481 thoughts on “Unbirthday Unshow”

1. 

   Danger Man.

2. 

   Morning Pan,

   Ah young love:

   http://tinyurl.com/8lektk

3. 

   Cute one, Van. Thankfully it didn’t come to a bad end.

   mmmm, donuts.

4. 

   Oh, and since I missed it yesterday – cool to see the LCMoD make an appearance. We had gone too long without the crack of her whip.

5. 

   Morning, Pan.

   Grr.

6. 

   It will be alright EssBee…

7. 

   I don’t think that marriage will last.

   Morning Pan

8. 

   Bappy Hirthday Mack Jangan!!!

9. 

   Jack, XXXI is 31 not 29

10. 

    TEB – What do you expect he isn’t Roman. 😉

11. 

    It seems to me, JB still owes a Canadian National anthem 🙂

12. 

    Hi WNDR!

13. 

    No fightning you two.

14. 

    Aww, Van. You’re no fun 🙁

15. 

    Cj: Love the donut cake! I’ve been at a birthday party with a donut cake, too, and I have a picture: http://tinyurl.com/75t3bh

16. 

    I think my brain is telling me I have a R tape loading error. Teach me to reboot using a C45 tape…

17. 

    For the pedantic:

    -C45

    +C60

18. 

    time for brekkie. Back in a bit.

19. 

    TEB scares me – why would I fight with her.

    I think she was the rabbit in the “Holy Grail” movie.

20. 

    Look at the teeth, man!

21. 

    Back from brekkie. Only got stuck twice. It amazes me how inconsiderate some drivers are. Our roads are starting to melt so getting stuck is a way of life at the moment. You’d think, if a driver sees someone stuck in the middle of the road they’d, at the very least, wait until the person is free instead of trying to pass.

    Oh No!

    Must get through, even if it means, possibly, scraping both our vehicles because there isn’t room.

    (sorry, rant over).

    Oh yeah. You should be afraid of me, Wolf… very afraid.

22. 

    All you need is love.

23. 

    … and this paddle ball game.

24. 

    … and this remote control …
    and possible this chair.

    But that’s all you need!

25. 

    Yeah … you guessed it. I’m just being The Jerk.

26. 

    Gah, I hate being an idiot. We’ll get around to XXXI in 2 Unshows.

27. 

    BTW, a Boston Creme donut makes for a delicious breakfast.

28. 

    That’s ok, Jack. We’ll just say you were being a little dyslexic.

    mmm, Boston Creme donut.

29. 

    To quote Hillary, it takes a village. And no village would be complete without an idiot.

30. 

    Well, I’m glad we’ve established my role in this village.

31. 

    I call dibs.

32. 

    It’s funny, speaking of villiage idiots brought back the memory of this guy who used to live in the small town I grew up in. There used to be this abandon house close to where one of my childhood friends lived. Anyway, the son of the property owner would sometimes squat in that house. He was mentally impaired in some fashion, either from birth or from drugs, I couldn’t really tell. He was a friendly dude though, not abusive in anyway, but patiently insane. A lot of my friends like to talk to him because of the crazy stories he liked to tell. Like how he was getting mail order parts from NASA to build his rocket to go to Mars. LOL

33. 

    Actually, Rhett, that sounds like he may have some sort of Schizo Affective disorder. My daughter has schizophrenia and you can get some similar (and stranger) stories when she’s off her meds.

34. 

    Your probably right TEB. They guy kinda of drifted for five years or so. I think his parents eventually got help for him. My brother in-law is also effected with a Schizo disorder, he was only recently diagnosed. But he seems to be doing better now that he found a better combination of meds.

35. 

    Your = You’re

36. 

    I was going to give Jack a pass on his inappropriate triple x grouping, being his birthday all.

    Man, what was I thinking??

37. 

    Yeah, I think I was just over-eager to get to the triple-x.

    Ed, you know Scott Sigler is going to be in your town tonight?

38. 

    Is he signing chicken scissors?

39. 

    That I did not – I thought I was a little better plugged in to the podworld than that. Unfortunately, I’ve already got a commitment with my daughter tonight. It would have been cool to see Sigler again.

    Hopefully I’ll make DragonCon again in the next few years.

40. 

    Speaking of Cons – there was brief discussion about Deadpan swarming some poor unsuspecting convention this year for a big meet up.

    Does that have any chance of becoming reality this year?

41. 

    CW: 24 S7E3

42. 

    I’m doing a late reply to Amy about her donut cake. Honestly when she said donut cake I thought of something like this:

    http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2046/1557741573_d58c4fb15e.jpg

43. 

    I’m afraid funds are tight at the moment for me Ed to attend any far off Cons. I am up for anything in the PHX area however.

44. 

    Very funny:
    http://kinokofry.com/2008/03/22/kinokofry-009-part-1/
    http://kinokofry.com/2008/03/23/kinokofry-009-part-2/

45. 

    Back from lunch.

    In reply to Ed’s question. It’s 75% certain I’ll be at the Disc World convention in Tempe this year. This takes place at the same time as Dragon Con

46. 

    BZT!

    hehe

47. 

    Really Bunny? Excellent. I believe I owe you a greasy spoon? (that’s not a euphemism) Either way, we’ll have to do dinner while you’re in town.

    If we get enough interest, maybe I can finagle a Deadpan event there (although, then again, maybe not. . . it *is* a themed Con – *and* competing with DragonCon).

    I would really love to make a Deadpan Live Event happen, but I worry about the tumbleweed factor.

48. 

    CP: Tuesday’s Gone – Metallica

49. 

    Definitely have to meet up, Jack. I’ll know for sure a little closer to the event.

50. 

    As you say, it is a themed event. If nothing else, a Deadpan dinner with a bunch of us?

51. 

    LOL

    I moved all of my music off of my lap top to an external USB hard drive … because it was using up all of my disk space. It seemed like a great solution.

    Today though, I cannot get that hard drive to mount. 30 gigs worth of music, podcast and audio books – gone!

    Ha Ha! Look at me, I am technology’s BITCH !!!

52. 

    Time Bear = cool

53. 

    Technology can be a PITA jj.

54. 

    Anyone have a good news source about the plane crash in the Hudson River? 🙁
    I can’t find anything at the moment, aside from the CNN video.

55. 

    OK, here’s something:
    http://wcbstv.com/breakingnewsalerts/us.airways.crash.2.909535.html

56. 

    not much on the BBC website.

57. 

    My music might be gone but at least I’m not standing knee deep in 20 degree water on the wing of a plane in the middle of the Hudson River.

    How’s that for looking on the bright side?

58. 

    already on youTube

    http://tinyurl.com/84aoyp

59. 

    Apparently, no deaths, thankfully.
    http://www.cnn.com/2009/US/01/15/new.york.plane.crash/index.html

    Sorry to hear about your harddrive woes JOe. You may want to look at some hard drive recovery programs.

60. 

    JJ, have you tried sticking the USB HD into another computer? or uninstalling/reinstalling USB drivers?

61. 

    So, Joe – just what does the drive do now when you plug it in? Any signs of life or any sign that it’s trying to talk to your computer?

62. 

    Here’s hoping you can use another machine to retrieve those files, J0e.

    And here’s an interesting take on social media:

    http://briantroy.com/blog/2009/01/15/what-happened-to-the-value-of-being-well-read/?disqus_reply=5150612

63. 

    Hey Rhettro

    Scott will sign Chicken Sissors if you bring them. Some guy brought 2 of each book, the origonal Infection Shirt, and Chicken Sissors… Scott signed everything!
    I laughed my ass off, whising i had some.

    I should go load my pics after i clean the kitchen.

    OMG Another LCMoD, thats what 3 in 2 days.

64. 

    eerrr its supposed to say Another LCMoD post…..yeah I need more sleep.

65. 

    Denver still has the highest number!! I may be killed in a Scott Sigler book yet!!

66. 

    Even the wisest man can stumped by a question from an idiot.

    I may have remembered that wrong…err.

67. 

    WNDRWolf: About TEB being the rabbit from “Holy Grail”… let’s just say that you and I must be on the same wavelength.

    Rhettro: LOL! Donut cake: cake made to look like a donut, or donuts used as a substitute for cake? It’s your decision.

    I like the idea of having a meetup somewhere. Phoenix is good for me, I think. I may be back in California by that time of year. Of course, that still leaves the problem of earning myself enough money to finance a trip to Phoenix within the month of August… so no promises.

68. 

    Ryah: Did you know that Calgary was one of the cities participating in the No Pants Subway Ride last Saturday? Apparently, it was. I just discovered this while reading Improv Everywhere’s official report.

69. 

    Oops! Pretend that last post began with “TEB:”

70. 

    Ed – Re:Hardly Drive.
    It doesn’t show up on the desktop but “Disk Utility” sees it. It shows it as “Not Mounted” and all attempts to mount it prove fruitless. Trying to run “Repair Disk ”
    just gives me the following failure message –

    Verify and Repair disk “MUSIC_DRIVE”
    ** /dev/disk2s1
    ** Phase 1 – Read FAT
    Unable to read FAT (Input/output error)
    Error: The underlying task reported failure on exit

    1 non HFS volume checked
    1 volume could not be repaired because of an error

71. 

    Hmmm. That looks pretty bad. This is MAC based stuff you have, isn’t it? I know there are a number of programs for recovering data from corrupted drives for the Windows world, but I don’t know anything useful on the MAC side.

