :)

get yours here instead! ... visit 6PM PDT on Friday for your chance to buy what has become the most hyped bit of consumer electronics ever!

that there's been no gushing at all over louie on pirate master. (the show is uninteresting, and i'm not sure i'd watch it again: not interesting, and no eye candy -> no brainer) ...

he's not my type but i thought i'd see at least some swooning ...

sign up for three years at a time.

time to sign up ... other time warner mags here, too. sports illustrated has a similar deal

see details here

see details here

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