EF-111

creative silliness + HP -Halfblood Prince

2009-07-19T06:14:36Z

tonight I got to see Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince... (good movie,-too bad they had to leave a lot out and it was still 2 hours long anyway)
Since this is opening week, we went and saw it at The Marcus Theater at the Crossroads on the big screen They had decorated the hallway into the theater to look more like Hogwarts (cardboard windows, wall sconces) which was pretty neat. and there was a small performance put on by the Dalmation Players before the previews ran. Including a quiz of the audience with prizes.
I won a book... specifically the 'monstrous book of monsters"   a commercially produced fuzzy foam thing with eyes on the cover, and a tongue hanging out of a maw of teeth   http://www.7gadgets.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/08/monster_book.jpg
When we left the theater, I took the book out of it's plastic bag and looked at it.. the thing actually DOES open.    And the inside was....

plain
yes
plain.,,,,,,,. BORIngly plain.
Just a swath of gray synthetic fabric devoid of anything.. not even faux lettering (it IS a book, right?)   But it was still a fun item especially when used as an impromptu puppet, demanding to be fed : food, paperbacks, silverfish, romance novels,

I noticed that the book appears to be stuffed with some kind of firm, probably closed cell foam.. apparently two rectangular chunks making each side of the book....   And it occured to me that this critter would make a fun cover for a netbook....   I pointed out to a friend 'Hello? high density foam? This would make great protection, i could probably put a netbook in here and throw it at your head and it wouldn't be hurt at ALL!!

So now the question is... exactly what size is a netbook, and is the Monstrous Monster Book the right size to work? (hey, I can skin a monsterbook. that's almost like the Furby autopsy without the ears)

If a netbook is too big, it could also be hollowed out to be a solid state data drive, or some other interesting electronic project (ooo a killer PDA, maybe, with room for some peripherals or cables)

anyone have any thoughts or ideas on this?

I MUST SHARE!!! (and get back a splinter of the piece of my soul that was lost)

2009-01-06T04:20:33Z

AUUUUGGGGHHH!!!! this is AWSOME!! but it will stick in your head for DAYSSSS muahahhahaahh

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lk5_OSsawz4
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lk5_OSsawz4

oil leaks, car stuff

2008-10-23T00:31:00Z

Today after work I hit the autoparts store and got a new PCV valve and put it on the car and got the oil changed. And I thave a new possibility about the oil leak

Re: the PCV valve
The old one SEEMED OK, it clunked when shaken ,(that's how you check them, you see, if they are gunked up, they won't rattle) but I wasn't sure that it 'clunked CLEANly. So a replacement was in order, PCV valves are cheap and easy to replace (at least on my car) . I had a concern that the possible increase in my oil loss might have been due to the valve- PCV stands for Positive Crankcase Ventillation (IIRC) which means it releases excess gas/pressure. I had a similar problem once before and I should have thought of it right away.   Note, this doesn't mean my whole oil leak problem is the valve,- it isn't- there's something else going on.

Re: Oil change
I took the car to a tire/oil/etc place for the oil change, it's been needing one for ages now... I half expected that the guy would come in to tell me about (insert name of whichever malady he found) or to comment on the oil leak,   but it was near the end of the day so perhaps he didn't want to delay leaving work, or he just didn't care that much...      So when he didn't, I was a little surprised, I'm sure my vehicle is a cornucopia of repairs.   I finally asked as I was paying the bill, if he could tell where the oil leak was... He said he noticed that it was wet around the oil pan , but he hadn't seen anything VERY noticable... but that if I brought it back earlier in the day they might be able to take a little time to look. (true, gettign an oil change at 7:30 pm this time of year, there's not a lot of daylight out there.) But it brings up a possibility...
The possibility is that my oil leak is NOT the valve cover... it may be the oil pan.... And it makes a certain amount of sense... yeah, it's a little damp around the valve cover.. but at the rate I've been losing oil,    the whole outside of the engine would be a LOT more coated... and I don't smell much, and it doesn't smoke ... the oil pan is down low, if it's squeezing out under pressure (when the engine runs) it's going to drop down onto the road, and maybe some onto the exhaust... but I sure don't leave an oil cloud behind me... I know there's a lot of places where a car can lose oik from, but the pan seems a likely suspect...... (The front and rear seals on the engine are not more than 3 years old... (front was december 2006 - rear was tranny change in - august? 2007) I Know the engine isn't burning it.....