    The external drive – is it a complete unit, or is it an enclosure that you put your own drive into?

72. 

    I wish I knew the solution J0e, other than one of those insanely expensive data-recovery services.

73. 

    http://www.divinecaroline.com/article/22296/41760-funny-church-signs

74. 

    I haven’t tried it myself, but I keep hearing good things about SpinRite… it costs something like $90 for a single user license, so I don’t think I’ll be playing with it anytime soon.

    I don’t suppose it is possible that the drive is not using a FAT system?

75. 

    I like those church signs, but I’m a bit surprised at how knowingly tongue in cheek they are. Then again, the sect that I grew up in was a bit… old fashioned.

76. 

    Not sure if these were real:

    http://www.devotions.co.uk/ch_signs.shtml

77. 

    Morning Pan.

    today’s word is:

    meh!

    You ain’t seen me right?

78. 

    Did somebody order a double half iced Friday? Well here it is.

    Is Van a figment of my imagination?

79. 

    Boo!

80. 

    Morning Pan!

    It’s a beautiful eight degrees here in the northern city. With a predicted high of 12.

    All in all, despite Van’s meh, I think it’s a starting out to be a beautiful day!

81. 

    Cccccold

82. 

    Re: lost my drive
    It’s a “store bought” external Maxtor drive. I’m going to try reading it from another Mac. Slim hope, but it is something.
    I may just set it on fire and huddle around it for warmth.

    Is Van your Yoda?

83. 

    NSFW baloon animals
    http://superfad.com/player.php?project=251&item=576

84. 

    ditto – Someone had way to much fun with those balloons…

    Amy – Please be careful. If you are on the same wave length as I am I worry about the corruption of the young and creative mind that you possess. Please be careful, You might end up like me.

    I still think Bunnies are good to eat.

85. 

    *ahem*

    I think I’ll ignore your last comment, WNDR (or I’ll pass the info on to my hubby – I haven’t decided which 🙂 )

86. 

    Grrr. Forced to listen to local commercial radio…

    This sucks for a friday…

87. 

    TEB – The only problem I have is getting the fur out of my teeth…

    Bunnies are still good to eat… Snow Bunnies are in season down here.

88. 

    Yup, definitely have to censer my thoughts

89. 

    Grrr

90. 

    *cue really old joke*
    Hey Wndr, what do you call a Roman with hair caught between his teeth?

91. 

    Morning EssBee, we think you’re Grrreat!

92. 

    TEB – Why Censoring thoughts???

    EssBee – Getting better but a good Growl comes from the gut.

    justa J0e – Hmmm. Greek?

93. 

    Good God! I think I’m going to be ill

    http://www.bbqaddicts.com/blog/recipes/bacon-explosion/

94. 

    CW: 24 S7E4

    Switch brain off and enjoy the ride.

95. 

    Wndr – Answer: “Gladiator” (say it out loud, then wait on it …)

96. 

    Wewease . . . Wodjahh. . .

97. 

    Would you wook at wat!

98. 

    TEB, I think that bacon explosion recipe could be improved with the addition of some Spam.

99. 

    bloody vikings

100. 

     100ties?

101. 

     CI-ies.

102. 

     I think I need a snow bunny…

103. 

     Wolf, who doesn’t?

104. 

     I’m not sure if anyone else saw this but, YEAH!!!

     http://apnews.excite.com/article/20090116/D95O28NO1.html

105. 

     Interesting week. Fun nights with good company and drinks last night and the night before; good times planned for tonight.

     The tumbleweeds around here so need an alphabet game.

106. 

     Been a rough week at work.

     I’ll get back to posting soon.

107. 

     Cool for Watchmen release..a movie I’m looking forward to seeing on release.

108. 

     Well Pan, lunch is eaten, gaming has been cancelled for tonight (can’t access our roads) and cookies are in the oven doing what cookies do… Which I assume is screaming horribly as I know that’s what I’d do if someone put me into a hot oven 🙂

109. 

     Alphabet game hmmm. Ok here’s the start of one before I go and clean up my mess from making cookies…

     Animals I have had during my life time

     A. – Animals, lots and lots as you will see from this list

110. 

     B – Bunnies!

111. 

     C – Cats
     Cockatiel

112. 

     Opps, missed a C – chinchilla

113. 

     D – Dogs

114. 

     E – Can’t think of one

     opp another C – Cows (I miss FM 🙁 )

115. 

     F – Farm animals (I know, that’s cheating)

116. 

     G – Goats (yeah Tilly the Kid!)
     – Gerbils
     -Guinea Pigs.

117. 

     Now to do dishes will come back with more in a bit.

118. 

     Oh, thought of an F
     – Fish
     – Finches

119. 

     Daughter decided to have a shower, will have to do dishes after.

     On to the list

     H – Horses (God I hate horses)
     – Hamsters (yes I had both hamsters and gerbils

120. 

     I – iguanas (poor Leo 🙁 )

121. 

     J – Jack rabbit (this is different from a regular rabbit or bunny as we found him in the wild and tried to raise him. Wasn’t very successful, though)

122. 

     Oh, I forgot a D – Ducks (I had a matched pair Hansel and Gretel)

123. 

     This is getting to be a macabre list TEB.

124. 

     I deliberately didn’t put chickens or turkeys as they were never pets, just food.

125. 

     My mom was one of those bleeding hearts animal lovers, so we had lots of pets during my childhood.

126. 

     Where was I…

     K – Kitties (yeah I know, it’s the same as cats. What are you going to do?)

127. 

     Never had a Kimodo to cover “K”, TEB?

     My pet list can only cover B, C, D, and F.

128. 

     L – can I say lizard even if it is the iguana?

129. 

     Had Gerbils as a kid, they would drum on the metal cage during the night.

     They also nibbled the exercise wheel to bits.

130. 

     Actually, under L we had a dog named Loomis. My mother made slippers out of him (true story)

131. 

     We used to put the gerbils and hamsters in the same cage of the iguana (that one was named Peaches). Iguana’s are vegetarians so it wasn’t a big deal

132. 

     I don’t think I had any N & O animals. I’ll have to think on them.

133. 

     P – Pig (Spot was sooooooo cute, even if she did weigh half a ton)

134. 

     P – Pony They are not the same as horses! (although I hate them just as much. Nikkie was the devil)

135. 

     Q – you didn’t really think I had a Q animal did you?

     R – Rabbit. One day I’ll have to tell you the story of how my rabbit and my cat would get it on regularly.

136. 

     S – Sea Monkeys (or should they have gone under B for brine shrimp?)

137. 

     Toooooooo much information there TEB.

138. 

     S – Sheep. We had a really stupid sheep. She would constantly try to strangle herself on her lead. Finally we gave up and ate her. As I recall, the meat was actually quite tough.

139. 

     Now that I look back, I actually had quite a warped childhood, didn’t I?

140. 

     T – Had turkeys but they weren’t pets just food. Stupid food, but still just food)

141. 

     interspecies porn..the mind boggles.

142. 

     I think that’s it. Not a complete alphabet, but still… It’s the only thing I could think of on short notice.

     Now to clean up my cookie dishes!

143. 

     We called the bunny Sonny, because we thought it was male. It would constantly hump our female cat. Then we did get another male rabbit and found out Sonny was actually a Sonia. Just very confused.

144. 

     Ok, C64 games I’ve never played (even on an emulator):

     A – Ace of Aces

     http://www.lemon64.com/reviews/view.php?id=313

145. 

     B – Bounty Bob Strikes Back

     http://www.lemon64.com/reviews/view.php?id=18

146. 

     C – Crystals of Zong

     http://www.lemon64.com/reviews/view.php?id=654

147. 

     D – Diplomacy

     http://www.lemon64.com/reviews/view.php?id=507

148. 

     E – Eskimo Games

     http://www.lemon64.com/reviews/view.php?id=682

149. 

     F – Fungus

     http://www.lemon64.com/reviews/view.php?id=714

150. 

     G – Granny’s Garden

     http://www.lemon64.com/reviews/view.php?id=836

151. 

     H – Hercules

     http://www.lemon64.com/reviews/view.php?id=834

152. 

     I – Intergalactic Cage Match

     http://www.lemon64.com/reviews/view.php?id=740

153. 

     J – Jack Attack

     http://www.lemon64.com/reviews/view.php?id=571

154. 

     I never had a C64 (Radio Shack CoCo was my thing) so this list applies to me as well, Van 😉

155. 

     K – Karnov

     http://www.lemon64.com/reviews/view.php?id=243

156. 

     L – Loco

     http://www.lemon64.com/reviews/view.php?id=679

157. 

     M – Metrocross

     http://www.lemon64.com/reviews/view.php?id=657

158. 

     N – Nodes of Yesod

     http://www.lemon64.com/reviews/view.php?id=761

159. 

     I’ve never heard of any of those games, Van.

160. 

     O – Outback

     http://www.lemon64.com/reviews/view.php?id=541

161. 

     P – Pedro

     http://www.lemon64.com/reviews/view.php?id=355

162. 

     Q – Quo Vadis

     http://www.lemon64.com/reviews/view.php?id=721

163. 

     R – Realm of Impossibility

     http://www.lemon64.com/reviews/view.php?id=165

164. 

     S – Saucer Attack

     http://www.lemon64.com/reviews/view.php?id=728

165. 

     T – Terramex

     http://www.lemon64.com/reviews/view.php?id=590

166. 

     U – Up Periscope

     http://www.lemon64.com/reviews/view.php?id=422

167. 

     V – Valhalla

     http://www.lemon64.com/reviews/view.php?id=118

168. 

     W – Weird Dreams

     http://www.lemon64.com/reviews/view.php?id=611

169. 

     X – Xiom

     http://www.lemon64.com/reviews/view.php?id=701

170. 

     Only two more to go!

171. 

     Y – Yeti

     http://www.lemon64.com/reviews/view.php?id=702

172. 

     Current album playing: All Things, Forests by Palomar

173. 

     Z – Zolyx

     http://www.lemon64.com/reviews/view.php?id=129

174. 

     CP: The Visitors/Bye/End Titles – Close Encounters of the Third Kind Soundtrack

175. 

     More cod philosophy from Clone Wars:

     Fail with honor rather than succeed by fraud.

176. 

     I don’t know Van, that sounds a little fishy to me…

177. 

     It’s the lack of U.

178. 

     Awww, what a nice thing to say… 😉

179. 

     I won’t groan today (rolls eyes in TEB’s direction)

180. 

     I was doing a meme on Facebook and I’m going to post some of my answers here because they were funny/cool. (I skipped the ones that didn’t seem interesting)

     Put the ipod on shuffle and use it to answer the question then hit “next” and continue through all the questions.

     1. How am I feeling today?
     In Your Wildest Dreams – Moody Blues

     2. How far will I get in life?
     Counting the Days – Goldfinger

     3. What is my best friend’s theme song?
     Lower Level Ghetto Livin’ – Jody Gnant

     6. What is in store for me this weekend?
     Everybody Have Fun Tonight – Wang Chung (YES!)

     9. How is my life going?
     Deadpan Mixtape – Jack Mangan

     10. What song will they play at my funeral?
     What’s Going On – Cyndi Lauper

     11. How does the world see me?
     Wild, Wild West – Escape Club

     12. What do my friends think of me?
     Pass the Dutchie – Musical Youth (This is srsly the most hilarious answer yet)

     20. What is my current theme song?
     She Will be Loved – Maroon 5

181. 

     I’m game, CJ

     1. How am I feeling today?
     December – Collective Soul

     2. How far will I get in life?
     Night at the Opera – Quantum of Solace Soundtrack

     3. What is my best friend’s theme song?
     Drive (Future Robot Masters) – TWIS soundtrack

     6. What is in store for me this weekend?
     Trequiem – Warp 11

     9. How is my life going?
     I am Not That – Michael Nesmith

     10. What song will they play at my funeral?
     The Mothership – Close Encounters of the Third Kind Soundtrack

     11. How does the world see me?
     That Spells DNA – Jonathan Coulton

     12. What do my friends think of me?
     River and Simon in Locker – Serenity Soundtrack

     20. What is my current theme song?
     Open Up Baby – Big Sugar

     *scratches head* That was strange.

182. 

     TEB – I love your #10.

     Also, for complete list – It’s on Facebook (sorry, Jack)

     http://www.facebook.com/notes.php?id=715066687#/note.php?note_id=60698150708&id=715066687&index=0

183. 

     Stupid Facebook! I like the meme, though. You guys both had some funny ones.

     1. How am I feeling today?
     Symphony No. 9 (Scherzo) – Beethoven

     2. How far will I get in life?
     Lost in the Darkness – Black Ice

     3. What is my best friend’s theme song?
     Freddie and the Trojan Horse – The Radio Dept.

     6. What is in store for me this weekend?
     Fools – The Dodos

     9. How is my life going?
     Kaiowas – Sepultura

     10. What song will they play at my funeral?
     Roadhouse Blues – The Doors

     11. How does the world see me?
     Baby it’s OK – Matt Mango

     12. What do my friends think of me?
     Diamonds and Rust – Judas Priest

     20. What is my current theme song?
     Concert for Guitar and Strings in D Major, Largo – Vivaldi

184. 

     I don’t know CJ, I think my # 20 could be interpreted in so many wrong ways 😀

185. 

     Don’t have enough tracks on my phone to play.

186. 

     TEB – this is true! I like that one as well 😉

     Jack, hmmm your #6 – Fools eh? The people you’ll be seeing this weekend? Let’s hope that Friday night does not count as part of your weekend! 🙂

187. 

     1. How am I feeling today?
     Odd-fellows Local 151 – R.E.M.

     2. How far will I get in life?
     Fat Man and Dancing Girl – Susan Vega

     3. What is my best friend’s theme song?
     Jingle Bells – Fred Waring and his Pennsylvanians

     6. What is in store for me this weekend?
     Do I creep you out? – Weird Al Yankavic

     9. How is my life going?
     Perhaps, Perhaps, Perhaps. – Cake

     10. What song will they play at my funeral?
     Dance Soteriose Johnson, Dance – Jonathan Coulton

     11. How does the world see me?
     Images – Sun Ra

     12. What do my friends think of me?
     Europa – Tuck & Patti

     20. What is my current theme song?
     Back Door – Xymox

188. 

     “Back Door”, J0e?
     Bunny, I kept my #20 interpetations to myself. 😉
     Cj, maybe “Fools” refers to the Suns?

189. 

     I’m afraid that, given #1,6,9, and 12 … #20 has pretty much sealed my fate. I knew Karma had it in for me!

190. 

     Lost in the mists of time is my Creative Zen player, metal shelled and very useful for throwing at would be muggers.

191. 

     CP – “Like leaves that before the wild Hurricane fly” – Mur Lafferty

     My nomination to the list of “Best Lines Ever”.
     “I got a Zeppelin and a Jet Pack. What more could a girl ask for!”

192. 

     Or the very right way even.

193. 

     Those pesky advertisers:

     http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=VQ3d3KigPQM

194. 

     OK Jack – I decided to stop lurking around here and post a comment. I also liked CJ’s meme so I thought I’d give it a shot. Wow. The results were kind of spooky but definitely fun. By the way Jack… Hope you had a HAPPY BIRTHDAY!

     1. How am I feeling today?
     Zoo Station – U2

     2. How far will I get in life?
     Can’t Stop Now – Keane

     3. What is my best friend’s theme song?
     1990’s Theme (from “Tron” soundtrack) – Journey

     6. What is in store for me this weekend?
     Wish You Were Here – Pink Floyd

     9. How is my life going?
     Cold Dark & Yesterday – Hall & Oates

     10. What song will they play at my funeral?
     I Can See It In Your Eyes – The Neville Brothers

     11. How does the world see me?
     Truth Serum – Dishwalla

     12. What do my friends think of me?
     Days On End – Darden Smith

     20. What is my current theme song?
     Somebody Else – Willy Porter

195. 

     1. How am I feeling today?
     Burn — The Cure

     2. How far will I get in life?
     All Uncovered — The Watchmen

     3. What is my best friend’s theme song?
     Cacophony — Tilly & The Wall

     6. What is in store for me this weekend?
     Wizards In Winter — Trans-Siberian Orchestra

     9. How is my life going?
     W.M.A. — Pearl Jam

     10. What song will they play at my funeral?
     Under My Thumb — Social Distortion

     11. How does the world see me?
     The 7 Chakras Of The Body, Chakra 2 — Mannheim Steamroller

     12. What do my friends think of me?
     Freewill — Rush

     20. What is my current theme song?
     Mayday!!! — Flobots

196. 

     1. How am I feeling today?
     High Maintenance Woman – Toby Keith

     2. How far will I get in life?
     Some Beach – Blakae Shelton

     3. What is my best friend’s theme song?
     Before he Cheats – Carrie Underwood

     6. What is in store for me this weekend?
     Fully Alive- Flyleaf

     9. How is my life going?
     All Around Me – Flyleaf

     10. What song will they play at my funeral?
     I Cant Get Over You – Julie Roberts

     11. How does the world see me?
     American Idiot – Greenday

     12. What do my friends think of me?
     Cassie – Flyleaf

     20. What is my current theme song?
     Me and My Gang – Rascal Flatts

     Um….wow……..

197. 

     Let’s see… LCMoD likes country & punk. That about right? 😉

198. 

     1. How am I feeling today?
     Instinct Blues — The White Stripes

     2. How far will I get in life?
     When the Hunter Gets Captures — Jerry Garcia

     3. What is my best friend’s theme song?
     Roll With It — Ani DiFranco

     6. What is in store for me this weekend?
     Jelly 292 — Jimi Hendrix

     9. How is my life going?
     Carnival — Los Hombres Calientes

     10. What song will they play at my funeral?
     Bones — Radiohead

     11. How does the world see me?
     Strawberry Fields — Ben Harper

     12. What do my friends think of me?
     Not A Pretty Girl — Ani DiFranco (this one CRACKS me UP)

     20. What is my current theme song?
     Evolve — Ani DiFranco

199. 

     Give it time:

     http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=OZCIKjYDf1g

200. 

     WNDRWolf: Heh, thanks for your concern. I’ll try to keep to my own path… it’s just that my path happened to cross yours regarding TEB being the rabbit from “Holy Grail.” You’ll see what I mean at a later date (hopefully in the near future).

     J0e: I agree, that was an awesome line.