Ah well, I just need to figure out how to rig an oil IV for the car,   why don't these things have something like this already? I mean, Geeze, you have a radiator thingy.. why not one for something as important as oil?

love language

2008-01-17T06:08:37Z

ENH, I never post, so I thought I should, and I saw this in another person's LJ

<h5>I feel loved when...</h5><h2>The Five Love Languages</h2><h3> My Primary Love Language is <b>Quality Time</b></h3><table width="250" border="1" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="0" bordercolor="#819CE2" bgcolor="#C2CAE0"><th colspan="2"><b>My Detailed Results:</b></th><tr bgcolor="#FBFCFF"><td>Quality Time: </td><td>9</td></tr><tr bgcolor="#E5EBFF"><td>Words of Affirmation: </td><td>8</td></tr><tr bgcolor="#FBFCFF"><td>Acts of Service: </td><td>7</td></tr><tr bgcolor="#E5EBFF"><td>Physical Touch: </td><td>4</td></tr><tr bgcolor="#FBFCFF"><td>Receiving Gifts: </td><td>1</td></tr></table><h3>About this quiz</h3><p> Unhappiness in relationships is often due to the fact that we speak different love languages. It can be helpful to know what language you speak and what language those around you speak.</p><p>Tag 3 people so they can find out what their love language is.</p><p align="center"><a href="http://edified.org/myspace/lovelanguage"><font face="Trebuchet MS" size="+1">Take the Quiz!</font></a><br><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/search?ie=UTF8&keywords=Five%20Love%20Languages&tag=edified-20&index=blended&linkCode=ur2&camp=1789&creative=9325"><font face="Trebuchet MS" size="-2">Check out the Book</font></a>
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Lemming meme pie

2007-09-19T16:59:59Z

because he asked:

I am a meme Lemming, but that's OK...
To quote Dawnstrike (via both Katarina and Cat):
"Just post a comment with the answers. Thanks! You'll be surprised how much you didn't know about your friends after this! Copy the meme and see if anyone answers you."

1. Do you have a tattoo?
2. How old are you?
3. Are you single or taken?
4. Eat with your hands or utensils?
5. Do you dream at night?
6. Ever seen a corpse?
7. George Strait or Jay Z?
8. How did we meet?
9. What's your philosophy on life and death?
10. If you could do anything with me, and have no one know, what would it be?
11. Do you trust the police?
12. Do you like Country music?
13. What is your fondest memory of me?
14. If you could change anything about yourself what would it be?
15. Would you cheat?
16. What do you wear to sleep?
17. Have you ever peed in a pool?
18. Would you hide evidence for me if I asked you to?
19. If I only had one day to live, what would we do together?
20. Which do you prefer - short or long hair?
21. Do you sing in the shower?
22. What's your favorite color?
23. If you could bring back anyone that has passed, who would it be?
24. Tell me one interesting/odd fact about you?
25. What was your first impression of me?
26. Have you ever done drugs?
27. Will you post this so I can fill it out for you?

"life must be eaten, or at least bitten into"

valentine's day, and how some people feel about it

2005-02-14T11:41:14Z

I'M quoting someone's away message on AIMchat:

" Even when I have a girlfriend
Even when I'm nowhere near as bitter as I once was
Even when I'm a graduated responsible adult who has to watch his language in a corporate setting
For all of you, my olds friends among the dejected and rejected, I'll say it one more time:
I fucking hate this fucking day."

I'm not sure if I feel that way or not, but all the damned lead-in commercials for jewelry and stuff that implicates you are a complete hose beast if you didn't get your sweetie something, I find a bit revolting

The above quoted individual is noted for his creative and humorous away messages, (and his stories aren't bad either, what I've seen of them)
on AIMchat you'll find him at "piromonkeyac"

Now, he has a girlfriend, which means he has the POSSIBILITY of doing something special with her today, which is nice. But what about all you folks who don't have, or have broken up, with their sweeties recently? Another friend of mine learned two weeks ago that the person he's been seeing decided that their relationship wasn't on hold, it was back to friends (which is better than nothing, but anyone can tell you that it's a bit bitter) I worry for him, he's a good person, and a sweet man.

There is so much hype on lovers and love on this day that I have to wonder what it does to people who would want to celebrate it, but don't have someone to celebrate it with.

Is it fair to say 'Happy Valentine's Day' to the world at large?

hrrrrmmmm

2004-12-10T05:08:09Z

I followed the link from Evil Tenet's journal and took the alignment quiz...
Interesting, I was impressed with the quiz, I'm reminded of the Keirsy-Briggs personality type indicator...
Here are the results

You scored as Neutral Good. A Neutral Good person tries to do the </td>

Neutral Good

75%

True Neutral

65%

Chaotic Good

60%

Chaotic Evil

55%

Lawful Good

55%

Lawful Neutral

50%

Lawful Evil

50%

Neutral Evil

35%

Chaotic Neutral

35%

What is your Alignment?
created with QuizFarm.com

bwahahahah

2004-04-14T02:19:22Z

went to a super secret special gathering of the secret masters of LJ!! Ooops! I told you, now I have to kill you (grin)

Seriously, was fun tonight folks..... I have a headache from so much fun.....

(smile)

I'm a social butterfly!

2004-03-14T05:04:23Z

I'm so jaded (coughs up a hairball)

another quizlet

2004-03-14T04:57:24Z

quizlet

2004-03-14T04:51:39Z

hummmph.... I have to say that I agree.. but..

cars

2004-01-28T00:17:19Z

yah know... Cars can have personalities.... Right now my regular car is down with radiator problems, and I plan to get it into the shop soon. but until then I'm driving my backup car...