201. 

     I saw your meme note on Facebook, CJ. Here are my answers:

     1. How am I feeling today?
     Assimilation Crisis – Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra (from an anime soundtrack album)

     2. How far will I get in life?
     Praise for the Virgin – Hildegard von Bingen

     3. What is my best friend’s theme song?
     Our House – Crosby, Stills, Nash, and Young

     6. What is in store for me this weekend?
     Bounty for a Wookiee – John Williams (from the “Return of the Jedi” soundtrack album)

     9. How is my life going?
     South Wind of Summer – The Flatlanders

     10. What song will they play at my funeral?
     Down in the Light of the Melon Moon – The Flatlanders

     11. How does the world see me?
     Opposing Friend – Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra

     12. What do my friends think of me?
     American Idiot – Green Day
     (Interesting that LCMoD both got this song in consecutive spots.)

     20. What is my current theme song?
     Happy Smile – Maeda Ai and Mizowaki Shihomi (another Digimon song)

202. 

     +and i (after “LCMoD”)

     +a closing HTML tag after “spots.”

203. 

     Ditto…yeah pretty much. 🙂

204. 

     I’m watching the Suns game on TV, but don’t think I’ll be able to spot Dan and Jack up in the stands. Looks like it’s a good game though. I hope they are having fun.

205. 

     *pokes a tumbleweed with a knitting needle*

206. 

     How they hangin’ marlo?

     BSG — watched. EssBee — surprised.

207. 

     Hi Cj! Hi Mistress!

208. 

     Hi, EssBee!

     Suns game over.. Suns lost. Waiting for the guys to come back and tell me about their night! It’s early… wonder if they are coming home or going out.

     I stayed home, took the kids shopping, and recorded an episode of my own darn show. Now I’m just wandering aimlessly through the house drinking iced coffee.

209. 

     Another Friday night with nothing to do. Getting some reading done. Tomorrow its library time.

     Hey J0e guess what….a kid from our local track may be running ARCA at Daytona, he was this month testing, timed in behind Lagano. I’m so ready for the year to start again.

210. 

     EssBee: the pain is…bad.

     I think I’m about to resort to desperate measures of distraction. I might crack open one of my holiday presents to myself–the complete Beauty and the Beast collection (…the 80s tv series)…

211. 

     Hey pan

     Hugh and I are hiding in our house from the cold

     we had some friends over tonight and couldnt wait for them to leave so we could watch BSG
     they were some of our non-geek friends. Art and music friends but not sci-fi friends

     soooo.. re:BSG: ummmm… wow 🙂

212. 

     Mistress?

     Leather clad mistress of Deadpan?????

     Cool 🙂

     Hugh and I go MIA and the mistress comes back 🙂

     ok lets see what else we find looking back

213. 

     Sorry the pain is bad Marlo 🙁

     we sympathize.. well Hugh sympathizes.. he is trying to get used to having pain again

     to our Phoenix friends- sorry the Suns lost, We are happy the Bulls beat LeBron and the Cavaliers Thursday night w00t bulls!

     ok I want to play this music meme game

214. 

     1. How am I feeling today?
     What you Are – Audioslave

     2. How far will I get in life?
     Amazing – Madonna

     3. What is my best friend’s theme song?
     Tragic Hero – Funker Vogt

     6. What is in store for me this weekend?
     Second Skin – VNV Nation

     9. How is my life going?
     Only You- Yaz

     10. What song will they play at my funeral?
     Hips, Tits, Lips, Power – Pigface LOL!!!!!!!!!!

     11. How does the world see me?
     Bugle Blues – Cab Calloway

     12. What do my friends think of me?
     Little Red Corvette – Prince

     20. What is my current theme song?
     Wild Gardens – Magenta Lane

215. 

     Hugh’s

     1. How am I feeling today?
     Superstition – Stevie Wonder

     2. How far will I get in life?
     CatDiesel – K-OS

     3. What is my best friend’s theme song?
     Leggy Blonde – Flight of the Conchords

     6. What is in store for me this weekend?
     One Thing – Luscious Jackson

     9. How is my life going?
     Dirt off Your Shoulder – Jay-Z

     10. What song will they play at my funeral?
     Hit The Road Jack – Ray Charles

     11. How does the world see me?
     Wash The Day – TV On The Radio

     12. What do my friends think of me?
     The Greater Good _ Nine Inch Nails

     20. What is my current theme song?
     Song To Bobby – Cat Power

216. 

     night pan

     *mwa*

217. 

     *tucks in the tumbleweeds*

218. 

     David G – you are free from moderation! (way up there) Welcome to Deadpanland, and thanks for the birthday wishes.

219. 

     Hope things get better for you soon MD.

     Morning Pan, stormy weather this weekend, boots on standby.

220. 

     I think I will resist watching the new BSG till Sunday.

221. 

     Give in, Van.

     Watched BSG last night with the wife. Everything you know is wrong. I think they pretty successfully faked all the internet pundits out. I was genuinely surprised.

222. 

     Alright, let’s give it a go:

     1. How am I feeling today?
     Heli-Ride – Marco Beltrami – Underworld Evolution Score

     2. How far will I get in life?
     Not Yet – Hanz Zimmer & Lisa Gerrard – Gladiator: More Music from the Motion Picture

     3. What is my best friend’s theme song?
     Goodbye – Natalie Imbruglia – Charmed: The Final Chapter

     6. What is in store for me this weekend?
     Another Somebody Done Somebody Wrong Song – B.J. Thomas – AM Gold 1970s

     9. How is my life going?
     Spanish Inquisition – Monty Python – The Final Ripoff

     10. What song will they play at my funeral?
     Bohemian Rhapsody – Queen – Classic Queen

     11. How does the world see me?
     Kiss (Aon Mix) – The Art of Noise (featuring Tom Jones)

     12. What do my friends think of me?
     The Hunter – James Horner – Battle Beyond the Stars

     20. What is my current theme song?
     I’m Alive – Celine Dion – A New Day Has Come

     Interesting.

223. 

     For those who saw BSG already, here’s some interesting interviews with Ron Moore, as well as the writers and directors of the episode:

     Final warning – don’t click this link if you haven’t seen the new episode yet!!!

     http://featuresblogs.chicagotribune.com/entertainment_tv/2009/01/

224. 

     Way belated Happy Birthday Jack!

     Been a busy and frozen week, training someone so I can have time off for the birth of my daughter, and yesterday morning -26ºF…

     Now it’s 20ºF above and tonight Sigler comes to town….

225. 

     Good morning, Pan.

     I have a little horoscope calendar. The kind you rip the pages off. I feel that today’s prediction for me needs to be shared as it is written:

     Be true to yourself. If you commit to marching to the beat of your own (excellent) drum, you’ll notice you have plenty of company falling in behind you.

     While the message isn’t very meaningful, the placement of the word “excellent” is quite excellent.

     It seems that the word has attached itself to me permanently.

226. 

     Good morning (excellent) Deadpan!

     It was a rough Evil, Inc. and general week for me, and I sure am glad to see Saturday. Today, I think I’ll spend the day cleaning. That always makes a girl feel better (the having a clean house, not the actual cleaning part).

227. 

     EssBee, I wish you a very pleasant and productive weekend. I’m the same with the cleaning. I don’t like doing it, but looking around and seeing the clean is very excellent and rewarding.

228. 

     I most definitely agree, Essbee & CJ.

     My wife and I made a commitment to ourselves a few months ago that we weren’t going to tolerate living with an utter disaster of a messy house anymore. There are some areas, especially some closets, that still need work. But, we’ve been doing a much better job of keeping the main areas cleaned up, putting away shoes and clothes, and getting the kids to put away toys. It’s amazing what coming home to a clean house will do to your mood.

229. 

     So, you think you can drive?

     http://tinyurl.com/6bawam

230. 

     Morning Pan!

     The consensus is, it’s a beautiful day to comb the kitties.

231. 

     Kitchen clean.

     /tweet

232. 

     Saturday’s are house cleaning days for my husband around here. He likes to vacuum and dust. I do the rest of the chores during the week so I like to watch and pretend I have a servant doing my work. He just rolls his eyes.

233. 

     I can smell the rubber burn just watching that video, Ed.

234. 

     Star Wars retold by someone who hasn’t seen it.
     http://vimeo.com/2809991?pg=embed&sec=2809991

235. 

     Well pan, looks like I’ll be very sporatic for the next little while. My computer just blew up. Thank god for I pod touch.

236. 

     Thanks, JB!

     TEB, that sucks! I hope you can get your replacement going quickly. What’s with all of hte hardware issues around here, of late?

     Ed, just read your song meme. Nobody expected your number 6 reply!

237. 

     My chief weapon is surprise!

238. 

     if anyone else here is interested in design-

     I came across this post of the 20 most creative resumes

     really amazing work for something most people just type up in Word. They make the resume a thing of beauty:

     http://blogof.francescomugnai.com/2008/09/the-20-most-creative-resumes-ive-seen-in-a-long-time-pure-inspiration/

239. 

     and then his pick of the best business cards of the year:

     http://blogof.francescomugnai.com/2008/12/the-best-65-business-cards-of-the-year-the-final-collection/

     cool stuff if anyone is interested

240. 

     You’re cleaning off your desk and you come across a scrap of paper that has your on-line I.D. and a completely unfamiliar password written on it. You then proceed to …

     The above was –
     (A) Part of a “Choose your own adventure” game.
     (B) Something that happens to me about once a month.

241. 

     I had a second to look at the business cards. Cool-mo-De!

     Almost makes me want to have a card again.
     There was one that said “Chris Fisher – Radio Announcer”. Any chance that was “podcasting’s” Chris Fisher ?

242. 

     I know every time that I hand out my business card, it’s just going to end up in the trash or disappear forever into some drawer. Those cards probably have a much higher survival rate. Cool stuff.

243. 

     I have …

     Business cards for my music & movement program for toddlers which I’m closing down come March – both old and new versions of the cards in excess of course.

     Business cards for LLAP Podcast – one stack with our oldest logo, one stack with our previous logo and a misspelling, one stack with our previous logo spelled correctly and… of course one stack with our current logo.

     Business cards for our new media company which we have not yet launched.

     I’m apparently horrible to our environment with my darned card obsession.

244. 

     CL: My daughter singing Jingle Bell Rock

245. 

     So new BSG…err I’m a bit non plussed.

     Hopefully things will improve as the remaining episodes are aired.

246. 

     I’m going to http://www.thecomedyspot.net/ tonight to see my friend, Brian Bradley perform. He’s always very awesome. 10pm show and my haircut today turned out perfect. Tonight is going to be totally badass.

247. 

     Is the Deadpan broken? I sent a comment and it vanished *poof*

248. 

     It was littered with swear-words. I bet that’s what did it. The comment-board is self-censoring.

249. 

     Van, I loved the episode. Why so non plussed?

250. 

     Indeed, Van. Inquiring minds want to know.

251. 

     Cj’s comment is free from the spamnet.

252. 

     Ha, Cj! “riddled w/ swear-words” = “badass”?

253. 

     Just watched BSG from the DVR and I liked it a lot. A bit of a downer, but that was expected.

254. 

     Just watched BSG

     I am pleased to see that this show can STILL make me say “Ah … I did NOT see THAT coming.”

     In fact, at least three times in this episode.
     Nicely played, BSG team. Nicely played.

255. 

     Thanks, Jack. I didn’t know what I’d done wrong.

     EssBee, OK maybe I exaggerated a little bit, but it was only a little teeny bit.

     The show was completely awesome. I almost fell out of my chair laughing so hard. Glad I decided to go! (I almost didn’t!)

256. 

     Wasn’t too bothered about the episode being a downer, but found the revealing of the hidden Cylon an anti climax.

257. 

     Ok fellow deadpanites, some help if you can. A friend has asked for a list of 30 movies to see before she turns 30 in summer.

     She isn’t keen on horror, so any recommendations for movies?

258. 

     Van, some of my favorites:

     -Freedomland
     -Things We Lost In The Fire
     -The Usual Suspects
     -Pecker
     -Monster’s Ball

     That’s all my no-coffee brain can come up with this early on a Sunday.

259. 

     I have some strange taste in movies, so I’m told, but also don’t like horror so here are some of my favorites:

     The Ref
     Go (1999)
     Love Actually
     Risky Business (are there people who haven’t seen this?)
     Pete’s Dragon
     Fame (1980)
     Holes
     UHF
     Young Doctors in Love (1982)
     The Other Sister
     Reality Bites

260. 

     I’ll assume at this point you’re looking for older movies that she may not have seen.

     Let’s start with all the Deadpan Palooza movies so far and

     Blade Runner
     Tron
     Krull
     Glory
     Excalibur
     2001/2010
     Wargames
     Star Trek 2 (KHAAAAAN!)
     The original Star Wars movies (has anyone not seen those?)
     The Sean Connery James Bond movies
     The Untouchables
     Legend

     That ought to get things going. There’s plenty more good stuff. What’s motivating your friend in this endeavor? Has she already seen a lot and just looking for “important” stuff that she’s missed, or has she not seen many movies to begin and looking to jump start things with this list?

261. 

     Thanks for suggestions so far, more please if any occur.

     The friend in question doesn’t get to see many movies not fit for a 11 year old, her 30th is looming and she has made a list of things to do before 30..one of which is to see a bunch of movies she has never seen before.

     I’ve seen a load of movies (I go once or twice a week to the cinema) but my memory is so crap these days I rarely remember them.

     Oh and just from seeing ‘The Wrestler’ a ‘worthy’ film but not one to watch if you want some fun.

262. 

     must see movies?

     Please excuse the jumping around of genres here. Not sure if your friend is really girly- but there are several hardcore chick flicks in here 🙂 :

     So I Married An Axe Murderer
     Joy Luck Club
     Princess Bride
     Hotel Rawanda
     Dead Man Walking
     Sid and Nancy
     Blood Diamond
     Fried Green Tomatoes
     Gone WIth the Wind
     Real Women Have Curves
     Steel Magnolias
     Bend It Like Beckham
     Thelma and Louise

     There are several war movies I am trying to think of.. but the names are escaping me. Not sure if that would be her cup of tea so I will let it go for now.

263. 

     EssBee: I agree wholeheartedly that having a clean house makes a girl feel better. I spent two hours on Friday afternoon cleaning both our upstairs bathrooms, and I felt so proud of myself afterwards. I felt like I was doing a good job of taking care of my house, for a change. Plus, I hadn’t told my roommate that I was going to clean the bathrooms, so she was amazed when she saw them and gave me a hug. 🙂

264. 

     Casablanca
     Monte Python and the Holy Grail
     Raising Arizona
     Fargo
     Caddy Shack
     16 Candles (maybe)
     Roxanne
     Jaws (the first one)
     Animal House
     Edward Scissor Hands
     Serenity
     Brazil
     Moulin Rouge
     Baron Von Münchhausen
     Logan’s Run (???? maybe ???)
     …
     … that’s what pops to mind, that hasn’t already been mentioned.

265. 

     Hottie – great suggestion on So I Married An Axe Murderer — one of my faves.

266. 

     Today apparently I needed a reminder of what it feels like to not be happy.

     Unhappiness, you can leave now. KTHXBAI

267. 

     I’m gonna go cry myself to sleep on my huge pillow.

268. 

     !!! And with all the awesome, happy things that have been happening in Phoenix lately, too!

     *hugs* to Cj

269. 

     Hope things get better for you soon Cj.

270. 

     So if a bottle of cider has a label stating:

     Contains sulphur dioxide

     Should I be worried?

271. 

     Aw, Cj! *hugs*

272. 

     Van, According to the great and powerful Wikipedia, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sulfur_dioxide it’s used as a preservative in a lot of different things.

     I think you’ll be ok.

273. 

     Thanks, friends.

     If virtual hugs could solve the world’s problems, we could save the world. Wouldn’t that be awesome? They help me 🙂

     Just knowing that people care is what I need most right now. Ugh… I hate when I’m like this!

     Maybe y’all should just pinch me and tell me to get over it since some things in life will simply never change.

274. 

     *pinch* May you receive the courage and strength to change the things you can, the grace to accept the things you can’t change, and the wisdom to know the difference! 😀

275. 

     OK – so, to add to the lovely day I’m currently having, how about if the sewage drain in front of my house cracks and floods sewage into my front yard?

     It’s like a comedy around here. Let’s hope I can find a cheap hotel with free WiFi since I can’t live in a house without water – which is the current situation.

276. 

     And, just so I’m not only posting stuff here – I have a joke for you.

     A termite walks into a bar and asks, “Where is the bartender?”

     Wait for it… It will come.

277. 

     Sorry to see that you’re having a rough day over there, Cj.

     Van, I’ll add the Godfather movies to everyone else’s lists.

278. 

     Well wishes and hugs to everyone!!!!

279. 

     CP: Red Hill Mining Town — U2

280. 

     The AZ Cardinals are going to be in the Superbowl?

281. 

     So it would appear. I will be supporting them, and will very likely be in the minority at my Super Bowl party, as most of my friends are from the East Coast or Midwest.

282. 

     Ah another one from my childhood passes away:

     http://tinyurl.com/9t7sal

     Won’t mean much to North Americans, but his show give the guys behind Wallace and Gromit a start (with Morph).

283. 

     Sorry about the sucking vortex that has park on your life as of late, CJ 🙁
     *HUGS*

284. 

     I’ve got to send a guy an email now … with some info he does NOT want to hear.
     meh

285. 

     So just used Oovoo for the first time. For video chatting it works better than skype on my netbook.

     I’ve added you to my contact list ditto.

286. 

     Kewl, Van. Look forward to talking to you at some point. Need to install Skype on the new computer as well.

287. 

     The matchup has been made: Pittsburgh vs. Arizona. One of the friends I mentioned in my last post about football is from Pittsburgh. This is going to be interesting. I’ve never looked forward to a Super Bowl this much in my life – mostly because I’m more familiar with football than ever before, and I also have really cool people to watch it with.

288. 

     If Pittsburgh wins … will you have to sing “O Canada”? I’ve got access to the Swedish translation. Hold on a second …
     I’m just getting word …
     Ah, it seems that this “Pittsburgh” place IS in fact, located in the U.S. not Canada.

289. 

     Pittsburgh is home to a few notable former Canadians, though. . .

     I think a Deadpan-related Super Bowl wager is an excellent idea, J0e. Alice Cooper is a native AZnan; and is it Christina Aguilera who’s from Pittsburgh?