My backup car isn't much, it's this old tiny little thing, a rattletrap, I got it from my mom for free (of course it THEN had a whopping repair bill a few months later).. I've discovered that rain leaks into the trunk ( mom kept it under a roof and didn't know) if you top off the tank, some gas leaks out (I think it's a hole in the vent tube) It leaks oil, ( a legacy from the repairs I think) but passes E-check.. the driver's side seat belt buckle sometimes sticks, and the speedometer needle is bent and drags on the dial (so it doesn't read true) The muffler fell off several months ago, I chucked it into the trunk and didn't notice a difference in how the car sounds.

It's my determination to put as little money into this bucket as possible, I might attempt some repairs myself in the warmer weather (with experienced direction) and I may attempt to teach myself some body work by repairing the rust spots. The car is basically not worth much, I've thought about turning it into an ART car...

But yah know what? That little piece of tin starts and runs, and it goes where I need it to, It's so small that It can fit almost anywhere... When my regular car blocked the driveway, the backup just went UP over the grass and around it.... These past few days I've been driving it in this horrible weather, I was out on sunday night on the highway where few other cars dared... If I had to describe this little car, I would call it 'plucky' IN the past I've called the car 'The Mosquito", since it was tiny, and not much more than legs that got you around (like the insect)... But I have to say that name, while descriptive, didn't quite fit right on the car.... I never got stuck in the snow, and only rarely had trouble with controlling the car.... the little thing just goes.. I don't doubt that I could get stuck in snow or mud if I was careless, but it didn't happen...

So the car's name is Courage

nothing important

2003-11-14T13:04:27Z

woo hoo!! I stood on the scale this morning and it balanced! it was maybe even a little bit under!!! It's been slightly up for weeks!!!
Ok the walk last night was a good thing then.... but a heck of a drive to get there, plus it's good social interaction, I will have to consider this further!

sly grin
EF

LJ meet!

2003-09-24T04:38:15Z

fun LJ meet , though it was kinda small...
topics covered... Goth boat cruises (hisss).. the Wall Mart game... Pornographic poetry... How we resemble our parents.. How our parents embarass us. (grin) feel free to jump in with any I missed...

BTW folks.. I need a condom dispenser... like the ones that you find on gas station bathroom walls If anyone should happen to stumble across one, Let me know...LOL

ef_111 @ 2003-09-17T08:21:00

2003-09-17T12:14:35Z

I haven't made any public posts in a while... Let's see, what has been happening in my life?
I've had a vacation, and various troubles at work, I'm not dating anyone (or have I already mentioned that?) a friend of mine is going on dayshift, I've found out about some just WRONG rumors that were being spread about me a couple years ago, and a friend of mine had his old cat put to sleep.....
I mowed the lawn because it really needed it, and the person who said they would keep the lawn mowed hasn't (but to be fair, we'd had a lot of rain and that made it hard to find a day where it could be done.

All in all... life keeps ticking away I suppose...
Anywho.. It's morning and I'll have to be scooting off soon.

EF

snooorrrrrrt

2003-08-03T21:52:45Z

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vocabulary builder

2003-07-30T12:18:10Z

A friend told me in chat
"I learned something on Jeopardy the other night - German for Panda is "bambusbar" meaning "bamboo bear"

ok... time to see if this works

2003-07-28T05:30:57Z

Alrighty... I've installed an offline reader thing for LJ... This is a test to see if it works.

EF

life the universe and fresh fish

2003-07-25T03:53:16Z

well.. I don't post much, do I? I went to a LJ meet on Wed. that was pretty neat, but it was in a noisy area so you couldn't really hear everything going on... It was NEAT though...

Last friday I got my review at work... Bah, I'd like to see my boss do a review that actually applied to my job instead of something pulled out of some damned management book... oh yeah.. and the monday two weeks before that I got 'implicated' in sexual harassment!

Life is an interesting thing, I must say.... (GRIN)

How many people out there are truely happy with their jobs, I wonder? There is a lot about my job that I like, but I complain anyway...

I should go get a job on a blimp crew like another LJ member.. That just sounds INTERESTING, even if it ends up being boring, I mean, how many folks can say they have worked with blimps?

Of course I guess I could also be a Bull Semen collector (no shit this is a real job) a long time ago I remember hearing that that was one of the best paying hourly jobs out there... OF course you must ask yourself, would you TELL anyone about your job?

In the realm of 'self employment'. What about that Bambi Hunting thing that was in the news? If you were a woman, would you let people shoot at you with paint ball guns for a guaranteed, thousand per hunt? (at a couple hunts a week you could make some good money) At what time will all the man-hating lesbians and feminazis demand Buck Hunts for women? I bet the women won't aim for the chest, either.

It's an interesting thought.. What things would you be willing to do on a regular basis for money?

EF

ef_111 @ 2003-05-20T08:22:00

2003-05-20T12:22:21Z

Greetings, it's tuesday morning, I have to go to work which kinda sucks... I was gonna do something else, but I didn't know when to show up, so I didn't go

I hope y'all have a good day!

GOOOD Morning Vietnam!!!!

2003-05-15T12:27:48Z

(grin) Hello everyone, Last night I joined the ranks of LJ.