290. 

     If we’re wagering for audio content again, I’m in this time. 🙂

291. 

     My favorite Alice Cooper song is Poison – I suppose I could sing Genie in a Bottle if the Cards lose. I’m kinda hoping they win though. I am, after all, an Arizona native. It’s only right.

292. 

     I wonder if there are any other musicians from Pittsburgh…

     Heading to bed soon. Night, Pan.

293. 

     I’m sure there are. . . . But could there possibly be a more respectable musician than Christina Aguilera?

294. 

     Morning Pan, switchover to earlies, on autopilot.

295. 

     Morning Pan.

     Another movie for the list – Dirty Rotten Scoundrels

     Why did I think of this one? Cause I have to wonder how broke Steve Martin must have become to be making a new movie like PINK PANTHER 2!!!!

     Saw a preview of this during one of the football games yesterday – if the previews are supposed to bring out the best of the movie, this thing looks to be a big steaming pile.

296. 

     Hmm, I wonder how “Genie in a Bottle” will go to the tune of “O Tannenbaum.”

297. 

     Good Morning, Deadpan.

298. 

     ZOMG… Dirty Rotten Scoundrels is an amazingly fun movie!

     I’d also recommend
     Time Bandits
     The Wedding Singer.
     St. Elmo’s Fire

     and if she hasn’t yet seen it because an 11 year old might like this one, Enchanted is a great movie for grown-ups.

     And like the majority of women I know, my current favorite movie is Mamma Mia!

     My coffee is delightful this morning which means it’s going to be a good day!

299. 

     Hmmm, CJ may be on to something …
     “Has bean GOOD is WILL be good”

     (… no, I haven’t had my coffee yet. Why do you ask?)

300. 

     Or is it “has good BEAN . . .” ?

301. 

     On what grounds?

302. 

     Ah, Jack Perks up!

303. 

     Another folm just came to mind …
     “Ghost Story” from 1981.

     I only saw it once so I can’t say it really is good … but I recall it as being a good, scary film (as opposed to the “Let’s just murder a bunch of people in gruesome ways” scary film).

     Anybody remember that one?

304. 

     I haven’t seen that one, J0e.

     No one has mentioned Raiders of the Lost Ark – the only essential of the Indiana Jones films.
     And speaking of Spielberg: ET, Schindler’s List, and Saving Private Ryan are pretty much required viewing. I greatly enjoyed Minority Report, too.

305. 

     CP: Present/Infant — Ani DiFranco

     “Love is all over the place/There’s nothing wrong with your face”

306. 

     Good catch Jack. I thought of “Raiders” at least twice yesterday and somehow kept forgetting to post it.

307. 

     Speaking of scary …
     http://tinyurl.com/86q47l

308. 

     Ghost Story..the one with all the old guys and the women who played the Borg queen in one of the ST films?

     That was creepy.

309. 

     Yeah it was a rhetorical question..unless JJ meant another film.

     cough.

310. 

     CP: Something’s Always Wrong — Toad the Wet Sprocket

311. 

     I love that band, ditto.

312. 

     I know this is a bit of an unfair comparison, but would you agree that Death Cab for Cutie is the newer version of Toad?

313. 

     EssBee: I do too.

314. 

     What weekend! Lunch with Jack, Teresa finished her first half-marathon and her time was in the top 10 percent of all finishers and… and the Cards are going to the Superbowl! wOOt!

315. 

     Cool list of things you might not know about Khaaaaaan!
     http://scifiwire.com/2009/01/16-things-you-might-not-know-about-star-treks-beloved-villain-khan.php

316. 

     Yeah, I loved Faith’s arm tattoo too.
     http://kotaku.com/5133940/check-this-awesome-mirrors-edge-tat

317. 

     Oh come on … you mean that the Super Bowl is going to about more then just the commercials this year?

     I guess change HAS come to America. 😉

318. 

     Khan Noonien Singh and Data’s creator’s name is Noonien Soong. Lot’s of Nooniens in the Star Trek universe.

319. 

     So – the movie was almost Star Trek II: The Wrath of Harold ??

320. 

     Rhet – a big WOOT!!!! for Teresa and her athletic prowess!
     Just what you needed … a fast woman, who runs around on you! 🙂

321. 

     Re: Noonien
     I am more fond of the “noon-er” 😀

322. 

     meh
     I am procrastinating from doing some outside chores (brrrr) and in the process, lowering the Deadpan’s brow.

     I should go now.

323. 

     And yes, big congrats to Teresa for her successful run!

324. 

     Indeed, congrats to Teresa. I think I’d be dead before I could complete half of a half marathon.

325. 

     Congrats, Teresa!

326. 

     CP: Eve’s Mouth — Alix Olson

327. 

     Thank’s for the support, I’m sure she’ll be pleased.

328. 

     So – without going too far off the political deep end – what are your Obama Eve thoughts?
     While his skin color has nothing to do with his ability to be Prez, it still makes tomorrow historically and socially significant.
     As for his presidency, I wasn’t critical of Bush until halfway through 2001, when it became evident that he was a national joke. I will reserve judgment about Obama’s admin for at least the same amount of time.
     I do love the fact that Barack is an intelligent, well-read man, as opposed to dubya. That alone does inspire some confidence.

329. 

     Jack: I think it is a great moment for the country, but I’m concerned that he’s being over-hyped. Expectations are being set way too high. I doubt that anyone could succeed in that kind of atmosphere.

     Obama’s got a lot of hard work ahead of him. I wish him well.

330. 

     Rhettro: WOOT! Congratulations to Teresa!

     If anybody needs a mood lift today, go to http://twitter.com/MLKDay to see news from volunteer products all over the country. Or, if you prefer, just search for #mlkday yourself.

331. 

     CP: Jezebel — 10,000 Maniacs

332. 

     CP: Mmmm mmmm mmmm mmmm – Crash Test Dummies

     This song is a lyrical atrocity.

333. 

     I agree with you, Jack. I think that cautious optimism is prescribed.

     I am very disappointed by the choice of Rick Warren for tomorrow’s invocation, but at the same time understand why the choice was made. I just sat at a co-worker’s bday lunch here in the office and heard someone say “I guess we’ll finally see Obama whip out the Koran tomorrow.” We’ve got a long way to go as a people.

334. 

     CP: Half-Truism — The Offspring

335. 

     Re: Inaugural Eve
     I had some of this coverage on as background noise last night and was suddenly struck by the thought that in just some 40-50 years, our society has moved from a point where you could legally (in some places) prevent a black man from drinking from a certain water fountain to having one as the President.

     I know that if you are the guy being oppressed, this is an eternity … but as social change goes, this seems a staggeringly short period of time for a shift that is so extreme.

     I find it quit amazing.

336. 

     Quite true Essbee, quite true. I can remember way back during the 2000 presidential debates and Dubya characterized himself as a someone who unites, not divides. I remember thinking I sure hope so. But it was pretty apparent where his alligence was within the first few months of office. What’s was alarming for me was he was a far worse candidate than I originally thought he could become. I’m ready to put that all behind us now. I like Obama. I feel that he has one of the hardest tasks in recorded history to overcome. I’m hoping for a more proactive policy in terms of the economy and a more informed foreign policy.

337. 

     Hmph. Website I want is having server connectivity issues. Off to write a blog entry instead.

338. 

     CP: God is so funky — Myself

339. 

     More thoughts –

     It seems that every single one of Obama’s picks for his staff or cabinet has caused one group or another to express disappointment or concern.
     I find this VERY encouraging.
     To me it is a sign that he is NOT just here to collect the spoils of victory. That he may be “the great moderate hope” I never thought we’d see. A voice of reason in a landscape painted by the extremes.

     It is also encouraging that every voice I have heard questioning one of his picks is very much like EssBee’s in that, although he has made them feel uneasy they are willing to “give him some rope” based on the perception that he is a very smart guy and just might actually have a plan.

     At this point I’m willing to let my guard down and believe that he does.

340. 

     Wise words, JOe. I agree. I like Obama’s ability to begin conversations between and among lots of different types of people.

341. 

     … and another thing –
     I am overwhelmed by the number of people I see on CNBC from all over the political and economic spectrum, that feel compelled to remark about what a smart guy Obama is.

     What a sad state things have devolved to where people are caught off guard by the fact that our President might just be one of the smartest guys in the room.
     I’m not just talking about Dubya here.
     While Reagan, Bush Sr. and Clinton weren’t considered dummies, I can’t recall anyone making any fuss about how smart they were.

     For me personally, I’d feel a lot safer knowing that my President was smarter than me or the majority of people I know!

342. 

     I am currently on the phone with an investigator who is quizzing me about my high school basketball injury. I sought physical therapy last year to try and manage the pain, and Blue Cross is trying to get out of paying it! I am, by the way, 37 years old.

343. 

     A down side –

     As I watch the coverage I realize that this may be a difficult time for those who are parents of the 10 and under crowd.
     Obama’s willingness to talk publically about ALL of those really TOUGH things our society has been willing to pretend aren’t really there … makes me feal both uncomfortable and hopeful !
     Yet, these are very “adult” subject mater. IMHO – young kids should be allowed to BE young kids and not have to worry about topics such as sex. However, our need to face these sex related issues as a nation will put this topic front and center. I’m hopeful that this might cause parents to get these youngsters out from in front of the TV and reading books or playing outside … I am also realistic about the difficulty they will encounter in trying to keep the information filtered to an appropriate level.

344. 

     EssBee – Insurance companies are the new evil.

345. 

     CP: Bob Marley tunes here in the Lake Worth Starbucks.

346. 

     CP: Somebody’s cover of “Two Of Us” by Paul McCartney/Wings. I like it a lot.

347. 

     I just wrote that blog post I mentioned above.

     http://bit.ly/BVA4

348. 

     I just read that blog post Amy mentioned mentioning above.

349. 

     Amy = part of the solution.

     Good work Amy. 🙂

350. 

     Since JOe mentioned Amy’s mentioning mentioning it, I went over and read it as well.

351. 

     Great job, Amy. I am a true believer in service. It is, I think, the only way to stay healthy personally, and the only way to make a sick community/neighborhood/society/country healthy.

352. 

     Also, go Americorp! I served in Tesuque, NM in 1993. Also a literacy project.

353. 

     Nice job, Amy! *hugs* You are awesome!

354. 

     J0e, EssBee, Cj: Thanks for the appreciation!

     EssBee: YEAH!!! GO AMERICORPS!!!! I did not know that about you! Did serving in AmeriCorps alter the direction of your career path, or was it part of a larger plan that you had in place from the beginning? Just curious.

355. 

     Amy, you might think less of me when you learn this, but I joined Americorps to impress a girl. That didn’t work out, but it was a great experience!

     Seriously, though, yes indeed the experience definitely sent me to grad school focused on adult literacy, and then here to Evil, Inc., where I do still sometimes get a glimpse of the kids who go on to high school and college instead of the streets and jail because of what I do.

356. 

     Oh, and I was in the first Americorps class — I’m old. It was a spur of the moment thing. Bill Clinton said come serve, and a really cute girl listened to him. I followed her.

     How about you? Has it changed your thoughts about your own future?

357. 

     Actually … I worked with an Americorps crew (not as a member but as part of another volunteer group) putting new roofs on houses along the Mississippi coast post-Katrina.
     I cannot say enough about the quality of character (and positive spirit) of those Americorps folks! One of the best kept secrets of this country … and it shouldn’t be a secret.

358. 

     I fear the N word is going to be used on me in the near future.

     sigh

     Oh it’s the N word that rhymes with rice.

359. 

     EssBee – As I was reading your career path I suddenly wondered if there is a “bigger” reason you ended up at Evil Inc.
     Maybe you are there to help fight the Evil from the inside !! Or maybe just to help keep it in check to some extent.

     Then again, it could be that karma has sent you there as punishment for that multi-state killing spree you went on in your early 20’s.

360. 

     Oops! Was I not supposed to mention that here? Sorry, I can never remember how long that darned “statute of limitations” thingy lasts for.

361. 

     VANAMODE IS ABOUT TO BE MADE A KNIGHT!!!!!

     Wahooo!!!!!

362. 

     … errrr, that was the right word wasn’t it?

363. 

     LOL! jj

     Thankfully not.

364. 

     I mean, I know you said “n” word but being made a “Night” is just plane silly.

365. 

     Congratulations Amy on the great job.

     5am start, later pan.

366. 

     JOe, I have *no* idea what you’re talking about. Evil, Inc. was *not* a strange type of Wolfram and Hart brand of probation. Of course not!

367. 

     Good Knight, Vanamonde.

368. 

     (Sudden philosophical mode)
     I am wondering if the “Sci-Fi GEEK” world has a higher percentage of people involved in community service or if this may just be specific to the sort of folks that hang out here.
     Perhaps Sci-Fi geeks are less likely to be married (providing a conflicting commitment to service) and just have more “spare time” on their hands.
     (/Sudden philosophical mode)

369. 

     Jack – I think we have to call him Sir Vanamonde now. :

370. 

     Night, Van.

     Anyone wanna see the fiasco that is my front yard?

     http://flickr.com/photos/lovelongandprosper/3211319410/

371. 

     Oops, Night Sir Vanamonde. (curtsey)

372. 

     EssBee: Cool. It was more or less a spur-of-the-moment thing for me, too. I just wanted a quick, easy way to get out of the house and get a job.

     And yes, being an AmeriCorps member has changed my thoughts about my own future. I’m not absolutely opposed to the idea of becoming a teacher now. In fact, I’m likely to teach adult classes again sometime. After all, it’s familiar work now.

     J0e: I absolutely agree, it shouldn’t be a secret. Hopefully, it got some exposure from all the events its members were involved in today.

     LOL! I like the “fighting the evil from the inside” idea. 🙂

     Van: Thank you!

373. 

     Hurray! I have working plumbing again. Tomorrow we’ll put the yard back together and … take a shower!

374. 

     w00t for working plumbing!

375. 

     Bush Onion headlines:
     http://nielsenhayden.com/makinglight/archives/010952.html

376. 

     Goodnight Old, blundering, repressive regime.

377. 

     Watch the inauguration live on Hulu.com:

     http://www.hulu.com/spotlight/obamapresidency

     Goodnight doom.

378. 

     Hello, naive, pandering, mind numbingly expensive regime.

     Someone wake me tomorrow, so we can get back to reality.

379. 

     Well hopefully Brown can get some tips from Obama before he bankrupts the UK.

380. 

     Good morning, Deadpander!

381. 

     Good Morning, brave new world.

382. 

     LOL Ed.
     “naive, pandering, mind numbingly expensive regime” I couldn’t have summed up the “Bush Legacy” any better. Well done !

     Obama is being handed the keys to a ship that has struck an iceburg and is half under water … oh and on their way into their own private lifeboat, the previous crew plundered all the cash and then set the place on fire. They lost the authority to decide which direction the ship is headed … so they have badly crippled it to make sure it won’t be going anywhere for the next 4 to 5 years. Very shrewd.

     Let’s hope America TRUELY grasps the reality of how badly the previous management has trashed the place … and will have the patients for how long it will take to clean up this historic mess!
     Otherwise it’s going to be one heck of a hangover TOMORROW morning when America wakes up and realize that the ship is STILL on fire and STILL sinking.

383. 

     … and in other news …
     On the off chance we have some folks here who like peanut butter but have missed this bit of news –

     http://tinyurl.com/89hdds

384. 

     Cheney to Use Wheelchair Today
     http://tinyurl.com/a6d4e9

     Seriously, am I the ONLY one here who thought of “Dr. Strangelove” when they read this?

385. 

     Very “strange”, JOe!

     Mini TV with rabbit ears set up in Evil, Inc. 3rd Floor conference room. Bring on the inauguration!

386. 

     My wife told me not to beat up the stupid people today. I told her, “How are they supposed to learn they are stupid?”

     Sigh. The burden of being nice.

     Sir Van: Some People have the misconception that nice = boring. How wrong they are.

387. 

     Joe: The wheelchair page has been removed.

388. 

     Big Bang Theory was very funny last night. And I did get the asymptote joke, though Chuck Lorre’s explanation was even funnier.
     http://www.chucklorre.com/index.php?p=237

     I wonder how much they ad lib. There was a scene between Howard & Penny which seemed to be ad libbed to me since Penny nearly broke up laughing.

389. 

     ditto – when I saw them wheel Cheney out of the White House, the thought crossed my low-brow, twisted mind … maybe that was the ONLY way (short of actually shooting him) that they could get him out of there. They had to hit him with tranquilizer darts and then secure him to the chair and wheel him out of there.

     I’m just mean.

390. 

     … but not THAT mean. I really hope the crowd doesn’t “boo” Dubya when he is introduced.
     Just not cricket, that.

391. 

     ditto, I agree it was a great episode and I thought the same thing when Penny started laughing. I wonder how many times the actor who plays “Kwipkee” messes up his w’s.

392. 

     I think Bush deserves some boos. His infamous “Mission Accomplished” banner has become a critical joke, but I think his admin accomplished most of their missions. Unfortunately for the rest of us.

393. 

     I missed Cheney’s appearance. I think the wheelchair might also have been reminiscent of Mr. Potter. (George Bailey’s crooked nemesis)

394. 

     I detect a disturbance in the force.

     A good one.

395. 

     Oh … I only thought I was mean.

     http://tinyurl.com/78spd7

396. 

     Wow, J0e. Harsh. It’s so interesting to see the diverse and sometimes extreme opinions of people.

397. 

     I wouldn’t worry about mean digs at dubya, J0e. . . . There will be plenty of anti-Obama meanness in the years ahead from those whose profits are threatened by the regime change. And the Coulter/Hannity/Limbaugh brigade stand to profit plenty in ratings and book sales by spewing baseless, destructive, knee-jerk bitching – it’s what they do. We’ll be hearing plenty of that. The wealth-centric hate system that’s corrupted the modern republican party from within is sure to get ugly, even worse than it was for the Clinton years.
     Bring on the rational skepticism (he has a lot of great words to live up to now), but let’s dismiss the agenda-driven hatebabble, whenever we encounter it.

398. 

     Yeh. I prefer THE “hope” route.
     http://tinyurl.com/9z25z4

     or at least, ironic humor
     http://tinyurl.com/84d3za

399. 

     I will say that it is going to require Captain Kirk like skill (Must … not … make … obvious … reply) to say to those who attack Obama’s ideas – “Why do you hate freedom so much?”
     How many times did I hear THAT when I’d question the Bush administrations actions?

400. 

     On a trivial note, saw ‘Far North’ today. Beautiful scenery and a very nasty end.

     One that will stay in memory for a lot longer than it deserves.

     Oh and the N word was used.

401. 

     Well, just finished reading the speech – I’ll give him credit, he can spin a fine bit of puffery.

402. 

     Good afternoon, Deadpuffery!

403. 

     My kingdom for a Deadpuffery!

404. 

     CP: How Could Anybody Possibly Know How I Feel? — Morrissey

405. 

     on the one hand he has so much to live up to. on the other hand, all he has to do is be Not Bush.

406. 

     CP: Stay A Little Longer — Willie Nelson

407. 

     CP: Gloria — Patti Smith

408. 

     Ok, where the hell is everybody?

409. 

     I’ve been enjoying the company of the tumbleweeds.

     Tonights retro games was the C64 version of Arkanoid:

     http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arkanoid

410. 

     -s

411. 

     A lot of our most active players are on IR or healthy scratches.

412. 

     As opposed to inappropriate scratches.

413. 

     Only if Wolf has caught fleas.

414. 

     I’m not sure Wolf is familiar with the term “appropriate”

415. 

     scratch that

416. 

     Better put some English on that one.

417. 

     How did this discussion turn political?

418. 

     Van – I will have you know I do not have fleas…
     Although EssBee I am always up for some good scratching.

419. 

     Ed – I am familiar with the term “appropriate” We just are not on speaking terms…

420. 

     I would have guessed that, Wolf.

421. 

     Did EssBee just cough?

422. 

     cough

423. 

     But what if you say “cough” backwards?

424. 

     I think that’s Satanic, or something, Jack.

     Good night Deadcough!

425. 

     Sorry. I realize now, she was just crying Wolf. 😉

426. 

     The Food Network is the most dangerous channel on TV.

     That is all.

427. 

     Yes you can come a cropper when hit by a hardened bread roll.

     Morning Pan, brrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr!

428. 

     CW: 24 S7E5

     Jack does a Macgyver.

429. 

     Ron Moore has returned to the podcast business. Listened to his chat about the new episode yesterday.

     In an interesting new move, he stopped the recording right at the end as Tigh walks into the water. He said he would talk about that in future episodes.

430. 

     No spoilers. I haven’t watched the episode yet.

431. 

     Good morning!

     I woke up this morning and there was something different in the air.

     It wasn’t until I opened up my browser and saw the headline: ‘White House stops pending Bush regulations for review’ that I realized what the difference was!!

     Methinks I will go cook my Hughie some breakfast

     anyone else want me to cook them something for breakfast???

432. 

     Some for me please !!!!

     What’s on the menu?

433. 

     Oh … I’m an hour late. 🙁

434. 

     Morning, Deadpan!

     JOe, I’ll cook ya something.

435. 

     Nothing like breakfast at the Deadpan Bar.

436. 

     Awesome promo, Wolf!

437. 

     Wolf, agree with Essbee, cool promo.

     Well I’ve got one last act to perform for my Dad, spread his ashes into the sea, later pan.

438. 

     That is wonderful, Van.

439. 

     It’s a wonderful day in the Deadpan hood.
     It’s a wonderful day in the Deadpan hood.
     Would you be my?
     Could you be my?
     Would you be my Deadpanie?

440. 

     Hi EssBee!
     Mmmm. Am I too late for breakfast again?

     I’ve been off in my writing space.
     This morning’s musings?
     – Considering that the unprecedented and un-checked powers the Bush administration gave to itself have now passed to the Democrats, how lucky are the Republicans that Senator Clinton is not now their new Commander and Chief?
     If you care to read more it’s at:
     http://justaj0e.blogspot.com/2009/01/by-their-own-sword.html

     Otherwise – bacon and eggs with toast and juice.
     How swell would that be ?!?!

441. 

     Bacon and eggs and toast and juice sounds great. As long you have stacks of toast, drenched in butter, like they do at the diner.

     Vanamonde, that’s a really profound gesture. I hope the moment gives you some closure and a deeper connection to him.

442. 

     Read your blog post and left a nipple, J0e.
     er. . . comment. . .

443. 

     Oooh, JOe is blogging!

     It’s never too late for breakfast. Come on over.

     Jack, Neil Degrassi Tyson read a video clue on Jeopardy last night. It was cool!

444. 

     … and a tasty one it is!

     eeh, sorry. getting my desire for food and the presence of nipples all mixed up.

     Most go run the errands now.

445. 

     CP: No Exit — Blondie

446. 

     Dr. Tyson could be reading the phone book at it would still be cool!

447. 

     There are many cool moments in Deadpan history (future podcast segment. . . ?); Dr. Tyson is part of 2 of them.

448. 

     Thank you Van and Essbee.
     I’ll a cookie to anyone who can tell me the three voices in the interview section are?

     Crap nevermind … all I have are these Vension beef jerky and I am not sharing that.

449. 

     Wolf:

     Trucker Overdrive, Nathan Lowell, and . . . Venison Jerky – ew.

     CP: Last Tears — Indigo Girls

450. 

     What you don’t want a piece of deer, dear?

451. 

     runchtime.

452. 

     Vension Stew – anybody?

453. 

     Blech.

454. 

     Bambi Burgers. 😉

455. 

     I am not much of a (*tosses softball for JOe) meat eater, so game is very off limits in my book. Enjoy it, though, Wolf.

456. 

     CP: Snakes & Ladders — Basia Bulat

457. 

     Crap – I just realized ten days til the new Wander Radio… I guess I better get to work.

     With 100% less Soylent Green.

458. 

     Damn I need a new life.

     I think I have hanging out with J0e way to long.

459. 

     CP: Helter Skelter — U2

460. 

     I hear if you soak your meat in vinegar and then rinse it off, it takes away the gamey taste.

461. 

     Doesn’t that sting, Rhettro?

462. 

     Not if you wear rubber gloves.

463. 

     So everything went according to plan, spread the ashes into the sea at a local beach (which was thankfully quiet as it was getting dark).

     I miss my Dad, but the Alzheimers had robbed him of so much at the end, that part of me is glad he isn’t suffering anymore.

     Thankful it’s all over now.

     Thanks to again to everybody in the deadpan community, I appreciated all your kind thoughts.

464. 

     Hey Van, Alzheimer’s has claimed a few in my family. I know what it does, and I know what you mean.

     *manly hugs*

465. 

     Van – I understand Alzheimer’s is cruel to not only the sufferer, but those around it. My Great Grandmother suffered from it – it was very difficult to visit her since she did not remember who we (my mother and myself) it was tough… wow forgot that was buried there… (Don’t worry she died in 2001 at the ripe old age of 100 years old. It was just a memory don’t worry about me.)

     Glad to hear that everything getting better for you sir.

466. 

     Your thoughts are lovely, Van.

467. 

     That couldn’t of been easy Van, but it was a moving tribute to your father.

468. 

     CP: Fascination Street – The Cure

469. 

     CP: California Sun — The Ramones

470. 

     I have no Cure in my iTunes.

     This may explain A LOT.

471. 

     You’ve struck me more as a “Dead or Alive” person JOe.

     “You spin me right round baby, right round like a record baby, round round round round.”

472. 

     Joe: How do you survive?!?

473. 

     First sillyness:

     this is the best interaction EVAR. Either Rhettro missed ditto’s joke entirely or I have the dirtiest mind ever:

     # Rhettro Says:
     I hear if you soak your meat in vinegar and then rinse it off, it takes away the gamey taste.

     # ditto Says:
     Doesn’t that sting, Rhettro?

     # Rhettro Says:
     Not if you wear rubber gloves.

474. 

     Hugh sez: Regardless, you have the dirtiest mind of any female I’ve ever known and I love you for it

     🙂

475. 

     Now serious:

     Van, we are glad you were able to find some peace with yourself about your dad.

     I am sure he would of wanted to see you continuing to move forward

476. 

     Well I may have missed everyones breakfast orders, but I’m going to go cook dinner now and I will leave extra for everyone at the bar

     Tonight we are serving

     shrimp and veggie skewers with rice

     moscato wine (we were feeling sweet today)

     and for desert: Blueberry pie

477. 

     Sounds great, Hotties.

     Did anyone catch Bishop Gene Robinson on last night’s The Daily Show?

478. 

     I’m teaching my children how to say, “President Obama.”

479. 

     President Obama

     I just like typing those words ! 🙂

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481. 

     Pffft!

     Way to go Sci-Fi. This is certainly the sort of show you want to cancel.
     +++++++
     http://www.tvguide.com/News/Ratings-Battlestar-Returns-1001903.aspx
     Ratings: Battlestar Returns to Out-of-this-World Numbers

     The Season 4.5 premiere of Battlestar Galactica — which somewhat unexpectedly sprung on us the reveal of the fifth Cylon – was watched by more than 2.1 million total viewers last Friday night. That represents a 23 percent increase over the series’ average for Season 4.0, Sci Fi Channel reports.

     Battlestar emerged as the No. 1 cable program in the 10 pm hour among men 18-49, and its boffo numbers made Sci Fi the No. 4 cable entertainment network of the night among the 18-49 demo. A “Great Notion,” indeed.